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Fake news about the effectiveness of masks spread by the media

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
Leading newspapers published fake news about the effectiveness of masks, based on a BMJ study. The titles speak of a substantial decrease in “Covid incidence”, but editors of the scientific

Long Covid in children and young people: most symptoms are similar to those who have not had the disease

14 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
A systematic review of studies revealed that the frequency of most persistent symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and young people was similar to the uninfected (control group). In some

Correlation: Confinements and mortality (2020)

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
In response to this pandemic, many countries have opted for extreme measures. General confinement was introduced with the justification of being a way to reduce transmission and, consequently, mortality from

BMJ condemns censorship policy by Facebook fact-checkers

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Tiago Bebiano /
On the 3rd of November of 2021, Howard Kaplan, a retired Israeli dentist, posted a link to a BMJ research article in a private Facebook chat. The article reported bad

EU Ombudsman calls for transparency in case of exchanged messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO

7 de Fevereiro, 2022 / Cemiclay Santos / ,
The European Union (EU) Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, asked for a clear and transparent explanation regarding the exchange of messages between Ursula von der Leyen and the executive chairman of pharmaceutical

Analysis of the severity of Covid-19 in children

10 de Janeiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
14 children (up to 17 years old) were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) with Covid-19 in Portugal. The vast majority (11) belonged to risk groups for severe Covid-19, including

Bias in Our World in Data affecting Nordic countries?

3 de Novembro, 2021 / Rui Lima / ,
The Our World in Data changed the excess deaths calculations method, creating a big gap between the new and the traditional estimates.  Two of the most important variables to look

CDC: Death certificates declare homicides, suicides and missing persons as Covid deaths

26 de Maio, 2021 / Nuno Machado / ,
During 2020, 378,048 deaths in the US were attributed to Covid-19 on death certificates reported to CDC. Because the registration model was questioned and it was hypothesised that some deaths

Evidence Synthesis: What is a “Covid Case”

12 de Maio, 2021 / Nuno Machado / ,
Evidence Synthesis: What is a “Covid Case” What is a Covid case? The WHO has updated its Covid case definition (16 December). These continue to include suspected, probable and confirmed

Lack of transparency, alarmism, excessive spending, vested interests. The mistakes pointed out to the management of the 2009 pandemic

25 de Março, 2021 / Susana Esteves / , ,
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has given negative points for most of the European interventions made during the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, and alerted to serious

A brief overview of the pandemic

11 de Dezembro, 2020 / Nuno Machado /
On 3 March this year the WHO revealed the characteristics of this new virus detected in China.  It would have a lethality rate of 3.4% which was the result of

Fight against Covid divides scientists: what the two ideological groups advocate

3 de Dezembro, 2020 / Nuno Machado /
Although there are multiple views on the pandemic, two substantially different models share the preference of most researchers, policy makers and the general population. In this table, we summarize these
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