Monday, June 19, 2023

When an antivax physician dies suddenly: The case of Dr. Rashid Buttar

Last month, Dr. Rashid Buttar, a prominent antivax "integrative medicine" practitioner, died suddenly. Because he hadn't been vaccinated, antivaxxers struggled mightily to reconcile his death with their conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccines killing thousands "suddenly." It turns out, however, that that Dr. Buttar had not been a well man since 2016 and was as much a victim of quackery as his patients had been.

The post When an antivax physician “dies suddenly”: The case of Dr. Rashid Buttar first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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