The “Society of Physicians and Scientists for Health, Freedom and Democracy”

The Society of Physicians and Scientists for Health, Freedom and Democracy, (Mediziner und Wissenschaftler für Gesundheit, Freiheit und Demokratie, MWGFD) is not well known outside Germany. Let me therefore introduce it to an English-speaking audience.

The Society has undoubtedly a most inviting name. Who amongst physicians and scientists would be against health, freedom or democracy? But before you rush off an join this attractively-named group, it is perhaps worth having a closer look at the society’s aims and woork. This is from their website:

… The Basic Law, the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the values enshrined therein are our basis. We strictly reject radicalism in any form. As a non-partisan organisation, we are not affiliated with any party or political group. We refrain from day-to-day political activity, but are happy to provide governments and parliaments with our advice and expertise. We know that simplifications and categorisations are often used in turbulent times. For us, such political categorisations are inaccurate. After all, it is not party political guidelines, wishes or programmes that are decisive for us, but as doctors only the well-being of the patients and as scientists the scientific data basis and the scientific discourse in its entirety.

Our activity consists of obtaining and disseminating trustworthy information on medical and social issues. To this end, we provide specialist articles, brochures and videos, which you can find on the subpages of the ‘Information’ menu item. In this way, we want to contribute to an open and objective discussion that serves the good of society and the formation of a rational opinion.

Amongst other things, the MWGFD advertises a study assessing the value of masks by children during the COVID pandemic. It was conducted and published by some of its members, and the MWGFD states it “clearly shows that children regularly poison themselves by breathing back carbon dioxide when wearing masks and expose themselves to the highest health risks, which from a legal point of view clearly fulfils the offence of bodily harm.” Further down it mentions that the study was – as I have discussed on my blog – withdrawn because of dubious methodology.

The MWGFD conducts several further activities that promote conspiracy theories around COVID, e.g.:

• A 10-point plan for a Corona phase-out concept.
• With the project ‘vaccinated, damaged, denied’, the MWGFD would like to give a voice to people who have suffered considerable damage to their health as a result of the so-called corona vaccination. An urgently needed discourse on the sometimes terrible consequences of this unprecedented vaccination campaign is still being deliberately prevented by massive socio-political pressure. This applies in particular to those involved in the healthcare system. That is why we also want to offer courageous doctors and therapists as well as other professional groups who were and are professionally affected by the vaccination campaign and its effects a platform to make their contribution to coming to terms with this concealed catastrophe – in the interests of the people affected and social peace.

By now, you probably wonder who is behind the MWGFD. Here is the full list of their current executive committee:

• Prof. DDr. phil. Harald Walach, he is, of course, well known to readers of my blog, not least because he is a member of my ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE HALL OF FAME.
• Dr. med. Ronald Weikl, during the pandemic, he issued blank certificates for exemption from the mask requirement and received a prison sentence for his crime.
• Prof. Dr. phil. Wolf-D. Stelzner, another prominent German anti-vax activist.
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Klaus Steger, another prominent German anti-vax activist.
• Prof. Dr. Werner Bergholz, another prominent German anti-vax activist.
• Prof. Dr. med. Sucharit Bhakdi, the man who, together with Weikl, founded the society in 2020 and whom we discussed recently on my blog.

So, knowing all this, do you want to join the Society of Physicians and Scientists for Health, Freedom and Democracy? I for one decided against it.