Time to Retire Slurs
My Uncle Don had a different name for everyone. I had no idea where he came up with all these labels. They were often colorful, and clearly he thought they were funny. Except nobody was really laughing. To him, someone from South Asia was a Paki, an aboriginal person was, obviously, an Indian; a guy […]
Ninth Circuit Court Revives Oregon Nurse’s COVID Shot Religious Exemption Claim
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a religious discrimination lawsuit filed against PeaceHealth by a registered nurse who was placed on indefinite unpaid leave for refusing the COVID-19 shot.1 The Court of Appeals ruled that the district court was required to read the nurse’s written religious exemption letter before concluding her […]
NIH to Launch Research Center on Vaccine Injuries
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch a clinical research program and dedicated center to study individuals who were harmed by vaccines, including COVID-19 shots. Officials at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) discussed establishing the research center at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, with the program potentially beginning […]
As Families Seek Alternatives to Vaccine Schedules, Some Pediatricians Stop Accepting Unvaccinated Children
Some parents across the Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland (DMV) area are looking for new pediatricians after medical practices asked them to leave because of their children’s vaccination status. Pediatric practices in the region have different policies, with some requiring children to follow recommended vaccination schedules while others take a more flexible approach.1 The issue […]