Pain, redness, even fever after getting vaccinated can be explained by how the immune system works. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-health/i-felt-sick-after-getting-vaccine-why
Category: Writings
Written articles and blog posts
Blog – Let’s Hear It for the Voices of Reason
Pandemic science was confusing. These health journalists and communicators made sense of it. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-health-general-science/lets-hear-it-voices-reason
Blog – Humans Sometimes Get in the Way of Science
Scientific innovations, like COVID-19 tests and vaccines, can be sound but when humans under pressure get involved, mistakes can happen. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-health-general-science/humans-sometimes-get-way-science
Blog – A Dozen Misguided Influencers Spread Most of the Anti-Vaccination Content on Social Media
The Disinformation Dozen generates two thirds of anti-vaccination content on Facebook and Twitter. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-health/dozen-misguided-influencers-spread-most-anti-vaccination-content-social-media
Blog – The Doomsday Prophecy of Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche
A Belgian virus expert has scared the Internet by claiming the COVID-19 vaccines will doom humanity. No need to panic. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-critical-thinking-pseudoscience/doomsday-prophecy-dr-geert-vanden-bossche
Blog – Ivermectin, Convalescent Plasma and Hydroxychloroquine: One Year of Rotten Apples
Clinical studies are done to get answers. When they lack rigour, they are worse than uninformative. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-critical-thinking/ivermectin-convalescent-plasma-and-hydroxychloroquine-one-year-rotten-apples
