PolitiFact fact-check of a GreenMedInfo COVID-19 vaccine side-effect claim; includes response from founder Sayer Ji.
Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
Off-label COVID-19 treatment approach involving hydroxychloroquine, often discussed in early COVID-19 treatment protocols. Hydroxychloroquine was widely discussed early in the COVID-19 pandemic as a possible outpatient or early-treatment agent, including in medical-freedom and early-treatment advocacy circles. Peter A. Mc Cullough has been associated with the broader early-treatment movement that included hydroxychloroquine and other repurposed medications.
Media Matters criticized Tom Paladino and Scalar Light, alleging claims about preventing health problems including cancer and treating serious infections through client-submitted photographs and light energy.
CDC overview of COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring and rare adverse events including myocarditis, pericarditis, and thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome after J&J/Janssen vaccination.