https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/federal-judge-declines-14-states-challenge-to-cms-vaccine-mandate.html A federal judge in Louisiana on Dec. 2 declined a case brought by 14 states challenging the Biden administration’s rule that requires COVID-19 vaccination for eligible staff at healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.  In November 2021, CMS announced that healthcare facilities that receive federal funding must ensure workers are vaccinated against the…

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There are so many questions.  But so few answers.  So little to go on.  No workable Plan B in sight. When to reopen the economy?   When to send children back to school?   Will there be a second wave, or even a third wave, as occurred with the 1918 swine flu pandemic? Those questions demand answers,…

Infectious Disease News has posted a report of a paper, “H1N1 pandemic less severe among adults with history of flu.”  The paper suggests that people with preexisting antibodies to different H1N1 strains had more immunity to swine flu H1N1 than those without.  Getting a flu infection (whether or not you actually get sick… since the…

From Carol D. Leonnig and T.W. Farnam at the Washington Post: Numerous times this year, members of Congress have held fundraisers and collected big checks while they are taking critical steps to write new laws, despite warnings that such actions could create ethics problems. The campaign donations often came from contributors with major stakes riding…

From The Parliament.com More than 200 deputies have signed a proposal calling for a special committee on the H1N1 pandemic. The members, who come from across the political divide, said one of its aims would be to evaluate the EU’s dependence on the World Health Organisation. Speaking at a news conference in parliament on Wednesday,…