Florida’s recent decision to roll back all childhood vaccine mandates marks a radical departure from decades of protected public health, raising urgent concerns about potential outbreaks and child mortality. As the first state to consider such sweeping deregulation, the consequences could reverberate through the nation. Alarming Policy Shift State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, supported by …
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Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Hurts Republican States
Since the global pandemic began anti-intellectualism in Republican states has only spread. The link between the widespread embrace of conspiracy theory and Republican/conservative identity is commonplace. Ideological rationale appears to govern Republican thought, and not any evidence based policy. Conspiratorial thinking has steered growing segments of the Republican base toward anti‑vaccine positions—resulting in tangible harm, …
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The Public Health Peril: RFK Jr.’s Tenure as HHS Secretary Risks American Lives
HHS and anti-vaxx proponent, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was anticipated to make sweeping changes across the nation’s public health architecture (HHS.gov). With a $2‑trillion budget and oversight of institutions such as the CDC, FDA, and NIH, HHS stands at the core of America’s epidemic defense—and Kennedy’s tenure has unleashed a string of controversies that have …
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Sugar-Coated Nanoparticle Offers Nearly Complete Blockade of SARS‑CoV‑2 in Lab Tests
A groundbreaking study published on August 11, 2025, reports that researchers have engineered a synthetic glycosystem—a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle—that can prevent SARS‑CoV‑2, the virus behind COVID‑19, from infecting human lung cells with an efficacy of nearly 99 % (Source: News-Medical | Phys.org.) Mimicking Nature: Polysialoside-Based Decoys The nanoparticle is coated with polysialosides, polymers made of repeating …
Urgent: Get your measles vaccine – anti-vaxxers bringing back once eradicated disease
Measles, once nearly eradicated in the developed world, is making a dangerous comeback due to low vaccine rates amongst children because of anti-vaxx propaganda. Highly contagious and potentially deadly, the disease poses a serious threat not only to all, most notably, unvaccinated children but also to adults who may not be adequately protected. As cases …
Right-wing conservative embrace of propaganda and conspiracy theories in health
Opinion. As American Republicans begin confirmation of their key departments including a known anti-vaxxer for Secretary of Health–Robert F Kennedy Jr., and as the White House strips massive funding for key health research and innovation programs (like cancer), it’s seems the current mayhem is not merely a part from the right-wing political playbook, but also …
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Flu Spikes as Covid Continues
In many regions in North America, since Christmas, the spike in influenza A has been pronounced, curiously with COVID numbers slowing during the same period. This acts a reminder for many to not only update your seasonal vaccinations in flu and COVID, but to continue protecting yourself from respiratory infections. Some regions showing spikes in …
Profits from Largest Private Health Corporations in US
Here are the largest private health insurance companies in the USA, along with their market share and revenue: – UnitedHealth Group: 15.7% market share, $215 billion revenue – Elevance Health (Anthem): 9.7% market share, $133 billion revenue – Kaiser Permanente: 9.2% market share, $126 billion revenue – Centene (Ambetter): 8.6% market share, $116 billion revenue …
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N95 Masks almost 100% effective in block viruses like COVID-19
Despite what internet consiracy theorists (read most Republicans/Conservatives) are trying to purport, the efficacy of wearing well fitted n95 masks is naerly 100%. That’s right, wearing a mask work really really well as the primary measure to mitigate infections. Why aren’t more wearing it? A combination of cultural issues where wearing a mask is considered …
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The Scam of Vitamin D Supplements
One doctor made one superfulous claim with questionable data and the supplement industry used him to sell billions in vitamin D. Here’s more: https://news.immunologic.org/p/vitamin-d-can-we-finally-stop-beating The wellness industry is a convergence of logical fallacies, lack of regulatory oversight, financial motives, and preying on the desire to do what’s best for our health. It brings in $5.6 …