a little further down
No longer can the media and armchair pseudo-physicians sit in their little ivory towers, proclaiming “DUR so stoopid, malaria is bacteria, COVID-19 is virus, anti-bacteria drug no work on virus!”
That was sarcasm re what the media says.
Now I’m confused about your dismissal of the article.
The “malaria is a bacteria” quote was in reference to others, not the author of the article.