photo of Julie Gerberding, Reuters From Reuters’ Maggie Fox, we learn that the swine flu “pandemic” has opened avenues for increasing vaccine uptake in the US… by grabbing children in schools, which might reduce the impact of seasonal influenza. (Let’s experiment on tens of millions of American children to find out.) The vaccine spin doctors…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-06/sweden-halts-moderna-s-covid-vaccine-for-people-aged-30-or-under Sweden and Denmark decided to pause vaccinations with Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 shot for younger people because of potential side effects. The Swedish health authority Wednesday cited new data on the increased risk of heart inflammation as a reason for the pause for those aged 30 and under. Denmark will stop giving the shot to…
Reading the entire chapter on vaccines, the RAC report does a fairly good job of reviewing the evidence (with a few notable omissions) and its recommendations are sound: from page 125 of the report: Recent studies have indicated that the current anthrax vaccine is associated with high rates of acute adverse reactions, particularly in women….
The Atlanta Journal Constitution tells us that Atlanta’s large public hospital, Grady Memorial, is requiring that seasonal flu shots be given to all employees. “Several factors led Emory officials to make taking the seasonal flu vaccine mandatory — protecting patients and providing a safe environment for workers; the fact that the seasonal flu and swine…
ABC News reports that a new strain of influenza has appeared in several states. CDC officials are worrying that it might become the predominant strain this flu season. Based on modelling, CDC thinks Tamiflu might help. (However, Tamiflu only shortens bouts of flu by one day, according to the package insert. It is probably a…
Here are links to talks by all the speakers at an initial press conference, and additional links to speeches given after the rally was forcibly ended. The police used water cannons, dogs, tear gas and the threat of mounted police to disperse the crowds. Luckily they did not use rubber bullets, as was done at…