Review

Curing the pandemic of misinformation on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines through real evidence-based medicine - Part 2

Aseem Malhotra
Journal of Metabolic Health | Journal of Insulin Resistance: Vol 5, No 1, | a72 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jir.v5i1.72 | © 2022 Aseem Malhotra | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 10 June 2022 | Published: 26 September 2022

About the author(s)

Aseem Malhotra, Public Health Collaboration, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Background: Authorities and sections of the medical profession have supported unethical, coercive, and misinformed policies such as vaccine mandates and vaccine passports, undermining the principles of ethical evidence-based medical practice and informed consent. These regrettable actions are a symptom of the ‘medical information mess’: The tip of a mortality iceberg where prescribed medications are estimated to be the third most common cause of death globally after heart disease and cancer.

Aim: To identify the major root causes of these public health failures.

Methods: A narrative review of both current and historical driving factors that underpin the pandemic of medical misinformation.

Results: Underlying causes for this failure include regulatory capture – guardians that are supposed to protect the public are in fact funded by the corporations that stand to gain from the sale of those medications. A failure of public health messaging has also resulted in wanton waste of resources and a missed opportunity to help individuals lead healthier lives with relatively simple – and low cost – lifestyle changes.

Conclusion: There is a strong scientific, ethical and moral case to be made that the current COVID vaccine administration must stop until all the raw data has been subjected to fully independent scrutiny. Looking to the future the medical and public health professions must recognise these failings and eschew the tainted dollar of the medical-industrial complex. It will take a lot of time and effort to rebuild trust in these institutions, but the health – of both humanity and the medical profession – depends on it.

Contribution: This article highlights the importance of addressing metabolic health to reduce chronic disease and that insulin resistance is also a major risk factor for poor outcomes from COVID-19.


Keywords

COVID-19; mRNA vaccine; cardiac arrests; real evidence-based medicine; shared decision making

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