The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system. By Roni Caryn Rabin In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when prevention seemed light years away, several scientists launched trials to...
CDC Now Says COVID-19 Prior Infection Same as Vaccination, Let Us Now Commence the Great Misremembering
With elections on the horizon is the CDC following “midterm science”? By Paul D. Thacker “The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” ― George Orwell, 1984 Releasing new...
Letter obtained by CNN shows FDA defended new monkeypox vaccine strategy to vaccine maker
By MJ Lee The US Food and Drug Administration defended the federal government’s recent decision to stretch out its limited supply of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine by giving individuals smaller doses using a different method of injection, pointing out in a...
Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say
The detection of the virus in sewage suggests it is circulating in the city, Health Department officials said. By Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Otterman Polio outbreaks incited regular panics decades ago, until a vaccine was developed and the disease was largely...
C.D.C. Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus Is ‘Here to Stay’
The new guidelines eliminate quarantines and put less emphasis on social distancing, routine surveillance testing and contact tracing. By Emily Anthes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened Covid-19 guidelines on Thursday, freeing schools and...
COVID-19 Situation Report
Editor: Alyson Browett, MPH Excerpt from August 9, 2022 edition: US PANDEMIC VIEWS According to a national survey conducted July 12-18 by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the majority of Americans (54%) say they rarely or never wear a mask indoors around people...
Extinct Pathogens Ushered The Fall of Ancient Civilizations, Scientists Say
By MICHELLE STARR Thousands of years ago, across the Eastern Mediterranean, multiple Bronze Age civilizations took a distinct turn for the worse at around the same time. The Old Kingdom of Egypt and the Akkadian Empire both collapsed, and there was a widespread...
How Serious Is Monkeypox?
This viral illness is not like Covid, but there is cause for concern. Here’s how experts are thinking about it now. By Knvul Sheikh Monkeypox cases are increasing worldwide, including in the United States, which has declared the outbreak a national health...
National Institutes of Health Is Again Hiding Records About the Pandemic’s Origin
By Paul D. Thacker Another round of emails finds the National Institutes of Health once again hiding records that might explain whether the pandemic started in a lab in Wuhan, China. In this case, the NIH redacted emails requested by investigative journalist Jimmy...