{"id":64949,"date":"2021-04-05T08:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T04:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/what-is-the-connection-between-pfizer-s-former-vice-president-and-a-conspiracy-organization\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T11:14:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T07:14:23","slug":"what-is-the-connection-between-pfizer-s-former-vice-president-and-a-conspiracy-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/en\/what-is-the-connection-between-pfizer-s-former-vice-president-and-a-conspiracy-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the connection between Pfizer\u2019s former vice-president and a conspiracy organization?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 30, Facebook user Beka Vardosanidze shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beqa.vardosanidze.1\/posts\/3938869032823262\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">post<\/a>, where a quote by Pfizer\u2019s former vice-president is stated: \u201cThis may be used to massively reduce the population\u201d. At the end of the quote, Beka Vardosanidze emphasizes, that he will share the full version of the text on the social network Telegram, since otherwise, \u201cFacebook\u2019s algorithm will go crazy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1_Screenshot_15_20.png\" alt=\";\" width=\"324\" height=\"297\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"d786f45f-7ea2-45a2-ac4c-0ef4e6237af3\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1_Screenshot_16_17.png\" alt=\";\" width=\"501\" height=\"329\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"bd4c796d-831e-463d-9007-569020d4443d\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #c0392b;\"><strong>The respondent of the interview shared by Beka Vardosanidze, Pfizer\u2019s former vice-president Michael Yeadon often shares false allegations about the coronavirus, whereas the organization, which interviewed him, consists of conspiracy theorist medics and gives out recommendations about fake treatments of the coronavirus. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pfizer\u2019s former vice-president Michael Yeadon actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasfrontlinedoctors.com\/exclusive-former-pfizer-vp-to-aflds-entirely-possible-this-will-be-used-for-massive-scale-depopulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">spoke<\/a> about different topics surrounding the spread of the coronavirus in an interview with America\u2019s Frontline Doctors. He mentioned the topic of Covid-19 vaccination and noted, that there is no need for vaccines, therefore, according to him, their large-scale use, supposedly, serves \u201cevil objectives\u201d. In his opinion, the evil objective is to cause harm to a large number of people in the future and to prepare a system in advance for this goal, in this part of the interview Yeadon assessed, that the vaccination may be used for large-scale depopulation.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Yeadon also mentioned, that there are various methods to treat the coronavirus, including hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, which are used against malaria. In reality, <a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/hydroxychloroquine-alone-or-in-combination-with-azithromycin-found-ineffective-for-treating-covid-19-in-large-clinical-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">numerous<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/the-american-journal-of-medicine-didnt-recommend-hydroxychloroquine-as-a-treatment-for-covid-19-scientific-evidence-doesnt-show-hydroxychloroquine-is-effective-against-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">researches<\/a> have proved, that hydroxychloroquine or <a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/strong-evidence-lacking-to-support-claim-that-ivermectin-is-a-cure-for-covid-19-there-are-only-limited-clinical-results-at-this-stage-oann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ivermectin<\/a> are not effective treatments against Covid-19 and cannot cure this virus.<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"color: #e74c3c;\"><strong>Who is Pfizer\u2019s former CEO Michael Yeadon?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Michael Yeadon is a British biochemist and pharmacologist. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mike-yeadon-3818613\/?originalSubdomain=uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">started<\/a> working in the pharmacological company Pfizer in 1996 and did actually hold the position of vice-president from 2005 until 2011. After leaving Pfizer, he founded and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/profile\/person\/17885352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">led<\/a> his own biotechnological company Ziarco from 2011 until 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-vaxxer allegations based on Yeadon often appear on social networks. For example, in October Yeadon stated, that the pandemic was over and there was no more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2020\/dec\/02\/blog-posting\/former-pfizer-employee-wrong-coronavirus-pandemic-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">need<\/a> for vaccines, in December a statement was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fact-checking-afs:Content:9856420671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">spread<\/a>, co-authored by him without any scientific proof, that Covid-19 vaccines cause infertility in women.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters got interested in how Pfizer\u2019s former vice-president turned into anti-vaxxers\u2019 favorite hero. Reuters studied Yeadon\u2019s activity throughout the years on the social network Twitter. According to Reuters, when the first wave of the pandemic also engulfed Great Britain in March 2020, Yeadon shared the following comment on his Twitter account: \u201cCovid 19 is not going away. Until we have a vaccine or herd immunity, \u201call that can be done is to slow its spread.&#8221; A week later, he tweeted: &#8220;A vaccine might be along towards the end of 2021 if we&#8217;re really lucky.&#8221; Yeadon opposed an opinion of one of his followers, according to which, the vaccines &#8220;harm many, many people&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Yeadon\u2019s pathos changed since April of 2020. From then on Yeadon, who previously thought, that the only cure from the virus would be vaccines or herd immunity, wrote, that the world was overreacting, nothing special was happening and the coronavirus, like other common viruses, would fade away.<\/p>\n<p>During the research, Reuters reached out, yet unsuccessfully, for an interview with Michael Yeadon, but spoke to a few of his former colleagues. Mark Treherne, a former employee of Pfizer and the current chairman of the research company <a href=\"https:\/\/talisman-therapeutics.com\/about-talisman-therapeutics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Talisman Therapeutics<\/a>, told Reuters, that he absolutely disagreed with Yeadon\u2019s recent statements and he did not sound like the knowledgeable, intelligible scientist, that he knew 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It should be noted, that on February 3, 2021, Yeadon tweeted, that the last post published under his name was horribly offensive, he did not write it and has already deleted it. It is unclear which post was Yeadon referring to. On February 4 he tweeted: &#8220;I&#8217;ll soon be gone&#8221; and in 2 days, his Twitter account was fully deactivated. As for his LinkedIn profile, Yeadon&#8217;s status was changed, and currently, it looks like this: &#8220;fully retired&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1_Screenshot_17_16.png\" alt=\";\" width=\"453\" height=\"291\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"cd334ad4-31c7-4605-a416-2ae89de17988\" \/><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"color: #e74c3c;\"><strong>What does the organization America\u2019s Frontline Doctors do?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasfrontlinedoctors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">America\u2019s Frontline Doctors<\/a> (AFLDS), which interviewed Michael Yeadon, was founded by Dr. Simone Gold in 2019. The organization\u2019s popularity grew especially during the coronavirus pandemic. The founder of the organization has publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-factcheck-vaccine-idUSKBN29Q302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">stated<\/a> several times, that there\u2019s an easy way to treat the coronavirus and that is Hydroxychloroquine used against Malaria. Advice on using this substance against the virus is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasfrontlinedoctors.com\/how-do-i-get-covid-19-medication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">published<\/a> on the organization\u2019s website as well. Simone Gold shares the view of a conspiracy theory about big pharmacological companies (Big Pharma). <a href=\"https:\/\/skeptoid.com\/episodes\/4589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">According<\/a> to this conspiracy theory, big medical, especially pharmacological companies purposefully conceal treatment methods, contribute to the spread of diseases and cause them artificially.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted, that Dr. Simone Gold was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/jan\/22\/coronavirus-misinformation-simone-gold-americas-frontline-doctors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">arrested<\/a> for taking part in the invasion and disarray of the Capitol in the U.S capital on January 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Another member of the organization, Dr. Stella Immanuel, who agrees with the hydroxychloroquine treatment method, thinks, that wearing masks is not effective in protecting against the coronavirus. USA\u2019s former president Trump has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-pushes-fake-covid-cure-from-fringe-doctors-banned-by-facebook?ref=author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">shared<\/a> a video made by her about this topic, but Twitter blocked the video due to false accusations. In 2015, Stella Immanuel also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-53579773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">stated<\/a>, that doctors use alien DNA to treat patients, whereas vaccines are created to prevent people from being religious.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, AFLDS also supports a radical conservative organization Tea Party Patriots and this same political organization has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2020\/07\/30\/americas-frontline-doctors-tout-hydroxychloroquine-covid-who-they\/5535096002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">hosted<\/a> AFLDS\u2019s events.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The article has been written in the framework of Facebook\u2019s fact-checking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/business\/help\/2593586717571940?id=673052479947730&amp;helpref=faq_content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">program<\/a>. You can read more about the restrictions that Facebook may impose based on this article via this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/business\/help\/2593586717571940?id=673052479947730&amp;helpref=faq_content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">link<\/a>. You can find information about appealing or editing our assessment via this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/business\/help\/2593586717571940?id=673052479947730&amp;helpref=faq_content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read detailed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/en\/page\/correction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions<\/a>\u00a0for editing the article.<br \/>\nRead detailed appeal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/en\/page\/dispute-rating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 30, Facebook user Beka Vardosanidze shared a post, where a quote by Pfizer\u2019s former vice-president is stated: \u201cThis may be used to massively reduce the population\u201d. At the end of the quote, Beka Vardosanidze emphasizes, that he will share the full version of the text on the social network Telegram, since otherwise, \u201cFacebook\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":64950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14749],"tags":[20771,20255],"country":[],"violation":[14399],"topic":[14395],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79084,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64949\/revisions\/79084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64949"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=64949"},{"taxonomy":"violation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/violation?post=64949"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythdetector.ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=64949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}