New Law Aims to Expose Big Pharma Influence on Physicians
It is no secret that the medical field is heavily influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. For many decades, health care professionals and pharmaceutical companies have enjoyed cozy financial relationships. Pharmaceuticals continuously interact with medical doctors (MDs) and Doctors of Osteopathy (DOs), the two types of physicians who are licensed for prescribe…
Jacobson v. Massachusetts: State Police Powers Affirmed
In its 1905 precedent setting split decision in the case of Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 7-2 vote, ruled that state legislatures could use police powers to force a minority of dissenting citizens to use smallpox vaccine for what medical doctors and government officials judge to be the greater good of the majority. Those voting with the majority were…
Are Vaccine Mandates Creating a Class System in the Workplace?
As we are nearing 2020, it’s a fair question to check in on how close the nation is to reaching the targets set by Healthy People 2020. Perhaps the more important question is how these goals may be creating a discriminatory class system separating the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated in the workplace. Many consider the workplace mandate for annual influenza vaccinations…
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…
DHHS Withholds Vaccine Injury Data and Rolls Out Vaccine Confidence Plan
The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) regularly monitors meetings held by federal vaccine advisory committees, including the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). Both ACCV and NVAC were created under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 and committee members are…
The 21st Century Cures Act On Its Way Through Congress
The 21st Century Cures Act is going through the U.S. Congress right now, and it will likely pass into law unless some opposition materializes (it passed through the House of Representatives with a vote 344 to 77 on July 10, 2015). The Act is a give-away to the pharmaceutical industry, removing many of the safety mechanisms in place that are supposed to keep the…