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I've always believed that science should be as dry as possible and free from political bias
Karol Sikora has never believed this, and now it appears that Sunetra Gupta and Carl Heneghan don't either
1/6 https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/23/scamademics-right-wing-lobbying-groups-reviving-herd-immunity-in-the-uk/
Karol Sikora has never believed this, and now it appears that Sunetra Gupta and Carl Heneghan don't either
1/6 https://bylinetimes.com/2020/09/23/scamademics-right-wing-lobbying-groups-reviving-herd-immunity-in-the-uk/
As pointed out in the comments on this thread by @globalhlthtwit :
Why do epidemiologists need PR firms? Have you ever heard of such a thing?
2/6 https://twitter.com/globalhlthtwit/status/1308850613212581889?s=20
Why do epidemiologists need PR firms? Have you ever heard of such a thing?
2/6 https://twitter.com/globalhlthtwit/status/1308850613212581889?s=20
The herd immunity option is now being presented in the MSM as a genuine scientific controversy, but nothing could be further from the truth
Gupta et al are a tiny fringe, at odds with nearly all their colleagues
3/6 https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3702
Gupta et al are a tiny fringe, at odds with nearly all their colleagues
3/6 https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3702
But if they are being funded by right wing political lobbyists and are using PR firms to push their agenda in the media, then this is a dark time for science in general, and epidemiology in particular
Feels like a rerun of the Wakefield controversy/scam
4/6
Feels like a rerun of the Wakefield controversy/scam
4/6
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These lobbyists appear to be winning the battle in the US, hence the appalling death rate there
How are Americans accepting this so easily?
5/6
Coronavirus: U.S. death toll tops 200,000 https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/us-coronavirus-death-toll-tops-200000-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-.html
These lobbyists appear to be winning the battle in the US, hence the appalling death rate there
How are Americans accepting this so easily?
5/6
Coronavirus: U.S. death toll tops 200,000 https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/22/us-coronavirus-death-toll-tops-200000-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-.html
Whilst Anders Tegnell quietly reverses Sweden's herd immunity policy, but without yet admitting he was wrong
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Stockholm faces local restrictions after 'worrying' infection signs' | via @telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/22/stockholm-mulls-local-restrictions-worrying-infection-signs/
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Stockholm faces local restrictions after 'worrying' infection signs' | via @telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/22/stockholm-mulls-local-restrictions-worrying-infection-signs/
