Science is a profession where critique is integral to the work itself. So you might think we’d all have both criticizing, and…
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Science Communication A Cartoon Guide to Criticism: Scientist EditionRead more
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Bias The Pioneering Crossover Trials for Covid Vaccines and What We’ll Find OutRead more
As results for the big phase 3 trials for the BNT-Pfizer and Moderna were looming, a debate ramped up: when would the…
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Covid-19 Community Impact Data, 3 New Covid Vaccines, and Trials in Children: A Month of Dilemmas and Good NewsRead more
It’s been another drama-filled, and data-packed, hectic few weeks in the Covid vaccines landscape. But the visual theme of this roundup post…
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Evidence A Reader’s Guide to Safety & Adverse Event Data From Vaccine TrialsRead more
The competition for the “honor” of being the most confusing part of clinical trial results is fierce. I don’t think technical terms…
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Listicles 5 Things We Learned About Peer Review in 2020Read more
It’s a fundamental part of science – and yet peer review is not itself very science-based. It needs to be. The premise…
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Covid-19 Variants, 3 New Covid Vaccines, and Contested Efficacy Claims: A Month of Seismic Shifts and ConfusionRead more
The second year since the genome sequencing of the new coronavirus has begun. And it’s off to a drama-packed start. Major outbreaks…
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Covid-19 Why Two Vaccines Passed the Finishing Line In a Year and Others Didn’t, and a Month 12 RoundupRead more
We’re into the 12th month since sequencing of the genome of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. And we have 2 Covid…
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Covid-19 A Would-Be Covid Vaccine Crashed in Australia, Leaving Important Questions in Its WakeRead more
It seemed to come out of the blue. Yesterday, the Australian government decided to terminate a billion-dollar vaccine contract. “The University of…
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Covid-19 Across the Vaccine Efficacy Line, and a Late-Breaking Safety Episode: Covid-19 Vaccine Race, Month 11Read more
We’re now into the 11th month since sequencing of the genome of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. This is the fifth…
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Bias Radical Vaccine Trial Transparency & Press Release Readouts: What’s the Problem?Read more
Every time a drug company press release of vaccine trial results blasts through the media, it’s followed by criticism of “science by…
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Bias Clinical Trials Are Vital for the Rest Of Us. Are They a Good Deal for the Participants?Read more
“People on a trial tend to do better”. Ordinarily, when I see someone make that point, I agree. But last week, when…
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Covid-19 The First Phase 3 Safety Picture & the Rise of Emergency Use: Covid-19 Vaccine Race, Month 10Read more
NOTE: A lot has happened in the couple of weeks since I last updated this post. New monthly roundup coming soon! We’re…