Just 11% of 'flu' cases are caused by the influenza virus – no wonder the vaccines don't work, say Tom Jefferson and Carl Heneghan. But it's convenient for politicians and pharma companies to convince us they do.
Dr Tom Jefferson shares the complaint he has sent to Cochrane about the Editor in Chief's smearing of his Cochrane review which found no evidence masks work against respiratory viruses like Covid.
Leaked emails have revealed how the New York Times sought to discredit a top scientific review that found no evidence masks work because it came to the 'wrong' conclusion.
With their latest statement the Cochrane Editors continue to mislead and spin, says Dr Tom Jefferson. While they have left the famous mask study unchanged, they have failed to retract the statements that cast doubt on it.
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.
Cochrane has finally confirmed that its review on the (in)effectiveness of masks will not be changed, over a year after succumbing to pressure from a New York Times writer. But the damage has been done, says Carl Heneghan.
"Healthcare is much more corrupt than people think, and industry money goes everywhere, to politicians, medical journals, newspapers etc.," says Cochrane co-founder Professor Peter Gøtzsche.
When the Cochrane review of face masks found no evidence of efficacy, Cochrane grandees disowned it. But is evidence now back in fashion, ask Tom Jefferson and Carl Heneghan.
Dr. Tom Jefferson and Prof. Carl Heneghan write that their Cochrane review on masks found no evidence they stopped viruses – a politically inconvenient conclusion that had to be silenced, come what may.
Anthony Fauci was challenged on CNN (really) over the Cochrane review showing no evidence for face masks against Covid. Now, the review's lead author Tom Jefferson has said his comments defending masks "don't make sense".
