TV station lets Phillips respond to CDC’s Lyme statements
Lew Leone is vice-president and general manager of Fox5NY, which recently aired a provocative news special called “Lyme and Reason: The Cause and Consequence of Lyme Disease.”
Leone recently posted on the station’s Facebook page that the report “truly struck a nerve with our viewers.” Not only was it seen on TV by tens of thousands of viewers, he said, it garnered more than 20,000 views on YouTube and elicited over 3,000 viewer responses via social media and email.
“What really caught our attention was the outrage in the Lyme community over statements made by the CDC and the confusion from the general public as to why this disease is so controversial,” Leone posted.
Dr. Steven Phillips, an ILADS doctor interviewed in the special, asked the station if he could respond to statements made by the CDC that he felt were misleading.
Said Leone: “In an attempt to present both sides of this debate and have an open dialogue, I’m posting his comments for our viewers to see. I have also reached out to the CDC for their response.”
You can read the CDC’s statements and Dr. Phillips’ rebuttal, by clicking on Fox5NY’s Facebook page.
I just finished reading Dr. Phillips’ rebuttal to the CDC and Dr. Phillips’ is just amazing! His vast knowledge and intelligence are so apparent and his care for his patients is incredible! The CDC, the government, the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical companies are all in bed with each other and have their own agenda – mostly about making money. And, the government began Lyme off a small island off of the Long Island Sound – right near Lyme, CT as germ warfare and also developed mycoplasma fermentans (common in Gulf War Vets) as another type of germ warfare – to put it simply, weapons of mass destruction and biochemical warfare. The LLMD treating me now says I have an incredibly extreme case of Lyme and have a fair chance of not making it through the treatment. He’s also an incredible MD.