The French twins known for their exaggerated looks, passed away a week apart after contracting COVID-19. Neither brother was vaccinated.
The twins perhaps courted the most controversy over physics papers they presented in the early 2000s as a part of their doctoral theses which were described as misleading and faced accusations of plagiarism. An internal investigation found that there was nothing in the papers of scientific value, with one scientist describing the twins writing as"delightfully meaningless combinations of buzzwords," but the two were still eventually awarded PhDs by the University of Burgundy.
Even though both brothers were unvaccinated, former French Minister of Education and professor of philosophy,, insisted that the Bogdanoffs were not wholly"antivax" but rather believed that their superior health would be enough to fight off the virus. It's also worth mentioning that Ferry had strongly encouraged the Bogdanoffs to get the vaccine prior to their deaths, telling them that they would be"crazy" not to.
Speaking about the stance on French radio, Igor Bogdanoff cited the doctor that popularized hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19, Dr. Didier Raoult, as being the reason for waiting to get the vaccine, saying that he had more confidence in the efficacy of future vaccines than those currently available. (DISCLAIMER:
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