Moderna’s CEO warns current vaccines “will struggle with Omicron.” “I think it’s going to be a material drop [in effectiveness]. I just don’t know how much because we need to wait for the data. But all the scientists I’ve talked to are, ‘This is not [...]
Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
What’s in a name?
A lot, it seems. After all, when you name a baby, the poor kid’s stuck with it unto death or legal name change, whichever occurs first. So proceed with caution. Now let’s skip the (formerly sexist, now egalitarian) naming of hurricanes, and go straight to the latest Covid-19 variant, dub[...]
Dr. Fauci tells Ted Crud where to go
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) wants a special prosecutor to pursue criminal charges against Dr. Anthony Fauci for “lying to Congress.” To explain this, ABC News says, “Some Republicans, including Cruz and Sen. Rand Paul … have accused Fauci of lying to Congress when he denied in May t[...]
No, Biden’s African travel ban isn’t hypocritical
America is polarized between left and right, with most of us in the middle. I’m convinced most Americans want intelligent discussion of public issues that affect us all. Truth, logic, and reason still matter. I criticize rightwingers on this blog, for good reason. They don’t want reasone[...]
November 25th, 2021 - 8:14 pm § in Health
How the Army plans to deal with vaccine refusers
Vaccination against Covid-19 is mandatory for U.S. military personnel, but exactly what does that mean? For those serving in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, and Army components of the National Guard, It doesn’t mean they’ll be force-vaccinated against their will. It doesn’t mean they&[...]
Is Michael Flynn insane?
Is there a psychiatrist in the house? Michael Flynn, convicted liar and promoter of false conspiracy theories, now claims “global elites” are fixing to unleash a new virus on humanity because “their little plan with COVID” didn’t work. (Read story here.) Not because gov[...]
November 23rd, 2021 - 3:49 pm § in Health
7 doctors get Covid-19 at anti-vax conference
“Seven anti-vaccine doctors fell sick after gathering earlier this month for a Florida ‘summit’ at which alternative treatments for Covid-19 were discussed,” the Guardian reported on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 (read story here). “’I have been on ivermectin for 16 mont[...]
November 19th, 2021 - 2:26 am § in Foreign Affairs, Health
Austria imposes Covid-19 lockdown
The pandemic is making a comeback in Europe, and in Austria it’s reached a boiling point, with 15,000 new cases a day. “Austria will enter a fourth national lockdown on Monday as Covid-19 cases continue to surge,” CNBC reported on Friday, November 19, 2021 (story here). The governm[...]
City of Spokane banned from county health board
This spring, the Washington Legislature changed how local governments structure public health boards. “Gov. Jay Inslee praised the bill as he signed it, saying it would ‘take politics out of public health,’” the Spokane newspaper said (here). Little did he know. The Spokane Count[...]
November 13th, 2021 - 11:45 am § in Health
Another one bites the dust
In February 2021, Jimmy DeYoung Sr., a religious broadcaster who pushed false vaccine conspiracy theories, invited on his show a guest named Sam Rohrer (profile here), who argued that “very few people who were infected lost their lives.” Dr. DeYoung Sr. (photo) just became one of [...]