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Elisabeth MahaseThe BMJVaccine misinformation and disinformation being spread in the US—including by senior politicians—is affecting patients and researchers in Europe, experts have warned.Speaking at the World Vaccine Congress Europe in Amsterdam on 14 October, public health policy makers and …
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Gareth IacobucciThe BMJFallout from comments at the recent Reform UK party conference linking covid vaccines to cancers in the royal family continued last week with the prime minister wading into the controversy.Speaking during prime minister’s questions on 10 September,1 Keir Starmer said, “I’m …
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Bob RoehrWashington, DCbobroehr{at}aol.comUC Law San FranciscoIn 1965 Peter Buxtun had just started working as a contact tracer with the Public Health Service (PHS) in San Francisco when he overheard colleagues talking about a syphilis study. Wanting to learn more, he called the PHS office in …
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Clare DyerThe BMJA consultant colorectal surgeon who was suspended for spreading misinformation about covid and vaccines has been struck off after he repeated his false claims online during his suspension.Muhammad Adil, 64, who worked as a locum at Oldham and North Manchester hospitals, was …
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Dear ERditor The legal case being brought by early-career doctor Matt Kneale against the General Medical Council is important, because it seeks to establish whether the GMC is being reasonable in refusing to investigate doctors who are credibly accused of spreading anti-vax misinformation widely on …
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Clare Dyer The BMJ The High Court has upheld a decision to suspend a senior surgeon from the UK medical register for six months for airing conspiracy theories on YouTube denying the existence of covid-19.1 Mohammad Adil appealed against the decision last June by a medical practitioners tribunal, …
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Summary box Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies have been used around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic to increase vaccination rates. But these policies have provoked considerable social and political resistance, suggesting that they have unintended harmful consequences and may not be …
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Dear Editor Covid denial is the latest, but won’t be the last manifestation of a Malignant 30 year campaign the undermine science, STEM practitioners and all forms of related expert knowledge. Frist tried at scale and with significant success by tobacco companies, who understood the power of …
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Owen Dyer Montreal A Minnesota doctor who grew an online following spreading misinformation about covid-19 has died from the disease. Christopher Foley’s obituary said he died from an “unexpected illness,” but his son Logan later confirmed at a memorial service that the 71 year old physician had …
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Paul D Thacker Madrid The World Health Organization has chosen 26 scientists from 700 applicants for a new group to investigate the origins of the covid-19 pandemic, as well as future outbreaks. WHO plans to appoint members to the new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens …
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