The Journal
2021
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Senators Lying to You
Getting vaccinated is important. It protects you and the people around you. It’s not just a personal choice. We all have a responsibility to care for the most vulnerable in our communities. I replied a few…
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Anti-vaxxers. Consistently Wrong
I am going to give up trying to counter anti-vax fantasies on social media. While I remain alarmed by the volume of misinformation, and the harm this has the potential to do, it has become clear…
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Anti-Vax Propaganda Costs Lives. Just Stop It.
I continue to be frustrated by the sheer tidal wave of misinformation on social media about COVID19 and vaccination. Not at all with people who have doubts or questions. Given the horror stories that floating around…
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Astrazeneca and Johnson and Johnson Vaccines Pose No Risk and Will Save Lives
I am still astonished by people who claim COVID-19 is “just the flu” or even worse, “the whole thing is made up.” To believe this, you have to believe that every government in the world, every…
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Hating Bill Gates
Bill Gates has been the Emmanuel Goldstein of the anti-vaccination movement for years. But why are so many other people suddenly jumping in? Boy that Bill Gates is an evil dude. Or so you might think…
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More from the Anti-vax Tinfoil Hat Brigade
It was interesting to see a few hundred tin foil hatters turn out to the million people anti-mandatory-vaccinations comedy sessions around the country. Void of purpose from the start, since no COVID-19 vaccine in Australia is…
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Google, Facebook, and Mainstream Media Madness
I am no fan of either Google or Facebook. Google has a long history of distortion of news and of down-grading results from websites it disagrees with. Facebook does the same, while at the same time…
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COVID-19: Health Matters. Life Matters
If one million people are vaccinated with the new COVID-19 vaccine over the next year, this is what we can expect: 4500 will develop an invasive cancer. 1600 will die from cancer. About 250 will develop…