U.S. Senate Passes Bill Approving Mandatory Vaccinations for Veterans
Fundamentally, biological warfare is sneaky. It involves a microbial sucker punch to its intended target, often accomplished in a manner in which the aggressor can claim clean hands, while his victim may suffer or die. Biological warfare can take a number of forms. The question—how can you get a bacteriological or toxic agent on board without the target being alerted…
How Doctors Talk to Patients Impacts HPV Vaccination Rates
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in the United States continues to remain low in comparison to other adolescent vaccinations—approximately 38% of adolescent girls and 14% of adolescent boys complete the entire three-doses of HPV vaccine. As identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a key strategy in increasing HPV…
Nominee for FDA Commissioner Has Pharma Industry Ties
If confirmed by Congress, the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be Robert M. Califf, MD. Dr. Califf is currently the FDA’s deputy commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco—a position to which he was appointed on January 26, 2015, just two months prior to the end of former FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg’s six-year term.
Why Do Parents Refuse to Vaccinate Their Children? | Sam C. Eggertsen, MD
Internet Trolls Attack Anyone Resisting Vaccine Party Line
Here’s how it usually goes… You say you have some doubts about vaccine safety and all those vaccinations the government requires you to give your kids. You say you’re concerned about serious side-effects you keep reading about, and particularly potential links to autism and autoimmune disorders, and the reports of encephalitis and shock. A typical response from mainstream…
NIH Research: Flu Shots Not Effective in Elderly
An important and definitive “mainstream” government study done nearly a decade ago got little attention because the science came down on the wrong side. It found that, after decades and billions of dollars spent promoting flu shots for the elderly, the mass vaccination program did not result in saving lives. In fact, the death rate among the elderly increased substantially. The authors of the study admitted a bias going into the study. Here was the history as described to me: Public health experts long assumed flu shots were effective in the elderly. But, paradoxically, all the studies done failed to demonstrate a benefit. Instead of considering that they, the experts, could be wrong—instead of believing the scientific data—the public health experts…
