Robert Llewellyn Clancy is an Australian clinical immunologist in the field of mucosal

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. He is known for his research and development of therapies for

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(COPD), commonly known as emphysema. In his role as senior clinical immunologist he overseas the assessment of immune disorders. Clancy developed the vaccine Broncostat at the University of Newcastle in 1985. Clancy is an emeritus professor at the University of Newcastle's School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy. He was previously Foundation Chair of Pathology at the University of Newcastle. Earlier in his career he was the first clinical immunologist at the

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, Sydney. He was educated at

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. He holds a BS.Med (Hons) and a MBBS (Hons) from the

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and a PhD from

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. He is a fellow of the

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(FRACP) and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (FRCPA). He was admitted as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM,

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) in 2005 for service to cartography as a collector of early maps of Australia and to the field of immunology. As a senior clinical immunologist he assesses immune disorders at The University of Newcastle. During the

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pandemic Clancy was involved in controversy when he was quoted by Australian MP

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in support of unverified information about claimed benefits of the drugs

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and

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. Newcastle University issued a statement in which it distanced itself from Clancy's views, mentioning also that the vice-chancellor had said the university did "not consider Robert Clancy a subject matter expert on COVID-19". On November 16, 2022 he claimed in "Quadrant" (The Problem with the COVID Narrative) that the medical establishment had ignored the importance of the mucosal immune response to COVID-19 in favour of a high risk focus on stimulating systemic immunity by means of an experimental genetic treatment. Prof. Clancy is currently treating patients with long COVID and suspected vaccine injury (with COVID vaccines.) He is using ivermectin and has reported improved oxygen saturation, explaining the pharmacological mechanisms. Dr. John Campbell 2024, Vaccine Injury Doctor, Available at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lqjYmu93sFg&t=235s&pp=ygUnZHIuIGpvaG4gY2FtcGJlbGwgdmFjY2luZSBpbmp1cnkgZG9jdG9y

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clancy, Robert 1941 births Living people Australian immunologists Members of the Order of Australia 20th-century Australian medical doctors 21st-century Australian medical doctors People educated at North Sydney Boys High School

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