Pro-science Alaska physicians allege intimidation tactics by Alaska Covid Alliance
A mysterious group of covid and vaccine conspiracy theorists, who refer to themselves as the Alaska Covid Alliance (ACA), appear to have hand-delivered letters and "gifts" to the homes of data-driven Alaska physicians who believe in the science and value of vaccines.
Multiple Alaskan physicians provided The Blue Alaskan with copies of a letter they say was delivered to their homes by unknown individuals associated with the ACA. One Anchorage-based doctor who shared the letter said she believed the ACA was sending "propaganda" directly to the homes of pro-science physicians, presumably as an intimidation tactic. Another physician said that she was angry about the letter and felt that ACA was attempting to intimidate her by coming directly to her home.
The letters are alleged to have been delivered with a bag of chocolate.
It is believed that an underground network of individuals associated with the ACA was able to identify Alaska physicians who signed a letter this fall that was addressed to the Alaska State Medical Board, expressing their concern over COVID-related misinformation presented at an "Alaska Early Treatment Summit" event hosted by the Alaska Covid Alliance in October.
"We recently heard that you signed a letter addressed to the Alaska State Medical Board regarding a conference that was held in Anchorage in October called the Alaska Early Treatment Summit," the letter states.
The October "event" was attended by ophthalmologist Dr. Richard Urso — a proponent of the disproven COVID-19 treatment drug hydroxychloroquine. Urso also helped start America's Frontline Doctors (AFD), who have had their videos removed from many major social media sites for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine. The AFD website claims to advocate for liberty, health, and justice, but in reality, it is just another cesspool of misinformation that ultimately likely contributes to the spread of illness and death.
In August, Time Magazine wrote that America's Frontline Doctors had sold access to bogus COVID-19 Treatments.
At the October event, which was attended by Anchorage Mayor David Bronson, who admitted this week to shutting down fluoride treatment to the city's water supply, speakers repeatedly suggested that COVID-19 vaccines were not safe and promoted unproven treatments, including ivermectin, for the early treatment of COVID-19.
In the December 14 letter said to have been dropped on the doorsteps of Alaska doctors, the letter stated that ACA was following protocols endorsed by the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance — another website identified as contributing to the spread of covid-related misinformation and which has been referenced on the Facebook account of Alaska State Senator and Save Anchorage member Lora Reinbold, whose sister, Dr. Ilona Farr, also spoke at the October Alaska Early Treatment Summit.
The "Alaska Covid Alliance" website, which claims Alaska hero doctors are under attack for their promotion of "early covid treatment," previously hosted videos of Dr. Farr, who said in one video that even though she was not an expert — she has used a specific "early treatment" protocol that includes hydroxychloroquine and anti-parasitic drug ivermectin.
The letter claims that the ACA is "not anti-vaccine," even though some associated with the group have suggested otherwise. The heavily underlined letter (underlining makes your argument more persuasive) also appears to minimize the dangers and long-term health effects associated with the coronavirus. It refers to non-FDA-approved COVID treatments as "useful."
Former US President and right-wing lunatic Donald Trump likely emboldened those who subscribe to junk science and conspiracy theories before being voted out of office, suggesting, while he was busily dividing the country, that Americans should inject themselves with disinfectants as a means of cleaning one's lungs and beating COVID-19. Trump also strongly touted hydroxychloroquine as a possible means to combat or even prevent the onset of symptoms from the coronavirus.
Neither hydroxychloroquine nor ivermectin have been approved by the FDA for the prevention or treatment of coronavirus. In July, an Egyptian study of ivermectin for COVID-19 patients was retracted over plagiarism concerns and serious problems with raw data. In November, another ivermectin COVID-19 study was retracted after the study's authors determined that their data was "garbled."
When I asked one Alaska physician whether she was keeping the bag of chocolate said to have accompanied the letter delivered to her home, the doctor responded, "Interestingly, it was gone when I got home early this morning. I asked APD to come get it, and said that they wouldn't. But maybe they changed their minds."
