In December 2020, William Donald Judah, a 40-year-old father and community leader from Prattville, Alabama, became a tragic example of what can go wrong when profit is prioritized over patient health in our healthcare system.
After testing positive for COVID-19, William was treated with Remdesivir at Prattville Baptist Hospital. Despite initial mild symptoms, his condition rapidly deteriorated following the administration of Remdesivir, leading to his untimely death just days later.
Remdesivir, initially developed and discarded as an Ebola treatment due to its severe side effects, was repurposed for COVID-19—a disease with a miniscule fraction of the mortality rate of Ebola. Nicknamed "Run. Death Is Near." by physicians, its adoption was driven not by safety or efficacy but by profit.
Priced at $3,120 per treatment, hospitals received a 20% bonus payment from the government for its use, incentivizing its widespread adoption despite the risks.
This is more than the tragic story of William Donald Judah; it is a stark indictment of the deeply entrenched and dark practices within the Medical Industrial Complex.
The push for Remdesivir resulted in thousands of potentially preventable deaths, as safer, more effective treatments like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin were unconscionably suppressed.
At America's Frontline Doctors, we are committed to dismantling the grip of the Medical Industrial Complex on our healthcare system. We fight for transparency, health, and justice, advocating for the right of patients to receive safe and effective treatments rather than being subjected to profit-driven protocols.
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