Alan Krumwiede
Background
Alan Krumwiede is a conspiracy theorist in San Francisco, California who runs the blog Truth Serum Now.
During the events of Contagion (2011) played by Jude Law
On Day 3, Alan shares a video on his blog of a phone recording a passenger took when the Japanese Bus Man collapsed. He then shows the video to Lorraine Vasquez and tells her it could be from mercury poisoning in the fish which the fishing industry suppresses. She tells him she will show it to their health reporter and Alan gets upset and threatens to sue the paper if they steal his story. On Day 6, Alan runs up to Dr. Ian Sussman with a mini recorder and asks him if the virus was created by the military and tells Dr. Sussman there is talk on the blogosphere the virus is a biological weapon. On Day 8, Dr. Ellis Cheever gives a news conference listing the effected cities and Alan writes down information on a notepad about Dr. Cheever. On Day 12, Alan has a meeting with Hedge Fund Man in Park and Alan tells him forsythia will be talked about in the media soon as a cure for MEV-1. On Day 14, he makes a blog telling people he has caught MEV-1 and then takes a drop of forsythia, which he says has helped him fight off the virus. He tells his viewers if forsythia works, they will all know tomorrow. On Day 18, Alan watches as the people in a store start to destroy it to get forsythia. He walks through a deserted San Francisco placing flyers telling people the CDC lies and forsythia is the cure. He finds Lorraine sick at his doorstep and she tells him she had a seizure and asks him for forsythia. Sanjay Gupta, MD conducts an interview with Dr. Cheever and Dr. Cheever suggests the best defense against MEV-1 is social distancing. Sanjay then interviews Alan who says forsythia is effective against MEV-1 and accuses the WHO of working with pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Cheever and Alan argue and Alan mentions a Facebook post by Elizabeth Nygaard which she attributes to Dr. Cheever concerning the quarantine of Chicago, before it was announced to the public. On Day 21, As Alan is walking he sees a photo of Lorraine among those that have died from MEV-1. On Day 131, he has another meeting with Hedge Fund Man in Park and tells him, he isn't the only one to make money off of a viral outbreak. Hedge Fund Man in Park mentions studies show forsythia doesn't cure MEV-1. Alan then says the vaccine may cause unknown side effects and brags that he can convince people not to take the vaccine. Alan notices a sanitation worker paying attention to their conversation and asks Hedge Fund Man in Park if he is wearing a wire. Alan tries to run away, but is caught by authorities and Dennis French tells him he is to be charged for securities fraud, conspiracy and manslaughter. On Day 133, Dennis tells Alan his body showed not having any antibodies to MEV-1. Alan is then released on bail paid for by his supporters. On Day 135, he takes video of a vaccination center and the people lining up to get the vaccine.
