Overall, the poll found that only 52% of Americans have a great deal of trust in CDC. Other health agencies were even lower — only 37% of Americans said they had a lot of trust in the National Institutes of Health or the Food and Drug Administration. https://www.wbur.org/npr/996331692/poll-finds-public-health-has-a-trust-problem
Tag: Public Health
Mercola reports “More Good News on Ivermectin”
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that may be even more useful against COVID-19 than hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). However, like HCQ, use of ivermectin has been globally suppressed, discouraged and even warned against, despite decades of safe use for other ailments In the U.S., the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC) has been calling for widespread adoption…
Health Policy Watch reports “Does Global Health Have A ‘Colonialism’ Problem?”
IBADAN, Nigeria – In the wake of George Floyd’s death in June 2020, the decentralized protests initially organized by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement triggered an awakening and an echo that has reached well beyond the borders of the United States. What started as a non-violent movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and…
Organic Consumers Association reports “COVID-19: Restoring Public Trust During A Global Health Crisis”
‘This Is Not Okay’ – A COVID Story Last year, the fear of God was put in my 80-year-old mother’s mind. She was babysitting for my brother and had a routine doctor’s visit during which she was told that she needs to stop babysitting immediately. “I don’t think you understand. If you get this virus,…
Lifesite News reports “PETITION: Say ‘No’ to COVID ‘Vaccine Passports’!”
Powerful nations of the world, including China, the UK, and Canada are discussing plans to require so-called ‘vaccine passports’ as a condition for travel, and possibly to restrict entry to shopping and entertainment venues. Israel has already put in place a system to discriminate against those who choose not to take the COVID vaccine, and, in the United States, Joe Biden has signed a…
GreenMedInfo OpEd “A Vaccine Discussion for All of the People: An Open Letter”
In recent years, our local health boards have become heavily invested in advancing legislation and imposing ordinances geared toward restricting the rights of citizens in the name of public health. This is particularly true when it comes to vaccine mandates and our right to refuse. Aggressive top-down vaccination campaigns have hijacked public health discussions, making it increasingly…
Mercola reports “World Health Organization Enters Damage Control Mode”
The Wuhan Institute of Virology is the only biosafety lab in China that studies human coronaviruses. These viruses include RaTG13, the closest known ancestor to SARS-CoV-2, obtained from miners who fell ill with severe respiratory illness after working in a Mojiang mine in 2012 The World Health Organization’s investigative team charged with identifying the origin…
New York Post reports “Chinese lab probed in COVID-19 outbreak to receive US funds until 2024: report”
The Wuhan Institute of Virology — the Chinese lab being investigated for possibly leaking the coronavirus — has been authorized to receive US taxpayer funding for animal research through 2024, according to a report. Prior to the outbreak, researchers at the lab had been studying bat-based coronaviruses in a project partially supported by $600,000 in…
Fox News reports “FDA recommends pause of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood clot cases”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending a pause in the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after several instances of severe blood clots in recipients. According to the FDA, there have been six reported cases of the rare and severe type of blood clot in…
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons reports “Peter McCullough, MD testifies to Texas Senate HHS Committee”
A testimony about the failure of public health to address COVID early treatments Transcript available here: https://www.jennifermargulis.net/peter-mccullough-md-compassion-crisis-in-medicine