"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

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A “not antivax” COVID-19 contrarian: “RFK Jr. makes ‘reasonable’ points”

Post author By Orac
Post date June 20, 2023
83 Comments on A “not antivax” COVID-19 contrarian: “RFK Jr. makes ‘reasonable’ points”

Podcaster Joe Rogan conveyed a “debate” challenge by antivax conspiracy theorist RFK Jr. to Dr. Peter Hotez. COVID-19 contrarian Dr. Vinay Prasad, wanting to be on Rogan’s podcast, sucked up to both, saying RFK Jr. made many “reasonable” points. What gives? And should scientists ever agree to debate cranks?

Tags antivaccine, antivaccine movement, antivaccine tropes, Joe Rogan, misinformation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tracy Høeg, vaccines, Vinay Prasad

Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Skepticism/critical thinking

Steve Kirsch uses doxxing and the threat of a libel suit to silence Dr. Canuck

Post author By Orac
Post date June 14, 2023
79 Comments on Steve Kirsch uses doxxing and the threat of a libel suit to silence Dr. Canuck

Tech bro turned antivaxxer Steve Kirsch threatened to dox and sue pseudonymous influencer Dr. Jonathan E. Canuck, completing his journey to the antivax Dark Side as a litigious bully.

Tags antivaccine, Autism, COVID-19, COVID-19 denial, COVID-19 vaccine, critical thinking, debate, Dr. Canuck, legal threat, legal thuggery, live public debate, quackery, skepticism, Steve Kirsch, vaccines

Antivaccine nonsense Biology Cancer Medicine Science

Return of the revenge of “vaccines permanently alter your DNA”

Post author By Orac
Post date June 6, 2023
104 Comments on Return of the revenge of “vaccines permanently alter your DNA”

In a new twist on the “vaccines permanently alter your DNA” trope that antivaxxers love, a microbiologist named Kevin McKernan is falsely claiming that contaminating plasmid DNA from COVID-19 vaccines can get into the nucleus during cell division and “permanently alter your DNA” to horrible effect.