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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 …

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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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Lancet on vaccine Efficacy

Moderna and Pfizer in the lead with Sputnik not far behind. Full details of the research so you can continue to arm yourself with science and not conspiracy theories. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(21)00069-0/fulltext

Access to COVID Vaccine Next Concern to Combat Delta Variant

At the publishing of this article Canada has now emerged as the world leader in terms of single doses as a percentage of population. The access to COVID-19 vaccines is a question of concern, however. Right now, as the Delta variant continues at a breakneck speed, countries that were not at the front of the …

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COVID Vaccines Slowly Rolling Out. Is it Enough?

Frontline healthcare workers are slowly getting back sedated with the new Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. At the end of December 1 round of the Pfizer vaccine began and the Moderna vaccine has recently been approved as well. Both of them require two doses and the most vulnerable, the rich, and frontline healthcare workers are …

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