Back to the Science with Dr Susan Oliver

In a recent video entitled NHS...information, Dr John Campbell has found yet another excuse to bang on about the joys of natural immunity and spread disinformation to fill his coffers. This time it is in relation to a text message that was sent out by the NHS about the Autumn Covid vaccine programme, which is being offered to those most vulnerable to Covid. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog go back to the science and show why we know his claims, which could potentially mislead the vulnerable, are bollocks. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie We want them infected (from Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/Want-Them-Infected-anti-vaccine-Americans/dp/1959346032/ We want them infected (from publisher) https://redhawkpublications.com/We-Want-Them-Infected-p547021769 Interview with Dr Jonathan Howard MD and Nellie the cat https://youtu.be/duNLAsKB2Q4 Link to other videos looking at Dr John Campbell’s misinformation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV1WqH0isjRxTQUVyeZHBt-V35YeAknnW Links to data: A guide to the COVID-19 autumn programme https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1182301/UKHSA_12737_COVID-19_vaccination_programme_leaflet___Autumn_2023_04_WEB.pdf Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Naturally Acquired Immunity versus Vaccine-induced Immunity, Reinfections versus Breakthrough Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/75/1/e545/6563799?login=false COVID-19 natural immunity – WHO Scientific brief 10 May 2021 https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/341241/WHO-2019-nCoV-Sci-Brief-Natural-immunity-2021.1-eng.pdf?sequence=3 CDC COVID-19 Testing: What You Need to Know https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/testing.html Past SARS-CoV-2 infection protection against re-infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(22)02465-5/fulltext Duration of protection of ancestral-strain monovalent vaccines and effectiveness of bivalent BA.1 boosters against COVID-19 hospitalisation in England: a test-negative case-control study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00365-1/fulltext Protective effectiveness of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and hybrid immunity against the omicron variant and severe disease: a systematic review and meta-regression https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(22)00801-5/fulltext Protection from previous natural infection compared with mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 in Qatar: a retrospective cohort study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(22)00287-7/fulltext SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death in Vaccinated and Infected Individuals by Age Groups in Indiana, 2021‒2022 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307112

Antivaxxers have been banging on about DNA in vaccines. It’s true, but it doesn’t mean what they think. Some are even claiming that the vaccines contain a cancer causing virus called SV40. This isn’t true. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and the Cindy the dog will go back to the science and examine their claims. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to data: DNA fragments detected in monovalent and bivalent Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna modRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Ontario, Canada: Exploratory dose response relationship with serious adverse events. https://osf.io/mjc97/ Pitfalls of DNA Quantification Using DNA-Binding Fluorescent Dyes and Suggested Solutions https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0150528 ThermoFischer notes Qubit dsDNA HS Assay sensitivity and selectivity https://www.thermofisher.com/au/en/home/industrial/spectroscopy-elemental-isotope-analysis/molecular-spectroscopy/fluorometers/qubit/sample-data.html Good manufacturing practice – an overview https://www.tga.gov.au/good-manufacturing-practice-overview Batch release assessment of COVID-19 vaccines https://www.tga.gov.au/products/covid-19/covid-19-vaccines/batch-release-assessment-covid-19-vaccines High spontaneous integration rates of end-modified linear DNAs upon mammalian cell transfection https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-33862-0 Immune Sensing Mechanisms that Discriminate Self from Altered Self and Foreign Nucleic Acids https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1074761320302697 SV40 and human cancer: A review of recent data https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.22425 Common promoters for eukaryotes and prokaryotes https://blog.addgene.org/plasmids-101-the-promoter-region

Dr John Campbell recently made a video with Professor Angus Dalgleish where they stated that a cancer vaccine being made by a pharmaceutical company associated with Professor Dalgleish should be available without undergoing proper trials and regulatory approval. They also falsely claimed that mRNA Covid vaccines are linked to cancer, but their cancer vaccine just so happens to also be an effective Covid vaccine. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and the Cindy the dog will go back to the science and examine the evidence supporting their claims. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to articles by Prof. David Gorski He pushed hydroxychloroquine three years ago: Harvey Risch and false claim of “turbo cancers” caused by COVID-19 vaccines https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/he-pushed-hydroxychloroquine-three-years-ago-harvey-risch-and-false-claim-of-turbo-cancers-caused-by-covid-19-vaccines/ Dr. William Makis and “turbo cancer”: Falsely blaming COVID-19 vaccines for cancer https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/dr-william-makis-and-turbo-cancer-falsely-blaming-covid-19-vaccines-for-cancer/ Do COVID-19 vaccines cause “turbo cancer”? https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/do-covid-19-vaccines-cause-turbo-cancer/ Epidemiologist Harvey Risch promotes the false narrative of “turbo cancer” https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2023/10/16/epidemiologist-harvey-risch-promotes-the-false-narrative-of-turbo-cancer/ Dr. William Makis: Promoting the nonsense that is “turbo cancer” https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2023/10/09/dr-william-makis-promoting-the-nonsense-that-is-turbo-cancer/ An antivaxxer interviews a respected oncologist about “turbo cancer” https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2023/10/18/an-antivaxxer-interviews-a-respected-oncologist-about-turbo-cancer/ Links to data: Spontaneous tumor regression following COVID-19 vaccination https://jitc.bmj.com/content/10/3/e004371 Primary cutaneous anaplastic large‐cell lymphoma with marked spontaneous regression of organ manifestation after SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination https://academic.oup.com/bjd/article/185/6/1259/6599868 Excess mortality in England: https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYmUwNmFhMjYtNGZhYS00NDk2LWFlMTAtOTg0OGNhNmFiNGM0IiwidCI6ImVlNGUxNDk5LTRhMzUtNGIyZS1hZDQ3LTVmM2NmOWRlODY2NiIsImMiOjh9 IMM-101 Registration Study https://www.immodulon.com/clinical/ Randomised, open-label, phase II study of gemcitabine with and without IMM-101 for advanced pancreatic cancer https://www.nature.com/articles/bjc2016271 nab-Paclitaxel for the treatment of pancreatic cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360414/ SRL172 (killed Mycobacterium vaccae) in addition to standard chemotherapy improves quality of life without affecting survival, in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: phase III results https://www.annalsofoncology.org/article/S0923-7534(19)61842-9/fulltext COVID-19 infection: an overview on cytokine storm and related interventions https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-022-01814-1 Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Connective Tissue Disorders Following COVID-19 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810259 Spheromers reveal robust T cell responses to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and attenuated peripheral CD8+ T cell responses post SARS-CoV-2 infection https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(23)00125-5 Biovacc-19: A Candidate Vaccine for Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Developed from Analysis of its General Method of Action for Infectivity https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/qrb-discovery/article/biovacc19-a-candidate-vaccine-for-covid19-sarscov2-developed-from-analysis-of-its-general-method-of-action-for-infectivity/DBBC0FA6E3763B0067CAAD8F3363E527 Randomized Trial of BCG Vaccine to Protect against Covid-19 in Health Care Workers https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2212616

A new study called Biodistribution of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in human breast milk has given Dr John Campbell another opportunity to misrepresent science and spread misinformation. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog go back to the science and show what the study and science really say. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Link to other videos looking at Dr John Campbell’s misinformation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV1WqH0isjRxTQUVyeZHBt-V35YeAknnW Links to data: Biodistribution of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in human breast milk https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(23)00366-3/fulltext Link to UK Summary of the Public Assessment Report for COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-for-covid-19/summary-public-assessment-report-for-pfizerbiontech-covid-19-vaccine Link to EMA Comirnaty Assessment Report https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/assessment-report/comirnaty-epar-public-assessment-report_en.pdf Detection of Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccines in Human Breast Milk https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2796427 Codominant IgG and IgA expression with minimal vaccine mRNA in milk of BNT162b2 vaccinees https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-021-00370-z Evaluation of Messenger RNA From COVID-19 BTN162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines in Human Milk https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2781679 Neutralizing Activity and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine mRNA Persistence in Serum and Breastmilk After BNT162b2 Vaccination in Lactating Women https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.783975/full COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Lactation: Assessment of Adverse Events and Vaccine Related Antibodies in Mother-Infant Dyads https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.777103/full Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through breast milk and breastfeeding: a living systematic review https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.14477 No infectious SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk from a cohort of 110 lactating women https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-021-01902-y Coronavirus vaccine - summary of Yellow Card reporting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions/coronavirus-vaccine-summary-of-yellow-card-reporting Preclinical and Clinical Demonstration of Immunogenicity by mRNA Vaccines against H10N8 and H7N9 Influenza Viruses https://www.cell.com/molecular-therapy-family/molecular-therapy/fulltext/S1525-0016%2817%2930156-9 Expression kinetics of nucleoside-modified mRNA delivered in lipid nanoparticles to mice by various routes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168365915300535

Surprise, surprise, Dr John Campbell is misrepresenting adverse event reporting again. Perhaps he could learn something from one of his old videos. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Link to full video: https://youtu.be/KKg6qDXMzbE Links to data: Western Australian Vaccine Safety Surveillance – Annual Report 2021 https://www.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Corp/Documents/Health-for/Immunisation/Western-Australia-Vaccine-Safety-Surveillance-Annual-Report-2021.pdf Weber effect https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199976720.001.0001/acref-9780199976720-e-2389

In a recent video entitled “Sad Excess Deaths,” Dr John Campbell doesn’t provide any information about the differences in mortality between vaccinated and unvaccinated people, but he does attempt to make some nudge nudge wink wink claims using cherry picked misinformation to suggest something nefarious with vaccines. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog go back to the science and show that, as usual, he is just presenting misinformation. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Link to other videos mentioned: Dr John Campbell’s excessive excess death videos https://youtu.be/iL9iZLH_uoI The Disturbing Mortality Data ANTIVAXXERS Keep Hidden https://youtu.be/4avgtbCLJWA Links to Our World in Data: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations Excess mortality: Deaths from all causes compared to projection https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/excess-mortality-p-scores-projected-baseline Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths https://ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths Excess mortality: Cumulative deaths from all causes compared to projection based on previous years, per million people https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-excess-deaths-per-million-covid?tab=chart

A favourite claim by ANTIVAXXERS is that scientists, governments, and mainstream media don’t want you to know the truth and are hiding important data from you. And they often make this claim when they are talking about excess deaths. Well it turns out that there is quite a bit of mortality data that ANTIVAXXERS aren’t talking about and are hiding from their followers. In particular, they are hiding the fact that the unvaccinated are dying at a higher rate than the vaccinated. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will go back to the science and cover some of this mortality data that ANTIVAXXERS are hiding from you. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Previous video discussing vaccination vs infection study: https://youtu.be/xge7HtIreqI Links to data: Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 1 April 2021 and 31 May 2023 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsinvolvingcovid19byvaccinationstatusengland/deathsoccurringbetween1april2021and31may2023 A safety study evaluating non-COVID-19 mortality risk following COVID-19 vaccination https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22015614 Risk of death by age and sex http://www.bandolier.org.uk/booth/Risk/dyingage.html SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Hospitalization, and Death in Vaccinated and Infected Individuals by Age Groups in Indiana, 2021‒2022 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307112 Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01689-3 Impact of Vaccination on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With COVID-19 Infection https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.12.006 Copy of above study: https://twitter.com/CatchTheBaby/status/1627768361001295872

Dr John Campbell is at it again. In a recent video, he not only misrepresents what the CDC has said, but he goes on to misrepresent a scientific paper, an Australian health department document, and a scientist. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog go back to the science and show what the documents, research and science really say. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Link to other videos looking at Dr John Campbell’s misinformation: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV1WqH0isjRxTQUVyeZHBt-V35YeAknnW Links to data: Risk Assessment Summary for SARS CoV-2 Sublineage BA.2.86 https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/whats-new/covid-19-variant.html#:~:text=Last%20week%2C%20a%20new%20variant,of%20SARS%2DCoV%2D2. Insights into SARS-CoV-2 genome, structure, evolution, pathogenesis and therapies: Structural genomics approach https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293463/ IMMUNO-COV v2.0: Development and Validation of a High-Throughput Clinical Assay for Measuring SARS-CoV-2-Neutralizing Antibody Titers https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00170-21 Thread on infectivity of BA.2.86 from Yunlong Richard Cao https://twitter.com/yunlong_cao/status/1697318194976010446 A systematic review and meta-analysis of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.26398 Is it bad, is it good, or is IgG4 just misunderstood? https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adg7327 Comparison of Immunoglobulin G Subclass Profiles Induced by Measles Virus in Vaccinated and Naturally Infected Individuals https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cdli.9.3.693-697.2002 An antibody escape calculator for the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain (RBD) (slides by Dr Jesse Bloom) https://slides.com/jbloom/sars2-rbd-escape-calc Evidence of leaky protection following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection in an incarcerated population https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40750-8 Spheromers reveal robust T cell responses to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and attenuated peripheral CD8+ T cell responses post SARS-CoV-2 infection https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(23)00125-5 Intrinsic and Effective Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Cases Infected With the Ancestral Strain and Omicron BA.2 Variant in Hong Kong https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiad236/7208626?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false Western Australian Vaccine Safety Surveillance – Annual Report 2021 https://www.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Corp/Documents/Health-for/Immunisation/Western-Australia-Vaccine-Safety-Surveillance-Annual-Report-2021.pdf Weber effect https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199976720.001.0001/acref-9780199976720-e-2389

Blue light filter glasses are marketed as protecting your eyes from damage, reducing eye strain, and helping you sleep. But do they really work? In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog go back to the science and look at the evidence. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Link to previous sleep and immunity video: https://youtu.be/D8naTskte6U Links to data: Low-energy light bulbs, computers, tablets and the blue light hazard https://www.nature.com/articles/eye2015261 Blue‐light filtering spectacle lenses for visual performance, sleep, and macular health in adults https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013244.pub2/full Do Blue-blocking Lenses Reduce Eye Strain From Extended Screen Time? A Double-Masked Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(21)00072-6/fulltext Blink Rate Measured In Situ Decreases While Reading From Printed Text or Digital Devices, Regardless of Task Duration, Difficulty, or Viewing Distance https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2785357 Blue light from light-emitting diodes elicits a dose-dependent suppression of melatonin in humans https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.01413.2009 Exposure to Room Light before Bedtime Suppresses Melatonin Onset and Shortens Melatonin Duration in Humans https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/96/3/E463/2597236 Light level and duration of exposure determine the impact of self-luminous tablets on melatonin suppression https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003687012001159 How to use blue light filter on PC, iPhones/iPads, and Android devices https://au.pcmag.com/health-fitness/48890/how-to-stop-blue-light-from-disturbing-your-sleep How to use a blue light filter on your PC or Mac https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-use-a-blue-light-filter-on-pc-mac/

Dr John Campbell is well-known for misrepresenting scientific papers to appeal to his antivaxxer audience. This video isn’t about that. It’s about something much more serious. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog show that Dr Campbell has filed a false report of a vaccine injury with the UK’s yellow card scheme. The video also covers the various systems in place to ensure that vaccines are safe and effective. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Link to other videos looking at excess deaths: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV1WqH0isjRzXaDBalOplPOlfNLPVE4Hi Links to data: Spreadsheet of crazy VAERS reports https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cM7y0QMfgRDJgF7REMV3LgAoR6Bm4s-vOKkSx3T5MhE/edit#gid=0 Spontaneous Reporting to Regulatory Authorities of Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines Over Time: The Effect of Publicity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40264-021-01138-z Weber effect https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199976720.001.0001/acref-9780199976720-e-2389 Report of the Commission on Human Medicines Expert Working Group on COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-of-the-commission-on-human-medicines-expert-working-group-on-covid-19-vaccine-safety-surveillance/report-of-the-commission-on-human-medicines-expert-working-group-on-covid-19-vaccine-safety-surveillance Association between covid-19 vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and risk of immune mediated neurological events: population based cohort and self-controlled case series analysis https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021-068373

A while back Florida State Surgeon General, Dr Joseph Ladapo, released a highly flawed study that he had manipulated to hide the fact that vaccines are beneficial for all age groups. The flawed study has now reared its ugly head again as the star of a meta-analysis, which has as many issues as the original flawed Florida study. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will be going back to the Science, and covering the issues with the so-called meta-analysis. Buy me a coffee or Cindy a treat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Previous videos on flawed Florida study: Florida deaths after vaccination study – What are they HIDING? https://youtu.be/CYaPPz8_I6w Did Florida deliberately hide data to incite ANTIVAX sentiment? https://youtu.be/gKiSGrnmQng Links to data: Florida health officials removed key data from COVID vaccine report https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2023/04/07/florida-surgeon-general-covid-19-vaccine-study-heart-problems-men/ Exploring the relationship between all-cause and cardiac-related mortality following COVID-19 vaccination or infection in Florida residents: a self-controlled case series study https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221007-guidance-mrna-covid19-vaccines-analysis.pdf Risk of all-cause and cardiac-related mortality after vaccination against COVID-19: A meta-analysis of self-controlled case series studies https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21645515.2023.2230828 Risk of death following COVID-19 vaccination or positive SARS-CoV-2 test in young people in England https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36494-0 Risk of death following SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination in young people in England: a self-controlled case series study (preprint) https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.22.22272775v1.full Short-term mortality following COVID-19 vaccination in Bologna, Italy: a one-year study https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22010295 Self controlled case series methods: an alternative to standard epidemiological study designs https://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i4515 WHO COVID-19 advice for the public: Getting vaccinated https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccines/advice CDC-FDA Letter to Florida Department of Health Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Safety https://www.fda.gov/media/166159/download CDC COVID-19 vaccine advice https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html A modified self-controlled case series method for event-dependent exposures and high event-related mortality, with application to COVID-19 vaccine safety https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sim.9325 Links to learn more about performing a meta-analysis: https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current http://www.prisma-statement.org/

Antivaxxers seem never to run out of studies that they can use to misrepresent the effects of Covid vaccination. The latest is a study out of Switzerland looking at myocardial injury after vaccination. And, as usual, Dr John Campbell has jumped on the bandwagon and ensured that the misinformation reaches as many people as possible. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will go back to the science and correct the misinformation. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Jonathan Laxton MD, FRCPC's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_jon_l Links to data: Sex-specific differences in myocardial injury incidence after COVID-19 mRNA-1273 Booster Vaccination https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejhf.2978 Elecsys® Troponin T-high sensitive https://diagnostics.roche.com/global/en/products/params/elecsys-troponin-t-high-sensitive-tnt-hs.html Clinical outcomes of myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in four Nordic countries: population based cohort study https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/2/1/e000373tter Biomarker Changes after Strenuous Exercise Can Mimic Pulmonary Embolism and Cardiac Injury—A Metaanalysis of 45 Studies https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article/61/10/1246/5611547?login=false Cardiac Biomarker Release after Endurance Exercise in Male and Female Adults and Adolescents https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022347617311423 Exercise-Induced Cardiac Troponin Elevations: From Underlying Mechanisms to Clinical Relevance https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056208 Troponins and Pregnancy https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2807388 Prevalence and clinical outcomes of cardiac injury in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.nmcd-journal.com/article/S0939-4753(20)30390-2/fulltext The role and efficacy of routine high-sensitivity troponin T screening in paediatric COVID-19 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cardiology-in-the-young/article/abs/role-and-efficacy-of-routine-highsensitivity-troponin-t-screening-in-paediatric-covid19/97227E1DDB161FDF5EB7A3DF1EFA749B Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110475

Recently, Dr John Campbell started a video by saying he was going to respond to some criticism of a previous video about excess deaths in Australia in 2021 that he had made with Senator Renick. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will go back to the science and explain why his response was just more misinformation. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to data: Measuring Australia's excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic until the first quarter 2023 https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/measuring-australias-excess-mortality-during-covid-19-pandemic-until-first-quarter-2023 Excess winter mortality in England and Wales: 2017 to 2018 (provisional) and 2016 to 2017 (final) https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/excesswintermortalityinenglandandwales/2017to2018provisionaland2016to2017final Excess Mortality from Causes Other than Influenza and Pneumonia during Influenza Epidemics https://www.jstor.org/stable/4580606?origin=crossref#metadata_info_tab_contents Catch up on the Actuaries Institute’s COVID-19 Mortality Working Group’s latest analysis of excess deaths. https://www.actuaries.digital/2023/07/06/excess-mortality-running-at-6-for-the-first-three-months-of-2023/ Twitter thread from Karen Cutter comparing ABS data with Australian Actuaries Institute’s data https://twitter.com/KarenCutter4/status/1681519240157999106

There has been quite a bit of media coverage about the WHO reclassifying aspartame, which is an artificial sweetener, as a possible carcinogen. So, does this mean you should panic? In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will go back to the science and explain why the evidence that aspartame causes cancer isn't convincing. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to data: WHO: Aspartame hazard and risk assessment results released https://www.who.int/news/item/14-07-2023-aspartame-hazard-and-risk-assessment-results-released Summary of findings of the evaluation of aspartame at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs Programme’s 134th Meeting, and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) 96th meeting https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/summary-of-findings-of-the-evaluation-of-aspartame-at-the-international-agency-for-research-on-cancer-(iarc)-monographs-programme-s-134th-meeting--and-the-joint-fao-who-expert-committee-on-food-additives-(jecfa)-96th-meeting Compound Interest: What do the IARC’s carcinogen classifications actually mean? https://www.compoundchem.com/2023/07/14/carcinogens/?fbclid=IwAR31-upSJNFlobpvcWZrzpLq8JU0t4G0KTeRgpAILUUYRlSc0jfAdLJYOfg IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF CARCINOGENIC HAZARDS TO HUMANS https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications/ Cancer Research UK meat vs smoking graphic http://news.cancerresearchuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/151026-IARC-Meat-rating-UPDATE2.png Sweetened beverage consumption and risk of liver cancer by diabetes status: A pooled analysis https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877782122001060

A number of antivaxxers are claiming increased reports of adverse events after Covid vaccines compared with older vaccines are evidence of a safety signal. Recent culprits include Dr John Campbell and Steve Kirsch. In this short clip, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog explain why they are mistaken. Link to full video (which also includes explanation of why I am dressed so strangely): https://youtu.be/S7Ysbbury24 Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to data: Vaccines are not associated with autism: An evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X14006367 Search the VAERS database https://medalerts.org/vaersdb/index.php Weber effect https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199976720.001.0001/acref-9780199976720-e-2389 VAERS Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 Vaccines https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html VAERS Table of Reportable Events Following Vaccination https://vaers.hhs.gov/docs/VAERS_Table_of_Reportable_Events_Following_Vaccination.pdf

Dr John Campbell is at it again. This time he has jumped on a paper from Denmark that has been doing the rounds that purports to a show a difference in adverse events depending on batches of vaccine. There is, however, a rather obvious explanation for the difference that isn’t discussed in the paper. So, in this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will go back to the science and explain why the paper doesn’t live up to the hype. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to data: Batch-dependent safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (original research letter) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eci.13998 Batch-dependent safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Commentary) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eci.14050 Vaccination in Denmark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_in_Denmark Detector: Doctor Vibeke Manniche misleads with homemade corona graph https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/detektor/detektor-laegen-vibeke-manniche-vildleder-med-hjemmelavet-corona-graf Experts: Research on side effects of Pfizer vaccine is misleading https://sundhedspolitisktidsskrift.dk/nyheder/sundhedspolitik/7612-eksperter-dansk-forskning-af-bivirkninger-af-pfizer-vaccine-er-bevidst-vildledende-pseudovidenskab.html

Antivaxxers often falsely claim that sudden cardiac arrests in young people are related to Covid vaccination. This clip covers the science that shows they are wrong. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie If you would like to watch the whole video, please click the following link: https://youtu.be/dXW3Almlu9A Link to study: No Association Between Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and COVID-19 Vaccination https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10118040/

A common false claim of antivaxxers, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr, is that vaccines cause autism. This claim started with a specific claim about the MMR vaccine, but some antivaxxers have now taken it further and extended it to all vaccines using spurious claims about vaccine ingredients. So, in this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog will go back to the science and first show why the MMR vaccine / autism is bollocks, and then show why the other claims are also bollocks. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to other videos mentioned: How RFK Jr made nonsense sound credible on Joe Rogan https://youtu.be/rNA1Y3qTpuE CLIP: Antivaxxers mercury confusion https://youtu.be/OKw4F5xwbdo Links to data: Autism – A different brilliant https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/about-autism/what-is-autism RETRACTED: Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(97)11096-0/fulltext How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5347 Time trends in autism and in MMR immunization coverage in California https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11231748/ Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccination and Autism – A Nationwide Cohort Study https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.7326/M18-2101 Neurologic Disorders After Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccination https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/110/5/957/64506/Neurologic-Disorders-After-Measles-Mumps-Rubella Blood and Hair Aluminum Levels, Vaccine History, and Early Infant Development: A Cross-Sectional Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28919482/ Comorbidity of intellectual disability confounds ascertainment of autism: implications for genetic diagnosis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26198689/ Autism phenotype versus registered diagnosis in Swedish children: prevalence trends over 10 years in general population samples https://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h1961.long Thimerosal Exposure in Infants and Developmental Disorders: A Retrospective Cohort Study in the United Kingdom Does Not Support a Causal Association https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/114/3/584/67149/Thimerosal-Exposure-in-Infants-and-Developmental Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines and Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Critical Review of Published Original Data https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/114/3/793/67190/Thimerosal-Containing-Vaccines-and-Autistic Autism and thimerosal-containing vaccines - Lack of consistent evidence for an association https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(03)00113-2/fulltext Vaccines are not associated with autism: An evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X14006367

Antivaxxers often confuse ethyl and methylmercury. This quick clip explains why they are not the same. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie If you would like to watch the whole video, please click the following link: https://youtu.be/rNA1Y3qTpuE

Robert F. Kennedy Jr recently appeared on the Joe Rogan show and sprouted a lot of nonsense about vaccines and other healthcare related matters. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog cover a technique that he used to make his lies appear more credible. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to data: Mirror, Mirror 2021: Reflecting Poorly Health Care in the U.S. Compared to Other High-Income Countries https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/aug/mirror-mirror-2021-reflecting-poorly Safety of influenza vaccination during pregnancy https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(09)01108-9/fulltext Measles History https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history.html MEASLES MORTALITY: A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE VACCINE ERA https://academic.oup.com/aje/article-abstract/102/4/341/70388 WHO-Effect of diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (DTP) vaccination on child survival https://www.who.int/groups/global-advisory-committee-on-vaccine-safety/topics/diphtheria-tetanus-and-pertussis-vaccines Comorbidity of intellectual disability confounds ascertainment of autism: implications for genetic diagnosis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26198689/ Leading Causes of Death https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm Scientists shouldn’t debate gaslighters https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/scientists-shouldn-t-debate-gaslighters Design of Antimicrobial Polymers https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/macp.202200226 The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/reconstruction-1918-virus.html Predominant Role of Bacterial Pneumonia as a Cause of Death in Pandemic Influenza: Implications for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/198/7/962/2192118?login=false Antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: a decade of results from south-western Sydney https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11190816/ The Deadliest Flu: The Complete Story of the Discovery and Reconstruction of the 1918 Pandemic Virus https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/reconstruction-1918-virus.html “A calculated risk”:the Salk polio vaccine field trials of1954 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114166/pdf/1233.pdf Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2034577 A randomised single blind trial of a combined mumps measles rubella vaccine to evaluate serological response and reactions in the UK population https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2068243/

While I’ve been busy with my eye surgeries, Dr John Campbell has been busy making misinformation videos. There are too many for us to cover all of them, but one that particularly caught our attention was a video about the WHO, vaccination, and multiple sclerosis (MS). In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog go back to the science and show that, as usual, John Campbell is spreading misinformation. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Professor Greg Tucker-Kellogg’s video: @ProfGregTuckerKellogg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvAAz4k20MI Links to data: WHO COVID-19 Research Database listing: https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/resource/pt/covidwho-2138820?lang=en WHO COVID-19 Research Database homepage: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/global-research-on-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov ePosters from ECTRIMS 2022 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/13524585221123682 (search for EP0942 to find relevant poster) Posts misrepresent research on multiple sclerosis and COVID-19 vaccines found in WHO database (AP fact check) https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-WHO-COVID-multiple-sclerosis-591321248797 SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines decouple anti-viral immunity from humoral autoimmunity https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36686-8 Long-term human coronavirus-myelin cross-reactive T-cell clones derived from multiple sclerosis patients https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1521661607000368 Safety of COVID-19 vaccines in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13524585221150881 Airway-resident T cells from unexposed individuals cross-recognize SARS-CoV-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-022-01292-1 SARS-CoV-2-cross-reactive T cells identified in pre-pandemic lower airway samples https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-022-01308-w

A recent study suggests that retinal vascular occlusion (RVO) maybe associated with COVID-19 vaccination. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog go back to the science and uncover a major flaw that invalidates the study’s findings. They also cover three additional studies that show that there is NO association with COVID-19 vaccination and RVO. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Links to data: Risk assessment of retinal vascular occlusion after COVID-19 vaccination https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-023-00661-7 Risk of New Retinal Vascular Occlusion After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Within Aggregated Electronic Health Record Data https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2803760 Risk of retinal vein occlusion following COVID-19 vaccination: a self-controlled case series https://www.nature.com/articles/s41433-023-02459-2 Retinal Vascular Occlusion after COVID-19 Vaccination: More Coincidence than Causal Relationship? Data from a Retrospective Multicentre Study https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/17/5101 Changes in the Incidence of Retinal Vascular Occlusions After COVID-19 Diagnosis https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2790988 COVID-19-Related Retinal Micro-vasculopathy – A Review of Current Evidence https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(21)00476-1/fulltext

Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog are joined by Dr Jonathan Howard MD and Nellie the cat to discuss Jonathan’s new book: We want them infected. How the failed quest for herd immunity led doctors to embrace the anti-vaccine movement and blinded Americans to the threat of COVID. Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie We want them infected (from Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/Want-Them-Infected-anti-vaccine-Americans/dp/1959346032/ We want them infected (from publisher) https://redhawkpublications.com/We-Want-Them-Infected-p547021769 Link to video mentioned on Dr Vinay Prasad: https://youtu.be/n_v5h0niekM Read more of Dr Howard's work https://sciencebasedmedicine.org Intubations and Accusations: Doctors were “just going crazy, and intubating people who did not have to be intubated” https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/intubations/ Links to studies: Vogel, G. (2021, March 2). Critics slam letter in prestigious journal that downplayed COVID-19 risks to Swedish schoolchildren: Researchers omitted data suggesting child mortality went up in the spring of 2020. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh3416 Watanabe, A., Kani, R., Iwagami, M., Takagi, H., Yasuhara, J., & Kuno, T. (2023). Assessment of efficacy and safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in children aged 5 to 11 years: A systematic review and metaanalysis. JAMA Pediatrics, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.6243 Kuehn, B. M. (2022). Cardiac complications more common after COVID-19 than vaccination. JAMA, 327(20), 1951. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.8061 Outcome in early vs late intubation among COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26234-7

Florida health officials removed data from a report that showed that COVID-19 vaccines were safe and effective. The altered report was then used by Florida surgeon general, Dr Joseph Ladapo, to spread false information about the vaccines, stoking antivax sentiment. In this video, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog, cover three critical pieces of information that were removed from the report. Buy me a coffee or Cindy a treat https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie Link to previous video detailing issues with the Florida study: https://youtu.be/CYaPPz8_I6w Links to social media accounts of experts involved: Chris O'Donnell: https://twitter.com/codonnell_Times Jonathan Laxton MD, FRCPC: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.jon.l https://twitter.com/dr_jon_l Matt Hitchings: https://twitter.com/MHitchingsEpi Katrine Wallace, PhD: https://twitter.com/DrKatEpi https://www.epidemiologistkat.com/blog Links to data: Florida health officials removed key data from COVID vaccine report https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2023/04/07/florida-surgeon-general-covid-19-vaccine-study-heart-problems-men/ Exploring the relationship between all-cause and cardiac-related mortality following COVID-19 vaccination or infection in Florida residents: a self-controlled case series study https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221007-guidance-mrna-covid19-vaccines-analysis.pdf Self controlled case series methods: an alternative to standard epidemiological study designs https://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i4515 Provisional Covid-19 Deaths by Sex and Age https://data.cdc.gov/widgets/9bhg-hcku?mobile_redirect=true WHO COVID-19 advice for the public: Getting vaccinated https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/covid-19-vaccines/advice CDC-FDA Letter to Florida Department of Health Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Safety https://www.fda.gov/media/166159/download CDC COVID-19 vaccine advice https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/index.html

Dr Susan Oliver won’t be talking about science in this video, it’s bit more basic. She will looking at what Dr John Campbell could have learnt if he had watched Sesame Street as a kid. Link to Dr Neil Barrett's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_barrett Link to full Sesame Street ABC song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvNCmb9a6Qc