10 myths told by COVID experts — and now debunkedBy Marty Makary
February 27, 2023
In the past few weeks, a series of analyses published by highly respected researchers have exposed a truth about public health officials during COVID:
Much of the time, they were wrong.
To be clear, public health officials were not wrong for making recommendations based on what was known at the time. That’s understandable. You go with the data you have.
No, they were wrong because they refused to change their directives in the face of new evidence. When a study did not support their policies, they dismissed them and censored opposing opinions.
At the same time, the Center for Disease Control weaponized research itself but putting out its own flawed studies in its own non-peer-reviewed medical journal, MMWR.
In the final analysis, public health officials actively propagated misinformation that ruined lives and forever damaged public trust in the medical profession. Here are 10 ways they misled Americans:
Misinformation #1: Natural Immunity offers little protection compared to Vaccinated Immunity
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Misinformation #2: Masks prevent COVID transmission
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Misinformation #3: School closures reduce COVID transmission
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Misinformation #4: Myocarditis from the vaccine is less common than from the infection
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Misinformation #5: Young people benefit from a vaccine booster
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Misinformation #6: Vaccine mandates increased vaccination rates
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Misinformation #7: Covid originating from the Wuhan Lab is a conspiracy theory
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/02/27/10-myths-told-by-covid-experts-now-debunked/