Viruses & Vaccines
The hasty authorization of the AstraZeneca COVID jab based on third-party assessments, despite significant contamination issues and manufacturing concerns, undermines Health Canada’s mandate of quality assurance and safety oversight.
Health Canada’s swift approval of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines, based on third-party assessments, is being scrutinized as the manufacturer pulls its product from global markets following court confirmation of blood clot risks — something fact checkers said wasn’t true.
This underscores the importance of addressing the serious manufacturing issues overlooked by Health Canada before authorizing millions of AZ doses for use by Canadians, in a deal that saw contaminated shots imported into Canada from the United States.
A mere few weeks into the declared pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadians there would be no end to the civil liberty infringing purported public health measures until a vaccine was available. By the Spring of 2021, he showcased himself and his now-estranged wife receiving their AZ shots, with the rhetoric being that the safest shot is the first one available to you.
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Read MoreThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed legislators on Wednesday that the agency is making preparatory measures in case the current avian flu is able to mutate and transmit to humans on a massive scale.
Bird flu, known as H5N1, is often deadly in poultry and can be transmitted to other bird and animal species. The recent outbreak has occurred in dairy cows, alerting experts as to the possibility of wider contamination. The mortality rate for cattle is less than 1%.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told the Senate Appropriations Committee that although risk to the public is low, early investment is critical: “If we institute the countermeasures now, and reduce the spread of the virus … we’re much less likely to see a mutation that jumps to humans for which we’re ill-prepared.”
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Read MoreMay 8 (Reuters) – Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pandemic accord because the country says it would have to give away a fifth of its vaccines, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
According to a draft of the pandemic accord being negotiated at the WHO, richer countries should be asked to pull their weight in helping the world cope with pandemics, including reserving 20% of tests, treatments and vaccines for the WHO to distribute in poorer countries during emergencies.
“We will only support the adoption of the accord and accept it on behalf of the UK, if it is firmly in the UK national interest and respects national sovereignty,” a spokesperson for Britain’s Department of Health and Social Care said in a statement to Reuters.
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Read MoreBreast cancer screening age officially lowered from 50 to 40, amid worrying rise of disease in young women
The age that women should begin regular breast cancer screening has dropped from 50 to 40, according to new official guidance from the US’ chief disease prevention body.
The US Preventive Services Task force (USPSTF) finalized Tuesday the draft recommendation from last year, amid rising cases of the disease in women under 50.
Recommendations from the group are almost always adopted as best practice by physicians across the US.
For instance, the same agency lowered the minimum colonoscopy screening age from 50 to 45 last year.
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Read More“We know that vaccines can have unintended consequences, AKA side effects, but nobody’s really talking about it because they’re too afraid of blame, and they just want it to go away,” Mr. Cuomo said. “But the problem is people like Shaun—and me—and millions of others who still have weird stuff with their bloodwork and their lives and their feelings—you know, physically—are not going away,” he added.
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Read MoreA former CNN host says it was “wrong” for clinicians to “play scared” on the benefits of Ivermectin so that he shared “bad information” with the public.
Chris Cuomo made his comments on a recent episode of the Patrick Bet-David podcast.
“I’ll tell you something else that’s going to get you a lot of hits. I am taking a what do they call it like a regular dose, trying to build up of Ivermectin. Ivermectin was a boogeyman early on,” Cuomo said.
When host Patrick Bet-David said the generic drug was forbidden to mention, Cuomo agreed.
“That was wrong. We were given bad information about ivermectin. The real question is why?” Cuomo said.
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Read MoreHighlights:
Ralph Baric confirmed that DEFUSE proposed inserting novel furin cleavage sites into live viruses, inspired by feline coronaviruses
SARS-CoV-2’s furin cleavage sites is identical to the one found in several lethal feline coronavirus strains
Ralph Baric strongly believes WIV had unpublished viruses and viral reverse genetics systems
Most plausible Covid origin is the result of research on identifying new SARS-like viruses and developing broad vaccines against them
Quick Summary:
Ralph Baric’s January 2024 testimony provided crucial insights into the DEFUSE grant proposal, a collaborative project involving EcoHealth and the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), and the research interests of WIV prior to the Covid outbreak. The pre-Covid landscape of coronavirology research saw intense US-China collaboration aimed at creating broad-spectrum vaccines for SARS- and MERS-like viruses. Key players like Baric, along with researchers Lanying Du, Yusen Zhou, Fang Li, and Shibo Jiang, focused on overcoming challenges such as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). By 2018–2019, as collaboration between Baric and his counterparts shifted, WIV became central in SARS-like virus research.
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Read MoreThe Manor Village said it would be bringing back COVID-19 restrictions because of an outbreak confirmed by Alberta Health Services (AHS).
“Unfortunately, three residents have tested positive for COVID-19,” said Manor Village Executive Director Carmela Dixon in a Tuesday letter to residents, staff, family, and friends.
Because of this situation, Dixon said it is crucial the Manor Village brings in COVID-19 restrictions to ensure the safety and well-being of its community.
Dixon encouraged people to wear masks when they were in the common areas of the community. This includes hallways, lounges, and other shared spaces.
If people experience mild symptoms of illness, she said people should notify its wellness team. This is because early detection is key to preventing the spread of COVID-19.
While masks will be recommended in common areas, she said all residents participating in activities must wear them. She added it will not be serving food during activities unless they are in the dining room.
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Read MoreChris Cuomo admits he was spreading false information about Ivermectin during the pandemic. Now, he says he’s a user.
“We were given bad information!”
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Read MoreOfficials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scrambled to cover up a study that revealed two teenage boys died suddenly shortly after receiving Covid mRNA shots.
In a study published on February 14, 2022, experts revealed that the two teens both suffered unexpected fatal heart failure after being injected with the experimental mRNA shots.
The study was the first to detail examinations of American children who died of heart failure after COVID-19 vaccination.
However, the study’s paper set off a firestorm within the CDC that led to attempts by agency officials to overrule the medical examiners who examined the boys, internal emails have revealed.
Within hours of the study being published, federal officials scrambled to respond.
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