Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid on TV - ex-adviser

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

 

 

"Boris Johnson "wanted to be injected with Covid-19 on television" to calm public fears, an ex-aide has said.

 

The claim - by Lord Lister - came in a witness statement to the Covid inquiry.

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He also confirmed his former boss had said letting "the bodies pile high" was preferable to another lockdown."

 

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67347456

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Boris Johnson asked to be injected with COVID virus on TV to calm public, inquiry hears

Former aide to the prime minister says comments were ‘made in the heat of the moment.’

 

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"Lister, now a Conservative member of the House of Lords, said the comments came “at a time when COVID was not seen as being the serious disease it subsequently became,” and described it as an “unfortunate comment.” 

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It’s the second time such a claim has been made about Johnson. Dominic Cummings — Johnson’s former top adviser who quit amid a row with the then-Conservative leader — told a parliamentary committee in 2021 that No. 10 Downing Street officials had been concerned Johnson would tell cabinet colleagues “this is swine flu, don’t worry about it and I’m going to get (Chief Medical Officer) Chris Whitty to inject me live on TV with coronavirus.”

 

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https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-asked-to-be-injected-with-covid-on-tv-to-calm-public-inquiry-hears/

 

[CharlieKo]

It is interesting that not one well known Politician has died from Covid. Certainly non that I have heard of. So I call this a load of BS. I seriously doubt any well know politician was given the vaccine. Even though they were supposedly shown to be given the vaccine! 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

As it turned out, Johnson ended up being hospitalized with COVID back in 2020, even without having to do a television stunt to get there.

 

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with COVID-19

British prime minister in hospital for tests as a ‘precautionary step,’ according to a Downing Street spokesperson.

 

April 5, 2020

 

"LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday night, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus.

 

In a statement, a Downing Street spokeswoman said it was a precautionary move and had been taken "on the advice of his doctor."

 

“This is a precautionary step, as the prime minister continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for the virus," the spokesperson said."

 

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https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-admitted-to-hospital-with-covid-19/

 

 

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

8 minutes ago, CharlieKo said:

It is interesting that not one well known Politician has died from Covid. Certainly non that I have heard of.

 

From the U.S.:

Politicians Have Died of COVID-19

September 9, 2020

 

A meme circulating on Facebook falsely claims, “Not one politician has died from the virus.” Actually, at least five current or former politicians across the country have died due to COVID-19."

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Perhaps the most widely covered death of a politician came in late July, though, when former presidential candidate Herman Cain died from complications due to COVID-19 on July 30."

 

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/politicians-have-died-of-covid-19/

 

AND

 

Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of Covid-19 complications amid cancer battle

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/18/politics/colin-powell-dies/index.html

 

Texas councilman who spurned vaccines, masks dies after Covid-19 hospitalization

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-councilman-who-spurned-vaccines-masks-dies-after-covid-19-n1276219

 

After California politician dies of COVID, a battle breaks out on her husband's Facebook page

 

Orange County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Ernby, a vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, has died at age 46 after contracting COVID-19.

 

https://www.sfgate.com/california-politics/article/California-Kelly-Ernby-COVID-vaccine-mandate-death-16749684.php

 

I could go on.... but the answer is pretty clear...

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

37 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

As it turned out, Johnson ended up being hospitalized with COVID back in 2020, even without having to do a television stunt to get there.

 

Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with COVID-19

British prime minister in hospital for tests as a ‘precautionary step,’ according to a Downing Street spokesperson.

 

April 5, 2020

 

"LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday night, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus.

 

In a statement, a Downing Street spokeswoman said it was a precautionary move and had been taken "on the advice of his doctor."

 

“This is a precautionary step, as the prime minister continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for the virus," the spokesperson said."

 

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https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-johnson-admitted-to-hospital-with-covid-19/

 

 

 

And more on BoJo's bout with COVID:

 

I'm guessing in the end, he probably wished he hadn't suggested doing his COVID TV stunt, considering that his bout with COVID almost killed him:

 

U.K.'s Boris Johnson says doctors prepared to announce his death as he fought COVID-19

Johnson said he was "in denial" and he initially brushed off the seriousness of the situation when he tested positive for the virus in late March.

 

May 3, 2020

 

"LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed that doctors prepared to announce his death as he battled coronavirus, ending up in intensive care, last month.

 

Johnson said that he was given “litres and litres of oxygen” to keep him alive as he recounted his life-or-death experience with the virus.

 

“It was a tough old moment, I won’t deny it,” the prime minister, who only days ago announced the birth of his son with partner Carrie Symonds, said in an emotional interview to Britain’s The Sun on Sunday newspaper."

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-k-s-boris-johnson-says-doctors-prepared-announce-his-n1198871

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Just a recap on COVID deaths in the UK -- 230,000+ and still growing:

 

 

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/deaths

 

Also,  about 340 new COVID deaths per week in in the UK even now, as per the above chart.

 

In the U.S., the weekly COVID deaths number continues to be above 1,000 per week:

 

 

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklydeaths_select_00

 

 

[Will B Good]

Who the hell stopped him .....that's what i would like to know.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Wow... and it seems Johnson also had his moment channeling Donald Trump's "disinfectant" rant on COVID!

Boris Johnson asked scientists if hair dryer could kill Covid, says ex-aide

"Boris Johnson asked government scientists whether people could kill Covid by using a "special hair dryer" up their nose, his former aide has claimed.

 

Dominic Cummings said the former prime minister shared a video of a man using such a device with his top advisers Sir Patrick Vallance and Sir Chris Whitty.

 

He then asked the medical experts what they thought about the clip, he added.

 

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-67287003

 

[connda]

Politicians are serial liars and Boris Johnson is a consummate politician.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

On the subject of politicians with COVID, let's also not forget that former US President Trump also was hospitalized with COVID, and was far sicker from it than the public was told at the time, just the same as occurred with Johnson.

 

Trump was sicker from Covid than the public was told at the time, report says

Feb 11 2021

 

"Former President Donald Trump was more seriously sick from the coronavirus in October than the public was told at the time.

 

Trump, after contracting Covid-19, had “extremely depressed blood oxygen levels at one point and a lung problem associated with pneumonia caused by the coronavirus,” The New York Times reported.

 

His condition was so poor, the Times reported, that “officials believed he would be put on a ventilator” before he was taken from the White House to Walter Reed National Military Center, the newspaper said."

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/11/covid-trump-was-sicker-from-coronavirus-than-first-said.html