Cochrane’s Double Standards
February 14, 2024 3:46 pm 55 CommentsWhen the Cochrane review of face masks found no evidence of efficacy, Cochrane grandees disowned it. But is evidence now back in fashion, ask Tom Jefferson and Carl Heneghan.
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Devi Sridhar’s Knowledge of the Epidemiology of Respiratory Viruses Could be Written on the Back of a Postage Stamp
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm 15 CommentsDevi Sridhar's knowledge of the epidemiology of respiratory viruses could be written on the back of a postage stamp, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson. Why was she a top pandemic adviser to the Scottish Government?
Government Wasted £1.2 Billion on Unused Covid Antivirals With No Evidence They Work
January 31, 2024 5:00 pm 14 CommentsThe U.K. lost £1.2 billion on stockpiling unused antivirals for Covid, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson. But where's the evidence these drugs do anything except line the pockets of pharma and the 'pandemic' industry?
The Time Has Come to Get Rid of the Whole Lot of Them
January 29, 2024 3:10 pm 41 CommentsThe time has come to get rid of the whole lot of them, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson. Free people should not tolerate lightweight healthcare decision-makers, boot lickers, profiteers and politickers as leaders.
The Weight Loss Balloon: A Device Too Far?
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm 21 CommentsObese NHS patients are now being given a gastric weight loss balloon. But will this new device be any safer than others that have proven deadly? It may be all too predictable, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
2,500 Reported Deaths – and the True Number Could be 10 Times Higher. How the Yellow Card Scheme Failed for Covid Vaccines
January 19, 2024 1:15 pm 5 CommentsOver 2,500 deaths reported, and the true number could be 10 times that – Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson give their verdict on the Yellow Card Scheme for COVID-19 vaccines, saying it has badly failed.
Up to 98% of Adverse Effects Go Unreported: Why the Yellow Card Scheme is Not Fit for Purpose
January 18, 2024 1:08 pm 8 CommentsWith underreporting of up to 98%, the Yellow Card Scheme for adverse effects is not fit for purpose, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson. What's more, drug side-effects are responsible for 6.5% of all hospital admissions.
Has the Government Learned the Lessons of the £9 Billion Wasted on Covid PPE?
January 16, 2024 3:00 pm 16 CommentsAccording to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, of the £12bn spent on PPE in 2020-21, £9 billion was wasted due to inflated prices or shoddy equipment. Has the Government learned the lessons?
Just 162 Italians Under 40 Died With COVID-19 in 2020. So Why the Big Vaccination Push?
December 18, 2023 11:08 am 22 CommentsOfficial stats show that just 162 Italians under 40 died with COVID-19 in 2020. So why was the Government so set on vaccinating them all, ask Prof Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson.
“I Don’t Want to Get Into That”: Covid Inquiry Shuts Down Prime Minister When He Points Out Lockdown Did More Harm Than Good
December 13, 2023 1:07 pm 30 Comments"I don't want to get into that": the Covid Inquiry's Hugo Keith KC shocks observers by shutting down Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when he points out that lockdowns did more harm than good.