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Tech Tycoon Dangled a COVID Cure—Then Went Full Anti-Vaxxer

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Steve Kirsch invented the optical mouse. Now he’s pioneering something a whole lot more dangerous.

As recently as this spring, Steve Kirsch and his COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF) were riding high.

Millions in claimed donations from Silicon Valley’s elite. Promising treatment

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