I do admire Rosemary Frei. She spares no one, me included, if they say or do things inconsistent with their priors or the most-likely science reality.
She’s right to. For my part, I’m painfully aware of the precarity of evidence that the “novel Coronavirus” even exists. I’ve repeatedly confessed to that, while also pointing out two crucial things:

1. It’s impossible to prove a negative &
2. In the final analysis, I don’t give two hoots if it exists or not & since this fight is for the very survival of free humanity, I’m going to continue to point out the numerous proven lies by the perpetrators (leaving myself open to attack on Point 1 above).

In this piece, Rosemary takes us all to task about whether Omicron really exists & if it does, whether the properties claimed for it are real or not.

Boy, this science business sure gets messy!

It’s really important to focus on giving people enough information that they’re being lied to, systematically, by every stakeholder around them, on whom they’ve previously felt able to rely.

“Tell the truth or at least don’t lie” seems pretty reasonable an approach to this part of our lives. I’ve always been a very poor liar, something I recall realising consciously when I was quite young. Having considered the options, getting as good at lying as those around me or getting well-informed such that the issue wouldn’t arise, the latter seemed the better path fir me.

There are likely to be opportunities to point out yet more lies about Omicron very soon. Seen in that light, Rosemary Frei’s piece is a useful contribution.

Best wishes
Mike

Dr Mike Yeadon