October 26, 2020
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False positive tests
28 September 2020 — Dr Malcolm Kendrick by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick (This post contains an erratum regarding a technical issue, at the end) There has been a lot of noise about false positive COVID19 tests in the news. So, I thought I would try to explain what it all means. Or do my best anyway. Continue reading
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A way to control COVID-19 (for now)
In the flu pandemic at the end of World War One, the average age of death was twenty-eight [1]. In the UK, the average age of death from COVID19 is eighty-one for men, and eighty-four for women. Which is older than the average life expectancy in parts of the UK. These data are from the… Continue reading
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How dangerous is COVID19?
Facebook fact checkers censured me, and informed me I was wrong, when I said COVID infection fatality rate was around 0.1%. But what do the latest studies say? Continue reading
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Death, Money, and the Dueling Frauds: Trump and Biden
When The New York Times and CNN recently referred to the staged town hall spectacles of Biden and Trump as dueling events, they inadvertently revealed the truth that U.S. presidential elections are America’s favorite movie and that the corporate media is in the entertainment business. Continue reading
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Covid-19 and the Political Utility of Fear
The true mortality rate of covid-19 remains a matter of intense dispute, but it is undoubtedly true that a false public impression was given by the very high percentage of deaths among those who were tested positive, at the time when it was impossible to get tested unless you were seriously ill (or a member… Continue reading