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GB News is NOT a particularly credible news source, but it IS a long-time favorite source that many hard-core right-wingers here, especially from the UK, often like to cite. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/gb-news-uk-bias/ But more to the point, the GB News report cited in the OP is back from 2023.

Prominent anti-vaxer and COVID misinformation spreader Dr. Peter McCullough -- who hawks unproven treatments and recently was stripped of his U.S. medical board certifications -- along with various of his anti-vax cohorts are behind a new preprint study that makes discredited claims that COVID vaccines supposedly cause various psychiatric conditions. Experts say the study's claims are based on unverified data and there's no credible evidence to support what McCullough and cohorts are saying. But hey, that's what McCullough does: Anti-Vaxxers Cite Unverified Study to Claim COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Psychiatric Conditions, Including Homicidal Ideation "What happened: Prominent anti-vaxxers are citing an April 2025 study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, to claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause 86 neuropsychiatric side effects, including dementia, schizophrenia, depression, and suicidal and homicidal ideation. A closer look: The study was co-authored by Dr. Peter McCullough, a Texas-based cardiologist who has repeatedly advanced false or egregiously misleading claims about COVID vaccines. [emphasis added] ... Actually: Reports submitted to VAERS [the federal data source for McCullough's claims] are unverified and can be submitted by anyone, including anti-vaccine activists, making it an unreliable source for drawing conclusions about the safety or side effects of any vaccine or medicine. ... There is no credible evidence that COVID vaccines cause neuropsychiatric conditions, according to experts. [emphasis added] (more) https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/canadian-election-false-claims-spread?open=false#§anti-vaxxers-cite-unverified-study-to-claim-covid-vaccines-cause-psychiatric-conditions-including-homicidal-ideation ABIM Revokes Certification of Another Doctor Who Made Controversial COVID Claims — It's not clear exactly when credentials for Peter McCullough, MD, MPH, were revoked January 2, 2025 "The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) revoked the board certification of Peter McCullough, MD, MPH, a cardiologist who promoted controversial views about COVID-19. ... Early in the pandemic, McCullough supported the use of hydroxychloroquin in patients with mild disease even when mainstream medicine was recommending against it. But he became more known for being outspoken against the COVID vaccines. He had claimed that there is no scientific reason for healthy people under 50 and those who have recovered from COVID to get the vaccine, and has asserted that tens of thousands of Americans have died from the shots." https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/113624

When you have separate Washington Post and Fox News polls coming to the same finding that more Americans now oppose Trump's immigration and deportation policies than support them, that's usually a pretty good sign to take heed.

More garbage opinions from garbage conspiracy theorist sources: "Vernon Edward Coleman (born 1946) is an English conspiracy theorist and writer, who writes on topics related to human health, politics and animal welfare. He was formerly a general practitioner (GP) and newspaper columnist. Coleman's medical claims have been widely discredited and described as pseudoscientific conspiracy theories. [emphasis added]" Very high on the fruitcake scale: AIDS denial "Writing for The Sun newspaper in 1989, Coleman denied that AIDS was a significant risk to the heterosexual community.[31] He later claimed AIDS is a hoax, writing, "it is now my considered view that the disease we know as AIDS probably doesn't exist and has never existed".[32] Such claims have been rejected by the medical community." [emphasis added] And of course, he's continued his fruitcake-dom on issues relating to COVID: Anti-vaccination and conspiracy theories "Coleman has claimed that COVID-19 is a hoax, that vaccines are dangerous, and that face masks cause cancer. All these claims have been debunked by more senior medical professionals.[36][37][38] Coleman has also claimed the Coronavirus Pandemic has links to the Agenda 21 Conspiracy Theory and the Great Reset Theory, which both suggest a cabal of elite figures are attempting to depopulate the global community. No evidence has been found to support these claims. [emphasis added] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Coleman

So you'll feel better about similar findings from a recent Fox News poll? Fox News Poll: The first 100 days of President Trump's second term April 23, 2025 ... "Trump receives his best marks on border security, as a 55% majority approves. That’s the only issue where his ratings are in positive territory. On immigration, a record high of 47% approve of Trump (48% disapprove), [more disapprove than approved] while a new low of 38% approve on the economy (56% disapprove). His worst ratings are on inflation (33% approve, 59% disapprove), followed by tariffs (33%-58%), foreign policy (40%-54%), taxes (38%-53%), and guns (41%-44%). Overall approval of Trump’s job performance comes in at 44%, down 5 points from 49% approval in March. That’s lower than the approval of Joe Biden (54%), Barack Obama (62%), and George W. Bush (63%) at the 100-day mark in their presidencies. It’s also lower by 1 point compared to Trump’s 45% approval at this point eight years ago. Some 59% of voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country. That’s an improvement since the end of former President Biden’s term (68% dissatisfied), but worse than four years ago at the beginning of Biden’s term (53% dissatisfied). It’s also worse than the 100-day mark of Trump’s first term (53% dissatisfied)." https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-first-100-days-president-trumps-second-term

Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows. April 24, 2025 "The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years if vaccination rates for the disease drop 10 percent, according to new research published Thursday. No change in the current vaccination rate would result in hundreds of thousands of measles cases over the same period, according to a mathematical model produced by a team of Stanford University researchers. “Our country is on a tipping point for measles to once again become a common household disease,” said Nathan Lo, a Stanford physician and author of the study published in the medical journal JAMA." (more) Washington Post https://archive.ph/Zk7fq

From the cited news reports here: "The Justice Department has acknowledged in court that Abrego García’s deportation to El Salvador was illegal because of court-ordered humanitarian protection that he had received based on his testimony that he faced death threats there."

And an update on the first, original case of a wrongful deportation mentioned above: Trump administration granted leeway in case of mistakenly deported man The order by Judge Paula Xinis gave the administration seven days to provide details about steps being taken to facilitate the return of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego García from El Salvador. April 25, 2025 ... In documents filed in court this week, the administration said it had held “appropriate diplomatic discussions” with El Salvador concerning Abrego García, a striking shift after repeated assertions that the administration was powerless to encourage or bring about Abrego García’s release from custody in El Salvador. In public statements, White House officials and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele had characterized Abrego García’s release from custody in El Salvador as a virtual impossibility. The administration’s pivot followed a blistering decision written by J. Harvie Wilkinson III, a conservative Reagan appointee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which admonished U.S. officials as having offered flimsy legal arguments that threatened to “reduce the rule of law to lawlessness.” The directional change also came as Xinis has shown increasing impatience with the administrations’ attempts to sidestep clear court orders, moves she has deemed were not in good faith. ... Abrego García’s case has become a high-profile example of the Trump administration’s willingness to skirt or flout judicial directives, and a test of how federal judges, appeals courts and the Supreme Court can nudge the executive branch into doing what the law requires. (more) Washington Post https://archive.ph/v7FVI April 23, 2025 at 8:50 p.m.

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to return a Venezuelan man who was sent to a megaprison in El Salvador despite having protection from removal. April 25, 2025 A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to return a Venezuelan man who was sent to a megaprison in El Salvador despite being part of a class action settlement that should have protected him from removal. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher said Wednesday that other migrants covered by the settlement should also be shielded from deportation or transfer to El Salvador until their asylum cases are processed. The case marks the second time a judge has ordered the Trump administration to return a migrant it sent to El Salvador on March 15. (more) Washington Post https://archive.ph/P4WQ6

April 25, 2025 "President Donald Trump’s approval ratings on immigration, relatively strong in the early weeks of his second term, have dipped into negative territory, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, a sign that his administration’s hard-line and, in some cases, legally dubious enforcement tactics are losing public support. A majority of Americans, 53 percent, disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration, with 46 percent approving, a reversal from February when half of the public voiced approval of his approach. Negative views have ticked up across partisan groups over the past two months, with 90 percent of Democrats, 56 percent of independents and 11 percent of Republicans now disapproving of the way the president has managed one of his core policy issues. The findings buttress other recent polls that have tracked falling approval ratings for Trump on immigration, though he still draws higher marks on the issue than on other matters. They come amid mounting public frustration more broadly over his presidency as it closes in on its first 100 days, which have been marked by a blizzard of unilateral actions sometimes violating the constitutional bounds of presidential authority. (more) Washington Post https://archive.ph/4bo20

More people encountering false information "Vaccine hesitancy is fueled partly by misinformation about measles and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. A recent KFF poll shows most adults and parents have encountered false claims about the vaccine, particularly the discredited autism link. High-profile figures, including HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have amplified some of these myths, creating confusion about reliable health information. Public health experts warn this misinformation undermines vaccine confidence, contributing to declining immunization rates and increasing future outbreak risks." Health Security Decoded Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Health-Security-Decoded---April-24--2025.html?soid=1107826135286&aid=wqIATCnpVig

The current measles vaccine (standard two doses) is 97% effective in preventing the disease, and confers protection for life. That's a pretty good deal for youngsters who need that protection. "Most people get the MMR vaccine as children. It’s given in two shots, the first typically when a child is between 12 and 15 months of age, and the second when they are 4 to 6 years old. It’s a live vaccine, meaning that it contains a small, weakened dose of the virus. No vaccine is 100% effective against measles, but two MMR shots are 97% effective. (Two shots are 88% effective against mumps, and a single shot is 97% effective against rubella.) Most people who are vaccinated will never get the measles; although a small percentage have “breakthrough” cases, the symptoms are usually mild. The MMR vaccine is also safe, according to the CDC, which notes that most people have no side effects. If side effects do occur, the most common are soreness at the vaccination site, fever, and pain and stiffness in the joints. https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/should-you-get-a-measles-vaccine-booster

"Without a 5% higher measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination rate, measles may revert to endemicity in the United States within 25 years, while a 10% decline in vaccination could lead to 11.1 million cases of the highly contagious illness in that timeframe, according to predictions from a simulation model published today in JAMA. Also today, the World Health Organization (WHO); UNICEF; and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance warn that burgeoning outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases threaten to reverse years of progress. ... "Widespread childhood vaccination has eliminated many infectious diseases in the US," the study authors wrote. "However, vaccination rates are declining, and there are ongoing policy debates to reduce the childhood vaccine schedule, which may risk reemergence of previously eliminated infectious diseases." (more) https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/precipice-disaster-measles-may-be-endemic-25-years-if-vaccine-uptake-stays-low-model

Re COVID vaccines, let's try look at the actual facts -- which I know is a stretch for this venue: Per the U.S. CDC: Reports of deaths Reports of death after COVID-19 vaccination can be concerning. CDC is committed to providing clear and accurate information so that you can make informed, confident decisions about your health. Several factors explain reports of death after COVID-19 vaccination. These include: FDA rules that require healthcare providers to report any death after vaccination to VAERS (even if it is unclear that the vaccine was the cause). CDC's reporting requirements for vaccine providers. Increased public awareness of COVID-19 vaccines. Data shows that people who receive COVID-19 vaccines are less likely to die from COVID-19 or COVID-19-related complications than those who are unvaccinated. [emphasis added} COVID-19 vaccines do not increase the risk of death from non-COVID causes when compared to those who have not been vaccinated.27282930 [emphasis added] ttps://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/vaccines/covid-19.html

https://www.cdc.gov/acip/downloads/slides-2025-04-15-16/04-Link-Gelles-COVID-508.pdf