"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

Tag: Bell's palsy

The New York Times flubs it discussing COVID-19 vaccine injury

Post author By Orac
Post date May 13, 2024
69 Comments on The New York Times flubs it discussing COVID-19 vaccine injury

A poorly framed article on people who believe they suffered vaccine injury is being trumpeted by antivaxxers. The New York Times definitely flubbed it this time.

Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine Skepticism/critical thinking

Justin Bieber: His Ramsey Hunt syndrome is not due to vaccines!

Post author By Orac
Post date June 20, 2022
126 Comments on Justin Bieber: His Ramsey Hunt syndrome is not due to vaccines!

I never thought I’d be writing about Justin Bieber—or this late. However, after Bieber announced that he had developed facial paralysis as a result of Ramsay Hunt syndrome antivaxxers swooped in to blame it on COVID-19 vaccines.

Tags Bell's palsy, COVID, COVID vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Hailey Bieber, Justin Bieber, Ramsay Hunt suyndrome

Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine

Bell’s palsy, syncope, and death: The impending antivax tsunami of fake COVID-19 vaccine “adverse reactions”

Post author By Orac
Post date December 31, 2020
148 Comments on Bell’s palsy, syncope, and death: The impending antivax tsunami of fake COVID-19 vaccine “adverse reactions”

Reports of Bell’s palsy and syncopy after vaccination with RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines remind us how antivaxxers will weaponize anything bad happening after vaccination. Sadly, I predict an impending tsunami of confusing correlation with causation.

Tags Bell's palsy, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, death, hpv, HPV vaccine, pandemic, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, SARS-CoV-2, sids, sudden infant death syndrome

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