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FDA Approves First Covid Vaccine
It was just a matter of time. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine is from Pfizer-BioNTech, and will be marketed as Comirnaty. The approval is for individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine will continues to be covered under the existing Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) […]
A Brief Tale of Two Governors
One dimbulb state governor (NY) whose methods cost several thousand people their lives while he lied about it all, versus a more independently thinking (FL) governor, whose method did not lead to more deaths. This is really interesting: Two governors, two states: one’s a moron and did things that killed people off; in addition, he’s […]
Schumer Calls on VA to Explain Use of Drug
A CBS News affiliate ran a story put out by the Associated Press: Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the […]
Hydroxychloroquine rated ‘most effective therapy’
COVID-19 Only time will tell if any of the assays, medical equipment or drugs the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving for use during the COVID-19 pandemic under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) will turn out to be ineffective or substandard. Now, the agency issued an EUA for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, long-used malaria drugs to […]
11 veterans dead, several residents, staff exposed to COVID-19 at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
One of our regular contributors sends us this: The superintendent of Holyoke Soldier’s Home has been placed on paid administrative leave effective immediately, according to the Office of Health and Human Services on Monday following the announcement of 11 veteran resident deaths, some of whom tested positive for COVID-19. Department of Veterans Services spokesman Anthony […]
Cruise Ship Diamond Princess
Diamond Princess The last group of about 130 crew members got off the Diamond Princess last Sunday, vacating the contaminated cruise ship and ending Japan’s criticized quarantine that left about one fifth of the ship’s original population infected with the new virus. The British-flagged, U.S.-operated cruise ship carried an infected passenger part way before returning […]
82nd Airborne soldiers quarantined at Fort Bragg after return from Afghanistan
More than 300 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers returning from Afghanistan began a 14-day quarantine Saturday to prevent potential spread of the coronavirus, the division said in a statement. The paratroopers of the 3rd Brigade completed a nine-month rotation in support of the U.S.-led Resolute Support mission and will undergo health monitoring and medical treatment at […]
Veteran Suicides – Who is to blame?
We are never going to stop all veteran suicides. However, I think we all agree that one…is one too many. Who is really to blame? The mother of a U.S. Navy Reservist who killed himself outside the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin last year has filed an $8.2 million wrongful death claim […]
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