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Unable to initiate communication with OAuth provider: MDWiki

Hi, I visited MDWiki's login page and clicked the button Login with Wikipedia account but got an error message banner showing Unable to initiate communication with OAuth provider. Do you know how to troubleshoot this issue? Thank you! --Molecular atrophy (talk) 13:43, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

A while back, the same thing happened to me. I've been having more pressing things on my mind, so I didn't follow up, but it's prevented me from logging in and maybe helping. --Tryptofish (talk) 19:28, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Adding: The editor above has been sock-blocked, but what I said is nonetheless true. Thanks. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:27, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

The site is currently invitation only until it is farther along / more stable.

User:Tryptofish you account has been given editing abilities at MDWiki.[1] ::Let me know if it works / you have issues. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 12:12, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

I tried it, but after I hit "log in" it shows me as not logged in, with an error message of "Unable to initiate communication with OAuth provider." --Tryptofish (talk) 19:33, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

User:Tryptofish Yes Oauth is not working well. You can just log in with the user name and password you set for the site though. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:11, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

If I remember correctly, I didn't do it that way from the beginning, because I didn't want to use my email to set it up, for privacy reasons. So I never created a password specifically for that site. Will I be able to log in and enter a password now, or will I be able to just use my existing Wikipedia password? --Tryptofish (talk) 17:51, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

I am not sure User:Tryptofish. Maybe just create a new email for this purpose. You were logged in before though. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:22, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Tryptofish OAuth should be working again. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:16, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! I just checked it, and it does work just fine. --Tryptofish (talk) 18:12, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Nice start on Our World

Something worth inviting OWID to contribute to directly? – SJ + 22:01, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Hey User:Sj which work are you referring to? Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:24, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Doc_James/OurWorld seems likes the OWID might be excited to help out with explicitly... they have a lot of the relevant skills. Or is that already the idea?  :) – SJ + 23:20, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Sj yes that is the idea. OurWorldinData is happy to work with us. We have been collaborating informally for a couple of years.

We have the ability to store their data in an editable format on Commons. We can than pull the data into this graphing tool built by User:Yurik.

Improving our tools in this area was in the top 10 for the community wish list this year.[2] So hopefully we will see some progress.

The technical folks at OurWorldinData are willing from what I understand to give our folks a hand with bits of technical stuff if needed.

More community members pushing for improvements here would still be a good thing though...

Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:50, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Got it -- glad to help, and yes, let's push for more of this work. Using tabular data on commons, and then figuring out how to integrate it with WD, seems enormously important. – SJ + 15:28, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Sj main issue facing integration of tabular data between commons and WD is one of copyright. Commons accepts any open license while WD only accepts CC 0. Most of these data sets are CC BY... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:55, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Metadata about these tabular datasets is CC-0. First we should add WD fields for tabular datasets (a link to a csv, an entity-schema matching that csv). The linked files can be anywhere we like. There's no particular reason we couldn't store tabular datasets in their own place on WD the way we store them now on Commons -- they would be easily distinguished in dumps. – SJ + 21:42, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes of course the meta data for the tabular dataset is CC-0 but the dataset itself is CC BY 4.0 or this one[3] is anyway. Is that permitted on WD User:Sj? By the way would be nice to be able to edit these with VE. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 08:40, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Currently, WD licensing policy is that "All structured data from the main, Property, Lexeme, and EntitySchema namespaces is available under CC-0, and text in other namespaces is CC-SA". So we would nee to keep .tab files somewhere other than those namespaces. But that's not much different from how they are stored on Commons. At any rate, the canonical place to find such datasets should be (a) a WD entity for the dataset, with individual tabular dataset properties for "Annual data" (2020, 2019, 2018, &c), and (b) the source-url property for each year's dataset should be the URL to a .tab file. Whether that file is stored on Commons or on Wikidata is secondary [I think it's far clearer to store it on WD / with the full-project WD dumps / &c, however] Yes, editing with VE or equivalent would be great. I've seen some efforts along those lines! But I haven't used one recently. – SJ + 21:41, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Sj It was a multi year process to get the data sets accepted on Commons. Would be happy with them on WD aswell. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:08, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Desktop refresh

How to turn on the desktop refresh

For those who use the desktop version of WP, a number of improvements have recently rolled out. Basically one can shrink the left sidebar and the search box is larger and centered. It is opt in. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:58, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Heads up about some unprotections

Hi there Doc James. As the headline says, I wanted to drop by to give a heads up that I've unprotected Multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, both of which you'd (very reasonably) put under semi-protection in 2012. My hope is that now that many years have passed, these will no longer be a target for vandalism. I'll keep an eye on both, so if my hopes are misplaced, we can re-protect any time. I've also invited folks at WT:MED to consider our currently protected medicine-related pages, so there may be more to follow. If this experiment is a big flop, well at least we'll have learned something. More importantly, I hope you're staying well. Best, Ajpolino (talk) 19:21, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

User:Ajpolino Sure, that was a lot of years ago. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:11, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Bealle's list and Questionable journals list

Hey Doc,

I am having a bit of difficulty with high impact journals that turn out to be predatory or hijacked. Specifically high end publications with heavy conflicts of interest/outside funding issues -- trying to avoid the MDPI, Hindawi, Frontiers type issues that keep sneaking back into articles.

Are our questionable journal lists and Bealle's the best we have at ferreting these issues out? I'm posting this question on Headbomb and Zefr's talk pages as well.

Thanks, I enjoy sandwiches (talk) 21:30, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

How about this[4] User:I enjoy sandwiches Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:53, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Wow, what a remarkable compilation. Sincere thanks. I enjoy sandwiches (talk) 03:56, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Maybe coming to the Wikipedia Library soon... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 09:47, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

Please let me know how this proceeds. I have been corresponding with them and using my outdated academic connections to try and finagle a login but not much luck. I've read that there's only a 30% overlap with Bealle's and Cabell's [5] -- would be a massive aid in detecting occult advertising on the site. I enjoy sandwiches (talk) 06:03, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Hey James just to follow up -- I contacted Cabell's about purchasing their service and have been exchanging a number of e-mails back and forth but have met some difficulty. They have multiple different sets including a "Health & Nursing Set", a "Math & Science Set" and a "Medicine Set" that is coming this fall. Each individually is about $1500 based on my FTE. Did you purchase any of these sets or do you have experience with the service? My main interests here are things like neurology, biochem, immunology, microbiology, nutrition, genetics, longevity, surgery, trauma, internal medicine, critical care, oncology, cardiology and radiology -- having difficulty working out with the rep which of the sets would cover these topics most comprehensively. If you have subscribed or know which of their sets these categories would fall into please let me know. Also, did they quote you the same price? Seems a bit hefty, but if their product is really the new Bealle's I am considering it strongly. I enjoy sandwiches (talk) 21:41, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

User:I enjoy sandwiches supposedly the Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library will be adding this as an option soon. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 06:09, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

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Hi, I was not sure who to ask, but I can't seem to be able to convert my script at Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Asus ZenFone 6 using VideoWiki as I keep encountering the error "Our servers are working hard converting other articles and are eager to spend some time with you! Please try back in 10 minutes!". This doesn't seem to be an issue when I'm testing out preexisting scripts. Thanks! 17jiangz1 (talk) 14:52, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

User:17jiangz1 thanks for reaching out. Yah am aware the tool is down. I will look into things further. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:49, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

User:17jiangz1 Should be fixed. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 11:29, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Draft article

Hello Doc James,

I wonder if you would take a look at this draft article about Paul Fiset in my userspace? I don't normally create medical articles, but as he was a personal friend of mine and the reliable sources indicate he meets notability, I decided to take the plunge. Before moving it to mainspace and nominating it for DYK (concerning his work on the Q fever vaccine), your review is requested. Please feel free to edit, perhaps elaborating on the research into Coxiella burnetii, etc. Thanks in advance! —  JGHowes  ^talk 15:55, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

@Doc James: I've been holding off on moving this to mainspace, pending your taking a look at it and input from an expert medical point of view. If you're too busy, I'll understand.  JGHowes  ^talk 16:15, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

User:JGHowes apologies for the late reply. Looks good to me but articles about people are not my area of expertise. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:43, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Marik protocol

Hi James - hope all is well with you. I've recently been editing Paul E. Marik, a guy who has come to prominence for COVID-19 reasons. At first I suspected he might not be notable, but searching around I see he is inventor of the "Marik protocol" which seems to be (have been?) a hot topic in ICU circles. Naturally, I thought of you - you might find it interesting, or know of better sources? Alexbrn (talk) 07:12, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

It generated "interest" sure but it was never popular as a treatment as far as I am aware. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:50, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you for what you said on User talk:SlimVirgin - missing pictured on my talk, with music full of hope and reformation --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:17, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for all the encouragement your provide around Wikipedia to so many editors. You brighten things up. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:31, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Template:Medrxiv

Just wanted to inform that I created {{medRxiv}} template similar to {{bioRxiv}} for usage/citing medRxiv preprints. Please review for improvements (if any). Thank you. Run n Fly (talk) 18:21, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Single population

Hi Doc James. I haven't 'bothered' you for quite some time. Hope you are well. On the page HFE H63D gene mutation, the text "A study in 2020 predicted that the H63D variant may be a risk factor for incidental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Han Chinese population" seems to imply that the risk affects only Han Chinese; whereas I suspect that what is meant is that the research subjects were Han Chinese. So I checked the source, which says nothing about Chinese; insted it says "in a single population". From Google — results including many entries relating to reliable journals — I see that "single population" must have a specific [technical] meaning in biology/ medicine. Would you consider/ have time to create WP:DRAFT on Single population to explain the concept? Regards, Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 13:52, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Happy Wikiversary! Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 14:18, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello Doc James and Rui Gabriel Correia. Regarding 'single population', I think this paper was just trying to be modest about the scope of their results. In fact, the patients were those who happened to show up with the given disease at a particular hospital in China and agreed to enrol in the study. The authors did not seem to be trying to generalize their results broadly. The text of the paper states that all of their subjects were of Han Chinese ethnicity. To avoid any misunderstanding of the particular sentence, how about just omitting the phrase "in a Han Chinese population" and keeping the rest. EdJohnston (talk) 21:28, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

Not running?

I'm sad to see your absence from the candidates list in the upcoming elections. (I don't suppose it's too much to hope for that you just forgot to apply, or that you might be convinced to change your mind about not running within the last couple of hours before the deadline?)

In any case: Thank you for your work on the Board. Your level of engagement with the community has been invaluable, especially during the difficult situations we've had with the WMF over the years. --Yair rand (talk) 21:48, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

User:Yair rand thanks for the words of support. It has indeed been a long few years and we have some excellent folks running and willing to pick up this work. Looking forwards to handing off... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:26, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Doc James, thank you so much for your many excellent contributions to the encyclopedia, and in particular, your board service. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 02:28, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks User:Cullen328. I am glad to see board elections going ahead and the movement getting another chance to "directly select" at least some of the members of the board. This is exceedingly unique and something, in my opinion, we should protect. As such this is an important election... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:34, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks from me, too, for all of the outstanding work you have done here (and I'm sure will continue to do from time to time). --Tryptofish (talk) 20:00, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

I haven't always agreed with you, but I have always been glad you're part of our project. Thanks from me too. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 20:31, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Echo this same sentiment. Sad to see you're not running, and appreciate the times you voted in the minority. Thanks for your work on the Board! ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 12:24, 4 July 2021 (UTC)

Sorry to hear that you are not running, but I'll add my voice to those who thank you for your service.--S Philbrick(Talk) 20:41, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Cochran embargo policy

Could you take a glance at Wikipedia:Teahouse#Updating_Medical_References_/_Cochrane?

I know a little about Cochran but don't have the depth of knowledge you do. The issue is whether it is plausible that text available now has been embargoed until next year. It seems more plausible that the embargoed date was a typo, as someone suggested, but I decided to reach out to you on the chance that you have some familiarity with their process.--S Philbrick(Talk) 20:39, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Embargoed means just not freely available until a specific date. If you have an account or pay you can get it.[6] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:20, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Fetal Viability

Hey, sorry to bother, but I needed some help with this article. I was going to add some information myself, since the lead is barren (only a single sentence) and the body includes highly misleading data that is very outdated, since the survival rates by preterm week increased significantly over the past few decades. Could you add a few sentences to the lead and update the body to more accurately reflect current information? I would do it myself, but since I am not a medical professional, I do not want to write something misleading. I found a few potential sources [7][8][9][10][11] but they conflate significantly so I do not know exactly what to write. Thanks, Bill Williams (talk) 17:50, 11 July 2021 (UTC)

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Pudendal nerve entrapment

So many problems in this article: Pudendal nerve entrapment. The whole concept is an iffy theory supported by a small cabal of doctors, probably because it is lucrative for them. The sources are mostly case histories and primary studies. Now suddenly the page is being heavily edited by a tag team in a promotional drive. I don't have the energy to revert and prune, and I'm not a sysop. Maybe you can fix? Ratel 🌼 (talk) 21:54, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Cure Awards 2020?

Greetings and felicitations. Have the Cure Awards for 2020 been canceled, or are they just running behind? (I'm afraid I'm not certain who else to ask.) —DocWatson42 (talk) 07:42, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

User:DocWatson42 not sure if anyone is taking this on or not. Am mostly working on MDWiki currently. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 20:29, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Okay. Thank you for replying. ^_^ —DocWatson42 (talk) 05:54, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

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Draft:Russell Surasky

Hi James! I'm FormalDude (Formal for short) or you can call me Ben. I've been reviewing AfCs and came across Draft:Russell Surasky who's target page (Russell Surasky) was salted by you a few years ago.

After reviewing the draft, I can tell it has been created by someone who is following WP:P&G. I don't see any major causes for concern. It looks to be a well-sourced and neutral biography about a notable person. I plan on accepting the article and am therefore requesting your approval in unsalting the page. Thanks! ––FormalDude talk 15:57, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

File:FatCT2008.JPG

I was hoping you might have some more information about this image. I don't think that our current description is enough. My most obvious question is what is the approximate BMI of the person on the right? (Or better yet, height and weight.) I just find it hard to judge as a lay person whether or not that's a "shocking" level of obesity or not just from a scan, lol. I'd say probably not? 36mm just doesn't seem like much. I realize you made this image in 2008, but if you know anything else about it, I'm hoping you can add it to the notes. In any case it's a pretty old image…low resolution, so maybe it's worth replacing anyway. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) ^{please always ping!} 23:15, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Sorry do not. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 10:48, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

That is OK—after I looked at a bunch of scans, I was able to answer my own question and I added a cite to the article. (Special:Diff/1039214941) Also, Wikipedia is a really small world, because I've been engaged in rewriting/expanding osteogenesis imperfecta in hopes of submitting it for WP:GA eventually, and XTools tells me you're №3 author after myself and another editor. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) ^{please always ping!} 01:15, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

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Precious

Nine years!

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Thanks User:Gerda Arendt Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 11:07, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

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Another vitamin GA nomination

Nine completed (most recently Riboflavin), four to go. I decided to tackle Vitamin A next. Probably will leave Vitamin D for last. David notMD (talk) 21:57, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

User:David notMD Excellent work. Am mostly working on MDWiki currently. Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:49, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Heterologous prime-boost vaccination

need plain english definition from a reliable source of: "Heterologous prime-boost vaccination", "Homologous prime-boost vaccination", "Heterologous prime-boost immunization", "Homologous prime-boost immunization",

For: Heterologous vaccine = Heterologous prime-boost vaccination

I could not find any.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heterologous_vaccine&oldid=1043907228

.... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 01:02, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

User:0mtwb9gd5wx a plan EN definition would be "mix and macth" as used by the NIH and CDC.[12] and [13] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:47, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

"Heterologous booster dose (mix-and-match booster): the vaccine product used for the booster dose differs from the product administered for the primary series"[14] Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:48, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

@Doc James: Thanks, okay, define "vaccine product" and "primary series" for grade 11 reading level. demographics... 0mtwb9gd5wx (talk) 02:32, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

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Thanks User:CAPTAIN RAJU. Likewise :-) Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:28, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Book: preservation

Hello Doc James :) Winter greetings to you. I notice that the only 15 books preserved under Wikipedia:Books/archive, like Cancer care, are mainly medical. Did you request this specially? Were they preserved from deletion, or deleted + then undeleted?

Many of the other deleted books have 5 or 10k of content and dozens of edits, and should clearly be undeleted; the Q is where ... I'd prefer to see them restored in place, in the context of the project and the other undeleted books. Has the process been talked through in detail somewhere? – SJ + 01:21, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

User:Sj the book pages in question were the intro pages to the offline medical apps we used to make from Wikipedia. Due to requests from certain members of the community we have moved our offline and translation efforts to be based off of MDWiki.

We are still working on getting coordination of the new intro pages meshed with our versions for the offline apps in other languages. But progress is coming along. In other words no issues with these pages becoming historical here.

P.S. if someone could help us get Wikidata working within MDWiki that would be appreciated. Otherwise I am sure we can eventually figure out a work around.

Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:26, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Interesting, thanks. For the wikidata integration, does Wikidata:Federation_input help? – SJ + 20:58, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

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Invitation as guest speaker to Episode 9 of WikiAfrica Hour

Dear user:Doc James,

I hope this meets you well.

My name is Ceslause, from Wiki In Africa.

Nine months ago we launched the WikiAfrica Hour with our first ever episode featuring outgoing Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Katherine Maher. You can watch it here.

Since its launch, WikiAfrica Hour has been instrumental in informing, discussing and unpacking issues at the global level with the African Community and vice versa. Each session imparts vital information about issues that affect the community globally, always ensuring they are seen from the perspective, interest and benefit of the African community. We have also made sure that issues, events and projects that are core to the African community are given just as much weight.

Previous episodes have foregrounded the roles photography (episode 2) and events (episode 4) play in the Wikimedia movement. There have been interviews with previous and aspirant board members (episode 3), a discussion with Wikimedia community members as to the importance of this forum (for Wikimania edition), interviews with Wiki Loves Africa 2021 winners on the role photography plays in changing the visual narrative of Africa, and the team handling Universal Code of Conduct and WikiIndaba 2021 scholarship. You can catch all our previous episodes here.

Invitation to be our guest on the next episode.

We wish to invite you as guest speaker to the WikiAfrica Hour episode 9, slated for 28th January 2022, at 16:00 UTC Wiki Project Med Foundation is one of the few organizations putting in the work to help those with limited or controlled access to the internet to access free knowledge. Since this episode will be discussing offline projects, we believe our viewers would like to learn more about your offline initiative- Internet In A Box.

If you have had or would be having any offline project that involves Africa, we’re particularly interested in hearing about that.

The episode will remain for viewing on Wiki In Africa YouTube channel after the session.

We look forward to hearing from you, and confirming your availability.

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User:Ceslause sounds good. Will email you about some further details. Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:25, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

PM International

Hi Doc, how are you doing ? I have been asked on fr-wp to have a look at PM-International to give advcie on the sources that are used. Would appreciate your opinion as there are many interwikis for that one. Nattes à chat (talk) 16:28, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

User:Nattes à chat it was written by a paid for but disclosed account. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:03, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Yup, that's not the question, sorry, does it meet wikipedia's notability standards ? Nattes à chat (talk) 01:02, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Maybe notable but reads like spam.... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 04:37, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

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		given as an Admin's barstar, alongside the many others you have received—not because of modest contributions, but because you continue to work with a significant degree of modesty, and to rather nobly accept what truth there is in criticisms raised (saith one not yet agreeing with you on all points) 2601:246:C700:558:4934:BD1D:2B41:D139 (talk) 20:24, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

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People working on vax sources and unreliable sources?

Hello James! I imagine this is a perennial source of contention for MedRS; is there a specific place where people gather the results of those discussions or highlight new sources of dubious provenance? Some Perennial-vaccine-sources subset? – SJ + 21:01, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

This page is for discussing possible improvements to the article, not for addressing the subject of the article. -Roxy the dog. wooF 21:23, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

<laugh> Thanks Roxy. autocomplete: foiled me again... migrating. – SJ + 19:09, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Hey User:Sj Specifically related to COVID vaccines? I am not sure, maybe ask at Wikipedia:WikiProject COVID-19 Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 05:54, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

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