George Orwell’s “1984 was not supposed to be an instruction manual” / Agence France Press

https://www.commonsense.news/p/us-public-health-agencies-arent-following ‘People are getting bad advice and we can’t say anything.’ President Joe Biden tours the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, in March 2021. (Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images) The calls and text messages are relentless. On the other end are doctors and scientists at the top levels of the NIH,…
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/marty-makary/93029 — Based on the data to date, there’s no compelling case for it right now by Martin Makary MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief, MedPage Today June 10, 2021 share to facebook share to twitter share to linkedin email article The case to vaccinate kids is there, but it’s not compelling right now. The Delta variant (B.1.617.2) could change the calculus…
The “Defeat the Mandates: An American Homecoming” event this past Sunday in Washington, DC was truly historic! The day was energizing, peaceful and full of hope and optimism. If you couldn’t attend and missed our livestream coverage watch this highlight video to see a preview of this amazing day! For those who want to catch up on…
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/10/01/pharmacists-flag-ivermectin-prescriptions/ The drug is intended to target infections caused by some parasitic worms in humans and animals, but many are seeking prescriptions because they believe it can ward off or treat COVID-19. BY EDWARD D. MURPHYSTAFF WRITER Maine’s Board of Pharmacy said this week that there’s been an increase in the number of prescriptions for ivermectin…
Hospitalization rates associated with Covid have dropped from a high of 132,500 Americans on January 6 to 71,500 on February 12. The US had 920,000 staffed hospital beds in 2019, of which 14.4% harbored a Covid case last month, and 7.8% do now. This tremendous drop was predicted. Every hospitalized patient is tested for Covid, often…
This week it was Neisseria meningitidis–which can rapidly kill (and spread). The affected grad student diagnosed himself. Last time (2004) several researchers at BU developed tularemia, a less acute illness. The diagnosis took longer, the disease was less likely to spread, but notifying the authorities took 6 months. The problem is that you can’t run…