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How A Small Scientific Elite Dictates Government Policy

Fact Check: Are Excess Deaths in New Zealand the world’s highest or lowest? The University of Otago publishes a blog called Public Health Expert. The...

Mainstream Media Stokes the Fear Factor

Our Covid-19 infection rate is declining, but the New Zealand Herald continues to stoke the fear factor. They lead today with “Analysis: Covid-19 now one of...

Pandemic Policy is Not Based on Science, So What Is It Based on?

For the last year, the Hatchard Report has been publishing discussions carefully referenced to published scientific papers. These reveal an evolving picture. Unfortunately, government policy...

Modelling Studies Can Plumb the Depths of Both Idiocy and Deception

We are fools for listening uncritically and can only blame ourselves Business magazine Forbes has published a story with the arresting headline: “Unvaccinated People Increase Risk...

How to Navigate the New Subnormal—substituting Misdirection for Information

There is a lot of self-help advice on offer in the pandemic, much of it useful and uplifting: Improving our diet and exercise routines.Searching for...
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