A Virginia doctor has been awarded a legislative commendation for his study into alternative treatments of COVID-19 just a few days before the state’s medical licensing board informed him he was under investigation for misconduct related to the same work, in a classic case of one hand not knowing what the other is doing.
Dr. Paul Marik, founder of the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), was recognized on March 11 after the state’s House of Delegates unanimously approved a resolution for what lawmakers called “his courageous treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients.”