The RootsToSky.com/Covid Misinformation Files

The current false dichotomy holds back research and stigmatises patients

Canadians injured by COVID-19 vaccines were among those who reported their tragic stories to a three-day Citizens’ Hearing in June of this year. The hearing was organized by the Canadian Covid Care Alliance (CCCA), a group that includes over 600 independent Canadian doctors, scientists and health care practitioners who are not connected with government or […]

Kids who've had COVID are also more likely to develop type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition that destroys the body's ability to make insulin, researchers found.

The potential impact on heart and brain disease poses challenges to healthcare systems globally

A wave of parents has been radicalized by Covid-era misinformation to reject ordinary childhood immunizations — with potentially lethal consequences.

An overview of the current evidence regarding the effectiveness of face masks.

Those with prior infection, regardless of symptom severity, reported significantly more symptoms of cognitive dysfunction than did non-infected counterparts in the general population.

mRNA Vaccine Stays Active in the Body Longer Than Expected, New Data Shows. But It Isn’t Dangerous. Anti-vaccine supporters will tell you this is evidence that authorities lied about how long the …

A significantly stronger immune response against Omicron is seen, but it remains unclear how an updated vaccine will fare against future versions of the virus.

A new study estimates that COVID-19 vaccinations averted 58% of U.S. deaths that could have occurred in a hypothetical scenario in which no inoculations existed.

With all the talk of masks, here's what the data really says.

Developing nations that desperately need these more effective vaccines are virtually locked out

In light of widespread falsehoods about Covid-19 and its treatment and prevention, the American Board of Internal Medicine has informed doctors that disseminating misinformation is grounds for ...

Scientists are investigating whether reservoirs of virus ‘hiding’ in the body are contributing to long Covid

UK studies will look into whether blood thinners may help people who have ongoing symptoms

All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.

The suggestion that increased racial sensitivity by Canada’s public broadcaster is the effect of elite American liberal posturing is flatly bizarre, writes columnist Sandy Garossino.

They’re anti-science and conspiratorial. Together, they’re building a right-wing populist, measle-stricken future.

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The recent blockades in Canada were not about COVID-19. They were about white supremacy and extremism. The blockaders are not patriots nor are they oppressed. The b…

The streets of downtown Ottawa are no longer blocked with trucks and peppered with hate symbols, but residents are not ready to rest while the extreme rhetoric of the so-called “freedom convoy” permeates Canadian politics and society.

How to make Covid immunity even more durable.

Adventurous play, especially when conducted outdoors, was associated with reduced anxiety and depression in children.

Nature Biotechnology - Anderson and colleagues discuss the progress and challenges of using mRNA for vaccines and immunotherapy.

This week Pfizer released a new stack of documents related to the Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, with >80,000 pages of material released. Here is a link to the documents.In the past couple days there is a viral claim circulating social media that this data dump revealed the actual efficacy of this vaccine was 12%, not 95% as reported, purporting a massive conspiracy. Here are some active tweets repeating this claim:These tweets and accompanying threads lack documentation of where exactly in the do