For decades, the mainstream media has become an increasingly unreliable source of accurate reporting and analysis, which is ever clearer in the COVID-19 era. Why are doctors and scientists, including leading academics and frequently cited peer-reviewed journal authors, who do not conform to the consensus view, being excised out of the prevailing discourse and not given space for scientific engagement?

Thankfully, they are finding their way onto the burgeoning alternative platforms, and featured by independent media sources – some of which are excellent. The current state of play makes it all the more critical for us to examine the facts and make up our own minds about what is really going on. 

This curation of research on viruses, specifically HIV, which has been linked to AIDS, and SARS CoV-2, which is said to cause COVID-19, has helped me to understand the issues better. Archived in categories, the posts flow in order from oldest to newest.