Two years have passed since the announcement of the emergence of the new Corona virus, which since its appearance has been resounding with the voices of conspiracy theorists with allegations and theories that questioned the existence of the virus and then vaccines.
Dr. Tariq Abu-Ghazaleh, a cardiovascular consultant, member of the Virginia Medical Association and chief medical officer at Stone Springs Hospital, said the conspiracy theory regarding “who benefits” is not recent.
He explained - during an interview on the program (with Al-Hakim) on Al-Jazeera Mubasher - that the matter goes back to the beginning of the twentieth century when many studies linking the health damages of smoking and tobacco appeared.
Abu-Ghazaleh added that in 1969 the owners of tobacco-producing companies agreed in a correspondence between them that science should be fought by creating doubt, and their slogan was “Doubt is our product,” and from here the “tobacco strategy” began, as he put it.
According to the doctor, this policy relied on 5 main axes: the denial of global evidence, the use of fake experts to challenge scholars, illogical trials, the demand to confirm research by 100%, and finally, belief in conspiracy theories to confiscate freedoms.
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Skeptics point to the side effects of vaccines, such as myocarditis, while allegations made by conspiracy activists appear that the vaccines contain toxic graphene oxide.
Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh considered that everyone has the right to ask these questions, and that the role of scientists is to answer them, stressing that vaccines given since birth have proven over the ages the effectiveness of vaccines in eliminating diseases and viruses.
The consultant added, "There is no drug company, study authors, or even a single scientist who can be 100% certain of the results of a research, and there is always room for doubt, as the response of the human body varies from person to person."
He stressed that we are facing a mutated virus that will continue to mutate, but with vaccines, it can be contained.
He concluded his speech by calling for vaccinations, saying, "Whoever treats cholesterol or any painless disease without symptoms wants to live in good health."