Dr Paul Thomas and I discuss many different subjects including the role of vaccines in mortality in Africa, COVID, Bioterrorism. I especially liked the last 20 mins.

I have been meaning to update the information on Covid-19 testing, since it has been such a confusing subject. This post will only cover antibody (aka serology) tests.  And most of the post will be direct quotes from the FDA and CDC websites, because you would probably not believe me if I simply paraphrased the…

https://abc7.com/gavin-newsom-california-governor-newson-family-obligations-today/11202905/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A week after abruptly canceling plans to attend the United Nations climate summit in Scotland, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has receded from public view to deal with unspecific family obligations. When the surprising announcement was made Oct. 29, a spokesperson said Newsom planned to participate virtually in the conference this week….

I used the word “simple” in a peculiar way.  What I was getting at was the simplicity (in my mind) with which one could predict whether someone would want a COVID vaccine based on which party they belonged to or who they voted for to be President.  Was it really that simple for pollsters and…

I am posting the entire Reuters story below. Is it funny, pathetic, or both? CDC Director Tom Frieden promised Congress to appoint a senior official to oversee lab security in a 2012 letter responding to a Congressional inquiry. Asked about this person at the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Wednesday (at…

The WaPo has published the full text of the CDC report on its anthrax mishap last month, with mention of a number of other, almost identical mishaps…one even from the same lab… in which highly virulent, live bacteria, including anthrax, H5N1 avian flu and Clostridium botulinum were transferred to other labs, on the assumption they were benign…

October 23, 2007: GAO says HHS has announced that it will issue another rPA anthrax vaccine proposal but has not formally reviewed what went wrong with the VaxGen contract. “They may repeat their mistakes in the absence of a corrective plan,” the report says.