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KB's  FROM THE PETRI DISH's avatar

I am stealing your meme. The real problem is they got the name wrong. It's Fool's Gold Standard Science,

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Jenn Dowd, PhD's avatar

ha ha steal away! All that glitters is not Gold Standard

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Ryan McCormick, M.D.'s avatar

Really an excellent resource here, thanks Jenn. Great to go back to the original story and keep telling it, as Covid revisionism and political opportunism feed on ignorance and the imperfection of memory. The RCT gold standard absolutists usually have no problem cherry picking some rare event like myocarditis in a small number of young men GLEANED FROM THE OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES they otherwise dismiss. They will also treat a side effect as worse than death, and fail to acknowledge that Covid illness (which is never going away) causes much more frequent and serious myocarditis than that second shot ever did. In their forced label change they do not acknowledge that those same cherry picked observational studies show myocarditis risk in updated boosters keeps tracking downwards to negligible.

And most infectious diseases with short incubation times are impossible to eradicate with vaccination. Slower viruses like measles and polio can be cleared from the body before they are up and running.

Thanks for a cool headed analysis and compelling story!

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Jenn Dowd, PhD's avatar

Thanks Ryan, I appreciate it! It feels more important than ever to continue to beat this drum and lay out the facts on the real benefits vs. costs as clearly as possible. Though many days it feels like pushing a boulder up the hill and watching it fall back down, if you know what I mean! Thanks for all you do to communicate so effectively.

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Sergio Marques's avatar

Additional COVID vaccines enhance mucosal immunity when delivered intranasally, potentially blocking transmission better. Novel bivalent vaccines target evolving variants, increasing durability and cross-protection beyond original formulations.

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Jenn Dowd, PhD's avatar

Indeed, thankfully lots of people are still working on pushing this science forward!

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Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD's avatar

Amazing detailed analysis that I plan to share and bookmark as a resource. Thank you! I am also a huge fan of Princess Bride and use that same saying all the time in random conversations. I am obsessed with your meme and plan to share (giving you credit, of course!) as much as humanly possible!

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Jenn Dowd, PhD's avatar

Thank you!! It did feel important to pull together the work that accumulated over the last five years, which has been really remarkable when you think about it. And I’m relieved to know that I’m not alone in my Princess Bride obsession!! Whatever helps get the word out :).

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