The article, published in Surgical Neurology International, argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has been manipulated and that the actions taken by governments, medical associations and the media have been driven by special interests, such as pharmaceutical companies, to promote specific vaccines and treatments over effective and safe alternative therapies. The author, a retired neurosurgeon, is particularly critical of the use of mechanical ventilators, remdesivir and the denial of early treatment with drugs such as ivermectin and hydrochloroquine, which he claims have saved millions of lives worldwide. He also raises concerns about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting their potential side effects, the lack of long-term testing and the role of “hot batches” (particular batches of vaccines with much higher rates of adverse events), and suggests that the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 has been inflated to justify draconian measures. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9062939/