Many individuals are genetically predisposed to the chronic illnesses that are increasing in the population and since 1995 governments have not used mortality or morbidity to assess outcomes of vaccination programs. Human health can be protected in government policies if the precautionary principle is used in the correct format that puts the onus of proof…
Category: Medical Ethics
Dr. Jim Meehan reports “An Evidence Based Scientific Analysis of Why Masks are Ineffective, Unnecessary, and Harmful”
Jim Meehan, MD is an ophthalmologist and preventive medicine specialist with over 20 years of experience and advanced training in immunology, inflammation, and infectious disease. He has performed well over 10,000 surgical procedures. His research experience includes investigating associations between military vaccinations and Gulf War Syndrome. Dr. Meehan is also trained in internal medicine, addiction…
Children’s Health Defense reports “Bill Gates’ ‘Web of Power’ Threatens Life on Earth, New Report Shows”
Philanthrocapitalism — epitomized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — has emerged over the last 30 years as a major force with the potential to “push the future of our planet towards extinction and ecological collapse,” according to a report launched Wednesday by Navdanya International. “Gates to a Global Empire” sheds light on how philanthrocapitalism accelerates the corporate takeover…
NEJM reports “Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2”
As Covid-19 continues to exact a heavy toll, development of a vaccine appears the most promising means of restoring normalcy to civil life. Perhaps no scientific breakthrough is more eagerly anticipated. But bringing a vaccine to market is only half the challenge; also critical is ensuring a high enough vaccination rate to achieve herd immunity….
AARP reports “Is Extended Isolation Killing Older Adults in Long-Term Care?”
Five months of COVID-19 lockdowns have created a mental health crisis In February, Lorri Evans’ mom was walking the equivalent of four blocks, twice a day, around her memory care facility in Santa Cruz, California. “She used a walker for support,” Evans says, “but her legs worked fairly well for someone who is 99.” “Just…
Real Clear Politics reports “The Tragic Hydroxychloroquine Debate and Dr. Fauci’s Denial of Evidence”
As an epidemiologist trained to make causal inference, especially from observations, I feel strongly that there is an urgent need for an open and honest debate on the ability of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to save lives. I had not paid much attention to discussions related to the efficacy of pharmacological interventions in the treatment of Covid-19…
NBC News reports “Many parents are hesitant to give their kids a Covid-19 vaccine. What if schools require it?
This is going to be a huge issue, and I don’t think most people understand that yet,” a school law attorney said. Michelle Vargas of Granite City, Illinois, has always vaccinated her 10-year-old daughter, Madison. They both typically get flu shots. But when a vaccine for the coronavirus eventually comes out, Vargas will not be giving it…
Boston Magazine reports “Could COVID-19 Have Escaped from a Lab?”
The world’s preeminent scientists say a theory from the Broad Institute’s Alina Chan is too wild to be believed. But when the theory is about the possibility of COVID being man-made, is this science or censorship? In January, as she watched the news about a novel virus spreading out of control in China, Alina Chan…
Fox News reports “Dr. Scott Atlas says YouTube censorship of coronavirus information reminiscent of ‘third world countries'”
‘We are sort of teetering on the edge of what is done in third world countries,’ Atlas said “Dr. Atlas did what you can absolutely not do ever in this brave new world they’ve created,” Tucker Carlson said on his show Wednesday. “He pointed out that statistical models, the technocrats use to justify their’s existence have been catastrophically wrong.” Atlas said the…
WebMD reports “Half of Pediatricians Dismiss Anti-Vaccine Families”
Parents who choose to forgo or delay their children’s vaccinations may quickly find themselves without a pediatrician. Just over half (51%) of pediatric offices in the United States have a policy to dismiss families that refuse childhood vaccines, a nationwide survey found. Thirty-seven percent of pediatricians themselves said they often dismissed families for refusing vaccines, and 6% said they…