An affidavit in the case filed by a special agent of the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations states: “FDA has received numerous reports of adverse reactions to MMS. These adverse reactions have included hospitalization, life-threatening conditions, and death.”
Grennan, now out of prison, told ProPublica that he also is writing a book about chlorine dioxide. “My book will tell the truth.” He declined further comment.
Chlorine dioxide is currently used in many ways that are not harmful. It is found in some consumer products such as mouthwash, but in those cases it is not meant to be swallowed. (One popular mouthwash warns to “keep out of reach of children.”) It is also available to consumers in do-it-yourself packages, where they mix drops from two bottles of various compounds – usually sodium chlorite and hydrochloric acid – and add it to water. Hikers often carry small amounts of drops or tablets to make a quart of fresh water drinkable.
But many online shoppers post product reviews that go further, referring to it as a tonic. Various online guides, some of which are for parents of autistic children, recommend shot-glass-sized doses, sometimes given several times a day and even hourly. This may exceed what the EPA considers safe.
McCarthy addressed ProPublica on Substack, writing: “You point to various online guides that provide what could be considered dangerous dosage instructions. We agree, the Internet is a terrible wasteland of misinformation and disinformation.”
In the Substack video, Corey said he felt compelled to spread the word about chlorine dioxide as much as he did about ivermectin, even though it cost him professionally.
According to the Substack post, he no longer has a valid medical license in Wisconsin or California, where he did not renew them. His medical licenses are active in New York and Michigan.
“I like to say that I was excommunicated from the church of the medical establishment,” he said in the Substack video. As a result, he said, he turned to telehealth and started practicing.
In the November 6 Highwire episode hosted by BigTree, the discussion turned not only to the medicinal potential of chlorine dioxide, but also how cheap and easy it is to obtain.
“On Amazon, it literally means, you get two bottles, well, it comes in two,” Corey began to explain, before stopping that train of thoughts.
“I don’t know how to make it,” he said.
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