by Barbara Loe Fisher This summer, inaccurate and misleading information about B. pertussis whooping cough and the pertussis vaccine is being put out there by medical doctors, who should know better. Media campaigns designed to create fear about infectious disease are nothing new. This one appears to have three…
What a Catch 22: Once the US Government designates someone as a terrorist, it becomes illegal to provide the designee with legal assistance challenging the terrorist designation! The Obama administration announced to the world that it had the right to assassinate an American (Anwar al-Awlaki) citizen without any charges or…
I have not been able to find the official announcement of this, but according to Medscape, the “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on June 22, 2010 that it would not endorse mandatory influenza vaccination for healthcare workers. ”
Original Source of CDC is not recommending mandatory flu…
This summer, Kellogg recalled 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks.
Flu vaccine is being recommended for the entire US population over 6 months of age, starting this year. The (non-live) vaccines will contain 3 antigens, one of which is the antigen used for swine flu vaccines since late 2009. DHHS Secretary Sibelius issued a Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act…
Excerpts from today’s NY Times make clear the Afghans we are supposed to be helping do not appreciate us, to put it mildly. KABUL, Afghanistan — The deaths of at least 66 soldiers, Marines , sailors and airmen have made July the deadliest-ever month for American troops in the nine-year…
Excerpts from the NY Times article titled, “Budget Chief Tried to Tilt Power to Executive Branch” by Matthew Bai: Taken together, all of these proposals would seem to represent a clear exertion of executive power over the legislative branch from an administration that was supposed to have been more deferential…
The Dutch health minister overbought swine flu vaccine, ignoring official advice of authorities in Holland.
When we seem to be providing the operating expenses for those who bomb and shoot our children, what is the point of this war? From the Guardian : … The leaks have focused attention on Afghanistan at a time when the Obama administration would rather concentrate on the economy –…