Healthcare
Healthcare workers (many of whom have no doubt had COVID and are therefore immune) continue to protest Democrat Governor Dan McKee’s mandate that they get vaccinated or lose their jobs. John DePetro has video. The contrast with mainstream media coverage is striking. DePetro’s headline is “Front line protesters takeover WaterFire.” The only coverage I see…
People keep making the claim, so I keep looking for evidence that the Delta variant is harming children more, but every data point I’ve seen has been flawed, explainable, or not applicable. (Sincerely, if I’m missing something, send it my way.) If we do start seeing worse outcomes for children, however, this finding from a…
At least, that’s my reaction upon seeing this on NewsMax: The World Health Organization says it is monitoring a new vaccine-resistant variant of COVID-19 called “mu” that appears to be rising in Colombia. Even putting aside claims, like that of Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche at the end of the article, that our mass vaccination program is…
Frankly, I intend to ignore Democrat Governor Dan McKee’s latest executive order, issued late yesterday, and make informed decisions for my own health and those with whom I come into contact. All five of the “whereas” clauses — which are supposed to explain and justify this sort of resolution — are purely generic. There is…
It’s not an encouraging message when the state government starts sending out warnings to people not to go to emergency rooms unnecessarily. The advice is always worthwhile, of course, but as the WPRI headline at the link puts it, the context right now ascribes it to “overcrowding” and “staffing shortages.” Naturally, the state Department of…
As we used to say, “no duh.” Gov. Dan McKee’s mandate that all health-care workers be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1 has operators of Rhode Island nursing homes – already enduring staff shortages – worried the requirement may mean hundreds of workers leaving their positions. Fully 75% of the staff are vaccinated (compared with 60% for the state overall), but that’s not good enough for bureaucrats. Note…
This Twitter stream from “epidemiologist & health economist” Eric Feigl-Ding, who lists “health & social justice” as priorities, is going around gaining agreement that we must (as he puts it) “Mandate teacher vaccinations now!” Replies to his tweets go farther, emphasizing punishment for people who don’t comply. For reference, my opinion is that the benefits…
Jon Miltimore contrasts the rhetoric with the reality when the UK opened up earlier this summer, writing for the Foundation for Economic Education: CNN described it as a “huge gamble,” while Labour Party leader Keir Starmer criticized the move as “a reckless free-for-all.” Neil Ferguson, professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London, said it…
Matt Hadro reports for the Catholic News Agency: The Catholic Medical Association has joined a lawsuit against a Biden administration rule that it says tramples the conscience rights of doctors opposed to gender-transitioning procedures. In May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice effectively reinstating the “transgender mandate,” requiring doctors to perform…