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18. In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading in Australia, Palmer placed a prominent media advertisement
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offering to personally fund one million doses of a "cure" for the disease. The medication would include hydroxychloroquine, which is established in other countries as an anti-malarial drug but is known to have serious side-effects. The Australian drugs regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), had warned that this drug and its derivatives “pose well-known serious risks to patients including cardiac toxicity potentially leading to sudden heart attacks, irreversible eye damage and severe depletion of blood sugar potentially leading to coma”.

The TGA stated that it was considering legal action against Palmer. Other experts also criticised Palmer, concerning safety as well as the ethics of potentially producing a shortage of the drug in countries where it is needed to combat malaria. However, it was later confirmed that the federal health department planned to import hydroxychloroquine for emergency use, with a written agreement for partial funding by Palmer. On 28 April, Palmer placed further prominent advertisements in News Corp media, claiming to have purchased 32.9 million doses of hydroxychloroquine.

The TGA stated that no action would be taken with respect to either set of advertisements, since they were "assessed as not intended to promote the sale of the product”. However, the President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Harry Nespolon, warned that trials of the drug were still ongoing and were "not looking particularly promising”. He was also concerned that "people may think that a cure is imminent and be lulled into a false sense of security so that they don't exercise social distancing responsibilities”.

In June 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued, a Queensland radio network stopped playing an advertisement from Palmer that had stated:

Australia has had one COVID-19 associated death in 2021. But the TGA reports that there's been 210 deaths and over 24,000 adverse reactions after COVID vaccinations. Authorised by Clive Palmer, Brisbane.


The TGA had warned the network and Palmer that this was seriously misleading to the public: the figure of 210 deaths a few days or weeks after vaccination was statistically normal; only one of those deaths could be linked to the vaccination itself. The same month, it was reported that Palmer had sent letters to households across Australia urging against vaccination for COVID-19, based on the discredited death figures. This was reported again in July, and that Palmer had disregarded a further warning from the TGA. Palmer had requested that his name and logo be printed on the doses of donated hydroxychloroquine. The Department of Health denied Palmer's request.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Palmer
It will sink too. Inanimate objects like icebergs and metal ships don't have any ability to be woke. Autumn Mar 28 #1
Which is why they need to accelerate climate change. To get rid of those oversensitive, woke icebergs.... Or Carlitos Brigante Mar 28 #5
It's a fact that woke icebergs won't stay in their lane. TheBlackAdder Mar 28 #26
In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading in Australia, Palmer placed a prominent media advertisement Celerity Mar 28 #18
It's a bit, well, rich TxGuitar Mar 28 #2
Jesus Christ. Is EVERYTHING woke with these assholes? Aristus Mar 28 #3
He's saying that the band died due to self sacrifice. jimfields33 Mar 28 #27
Yeah, I know what he was saying. Aristus Mar 28 #28
They're unintelligent dipshits that can only speak in slogans. Oneironaut Mar 29 #35
Huh? ProfessorGAC Mar 28 #4
Is this dude related to the Pillow Guy,... magicarpet Mar 28 #9
That Thought Did Occur To Me ProfessorGAC Mar 28 #15
They love that word woke, it's much easier to say than politically correct Walleye Mar 28 #6
I just read the article, and I'm officially invoking Poe's Law. Tommy Carcetti Mar 28 #7
It gets worse - he's an anti-vaxxer muriel_volestrangler Mar 28 #16
Yes, but on the upside...potatoes galore! And sharing a bathroom with 30 strangers! Tommy Carcetti Mar 28 #21
He will charge extra for third class S&M. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 28 #19
Yeah, a ship designed by politicians Turbineguy Mar 28 #8
why bother? Conjuay Mar 28 #10
Stupid Stupid Stupid -- a waste of resources. LiberalFighter Mar 28 #11
A Billionaire who worries people today don't care about others. Kid Berwyn Mar 28 #12
I'm hoping onethatcares Mar 28 #13
I've heard the legends of Australian weed, but this is the first time I've ever seen its real strength. Torchlight Mar 28 #14
Link? jimfields33 Mar 28 #25
It wasn't on the interwebs. It was 1993. JanMichael Mar 28 #29
Thanks! jimfields33 Mar 28 #33
This whole thing is so ridiculous it's almost hilarious. Coventina Mar 28 #17
I hope his big ship drops off their flat earth Bev54 Mar 28 #20
Good Lord, how's he going to fuel it? Vogon_Glory Mar 28 #22
Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship B pecosbob Mar 28 #23
Fare thee well struggle4progress Mar 28 #24
He wants to put us in "steerage." Earth-shine Mar 28 #30
This should go well Prairie Gates Mar 28 #31
A new friend for the Titanic and Titan sub perhaps? Lancero Mar 28 #32
Woke holding me accountable for being an obtuse, insensitive, bigoted, intolerant asshole AZLD4Candidate Mar 28 #34
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