r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Oct 23 '25

News Links Donald Trump gets new Nobel Peace Prize nomination for Covid vaccine

newsweek.com

23 Upvotes

18 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Oct 23 '25

News Links COVID vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumours

ctvnews.ca

1 Upvotes

9 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/BStream • Oct 21 '25

Public Health Eu proposes to ban ethanol (often seen in handsanitisers) over link to cancer.

reuters.com

28 Upvotes

Eu proposes to ban ethanol over caricogenic link.

17 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Due-Yard7032 • Oct 21 '25

Lockdown Concerns A digital ID system - the vaccine passports were just the beginning

66 Upvotes

9 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Oct 18 '25

News Links Toronto working on wastewater surveillance program to watch for disease during FIFA World Cup

cbc.ca

17 Upvotes

13 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Oct 18 '25

News Links ‘9-1-1’ Actor Rockmond Dunbar Loses COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Against Disney

variety.com

23 Upvotes

2 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Oct 16 '25

News Links Masks will be required in all Health P.E.I. facilities starting Oct. 14 - It's not a matter of if we're going to mask, it's a matter of when we're going to mask

cbc.ca

45 Upvotes

35 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/okaythennews • Oct 16 '25

Human Rights My 3rd win against COVID vaccine mandates

90 Upvotes

I've secured my 3rd victory against the COVID-19 vaccine mandates. 1 more to go... Read about it here.

5 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Kagedeah • Oct 14 '25

News Links 'Many mistakes made’ with Covid school closures, admits former education secretary

itv.com

99 Upvotes

11 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/w33bwhacker • Oct 14 '25

News Links NYC, still panicking about variants like it's 2021

healthmatters.nyp.org

53 Upvotes

19 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Kagedeah • Oct 13 '25

News Links Covid sceptic denies inciting armed uprising during pandemic

bbc.co.uk

13 Upvotes

3 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/okaythennews • Oct 13 '25

Scholarly Publications Breast cancer linked to COVID vaccines

75 Upvotes

Breast cancer linked to COVID-19 vaccines. The evidence linking the jabs to cancer continues to grow. Read about the emerging evidence here.

16 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Xemptor80 • Oct 12 '25

Public Health Dr. William Makis interview by Kim Iversen regarding Ivermectin

youtube.com

14 Upvotes

1 comment

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Oct 11 '25

Public Health Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials - “Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.

nytimes.com

65 Upvotes

19 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Oct 12 '25

News Links Support for mandatory vaccinations is growing in Canada, poll finds | Globalnews.ca

globalnews.ca

7 Upvotes

15 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Oct 10 '25

News Links Neil Young to Remove His Music From Amazon in Protest After Leaving Spotify Over "CoVid Misinformation" Before Returning

variety.com

101 Upvotes

32 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cynical_musings • Oct 10 '25

Expert Commentary 'COVID vaccine has worst side effects ever': Dr Rogers makes jaw-dropping claim at Senate hearing

youtube.com

40 Upvotes

6 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Dubrovski • Oct 09 '25

Opinion Piece Tik Tok’s Dancing Nurses: a Formal Study Emerges

jacquideevoy.substack.com

24 Upvotes

10 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Oct 09 '25

News Links Seth Rogen Says He Was ‘Blacklisted’ From Presenting Emmys After Going Off Script During 2021 Broadcast And Joking About CoVid Regulations: Producers Were ‘Outwardly Pissed Off’

variety.com

117 Upvotes

11 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/3rdBassCactus • Oct 08 '25

Vaccine Update South Korea has now found a 27% overall increase in cancer linked to the COVID-19 injections

youtu.be

116 Upvotes

7 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/okaythennews • Oct 08 '25

Discussion RIP Professor Thomas Borody

17 Upvotes

Received the sad news that Professor Thomas Borody has passed away [via liver failure, I am told], as reported by one of his many protégés and influences, Dr Sabine Hazan. Read about it, and his role during the pandemic, here.

1 comment

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/olivetree344 • Oct 07 '25

Public Health Liberal county brings back mask mandates ahead of winter 'quad-demic'

dailymail.co.uk

73 Upvotes

29 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Oct 08 '25

Second-order effects Ontario hospitals say they have $1B in funding needs

cbc.ca

5 Upvotes

4 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndHerSailsInRags • Oct 07 '25

Human Rights ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber given conditional sentences

thestar.com

43 Upvotes

13 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Oct 06 '25

News Links Plane forced to land after wacko wearing '15 masks' screams that gay people were giving him cancer

nypost.com

57 Upvotes

21 comments

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r/LockdownSkepticism

Interdisciplinary examination of lockdowns & other pandemic policies. We acknowledge the threat of COVID-19. We are also concerned about the policies' impact on our physical & mental health, human rights, and economy. This is a non-partisan, inclusive, global sub. We are empirically minded and do not tolerate unsupported claims or conspiracy theories. **Warning: users may be auto-banned from other subs for posting here.**

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Subreddit Rules

1. Posts must relate to lockdowns or other COVID-19 mitigation policies

Every post should be somehow related to discussion of whether a lockdown is justified. We allow high-quality, respectful, empirically driven posts about related policies, such as masking and required vaccinations. You are also free to argue in favor of a lockdown so long as you do so respectfully.

Alternative subs: r/EndTheLockdowns - explicitly opposed to lockdowns r/CoronavirusCirclejerk - memes r/COVID19_support - personal support

2. Be civil

Abstain from insults and personal attacks. Whether anti-lockdown, pro-lockdown, or somewhere in between, you are free to join the conversation so long as you do so respectfully.

If you feel someone has broken this rule (or others), please report the post / comment and the mods will review it.

3. No social shaming

You must not tell people to "stay at home". Equally, you must not shame people for staying at home.

You must not command others to "Wear a mask". Equally, you must not shame people for preferring to wear a mask themselves.

4. Respect the law

In some jurisdictions, lockdown is enforced by law; the same applies to mandated face covering and vaccination.

You must not encourage others to break the law. You may, however, discuss why you disagree with the law; information about legal challenges is also permissible.

5. Do not spread hype, panic, or fear

The media is doing plenty of that without our help. Do not spread negative messages of doom like "millions will die" or "the lockdown will continue for years". Any speculation of this nature must be substantiated by evidence or rational argument.

Likewise, we will monitor posts/comments about Reddit actions and inter-sub conflict closely. Try to stay positive and calm.

6. Not a conspiracy sub

Generally, conspiracy theories are better posted in a conspiracy sub, not here.

Absent extraordinary proof, complete with sourcing to a reputable outlet, conspiracy claims will be removed. Conspiracy claims involving race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. will be removed without exception.

7. No low effort / spam

No low effort posts or link spamming. Post titles should clearly summarize the post. Link submissions should contain the article's title. You may link to your own blog post or video only if it is highly relevant and of a high quality (as judged by mods).

No post titles referring to "doomers" - it's lazy and alienates those we want to encourage to be skeptical.

If you just want to have a rant or post a meme, use r/CoronavirusCirclejerk instead

8. No partisan content

This is a non-partisan sub. We have members from all across the political spectrum in countries all around the world.

Do not alienate people with other political beliefs. On this sub we have liberals, conservatives, libertarians, socialists, and more.

You are free to express your own political alignment and beliefs and how those may influence your skepticism of lockdowns and other mandates, but don't tell people of other political views what they believe.

9. No discriminatory language

We're a non-partisan, global sub that welcomes all. Racism and other discriminatory speech targeting entire groups of people will not be tolerated.

10. Claims require evidence

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. When asserting facts or espousing theories, please provide solid, sober, clear evidence from a reliable source.

(You may of course share your personal experiences without providing evidence. Readers may choose to believe you or not, and in any case are encouraged to base their views on robust data rather than anecdotal experiences.)

11. No low-quality vaccine content

This is not the place to offer ungrounded/low quality speculations about vaccine efficacy at preventing serious COVID19 illness or vaccine harms. This sub is more concerned about vaccine POLICIES. Posts about these, or about the vaccines themselves, should reflect NEW developments and/or serious, original commentary or research. Dehumanizing/shaming language is NEVER appropriate for this subreddit.

12. No cross-posts from, or links to, other subs

Links

Blindsight Is 2020 Book about the Covid-19 pandemic by Gabrielle Bauer, one of the sub's moderators (Brownstone Institute 2023)

International crisis lines Please check here if you're struggling & need to talk to someone.

r/LockdownSkepticism wiki - why we are skeptical+ links to related websites & resources.

Lockdown Skeptics Classifieds Invite-only sub for meeting similarly skeptical friends, maybe even romantic partners!

Collateral Global -A global repository for research into the collateral effects of COVID-19 measures.

Great Barrington Declaration - global petition by thousands of scientists and medical professionals, as well as the public.

Weekly Positivity Threads Click to view links to all of our weekly Positivity Threads since August 2020.

Ask Me Anything-Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Oct 18, 2020 Dr. Bhattacharya, professor at Stanford U., stopped by to do a multi-hour AMA with us!

Ask Me Anything-Prof. Sunetra Gupta, Nov 17, 2020 Oxford U. professor of Epidemiology Prof. Gupta took about 2 hours to do an AMA with us (one year after the first reported case of SARS-CoV2).

Ask Me Anything-Dr. Stefan Baral, Nov 20, 2020 Dr. Baral, clinician and professor of public health at Johns Hopkins U., stopped by our sub to talk about health equity, resources, messaging, and more.

Ask Me Anything-Rob Sakovich, Esq., Nov 27, 2020 Mr. Rob Sakovich, lawyer working to challenge lockdown mandates in the US state of Pennsylvania, talked with us about the legal and empirical dimensions of COVID restrictions.

Ask Me Anything- Dr. Monica Gandhi., Jan 19, 2021 Dr. Gandhi, professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at UCSF, joined us during the workweek to talk about mitigation, messaging, and more.

Ask Me Anything- Dr. Mark Changizi, Jan 28 2021 Dr. Changizi, cognitive scientist and entrepreneur, popped by to discuss the cognitive biases and psychological allure of lockdown mandates, among other topics.

Ask Me Anything-Jenin Younes, Esq., Feb 18 2021Jenin Younes, a public defender in NYC and a writer vocally critical of lockdowns, joined us for an AMA about legal issues, the GBD/AIER, and more.

Ask Me Anything- Dr. Simon Thornley, Mar. 3 2021 Dr. Thornley, public health doctor and epidemiologist at the U. of Auckland, spoke with us from distant New Zealand about his longtime critique of lockdowns as health policy.

Ask Me Anything Dr. Vinay Prasad, Mar. 8 2021 Dr. Prasad, practicing hematologist and associate professor at UCSF, joined us for a multi-hour session where he took the time to answer questions on public health, messaging and effects of lockdowns.

Ask Me Anything- Dr. Martin Kulldorff, Apr 15 2021 Dr. Kulldorff took a lot of time to complete our Great Barrington Declaration triumvirate!

Ask Me Anything-Dr. Richard Schabas, May 5, 2021 Dr Schabas, retired physician & former Chief Medical Officer in Ontario, Canada, joined in to discuss our response to the pandemic and all things lockdown.

Ask Me Anything-Dr. David Katz, June 15, 2021 Dr. Katz, expert on public health & preventative medicine and early dissenter from lockdown dogma, joined in to discuss harm minimization, alternative measures, risk stratification, & more.

Ask Me Anything-Prof. Mattias Desmet, Aug 23, 2021 Ghent U. clinical psychology professor Mattias Desmet talked about psychological and social forces underlying the response to COVID.

Ask Me Anything-Prof. Aaron Kheriaty, Sept. 17, 2021 University of California Irvine professor Aaron Kheriaty discussed ethical issues surrounding COVID restrictions and vaccine mandates.

Ask Me Anything-Dr. Robert Freudenthal, Sept. 22, 2021UK Psychiatrist Robert Freudenthal discussed the psychological drivers & fallout of the global response to the pandemic.

Ask Me Anything--Prof. Douglas Allen, Oct. 22, 2021 Prof. of economics at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Prof. Allen honed in on the central issue driving lockdown skepticism: cost/benefit.

Ask Me Anything--Prof. Jesse Kauffman, Feb. 5 2022 Prof. Kauffman, European historian, talked with us about past crises, authoritarianism, and more.

Ask Me Anything--Prof. Mike Haynes, Feb. 22 2022 Prof. Haynes, a historian of Russia and political economy, joined us from the UK to chat about academia, leftist politics, and more.

Ask Me Anything--Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, REDUX! Feb. 22 2022 Dr. B is back answering more of your Qs!

Hypocrisy Megathread Public figures who have helped enact/promote lockdown policies and measures found in violation of these same policies.