Science Fiction at the Wall Street Journal
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts". It's my opinion that no child should die for lack of a vaccine. The editors of The Wall Street Journal disagree
COVID and Our Warped Sense of Normal
Children are not supposed to die. This didn't used to be controversial.
The CDC Goofs and Doctors React
After a CDC goof, several doctors - including me - shared incorrect information. What happened next was revealing.
“This Would Translate to About 10,000 Deaths” Reflections From the Start of the Pandemic
“This would translate to about 10,000 deaths” Two years ago, Dr. John Ioannidis wrote an essay in STAT titled “A Fiasco in The Making? As The Coronavirus Pandemic Takes Hold, We Are Making Decisions Without Reliable Data.” It contained the following paragraph: If we assume that case fatality rate among individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2 is 0.3% in the general population — a...
The Consequences of a Medical Myth
There are real-world consequences to medical myths spread by contrarian doctors sheltered from the consequences of their words.
Through The Looking Glass With Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Humpty Dumpty agree, words have no meaning.
They Have Names
Reality is not "fear-based messaging", and fewer children will die moving forward if their parents know a bit more about what the virus can do and how the vaccine can keep children safe.
I Won’t Stop Talking About COVID Until You Stop Talking About COVID
What better way is there for me to convey to others that they should stop talking about COVID than for me to talk about it constantly?
A Medical Myth: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has quietly changed their standards for early childhood development
We should strive to retain our ability to be shocked and upset at doctors who pollute the COVID landscape with misinformation.
Intubations and Accusations Part 2
A famous economist once said, "When the facts change, I change my mind". Others take the opposite approach and attempt to alter the facts to preserve their beliefs. Read their work with this in mind.