US health advisor's vaccine views ‘wrong and dangerous'
That makes him one of Robert F Kennedy Junior's most influential medical advisers, and that's alarming doctors and academics around the world.
Dr Malhotra has made various disputed claims about heart disease, but most contentiously he has called for the MRNA Covid vaccine to be suspended, saying it does more harm than good.
We've scrutinised those claims and have spoken to Stephen Griffon, a professor of virology, who believes Dr Malhotra's views are not just wrong but dangerous.
Professor Griffon spoke to Krishnan Guru Murphy about whether the Covid vaccine COULD be linked to heart inflammation.
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