Vaccines, Immunology, COVID-19 and debunking the misinformation in between. Click to read Deplatform Disease, by Edward Nirenberg, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is very contagious, and spreads quickly.
Most people with COVID-19 have mild respiratory symptoms that feel much like a cold or flu. But it can be much more serious for older adults, people with underlying medical conditions, ...
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Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop. We’ve turned into an angry mob and it’s getting ugly
We have moved beyond burning witches and lynching wrong-doers. So we should also stop shaming unvaccinated people. There are better ways to change behaviour.
How Yoga Journal Set Off an Anti-Vax Backlash - Matthew Remski - Medium
On July 14th, Yoga Journal, the flagship English publication for the $88bn global yoga industry, published “Getting Vaxxed Was My Act of Ahimsa”, an essay by Denver-based columnist Wolf Terry…
New Age Wellness Cranks Are Joining Forces With the Far Right
The Australian far right has joined forces with New Age spiritualists, snake-oil salesmen, and wellness gurus to take advantage of social alienation caused by the pandemic. Despite the new branding, their anti-union, anti-working-class politics remain the same.
Please be aware that this "Debunking" Section is part of my larger "Public Health" database - and what brought me to the medicine that I practice, is because I am an anti-capitalist - which goes to show that I am all too aware of the shadiness of Capitalist Pharma - however science is science, as I break down in all my articles. These subjects are nuanced and black & white thinking benefits no one.
Fact Check: Natural Immunity Is NOT Far Superior To COVID-19 Vaccines
Is natural immunity "far superior" to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: Published data show that contracting COVID-19 when unvaccinated can be very dangerous and deadly while getting a vaccine can greatly reduce or prevent serious illness or death of...
Is Vaxxed producer Del Bigtree credible on vaccines? Not really.
This article about Vaxxed producer, Del Bigtree, was written by Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College