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Who is Andrew Kaufman?Andrew Kaufman is a Licensed and Board Certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University. Former Medical Instructor of Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of South Carolina. Psychiatry Residency, Duke University. Doctor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina. Bachelors of Science in Biology, MIT
What is Coronavirus?Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold, though rarer forms such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 can be lethal. Symptoms vary in other species: in chickens, they cause an upper respiratory tract disease, while in cows and pigs they cause diarrhea. There are yet to be vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat human coronavirus infections.
Who is Del Bigtree?Del Bigtree is an American television and film producer. He is also the CEO of the anti-vaccination group Informed Consent Action Network, who produced the film Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe based on the discredited views of Andrew Wakefield on an alleged connection between vaccines and autism. Despite having no medical training, his appeal as a public speaker and a recent influx of funding make him one of the most prominent voices in the anti-vaccination movement. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bigtree questioned the origins of the virus and urged his audience to likewise question any advice of health authorities.
