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CDC changes the guidelines they just issued, Scott Gottlieb admits there was no science behind the 6′ rule/AP
CDC just issued new guidance for social distancing in schools. It turns out that no data supported the 6′ rule, as I pointed out in several blog posts, such as here. UPDATE March 21: Scott Gottlieb, former FDA Commissioner, admits the 6′ rule was never based on science. Watch the CNBC clip. “This six-foot distancing requirement…
Current status of Covid in the US–hospitalizations, deaths, and quirky stats from NY
Deaths/day over the past week: 992. Hospitalizations related to Covid are at an all-time high at 61,964–Nov 10 was the first time the hospitalization peak in April was surpassed. Understanding who is dying is not easy. New York state, where Governor Cuomo was one of 6 governors to demand nursing homes take back Covid-infected patients,…
Some states move to block Covid-19 vaccine requirements in public schools/ CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/health/covid-19-vaccine-requirements-schools-analysis-wellness/index.html A CNN analysis has found that at least seven states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Montana, Oklahoma and Utah — have enacted legislation this year that would restrict public schools from requiring either coronavirus vaccinations or documentation of vaccination status. As of June 22, at least 34 states had introduced bills that would limit…
Evidence based medicine manifesto for better healthcare/ BMJ
Here is a very good start at diagnosing inherent problems in the medical research enterprise, and suggestions for correcting them.–Meryl BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2973 (Published 20 June 2017) Carl Heneghan, director1, Kamal R Mahtani, deputy director1, Ben Goldacre, director EBM DataLab1, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief2, Helen Macdonald, head of education2, Duncan Jarvies, multimedia editor2 A response to…
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…
Justice Dept. takes on itself in probe of 2001 anthrax attacks/WaPo
The Washington Post reviews the spectacle of the Florida DoJ denying that Bruce Ivins had the ability to prepare the anthrax that killed five and made at least 17 people ill. He didn’t have the equipment within the hot room to dry anthrax. That does seem to be a limiting fact. But then the DC…