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Y a-t-il une erreur qu'ILS n'ont pas commise?

Y a-t-il une erreur qu'ILS n'ont pas commise ? : Covid-19 : l'union sacrée de l'incompétence et de l'arrogance (Is there a mistake THEY didn't make?: COVID-19: the sacred union of incompetence and arrogance) is an argumentative and polemical essay by Christian Perronne [fr] published in 2020 by Albin Michel. Its content deals with the controversial governmental and scientific issues relating to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

AuthorChristian Perronne
Working titleY a-t-il une erreur qu'ILS n'ont pas commise ?
LanguageFrench
SubjectCOVID-19 pandemic in France
GenreEssay
Published2020
PublisherÉditions Albin Michel
Publication place France
Pages206
ISBN978-2-226-45518-5
OCLC1162873888

Theme

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In this book, Christian Perronne criticizes the French government's management of the Covid-19 pandemic in France. He denounces a "State lie"[1][2] regarding the shortages of masks[1] and tests.[2] He castigates the infringement with doctors' freedom to prescribe[3] and what he perceives as an intensive lobbying by pharmaceutical laboratories[4][5] and “Big Pharma”.[6][7] He blames the wait-and-see attitude of the French health authorities, in particular the Scientific Council, and he points out the inability of most internal administrative structures to adequately deal with an emergency situation.[8]

Critical reviews

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In the daily newspaper Les Échos, Kevin Badeau wrote that the author's point of view “too often falls into excessive severity,” adding that “everything or almost everything is a scandal”.[9] In the journal Financial Afrik, Laurent Mucchielli wrote “if the form of the commentary is sometimes criticizable, the well-argued textual substance reflects a widely shared anger”.[8]

Media coverage and sales

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During the week of 22–28 June 2020, the book ranked twelfth in sales in France (it was first in the category “Tests and References”).[10]

Controversies on the fringes of the book's release

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During several broadcast interviews and confrontations on television[1][11][2][12][13] and radio,[14][15] he attacked various decrees whose promulgation would have contributed to the doctors of the Nantes University Hospital being confronted with no other outcome than “letting his brother-in-law die”[16] due to the impossibility for them to resort to the only drug that, according to him, could have helped to get his relative off the hook if the ban on prescribing Plaquenil had not been pronounced in high places, thus leaving the health care system destitute and “stark naked” in the face of the pandemic.[3] He further states that “France is the only country in the world where doctors have been banned from prescribing chloroquine”.[3] He therefore estimates that the treatment using this medication, if it had not been so arbitrarily banned, could have helped save the lives of 25,000 people.[3] He adds that “there is a real corruption that has led tens of thousands of French people into death”,[4] and that opponents of hydroxychloroquine are “bought and corrupted by the pharmaceutical industry”.[4][5] These statements outrage many health care providers.[16] Consequently, the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) referred the matter to its ethical authorities. By extension, in a letter dated June 24, 2020, the director general of this body, Martin Hirsch, asked its ethics committee to give an informed opinion “before the end of July” in order to detect or invalidate the existence of possible “breaches of ethical obligations (...) in a situation where statements are made with the authority conferred on a position of responsibility in a public university hospital”.[17] The National Council of the French Medical Association (CNOM) was thus called upon to react and, shortly afterwards, referred the matter to the Departmental Council of the Hauts-de-Seine Medical Association for a decision on possible sanctions.[16][18][17][19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Audrey Crespo-Mara, Thierry Moreau, Gérald Kierzek, Jean-Michel Aphatie (2020-06-16). ""Je parle de mensonge d'État car on nous a masqué une pénurie", affirme le Pr. Christian Perronne" [Prof. Christian Perronne affirms "I am talking about a lie of the State because a shortage has been concealed from us"] (vid) (Crise/Covid-19 : un médecin accuse l'État) (in French). LCIrespo. Retrieved 2020-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c Olivier Truchot (15 June 2020). "Story 6 : "J'ai trouvé ahurissant la façon dont la crise a été gérée", Pr. Christian Perronne" [Story 6: "I found the way the crisis was handled astounding" , Prof. Christian Perronne] (vid). BFM Story (in French). BFM TVruchot. Le médecin accuse l'État à la fois d'incompétence, mais aussi d'arrogance dans la gestion de l'épidémie de coronavirus, notamment sur la chloroquine, les masques et les tests. "J'ai trouvé ahurissant la façon dont la crise a été gérée. Je pense qu'il y a beaucoup de mensonges d'État", a-t-il déclaré.
  3. ^ a b c d "Virus – Les accusation du Pr. Perronne : "On aurait pu éviter 25'000 morts"" [Virus - Pr. Perronne's accusations: "We could have avoided 25,000 deaths"] (vid). Morandini Live (in French) (608). CNews. Event occurs at 7:07. 18 June 2020. Je n'ai jamais reproché quoi que ce soit aux médecins, je n'ai fait que leur rendre hommage en disant qu'on les avait laissés « à poil » face à la crise [...] et la France est le seul pays au monde où on a interdit aux médecins de prescrire la chloroquine. (tr. "I never reproached the doctors for anything, I only paid tribute to them by saying that they had been left "naked" in the face of the crisis [...] and France is the only country in the world where doctors have been banned from prescribing chloroquine.")
  4. ^ a b c Caroline Michel-Aguirre (26 June 2020). "Professeur Christian Perronne : L'industrie pharmaceutique est la première source de corruption dans le monde" [Professor Christian Perronne: "The pharmaceutical industry is the number one source of corruption in the world"]. L'Obs (in French).
  5. ^ a b AFP (27 June 2020). "Coronavirus : "Y a-t-il une erreur qu'ILS n'ont pas commise ?", le Pr. Perronne tire à boulets rouges sur le système : D'après lui, les opposants à l'hydroxychloroquine sont "achetés par l'industrie pharmaceutique"" [Coronavirus: "Is there a mistake that THEY did not make?" , Pr. Perronne shoots red balls on the system: According to him, the opponents of hydroxychloroquine are "bought by the pharmaceutical industry"]. Sud Ouest (in French).
  6. ^ Caroline Mangez (27 June 2020). "Covid-19 : les vérités dérangeantes du Professeur Perronne" [Covid-19: The disturbing truths of Professor Perronne]. Paris Match. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ Charles Jaigu (2020-06-12). "Professeur Christian Perronne : " Combien de morts auraient pu être évités ? "" [Professor Christian Perronne: "How many deaths could have been avoided?"]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. ^ a b Laurent Mucchielli (22 June 2020). "Christian Perronne, un médecin en colère" [Christian Perronne, an angry doctor]. Financial Afrik (in French).
  9. ^ Kevin Badeau (2020-06-19). "Covid-19 : le livre réquisitoire" [Covid-19: the indictment book]. Les Échos (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  10. ^ "Estimations semaine 26 du 22 au 28 June 2020" [Estimates week 26 from 22 to 28 June 2020]. edistat.com.
  11. ^ Cyril Hanounaanouna (11 April 2020). "Le coup de gueule du Professeur Christian Perrone contre le gouvernement : "Je suis choqué !"" [Professor Christian Perrone's rant against the government: "I'm shocked!"] (vid). Touche pas à mon poste ! (in French). C8.
  12. ^ Jean-Marc Morandini, Jean-Michel Cohen (15 April 2020). "Prof. Christian Perronne, chef de service d'infectiologie – hôpital Raymond-Poincaré (92) : "Des malades auraient pu être sauvés s'ils avaient pris de la chloroquine. J'hallucine et je ne comprends pas le manque de décision politique !"" [Prof. Christian Perronne, head of the infectious disease department - Raymond-Poincaré hospital (92): "Patients could have been saved if they had taken chloroquine. I'm hallucinating and I don't understand the lack of political decision!"] (vid). Morandini Live (Exclu – Coronavirus : édition spéciale) (in French). CNews. À partir du minutage 08:21.
  13. ^ Patrick Simonin (2 July 2020). "Le Pr. Perronne balance sur "les magouilles et les attaques dégueulasses contre Raoult"" [Pr. Perronne balances on (denounces?) "the shenanigans and disgusting attacks against Raoult"] (vid). L'Invité (in French). TV5 Mondeimonin. Abstract.
  14. ^ Yves Calvi, Sarah Ugolini (24 June 2020). "Juvin sur Raoult : La science appelle un peu de modestie" [Juvin on Raoult: Science calls for a little modesty] (aud). 6 Minutes Pour Trancher (Le Pr. Christian Perronne face au Pr. Philippe Juvin sur la chloroquine de Didier Raoult) (in French). RTL Matin. Abstract
  15. ^ Éric Morillod (28 June 2020). "Christian Perronne : "Ça choque nos élites parisiennes qu'à Marseille on ait bien mieux fait !"" [Christian Perronne: "It shocks our Parisian elites that in Marseille we did much better!"] (vid). Les Incorrectibles (in French). Sud Radio.
  16. ^ a b c AFP (25 June 2020). "Pr. Perronne : des propos violents qui font tiquer" [Prof. Perronne: violent comments that make you tick]. Le Point (in French). Paris.
  17. ^ a b AFP (2020-06-25). "Le professeur Christian Perronne visé par le Conseil national de l'ordre des médecins" [Professor Christian Perronne targeted by the National Council of the Order of Physicians]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  18. ^ Thibert, Cécile (2020-06-24). "Le conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins ouvre une procédure contre le professeur Perronne" [The National Council of the Order of Physicians opens proceedings against Professor Perronne]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  19. ^ "Le professeur Perronne dans le collimateur du Conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins" [Professor Perronne in the sights of the National Council of the Order of Physicians]. L'Obs (in French). 25 June 2020.
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