CDC Scientist and Whistleblower Promoted to Research Vaccine Adverse Childhood Experiences
A senior researcher at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) William Thompson, PhD, who previously came forward in 2014 as a whistleblower claiming that the agency omitted statistically significant data related to MMR (measles-mumps-rubella)vaccine risks, has been promoted to oversee federal research into adverse experiences in childhood affecting long-term health outcomes for […]
Female Physicians Experience Increasing Rates of Isolation, Burnout and Suicide Risk
The societal aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to surface in ways that extend beyond infection and mortality statistics, with one sector in particular yet to rebound after carrying much of the pandemic’s burden: U.S. health care. A large national study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings now adds social isolation as a measurable and consequential […]
Use of Vaccination Metrics in Physician Payment Programs Discouraged by CMS
A new State Health Official (SHO) letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—the federal agency that oversees Medicaid and sets quality and payment standards for state health programs nationwide—provides new federal guidance that challenges a long-standing federal policy financially incentivizing physicians to vaccinate their patients, particularly children.1 CMS announced on Dec. 30, […]
CDC Awards $1.6 Million Grant to Study Hepatitis B Vaccination in Newborns
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to Danish researchers to study hepatitis B vaccination in newborns, with a stated focus on determining the optimal timing and delivery of the vaccine routinely administered in the U.S. to infants on their first day after birth. Researchers from […]
Causal Link Found Between COVID Vaccine and Six Autoimmune Disorders
A recently published peer-reviewed scoping review of 109 studies identified consistent patterns of reported associations between COVID-19 vaccination and six autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Graves’ disease, and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The authors reported that, “across the 109 studies, relapses or flares in patients with autoimmune disorders were […]
Former CDC Director Says mRNA COVID-19 Shots Should Be Pulled from Market
The former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Robert Redfield, MD, is calling for Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 shots to be removed from the market. “I really would like to see the mRNA vaccine use curtailed, and personally, I’d like to see it eliminated, because I think there’s too […]