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Vladimir Zelenko | |
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 Zelenko in 2020 | |
| Born | November 27, 1973 |
| Died | June 30, 2022 (aged 48) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | State University of New York at Buffalo (MD) |
| Occupation(s) | Family physician, supplement salesperson |
| Known for | Promoting hydroxychloroquine-based treatment of COVID-19 |
| Website | Official website |
Vladimir Zelenko (November 27, 1973 – June 30, 2022) was an American family physician. He was born in Kyiv. At the age of three, his family moved to the United States and settled in Brooklyn, New York City. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2000. He was an Orthodox Jew.[1]
As an author, he was known for promoting a three-drug combination of hydroxychloroquine, zinc sulfate, and azithromycin as part of an experimental outpatient treatment for COVID-19 that he called the Zelenko Protocol. He also promoted unfounded medical advice, conspiracy theories, and misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination.[2][3]
On March 23, 2020, Zelenko published an open letter to U.S. president Donald Trump where he claimed to have successfully treated hundreds of COVID-19 patients with a five-day course of his protocol. Zelenko's treatment protocol quickly gained notoriety, with several right-wing media figures and various Trump administration officials promoting it, including Rudy Giuliani and then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, despite cautionary messages from health experts.[4]
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- ^ Boigon, Molly (January 11, 2021). "Hasidic doctor spouts conspiracy theories, anti-vaccine sentiment in video". The Forward. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Roose, Kevin; Rosenberg, Matthew (April 2, 2020). "Touting Virus Cure, 'Simple Country Doctor' Becomes a Right-Wing Star". The New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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