Written for PANDA by Karen Harradine, edited by Chris Waldburger
In March 2020, the South African government, in lockstep with other countries, and in apparent contradiction with decades of documented pandemic planning, implemented a nationwide lockdown on all its citizens. …PCR testing skewed and corrupted data on SARS-CoV-2 infection and death rates
by Jennifer Smith, PhD
From the start of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in early 2020 and included in World Health Organization guidelines urging governments to “test, test, test” as part of their contact tracing and containment strategy, the PCR test was…The Naked Absurdity of Global Public Health
by Dr David Bell. Originally published in Brownstone Institute
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities” ~ Voltaire
Something is fundamentally wrong with global public health. More accurately, something is fundamentally wrong with the mindset …
Who’s driving the pandemic express?
by Dr David Bell and Emma McArthur
Sceptics of the growing ‘pandemic prevention, preparedness and response’ (PPR) agenda celebrated recently, heralding a perceived ‘defeat’ of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) controversial amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR). Although the…Return to Reason with Leon Fontaine: Dr David Bell
With decades of experience as a global public health specialist, Dr. David Bell brings his insights into a conversation with Leon Fontaine on the Pandemic Treaty, conflicts of interest at the World Health Organization and the widespread loss of life …
Medical Fascism in the Lancet
by Dr David Bell and Domini Gordon
Medical ethics are about protecting society from medical malfeasance and the self-interest of the humans whom we trust to manage health. It is therefore disturbing when prominent people, in a prominent journal, tear…The WHO is using deceit to sell its sponsors’ products
by Dr David Bell
Public health relies on trust. Advertising relies on twisting the truth, even deceiving people, to persuade them to buy a product they may not need. Trust is maintained by telling the truth, giving others accurate information…The Emergence of Neo-Fascism in Public Health
by David Bell
Fascism is the art of hiding the truth behind a facade of wholesome virtue. It is, presumably, as old as humanity. Mussolini just gave it a name – hiding his authoritarian ideas behind the drainage of swamps,…The emptiness of awareness campaigns
If you’ve been on the London Tube recently, you’ve probably come across posters warning that staring is sexual harassment and is not tolerated. Publicity campaigns to address social challenges can be effective when the problem is well-understood and the message’s …
Essential Questions to WHO on Pandemic Preparedness and Response
In December 2021, the World Health Assembly established an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft a new international pandemic preparedness instrument, under the Constitution of the World Health Organization. The stated aim of this instrument is ‘strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness…
Don’t panic about unvaccinated kids
In the United States, some parents — and more than a few physicians — are still panicking about unvaccinated children.
Last week, Politico reported that the US Food and Drug Administration might wait until this summer to consider authorising a …
Sweden’s inconvenient Covid victory
When, the summer before last, the results of the first Covid wave began to be tallied in the media, there were different ways of measuring the devastation. One way of looking at the pandemic was to focus on how many …
Were masks a waste of time?
Last summer, as the Delta wave was upending hopes that widespread vaccination would end the pandemic, several Democratic-run cities and states in America reintroduced the mask mandates they had ditched earlier in the year. A few other blue states and …
Should we let children catch Omicron?
As we enter our third Covid year, much of the world is getting back to normal. Denmark yesterday dropped most of its Covid restrictions and welcomed back “the life we knew before”. In the UK, face masks and Covid passports …
The Gates to Sanity and Democracy
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