German Health Ministry admits one serious side effect per 5,000 doses, advises those suffering to seek care

Fun news from Medpage Today: As of Monday at 8 a.m. EST, the unofficial U.S. COVID toll is 50,846,841 cases and 806,438 deaths, increases of 925,419 cases and 9,090 deaths versus a week ago. President Biden will address the nation on Tuesday night about the Omicron variant. (CNBC) Despite receiving boosters, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D.-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and…

While millions of gallons of oils are spewing from under the earth’s mantle in the Gulf of Mexico, and no one has a sure-fire idea of how to stop the river of oil, we have the perfect backdrop for a discussion of Boston’s Highest-Containment (BL-4) biodefense lab. The lab has been built but is still…

Growing numbers of yearly pertussis cases have been recorded over the past few years in the US:  more than at any time since 1959.   Yet additional doses of the vaccine (for diptheria, tetanus and pertussis, or DTaP) have come to be recommended by CDC: 1.  Many states have added a booster dose in 7th…

By PETE YOST – MARCH 14, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Friday kept alive a lawsuit in which two Connecticut Air National Guard pilots said they were forced to resign nine years ago for refusing to be vaccinated against anthrax. An Air Force panel must spell out the reasons for denying the two…

Who wins the debate? How do you analyze questionable data? https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1655663296081436685

From Jefferson T et al. in this week’s BMJ:    The disparity in effectiveness between the high profile of influenza vaccines and antivirals and the low profile of physical interventions is striking. Public health recommendations are almost completely based on the use of vaccines and antivirals despite the lack of strong evidence.1 Vaccines work best…