Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #112

[BetteDavisEyes]

Ivermectin is now available without a prescription in some places. Good luck finding it.

The drug, used to treat parasitic worms, has not been formulated or labeled specifically for over-the-counter use, like aspirin or an antacid.

www.nbcnews.com

...What ivermectin is — and isn’t​

Ivermectin was discovered by Japanese biochemist Satoshi Ōmura in the 1970s, first as a veterinary drug and then as a groundbreaking treatment for dangerous and disfiguring tropical diseases such as river blindness, as well as tapeworms, scabies and other worm-related infections. Hundreds of millions of people in mostly underdeveloped countries have used it safely with minimal side effects, such as fatigue or diarrhea, for decades.

During the pandemic, the true benefit of the drug got twisted and distorted amid a social media frenzy. When mainstream doctors and scientists insisted that ivermectin didn’t treat Covid, mostly conservative groups embraced it in direct opposition to public health officials...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

This medical facility is about five miles from my home.

People were exposed to measles at a Rochester Hills medical office, Oakland Co. warns

Anyone who visited the medical office building on the 3900 block of South Rochester Road on June 3 may have been exposed.

www.detroitnews.com

 

[dmac55]

Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel - STAT

Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel — STAT

This is a breaking story. It will be updated

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[BetteDavisEyes]

Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel - STAT

Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel — STAT

This is a breaking story. It will be updated

apple.news

I think the goal is to eliminate vaccines altogether. JMO

 

[Gemmie]

I think the goal is to eliminate vaccines altogether. JMO

Yeah, that's a real smart idea. Not.

Why can't it simply be those that don't want them, don't get them, but don't tell people that want them that they can't have them? Shades of other things comes to mind.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternatives

His position as both a key government adviser and a wellness entrepreneur has raised questions about whether Means could be steering policies to benefit his business,

www.detroitnews.com

Washington — Calley Means has built a following within the “Make America Healthy Again” movement by railing against the failings of the U.S. health system, often pinning the blame on one issue: corruption.

Means, a top aide to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was hired as a White House adviser in March. He has used that perch to attack the nation’s leading physician groups, federal agencies and government scientists, claiming they only protect their own interests in the nation’s $4.9 trillion-a-year industry.

In recent interviews, speeches and podcasts he has called the American Medical Association “a pharma lobbying group,” labeled the Food and Drug Administration “a sock puppet of industry," and said federal health scientists have “overseen a record of utter failure.”...

 

[Gemmie]

When is this going to be over? It's exhausting, frustrating, and scary to boot. People's lives are being affected.

 

[Teche]

I can't wait until Kennedy is shown the door. I believe that Trump will receive tons of flack that he’ll have no choice but to “accept” Kennedy’s resignation. Hope it’s soobn.

 

[303gmf]

I can't wait until Kennedy is shown the door. I believe that Trump will receive tons of flack that he’ll have no choice but to “accept” Kennedy’s resignation. Hope it’s soobn.

That’s assuming he disagrees with the monster he unleashed on us? Doubtful he’s paying attention

 

[Warwick1991]

As I try to grasp the implications of firing the Advisory Panel, I find myself thinking that there won't be any vaccines available this fall... Influenza, COVID, and many more. What do you think - is this the end of vaccine availability in the US? It isn't even easy to go to a foreign country and get vaccinated, because in many countries, vaccines are tied to some type of national health care system that doesn't really accommodate having a visiting non-citizen pay out of pocket.

I need to get a new passport...

 

[Sundog]

From what I have read in MSM, new members will be appointed to the advisory panel. Often a new administration will want their own appointees to serve. I read that the appointments of the current members of the advisory panel didn't run out for quite a few years, so staggering the appointments with new members to serve along older members wasn't an option.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

From what I have read in MSM, new members will be appointed to the advisory panel. Often a new administration will want their own appointees to serve. I read that the appointments of the current members of the advisory panel didn't run out for quite a few years, so staggering the appointments with new members to serve along older members wasn't an option.

This is understandable and makes sense. I just hope that the new panel isn't compromised of anti-vaxxers who will do little or nothing to restore confidence in vaccines.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

From what I have read in MSM, new members will be appointed to the advisory panel. Often a new administration will want their own appointees to serve. I read that the appointments of the current members of the advisory panel didn't run out for quite a few years, so staggering the appointments with new members to serve along older members wasn't an option.

When has that ever happened with this panel?

 

[Lilibet]

From what I have read in MSM, new members will be appointed to the advisory panel. Often a new administration will want their own appointees to serve. I read that the appointments of the current members of the advisory panel didn't run out for quite a few years, so staggering the appointments with new members to serve along older members wasn't an option.

If someone is appointed to serve a particular term, they usually get to finish it out regardless of who wins the election so that the position is not politicized. RFK Jr chose not to honor the length of their appointment. We all should know why…so he can appoint people who are less qualified and anti-vax.

JMO

 

[Gemmie]

If someone is appointed to serve a particular term, they usually get to finish it out regardless of who wins the election so that the position is not politicized. RFK Jr chose not to honor the length of their appointment. We all should know why…so he can appoint people who are less qualified and anti-vax.

JMO

Here's what I don't understand about anti-vaxers (and other things, but this is a Covid thread)... you don't want one? DON'T GET ONE. Why do they have to force their beliefs on everyone? I just can't wrap my head around that.

 

[Lilibet]

Here's what I don't understand about anti-vaxers (and other things, but this is a Covid thread)... you don't want one? DON'T GET ONE. Why do they have to force their beliefs on everyone? I just can't wrap my head around that.

I agree. I think anti-vax opinions increased during Covid with mandatory masks and vaccinations (for some jobs). It was “no one is going to tell ME what to do” on steroids, and it continues. Of course, RFK jr and his fans have been at this longer than covid.

JMO

 

[killarney rose]

I don’t usually discuss politics with anyone but my DH, we are like minded. But yesterday the subject of Kennedy and vaccines came up with DD. She stated we shouldn’t be forced to get vaccines even though her kids are vaccinated. I tried to explain to her that when vaccines were mandatory, killer diseases were eradicated. But now that uninformed, uneducated people are choosing not to vaccinate due to personal choice, we are seeing a return of these diseases. Before we could finish our discussion, we arrived at our destination.( we were in the car). I just believe the safety and health of most is more important than the freedom of choice for a few.

 

[Lilibet]

I just believe the safety and health of most is more important than the freedom of choice for a few.

Yes! Until covid, this was the prevailing belief. But there we were, faced with a deadly disease, and people were screaming about freedom of choice. Never mind the freedom of others to stay alive. Don’t get me started!

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Yes! Until covid, this was the prevailing belief. But there we were, faced with a deadly disease, and people were screaming about freedom of choice. Never mind the freedom of others to stay alive. Don’t get me started!

To me, the only fully ethical way to refuse vaccination for contagious disease is to intentionally self-isolate from others, with extreme precautions (masking, distancing, etc) every single time one is in physical proximity or in any way poses a contagion risk to others.

Whether we are aware of it or not, we are relying on the vaccination status of others (ie herd immunity) to protect us, and to not return that respect is (to me) unfathomable.

 

[dmac55]

“The Trump administration has reversed the firings of hundreds of staffers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including those who work in divisions that handle cruise ship safety, sexually transmitted infection prevention, and global health.”

Trump administration reverses the firings of hundreds of CDC staffers - STAT

HHS reverses hundreds of CDC firings — STAT

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has reversed the firings of hundreds of staffers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including those who work in divisions that handle cruise ship safety, sexually transmitted infection prevention, and global health.

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