
Progressive Commentary Hour The Progressive Commentary Hour - 4-14-26
Apr 14, 2026
Pierre Kory, a critical care physician known for ultrasonography innovations and advocacy around COVID therapeutics. He discusses objections to pandemic protocols, controversies over ivermectin and remdesivir, alleged media and academic suppression, questions about vaccine-first policies, and concerns about excess mortality and clinical care failures.
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Pandemic Policies Aligned With Pharma Incentives
- The pandemic response reflected deliberate policy choices, not mere errors.
- Pierre Kory traced moves like suppressing natural immunity checks and discouraging therapies to incentives favoring maximal vaccination and pharma interests.
Use Physiology And Risk–Benefit When RCTs Are Absent
- Don’t treat randomized controlled trials as the sole arbiter in urgent care decisions.
- Kory urges physicians to use physiology, risk–benefit analysis, and clinical judgment when patients are dying and RCTs are unavailable.
Early Airborne Evidence Clashed With Public Rules
- Mask and distancing policies were often scientifically inconsistent with airborne transmission.
- Kory argued early evidence showed airborne spread and recommended N95s, which authorities delayed endorsing for over a year.



