Posted on 07/11/2020 5:10:29 AM PDT by grundle
After NBC News extensively followed the COVID-19 case of its own on-air contributor Dr. Joseph Fair, the virologist and epidemiologist revealed he tested negative for coronavirus as well as negative for the WuFlu antibodies, meaning he never had the virus.
“Joining me now [is] virologist Joseph Fair, who recently recovered from COVID-19 himself,” the network’s Chuck Todd said introducitng the doctors on a June episode of “Meet the Press.”
“Dr. Fair, let me start with you because I would like you to share a little bit about your recovery from COVID-19. What should Americans take away from your experience?” Todd asked.
After telling viewers he was a healthy 42-year-old absent of any underlying conditions, Fair characterized the illness as “the worst I’ve ever felt.”
“I probably spent 23 our of 24 hours in bed,” said Fair. “Those people that are young and think they’re invincible or people that just don’t think it’s going to affect them that greatly even if they do get it, I can say that my own experience was the complete opposite.”
TODAY on #MTP: NBC News Science contributor and virologist, Joseph Fair says his experience with COVID-19 was the "worst I've ever felt." @Curefinder: "I was shocked at how severe my illness got without having those underlying conditions." pic.twitter.com/WSs21LX2UF
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 15, 2020
Fair however, had already tested negative for the virus at least five times according to Steve Krakauer of the Fourth Watch Newsletter and said this week his illness from two months ago “remains an undiagnosed mystery” following the results of a negative antibody test.
“I had myriad COVID symptoms, was hospitalized in a COVID ward & treated for COVID-related co-morbidities, despite testing negative by nasal swab,” Fair told followers on Twitter.
I was severely ill for 2 weeks, 4 days of it in critical condition, resulting in pneumonia, diffuse lung injury & 18lbs of weight loss. My path forward is a 2nd AB test, & follow-up with a pulmonologist & tropical medicine specialist in an effort to diagnose what made me so ill.
— Dr. Joseph Fair (@curefinder) July 7, 2020
Despite having appeared on NBC and MSNBC almost a dozen times to discuss his recovery from the virus, neither network has still released a correction on air. As Krakauer points out, this story about Fair’s illness still has yet to be corrected.
Fair said he planned to take another antibody test.
NBC News did not immediately respond to The Federalist’s request for comment.
Mental illness is real with the left, or is it all the drugs?
I’m sure the good Doctor’s “experience” was fake but accurate.
But, being a lib working for a lib organization, he still has a job, right?
BOYCOTT NBC!!
what gave it away, the make-up or the perfectly quaffed hair?
He IDENTIFIED as a KungFlu patient so that should be good enough.
NBC...is anyone surprised? Their highest paid anchor, Brian Williams, was suspended (not fired outright) for 6 months and is back in front of the cameras now, but on MSNBC.
Perfect place for him, bottom feeders of the “news” world...caught lying 3 times on the air.
This should surprise nobody...
Just more lies from the most dishonest slugs on the planet. I won’t hold my breath waiting for a correction or apology...
“Fake but accurate” - You’re quick. We can never let Dan Rather off the hook for that “Fake but accurate” letter from the NG about W.
What is NBC going to do next? Rig a pickup to explode?
It sounds like he had the flu
“BOYCOTT NBC!!”
I can’t think of anything we’ve watched on NBC for a couple decades. Although, when Rick Santelli called for a new Tea Party on CNBC, and got that ball rolling, we did watch replays of that. (It was heavenly!)
How nice for him, being in such a critical predicament, to have someone perfectly trim his facial hair, “do” his hair, and generally spiff him up overall. Most of us have been hospitalized at some point in time, and we look like crap. What a phony.
Well I for one am shocked! Shocked I say that the media would purposely lie to us. Like really?
Trying to compete with fredo cuomo who also didnt have it
Proof that NBC is Fake News.
Worse than that, he had man-flu. Which is the worst kind if flu.
The liberal media should be the first targets for everyone when the SHTF.
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