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Comparing measles cases by year in the US/ CDC, WaPo
This graph comes from the Washington Post. Before 1993 there were many US measles cases, mainly due to waning of vaccine-induced immunity. Then an additional MMR dose was added to the vaccine schedule in the US, and measles immunity improved. There is no endemic measles in the US, helped by the fact there is no…
FDA announces the formula of the fall COVID-19 shot today. XBB. 1.5 I told you yesterday’s meeting was just window dressing, so FDA could spread the blame when the vaccine becomes a problem. Enjoy their weasel words.
Today, the FDA posted information on its website regarding the formula for COVID-19 vaccines for the 2023-2024 fall and winter seasons. The FDA has advised manufacturers seeking to update their COVID-19 vaccines that they should develop vaccines with a monovalent XBB.1.5 composition. This recommendation incorporates advisory committee input and is based on the totality of the…
This swine flu wave is OVER in the US!
per CDC: Dropping from a peak of over 50% positive swine flu tests, we had only 2% positive the week of Dec 1,2009. Approximately 98% of those with respiratory infections who were tested then for swine flu had something else. And since CDC has only advised testing severe cases, we can safely assume that under…
Maine disease rates and Maine vaccination rates/ Maine CDC
2016 Reportable Infectious Diseases Summary, Maine Scroll down to the Annual Reports to get to those for years 2003-2017 at the following URL: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/epi/publications/#annualreports (Wish I could find a URL directly for the most recent, 2017 report, but so far have been unable to do so.) 2017-2018 Maine School Immunization Assessment Reports Table 1: 2017-18…
COMMENTARY Death By A Thousand Clicks: Leading Boston Doctors Decry Electronic Medical Records/ WBUR
http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2017/05/12/boston-electronic-medical-records?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170512 By Drs. John Levinson, Bruce H. Price and Vikas Saini It happens every day, in exam rooms across the country, something that would have been unthinkable 20 years ago: Doctors and nurses turn away from their patients and focus their attention elsewhere — on their computer screens. By the time the doctor can finally turn…
Editorial: Anthrax Attacks Still A Mystery After 10 Years/ Hartford Courant
From the Courant: October 5, 2011 After the World Trade Center was destroyed 10 years ago, death arrived once again — in the mail. Anthrax, a terrifying and deadly bacterium that multiplies rapidly when inhaled, began to appear in letters sent to a variety of places. Among these were the New York Post, the offices…