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tclancylast Friday at 6:10 PM3 repliesview on HN

Are we sure his coauthor is Jenna McCarthy? Also, the article was impressive in how it kept getting worse. A good reminder I need to donate to ProPublica.


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WarOnPrivacylast Friday at 6:58 PM

> Are we sure his coauthor is Jenna McCarthy?

    The War On Ivermectin – Jenna McCarthy
    Written with Jenna McCarthy, Dr. Kory’s story chronicles the personal
    attacks, professional setbacks, and nefarious efforts of the world’s major
    health agencies and medical journals to dismiss and deny ivermectin’s
    efficacy.
    jennamccarthy.com/portfolio-items/the-war-on-ivermectin-cloned
Seems to be, yeah.
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tclancylast Friday at 6:13 PM

> “They’re throwing up and vomiting and having diarrhea and rashes,” Eaton said … Some adherents advise parents that the disturbing effects indicate that the treatment is working, ridding the body of impurities

A time traveler from the 17th Century would be familiar with this sort of quackery. I guess not everyone can sell alchemy, so some make do with other branches of “science”.

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dragonwriterlast Friday at 11:30 PM

Yes, it is the prominent anti-vax (and vaccines-cause-autism) activist (and Andrew Wakefield defender after his fraud and data manipulation was uncovered) Jenna McCarthy. Why does this inspire skepticism? (Skepticism that she would be the co-author; it should certainly inspire skepticism of the work itself.)