French scientist who promoted one of TFG's favorite coronavirus cures may soon be out of a job
MARSEILLE, France —A French microbiologist who became a controversial figure in the science world — and gained a popular cult following — for promoting dubious cures for covid-19 could soon lose his prestigious job.
The founding members of an infectious diseases institute in the southern city of Marseille met on Friday, an official confirmed to AFP, for what was expected to be a discussion about whether Didier Raoult would be allowed to continue as director. Raoult, 69, has sought to stay on in his post, despite having reached the retirement age. The head of the city’s public hospital system has said it is time to “turn the page.”
Raoult, who wears his silvery hair down to his shoulders, is an anti-establishment figure who nonetheless had been embraced by the French scientific establishment. In 2010, he was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix Inserm — one of the highest honors for scientists in the country.
But his reputation has taken a dramatic turn during the coronavirus pandemic.
In the spring of 2020, only a few months into the outbreak, he announced that the end of the crisis was near. Among the reasons for his optimism were hydroxychloroquine, an easily available antimalarial drug, and azithromycin, an antibiotic, which he had praised as an effective treatment against covid-19.
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He looks like the former guy's stoner doctor.
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