.MaddowBlog: Sen. Johnson has tried to undermine public confidence in Covid vaccines, but he recommends gargling with mouthwash to help 'kill the coronavirus.'
The Washington Post publishedSen. Ron Johnson recommended mouthwash as a treatment for the coronavirus during a town hall meeting Wednesday, immediately drawing criticism for suggesting gargling would offer protection.showed the Republican claiming,"Standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus. If you get it, you may reduce viral replication.
Raymond Niaura, interim chair of the epidemiology department at New York University, told the Post that gargling wouldn't hurt — if accompanied by vaccination."That way, one would be at reduced risk for infection and have good smelling breath," he said. And while that's funny, it dovetails with the larger significance of Johnson's unfortunate comments: The senator has been eager to recommend all kinds of medicinal responses to Covid-19,The Wisconsin Republican has touted hydroxychloroquine, despite its ineffectiveness. He's pushed ivermectin, despite its ineffectiveness. YouTube found it necessary to
in June because of his videos filled with misinformation about treatments. Now, evidently, he's even on board with a mouthwash-based strategy.in the vaccines people need to get in order to deal with the pandemic.
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