Vaccination programs are essential for solving the SARS-COV2 pandemic
Unmasking misinformation
Below please find our response to your letter dated April 19 2021.
We received your comments on the informative video we made (https://youtu.be/Izb3IOkJJfY). We deemed our video necessary as your personal opinion expressed on YouTube was causing unnecessary hesitancy in locals for participating in the vaccination program on our islands as well as creating unwarranted confusion among medical professionals in the Dutch Caribbean. First of all it should be made clear that we adhere strictly to our scientific code of conduct based on rigor, respect (of each individual person) and responsibility (1). To this end, argumentation on issues should be based on sound data published in peer reviewed journals, not baseless opinion. Pursuing the truth is more than creating knowledge as it also entails fighting untruths in an ethical way (2). There should be no room for denigrating or condescending rem