Garbage science: ‘Claims Covid vaccines saved millions lends credence to fears that peer review is  corrupted’

Garbage science: ‘Claims Covid vaccines saved millions lends credence to fears that peer review is  corrupted’

In their paper, Rancourt and Hickey examined the counterfactual models and the claims those models made about deaths averted over time. They discovered that the models display large peaks in lives saved immediately after the vaccine and booster rollouts.

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Journalism and democracy are conjoined twins and when they die, they are buried in same grave

Journalism and democracy are conjoined twins and when they die, they are buried in same grave

Independent journalism is one of the strongest defences we have against polarisation, extremism and authoritarianism. But in many parts of the world, it simply cannot survive without support. Advertising doesn’t work in conflict zones. Subscription models don’t sustain outlets serving rural, low-income communities.

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Pocketed by Big Pharma to peddle Covid vaccine lies, US mainstream media finding it hard to regain trust

Pocketed by Big Pharma to peddle Covid vaccine lies, US mainstream media finding it hard to regain trust

Changing anything within a government agency always risks blowback. Sure enough, a gaggle of disgruntled workers, a few hundred at most out of 18,000, maybe 1 per cent, while ignoring all the people who are thrilled, turned in a declaration of protest.

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