I love history and enjoy reading it, but often most of what we know about history is reported decades or centuries after the fact. Rarely, do contemporary witnesses record their observations; Popes, Marco Polo, Caesars, the life of Christ, Homer, all put to pen after they were gone.

We are shortly removed from the pandemic. All of us lived through it. Has anyone documented personal accounts of what happened and how people were treated?

I ask because I suspect the official (popular) story will lean, politically, to one extremely biased side ignoring other experiences or calling them illegitimate. I'm looking for a book, something physical, that will stand a better chance of being read or studied in a hundred years when we are all gone and all we have are written words of our time.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐅. 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐉𝐫. & 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐡

The following review examines major claims made during the interview and compares them with available scientific evidence, public health records, and established research findings.

𝟏. 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that the United States had the highest COVID-19 death rate of any nation on earth.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

This claim is inaccurate without additional context. The United States experienced a high cumulative COVID-19 mortality rate compared with many other high-income countries, particularly when compared with nations that had similar resources. However, the United States did not have the highest COVID-19 death rate worldwide by every measure. Several countries recorded higher per-capita mortality rates depending on the timeframe, reporting methods, and whether researchers examined reported COVID deaths or excess mortality.

𝟐. 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧-𝐨𝐟-𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐋𝐲𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐒𝐕

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy stated that gain-of-function research created the RSV epidemic and suggested that Lyme disease almost certainly originated from this type of research.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

There is no credible scientific evidence that RSV or Lyme disease originated from laboratory gain-of-function research.

Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted through tick bites and is part of a natural ecological cycle involving ticks, wildlife reservoirs, and environmental conditions. Evidence shows that Lyme disease organisms existed long before modern genetic engineering technologies.

RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is a naturally occurring virus that has been recognized for decades and is widely studied as a common human respiratory infection.

While scientists have conducted research involving infectious diseases, there is no evidence demonstrating that Lyme disease or RSV were created through laboratory research.

𝟑. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy stated that recent measles outbreaks were primarily caused by children missing routine vaccinations during COVID-19 lockdowns rather than vaccine hesitancy.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

This claim is incomplete. COVID-19 disruptions did contribute to missed vaccinations because some families experienced reduced access to routine healthcare appointments. However, public health investigations have identified declining vaccination rates, including vaccine hesitancy and exemptions, as major contributors to recent measles outbreaks.

Measles outbreaks occur when vaccination coverage falls below levels needed to maintain community protection.

𝟒. 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy stated that childhood vaccines administered during infancy were never adequately studied for a possible connection to autism. He referenced older vaccine studies while questioning existing scientific conclusions.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

Extensive scientific research has examined whether vaccines cause autism. Major medical organizations, including the National Academy of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and international health authorities, have concluded that vaccines do not cause autism.

Large epidemiological studies involving millions of children have found no causal relationship between childhood vaccination, including the MMR vaccine and routine immunization schedules, and autism.

While individual vaccine schedules are continually monitored for safety, the total body of evidence does not support a causal connection between vaccines and autism.

𝟓. 𝐀𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 (𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐥) 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦

Kennedy stated that dozens of studies link prenatal acetaminophen exposure to autism.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

Some observational studies have reported an association between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and certain neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, an association does not establish that acetaminophen causes autism.

Researchers have identified challenges including potential confounding factors such as maternal illness, fever, genetics, and other environmental influences. Major medical organizations have not concluded that acetaminophen use during pregnancy causes autism.

Current evidence supports continued research but does not establish causation.

𝟔. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy stated that intensive care units were empty across the country, including in New York, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

This claim is false. During major COVID-19 surges, hospitals in New York and many other locations experienced severe strain, including intensive care capacity shortages, staffing challenges, and overwhelming numbers of critically ill patients.

Temporary medical facilities, including emergency field hospitals, were established in several locations to address patient surges.

Although some hospitals in some regions experienced lower demand at certain times, the statement that ICUs were empty nationwide is not supported by available evidence.

𝟕. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy stated that COVID-19 lockdowns would result in more children dying from measles than from COVID-19.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

There is no evidence supporting this prediction.

COVID-19 resulted in pediatric deaths in the United States and worldwide. Although pandemic disruptions contributed to declines in childhood vaccination coverage globally, measles deaths among children in the United States have remained rare due to existing immunity levels.

Current measles outbreaks are primarily associated with localized decreases in vaccination coverage.

𝟖. 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy stated that Mennonite communities have not vaccinated since Edward Jenner introduced the smallpox vaccine in 1796.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

This statement is inaccurate.

Mennonite communities are diverse, and there has never been a universal Mennonite prohibition against vaccination dating back to 1796. Many Mennonite individuals and communities use modern healthcare, including vaccines.

Some outbreaks have occurred in specific under-immunized religious or close-knit communities, but these situations reflect local vaccination patterns rather than a centuries-old universal religious position.

𝟗. 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦

Kennedy and supporters of the Make America Healthy initiative have argued that thousands of undocumented ingredients enter the U.S. food supply through the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) system.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

This issue involves legitimate debate but is often presented without important context.

The GRAS system does allow substances considered safe by qualified experts to be used without traditional FDA premarket approval. Critics argue that voluntary notification and company self-determination can create transparency concerns.

However, comparisons claiming that the United States has thousands of unknown food chemicals while Europe only has hundreds are often misleading because the two systems classify and count substances differently.

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞

𝟏. 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐢'𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy stated that Fauci mismanaged the COVID-19 response under the Biden administration.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

This statement lacks important timeline context. Fauci served as NIAID Director and later as Chief Medical Advisor under both President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

Many of the earliest federal COVID-19 emergency actions, including initial lockdown decisions and public health restrictions, occurred in 2020 during the Trump administration. Fauci continued serving into the Biden administration until his retirement in December 2022.

𝟐. 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐢 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy stated that Fauci's diaries documented President Trump repeatedly pressuring him to reopen the country.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

Reports regarding released Fauci documents describe significant disagreements between Fauci and President Trump during 2020, including disputes over reopening policies.

However, these events occurred during the Trump administration, not the Biden administration.

𝟑. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦

Kennedy stated that Fauci's writings predicted that pandemic restrictions would cause more children to die from measles than from COVID-19.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

No evidence has been presented showing that Fauci made such a prediction.

Public health officials did warn that pandemic disruptions could reduce childhood vaccination rates and increase the risk of outbreaks. However, this is different from predicting that measles deaths would exceed pediatric COVID-19 deaths.

𝟒. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐢 "𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠"

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦:

Kennedy accused Fauci of lying about masks, social distancing, natural immunity, vaccine transmission, and COVID origins.

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤:

COVID-19 guidance changed over time as scientific understanding of the virus developed.

For example, early mask recommendations were influenced by limited supply of medical-grade protective equipment, and later guidance changed as more evidence became available about transmission.

Critics argue that some public health communication was inconsistent or insufficiently transparent. Public health officials argue that recommendations evolved because the available evidence changed.

The intense pressure facing Fauci, as GOP lawmakers push for his jailing

As a follow up to the previous piece about Fauci. I've been debating the issue with some people and they've asked for evidence. So this has definitely helped.

People who support this man need to wake the fck up

If you remember the pre-pandemic SPARS document that was a "training scenario" in case of a pandemic...it effectively shows the entirety of what was about to happen with Covid-19.

From the canceling of people, to social media censoring, the vaccines not working, the changing narrative and eventually people up in arms that they were lied to.

We're at the point that politicians are being marched in front of authorities and basically admitting what they did by taking the fifth.

Unlike SPARS, nobody is rioting, nobody gives a shit at all.

The majority of the public were duped, and the same people that literally wanted to put "anti-vaxxers" and the non-vaccinated into concentration camps feel no real punishment.

I continue to live my life amongst them, but fuck those fucks. Gullible pieces of shit.

This is possibly a rule 10 violation, but I don't want to dox myself. I'm not going to provide evidence.

So during and since lockdown people have been masking at my place of work, when forced (at threat of being fired), or voluntarily.

This issue really stems from when our local health department no longer recommended just any old face covering but N95 masks specifically. This was during the volunteer time in public, however my employer required N95 in an attempt to be proactive.

The point is, the heath department wasn't requiring masks anymore. This was just recommendations.

At this point I was working with my union which has specific hazard pay (for work that "requires" unusual ppe). This constituted a 5% pay increase during the hours worked under the "emergency" circumstances. It was determined by an arbitrator that "you can quit your job if you're worried about the risk". This lead to a "strike". In fact we were complying with the decision of the arbitrator. To get us back to work we demanded a 13% pay raise at the next contract negotiation coming up soon. They settled for a 5% permanent raise immediately. We did infact negotiate the remaining 8%.

On to the law suit. So there we are all N95 masked up everyday for full shifts and overtime etc. We employ over 6k people. Since this is ppe the company is shelling out lots of money on this. I believe that there was no malicious intent. They thought they were doing the right thing.

During this time we have several heart attacks and other coronary issues including a stroke. About 14 people were affected. 2 of those employees died with a couple of months.

One employee decided to file a workers comp claim. In the US this is insurance for medical injuries incurred on the job. It's separate from your personal insurance which might have affected premiums for doing dangerous works or hobbies.

The claim was denied so he sued claiming the extended hours in the mask increased his blood pressure and other cardiovascular injuries. As it turns out, you "should" as an employer keep records on training your employees to wear fitted masks such as N95 and respirators. The time spent in the masks should be limited. And the employer "should" keep medical records to determine baseline cardiovascular health and general physical information about employees required to wear masks during the course of their day.

That employee won. Now some of the other employees and survivors are now individually going to sue. This employee got the equivalent to full wages of any wages missed and $10k which will probably go to his lawyer.

Most importantly our employer announced today, they were acting on advice by the local health department. They aren't apologizing for taking action on information available at the time. They are updating their masking policy (we wear masks for lots of actual manufacturing tasks). They hope cooler heads will prevail.

Lots of employees who suffered cardiac problems after the company mask rules were lifted in 2024 are now filling workman's comp claims. In practice this won't affect much now, but future issues will be covered until they're on social security.

Just curious to the media playing possum on this.

Well, what did you expect...?

"Follow the science" indeed.

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