Are Lockdowns Effective in Managing Pandemics?

Moshe Yanovskiy and Yehoshua Socol The present coronavirus crisis caused a major worldwide disruption which has not been experienced for decades. The lockdown-based crisis management was implemented by nearly all the countries, and studies confirming lockdown effectiveness can be found alongside the studies questioning it. In this work, we performed a narrative review of the […]

U.S. Declares Monkeypox Health Emergency, FDA Offers Vaccine to Some Kids Despite No Clinical Trials

Megan Redshaw The U.S. declared monkeypox a public health emergency to raise awareness and allow for additional funding to fight the disease’s spread, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said on Thursday. … Becerra said he also is considering a second declaration that would allow federal officials to expedite medical countermeasures — such as potential treatments and […]

Social Scientists Can’t Predict Better Than Laymen, Study Finds

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Noah Carl The pandemic has shone a spotlight on public health ‘experts’. Many initially opposed lockdown, before abruptly changing their view when doing so became politically convenient. They said that masks don’t work, only to turn around and back mandates. And after assuring us the vaccines would stop transmission, they were met with overwhelming data to […]

Trust and Health: Edelman Trust Barometer 2022

2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Team How does trust rank vs. other determinants of health? Does trust in the health ecosystem influence everyday health decisions? Does trust influence personal health outcomes?

Monkeypox or Moneypox?

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Robert W. Malone In a move that is sure to trigger widespread discussion concerning the independence, objectivity and wisdom of granting authority to the WHO to manage global infectious diseases responses, the monkeypox outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization. The declaration was made unilaterally, […]