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MIssing, hidden and destroyed adverse event data. Who vaccinates?
Who are the anti-vaxxers, really? If I asked you whether you were for or against pharmaceutical drugs, you would think my question absurd. Obviously, each drug is different and should be judged on its own merits; furthermore, the usefulness of a drug depends on the specific needs of the person to whom it is given. …
Judge isues injunction against the CMS healthcare worker vaccine mandate
Another huge win (finally). First the OSHA mandate was halted, and now the Medicare/Medicaid mandate, which was imposed on all healthcare entities that did business with Medicare or Medicaid, has also been halted. Ten states were parties to a lawsuit, led by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, requesting injunctive relief from the healthcare worker Covid…
Risk of nurses leaving too high to mandate vaccine, says Ballad Health CEO
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/risk-of-nurses-leaving-too-high-to-mandate-vaccine-says-ballad-health-ceo.html Many healthcare workers are vaccinated against COVID-19, but others are refusing to do so as part of their employers’ requirements. As a result, hospitals and health systems have lost employees, and one healthcare executive said a mandate could cost his 21-hospital system too many nurses. “We have about 6,000 nurses in our system,” Alan…
Healthcare deductible costs rose at 16x the rate of inflation since 2006/ NYT
A NYT editorial discussed healthcare costs last week using two simple graphs. In case you still have good insurance, take a look at what has happened to the rest of us. Over seventeen years, the cost of insurance premiums has risen at 6 times the rate of inflation. Over ten years, deductibles rose at 16…
Attorney General Dominic Grieve refuses to order an inquest on death of David Kelly
After David Cameron recently said a full inquest into David Kelly’s death was unnecessary, it was no surprise that his Attorney General soon afterward echoed his statement. Excerpts from the BBC: On the day Dr Kelly’s body was discovered, then Prime Minister Tony Blair asked Lord Hutton to conduct an urgent investigation into the circumstances…
Study prompts [Canadian] provinces to rethink flu plan/Globe and Mail
Article by Patrick White: A “perplexing” Canadian study linking H1N1 to seasonal flu shots is throwing national influenza plans into disarray and testing public faith in the government agencies responsible for protecting the nation’s health. Distributed for peer review last week, the study confounded infectious-disease experts in suggesting that people vaccinated against seasonal flu are…