My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
And the dread Covid-19 counter, which they kept showing on the news, night after night,l clicked over by one. Another ‘scary’ Covid-19 death ...that had nothing to do with the virus.
My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
‘If you search for scientific research articles with COVID -19 in the title, you’ll see more than 17,000 articles published since the start of 2020, but this vital research is being undermined by weak or even fraudulent research practices. Perhaps the highest profile example so far is the Surgisphere case which saw a small US company seemingly... See more
My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
Surely peer-review should have picked up the Surgisphere fraud? You think? The same article quoted Richard Horton, editor in chief of the Lancet, where the Surgisphere papers were published. He had this to say in his defence:
‘... the peer review process is not designed to capture research misconduct.’
To be honest I don’t feel this is the most... See more
‘... the peer review process is not designed to capture research misconduct.’
To be honest I don’t feel this is the most... See more
My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
In addition to the uselessness of peer-review, Richard Horton has previously stated the following about scientific research:
‘ Much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue.’
‘ Much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue.’
My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
So, who, or what, does capture research misconduct and fraud? Who shall guard the guardians? It appears it is everyone’s job, and yet no-one’s. Let’s just hide the problem under the carpet and hope no-one notices.
My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
Moving further down the line. How accurate were the tests themselves? Or, to be more specific. How many false positives were there. This represents a massive elephant in the room that was barely mentioned at the time. Most people are blissfully unaware there even was a problem.
However, this could well have been the biggest issue of all. If false... See more
However, this could well have been the biggest issue of all. If false... See more
My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
You can run this thought experiment in another direction. Around fifty thousand people die in the UK every month. Most people die in hospital, and everyone admitted to hospital had a Covid-19 test on admission. Ergo, during the Covid-19 pandemic, many of them will have died within twenty-eight days of a false positive test.
My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
COVID pandemic started in Wuhan market animals after all, suggests latest study ‘The finding comes from a reanalysis of genomic data.’ 3
This quotes a study from the highly respected Journal Nature.
Here is an alternative view.
Parliamentary questions in the European Commission in 2024’ ‘ In 2020, Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service reportedly... See more
This quotes a study from the highly respected Journal Nature.
Here is an alternative view.
Parliamentary questions in the European Commission in 2024’ ‘ In 2020, Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service reportedly... See more
My current thinking on Covid-19 – and other important issues
We can also have no statements such as that from Jacinda Adern, Prime Minister of New Zealand at the time. You may remember this.
“We will continue to be your single source of truth,” and that, “Unless you hear it from us, it is not the truth.” The Truth’.If that statement didn’t scare you, you were probably already dead.
“We will continue to be your single source of truth,” and that, “Unless you hear it from us, it is not the truth.” The Truth’.If that statement didn’t scare you, you were probably already dead.