@stkirsch
It is statistically impossible for a sentient human to swallow so many unverifiable anecdotes and even to proclaim them to be Science, yet here we are.
@PierreKory
"Before COVID, I didn't believe vaccines caused autism or that everyone would cover it up."
Before Covid, I never thought that formerly respected docs would fall down a rabbit hole of antivax conspiracy theories.
But here we are.
@stkirsch
Dr. Hotez has effectively and eloquently laid out his case for vaccination in books, public appearances and most importantly, in the research he's done and vaccine work he's accomplished. He doesn't need to participate in a circus for antivax clowns.
@stkirsch
The entire paper is available online. The authors say they did not confirm integration into DNA and can't exclude cross-reactivity or contamination as an explanation for their preliminary results.
Steve simply forgot to tell you that.
An honest mistake.
@BadMedicalTakes
Needless to say, the claim of "23 vaccines" is false. The maximum number an infant could receive by one year of age per CDC recommendations is 12.
Anyone who thinks that 12 is a scary number should take a close look at the diseases those vaccines prevent.
@gorskon
Just in the first few posts there's
"We needed to get to the root of the issue first."
"heavy detoxing"
"starve the cancer"
Already well on the way to filling out the woo bingo card.
@DrSuneelDhand
I am bewildered that any physician would be upset that we are protecting children from more dangerous diseases now than in 1986.
Is Dhand nostalgic for Hib meningitis and babies hospitalized and dying of rotavirus infections?
@VaxxersAnti
"Look up how many people have actually died of tetanus"
An average of about 250,000 a year worldwide.
But it's a rare disease in countries with good vaccination coverage.
@jonathanstea
Scientific consensus often changes in response to compelling evidence - not unsupported claims from attention-seeking cranks.
Those who dismiss the scientific consensus are in love with self-described Brave Mavericks who wouldn't know good evidence if it bit them on the ass.
@jonathanstea
If she can "smell the vaxx", why doesn't she immediately order prospective "functional nutrition" clients out of her office before they can shed on her? Or only do business online?
Maybe she should mask up.
@VaxxersAnti
Wow, so the key to longevity is being sedentary, overweight, smoking like a chimney and boozing it up at every opportunity?
Obviously, THEY don't want us to know. 😥
@jonathanstea
"Children's Health Defense", RFK Jr.s antivax group is attacking vitamin K shots for newborns, fearmongering about a safe intervention to prevent brain bleeds. Truly a pro-death and disability outfit.
@FatAlex621
@IanCopeland5
Antivaxers' misinformation has helped drive down vaccination rates for other childhood diseases.
They need to own their role in causing this "issue".
@DiedSuddenly_
Antivaxers fiercely resent the idea of protecting others. "Grandma and that co-worker who has cancer and is immunosuppressed don't matter, I ain't gonna get vaccinated to keep from infecting them. It's survival of the fittest!"
After claiming that he only blocks people on X who personally insult him, Steve Kirsch is so butthurt over exposure of his antivax nonsense that he's gone on a block-fest against The Real Truther and others including me. Here's one for the road, Steve!
@stkirsch
@thereal_truther
Kirsch has consistently ignored the marked drop in nationwide nursing home deaths from Covid after the vaccine rollout, trying instead to spin data from a single facility. Why is that?
@jonathanstea
Cleveland Clinic got into bed with Mark Hyman to offer "functional medicine" because it promised higher profits.
CC's "Health Living Shop" buys supplements from Mark Hyman's company, which can then profit from sales . A cosy little arrangement.
@DrAseemMalhotra
Cardiovascular deaths began spiking in the first year of the pandemic, before vaccines became available, and have since corresponded to waves of Covid-19 cases. Antivaxers ignore this.
@jonathanstea
"Current meta-analysis (establishes) that people who believe in conspiracy theories are more likely than other people to hold pseudoscientific beliefs, exhibit paranoid ideation, suffer from schizotypy, be narcissistic, be religious/spiritual and have lower cognitive ability."
@BSmithBenS
You can't catch pertussis from kids who got the vaccine, since it's made from components of inactivated bacteria.
Now if the Kathleens of the world could contract common sense via shedding, we'd solve a lot of problems.
@stkirsch
It's "BREAKING" because if it's presented that way, maybe people will forget that Steve's been making similar claims for over two years, only for them to be proven false every time.
@jonathanstea
@AnujChopra
@MarishaGSherry
The same people who gush about the body's natural healing ability, have so little faith in it that they insist we need costly supplements to allow it to function.
@KathyConWom
@TheConWom
Nearly everyone (over 96% of people in the U.S. by 2022) has Covid-19 antibodies from infection or vaccination and so have been exposed to Covid spike protein. So if you think that makes blood "unsafe", better avoid transfusions altogether.
Or stop believing nonsense.
@goddeketal
@MehdiHasanShow
@PeterHotez
@mehdirhasan
Science is debated through research and exchanges of information at conferences and scientific meetings. It isn't decided through "debates" with dishonest demagogues, emceed by a moderator hostile to the scientific method.
@weldeiry
It's a sad day for science when a scientist mischaracterizes valid criticism as "persecution", and even sadder when "Died Suddenly" crank William Makis is cited approvingly. "Turbo cancer" is a myth.
@AnnadeBuisseret
The risks of unregulated, uncrossmatched transfusions are extremely high.
Don't give in to unreasoning fear, get the blood you need from a safe NHS source.
@VaxxersAnti
I looked Medisieve up. They offer "Magnetic Blood Filtration" "Remove pathogens, such as harmful cells, bacteria, toxins, and inflammatory cytokines, directly from a patient’s bloodstream". No research cited beyond a Phase I trial.
They seem good at raising money.
@aaron_madritsch
@BrandyZadrozny
@AlexanderTabet
RFK Jr. has said “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective”. He has a long record of stoking antivax fears with falsehoods. He lies about not being an antivaxer. That's all there is to it.
@stkirsch
Wrong, yet again.
"As compared to the unvaccinated, vaccinated subjects showed a significantly lower likelihood of reinfection...once reinfected, vaccinated subjects were also significantly less likely to develop a severe disease"
@QuackDetector
"Furthermore, you may not include published scientific research of any kind or documentation provided by virologists and infectious disease experts. Only social media testimony from people like that viroLIEgy guy is acceptable."
@1stForAll
That's a useful guide to evaluating information.
Also: 1) beware of articles/posts dismissing a source because of alleged "bias" or invoking conspiracies, without bothering to evaluate the facts it cites.
2) Posts headlined "BREAKING" or "BOMBSHELL" are often fake or distorted.
@jonathanstea
Scaremongering with images showing lots of Scary Needles is big with antivaxers these days.
Because needles are SCARY, all sharp and pointy-like.
@jonathanstea
@DocBastard
He's right - we worry too much about infectious disease. Heck, even the bubonic plague in the 14th century only killed a third of the world's population - humanity survived! So who needs antibiotics and vaccines?*
*yes, I've actually heard antivaxers make this argument.
@thevegdoc
Naomi was likely advised by "the medical establishment" that non-invasive measures like rest, icing and use of anti-inflammatory OTC meds would help.
Also wondering what "spinal issues" she thinks were responsible for bursitis in her knee/leg.
@jonathanstea
Well, that blew up weirdly.
Yes kiddies, a reference to "fucking scumbags" as polite criticism was intended as sarcasm.
I do enjoy people getting triggered by my profile stating (accurately) that I have a Masters Degree in Science - a Duck's Breath Mystery Theater reference.
@ledfloydian
@i_iratus
@ZombiApocolypse
@VaxxersAnti
Narrator talks about giving adversaries a hug, and opposition to hate.
At the same time he wails about children "forced to be indoctrinated by their schools" and is pissed off that people aren't being nice to Russell Brand and won't let him make money on YouTube.
@htrismegista
@jonathanstea
Well, this is good. Now Dr. Stea can fix these problems (for instance, dropping criticisms of brave alt med mavericks who've gone beyond sterile science to find the Root Causes of human misery) before publication. Or he can wait and time travel backwards to correct them later.
@MSharifpourMD
It's not a money issue, but one of safety. Is this guy likely to have a significantly higher level of consciousness than his patients after putting in those kinds of hours? Based on this story, a lot of people wouldn't want him as their anesthesiologist.
@VaxxersAnti
Horrible when bad parenting sets up kids for preventable skin cancers later on.
It happened in my own family. My sister once proudly told me she'd never put sunscreen on her children.
Our mother was a dermatologist.
I think my sister saw her actions as a form of rebellion. 🤪
@stkirsch
What dentist?
The late Harriet Hall coined the expression "Tooth Fairy Science". This person, if he/she exists at all, sounds like an advanced degree holder.
@Shayan86
Silly conspiracy theorists - that's the fake database the Freemasons _wanted_ you to find!
The real plans are on scrolls hidden in Bill Gates' basement.
@VaxxersAnti
This paper from 2018 cites 175 sudden deaths from severe aortic stenosis in an 8-year period. In many cases patients had been asymptomatic. Must've been those time-traveling Covid vaccine nanopatticles.
@stkirsch
"Immunisations are associated with a halving of the risk of SIDS...Immunisations should be part of the SIDS prevention campaigns." Hmm...do we trust a Kirsch survey of his antivax followers, or listen to the science?
@DrMattMelton18
@gaudall
@IanCopeland5
@HopiNg66966500
Like the cases where people stroke out from vertebral artery dissection after forceful neck cracking, and chiros plead that it must've been a pre-existing condition? Those don't seem to get "referred out".
@Debunk_the_Funk
@MakisMD
Be fair. Just because Makis falsely claimed doctors died from Covid vaccination before, doesn't necessarily mean he's lying through his teeth now.
@thevegdoc
"Doctor, his pO2 saturation is dropping. Don't you think we should get a Pulmonary consult?"
"No, call Harry the paramedic. He's never lost a patient yet."
@jonathanstea
Yeah, sounds like a great get-out-of-jail-free card. "There was no other woman, I got it from a vaccine."
This nonsense comes from a "relationship expert" and sexologist. 😜😬
@SmarterSig
@jonathanstea
Oo, a Pub Med link!
Pub Med is an index of published journal articles. Being listed on Pub Med is not an indication of quality or that the NIH (which oversees Pub Med) agrees with it.
Wikipedia entries vary in quality. But dismissing one while ignoring its sources is lazy.
@JohntheLyricist
@gorskon
More of Steve's typical blather when trying to pre-empt a fact-check article that he knows will go badly for him. Kirsch single-handedly provides job security for fact-checkers.
@VaxxersAnti
This is a privately owned luxury charter yacht built in Germany in 1969. The Mystery Balls are probably protective enclosures for radar antennas, but the Jacuzzi and parasol-shaded sun pads undoubtedly have secret sinister purposes.
@IanCopeland5
Antivaxers live in a fantasy world where their enemies will someday beg forgiveness, before Nuremberg-style tribunals sentence them to horrendous penalties. Mary evidently fancies herself as the Sword of Truth.
@stkirsch
@IanCopeland5
@Keyontae
"Died Suddenly" showed a montage of video clips of people collapsing, implying they all died from the vaccine. Johnson wasn't even vaccinated. The movie also falsely characterized actual deaths, including one from a car crash and another due to injuries in a fall.
@HeyNurseKat
This is characteristic of the we-are-gods mentality that gets surgeons into trouble with their medical boards, for reasons ranging from malpractice to abusing staff. Thankfully, most surgeons know better.
@jonathanstea
For the heck of it I googled "Sherri Tenpenny supplements". Yes, the license-suspended doc who claimed that Covid vaccines magnetize people and that liquefied bodies were flushed into the water supply, sells a line of supplements. Also clothing and "collectibles".
@nealkhosla
@chrissyfarr
Pay for full body scans if you want. But providing information on their limitations and the harms they can cause isn't "paternalism".
Docs don't want patients to suffer (financially or physically) from unneeded invasive tests to chase down false positives and incidentalomas.
@jennawrites
@PeterHotez
@ChrisCuomo
It's bizarre that anyone believes physicians wouldn't prescribe ivermectin for Covid-19 for their patients, and make sure they and their families took it, if it actually worked. But the great preponderance of evidence including systematic reviews shows that it's ineffective.
@KellyGuy
@thereal_truther
Antivaxers "personally" know enormous numbers of people who supposedly died from the vaccines - but not a single person who died of Covid-19.
Very, very strange. 🕵️♀️💩
@stkirsch
"An AP fact checker has contacted me".
Did you respond? A previous time, that didn't happen. When put on the spot, you have this habit of running away.