One of the world's most published intensive care specialists, Dr Paul Marik, has filed a lawsuit against Sentara Norfolk Hospital to overturn its prohibition on him using FDA approved repurposed medicines in the ICU he oversees.
Dr Paul Marik
The hospital recently issued a directive banning Dr. Marik from using the medicines in the MATH+ protocol which have reduced Covid mortality rates in the ICU by over 50%. The result of the ban has been a sharp increase in mortality amongst patients suffering from Covid-19.
Epidemiologist Dr. Juan Chamie has commented on his Telegram channel:
In my opinion, banning Dr. Marik from using effective treatments is all about money. You could bet that the low average ICU days of Dr. Marik's COVID patients is affecting the hospital revenue.
The MATH+ protocol is made up of several repurposed medicines that are FDA approved, ultra safe and very cheap. The core elements of the protocol are; ivermectin, heparin, methylprednisolone, thiamine and high-dose intravenous vitamin C.
The War on Cheap, safe drugs
The ban on Dr Marik and other doctors using safe and effective repurposed medicines has to be put in context of developments over the last year.
Over the last twelve months public health bodies in the United States and across the world have shown themselves to be completely beholden to the interests of big Pharma. They have waged war against cheap, ultra safe, repurposed medicines for the treatment of Covid-19.
The result of the ban on the medicines in the MATH+ protocol has been a sharp increase in mortality amongst patients suffering from Covid-19.
It was this that prompted Dr Marik to file a lawsuit against Sentara Norfolk hospital to overturn this ban. The lawsuit notes that the hospital is “preventing terminally ill COVID patients from exercising their right to choose and to receive safe, potentially life-saving treatment determined to be appropriate for them by their attending physician.”
Since the lawsuit was filed the management at Sentara Norfolk Hospital have suspended Dr. Marik from his post as Director of the ICU at the hospital.
Dr Marik's lawsuit
cites numerous legal cases which under Virginia law establish the right of patients to receive treatment deemed appropriate by the doctor attending them and which they have given voluntary consent to.
The lawsuit states that the hospitals ban on the safe and effective medicines that Dr Marik has been using is motivated by several competing priorities which include profitability and the desire to conform to “safe harbour’’ standards of care espoused by Government agencies that are not sensitive to the needs of the individual patient.
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The opposition papers filed by Sentara Norfolk hospital do not even mention the issue of patient welfare.
They claim that Dr Marik lacks standing to challenge a hospital prohibition that denies patients, under his care, the opportunity to receive life-saving medicines which have a long track record of proving to be ultra safe and efficacious for the treatment of Covid-19.
Professor Joseph Varon, has declared that the MATH+ protocol has led to a 50% reduction in deaths of Covid patients in the two hospitals where he is Chief of Staff.
Dr Pierre Kory who is president of the Frontline Coivd-19 Critical Care Alliance of which Dr Marik is a co-founder, has declared that:
The Sentara Healthcare System’s prohibition of the MATH+ protocol is a threat to every doctor and every patient in the U.S. We know the protocol is effective. Patients who could have been saved by MATH+ are dying because of the hospital’s baseless restriction. We will continue to see more deaths that could have been prevented until the court takes action and orders the hospital to reverse course.
Last Thursday Dr Marik testified in court
where he is applying for an injunction to overturn the hospitals ban on medicines which he has been using for over a year to save the lives of Covid-19 patients. During his testimony Dr. Marik called the hospital’s ban on the MATH+ protocol as “unprecedented’’ and said “This is not normal. It’s cruel and unusual punishment.’’
Nothing is to be allowed to get in the way of the mass vaccination campaigns or the licensing of new expensive anti-virals developed by Merck and Pfizer which are not as effective as repurposed medicines such as Ivermectin.
The judge presiding over the case said he will issue his decision in due course.
Meanwhile people who believe hospitalized patients have every right to determine their course of treatment with their attending doctor including proven treatments for COVID-19, such as the MATH+ protocol can take visit the FLCC site to see how you can help support Dr Marik.
The ban on Dr. Marik’s use of cheap, ultra safe repurposed drugs is part of the wider attempt by public health authorities in the US to promote the agenda of big pharma. A victory for Dr. Marik would be a huge step forward against the war on cheap, repurposed drugs which threaten the profits of Pfizer, Merck Moderna and the other vultures of big pharma.