Bravo! An effort long overdue. My fear is that the advances made during this administration need longer than 4 years to continue. So much corruption so little time.
MicroPlastics are a problem. Like coloring "agents" and many preservatives.
Glyphosate contamination is many thousands of times worse.
The elephant in the room ( more like a T Rex) are the totally fraudulent and genocidal "vaccines"
Last I check Pharma Cysts were injecting toxins while dispensing mostly poisons scripted by Medical Dieties to clueless consumers.
Exposing the "virus" fraud is way north of MAHA editors.
It may be north of RFK's knowledge, However that is doubtful.
Mike Stone brings the receipts regarding The Virus Fraud for those with the bandwidth:
### When Deliberate Exposure Did Not Cause Disease
Mike Stone
Mar 27
In this eighth episode of AntiViral, we explore a few of the most direct historical challenges to the germ “theory” of disease.
In some of the most striking—and largely forgotten—episodes in medical history, physicians tested germ hypotheses on themselves, on volunteers, and even on their own family members, with some fully expecting disease to follow. It didn’t.
This video highlights several of the strongest examples, including:
- Dr. Mathew Rodermund, who covered himself with material from smallpox pustules and continued his daily routine, exposing over 50,000 people—without any resulting illness.
- Max von Pettenkofer, the foremost authority on cholera, who deliberately drank pure cultures of Koch’s comma bacillus and did not develop the disease.
- Dr. Thomas Powell and Dr. John Fraser, who injected and ingested what were considered the most “deadly” bacteria of their time—experimenting on themselves and their families—without causing sickness.
- Dr. Arthur Waite, a dentist who attempted to murder his father-in-law using “deadly” germs, only to fail repeatedly and ultimately resort to chemical poison to complete the crime.
- Dr. Milton Rosenau, who attempted to understand Spanish flu transmission by exposing volunteers to bacteria, secretions, blood, and direct contact with influenza patients—without successfully transmitting disease.
These are just a few of the cases examined in my article The Germ Duel, which are featured in this episode. Many more exist.
The pattern is clear: deliberate exposure to supposedly lethal microbes repeatedly failed to produce disease. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the germ hypothesis was tested directly, and repeatedly falsified.
Ask yourself why these stories are so rarely told.
So I guess the fact that the US government (Ralph Baric, Fauci, Daszak, UNC, DARPA etc) was responsible for the pandemic and for the deaths from the Covid vaccine will be swept under the rug forever?
Most people I know still don’t know the truth. And when I tell them they get this really bizarre look on their face. And When I post a document of proof online, people lash out against me saying it’s a lie, Even though it’s a government document… one that Dr David Martin used in his presentations.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if they didn't spray chaff on us and use aluminum in jet fuel tanks? Wouldn't it be wonderful if they didn't spray glyphosates on our food and totally cut out high fructose corn syrup and got rid of the dyes? Wouldn't it be wonderful if dirty energy...cell towers, wifi, led...were banned instead of mandated? We are all guinea pigs sold out for a dollar.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if people simply were able to use ceramic and glass containers again? Maybe stainless steel... and they were washed instead of thrown away? Novel idea, huh?
Yes, absolutely agree people should not wait for action from any gov agency and just stop their use of as much plastic as possible and use glass/SS instead. Only problems is that product/food manufacturers continue to use/sell leaching plastic in production of most containers for personal grooming products, household cleaners, paper products, food containers and use of plastics during the manufacturing process itself etc. Really impossible for people to avoid 24 hr daily exposure.
Ironic that Diane Wilson in TX is now on a hunger strike outside Dow Chemicals to stop them from continuing to dump plastic pellets into the bay they’ve been polluting for decades. Ken Paxton responded to her notice of intent to sue, and TX has filed suit. However, read below to see how that usually works out… Please pass on info.
She’s also protesting plans for an ammonia plant and a nuclear plant (also DOW Chemicals).
Also, beware of proposed EPA CC7 regulation, since Z of EPA is in favor of giving chemical co's immunity from liability and allowing the use of a known cancer causing toxin (in Roundup) in our foods, and its this EPA putting forth the CC7 regulation that sets the level of exposure for other toxic chemicals. The EPA public comment period is now open for this CC7 regulation.....hopefully there are citizens out there who will refute/comment on what is sure to be outrageous non-protective levels promoted by Z of the EPA (in lieu of outright bans)!
Meanwhile, this administration has been weakening chemical and water rules, has ROLLED BACK PFAS LIMITS (“forever chemicals”) in drinking water. These sequester microplastics and other toxins.
EXEMPTIONS for INDUSTRIAL POLLUTERS; Dozens of chemical plants, refineries, and factories have recently been exempted from stricter emission limits.
Ask BigChemical whether they are ready to cut back plastic production by the necessary (drastic) amount. Last I heard, they project producing ever more plastics every year.
But "people" aren't the ones buying most of the plastic those manufacturers are producing. It's the other corporations that have become dependent on them, like Salience said, and so you have a self-supporting network run by people who for all we know dont use plastic themselves, but buy it for their consumers. Much of the plastic produced is for medical supplies and short-term use.
Not suggesting total plastic avoidance as that is impossible.
However consumer use of plastic bags and bottles can largely be avoided with a few minutes of planning. Suspect it is the largest slice of the plastic pie. No doubt the % used to include medical supplies has been quantified.
Automobiles are plastic dependent, its even in tires.
What about all the microplastics in the environment causing bee dieoffs, affecting birds and all other wildlife? Just concentrating on cleaning up human bodies will not stop the inputs. And the study will take many years. The government needs to work with all other countries NOW to ban the production and use of plastic bags, plastic bottles, etc. etc. Go to glass and have a 5 cent to 10 cent deposit on ALL glass bottles. That will encourage recycling.
Thanks for the link. I am living in Ecuador and have been recycling some glass and plastic bottles just from my little town. My neighbors don´t like seeing all the bags in front of my house. I lose money when I hire a truck to drive 2 hours to deposit them at a recycling center. But I don´t want to know that they are transported to a garbage dump and mixed with all the other organic and inorganic crap. We really need some new education campaigns, like there were during the ´60´s and ´70´s, when it got drilled into our heads not to litter. Another thing MAHA could concentrate on is to encourage reduction of plastic packaging on foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables. It seems like MAHA is being suppressed and actually just accomplishing the minimum instead of overhauling the entire system. Thanks for listening.
Thanks for sharing more about yourself & your efforts. The old adage comes to mind, "“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.”
IMHO you have hit one of the important points, if we would each do our part, things would be much better. But I totally disagree about MAHA 'just accomplishing the minimum'. They are up against - as you said - 50/60/more years of declining health on multiple levels.
In this past year they made progress/addressed: autism, military food, Big Pharma immunity, pesticides/glyphosate, vaccine death/injury, rural farming, fluoride in water, removing dyes from foods, alternatives to 'seed oils', removal of junk food from SNAP, hospital food, new dietary guidelines, labeling food 'Product of USA', reduce animal testing, 1st Women's Health Conference, requiring adverse effects of meds in advertising and MORE.
This is all while taking major abuse from MSM (Main Stream Media), Big Pharma, Big Medicine, Big Insurance and MORE. I support every action and effort of RFKjr & MAHA. I also appreciate your glass/plastic recycling in your community. Easter Blessings ~
I agree with RFK's statement during the announcement i.e. We have enough info right now to act to ban the production of plastics of certain sizes capable of entering the body (nano's etc) through foods or products. Enough info to ban the use of known harmful chems (PHFAs, PHALATES, BPA etc) from all products. The fact the panel at large kept stressing the "procedure" as first measure, then locate which target what organs, then discover absolute harm done by each, BEFORE implementing protective action or banning... sounds like just another tobacco industry delay tactic of studying issue for 40 years before doing anything if ever!
I love this! Will we hold oil companies responsible for all these petroleum products? They made so much money from lack of regulation that it seems only fair that they foot the bill to clean it up since they’ve made record profits.
Beautiftul initiative. As usual ,RFK Jr. comes through with flying colors.
Here is a new book about plastic pollution for anyone interested:
Peeling Back the Curtain on Big Plastic's False Solutions ...The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late by Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney
(published late 2025/2026) is a key new release. It critically examines plastic's health/environmental impacts, exposes industry greenwashing, and provides actionable legislative and personal solutions to tackle the crisis.
The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late by Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney (The New Press, 2025/2026):
Focus: This book, often mentioned in Beyond Plastics press releases, dives into the health and environmental hazards of plastic, including microplastics, while addressing the limitations of recycling.
Highlights: It focuses on policy changes over individual actions, highlights the disproportionate impact on marginalized communities, and offers a "Household Waste Audit".
Context: Co-author Judith Enck is a former EPA regional administrator and founder of Beyond Plastics.
Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet by Beth Gardiner (Avery, February 2026):
Focus: Explores the relationship between the fossil fuel industry and plastic production, examining the financial backing behind marketing campaigns that push single-use plastics.
They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals by Mariah Blake (Crown, May 2025):
Focus: An investigation into the companies hiding the dangers of "forever chemicals," covering the history of how these toxins became widespread.
Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash by Alexander Clapp (Little, Brown and Company, February 2025):
Focus: A look into the international black market for waste and the global, often hidden, journey of garbage.
The New Press
The Problem with Plastic is available for order through The New Press and other major retailers, often recommended to be purchased from independent booksellers or found in libraries.
Great, glad to hear it. Now how about STOP the chem trails being sprayed on us almost daily, polluting the ground we are planting food in and the air we are breathing!
Great news but the plastics industry will fight this. Just like pharma, the industry pays off Congress, the EPA, trade organizations, etc. The chemical industry is trying to take away local control, including citizen petitions regarding water fluoridation, which is a violation of the 10th Amendment. Get prepared. Know your rights.
MicroPlastics are a problem. Like coloring "agents" and many preservatives.
Glyphosate contamination is many thousands of times worse.
The elephant in the room ( more like a T Rex) are the totally fraudulent and genocidal "vaccines"
Last I check Pharma Cysts were injecting toxins while dispensing mostly poisons scripted by Medical Dieties to clueless consumers.
Exposing the "virus" fraud is way north of MAHA editors.
It may be north of RFK's knowledge, However that is doubtful.
Mike Stone brings the receipts regarding The Virus Fraud for those with the bandwidth:
### When Deliberate Exposure Did Not Cause Disease
Mike Stone
Mar 27
In this eighth episode of AntiViral, we explore a few of the most direct historical challenges to the germ “theory” of disease.
In some of the most striking—and largely forgotten—episodes in medical history, physicians tested germ hypotheses on themselves, on volunteers, and even on their own family members, with some fully expecting disease to follow. It didn’t.
This video highlights several of the strongest examples, including:
- Dr. Mathew Rodermund, who covered himself with material from smallpox pustules and continued his daily routine, exposing over 50,000 people—without any resulting illness.
- Max von Pettenkofer, the foremost authority on cholera, who deliberately drank pure cultures of Koch’s comma bacillus and did not develop the disease.
- Dr. Thomas Powell and Dr. John Fraser, who injected and ingested what were considered the most “deadly” bacteria of their time—experimenting on themselves and their families—without causing sickness.
- Dr. Arthur Waite, a dentist who attempted to murder his father-in-law using “deadly” germs, only to fail repeatedly and ultimately resort to chemical poison to complete the crime.
- Dr. Milton Rosenau, who attempted to understand Spanish flu transmission by exposing volunteers to bacteria, secretions, blood, and direct contact with influenza patients—without successfully transmitting disease.
These are just a few of the cases examined in my article The Germ Duel, which are featured in this episode. Many more exist.
The pattern is clear: deliberate exposure to supposedly lethal microbes repeatedly failed to produce disease. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the germ hypothesis was tested directly, and repeatedly falsified.
Ask yourself why these stories are so rarely told.
Bravo! An effort long overdue. My fear is that the advances made during this administration need longer than 4 years to continue. So much corruption so little time.
MicroPlastics are a problem. Like coloring "agents" and many preservatives.
Glyphosate contamination is many thousands of times worse.
The elephant in the room ( more like a T Rex) are the totally fraudulent and genocidal "vaccines"
Last I check Pharma Cysts were injecting toxins while dispensing mostly poisons scripted by Medical Dieties to clueless consumers.
Exposing the "virus" fraud is way north of MAHA editors.
It may be north of RFK's knowledge, However that is doubtful.
Mike Stone brings the receipts regarding The Virus Fraud for those with the bandwidth:
### When Deliberate Exposure Did Not Cause Disease
Mike Stone
Mar 27
In this eighth episode of AntiViral, we explore a few of the most direct historical challenges to the germ “theory” of disease.
In some of the most striking—and largely forgotten—episodes in medical history, physicians tested germ hypotheses on themselves, on volunteers, and even on their own family members, with some fully expecting disease to follow. It didn’t.
This video highlights several of the strongest examples, including:
- Dr. Mathew Rodermund, who covered himself with material from smallpox pustules and continued his daily routine, exposing over 50,000 people—without any resulting illness.
- Max von Pettenkofer, the foremost authority on cholera, who deliberately drank pure cultures of Koch’s comma bacillus and did not develop the disease.
- Dr. Thomas Powell and Dr. John Fraser, who injected and ingested what were considered the most “deadly” bacteria of their time—experimenting on themselves and their families—without causing sickness.
- Dr. Arthur Waite, a dentist who attempted to murder his father-in-law using “deadly” germs, only to fail repeatedly and ultimately resort to chemical poison to complete the crime.
- Dr. Milton Rosenau, who attempted to understand Spanish flu transmission by exposing volunteers to bacteria, secretions, blood, and direct contact with influenza patients—without successfully transmitting disease.
These are just a few of the cases examined in my article The Germ Duel, which are featured in this episode. Many more exist.
The pattern is clear: deliberate exposure to supposedly lethal microbes repeatedly failed to produce disease. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the germ hypothesis was tested directly, and repeatedly falsified.
Ask yourself why these stories are so rarely told.
So I guess the fact that the US government (Ralph Baric, Fauci, Daszak, UNC, DARPA etc) was responsible for the pandemic and for the deaths from the Covid vaccine will be swept under the rug forever?
Most people I know still don’t know the truth. And when I tell them they get this really bizarre look on their face. And When I post a document of proof online, people lash out against me saying it’s a lie, Even though it’s a government document… one that Dr David Martin used in his presentations.
Too many people are frightened of the truth - cowards
Or, they just don’t want to believe they’ve been had?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if they didn't spray chaff on us and use aluminum in jet fuel tanks? Wouldn't it be wonderful if they didn't spray glyphosates on our food and totally cut out high fructose corn syrup and got rid of the dyes? Wouldn't it be wonderful if dirty energy...cell towers, wifi, led...were banned instead of mandated? We are all guinea pigs sold out for a dollar.
https://www.heritage.org/government-regulation/event/feeding-america-safely-practical-path-forward-pesticides
You got that right!
Wouldn't it be wonderful if people simply were able to use ceramic and glass containers again? Maybe stainless steel... and they were washed instead of thrown away? Novel idea, huh?
Yes, absolutely agree people should not wait for action from any gov agency and just stop their use of as much plastic as possible and use glass/SS instead. Only problems is that product/food manufacturers continue to use/sell leaching plastic in production of most containers for personal grooming products, household cleaners, paper products, food containers and use of plastics during the manufacturing process itself etc. Really impossible for people to avoid 24 hr daily exposure.
Truth! That's really my point... Hoping rfk jr actually looks at these comments.. We need systemic change.
https://www.mahaaction.org/contact
Been doing that. Upgrading to copper here lately.
Ironic that Diane Wilson in TX is now on a hunger strike outside Dow Chemicals to stop them from continuing to dump plastic pellets into the bay they’ve been polluting for decades. Ken Paxton responded to her notice of intent to sue, and TX has filed suit. However, read below to see how that usually works out… Please pass on info.
She’s also protesting plans for an ammonia plant and a nuclear plant (also DOW Chemicals).
https://environmentamerica.org/texas/center/articles/sued-for-plastic-pollution-dow-asks-texas-regulators-for-permission-to-discharge-pellets/
https://www.facebook.com/SanAntonioBayWaterkeeper/
Also, beware of proposed EPA CC7 regulation, since Z of EPA is in favor of giving chemical co's immunity from liability and allowing the use of a known cancer causing toxin (in Roundup) in our foods, and its this EPA putting forth the CC7 regulation that sets the level of exposure for other toxic chemicals. The EPA public comment period is now open for this CC7 regulation.....hopefully there are citizens out there who will refute/comment on what is sure to be outrageous non-protective levels promoted by Z of the EPA (in lieu of outright bans)!
Meanwhile, this administration has been weakening chemical and water rules, has ROLLED BACK PFAS LIMITS (“forever chemicals”) in drinking water. These sequester microplastics and other toxins.
EXEMPTIONS for INDUSTRIAL POLLUTERS; Dozens of chemical plants, refineries, and factories have recently been exempted from stricter emission limits.
MICROPLASTICS: If the research is honest, the conclusion will be that it's already too late.
Too late implies there is no remedy. That is false.
Stopping imput is wise, Doomsplaying not so much.
Educating a clueless public always useful.
Ask BigChemical whether they are ready to cut back plastic production by the necessary (drastic) amount. Last I heard, they project producing ever more plastics every year.
First you opine research as honest or not. Research is a non entity.
People are as you suggest.
Then you make the same error with BigChemical.
The issue is with PEOPLE using too much stuff thinking toxins like
microplastics, glyphosate, vaxs are safe. Industry is in business to sell
stuff. When there are fewer buyers, the problem self corrects.
The secondary issue is how to remove (in this case micro plastics)
from humans. As implied there will be remedy.
Who wants to doomsplay with projections??
But "people" aren't the ones buying most of the plastic those manufacturers are producing. It's the other corporations that have become dependent on them, like Salience said, and so you have a self-supporting network run by people who for all we know dont use plastic themselves, but buy it for their consumers. Much of the plastic produced is for medical supplies and short-term use.
Not suggesting total plastic avoidance as that is impossible.
However consumer use of plastic bags and bottles can largely be avoided with a few minutes of planning. Suspect it is the largest slice of the plastic pie. No doubt the % used to include medical supplies has been quantified.
Automobiles are plastic dependent, its even in tires.
Afraid you are right.
What about all the microplastics in the environment causing bee dieoffs, affecting birds and all other wildlife? Just concentrating on cleaning up human bodies will not stop the inputs. And the study will take many years. The government needs to work with all other countries NOW to ban the production and use of plastic bags, plastic bottles, etc. etc. Go to glass and have a 5 cent to 10 cent deposit on ALL glass bottles. That will encourage recycling.
https://www.mahaaction.org/contact
Hi, Tee,
Thanks for the link. I am living in Ecuador and have been recycling some glass and plastic bottles just from my little town. My neighbors don´t like seeing all the bags in front of my house. I lose money when I hire a truck to drive 2 hours to deposit them at a recycling center. But I don´t want to know that they are transported to a garbage dump and mixed with all the other organic and inorganic crap. We really need some new education campaigns, like there were during the ´60´s and ´70´s, when it got drilled into our heads not to litter. Another thing MAHA could concentrate on is to encourage reduction of plastic packaging on foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables. It seems like MAHA is being suppressed and actually just accomplishing the minimum instead of overhauling the entire system. Thanks for listening.
Hello Penelope,
Thanks for sharing more about yourself & your efforts. The old adage comes to mind, "“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.”
IMHO you have hit one of the important points, if we would each do our part, things would be much better. But I totally disagree about MAHA 'just accomplishing the minimum'. They are up against - as you said - 50/60/more years of declining health on multiple levels.
In this past year they made progress/addressed: autism, military food, Big Pharma immunity, pesticides/glyphosate, vaccine death/injury, rural farming, fluoride in water, removing dyes from foods, alternatives to 'seed oils', removal of junk food from SNAP, hospital food, new dietary guidelines, labeling food 'Product of USA', reduce animal testing, 1st Women's Health Conference, requiring adverse effects of meds in advertising and MORE.
This is all while taking major abuse from MSM (Main Stream Media), Big Pharma, Big Medicine, Big Insurance and MORE. I support every action and effort of RFKjr & MAHA. I also appreciate your glass/plastic recycling in your community. Easter Blessings ~
• Quantity: Chewing just one gram of gum can release up to 600 microplastic particles.
• Ingestion: Because these particles are released into the saliva, they are typically swallowed and enter the digestive tract.
• Duration: Approximately 94% of these plastic particles are released within the first 8 minutes of chewing.
I agree with RFK's statement during the announcement i.e. We have enough info right now to act to ban the production of plastics of certain sizes capable of entering the body (nano's etc) through foods or products. Enough info to ban the use of known harmful chems (PHFAs, PHALATES, BPA etc) from all products. The fact the panel at large kept stressing the "procedure" as first measure, then locate which target what organs, then discover absolute harm done by each, BEFORE implementing protective action or banning... sounds like just another tobacco industry delay tactic of studying issue for 40 years before doing anything if ever!
Minimizing use, would reduce imput by a HUGE %. That has always been so!
Some of us have been doing this for many decades.
Clueless people are well advised to stop fouling their nests...
Regulation puts the onus on the Gubmint when individuals have the power...
I love this! Will we hold oil companies responsible for all these petroleum products? They made so much money from lack of regulation that it seems only fair that they foot the bill to clean it up since they’ve made record profits.
Long overdue! When will real action take place. When will recommendations for natural detoxing of the human brain especially happen?
Beautiftul initiative. As usual ,RFK Jr. comes through with flying colors.
Here is a new book about plastic pollution for anyone interested:
Peeling Back the Curtain on Big Plastic's False Solutions ...The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late by Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney
(published late 2025/2026) is a key new release. It critically examines plastic's health/environmental impacts, exposes industry greenwashing, and provides actionable legislative and personal solutions to tackle the crisis.
The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late by Judith Enck and Adam Mahoney (The New Press, 2025/2026):
Focus: This book, often mentioned in Beyond Plastics press releases, dives into the health and environmental hazards of plastic, including microplastics, while addressing the limitations of recycling.
Highlights: It focuses on policy changes over individual actions, highlights the disproportionate impact on marginalized communities, and offers a "Household Waste Audit".
Context: Co-author Judith Enck is a former EPA regional administrator and founder of Beyond Plastics.
Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet by Beth Gardiner (Avery, February 2026):
Focus: Explores the relationship between the fossil fuel industry and plastic production, examining the financial backing behind marketing campaigns that push single-use plastics.
They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals by Mariah Blake (Crown, May 2025):
Focus: An investigation into the companies hiding the dangers of "forever chemicals," covering the history of how these toxins became widespread.
Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash by Alexander Clapp (Little, Brown and Company, February 2025):
Focus: A look into the international black market for waste and the global, often hidden, journey of garbage.
The New Press
The Problem with Plastic is available for order through The New Press and other major retailers, often recommended to be purchased from independent booksellers or found in libraries.
Great, glad to hear it. Now how about STOP the chem trails being sprayed on us almost daily, polluting the ground we are planting food in and the air we are breathing!
Great news but the plastics industry will fight this. Just like pharma, the industry pays off Congress, the EPA, trade organizations, etc. The chemical industry is trying to take away local control, including citizen petitions regarding water fluoridation, which is a violation of the 10th Amendment. Get prepared. Know your rights.
MicroPlastics are a problem. Like coloring "agents" and many preservatives.
Glyphosate contamination is many thousands of times worse.
The elephant in the room ( more like a T Rex) are the totally fraudulent and genocidal "vaccines"
Last I check Pharma Cysts were injecting toxins while dispensing mostly poisons scripted by Medical Dieties to clueless consumers.
Exposing the "virus" fraud is way north of MAHA editors.
It may be north of RFK's knowledge, However that is doubtful.
Mike Stone brings the receipts regarding The Virus Fraud for those with the bandwidth:
### When Deliberate Exposure Did Not Cause Disease
Mike Stone
Mar 27
In this eighth episode of AntiViral, we explore a few of the most direct historical challenges to the germ “theory” of disease.
In some of the most striking—and largely forgotten—episodes in medical history, physicians tested germ hypotheses on themselves, on volunteers, and even on their own family members, with some fully expecting disease to follow. It didn’t.
This video highlights several of the strongest examples, including:
- Dr. Mathew Rodermund, who covered himself with material from smallpox pustules and continued his daily routine, exposing over 50,000 people—without any resulting illness.
- Max von Pettenkofer, the foremost authority on cholera, who deliberately drank pure cultures of Koch’s comma bacillus and did not develop the disease.
- Dr. Thomas Powell and Dr. John Fraser, who injected and ingested what were considered the most “deadly” bacteria of their time—experimenting on themselves and their families—without causing sickness.
- Dr. Arthur Waite, a dentist who attempted to murder his father-in-law using “deadly” germs, only to fail repeatedly and ultimately resort to chemical poison to complete the crime.
- Dr. Milton Rosenau, who attempted to understand Spanish flu transmission by exposing volunteers to bacteria, secretions, blood, and direct contact with influenza patients—without successfully transmitting disease.
These are just a few of the cases examined in my article The Germ Duel, which are featured in this episode. Many more exist.
The pattern is clear: deliberate exposure to supposedly lethal microbes repeatedly failed to produce disease. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the germ hypothesis was tested directly, and repeatedly falsified.
Ask yourself why these stories are so rarely told.