COVID-19: The Science We Should Know

Since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the messaging from most governmental authorities and major-media outlets has largely been consistent — COVID-19 poses a grave threat to all humanity, lockdown policies and mask mandates are necessary to ‘stop the spread’, existing diagnostic tests are reliable indicators of infection, no preventatives or treatments exist for COVID-19, the inoculations developed under Operation Warp Speed are ‘safe and effective’, and mass inoculation is essential to end the pandemic. Meanwhile, dissenters from this orthodoxy have been routinely vilified and censored, regardless of their qualifications, personal experience, or the substance of their case.
In such a divisive and restrictive environment, acquiring a well-informed understanding of most any COVID-related topic is remarkably challenging. Sensible evaluation of any issue requires familiarity not only with the arguments for prevailing beliefs, but also the evidence presented by knowledgeable skeptics and critics.

This document is intended as a reference resource for anyone curious about the science and data underlying such contrarian positions. Organized by topic, it presents links to primary-source materials, the bulk of which are scientific manuscripts (i.e., scholarly studies, papers, articles, meta-analyses) and related resources. The testimonies of credentialed scientists and medical professionals are also included, while materials based on inexpert opinion have been assiduously avoided.
For ease of use and comprehension, key excerpts accompany most citations, but we strongly encourage you to dig further by following the links and doing your own independent research.

This compilation is for informational purposes only, and is not predictive or prescriptive. So please think for yourself, do your own due diligence, and draw your own (well-informed) conclusions.
Peace & good health to you and yours.