https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/18/opinion/schools-received-billions-federal-aid-why-are-we-dark-about-its-spending/ EDITORIAL Schools received billions in federal aid. Why are we in the dark about its spending? $190 billion has gone to local school districts, but there is no clear accounting of how it’s being spent. By The Editorial BoardUpdated November 18, 2021, 4:00 a.m. 53 Minerva Tirado asks her first-grade students to discuss the traits…

Because there is so much confusion about the issue of airborne spread of Ebola, this article should clarify the fact that our premier biodefense lab clearly shows that transmission through air may cause infection.  The article is titled, “Development of a Murine (mouse) Model for Aerosolized Ebolavirus Infection Using a Panel of Recombinant Inbred Mice.”…

Will Requiring Flu Vaccinations Leave Employers Feeling Under the Weather? Wednesday, January 4, 2017 With flu season quickly approaching, health care employers may be considering mandatory influenza vaccinations for their workforce. Mandatory vaccination policies may dramatically increase patient safety, but they may also cause friction within the workforce when employees object on religious grounds to…

Megan Redshaw has been doing an excellent job covering scientific issues for the Defender.  This article explores the issue of vaccinating people who have recovered from Covid, and how it might cause high rates of adverse reactions. The AIER has also recently published an article on this subject, here. Update April 14:  new Lancet commentary…

From the Associated Press/ Toronto Star: WASHINGTON— The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack is no “slam dunk,” with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria’s chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say… Administration…