Pablo Rougerie

Postdoctoral Researcher

Pablo obtained his PhD in Immunology from the University Paris - Descartes (France). He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York, U.S.) and at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). His research focused on different topics in cell biology, including the regulation of T lymphocyte activation, the mechanics of cell deformation, and the use of biomaterials of specific geometry to guide the growth of biological tissues.

The Science Feedback team

CLAIM REVIEWS

New CDC data don’t confirm that the Pfizer bivalent booster shot increases the risk of ischemic strokes

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“An increased risk of stroke events has been identified with the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine”

SOURCE: Yuhong Dong, The Epoch Times

Published: 17 Feb 2023

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Moderna didn’t already produce COVID-19 mRNA vaccines before the pandemic; statement by CEO of Moderna misinterpreted

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Moderna was already producing COVID-19 vaccines before the beginning of the pandemic

SOURCE: Instagram users, Instagram

Published: 14 Feb 2023

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COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause immunodeficiency and aren’t associated with excess mortality

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“most of the individuals who had been fully vaccinated would develop full-blown vaccine-induced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome by the end of the month”

SOURCE: Anonymous, The Exposé

Published: 07 Feb 2023

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Data doesn’t show that vaccines are responsible for 2022 excess mortality, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim

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COVID-19 vaccination is associated with all-cause excess mortality

SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack

Published: 03 Feb 2023

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The Pfizer bivalent vaccines are very unlikely to increase the risk of ischemic stroke, contrary to claims on social media

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The Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine causes strokes

SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter

Published: 18 Jan 2023

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Simulation exercises such as “Catastrophic Contagion” are a normal part of pandemic preparedness; they don’t predict future pandemics

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The tabletop exercise “Catastrophic Contagion” means that “Bill Gates and WHO have announced when we will see the next pandemic”

SOURCE: Natali Morris, Clayton Morris, Youtube

Published: 10 Jan 2023

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French political advisor Jacques Attali didn’t call for world depopulation through pandemics or vaccines

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Attali wrote “the future will be about finding a way to reduce the population”, elites will “find a real cause, a pandemic” after having “taken care of having panned the treatment”

SOURCE: Instagram users, Instagram

Published: 02 Jan 2023

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