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I'll quote the expression of concern, in case people don't click through your link and see it: The journal is issuing this expression of concern to alert reade

I'll quote the expression of concern, in case people don't click through your link and see it: The journal is issuing this expression of concern to alert readers to significant concerns regarding the paper cited above [1]. Serious concerns have been raised about misinterpretation of the data and the conclusions. The major concern is the misrepresentation of the COVID-19 vaccination efforts and misrepresentation of the data, e.g., Abstract: “For three deaths prevented by vaccination we have to accept two inflicted by vaccination”. Stating that these deaths linked to vaccination efforts is incorrect and distorted. We will provide an update following the conclusion of our investigation. The authors have been notified about this Expression of Concern.

willmadden 5y ago
I'm not sure why it's worth quoting that "expression of concern" rather than addressing the study directly. I'll list my "expression of concern" about their "expression of concern": their "expression of concern" contains no evidence refuting the study. In fact, it contains no substance at all, other than being a political statement. View the full text here and see for yourself: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/705/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/705/htm "The journal is issuing this expression of concern to alert readers to significant concerns regarding the paper cited above [1]. Serious concerns have been raised about misinterpretation of the data and the conclusions. The major concern is the misrepresentation of the COVID-19 vaccination efforts and misrepresentation of the data, e.g., Abstract: “For three deaths prevented by vaccination we have to accept two inflicted by vaccination”. Stating that these deaths linked to vaccination efforts is incorrect and distorted. We will provide an update following the conclusion of our investigation. The authors have been notified about this Expression of Concern."
- raphlinus 5y ago
  The paper has now been retracted.
  - willmadden 5y ago
    Their justification for this retraction is a joke: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/729/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/729/htm The major claim of the study was based on data from a 1m+ person field study in Israel, but the retraction was based on a technicality in the Netherlands. Yet they let the completely fraudulent Surgisphere study go into the Lancet for months and change world health policy discouraging therapeutics? Big pharma narrative control and censorship in action, folks.

willmadden 5y ago

I'm not sure why it's worth quoting that "expression of concern" rather than addressing the study directly. I'll list my "expression of concern" about their "expression of concern": their "expression of concern" contains no evidence refuting the study. In fact, it contains no substance at all, other than being a political statement. View the full text here and see for yourself: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/705/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/705/htm "The journal is issuing this expression of concern to alert readers to significant concerns regarding the paper cited above [1]. Serious concerns have been raised about misinterpretation of the data and the conclusions. The major concern is the misrepresentation of the COVID-19 vaccination efforts and misrepresentation of the data, e.g., Abstract: “For three deaths prevented by vaccination we have to accept two inflicted by vaccination”. Stating that these deaths linked to vaccination efforts is incorrect and distorted. We will provide an update following the conclusion of our investigation. The authors have been notified about this Expression of Concern."

raphlinus 5y ago
The paper has now been retracted.
- willmadden 5y ago
  Their justification for this retraction is a joke: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/729/htm https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/7/729/htm The major claim of the study was based on data from a 1m+ person field study in Israel, but the retraction was based on a technicality in the Netherlands. Yet they let the completely fraudulent Surgisphere study go into the Lancet for months and change world health policy discouraging therapeutics? Big pharma narrative control and censorship in action, folks.