Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly has been slapped down for advocating alternative cures for COVID-19 in a warning from the nation's top medical officer that there is no evidence to show the treatments work.
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly has rejected claims by Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly that drugs like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were useful in preventing or treating COVID-19.Professor Kelly was reluctant to criticise the backbencher by name, other to say they were not related, but he rejected Mr Kelly's key claims for coronavirus cures as well as his complaints about rules that require people to wear masks.
Professor Kelly said he had worked in the past on the use of ivermectin to treat river blindness in Africa and knew it was effective for that purpose, as well as against scabies, but it had no proven use against COVID-19.
CroweDM People, including SMH need to apologise to Craig Kelly, and that includes your columnist, Jemma Price and Dr. Raina MacIntyre.
CroweDM A bit rich coming from the guy who's allowed the second strain into Australia.
CroweDM Perhaps Mr Kelly should put the brain into gear, but, I am sure he will take responsibilty, for those who heed his words, and die as a result.
CroweDM Slapped ? He needs to be booted.
CroweDM The CMO looks like a deformed alien. Who cares what he/she thinks.
CroweDM Taking medical advice from a furniture salesman doesn't seem like a particularly good idea.
CroweDM The top medical officer is not right. Craig is saying what the finest medical minds in the world are saying.
CroweDM CK belongs in the trash can of history.
CroweDM Well someone has to, because none of the government ministers are.
CroweDM Good! CraigKellyMP you’re a dickhead
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CroweDM Because PRIME MINISTER(!) ScottMorrisonMP didn’t have the integrity/spine/balls.
CroweDM Hardly a slap-down. I watched the whole thing and Kelly did his best not to slap down his political master’s factional ally. How do you think he got this gig?
CroweDM I liked it when he said with a smirk: For the record, I am not related to Craig Kelly!
CroweDM It should have been the PM doing the slapping. Oh, that's right, the PM endorsed Kelly over the local branch's objections.
CroweDM Christ, does Craig Kelly look like he came from central casting as a conspiracy kook or what
CroweDM Craig Kelly needs a good hard slap with a shovel
CroweDM Finally an adult steps up
CroweDM Well done Craig. Big Pharma doesn't want cheap working drugs. Instead you must have 2 doses of a vaccine that is 70% effective!
CroweDM Good.
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