The COVID Pandemic Scandals, Part 1

First of two parts

Like many who hunkered down amid 2020’s COVID lockdowns and face-mask dictates, I reasoned that health and government authorities were doing the best they could in a sea of uncertainty.

But after editing a book last year by a nurse practitioner who lost her license for the “crime” of prescribing early intervention treatments, I have a much different view.

In The Truth Un-Masked: Never Again, Rodica Malos goes into great detail about the heavy-handed censorship, unreasonable mandates, and questionable actions taken to enforce the health system’s treatment methods.

She labels it “sicken in place.” Namely, telling people with troubling symptoms to remain at home until they felt bad enough to go to the emergency room (ER).

In many cases, this meant that lung damage caused by the coronavirus was so severe that many wound up getting hooked up to a ventilator. Then, left alone and fearful, they suffered in silence until they died.

Saving Lives

By revoking her license, the state harmed the very people who need help. The main reason she maintained her license was to be able to treat people at a free clinic—primarily minorities and the poor.

Her treatments were life-saving. One chapter in her book is devoted to letters and emails she received from grateful patients.

“We can’t find the words to express our thankfulness to God,” wrote one woman. “The (hydroxychloroquine) treatment worked right away. Even though my husband has problems with his heart, it is unbelievable. No side effects, just healing and comfort right away. …

“We are both well. We can enjoy our grandchildren and live a normal, blessed life. And this is just because we have doctors brave enough and who really care about people, no matter how much pressure they have.”

One woman, who is a nurse and her parents’ caretaker, talked about how the couple had experienced bothersome signs before her mother tested positive for COVID-19.

“Once the symptoms worsened, (Dr. Malos) started the treatment with hydroxychloroquine,” she wrote. “Within twenty-four hours of being on the Zithromax and hydroxychloroquine regimen, both of my parents started feeling much better.

“Their fever broke, their cough got better, and they started to improve. I am certain that without this intervention, my parents would have needed to be hospitalized.”

Political Football

Some may remember that hydroxychloroquine became a political football during 2020 after President Donald Trump endorsed its use.

News media quickly hounded the president, painting him as a quack recommending ill-advised treatment. Others, like Dr. Stella Immanuel and members of Frontline Doctors who spoke out against prevailing health mandates, got tarred with the same brush.

In her book, Malos observes: “Millions could have learned from the president’s experience with prophylactic treatment and the Frontline Doctors, with so much expertise in primary care management in treating these people, and so many others like them.

“Early treatment could have prevented hospitalization and further damage done by this virus. It harmed people physically, emotionally, socially, and economically, affecting people’s quality of life and leading many to a premature death.”

She also wrote about going into this battle feeling like David facing Goliath. Knowing that David survived because he had God on his side, she persevered.

“Standing up for the truth and freedom for the next generations is the highest call for us all, even if we need to pay a very high price,” she says. “We must fight for freedom for our children’s children.”

Many will pass her off as a conservative nut case. However, what’s interesting is another 2025 book by two (by their own description) liberal Princeton University professors, essentially saying the same things. More about that next week.