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Tara C. Smith
@aetiology.bsky.social
Collector of social media sites. Definitely not a memelord. Sometimes scienceing (infectious diseases and shit. Occasionally literally). Also writes about vaccine hesitancy & science misinformation. Probably somewhere on a trail. She/her
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My latest publication is out. I published an article back in 2007 looking at the resurgence HIV denial w/ the rise of the internet & online advocacy. Sadly that's had a bit of a resurgence w/ RFK Jr & others, so I updated the piece with info from the last 15 years. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

HIV Denial in the COVID Era - AIDS and Behavior
HIV Denial in the COVID Era - AIDS and Behavior

Though scientific consensus regarding HIV causation of AIDS was reached decades ago, denial of this conclusion remains. The popularity of such denial has waxed and waned over the years, ebbing as evid...

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ERedrybicki.bsky.social

A very well worked article - thank you! As someone who has met both Peter Duesberg and Harvey Bialy - and regretted both encounters - AND taken Thabo Mbeki on in public letters in Nature and the Mail & Guardian in SA in the 2000s, you bring back uncomfortable memories. Well done!!

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Ughhhhhhh.

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Tara C. Smith
@aetiology.bsky.social
Collector of social media sites. Definitely not a memelord. Sometimes scienceing (infectious diseases and shit. Occasionally literally). Also writes about vaccine hesitancy & science misinformation. Probably somewhere on a trail. She/her
5.6k followers1.6k following2.1k posts