CDC Says All Children Traveling Abroad Need Extra MMR Shot to Prevent Measles in U.S.
After 16 cases of measles were reported in the U.S. linked to international travel, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert on June 21, 2023, recommending that all eligible infants aged six months or older get an extra measles vaccine before traveling abroad this summer. Despite being licensed by […]
Many COVID Patients Died from Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Infection
A 2023 study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation found that secondary bacterial pneumonia that does not resolve was the cause of death in patients with COVID-19. The study showed that secondary bacterial pneumonia was very common in patients with COVID, affecting almost half the patients who required support from mechanical ventilation.1 Benjamin Singer, […]
Billions of Dollars in U.S. COVID Relief Aid Stolen
COVID-19 relief aid fraud ran rampant in the United States during the pandemic. Billions of dollars of government relief aid that was meant to stabilize the U.S. economy was instead pilfered. Social security numbers of federal prisoners and people who had previously passed away were used to redeem unemployment checks, while federal loan applicants were […]
Potential Pick for CDC Director Continues to Draw Criticism
In a public statement issued on June 16, 2023, President Biden announced his intent to name Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH to succeed Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH as the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The statement confirms a June 1 report by The Washington Post that the President was planning on picking Dr. Cohen, […]
Mark Zuckerberg on Censoring “Misinformation” That Turned Out to Be True
Misinformation has been a really tricky one because there are things that are kind of obviously false, that are maybe factual. But may not be harmful. So are you going to censor someone for just being wrong if there’s no kind of harm implication of what they’re doing? There’s a bunch of real issues and […]
Twelve Infants Die During Clinical Trials for FDA-Endorsed RSV Drug
On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) voted unanimously (21-0) in favor of AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s new nirsevimab (Beyfortus) monoclonal antibody drug believed to provide protection for infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and other lower respiratory tract infections during their first year of life.1 […]
