The decisions made at the beginning of this pandemic will have consequences that reverberate far into the future. Perhaps we have been afraid of the wrong things. This think piece on the response to COVID-19, published last year by Canadian writer and broadcaster David Cayley, is even more impressive in hindsight.
Category Archives: Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines could be spurring variants, say Israeli and European experts
The possibility that new variants might be created by vaccines is a danger heightened by lockdowns. Research emerges to suggest sedentary lives thanks to shutdowns and COVID-19 vaccines ineffectual against ever-more-virulent mutant viruses of their own making could see those previously infected with COVID-19 and the vaccinated succumb to infection from variants.
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Vaccine skepticism is soaring amid heightened government hype and steps to hide unwelcome data
Without high vaccination levels, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention won’t reach the levels it believes are needed to reach herd immunity. That might be a blessing in disguise.
How Democrats and Republicans can come together on vaccines
Regulating vaccines under the same liability regime as all other pharmaceuticals, and acknowledging problems as well as benefits associated with them, will likely lead to safer vaccines and a better informed public.
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The biggest COVID-19 vaccine skeptics? Frontline health care workers
Why are America’s Tier 1A workers the most likely to refuse vaccination? Gallup, and numerous other surveys and reports, produce unexpected results.
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Don’t count on a coronavirus vaccine any time soon
It would be foolhardy to base public policy decisions on the unrealistic prospect of a quick-fix vaccine.
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Medical research is too important to leave to the politicians
The politicization of research funding is pervasive and paramount in decision-making.
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The EpiPen scandal is just a symptom of America’s unexplained allergy epidemic
Governments have vast financial interests that skew their medical research.
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Junk Science Week: Robert De Niro gets Vaxxed
A documentary on the mother of all medical controversies.
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Why doctors aren’t shocked that mumps have hit the NHL
Mumps outbreaks occur continually, most of them small and unreported. They’re attracting attention today only because NHL players are involved. And they’re certain to attract attention in future.
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