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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Quackery

Dr. Pierre Kory promotes an old lie about vaccines and SIDS

Kory beach towel
In this image, FLCCC inadvertently demonstrates what a Dr. Kory beach towel is best for: Wiping one's butt.

Dr. Pierre Kory name-checked me in a post falsely claiming that vaccines cause SIDS. I finally get around to responding.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Movies

Shot Dead: A particularly disgusting piece of antivax propaganda

Shot Dead
Antivaxxers are nothing if not predictable in the graphics they choose.

Here we go again with a new antivax propaganda film. Shot Dead is even more vile than pre-pandemic antivax films, full of antivax propaganda and exploitation of dead children.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Yet more evidence that “died suddenly” is not a real thing

"Died suddenly" vs. reality.
Incidence of sudden cardiac death among collegiate athletes, 2002-2022. Guess what? The incidence is trending downward; it hasn't ballooned since the pandemic.

A new study has failed to find any increase in sudden cardiac deaths among college athletes, more evidence that “Died suddenly” (due to COVID-19 vaccines) is not a thing.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Steve “Debate me, bro” Kirsch is at it again with SIDS and The Great Autism Debate

Steve Kirsch, bully, collaborate
Steve Kirsch, spreading disinformation. Again.

Tech bro turned COVID-19 conspiracy theorist and antivaxxer is back spreading more misinformation about vaccines and SIDS.

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine

Vaccines and SIDS: Steve Kirsch amps up the stupid

Steve Kirsch, bully, collaborate
Steve Kirsch, spreading disinformation. Again.

Antivaxxers have long claimed that childhood vaccines cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Now “new school” antivaxxer Steve Kirsch has resurrected this hoary old lie using the thinnest of evidence plus a lot of handwaving.