Vaccine Safety Update
September 1, 2021 7:00 am 47 CommentsThe 12th of our regular round-ups of Covid vaccine safety reports and news from a group of medical doctors to inform the debate on vaccination.
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The Fatal Flaw in PHE’s New Study Claiming Delta “Doubles Risk of Hospitalisation” Compared to Alpha
August 30, 2021 7:23 pm 29 CommentsBy comparing Delta when new to Alpha when spent, it's like comparing an athlete to a pensioner. The comparison tells us nothing useful.
Are the Vaccines Declining in Effectiveness Against Serious Disease?
August 29, 2021 11:22 pm 65 CommentsReported infections in England are rising in the most vaccinated age groups while they fall in the under 40s, and hospital admissions are getting older again. Is this a sign of declining vaccine effectiveness?
Latest PHE Data Shows Vaccine Effectiveness Down to Just 15% in the Over-50s, 37% in the Under-50s. Deaths Cut by 76% in Over-50s, But Just 12% in Under-50s
August 22, 2021 1:21 pm 67 CommentsThe latest data from PHE shows vaccine effectiveness against Delta infection has dropped to just 15% in the over 50s. Protection against death is holding up – though seemingly not in the under-50s.
Delta Surge Peaks and Declines in U.S. States
August 21, 2021 11:24 pm 20 CommentsSome of the U.S. states which have been experiencing a Delta surge, including Florida, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana, appear to have peaked, once again confounding the modellers predictions of universal infection.
The Implausible Findings of the Latest Oxford Vaccine Effectiveness Study
August 20, 2021 11:27 am 42 CommentsA new study based on the ONS Infection Survey finds that, contrary to other recent figures, the vaccines protect well against Delta infection. However, a closer look reveals some serious problems.
Florida’s Delta Surge Slows Towards a Peak
August 15, 2021 7:16 pm 39 CommentsIn Florida, despite no restrictions being imposed, the weekly increase in the percentage of Covid tests coming back positive has slowed almost to zero, meaning it should begin to drop soon.
Belarus: The Country With No Restrictions, and No Disaster
August 13, 2021 12:20 am 54 CommentsBelarus has finally published its overall mortality figures up to March 2021, giving us for the first time a plausibly reliable indicator of the true impact of the pandemic in the anti-lockdown country.
U.K. Vaccine Passport Allows for Self-Declared Exemption
August 12, 2021 2:21 pm 112 CommentsVaccine passports may be on the way out, with the Government's own scientists this week pointing out that the vaccines don't prevent transmission. In the meantime, it's worth reading the small print on exemptions.
CDC Study Claiming Unvaccinated Have More Than Double the Risk of Re-infection is Full of Holes
August 12, 2021 1:08 am 43 CommentsThe CDC in America has published a new study claiming to show that, among the previously infected, the unvaccinated are at more than double the risk of re-infection than the vaccinated. But it has many problems.