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The whistleblower situation is an issue. It is not substantial cause for concern about the body of data demonstrating vaccine safety/efficacy. If you're interested, here's a thorough breakdown of the situation: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/what-the-heck-happened-to-t...

There are no good studies on ivermectin indicating anything like 62% effectiveness on any metric. The fact that he would present such a study to his audience indicates he is either: not equipped to interpret the studies, or deliberately spreading misinformation.




yeah, I read that response to the BMJ article. I find their dismissal of the concerns to be unconvincing and an unserious attempt to respond. Just the title - "what the heck happened to the BMJ?" - conveys that message. Then they proceed to impugn the character of the reporter and the whistleblower. Using ad hominen attacks and trying to wave it off as "all handwavy stuff" should be a red flag.




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