Similar Posts
Supply and safety issues surrounding an H1N1 vaccine/Lancet Editorial
From the Aug 1, 2009 Lancet online: Last week, Australia and the USA announced that they would begin trials of an H1N1 vaccine. Vaccination against H1N1 will be an important development in controlling the impact of the pandemic. However, several thorny issues exist around vaccine manufacture and approval. All countries will require the vaccine but…
Chicago caves, unwilling to fire predominantly black teachers and police officers/WTTW
https://news.wttw.com/2021/10/13/unvaccinated-chicago-teachers-can-keep-working-if-they-agree-weekly-covid-19-testing With an impending COVID-19 vaccination deadline for employees, unvaccinated Chicago Public Schools teachers and staffers will be able to opt for weekly testing and continue working after this week. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez on Wednesday said those who are not fully vaccinated by Friday’s deadline must consent to weekly testing, but will not be…
Americans’ Ratings of CDC Down After Ebola Crisis: Gallup
From Gallup: Americans’ Ratings of CDC Down After Ebola Crisis No other agencies measured showed a decline in ratings PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans’ ratings of the job being done by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are down significantly from last year, from 60% saying it is doing an “excellent” or “good” job to 50%….
Some people never learn/ San Francisco Chronicle
There are not that many people who are pro-vaccine zealots: all vaccines for every person all the time. My impression has always been that frontline doctors hear about (or see for themselves) the adverse reactions, and that is why doctors tend to be vaccinated less than most other healthcare workers, when they can refuse. The…
Swine H1N1 progenitors/ Lancet
The Lancet’s H1N1 Flu Resource Center includes this interesting article on the provenance of the swine flu virus. CDC submitted a first set of completed coding sequences (8 gene segments) for the 2009 swine flu virus to GenBank on April 27, 2009. Drs. Hong Zhang and Ling Chen of Zunyi Medical College, China, compared the…
Gavin Newsome dropped off the map right after his booster shot. Nine days later he is still MIA/ ABC TV
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….