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Offline (mostly) until December 8–see you then!
Meantime, today we have had the Irish and US CDC reporting the epidemic has passed its peak, while federal health officials “fear that if they concede the flu has peaked, Americans will become complacent and lose interest in being vaccinated“; there is more tamiflu resistance appearing in both the US and Wales; Canada has had…
Excellent review of experimental vaccine and drug approaches to Ebola/ 2nd Canadian drug review
I read the full text but can’t post it due to copyright. The first review is from U Texas. BioDrugs. 2013 Dec;27(6):565-83. doi: 10.1007/s40259-013-0046-1. Emerging Targets and Novel Approaches to Ebola Virus Prophylaxis and Treatment Choi JH1, Croyle MA. Abstract Ebola is a highly virulent pathogen causing severe hemorrhagic fever with a high case fatality rate in humans…
Turning over Public Health to Industry: the UK leaps ahead/ BMJ
from today’s BMJ (British Medical Journal) Tom Jefferson: The UK turns to Witty, Vallance, and Van Tam for leadership: revolving doors? http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2017/12/06/tom-jefferson-the-uk-turns-to-witty-vallance-and-van-tam-for-leadership-revolving-doors/ December 6, 20173Revolving doors are used to facilitate entry or exit into a building. The trick with using these doors is always to get your timing right. Too fast or too slow and…
Health problems linger for survivors of the anthrax attacks/PA’s Courier Times
The following article talks about an important finding, which I mentioned back in a 2002 NY Times interview: the people who developed inhalation anthrax (or cutaneous anthrax that became generalized) were likely to suffer from the identical symptoms as those who became very ill after anthrax vaccinations. These symptoms have now lingered for ten years…
Too Much Caution Is Killing Covid Patients/ WSJ Nov 24
OPINION COMMENTARY https://www.wsj.com/articles/too-much-caution-is-killing-covid-patients-11606238928 Doctors should follow the evidence for promising therapies. Instead they demand certainty. By Joseph A. Ladapo Nov. 24, 2020 12:28 pm Fear and panic are central impediments to competent decision-making during a crisis. As Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations rise around the country, creating an atmosphere of crisis, political leaders are reaching for last spring’s…
Using New Laws for Swine Flu, Designed for a Much Deadlier Disease, May Create a Perfect Storm
1. The US government is using laws designed for dealing with a very deadly pandemic, or bioterrorism, to bring about a mass vaccination program for swine flu, beginning with the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act 0f 2006. http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/emergency/manmadedisasters/bioterorism/medication-vaccine-qa.html 2. This law removes liability from the manufacturer, medical practitioners who use the product, and from…