Downplaying. That has been a handy weapon against anything that threatened the official Covid narrative. Downplaying skeptical voices, downplaying uncertainties, downplaying contradictory data. I recently described a typical example of the latter from Denmark. Here is another one, from Israel, which gives us a dual opportunity: First, to look at…

Many Covid deaths were “with Covid”, Covid mortality attenuated, and there was no substantial excess mortality, anyway, in the winter of 2021–2022. That’s the message of an article published by a research group from Denmark. …

Check how mass vaccination against Covid has been working in these three Nordic countries in the past “flu year” (October 2021-September 2022). For a thorough discussion of Denmark see here. “Highly effective” vaccines?

How much can Denmark teach us today about the natural course of the pandemic and the effects of human interventions? A lot. But let’s start at the beginning. Long ago, when the world was convinced that stubborn, unlocked-down Sweden was performing a deadly Covid experiment, I explored mortality statistics in…

Karl Popper, a 20th century philosopher of science, is not a household name, and many philosophers, statisticians, and epidemiologists disagree with his views. But even his opponents probably agree with two of his central ideas: No scientific theory can ever reach the status of certain truth. Deductive reasoning plays an…

How might Covid vaccines reduce mortality? There are two possible mechanisms, thoughtfully explained in a thorough review and a recent article on Brownstone: Covid vaccines might reduce the risk of infection, or reduce the risk of death — if infected, or both. …

To estimate the number of Covid vaccine fatalities, we must estimate the reporting “rate” (<<100%) and multiply the count of reported deaths by the inverse of that factor. For example, if only 10% is reported, the true number would be 10 times the reported number. The computation, however, is highly…

Let’s clear up three points first: Forcing people to be injected, by coercion and threats, was a despicable intervention. Only an immoral mind could find it acceptable, and society has no shortage of immoral, “normal” minds, as history shows. Covid vaccines have caused severe adverse effects and deaths. Only a…

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the UK published data on Covid and non-Covid mortality, by vaccination status, which many readers might interpret as evidence for vaccine efficiency against death. That’s not new. …