Rhonda Patrick· PhD
For the most part, you can have a medication that is dangerous, but, you know, we would know that by now with 177 million people fully vaccinated in the United States and over a billion people worldwide. We would know.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
For the most part, you can have a medication that is dangerous, but, you know, we would know that by now with 177 million people fully vaccinated in the United States and over a billion people worldwide. We would know.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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