ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 27 Dr. Joseph Mercola, a vaccine skeptic with millions of followers, told parents for years that vitamin K shots were unnecessary for newborns. Now he's changed his mind. The reversal came after we contacted him while reporting on babies who died after parents declined the shot: propub.li/4aowazm
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One huge reason for people turning away from science that drives our knowledge in the fields of medicine, climate change, evolution, physics and so on is that Americans are so poorly educated. MAGA intends to keep it this way-- embodied for example in Linda McMahon. Dumocrats is just projection.
Sounds like Dr. Mercola isn't far from Dr. Mengele.
How can he keep a medical license or is he a Chiropractor? 🙄
There’s going to be a special place in hell for him. Actual baby killer.
Parents who's babies have died as a result need to sue Mercola. He must be held accountable.
no place in hell hot enough for jokeola
Is he the one who gets his info through a medium who talks to a spirit called “Bahlon”? Same guy right?
Are you a family member, doctor, nurse or midwife? We want to understand more about why families decline a vitamin K shot. If you have a story to share, we hope you will reach out when you’re ready. You can contact @deldeib.bsky.social at duaa.eldeib@propublica.org or 312-730-4797 on Signal.
I wonder how many deaths "Dr." Mercola's ignorant ideas caused. I hope that thought keeps him awake at night.
"Human babies died to man's negligent and depraved indifference: man declares big ol' whoopsy-doodle-doo."
🌋🌋 🌋this emoji approaches my feelings about this guy and his cohort… Babies were dying 60 years ago from vitamin K deficiency and yet it took more babies dying now for him to retract his BS… and others are just doubling down, ugh!
He is a quack.
I wonder how many babies he ended up killing.
Mercola was never opposed to vitamin K for babies, he was only opposed to the delivery method of oral drops versus intramuscular injection of higher doses. You don't even know what healthcare is, you don't know what medical consent is, you made fraudulent claims about vaccines during Covid etc.
Kind of late for all the babies who died! Why does this quack still have a medical license?
Sounds as if he shouldn’t have a license and his victims’ families should be able to sue him for malpractice
Likely only because changing his mind can alleviate lawsuits
He's a cold blooded killer.
I was very happy not hearing this fraud's name. Why is he back?
Not skeptic, denier.
"Vegan Oral Drops: Parents who are strictly opposed to standard medical injections may source and use specialized, cruelty-free oral drops, although multiple doses are required to ensure the baby builds up enough of the vitamin."
Revolting Unacceptable Criminal
Than piece of garbage should not even call himself a doctor!!!! He swore an oath and betrayed it... that man should also not be allowed to practice medicine anymore
'Vaccine skeptic' is a cute euphemism for 'dangerous quack'
Tip of the iceberg when it comes to Mercola: he wants all of the world’s veterinarians dead. www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
And to those of you whinging, “Science isn’t always right”… F*cking SHOW ME a system for apprehending natural reality BETTER than science It simply doesn’t exist, because science is self-correcting: science critiques science, and doesn’t answers to fantastical proclamations from “holy men”
Do. Not. Fuck. With. Science.
Thank you for this. Like other public health physicians, it has been more than disturbing to see that govt agencies, including those that served in, have been gutted, and subverted, by Convict 47, Mr Measles, FraudOz, Hegseth, and others. The gullible have paid the highest price.
Why would anyone listen to him??
Mercola has been a money making quack since the birth of the internet.
I wish the families of the dead children would sue. Experts have a duty not to endanger babies with their stupid misinformation