Results for: COVID-19
Did New Zealand Let Too Few People Die of COVID?
Doctors used to agree mass death was a bad thing. Not anymore.
Young Children are Ingesting Dangerous Batteries at an Alarming Rate
Small children have been ingesting batteries at increasing numbers over the past decade, and many are suffering severe injuries. New rules and regulations may finally be helping, however.
Lockdowns “Postponed the Inevitable”. Is That a Bad Thing?
Lockdowns postponed COVID for millions of people until after they were vaccinated. Some doctors feel that's a bad thing.
Is it “Natural and Healthy” When Children Get Sick With COVID?
The notion that society and children benefit when they contract vaccine-preventable diseases used to be relegated to the fringes of the anti-vaccine movement. It is now embraced by doctors at prestigious universities.
Science denial, overconfidence, and persuasion
The pandemic has brought scientists who have rejected science with respect to COVID-19 public health measures a disturbing level of influence. Recent research suggests reasons why and who among the public susceptible to such misinformation remains persuadable.
Contrarian Doctors, The Pandemic is Over Again, Again
I predicted last year that contrarian doctor would continue to say "the pandemic is over". How did this prediction hold up?
Zinc for the prevention or treatment of respiratory tract infections: A new systematic review
A new systematic review examines the evidence for zinc to prevent or treat respiratory tract infections.
The Alternative to Vaccinating Children Isn’t Just “Not Vaccinating” Them
It's putting them on an inevitable collision course with the virus—without any protection from the vaccine.
Advice and Encouragement for the “Urgency of Normal” Team
Reasonable people won't believe things are normal until you stop talking about COVID.
Can COVID Vaccines Travel in Space and Time?
Are COVID vaccines to blame for the return of polio?