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Doctor in Bonner County Dismisses 'Pandemic Preparedness' as a 'Con Game,' Recommends NAC, Vitamin C, Exposure and Nasal Lavage
Summary
At a public talk in Bonner County, Dr. Thomas Fletcher told attendees he considers pandemic preparedness a "con game," urged approaches including high‑dose N‑acetylcysteine and vitamin C, deliberate low‑dose exposure to animal reservoirs, nasal lavage and improved ventilation, and warned against fear‑driven responses.
Dr. Thomas Fletcher told a Bonner County audience that “the very notion of a pandemic preparedness is a con game,” and urged residents to focus on individual measures he said protect against severe illness.
Fletcher, introduced by Commissioner Corn, framed his talk in three parts—pharmacological, physical and mental preparedness—and described treatment strategies he said better address the harms of severe viral illness than some public‑health interventions. “You will not hear vaccine in this lecture,” he told the audience.
Fletcher said most deaths from viral infections occur from secondary effects—bacterial pneumonia, sepsis or inflammatory collapse—and recommended treatments to limit those harms. He named steroids for severe inflammation and cited broad‑spectrum antibiotics (he…
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