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STAT’s ID experts are not good thinkers

November 22 | Posted by mrossol | Coronavirus, Critical Thinking, Interesting, Science

Source: STAT’s ID experts are not good thinkers By Vinay Prasad, at Sensible Medicine

STAT— a Boston Globe Subsidiary— recently ran a poll asking 34 “ID experts” what they are doing about COVID. The poll is embarrassing— first, it is not science. They asked a convenience sample of 34 people who are just as neurotic and irrational as... Read more

How infectious disease experts respond to Covid nearly 3 years in

November 22 | Posted by mrossol | Coronavirus, Science, Stupidity

Source: How infectious disease experts respond to Covid nearly 3 years in

By Helen Branswell Nov. 21, 2022, STATNEWS.COM
The world is fast approaching the third anniversary of those days when we got our first inkling that a new disease was spreading in China. In the months that followed, normal life was suspended, then upended. At this point, everyone is well... Read more

The Truth About Ivermectin

November 22 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Health, Real Fake News, Science

Source: The Truth About Ivermectin Ivermectin has been hailed as a “wonder drug” and, according to the UNESCO World Science Report, a critical component of “one of the most triumphant public health campaigns ever waged in the developing world.”

However, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and affiliated health authorities have vociferously recommended against... Read more

Watchdog sues govt. for Covid vaccine safety study info

November 20 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Deep State, Democrat Party, Health, Law, Science, Vaccine

Source: Watchdog sues govt. for Covid vaccine safety study info | Sharyl Attkisson Judicial Watch says it wants to know why the Biden administration is hiding information about the safety of Covid vaccines– vaccines the government has aggressively promoted and even mandated. Public health agencies continually state that the Covid vaccines are safe and effective, yet the agencies and vaccine makers have... Read more

Bob Califf’s tweets as commissioner of the US FDA are problematic

November 18 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Democrat Party, Health, Science

Source: Bob Califf’s tweets as commissioner of the US FDA are problematic

It’s a free country, and everyone’s entitled to their opinion. However, if you’re the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, it’s a reasonable to think you’ll hold yourself to a high standard. The US FDA regulates the ability of pharmaceutical companies to advertise their... Read more

Let’s Talk “Peer Review”

November 17 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Science

Source: Let’s Talk Peer Review – by John Mandrola

The judging of science has always been contentious. But the debate used to remain among scientists. Digital and social media, and, of course, the pandemic and its politicization of science has brought the peer review debate into the mainstream. So much so that peer-review is now a common modifier. As... Read more

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