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Independent research & views on the COVID Event | Jessica Hockett PhD

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    • New York City Office of the Medical Examiner adds another month to responding to my year-old request; a two-year-old request is still unfulfilled

      29 January 2026

      Unacceptable delays on supplying public records related to the spring 2020 mass casualty event

    • Discrepancy and impossible timing involving death numbers cited in NYC Health Commissioner’s 10 April 2020 electronic death-reporting order

      22 January 2026

      Another incongruity involving the NYC spring 2020 death event

    • Response received from HHS-OIG-OEI regarding my analysis of June 2021 report on nursing home deaths and request for additional contacts [UPDATED 27 January 2026]

      21 January 2026

      Follow up to 4 January 2026 analysis

    • Stranger Things: The Donald Trump Quote-Tweet and Elon Musk Reply

      20 January 2026

      The show must go on?

    • Email to New York State senator James Skoufis requesting opportunity to share information about nursing home resident deaths during COVID emergency periods | Update: Meeting with Sen Skoufis scheduled for 30 January 2026

      18 January 2026

      Documenting a letter I sent via email this morning to Senator Skoufis

    • Article on “Innovations” in Fatality Management in New York City’s public hospitals fails to say how many fatalities were managed

      15 January 2026

      One would think a report on body management in a public hospital system during the biggest mass fatality event ever experienced would say how many bodies were managed…

    • New York City department of health denies my request for records that show what it did with “probable” COVID deaths in 2020; I have filed an appeal [UPDATE 27 Jan 2026 – Appeal granted, data released]

      14 January 2026

      The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is refusing to release records that would help the public understand what the agency did with deaths initially labeled as “probable” COVID deaths in 2020.

    • Another reminder that Illinois officials lied about COVID shot efficacy and necessity and have not been held accountable or apologized for anything

      12 January 2026

      Illinois officials consistently and persistently lied and obscured the truth.

    • I do not have mixed feelings about Substack

      11 January 2026

      Posting more about Substack, as I strive for clarity within the bounds of privacy.

    • “Toward a New York City Hypothesis”: May/July 2023 Presentation for PANDA Open Science (TRANSCRIPT)

      10 January 2026

      This is an enhanced transcript of a two-part presentation for PANDA Open Science, delivered virtually on 23 May 2023 and 25 July 2023. 

    • Can ANYONE satisfactorily address this question about New York City versus Chicago testing for SARS-CoV-2 in spring 2020?

      9 January 2026

      Seeking answers regarding unusually high SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates in New York City during spring 2020

    • I Didn’t Survive a Pandemic

      8 January 2026

      …and neither did you.

    • Overdue records request to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) for telemedicine calls — and a possible reason ED visits there and elsewhere show a huge drop

      6 January 2026

      Explanation of why I requested telehealth calls from FDNY and how it might challenge typical explanations for the drop in Emergency Department visits.

    • Dynamic silence and data denials: A list of U.S. researchers who have ignored inquiries or declined requests for data related to the New York City mass casualty event of spring 2020 (updated 15 Jan 2026)

      5 January 2026

      My failed attempts to obtain data from researchers concerning discrepancies related to the New York City death spike

    • How many residents of U.S. nursing homes died in 2020? We still don’t know (but HHS needs to find out)

      4 January 2026

      U.S. nursing home death statistics from 2020 remain unclear, with significant discrepancies between reported figures, indicating many residents died outside their facilities amid policy changes.

    • More on my Substack departure, in the service of those who are thinking of leaving

      1 January 2026

      Version of an email to a Substacker in which I provided additional background and details about leaving the platform.

    • Eleven Sets of Serious Problems with the New York City Mass Casualty Event of Spring 2020 (revised and formalized version of September 2024 paper)

      31 December 2025

      PDF of revised, formalized, and enhanced version of a September 2024 article on New York City’s 2020 mass casualty event.

    • Laura’s comment on thrombocytopenia resulting from flu shot

      29 December 2025

      Laura cites package inserts in certain flu vaccines to highlight concerns over the safety of those and COVID, and adverse reactions, suggesting they may contribute to excess death spikes

    • 31 March 2022 Twitter Conversations about the New York City Mass Casualty Event

      26 December 2025

      Two conversations from 2022 reflect contrasting views on the causes of the New York City mass casualty event in spring 2020, highlighting skepticism about lockdown impacts and data interpretation.

    • Correspondence with the New York City Office of the Medical Examiner: 1 Feb 2024 – 29 January 2026

      23 December 2025

      The NYC OCME’s latest delay raises more suspicion about the accuracy of mortality data reported for spring 2020.

    • Requests to University of Oxford and New York City Department of Health for the status of outstanding FOI submissions

      20 December 2025

      Unresolved Freedom of Information requests to the University of Oxford and NYC Department of Health related to events and data during the COVID-19 event.

    • Records received in response to FOIA request to UNC – Chapel Hill

      8 December 2025

      Records from UNC-Chapel Hill on Ralph Baric’s emails reveal discussions among scientists about SARS-CoV-2 and related uncertainties.

    • Disappearing the Digital

      6 December 2025

      Archiving COVID-Era work is as important as producing it

    • Viruses are not bombs: NYC 2020 Mystery (Enhanced transcript of Chris Waldburger & Jessica Hockett, 12 September 2023)

      3 December 2025

      September 2023 conversation about perplexing mortality data from New York City in spring 2020

    • The Probable COVID Deaths: Attempting to get the New York City Health Department to show what they did and how they did it with thousands of deaths reported in spring 2020

      30 November 2025

      NYC’s probable COVID deaths in spring 2020 still have not been properly accounted for

    • On staged sudden spread, the New York event, and potential data fraud: Excerpts from discussion with Randall Bock on 24 August 2023

      28 November 2025

      Examples of trying to convey problems with ‘official’ AND alternative explanations for the New York City death spike

    • Q: What did the CIA formally say about the origins of SARS-CoV-2? A: Nothing

      25 November 2025

      The CIA’s January 25 statement on COVID-19 origins is carefully worded and does not say what many people think it says.

    • The Nature Journal(ism) Experiment: A coordinated response that’s hard to cheer

      24 November 2025

      Pre-emptive, coordinated responses to an alleged forthcoming Nature Journal hit piece seem artificial and unwarranted

    • Notice of departure from Twitter/X

      23 November 2025

      I have archived and permanently deactivated my Twitter/X accounts, @Wood_House76 and @jahockett76. Any future use of either handle is not me.

    • Observations and comments about the 30 October 2025 document release involving Ralph Baric and the CIA

      19 November 2025

      Senator Rand Paul’s document release doesn’t indict Ralph Baric’s research and adds little to what is already known

    • Reminders for L.A., Chicago, and Everywhere Else: “Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” was a Lie Propped Up by Bad, Data-Distorting Definitions

      13 November 2025

      Unvaccinated/vaccinated case, hospitalization, and death data for COVID-19 was distorted from the start.

    • Early emails between virologists who developed the first RT-PCR “test” for 2019-nCoV suggest low certainty about sequencing, novelty, and transmission

      11 November 2025

      Analysis of UKHSA-released emails between Maria Zambon and Marion Koopmans in January 2020 about 2019-nCoV

    • Why I Left Substack

      9 November 2025

      Moved from Substack to WordPress after significant concerns and reflections.

    • “COVID-Only” Deaths: U.S., New York City, UK, and Beyond 

      9 October 2025

      Reiterating the CDC’s official position, recapping NYC COVID only deaths, and seeking explanations from other countries

    • Yes, Corman-Drosten et al designed a test based on a rumor

      3 September 2025

      Responses to Michael Yeadon, author on the Corman-Drosten Review Report

    • It’s time for all living authors of the Corman-Drosten Review Report to confront “social media science”

      25 August 2025

      …because the virologists who designed the PCR protocol almost certainly won’t.

    • “The Virus versus The Response”: False Binary and Dominant Dissent

      24 July 2025

      Further observations on debates surrounding the COVID-19 event Jessica Hockett PhD, Dr Jonathan Engler, & Prof Martin Neil | Revised 16 January 2026 Here we consider another false binary of the COVID-19 event: Excess deaths were caused by “the virus” versus by “iatrogenic causes”. Such “Virus versus Treatment” framing sprung up almost immediately during the first…

    • Response to Matt Ridley and Lab Origin proponents: This covid narrative collapses under the slightest scrutiny.

      30 June 2025

      Critique of the COVID-19 lab origin hypothesis, as articulated by Matt Ridley and Prof Anton van der Merwe (University of Oxford)

    • Deadly Medicine and Missing Witnesses

      29 June 2025

      Note to readers: I am in the process of transferring articles published on the Substack version of WH76 to the WordPress version. Some articles I simply upload; others (like this one) I also email. In most cases, the publication date will be the original publication date, with a revision/edits date noted, if applicable. In a…

    • Yes, the origins of ‘the virus’ matter — and are inextricably linked to the origins of ‘the response’

      7 June 2025

      Reaction to statements made by Debbie Lerman

    • False Binaries that ‘Limit the Spectrum of Acceptable Opinion” in the COVID-19 Debate and Perpetuate Lies Told by The Powers That Be (Part 2)

      28 May 2025

      Proposing a set of oversimplified false dichotomies that manipulate perceptions and stifle debates about COVID-19 event

    • Initial reaction to German analyst Tom Lausen’s claim regarding Bergamo cemetery data substantiating the spring 2020 death spike

      13 May 2025

      Questions for German analyst Tom Lausen, who apparently changed his mind about the Bergamo death spike being potentially “faked” after visit to the province.

    • Is there any possible way for SARS-CoV-2 and/or COVID-19 to have a “lab origin” – and origins distinct from one another?

      12 May 2025

      Exploration and articulation of hypothesis involving SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 having different and/or lab-based origins. Initially published in May 2025.

    • The Lombardy Saga Whistleblowers

      7 May 2025

      An interaction with Tom Jefferson raises more questions about what happened in Lombardy, spring 2020 — and why so few want to talk about it

    • Is the Bergamo 2020 death curve more “modeled” than “measured”?

      6 May 2025

      The Bergamo and New York City Spring 2020 death spikes look more like models than they do real-time events. Here we focus on reasons to suspect Bergamo is not genuine and must be substantiated with basic records.

    • Was there ever any evidence for human-to-human transmission of 2019-nCoV?

      27 April 2025

      From the looks of the early months, no.

    • The possibility of a poisoning event in New York City

      22 April 2025

      Dialogue with, and joint response to, Sasha Latypova

    • Response to Clare Craig [Full letter]

      14 April 2025

      My final response to Clare Craig. Some links may no longer work. Dear Clare, Thank you for your last response. I set out to gain a better understanding of your views on what happened in late 2019 and early 2020, especially with regard to your belief that SARS-CoV-2 is a virus and is manmade.  After reading your replies…

    • The Department of Defense 2019 World Military Games Report does not provide evidence of early spread of SARS-CoV-2 or incidence of COVID-19

      10 April 2025

      Revisions made for republication on 23 January 2026. A Department of Defense report about illness experienced by U.S. athletes at the 2019 World Military Games in Wuhan does not provide evidence of early “spread” of SARS-CoV-2 or incidence of COVID-19. Released on 10 April 2020, but published in December 2022 under the Biden administration, Report to…

    • John Ioannidis is wrong about the Bergamo and New York City spring 2020 death spikes

      6 April 2025

      Epidemiologist John Ioannidis overlooks critical data anomalies and government directives in his assessment of the Bergamo and New York City Spring 2020 death spikes

    • The City of Bergamo’s accusations against Antonio Porto do not validate the spring 2020 death spike

      31 March 2025

      Jessica Hockett PhD & Dr Jonathan Engler Shortly after publishing Did the trucks of Bergamo carry only one coffin each – and does it really matter? we learned the city of Bergamo filed a complaint against Antoni Porto. We were unable to obtain a copy of the complaint and, rather than react to the news immediately, waited…

    • On dividing a resistance, the existence of viruses, ‘the COVID response’, & spreading non-deadly threats

      21 March 2025

      Preventing pandemic re-runs Jessica Hockett PhD & Dr Jonathan Engler Motivated by our interactions with Bill Rice, Jr. and other apparent misunderstandings of our views, we seek to clarify our shared position on fundamental issues and questions. Dividing a Resistance For at least two years, the following ideas have pervaded the ‘COVID contrarian’ space: There…

    • DuPage County (IL) vs Bergamo Province (Italy): Daily Deaths, Oct 2017- May 2022 

      26 February 2025

      The prima facie differences between the DuPage County, Illinois, and Bergamo Province, Italy death curves are enough to suspect neither was wrought by a spreading virus — and that Bergamo is false.

    • False Binaries that ‘Limit the Spectrum of Acceptable Opinion’ in the COVID-19 Debate and Perpetuate Lies Told by The Powers That Be (Part 1)

      20 February 2025

      If debates are “very boring” it’s because the Official Narrative has not yet lost control Jessica Hockett PhD & Dr Jonathan Engler “All serious people and academics now agree with the Covid contrarian outcasts from 2020. This makes the debates very boring.” This sentiment, expressed by Polimath, presents an opportunity to highlight the central ‘False…

    • Did the Corman-Drosten Protocol “rely on social media reports” to seek (& then find) SARS-CoV-2?

      19 February 2025

      The Corman-Drosten protocol’s reliance on unidentified social media reports for detecting a SARS-like virus raises concerns about scientific rigor — and questions about which reports were “relied on”.

    • Motive for Pandemic Casualty Event 101

      13 February 2025

      A minority opinion, not set in stone 

    • Pandemic Casualty Event 101

      12 February 2025

      It is very easy to stage an attack by a sudden-spreading novel virus.

    • Did the Trucks of Bergamo Carry Only One Coffin Each – and Does it Really Matter?

      16 January 2025

      More evidence of a ‘evento mediatico’ means less evidence the death toll is genuine.

    • Do the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 Matter?

      18 December 2024

      Not letting the fish off the hook

    • Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans versus COVID-19 in Bergamo, Italy

      25 November 2024

      Does a coronavirus “hit” like a Category 5 hurricane? Does democide?

    • Yes, We Believe the Bergamo (Italy) All-Cause Death Curve is Fraudulent

      24 November 2024

      Together with NYC, the Twin Peaks of Data Engineering which drove the pandemic narrative

    • COVID-19 Did Not Come From a Lab

      14 November 2024

      It came from the WHO

    • Conversation with a London Server About Turin (Italy) Spring 2020 and the Impact of COVID Restrictions on Restaurants

      11 November 2024

      The harms of closures and more hearsay than hard evidence of a new disease ravaging Northern Italy or London in spring 2020

    • The Most Basic Questions (about SARS-CoV-2)

      18 October 2024

      Was SARS-CoV-2 a threat? Are we sure?

    • “Question Everything” (Except That Thing)

      14 October 2024

      Two outlets with reputations for publishing COVID-dissenting articles have rejected our proposal for challenging dominant Virus Origin stories Jessica Hockett PhD, Dr Jonathan Engler, & Prof Martin Neil We contacted two prominent ‘alternative’ media outlets well-known for elevating COVID-dissident views and championing free speech/free press rights with a proposal to spark a public debate about…

    • Thinking About Lab Leak…

      8 October 2024

      Documenting my current thoughts

    • NYC’s “COVID Only” Deaths in Spring 2020 (Revised)

      1 September 2024

      Another sign that the Big Apple’s big spike is specious

    • “A Message to the World from Italians Under Coronavirus Lockdowns”

      25 August 2024

      A propagandistic video with buoyant Italian narrators urged compliance with lockdown measures while portraying the virus as an imminent threat, and a threat to young people

    • FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Data Fails to Substantiate the New York City Death Spike

      20 May 2024

      Less than half of NYC’s spring 2020 COVID deaths are connected to a FEMA funeral assistance application – and a little over a third of those deaths received/were approved for the aid.

    • The F Word

      15 April 2024

      What I mean when I say I believe the New York City 2020 death curve is fraudulent

    • The Allegory of the Damaged Ship

      30 March 2024

      A metaphor for what I think was done to create simultaneous death spikes around the world in spring of 2020.

    • New York COVID-19 Hospital Frontline: The Silent Witness

      14 December 2023

      A radiologist who worked inside two different New York City hospitals during spring 2020 shares his experiences.

    • Why (and How) Did the New York City Medical Examiner Process 11,000 Deaths in Three Days?

      15 November 2023

      First published in November 2023. Updated to show that there is still no explanation and no real cooperation from OCME on this massive anomaly, which I consider a fraud signal.

    • Three Cities, Same Virus?

      13 October 2023

      The spring 2020 daily death curves of Bergamo province, New York, and Chicago raise questions about whether the events can be reasonably blamed on sudden spread of the same pathogen

    • Where was Covid?

      19 September 2022

      I keep looking for stealth Covid in NYC before lockdowns, to no avail.

    • Start Spreading the News

      6 September 2022

      NYC EMS data is…telling.

    • Save the School Nurse

      15 December 2021

      Two school emails about COVID and flu show just how far we’ve fallen

    • Questions About the Governor of Illinois’ August 4th Executive Order

      2 December 2021

      Request for meeting (granted)

    • Can J.B. Pritzker Dictate School Dress Code?

      29 November 2021

      An overlooked reason the Governor of Illinois’ school mask mandate is unlawful.

    • The Madness of Mask-Enforcement in Illinois High Schools

      22 November 2021

      Fear-based practices are doing more damage to student health than a respiratory virus ever would

    • “My fellow classmates might be as lonely as I am”

      13 November 2021

      Chicago-area teen asks his school board to grant him “relational intimacy” by making masks optional

    • Youth Mental-Health Deaths in Chicagoland, 2021-2022 School Year

      11 November 2021

      Started tracking in November 2021 after a rash of suicides. Sept/Oct 2021 list compiled retrospectively.

     

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