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Military Contractors Were Granted Legal Indemnity for Hazardous Substances (including anthrax vaccine)/ NY Times

The manufacturer of the only licensed anthrax vaccine (Emergent Biosolutions, a.k.a. Bioport) purchased the company from the state of Michigan in September 1998 immediately after the Army promised to indemnify the company (provide a free insurance policy) against claims for side effects, lack of efficacy and other potential problems. The language in the contract was…

CDC’s “Respiratory Protection Information Trusted Source” tells you that you must be tested for the fit and seal of an N95 for it to work, and there must be limited reuse. So why do you think that surgical mask facsimile is going to protect you?

 https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/disp_part/respsource3basic.html The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) NIOSH NPPTL Respiratory Protection Information Trusted Source Frequently Asked Questions Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Syndicate The Respiratory Protection Information Trusted Source Respirator FAQs General What is an N95 filtering facepiece respirator (FFR)? An N95 FFR is a type of disposable respirator where the filtration media…

UN says Afghanistan produced 87% more opium than last year, for its biggest harvest ever. Expect a bigger supply and lower prices on the street.

In a report just issued (November 2017) by the United Nations Office on Drug Control, we learn that Afghanistan had a huge, bumper crop of opium in 2017.  Its biggest ever.  And if you read the details of the methods used to estimate the amount of opium produced, you will see that there is a…

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review/BMJ

From Jefferson T et al. in this week’s BMJ:    The disparity in effectiveness between the high profile of influenza vaccines and antivirals and the low profile of physical interventions is striking. Public health recommendations are almost completely based on the use of vaccines and antivirals despite the lack of strong evidence.1 Vaccines work best…

HOLT INTRODUCES ANTHRAX COMMISSION LEGISLATION

For Immediate Release Contact: Zach Goldberg March 3, 2009202-225-5801 HOLT INTRODUCES ANTHRAX COMMISSION LEGISLATION Bill Would Create 9/11 Commission-Style Panel to Investigate Anthrax Attacks and Government Response (Washington, D.C.) – Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) today introduced the Anthrax Attacks Investigation Act of 2009 (HR 1248), legislation that would establish a Congressional commission to investigate the…