The UK Covid Inquiry, at great expense, has issued recommendations on preparing for the 'next pandemic'. But there is still no call for research into the effectiveness of lockdowns, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
Five U.S. states are suing Pfizer over false claims regarding the safety and efficacy of its Covid vaccine. Prof Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson say its appalling that we must resort to the courts to protect ourselves.
In 2020, the Cochrane Collaboration delayed its review of face masks and NPIs for six months while pushing out on-message rapid reviews based on low quality evidence. It still won't admit it was wrong.
Health authorities have been ramping up the fear over 'Bird Flu' as WHO reports the 'first death' in Mexico. But the Mexican Health Secretary disagrees, pointing out the man had died from "kidney and respiratory failure".
The dial is slowly shifting on excess deaths, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson. Suddenly, it's okay to question the vaccine narrative. In Australia there's an official investigation; in the UK the media are waking up.
The Human Medicines Regulations state that celebrity endorsement of drugs is not allowed. So why are TV doctors in the pay of AstraZeneca promoting vaccines in the media, ask Tom Jefferson and Carl Heneghan.
Prof Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson summarise what they've learned about the pharmacokinetics – how the body interacts with a drug – of the Pfizer vaccine and the 15 questions it leaves them with.
The withdrawal of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine raises fresh questions about the failure of the MHRA to keep the public safe, say Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson.
Up to 2% of the population of England is autistic, according to the Nuffield Trust, while ADHD prescribing is up 50% in five years. What we have here is a serious case of overdiagnosis, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
A new study followed 400,000 men for 15 years and found no benefit from screening for prostate cancer. The problem is over-medicalisation and over-diagnosis, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
Using the MHRA's own information on the frequency of adverse reactions to the Pfizer Covid vaccine, Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson come to some sobering estimates of the scale of harm.
Pfizer has been fined just £34,800 for promoting its Covid vaccine before authorisation. But this is a criminal offence, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson. When will overpaid bosses face real consequences?
