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Autopsies for everyone will end vaccine misinformation immediately?

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Tech bro turned antivaxxer Steve Kirsch has a simple solution that will end vaccine misinformation: An autopsy for everyone who dies within 2 months of COVID vaccination. So simple, yet so wrong.

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How can germ theory denial explain contagion?

Infectious disease contagion according to germ theory denial
Infectious disease contagion according to germ theory denial: It's the vibrations, ma-an!

Germ theory denial has always had a hard time explaining the contagiousness of infectious diseases—until now, apparently. According to “Dr.” Melissa Sell, it’s all about the vibes, ma-an!

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Jay Bhattacharya and Martin Kulldorff want to hold “lockdowners” accountable

Is Jay Bhattacharya hinting at a Tribunal révolutionnaire?
Yes, Orac knows what this image portrays. Let's just say that it's related to an article published by the Brownstone Institute, with which Drs. Kulldorff and Bhattacharya are affiliated. Keep reading for how.

Great Barrington Declaration author Dr. Jay Bhattacharya claimed that the pandemic was over and “regular people” will hold “them” accountable, while coauthor Martin Kulldorff Tweeted an article with an image of a guillotine. Do they know that calls for “justice” like this echo an old and very dark antivax fantasy?

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The Brownstone Institute vs. “vaccine fanatics” in The Epoch Times

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No, Martin Kulldorff and Jay Bhattacharya weren't likening vaccine advocates to the K-pop group Fanatics. They were likening them to real fanatics, as in zealots.

Brownstone Institute flacks Martin Kulldorff and Jay Bhattacharya swear they are “not antivaccine.” Why, then, are they echoing a very old antivax trope by claiming “vaccine fanatics” are making people antivaccine? In The Epoch Times, yet?!

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Urgency of Normal, the Great Barrington Declaration, and the antivax movement

Florida antivax antimask "Urgency of Normal"
Besides the horrible image, what was also horrible was the presence of all manner of COVID-19 cranks, including antimaskers and antivaxxers.

On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis convened a roundtable including “Urgency of Normal,” Great Barrington Declaration authors, and antivaxxers. This was no coincidence, given the common talking points and causes between the groups.