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Myths told by COVID experts

 https://nypost.com/2023/02/27/10-myths-told-by-covid-experts-now-debunked/

“… Public health officials actively propagated misinformation that ruined lives and forever damaged public trust in the medical profession …

“Misinformation #1: Natural immunity offers little protection compared to vaccinated immunity

“A Lancet study looked at 65 major studies in 19 countries on natural immunity. The researchers concluded that natural immunity was at least as effective as the primary Covid vaccine series …

“Misinformation #2: Masks prevent Covid transmission …

“[A Cochran Review] published last month by a highly respected Oxford research team found that masks had no significant impact on Covid transmission …

“Misinformation #3: School closures reduce Covid transmission

“The CDC ignored the European experience of keeping schools open, most without mask mandates. Transmission rates were no different, evidenced by studies conducted in Spain and Sweden.

“Misinformation #4: Myocarditis from the vaccine is less common than from the infection …

“… [Myocarditis] is six to 28 times more common after the Covid vaccine than after the infection among 16- to 24-year-old males. Tens of thousands of children likely got myocarditis, mostly subclinical, from a Covid vaccine they did not need because they were entirely healthy or because they already had Covid.

“Misinformation #5: Young people benefit from a vaccine booster …

“[The] evidence was never there that they lower Covid mortality in young, healthy people … White House pressure to recommend boosters for all was so intense that the FDA’s two top vaccine experts left the agency in protest …



“Misinformation #9: Data on the bivalent vaccine is ‘crystal clear’ …

“In my opinion, the data are crystal clear that young people should not get the bivalent vaccine. It would have also spared many children myocarditis.

“Misinformation #10: One in five people get long Covid …

“[A] UK study found that only 3% of COVID patients had residual symptoms lasting 12 weeks. It’s often normal to experience mild fatigue or weakness for weeks after being sick and inactive and not eating well. Calling these cases long Covid is the medicalization of ordinary life …”

https://nypost.com/2023/02/27/10-myths-told-by-covid-experts-now-debunked/