People always seem to need something new, or at least those who consider it important to educate the public think this. Hence, we replace great children's stories, remake movies, and desperately seek to excite people with something that seems more 'now.' Fashions change sometimes for good reasons, and knowledge does expand, but the danger in all this is forgetting the most fundamental truths because they seem a bit old, out-of-date.

The world of Covid, or post-Covid angst, is no different. The public, most of whom took a number of vaccine doses because governments convinced or coerced them to do so, are now confronted with 'bombshell' reports that will 'change everything,' to convince them of their error. 

These are then duly refuted (often based on far less evidence) by the other (e.g. pro-vaccination) camp. Updated information is of course important, as informed consent is our main bulwark against medical fascism. However, the scientific and public health community does itself a disservice if it hypes information based on novelty rather than depth.