Sanjeev Sabhlok's Blog, page 31

It doesn’t matter if IITians enter the IAS. The issue is the quality of India’s governance system.

I operate a google group with around 100 retired IAS officers from batches much older than mine. In that group someone shared this article: https://tfipost.com/2021/09/iitians-t... MY RESPONSE In my view, the best talent of society must enter politics. The second best must enter senior management in government. The rest of society can manage with other […]

Sunetra Gupta is the Einstein of virology – a mindboggling breakthrough that 99% of epidemiologists don’t understand

I’ve discussed this elsewhere. Here’s an email I sent to a senior academic in India: Good Virology and immunology is as hard as good economics. Last year I had “blamed” the rich for transmitting the virus across the world. The fact is that the rich do us a great favour by bringing back all kinds of […]

Can a classical liberal ethically function inside a government department?

A question received: Is it unethical to work for the government for pay in a department that is clearly unrelated to the protection of life, liberty and property? If possible, could you give an opinion on the above mentioned question with a justification of your view? MY RESPONSE I wouldn’t say that working in a […]

To what extent can VAERS be used to estimate covid vaccine side effects/deaths?

My summary conclusion There is  huge transaction cost of reporting information and filling forms. No health professional has the time to fill reports for minor events – and the average “patient” is unlikely to do so, either. For instance, if someone gets well after 20 minutes of the vaccine – or (like my mother) gets […]

I believe that Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) can be ruled out for covid vaccines

This is an issue that’s been raised by many scientists during the covid vaccine episode. What is ADE? One potential hurdle for antibody-based vaccines and therapeutics is the risk of exacerbating COVID-19 severity via antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). ADE can increase the severity of multiple viral infections, including other respiratory viruses…. Steps to reduce the risks […]

I have asked Dan Andrews for a public debate on the public health policies he has adopted

With ref. to this, I’ve sent this:    

Nobelist PC Doherty going senile? He’s forgotten about natural immunity!

God save Australia! Till 28 August 2021, Doherty still knew about natural immunity (screenshot) #Insiders Once we're vaccinated, we have memory B cells and T cells that are readily kicked back into action by either a vaccine booster shot, or by catching COVID-19. This is active protection, we're simply jump starting the natural immunity we've […]

Do Victoria Police officials salivate at the thought of “cracking skulls”? An insiders account (?)

Another member of the Police seems to have spoken out. This is from a Telegram channel called “Tommy Robinson News”. The precise URL of this email: https://t.me/TommyRobinsonNews/25846 I CAN’T VOUCH FOR THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS ALLEGED EMAIL. SEEMS GENUINE, THOUGH. IF SO, I COMMEND CRAIG BACKMAN FOR HIS COURAGE OF CONVICTION. === Name: Craig BACKMAN […]

My current position on ivermectin #2

My previous comments received a lot of pushback. So I wrote a slightly broader response, copied below: === I hear you all, and thanks for sharing your thoughts. Let me summarise why I’m far more cautious than most with such things. First and foremost, we must not forget that we are talking about a pandemic […]

My current position on ivermectin #1

I responded to someone by email. Copy below: Below, I’m sharing a REAL prescription in India for Ivermectin. I had another one (more formal) which I can’t readily locate – but I understand no one gives ivermectin 12 mg for more than 3 days consecutively. At this dosage it seems to be harmless – from […]