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ArticleJournal of bioethical inquiry2026

Lack of Rigour on COVID-19 Vaccines.

Raphael Lataster

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Article in Journal of bioethical inquiry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Raphael LatasterThe University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. raphael.lataster@sydney.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-6670-1702

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several years ago Lipworth, et al. (2023) indicated that emerging evidence reveals a multitude of mistakes and a lack of scientific rigour on all things COVID-19, including issues around the vaccines. Examining some of the most recent evidence, I explain that Lipworth, et al. were correct in hypothesizing that numerous mistakes have been made regarding the vaccines' development, recommendation, media coverage, and mandating.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesVaccine DevelopmentHumansMandatory VaccinationSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19COVID-19 vaccine mandatesCOVID-19 vaccinesEthicsInformed consentInterdisciplinary researchPatient autonomyRisk-benefit analyses

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