Reposted from 2014

I recently spent a lot of time in Spain, did a lot of reading about Spain, and got some surprises. The Spanish are the longest-lived people in Europe (barring tiny places like Monaco and San Marino), and are between the 5th and 10th most long-lived nation in the world, depending on who is counting. The…

Here is a compendium of very useful info on H1N1, both for clinicians and the public. It appears to be regularly updated. Cidrap has gathered its information from WHO, CDC and other sources.

Since RFK, Jr. suggested going to my website for info on HCQ and IVM during his Town Hall yesterday with Sean Hannity, I am updating the info.  Here is the 3 minute clip of RFK and Sean Hannity discussing COVID treatment in which I am mentioned. What’s New with respect to Treatment? The COVID-19 virus…

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard McKeon, (R-California), speaks to reporters following a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta From Wired: An excerpt, but suggest you read the whole story and see where your rep fell. The numbers tell the story — in votes and…

According to FDA, “while no safety concerns have been identified to date, a project will be initiated this fall to focus on the safety of the pandemic (H1N1) influenza vaccine and of antiviral medicines for pregnant women and their newborns…” [a.k.a. the ‘Shoot first, answer questions later’ principle–Nass] “FDA is collaborating with CDC, HHS, private…

Except that is not possible, because: 1.  Zero COVID policies are instead “Delay COVID” policies, as exemplified by Australia and New Zealand.  You can get it now or you can get it later, but until a certain proportion of your population develops good immunity (which unfortunately is variant dependent) your population is at risk.  You…