Derek Barris
Appearances
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers
You've had a long anti-vaccine sentiment here. Specifically in 2017, there was a measles outbreak right over there in Brentwood in Santa Monica, where an eradicated disease in America sprung up again. This idea of bodily sovereignty has really come about since the pandemic, but that has been taught for decades inside of yoga studios in America.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers
You have pretty liberal parents then.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers
Center for Countering Digital Hate identified 12 practitioners in the wellness space that were responsible for something like 70% of the vaccine disinformation on social media.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers
Everyone knows about ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine at this moment. The idea that that could help. You have meditations that are sold that are supposed to ward off COVID. You also have different breathing techniques. Some practitioners, including here in Los Angeles, teach breathing workshops because COVID is a respiratory illness.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers
And so their belief is, well, if you're breathing properly, it won't actually affect you.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers
Yes, that is absolutely a class you could pay for.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers
In Los Angeles, one, because they're usually $25.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
TDS Time Machine | Klepper vs. Anti-Vaxxers
And the honey is blessed by a shaman from Tibet, so you're paying for that as well. You have to remember that.