Anti-vaxxers continue ignoring proven scientific data to promote their own remedies in combating COVID-19.
Examples of false quick fixes for the disease included injecting hydroxychloroquine, bleach, and the anti-parasite drug used for livestock deworming, Ivermectin–which the FDA strongly advised against in treating or preventing infection.
Now, another bizarre solution to fighting off COVID-19 was suggested by Christopher Key, the leader of an anti-vax organization known as the “Vaccine Police."
Key, who is from Alabama, claimed in a video posted on his Telegram app account that a "probable" antidote effective in fighting COVID-19 was–wait for it–"Urine Therapy."
Yes, he admitted to guzzling his own pee to protect himself from the virus.
\u201cVaccine Police\u201d anti-vaxxer Christopher Key has a new conspiracy for his moronic MAGA followers to cure Covid: Drink their own urine. \n\n\u201cThe antidote is urine therapy. God\u2019s given us everything we need... This vaccine is the worst bioweapon I've ever seen."\n\nJFC\n\n#DemVoice1pic.twitter.com/LY9ywlMlhu— The Jewish Ginger Resister (@The Jewish Ginger Resister) 1641791624
"God's given us everything we need," he asserted in the video.
Key went on to allege that “This [urine therapy] has been around for centuries."
"We’ve got research after research, documented, peer-reviewed published papers on urine! We do, we have this."
Prominent anti-vax conspiracy theorist Christopher Key says \u201curine therapy\u201d is the antidote to COVID: \n\n\u201cGod\u2019s given us everything we need.\u201dpic.twitter.com/qaCZME1CGT— The Recount (@The Recount) 1641837705
Key admitted he was not a medical doctor but said:
“I’ve been drinking my own urine for the past 23 years, and I’m, still alive.”
Needless to say, Twitter users were taking the piss out of the wacky anti-vaxxer.
Anti-vax leader urges people to DRINK THEIR OWN URINE to cure Covid-19. \u201cThe antidote that we have seen, and we have tons and tons of research, is urine therapy. I know to a lot of you this sounds crazy, but God\u2019s given us everything we need.\u201d\n\nWho agrees this is CRAZY/NUTS!!!!?pic.twitter.com/8BALG9sWwU— Chuck And Jim \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83d\udc6c\ud83d\udc3b\ud83c\udf2a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0e #IDWP (@Chuck And Jim \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83d\udc6c\ud83d\udc3b\ud83c\udf2a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0e #IDWP) 1641844264
Creating is therapeutic! Oh, and DON\u2019T drink #urine !#UrineIdiot #urinetherapypic.twitter.com/k0G8d8Ba2u— Jennifer Goldman (@Jennifer Goldman) 1641857081
Tons and tons of research guys. They have tons and tons of research.— Vis Viva (@Vis Viva) 1641567609
Today, thousands of white people that call minorities "stupid" and "lazy" will drink their own urine.— Tea Pain (@Tea Pain) 1641934450
This is sad. "It's all antidotal"? \n\nLay people can't do their own medical research. Pro tip--if it's shocking but real, it would be in the New England Journal of Medicine. If it isn't, don't buy it.\n\nThere, now you can go do your own medical research...— Truth Serum (@Truth Serum) 1641821583
Warning: explicit language.
Urine therapy, take two\u2026pic.twitter.com/8xoZm1FNPt— George Hahn (@George Hahn) 1641874041
Others continued dragging him for filth.
Urine trouble if you think drinking pee cures covid-19— Dr. Jennifer Kwan (@Dr. Jennifer Kwan) 1641873848
If you got a thing about pee, then urine the GOP\n#Urine #UrineTherapy #ChristopherKey #Covid #Coronavirus #Vaccine #VaccinesWork #HydroxyChloroquine #Bleach #Ivermectinpic.twitter.com/UTTJjW5Pt0— Clay Jones (@Clay Jones) 1641915829
The good news is: Coronavirus-19 loves Anti-vaxxers a whole lot more!pic.twitter.com/hFf7rLTSrj— VOTE BLUE \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf82022 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@VOTE BLUE \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf82022 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1641795775
I also heard that looking directly at the sun with a telescope also kills covid. Trust me they\u2019ve sent me all the research & it blew my mind. So whem you look at the sun through a telescope the uv rays enter your body & kills the virus.pic.twitter.com/TDME8bIsBV— ILoveChickenNuggets (@ILoveChickenNuggets) 1641827957
"Do your research!" pic.twitter.com/rFwcbKQCjU— The Calitaliano Kid \ud83d\ude0e\ud83c\udf34\u270a\ud83c\udffd\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf0a #VoteBlue2022 (@The Calitaliano Kid \ud83d\ude0e\ud83c\udf34\u270a\ud83c\udffd\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf0a #VoteBlue2022) 1641818119
pic.twitter.com/UuKFMcrDdJ— sobroquet (@sobroquet) 1641792601
These are the ideas that come when you eat too many of those mints in the urinals of public men's restrooms.— Shari aka Lana DaFree (@Shari aka Lana DaFree) 1641794237
Comedian and political satirist, Brent Terhune, "demonstrated" the result after taking a drink of his man-made elixir.
"Be your own [barrister,]" he said, before taking a swig.
Urine therapy for covidpic.twitter.com/5aUuwSYBjh— Brent Terhune in Bloomington IN Jan 14-15 (@Brent Terhune in Bloomington IN Jan 14-15) 1641853255
And in case there were any gullible people, warnings were issued.
In case anyone needs it DO NOT DRINK YOUR OWN PEE! It is dangerous and can only lead to negative effectshttps://www.healthline.com/health/drinking-urine\u00a0\u2026— chronokiller (@chronokiller) 1641841455
Do not drink your own urine. Sincerely, a doctor.https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1480399018958241793\u00a0\u2026— Anonymous MD (@Anonymous MD) 1641822652
Hello there. As a physician who is actively taking care of patients with the \u2018Rona, I can\u2019t believe I even have to say this but, please don\u2019t drink your own or urine or anyone else\u2019s for that matter\u2026..just\u2026.don\u2019t pic.twitter.com/gFfHfaX3SB— Nisha Patel, MD MS, Dipl of ABOM (@Nisha Patel, MD MS, Dipl of ABOM) 1642007696
\u2022\u00a0Jim Jones wanted you to drink Kool-Aid.\n\u2022\u00a0Trump wants you to take Viagra, Ivermectin, & Drink Urine.\n\u2022\u00a0Your Future Self wants you to #GetVaxxed & #WearADamnMask \n\nWho ya gonna listen to?— Dr. Jack Brown (@Dr. Jack Brown) 1641848044
According to The Daily Beast, Key found himself behind bars in a Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham, Alabama last week after getting a third-degree criminal trespassing charge.
The anti-vaxxer, who \u201cserves\u201d packets of documents that supposedly show that the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is supposedly a \u201cbioweapon,\u201d had a court hearing earlier Tuesday over an arrest at a Whole Foods in April.https://trib.al/6hayyhw— The Daily Beast (@The Daily Beast) 1641445206
The anti-vaccine organization leader had also been on a road trip mission endeavoring to conduct citizen arrests of Democratic state governors for their vaccine mandates.
Key reportedly "served" packets of documents in which he called COVID-19 vaccinations a "bioweapon."
To explain how he possessed the authority to arrest governors, Key argued:
“The government is we the people."
"That is the government!”
