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The antimask antivax Brownstone Institute is still ranting about COVID-19 “censorship”

Censorship? How antivaxxers view themselves.
Censorship? How antivaxxers view themselves.

The Brownstone Institute is at it again, claiming that the mainstream media are all about “censorship” of “divergent” ideas about COVID-19.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Politics

Lying with statistics in Florida, COVID-19 vaccine edition

Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida Surgeon General
To paraphrase Florida Surgeon General Dr. Ladapo elsewhere: "Don't worry. Just eat right, lose weight, exercise, and get vaccinated (but ONLY if you want to). Everything will be alright." Also: vaccines are killing young men. Also: "I changed the study."

Remember that Florida Department of Health study that suggested that COVID-19 vaccines were more dangerous to young men than COVID? Surprise! It turns out that important results were left out, all to lie with statistics and make the vaccines look worse.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Skepticism/critical thinking Sports

Damar Hamlin’s collapse: To antivaxxers, it’s always the vaccines

Damar Hamlin
Damar Hamlin in happier times.

On Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest after a tackle. The most likely diagnosis is commotio cordis, cardiac arrest after chest trauma. That didn’t stop antivaxxers from undergoing all-too-familiar contortions to blame it on vaccines.

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How antivaxxers weaponized an abstract by a Goop doctor against COVID-19 vaccines

Beware abstracts about tests like this

Antivaxxers are weaponizing an abstract by Goop doctor Dr. Steven Gundry claiming that COVID-19 vaccines hugely increase the risk of heart attacks. Same as it ever was.

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine

Myocarditis and COVID-19 vaccines

Myocarditis

Antivaxxers have been publicizing reports of myocarditis in young people, mostly male, after COVID-19 vaccination. ACIP will be meeting to discuss these reports to the VAERS database today. Is there a connection between mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis?