Article archive / November 2023
Originally published: . Volume 14, No. 11. Source pages: 3.
Hi Dr. Nelson,
In my capacity as the lead of Tulane's Health Psychology doctoral certificate program, I am writing to express concern regarding COVID- 19 misinformation in recent issues of The Psychology Times.
An article in the current issue suggests that vaccines increase mortality. An article in the prior issue suggests that ivermectin is beneficial. This is misinformation from an unpublished report and a low-quality journal. The benefits of vaccination are well documented, and the efficacy of the limited treatments for COVID-19 is well described elsewhere.
Please let me know that this misinformation will be retracted. I plan to issue a public statement Friday of next week denouncing the articles so that people do not associate the "independent voice of psychology" in Louisiana with anything I stand for. This misinformation may cause reputational damage to psychologists in Louisiana unaffiliated with the publication.
Thank you,
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