Tag: COVID-19

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Hack conspiracy journalism: Paul Thacker vs. the definition of “physician”

Paul Thacker at work
Paul Thacker at work writing another entry for his Substack.

I normally don’t publish email exchanges, but when someone like Paul Thacker misleadingly characterizes an email exchange with me, let’s just say that I will make an exception in his case.

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine

Fun with Excel, or: Steve Kirsch is an antivax fool

Kirsch's pivot
This is what Steve Kirsch considers a great analysis. It's not.

Once again, Steve Kirsch has incompetently “analyzed” an Excel spreadsheet containing epidemiological data to claim that COVID-19 vaccines increase the chances of getting COVID. He desperately needs to take an Epidemiology 101 course.

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Pseudoscience

Denis Rancourt on COVID-19: No virus, just psychological stress

Denis Rancourt and Steve Kirsch
Denis Rancourt pontificating about "no virus" and "17 million deaths" due to COVID-19 vaccines, as Steve Kirsch laps it up.

It’s hard to believe that in the 21st century there are still those who are “not convinced that viruses exist.” Virus denial and antivax go together and always have. Denis Rancourt, while far from the first or more vociferous virus denier, is an excellent example.

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Antivaccine nonsense Cancer Medicine Quackery

Kate Middleton announced that she is being treated for cancer. Guess what happened next? (Hint: Antivaxxers)

Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales.
The Princess of Wales has been diagnosed with some form of intraabdominal cancer. Unfortunately, antivax quacks are pouncing, claiming she has "turbo cancer" from COVID-19 vaccination.

Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, announced this week that she has undergone surgery and is now receiving chemotherapy for cancer. It took no time at all before antivaxxers started claiming that she is a victim of “turbo cancer,” because of course. They’re antivaxxers.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics

The Brownstone Institute embraces old antivax lies about measles

Brownstone Institute Measles Mongers
What an...interesting...image chosen for this article. Nope, nothing threatening about this at all. Just an ominously backlit militant holding a military rifle with something burning in the background!

The Brownstone Institute long ago went full anti-COVID-19 vaccination. Now it’s embracing old antivax tropes about the measles vaccine. This was inevitable.