The Lancet: Tip of the Narrative Spear
Whenever the powers that be found themselves on the ropes, the Lancet was there to bend the rules, ever in their favor.
From the lab leak hypothesis to early treatment, from human-to-human transmission to lockdowns, the Lancet was there to make some absolutely understandable errors, but always in the same direction.
#1: Transmission
They delayed in letting the world know about human-to-human transmission.
#2: Lab leak
They forgot to check for conflicts of interest in the letter that made the lab leak hypothesis untouchable for over a year.
#3: Natural Immunity
They published the John Snow memorandum with its absurd claims on natural immunity which contains this incredible statement: “...there is no evidence for lasting protective immunity to SARS-CoV-2 following natural infection...” citing a single paper with very different findings.
#4: Lab Leak (again)
They refused to publish a statement by scientists supporting the lab leak hypothesis.
#5: Hydroxychloroquine
They published the disastrous, fraudulent Surgisphere study on Hydroxychloroquine, which had elementary errors that forced its retraction, but not before all other HCQ studies were stopped because of it. @raoult_didier found the issues two days after publication.
6. Ivermectin
They delayed Tess Lawrie's Ivermectin meta-analysis by putting it through peer review. Then after the authors had completed corrections as requested, the editors decided to reject the meta-analysis.
At least the Lancet's editor, Richard Horton, knows where his loyalties lie.
But let's hear Richard Horton in his own words telling us why he published the statement tarring lab-based scenarios as conspiracy theories, despite there being "no evidence one way or the other."
#7: Lab Leak (bonus track)
Did I mention they chose Peter Daszak to chair their SARS-COV-2 origins commission?
Is it any surprise when you look at the Lancet's editorial advisory board?
Question is are they so woke they supress information that they don't agree with or do they actively push an agenda?
I am not so sure about the asymptomatic transmission, please read:
https://aaronkheriaty.substack.com/p/the-specter-of-asymptomatic-spread?r=l9pub&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email