U.S. Keeps COVID Vaccine Mandate for Non-Citizens Entering Country by Air
On Jan. 4, 2023, the U.S. Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) extended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for non-citizens and non-immigrants traveling to the United States by air until Apr. 10, 2023. The previous mandate expired on Jan. 9.1 The U.S is one of a few countries that require COVID vaccinations when flying into US airports without […]
U.S. Facing Severe Shortage of Infectious Disease Physicians
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a focus on the shortage of doctors opting to specialize in infectious disease. According to forecasts by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the United States will face a serious shortage of infectious disease doctors with estimates showing that that by 2035 there will […]
Millions Harmed by Medical Misdiagnosis in U.S. Hospital Emergency Rooms
A new study published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on Dec. 15, 2022 estimates that about six percent of the approximately 130 million people (about one in 18 individuals) who seek medical care in emergency departments (ED) in the United States each year are […]
More Than 200 Million Doses of COVID Shots Dumped Due to Diminishing Demand
Nearly two years after the introduction of COVID-19 biologics around the world, the pharmaceutical industry is facing a waning demand for these products. Scott Rosenstein, a New York-based health care adviser to Eurasia Group said: Supply is exceeding demand in much of the world, even with many countries rolling out booster shots. Once the perception set […]
Net Worth of Dr. Anthony Fauci and Wife Increased by $5 Million During COVID Pandemic
The net worth of Anthony Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and his wife Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, Chief of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, increased by $5 million between 2019 and 2021, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. They experienced […]
Phillips Ventilators and BiPAP and CPAP and Breathing Machines Recalled Due to Health Risks
On Aug. 16, 2022 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an update on a June 2021 recall of certain ventilators, BiPAP (Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure), and CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) breathing machines manufactured by Philips Respironics because of “potential health risks.”1 A list of the recalled devices made between 2009 and April […]
