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A sample of vaccine and injectable medication tragedies in the US during my lifetime (Reposting). This is what happens when you combine the desire for speed with politicized regulators
All have been due to failures of testing or failures in manufacturing processes. Most of these tragedies occurred even before vaccine manufacturers were given virtually complete protection from liability in 1987. With the duration of patent exclusivity determining how much new products earn, products are rushed to market as quickly as possible, most using a…
Flu Season Winding Down / CDC
per CDC, Feb 8, 2013
More monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies recommended for treating Ebola/ Reuters
This type of approach is what I recommended in my Congressional testimony in 2001, for many potential pathogens, following the anthrax letters. What are monoclonal antibodies? The human immune system takes apart microbial pathogens and manufactures antibodies to a variety of sites on the microbe, honing its response as the infection progresses. Nearly 40 years…
Military: Repeat of anthrax attacks harder today/AP
From the Annapolis Capital, Maryland “Lennox said military safety reviews in recent months endorsed many of the security changes already made, from improved cameras and lights to satellite surveillance. But other changes were deemed not workable or too expensive, including limits on scientists’ hours or a system that would prohibit workers from being alone with…
IgG2 Deficiency May Underlie Cases of Life-threatening Swine Flu
from the Canadian Press: Researchers from Melbourne, Australia tested pregnant patients with life-threatening swine flu infections for levels of antibody in different antibody subclasses. This test is rarely done, but is used to investigate possible immune deficiencies. Serendipitously, the researchers and treating physicians found that one class of antibody (IgG2) was low in most of…
Measles rears its ugly head again. Here are the data and the real bottom line. #1 Don’t worry
A friend wrote about current TV warnings in Maine re measles: “One kid tested positive for measles AFTER being inoculated. Now there are warnings out for anyone who was anywhere near the kid in a variety of locations and times. Talk about building a fear porn extravaganza!” “The Maine CDC said in the release it…