Whenever I republish my newspaper op-eds on this Substack, I tend to introduce them with some comments on “how I really feel,” instead of the more staid language and arguments used in those pieces. In this one, I essentially argued that the new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government should be ground zero for […]
Public health
Why the Biden Admin is ‘Briefly Extending’ the COVID-19 ‘Emergency’ Until May 11
President Joe Biden told Congress on Monday that he wants to briefly extend both the national emergency and public health emergency declarations for COVID-19 before terminating them on May 11. In 2020, the Trump administration declared both a national emergency and a public health emergency, which are set to expire on March 1 and April […]
CDC Codifies ICD Codes for Impending COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
The CDC recently codified International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes for Covid-19 vaccine status. ICD codes are extensively used in medical records, medical insurance data and health research to classify precisely disease states as well as injuries from exogenous agents such as accidents, medication and medical device injuries, toxic chemicals, etc. Vaccination status is not […]
Vitamin D Supplementation May Lower Risk of Severe COVID-19, Study Shows
A new paper found a strong association between vitamin D supplementation and a protective effect on ICU admission in COVID-19 patients, adding more scientific support to the position that alternatives exist to vaccines that may lower one’s risk of experiencing severe disease. In a study published on Jan. 23 in Pharmaceuticals, researchers conducted a meta-analysis […]
FDA Proposes Shift to Annual Experimental COVID Shots
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday it is proposing annual COVID-19 shots to “simplify” the nation’s strategy. In addition, the FDA asked its Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) to consider two COVID vaccine shots a year for some young children, older adults, and immunocompromised persons. Clinical trials have not […]