The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday declined to share with a Senate panel how many of the agency’s workers have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. The agency, or the CDC, has been at the forefront of pushing COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic since the first vaccine received emergency authorization late…
CDC Director Refuses to Tell Senators How Many CDC Employees Have Gotten COVID-19 Vaccines
Tackling Hard Tasks
Generally, we avoid hard tasks, putting them off while we either do easier tasks or distract ourselves. This is understandable, as a hard task might feel daunting or overwhelming. Unfortunately, spending our hours on urgent but easy tasks versus difficult but important tasks is generally a costly choice. So let’s talk for a minute about hard…
Report of Problems With Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Being Investigated: Contract Company
The alleged problems with a major clinical trial examining Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial are being probed, a contract company involved in the research has confirmed. Ventavia Research Group operated several of the trial sites in the fall of 2020. Brook Jackson worked for the company during this time. She told the British Medical Journal (BMJ)…
Masks May Be Harming Children, Study Shows
As any parent can attest to firsthand, our children—from tots to teens—have been experiencing more anxiety, psychological stress, and behavioral challenges since the COVID-19 crisis began in March 2020. Adults, too, have been suffering from extreme stress and anxiety. Now a new retrospective study, looking at data from late 2020 and 2021, confirms what so…
Death at Australian Hospital Due to Mismanagement: Review
November 3, 2021
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One death at a hospital in the Australian state of Queensland was caused by mismanagement stemming from a “negative workplace culture” which potentially compromised quality of care, according to an inquiry. The Metro North Hospital and Health Service, which covers northern Brisbane, is carrying out a review into its operations after the state opposition party…
Closing Pennsylvania Hospital Gives 293 Employees Layoff Notice
November 3, 2021
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Tower Health, a regional Pennsylvania health care system, issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice this week in anticipation of closing one of its hospitals. It is one of many financial moves the system is making. “Early in the pandemic, the government mandated the shutdown of all nonessential health care services,” Richard Wells,…
San Francisco Planning to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Children 5 to 11
Authorities in one of the largest cities in California are planning to soon mandate COVID-19 vaccination for children as young as 5. Health orders for San Francisco imposed in August require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter restaurants, gyms, and other establishments. The orders only apply to people 12 and older. But with the emergency…
Many Options for Menopausal Difficulties
The definition of menopause is simply the natural end of a woman’s menstrual cycles. While the average age for a woman to enter menopause in the United States is 51 years old, there is some familial tendency, so you may follow your mother’s pattern. This is a very natural part of aging but can happen…
Study Affirms How Compassion Helps Mental Health
As COVID-19 ricocheted around the globe, millions of us sought shelter in retreat. Not only were we quarantining at home, we were putting up internal walls against the suffering we saw in the world. For more than a year, it’s been easy to justify an inward focus rather than an outward one. But a new…
CDC Changed Definition of ‘Vaccine’ Because of COVID-19 Vaccines: Emails
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) altered the definition of “vaccine” because of concern that its definition did not apply to COVID-19 vaccines, according to newly released internal emails. The agency updated its definition on Sept. 1. The definition was formerly, “a product that stimulates a person’s immune system to produce immunity to…
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