{"id":85841,"date":"2021-09-23T18:34:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T22:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=85841"},"modified":"2021-09-23T18:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T22:57:40","slug":"american-medical-association-instructs-doctors-to-deceive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=85841","title":{"rendered":"American Medical Association Instructs Doctors to Deceive<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola<\/p>\n

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STORY AT-A-GLANCE<\/h3>\n
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  • The Winter 2021 \u201cAMA COVID-19 Guide: Background\/Messaging on Vaccines, Vaccine Clinical Trials & Combatting Vaccine Misinformation,\u201d issued by the American Medical Association raises serious questions about the AMA\u2019s adherence to transparency, honesty, ethics and the moral standards to which it will hold its members<\/span><\/li>\n
  • The guide lists nine \u201ckey messages\u201d the AMA wants doctors to focus on when communicating about COVID-19. This includes stressing the importance of eliminating nonmedical vaccine exemptions, the importance of flu vaccines and COVID shots, and expressing confidence in vaccine development<\/span><\/li>\n
  • In the guide, the AMA instructs doctors on how to disinform the public using psychological and linguistic tools. This includes explicit instructions on which words to swap for other more narrative-affirming choices<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Word swaps include changing \u201chospitalization rates\u201d to \u201cdeaths,\u201d two terms that are not even remotely interchangeable<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Swapping the term \u201cOperation Warp Speed\u201d for \u201cstandard process\u201d is another rather egregious misdirection. The two are not interchangeable. In fact, they\u2019re diametrically opposed to one another<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    The Winter 2021 \u201cAMA COVID-19 Guide: Background\/Messaging on Vaccines, Vaccine Clinical Trials & Combatting Vaccine Misinformation,\u201d1<\/span><\/sup> issued by the American Medical Association (AMA) raises serious questions about the AMA\u2019s adherence to transparency, honesty, ethics and the moral standards to which it will hold its members.<\/p>\n

    The AMA was founded in 1847 and is the largest professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students in the U.S. According to the AMA itself, its mission is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.<\/p>\n

    How then do they explain this \u201cCOVID-19 messaging guide,\u201d which explicitly teaches doctors how to deceive their patients and the media when asked tough questions about COVID-19, treatment options and COVID shots?<\/p>\n

    AMA Teaches Doctors How to Deceive<\/h2>\n

    \u201cIt is critical that physicians and patients have confidence in the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines as they become available for public use,\u201d the \u201cAMA COVID-19 Guide\u201d states, adding:2<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n

    \u201cTo overcome vaccine hesitancy and ensure widespread vaccine acceptance among all demographic groups, physicians and the broader public health community must continue working to build trust in vaccine safety and efficacy, especially in marginalized and minoritized communities with historically well-founded mistrust in medical institutions.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Indeed, the entire guide is aimed at teaching doctors how to foster confidence in the medical profession in general, as it pertains to treatment of COVID-19, but in particular as it pertains to the experimental COVID shots.<\/p>\n

    The guide provides \u201csuggested narratives\u201d for various engagements, such as when communicating on social media, as sell as \u201ctalking points to guide external communications,\u201d such as when being interviewed. It lists nine specific \u201ckey messages\u201d that they want doctors to focus on when communicating about COVID-19. These key messages can be summarized as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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    Express confidence in vaccine development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Stress the importance of vaccines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Highlight the need to combat the spread of vaccine misinformation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Adhere to updated ethical guidance for physicians and medical personnel, which says they have a moral obligation to get vaccinated themselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Give general vaccine recommendations, such as the recommendation for everyone over the age of 6 months, including pregnant women, to get an annual flu shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Stress the importance of eliminating nonmedical vaccine exemptions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Highlight the increased availability of flu vaccines, and the importance of getting a flu shot even if you\u2019ve gotten a COVID injection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Highlight the importance of including minorities, both in vaccine trials and as trusted messengers who can \u201cpromote social pressure\u201d to get minorities vaccinated and dispel historical distrust in medical institutions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Denounce scientific analyses \u201cpredicated on personal opinions, anecdote and political ideologies\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    AMA Concerned About Disinformation<\/h2>\n

    On page 7 of the guide, under the science narrative heading, the AMA declares it is \u201cdeeply concerned that rampant disinformation and the politicization of health issues are eroding public confidence in science and undermining trust in physicians and medical institutions,\u201d adding that \u201cScience should be grounded in a common understanding of facts and evidence and able to empower people to make informed decisions about their health.\u201d3<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n

    To that end, the AMA is calling upon \u201call elected officials to affirm science and fact in their words and actions,\u201d and for media to \u201cbe vigilant in communicating factual information\u201d and to \u201cchallenge those who chose to trade in misinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    AMA Then Instructs Doctors on How to Disinform<\/h2>\n

    It\u2019s a disappointment, then, to find the AMA instructing doctors on how to misinform the public using a variety of psychological and linguistic tools. Perhaps one of the most egregious examples of this is the recommended \u201cCOVID-19 language swaps\u201d detailed on page 9.<\/p>\n

    As you can see below, the AMA explicitly instructs doctors to swap out certain words and terms for other, more narrative-affirming choices. Shockingly, this includes swapping \u201chospitalization rates\u201d to \u201cdeaths\u201d \u2014 two terms that are not even remotely interchangeable!<\/p>\n