🩺 Clear public messaging
📰 Centralized updates via the Ministry of Public Health
📉 Little presence of antivax groups or influencers
💬 Online sentiment focused on access, not conspiracy
It wasn’t perfect, but it was calm.
6/ 🇺🇸 U.S. response:
😱 Viral misinformation: “Died suddenly,” “toxins,” “5G”
🎯 Targeted disinfo campaigns, especially post-2021
📢 Politicized science: Tucker, Rogan, RFK Jr.
📊 Result: Millions misled, some refused vaccines and died
The science didn’t change. The noise did.
7/ Thailand’s relative immunity to antivax disinformation may stem from:
🔹 Less polarized media
🔹 Higher trust in public institutions
🔹 Less social capital for conspiracy entrepreneurs
🔹 Coordinated health messaging without partisan spin
8/ In both countries, adverse events were rare and mostly mild.
But the story around the science? Worlds apart.
🇺🇸: Science under siege
🇹🇭: Science, mostly trusted
Truth travels slower than lies—unless disinformation doesn’t get a foothold.
9/ The takeaway?
🧠 Risk perception is shaped by information ecosystems.
Thailand faced vaccine risks with proportionate, evidence-based responses.
The U.S. faced the same risks—but added a crisis of trust.
The result? A public health gap.
10/ Don’t confuse volume of online outrage with validity.
📉 Serious adverse events were rare in both countries.
📈 But the U.S. discourse was hijacked.
Public health needs good science and strong messaging.
Let’s learn from places like Thailand.
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2/ 📌 Study design:
Researchers followed 301 adolescents (13–18 yrs) from two Bangkok schools. All received their 2nd dose of Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2).
They were monitored with ECGs, echocardiograms, cardiac enzymes, and clinical symptoms.
Fabricated and Misleading Citations in the MAHA Report
The “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report claims to be grounded in science. But when you dig into the references—it starts to fall apart. Let’s take a look. 🔍👇
1/ Many references in the MAHA report are non-existent.
Examples include studies with fake journal names, untraceable authors, or fabricated titles:
“Swanson & Mahoney, American Journal of Clinical Therapeutics, 2019”
No such journal. No such article.
2/ Some citations use fake or misleading journal names.
One reference cites the International Journal of Vaccine Outcomes—which does not exist in any indexed medical database. It sounds official. It’s not.
1/Ever heard of the “Evil Twin” of the placebo?
It’s called the nocebo—and it can make you feel sick… just because you think you should.
Let’s talk about how your brain can prank your body!
2/ Placebos = sugar pills that help people feel better because they believe they’ll help.
Nocebos = sugar pills that make people feel worse because they believe they’ll hurt.
Same pill. Different story.
3/ How does that even work?
Your brain controls pain, nausea, fatigue, and more.
If it gets the message “Uh-oh, danger ahead!” — it can create those symptoms, even when nothing is wrong.
1/ A Korean study is making waves—claiming nearly half of patients with serious COVID vaccine adverse events died within 6 weeks.
Antivaxxers are using it to push “hundreds of thousands dead” narratives.
Let’s unpack what the study really says—and what it doesn’t.
2/ Claim:
“44.7% of patients with severe COVID-19 vaccine injuries died within 42 days.”
Sounds scary. But this stat is wildly misunderstood.
It doesn’t refer to all vaccinated people.
It refers to a small group—358 Koreans already suffering severe reactions.
3/ Here’s what the study actually examined:
•Only patients with serious adverse events (SAEs)
•Sample size: 358 people
•Focus: mortality rate within 42 days after vaccination
•160 died = 44.7% case fatality rate in that group
THREAD: Debunking the Substack article “COVID Vaccine ‘Safe and Effective’ Narrative Collapses” by Michel Chossudovsky
We’ll break down each major claim and counter it with actual data and references.
2/ Claim: COVID Vaccines Are Unsafe and Ineffective
Reality: Multiple large-scale studies confirm COVID vaccines reduce risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death. Safety surveillance systems like V-SAFE and VAERS (with context) show overwhelmingly mild side effects.
3/ Claim: Vaccines Are Causing Excess Deaths
Reality: Excess deaths during pandemic waves strongly correlate with COVID surges—not vaccine rollout. Countries with higher vaccination rates had fewer deaths per capita.
Then turn around and say ivermectin and dog dewormer cure it.
Because… “parasites cause cancer.”
Let’s break down what parasites actually cause cancer—
And whether ivermectin or fenbendazole can do a damn thing about it.
2/ Yes, a few parasites are linked to cancer. But they’re:
•Rare
•Region-specific
•And NOT the ones ivermectin or fenbendazole treat.
Here’s what science actually says.
3/ Parasite: Schistosoma haematobium
•Linked to: Bladder cancer
•Common in: Africa & Middle East
•Treated with: Praziquantel
•NOT killed by ivermectin or fenbendazole.