Tag: COVID-19

Dr. Vinay Prasad Said He Would Deliver New COVID Vaccine RCTs. He Failed and Should STFU.

It turns out that Tweeting about RCTs 100+ times is a lot easier than delivering even a single RCT.

/ April 5, 2026
A sign with the CDC logo stands in front of a modern glass building with multiple windows; part of a tree is visible on the left side of the image.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Who Claims He “Would Have” Perfectly Controlled COVID In 2020, Can’t Even Fix A Few Broken Windows Today

Trust in MAHA leaders has justifiably collapsed, and the sycophants who previously glorified Dr. Jay Bhattacharya have mysteriously vanished, unwilling to even acknowledge what they helped unleash on us all.

/ April 3, 2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lying about vaccines again

RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines (part 9): ProPublica reports, and a bump in the road to remaking ACIP

A judge recently ruled that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went too far in his drive to turn ACIP into a an antivax committee. Meanwhile, ProPublica reports on where we are heading; it's not good.

/ March 23, 2026
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RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines (part 8): “Massive Epidemic of Vaccine Injury,” ACIP, and a prominent oncologist

The MAHA Institute is holding an event called MEVI Roundtable: Massive Epidemic of Vaccine Injury to fear monger about vaccines. Unfortunately, Dr. Wafik El-Deiry, a prominent oncologist-scientist, will participate.

/ March 9, 2026
Red, distressed stamp-style text on a white background reads "SMEAR CAMPAIGN" in all capital letters.

MAHA Government Doctors Feel Entitled to Falsely Smear Private Citizens in the Press While Demanding That They Not Be Falsely Smeared in the Press

Our so-called public servants have one set of standards for themselves and another for private citizens who dare to the challenge their government.

/ March 5, 2026
Several men wearing face masks inspect cages filled with live bats in a market setting. Some men are photographing the scene, and the cages are stacked, appearing cramped and crowded.

Latest Science on Origins of SARS-CoV-2

Science continues to support a much higher likelihood of of a natural origin for SARS-CoV-2 than a "lab leak."

/ March 4, 2026
Four people stand on a sidewalk holding a large blue banner that reads, "Medical Freedom Is The New Civil Rights Movement." Two women wear shirts with protest slogans. Cars are parked in the background.

Why Should You Worry About My Vaccinated Child If Being Anti-Vaccine Works So Well

Del Bigtree and Toby Rogers, the authoritarians behind the “medical freedom” movement 

/ February 28, 2026

MAHA: Everything old is new again, except this time antiscience cranks (like Stanislaw Burzynski) are in charge

Returning from my hiatus, I couldn't decide on a specific new topic, mainly because so much bad stuff happened in my absence. So, in this post I back up a bit to reflect on how RFK Jr.'s "make America healthy again" is nothing new. What is new is that the antiscience-cranks are in charge.

/ February 23, 2026
Jayanta Bhattacharya (Podcast Jay) being interviewed by Ross Douthat.

Lysenkoism 2.0 continues: Podcast Jay wants to turn NIH into the “research arm” of MAHA

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has recently said that he wants to transform the NIH into the "research arm of MAHA" and a "central driver of the MAHA agenda." Lysenkoism 2.0 continues apace at NIH.

/ February 2, 2026
Alfred E. Neuman. What, me worry?

RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines (part 7): What, me worry (about polio and HPV)?

Last week was a hellscape for vaccines, with a RICO lawsuit against the AAP and the newly antivax CDC coming for your HPV and polio vaccines.

/ January 26, 2026