I trust consensus I guess but I'm not an expert in any of this at all so my ability to verify anything is quite limited. I might have made a mistake here but I'm still not convinced he's trustworthy.
A scientist isn't trustworthy or not, their work speaks for itself. He invented the original mRNA platform. He was a key scientist in the first mRNA vaccine experiments.
Until then, for me, he's in the same corner as others hanging out with right-wing extremists [1] spreading misinformation.
[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/08/robert-m...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29881075
Please be specific which statement you disagree with.
If you're referring to the statements about child vaccine side effects, I mentioned those in my earlier comment.
(1) https://www.foxnews.com/media/tucker-carlson-mrna-vaccine-in...
It was removed from wikipedia, but here's an archived version:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210614140319/https://en.wikipe...
He invented the initial platform and performed the first mRNA vaccine experiments in 1989.
There's 9 patents in his name for the platforms and his name is all over the original experiments.
I don't think the powers at be can memory hole him that easily.
> What does that even mean, a "viral gene"? Toxic spike proteins?
What he's getting at is, the spike protein the vaccine makes you generate enters the heart and other organs easily and causes damage.
The spike protein itself is potentially toxic to us and causing myocarditis. There is evidence of that, how widespread is disputed.
Whether "long covid" is a symptom of this spike protein toxicity, vaccine induced or natural, is unclear.
Many many things related to covid, some taboo, some not, are yet to be determined.
> Should we trust this person?
Should we trust media reporters and random people slinging mud on the internet, I doubt it.
In this field, we should listen to him, yes, not shun him, as he has relevant domain knowledge which is clearly verifiable.
Trust implies faith, why are you "trusting" scientists? You should listen and verify.
The fact you are attacking him and not trying to disprove what he is saying is suspect.