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Maryanne Demasi 
recently purchased Aaron Siri’s new book Vaccines, Amen. As I flipped through the pages, I noticed a section devoted to his now-famous deposition of Dr Stanley Plotkin, the “godfather” of vaccines. I’d seen viral clips circulating on social media, but I had never taken the time to read the full transcript — until now. Siri’s interrogation … Read more
Economist Professor Gigi Foster delivered a TEDx talk titled The Manipulators’ Playbook at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in October 2024. It was a bold examination of how, in times of crisis, fear and conformity can be deliberately harnessed by those in power to manipulate public behaviour and silence dissent. Her message was a call … Read more
Just three weeks after Dr Vinay Prasad assumed oversight of vaccines at the FDA, Moderna’s latest COVID-19 vaccine, mNEXSPIKE®, received full approval. For those who had hoped the mRNA platform would be shelved, the decision landed like a gut punch. Approved on 31 May 2025, the next-generation shot is intended for adults over 65, as well as … Read more
Paediatric gender dysphoria has rapidly emerged as one of the most divisive and urgent issues in medicine today. In the past decade, the number of children and adolescents identifying as transgender or nonbinary has soared. In the US alone, diagnoses among youth aged 6 to 17 nearly tripled—from around 15,000 in 2017 to over 42,000 by 2021—signalling … Read more
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, established by Executive Order, convened its first meeting last month. Among the topics discussed was the “threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), antipsychotics, mood stabilisers, and stimulants.” Shortly thereafter, a group of legislators issued a strongly worded letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, … Read more
recent commentary, published in the journal Vaccine by Christine Stabell Benn of the Bandim Health Project at the University of Southern Denmark, challenges the conventional view of vaccines. While vaccines are recognised for their ability to prevent specific diseases, Benn highlights a critical but overlooked phenomenon: non-specific effects (NSEs). NSEs can either bolster or weaken overall health by shaping the … Read more
landmark lawsuit against Merck is underway in a Los Angeles courtroom, marking the company’s first jury trial over claims it misrepresented the safety of its highly profitable Gardasil HPV vaccine. Newly declassified documents in the trial have revealed troubling details about Merck’s failure to conduct key safety tests. Internal emails reveal that Merck knew its … Read more