‘That’s just a lie’: When Joe Rogan went nuclear on a $150 billion pharmaceutical company for allegedly peddling claims about a ‘100% effective’ COVID vaccine

Joe Rogan is a well-known critic of the COVID-19 vaccines. Then, in a previous episode of his podcast, episode #2029 to be exact, he detailed his feelings on the matter to fellow comedian Bill Maher. In particular, the popular podcaster opined that pharmaceutical companies deliberately misrepresented their vaccines.

He criticized vaccine makers, accusing them of misleading consumers about the effectiveness of their products. This made him extremely angry, and according to him, Rogan was only informed of the vaccine’s alleged shortcomings through an email from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

“One of the people in this, the first Pfizer study, died of COVID. One of the people who got the virus died. Two people in the placebo group died. That’s literally where they came up with the term ‘ 100%’. effective.’ Did you know that? Because two is 100% more than one. I didn’t believe it, I said, ‘That’s nonsense.’ And then Robert (F.) Kennedy Jr. sent me an email with the actual studies, and I read it and I said. : ‘Shit, can they do that?’ “They can just… that’s just a lie.”

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Rogan stands out for his admiration for Kennedywho is an anti-vaccine activist and will serve as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services during the upcoming second administration of Donald Trump. In fact, the Longtime UFC commentatorKennedy’s admiration for Kennedy almost led to a real conflict with Trump.

At the time, Kennedy was running as an independent candidate in the 2024 US presidential election. Rogan decided to praise him, which Trump mistook for an official endorsement, causing him to lash out. While the two men eventually buried the hatchet, it was a tense period in American politics.

Joe Rogan downplayed the COVID-19 pandemic

In episode #2241 of The Joe Rogan Experiencehosted American drug researcher Rick Strassman. During the couple’s argument, Rogan expressed his opinion that the danger associated with the COVID-19 pandemic was exaggerated.

“I’m sure I’m terrified of pandemics. It’s just… that wasn’t a pandemic that terrified us, and they made us terrified, which terrifies me.”

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Rogan himself was never vaccinated against COVID-19, despite having contracted the disease. Instead, he opted for an alternative medicinal method.