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Misinformation

It’s Not a Misinformation Problem. It’s a Trust Problem.

January 29, 2022 by Dr. Eeks

By Dr. Eeks This is my hypothesis, not anyone’s I work for. It’s also my dog’s hypothesis, and so you know, he’s quite bright. A recent poll conducted among healthcare workers showed that 72% of them state misinformation negatively impacts patients’ decisions about the vaccine, and 71% of them said it negatively impacts their decisions …

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Risks Benefits Analysis

War and the Art of the Napkin Risk-Benefit Analysis

December 6, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

By: Dr. Eeks The Art of the Napkin Risk-Benefit Analysis for COVID and the War on Misinformation: “Dear Bo, Once again, they are trying to get people vaccinated by calling them dumbf*cks. I’ll be here all winter.” Imagine if we were writing letters home from our various perspectives of the war on misinformation? What would …

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Detox the Vax

Detox The Vax Recipes? Another Toxic Extension…

November 25, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

Detox the Vax Recipes are another toxic extension of the toxic communication that has been a hallmark of this pandemic. There are several Detox the Vax Recipes floating around the ‘grams, meaning Instagram and Telegram. Though I haven’t found a scientific basis for any of them, I noticed that they get a lot of comments …

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Natural Immunity

Natural Immunity…Shh! Don’t Say Those Words

October 28, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

Natural Immunity…Shh! Don’t Say Those Words! by: Dr. Eeks This morning I flipped through a couple of my Epidemiology books from public health school, trying to figure out why “natural immunity” became taboo. I always just assumed that herd immunity included both natural immunity and if there was a vaccine available, vaccine-induced immunity. The two …

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The Battle over COVID-19 Boosters Sure Doesn’t Boost the Public’s Trust!

September 18, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

To hear the podcast version of this, please click here: Causes or Cures Boosters. But my voice isn’t that great, so you know, maybe not. By Dr. Eeks  Whenever I think about the public health response to COVID-19, I don’t just think about the current pandemic. I think about the next one, and if the …

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“Et tu, NYT & WaPo?” Time to Blame the Messenger

August 7, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

By: Dr. Eeks The White House’s war on COVID-19 “misinformation” took a major hit in the last week when Ben Wakana, Deputy Director of Strategic Communications & Engagement of the White House COVID-19 Response Team, lambasted the liberal-friendly New York Times and Washington Post for their tweets about COVID-19 transmission for the vaccinated versus the …

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MIsinformation vs Dissent

On the Battlefield of Misinformers, Dissenters & Staunch Stakeholders of the Almighty Narrative

August 1, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

On The Battlefield of Misinformers, Dissenters & Staunch Stakeholders of the Almighty Narrative By: Dr. Eeks Throughout the pandemic, I’ve worked as a public health analyst and have been part of several scientific communication initiatives dealing with how and what information is relayed to a particular audience. These include tasks like explaining how mRNA or …

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Dr. Eeks

Dr. Eeks runs bloomingwellness.com and writes most of the blogs. She is a public health consultant & contractor, wrote the book Manic Kingdom, and hosts the Causes or Cures Podcast.

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