Where this was said
Hantavirus & Ebola
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Bobby Lee pivots from health victories to health paranoia, warning Doc Willis that hantavirus and Ebola could mutate and become airborne. Andrew Santino firmly pushes back: hantavirus is geographically contained, there are no active U.S. spread cases, and the threat is overblown. Doc takes the fatalistic view — you'll die of whatever you're gonna die of — and refuses to wear a mask under any circumstances. The conversation escalates into whether COVID was engineered in a lab (Andrew calls it a 'literal fact'), whether governments have historically deployed viruses against specific racial groups (Doc and Bobby both consider this historically plausible), and Doc's theory that catching COVID seven times may have given him superior antibodies. The segment is chaotic, funny, and occasionally conspiratorial.
Doc Willis revealed he contracted COVID-19 seven times, attributing it partly to a poor diet of Starbucks pastries, Jack in the Box, and wine on an empty stomach.
Bobby Lee warns Doc Willis about hantavirus and Ebola becoming airborne, suggesting viruses mutate due to deforestation. Andrew Santino dismisses hantavirus fears as overblown. The crew then debate whether COVID was engineered and whether governments have historically targeted specific populations with diseases.
