New York City's disgraced former coronavirus czar, Dr. Jay Varma, may have repeatedly perjured his testimony under oath that vaccination was the only way to stop the spread of the coronavirus, critics said.
Varma served as senior health adviser to former Mayor Bill de Blasio during the height of the pandemic. Recently released hidden camera video He boasted about attending a drug-fueled sex party during the pandemic – and confessed in the video that his natural immunity to the deadly virus was as good as a jab.
“It makes no difference,” Varma said in one clip after a woman claimed she knew people who didn't have sex with unvaccinated partners.
“Everyone has been exposed to the virus. Whether you've been exposed to the virus because you breathed it in or because it was injected into your body. It's the same immune response.”
However, while giving multiple testimonies on behalf of the city; Lawsuits from companies Varma sang a variety of songs with former city officials protesting the COVID-19 mandate.
“COVID-19 vaccines provide greater protection against reinfection in people who have previously been infected with COVID-19,” Varma said in an October 2021 affidavit. is shown,” he said.
Councilman JoAnn (R-Queens) accused Varma of perjury, intentionally spreading misinformation in the process to promote vaccination mandates and ultimately putting many New Yorkers out of work. criticized as
“Dr. Varma has vowed under oath that vaccines are the most effective way to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus strain, but the video footage shows that there is actually a difference between vaccination and natural immunity. I personally admit that there was no such thing,” said City Councilmember Joan Arriola (R). -Queens)
“This is complete perjury. . . perjury that has cost thousands of people their livelihoods — and he must be held accountable for his actions.”
Varma could not be reached for comment, but in a previous statement he said the footage released by podcaster Steven Crowder had been “spliced, chopped and taken out of context.”
