 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on populist radical right, PRR, politicians and their influence on public health and health policy. Research suggests that PRR politicians are less experienced in health policy than other politicians and when empower their actions often subordinate health to other goals. The results of this research suggest that PRR politicians in office tend to make the situation worse by focusing on distractions and denying the severity of the pandemic. When in opposition, PRR politicians also use the pandemic to further their own agendas, such as promoting anti-European union sentiment. This article was authored by Michel Fachenbach and Scott L. Greer.