Former Top CDC Officials Hired by California to Invalidate CDC’s New Public Health Policies
Governor Gavin Newsom of California has hired two former senior officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help launch California’s Public Health Network Innovation Exchange (PHNIX).1 California, which has partnered with the states of Washington and Oregon, has introduced an alliance that will write public health guidance and issue vaccine […]
Nine States Unite in Northeast to Challenge CDC’s New Vaccine Use Recommendations
In response to recent changes made to vaccine use recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nine northeastern states and New York City have formally established the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a regional partnership they say is intended to improve coordination of […]
First Severe Case of Human Bird Flu Confirmed in U.S.
Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed diagnosis of the first severe human case of “bird flu” or H5N1 avian influenza. They determined that the hospitalized patient, a resident of Louisiana, was exposed to “sick and dead birds in backyard flocks,” although the source of the infection in the […]
California’s Autism Epidemic Worse Than Ever
On June 29, 2015, then-governor of California Jerry Brown signed into law California Senate Bill 277. The law, which took effect on July 1, 2016, removed the personal belief/religious exemption to vaccination for children attending public and private schools and daycare centers. SB 277 was followed by SB 276 and its companion bill SB 714 […]
California Will Not Mandate COVID Vaccination for Schoolchildren
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirmed earlier this month that children in that state will not be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to attend school. Governor Gavin Newsom originally announced that California would be the first state to require COVID shots for K-12 students attending public and private schools, but […]
California Passes COVID Policy Law Silencing Doctors
A new law in California will punish doctors if they give their patients information related to COVID-19 that does not conform to “contemporary scientific consensus” and can be deemed “misinformation” or “disinformation” by the California Medical Board or California Osteopathic Board. Assembly Bill 2098 was sponsored by State Senator Richard Pan, a pediatrician, and signed […]