were simply kind of marshalling scientific evidence. - infection is considerably less severe in people who are fully vaccinated. - vaccines are remarkably effective, and mandates work. - it is completely clear now that the vaccines don't really work. - new data seems to support skepticism of the effectiveness of social distancing. - the pandemic really aggravated this situation of siloing of news. you have over a million people died, in the wealthiest country. we have less than 5% of the population, but about 1/4 of the deaths. how is it possible? because of the misinformation that was being spewed for political reasons. - when there's misinformation spreading, it spreads like wildfire, and then when the debunking comes around, it never catches up to the truth. [all chanting] stop the steal! stop the steal!