Joshua Disbrow, CEO of AYTU BioScience, the pharmaceutical company investigating UV light as a potential treatment for the Chinese virus, has condemned the partisan media narrative surrounding the treatment after big tech platforms censored videos and other posts about the treatment. Disbrow explains that the company posted to social about the treatment because of the need for “safe and accurate” information on platforms like Twitter and YouTube, only to be censored by the Masters of the Universe.
AYTU is investigating the UV light treatment (branded “Healight” by the company) in partnership with a team at Cedars-Sinai, one of the largest and oldest hospitals in Los Angeles. After President Trump brought up UV light treatment at a White House press conference last week, AYTU released information explaining their work on YouTube, Vimeo and Twitter.
All three platforms then censored the content (Twitter later reversed its decision).
In a subsequent op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Disbrow condemned the political overreaction to Trump’s comments.
These days, politics seems to dictate that if one party says, “The sky is blue,” the other party is obligated to reply, “No, it’s not, and you’re a terrible human being for thinking that.” That leaves no room for science, in which the data speak for themselves, regardless of ideology, and only when they’re ready. Unfortunately, the visceral excitement of political conflict draws far more clicks and better ratings than the methodical world of science.
Technologies like Healight, which if borne out through clinical studies may represent a viable way to kill coronaviruses, aren’t provided the clear-headed consideration they deserve but are instead flushed into the political mosh-pit of “us vs. them.”
Twitter, YouTube and Vimeo are under enormous pressure from political activists. They also need to ensure that information on their platforms is safe and accurate. That’s exactly why Aytu decided to post videos and tweet about Healight.
Read the full article at the Wall Street Journal.
The Cedars-Sinai hospital has also released a statement about UV light treatment on its website.
Via Cedars-Sinai:
A Cedars-Sinai research team is in the pre-clinical stages of developing a technology that harnesses intermittent ultraviolet (UV) A light for treating viruses and bacteria. The technology has not been tested or used on patients. Cedars-Sinai has filed for patents related to the technology and has signed a licensing agreement with Aytu BioScience with the aim of potentially enabling near-term use as a COVID-19 intervention for critically ill, intubated patients.
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