Least Wrong About COVID? (w/Dr. Marty Makary)

The pandemic in review along with why it's effectively over in the US. We talk vaccine efficacy, masks, China lab accident hypothesis, herd immunity, vaccine & kids, unions vs. CDC, and much more. Get the paperback updated edition of Dr. Makary's book "The Price We Pay" here: https://amzn.to/3oKPyNM Links, transcript, podcast and more: https://zdoggmd.com/marty-makary-3 Your support keeps us independent and mild-to-moderately awesome: https://zdoggmd.com/supporters Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Key Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Marty’s book, ‘The Price We Pay’, now with COVID update available in paperback June 8th 3:09 Marty’s early pandemic predictions reviewed: were they right? 10:56 Criticism of FDA’s slow vaccine EUA application review 14:00 Recommendation to ration vaccine by age/risk 18:16 Prediction of sufficient immunity to end the pandemic (including natural immunity), was Marty right? 21:06 The effect of teacher’s and nurse’s unions on public health 26:18 When healthcare workers speak up, change can happen: “The Price We Pay” had a real effect 30:44 Post-pandemic: re-establishing human touch, fighting the loneliness epidemic 31:52 Politicizing the pandemic and Marty’s prediction of “herd immunity” 35:00 The use of gender pronouns in children 38:26 Pros and cons of vaccinating kids 12-15 42:18 Respecting freedom of choice regarding the COVID vaccine 47:31 Money games in healthcare, and legacy players resisting change 53:46 Health 3.0, rehumanizing care 58:30 Patient safety and appropriateness of care 01:02:35 Did COVID result from a Wuhan lab accident? 01:11:25 Considerations on the role of AI and more.