WSJ: “The battle to recover scientific honesty will be an uphill one in the U.S.”
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While we’ll probably never learn the true source of covid, the re-surfacing of the covid lab-leak theory has already started paying dividends.
Have you noticed that scientists and medical practitioners who have previously been muzzled — by censoring media and interest-conflicted scientists — are starting to speak out.
There was an op-ed in the WSJ last week that spoke to the issue — both generally and specifically.
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Scientific integrity has been scarred:
Unpopular scientific ideas, from the lab-leak theory to the efficacy of masks, were initially dismissed, even ridiculed, only to resurface later in mainstream thinking.
Differences of opinion have sometimes been rooted in disagreement over the underlying science.
But the more common motivation has been political.
That said, the authors conclude:“There are, however, signs of life for scientific honesty.”
Specifically, they point to emerging information and legitimized debates regarding the risks associated with the current crop of covid vaccines.
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Vaccine benefits touted, risks under-stated
The short-run prevention efficacy of the vaccines is broadly accepted, but often misunderstood.
For example, the vaccines provably prevent hospitalization and death, but prevention of minimally symptomatic infections is still uncertain.
But, the authors argue, the associated risks have been given short-shrift.
Bluntly stated: “Public-health authorities are making a mistake and risking the public’s trust by not being forthcoming about the possibility of harm from certain vaccine side effects.”
What are these side effects?
First, there’s death.
“it is rare for any vaccine to be linked to deaths” … but, there have been reported deaths fast-following covid vaccinations.
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And, there is reportedly “a large clustering of certain adverse events immediately after vaccination.”
- heart inflammation (myocarditis), especially for those under 30;
- low platelets (thrombocytopenia), potentially causing internal bleeding;
- deep-vein thrombosis, flow inhibiting blood clots
These side effects are likely rare and often transitory, but should be calibrated and considered in the vaccines’ risk-benefits analysis.
That said, the authors conclude:
The risks of a Covid-19 vaccine may outweigh the benefits for certain low-risk populations, such as children, young adults and people who have recovered from Covid-19.
This is especially true in regions with low levels of community spread, since the likelihood of illness depends on exposure risk.
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The full article is worth reading: Are Covid Vaccines Riskier Than Advertised?
The Homa Files 
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