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Margaret Anna Alice's avatar

Paul, my resident Twitter troll (see this post: https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/dispatches-from-the-new-normal-front-d2c) just shared this BMJ observational study, and I’d be curious to get your thoughts on it:

• “New study shows fewer people die from covid-19 in better vaccinated communities” (https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/new-study-shows-fewer-people-die-from-covid-19-in-better-vaccinated-communities/)

Since this comes from the British Medical Journal and they have been more balanced thanks largely to Peter Doshi, I didn’t dismiss it out of hand, but I suspect the study was rigged to deliver a particular outcome. I notice they say “fewer people die from COVID-19,” but that doesn't mean they’re not dying from other issues like, say, myocarditis. Someone else noticed the end date is December 2021, prior to the large-scale booster rollout, which is associated with a larger death toll than just one- or two-jab victims.

I haven’t had a chance to investigate but would be curious to get your thoughts if you have time to take a look. Thanks, Paul!

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Martha's avatar

Great compilation! It grieved me to read the article, "Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids." So many parents just can't wait to get their babies jabbed. But there was good (hopeful?) news at the end ~ the jab rates for children were lower than I expected:

"Less than a third of children ages 5 to 11 have had two vaccinations, and 58% of those ages 12 to 17."

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