Doctor leading Trump's hantavirus response is a penile specialist who spread Covid conspiracies: 'Erection Connection'

[highplainsdem]

Source: Independent

One of the physicians leading the Trump administration’s hantavirus response is a penile specialist with a history of spreading conspiracy theories about Covid, according to a new report.

Dr. Brian Christine, an assistant HHS secretary and a top official responsible for infectious disease policy, has emerged as a key figure in the government’s handling of the respiratory virus, which was identified aboard a cruise ship earlier this month.

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Christine has scant experience in public health, the network reports. Before joining the Trump administration in November, he practiced as a urologist in Alabama, where he primarily specialized in penile implants. He hosted a show on YouTube dubbed “Erection Connection,” where he spoke about erectile dysfunction.

CNN reviewed Christine’s media appearances and social media posts and found that the physician — a four-star admiral — has repeatedly accused public health officials of targeting conservatives and amplified right-wing conspiracy theories.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hantavirus-trump-official-covid-conspiracies-b2977529.html

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Maybe the Impotent-in-Chief in the White House and his limp lackeys need a penile implant specialist, but the country doesn't - and especially doesn't need one in charge of hantavirus response.

[cstanleytech]

1. Guy probably doesn't have far to go to continue his practice now that he's near the largest dicks in the country.

[Vinca]

2. Chris Hayes just played a clip of this guy's podcast and he's a grade A loony tune. Seriously nuts.

[3catwoman3]

3. Oh, FFS!

The complete absence of any qualifications or relevant experience seem to be the only requirements for getting a job in this fucked up administration.

[generalbetrayus]

4. So, our glorious Dicktator in the White House has given the job of leading the hantavirus response to a dick doctor.

My apologies to urologists almost everywhere. I am alive today because of two urologists, the first who surgically removed my cancerous prostate gland and surrounding tissues in 2014, and the second who has helped guide me through another 12 years of life since then because the cancer cells spread, but the spread is now under control and the cancer cells are at an undetectable level now.