Medical News of the Day
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Medical News of the Day - Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Dr. David Martin - Attorney General Document - Filing Instructions (Rumble)
Dr. David Martin has put together an Attorney General Document for Filing in the United States Courts.
California reintroduces indoor mask mandates through holiday season (KUSI News – San Diego)
Citing a sharp increase in COVID-19 infection rates since Thanksgiving, the state announced Monday that beginning Wednesday, mask- wearing will become mandatory in all indoor public settings across California regardless of vaccination status.
The mask mandate, mirroring a requirement already in effect in Los Angeles County and select other counties across the state, will remain in place until Jan. 15.
FDA Now Wants 75 Years to Release Pfizer Vaccine Documents (The Defender)
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) now says it needs 75 years — up from the 55 years the agency initially requested — to fully release redacted versions of all documents related to the agency’s approval of Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine.
In a legal brief filed Dec. 7, the FDA said 59,000 additional pages of documents, not included in the agency’s earlier filings, need to be processed. The agency did not offer an explanation for why those documents initially were overlooked.
The agency said it can release an initial batch of approximately 12,000 pages by the end of January. Past that date, the FDA said it can process and disclose only 500 pages of documents per month.
Update: Judge holds Fauquier Hospital in contempt for not administering Ivermectin to COVID-19 patient (Fauquier Times)
At about 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, Christopher Davies, son of Fauquier Hospital ICU patient Kathleen Davies, provided to the Fauquier Times court documents signed by Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher. According to the documents, Fauquier Hospital was found in contempt of court for “needlessly interposing requirements that stand in the way of the patient’s desired physician administering investigational drugs as part of the Health Care Decisions Act and the federal and state Right to Try Acts.”
Sixty-three year old Kathleen Davies fell ill with COVID-19 in early October and has been on a ventilator in the hospital since Nov. 3.
Barcelona’s Sergio Agüero to announce retirement with heart condition (The Guardian)
Sergio Agüero is due to announce his retirement from football on Wednesday because of a heart condition, six months after Manchester City’s record scorer joined Barcelona as a free agent.
The 33-year-old experienced chest problems and breathing difficulties during the first half of Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Alavés on 30 October. Agüero fell to the turf at the Camp Nou clutching his chest and was treated for several minutes before being able to walk off. He was admitted to hospital for cardiological tests, the club later stating that he would be out for three months and would undertake a “diagnostic and therapeutic process”.
Why Omicron might soon become very deadly (Steve Kirsch Substack)
Health officials will use Omicron to scare people to taking the booster. The booster will suppress your immune system. You get Omicron. The booster then kills you. Omicron gets the blame. Repeat.
The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.
The Air Force gave its forces until November 2 to get the vaccine, and thousands have either refused or sought an exemption.
Merck’s COVID pill loses its lustre: what that means for the pandemic (Nature)
Molnupiravir was initially heralded by public-health officials as a game-changer for COVID-19, but full clinical-trial data showed lower-than-expected efficacy.
Pfizer to Buy San Diego-based Biotech for $6.7b - Over 2X the Current Market Price (TrialSite News)
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) just announced the giant pharmaceutical company would acquire Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc (ARNA) a clinical-stage company developing innovative potential therapies for the treatment of several immune-inflammatory diseases. Pfizer will payout for Arena $100 per share in this all-cash deal equaling a substantial $6.7 billion. The deal should progress as both boards have given the thumbs up.
Despite the First Response, Israelis Seem Hesitant to Get a Third Covid Vaccine (TrialSite News)
According to the Israeli daily HaAretz, over 40% of Israelis are not protected against the new variant of coronavirus. HaAretz says the Israeli Health Ministry reports that only 58% of eligible Israelis over 5 years old are fully vaccinated, meaning they’ve received two doses of the vaccine plus a booster, 9.3 percent are double vaccinated but have allowed six months to pass without getting a third dose, and 32.4% of Israelis are unvaccinated.
Washington state senator missing for a month after reporting he had COVID (Just the News)
A Washington state Republican legislator who told colleagues he contracted COVID-19 during a trip to El Salvador last month has not been heard from since.
He did not return a request for a confirmation from The Center Square Monday that he is still alive.
Sen. Doug Ericksen, 52, said on KIRO News in November that he fell ill while in the Central American country.
San Francisco Drug Overdose Deaths Nearly Triple COVID (Epoch Times)
San Francisco continues to face a drug overdose epidemic. The number of overdose deaths nearly tripled that of COVID deaths in 2020.
The city’s data reveals there were a total of 713 overdose deaths, compared to 261 COVID-19 deaths in 2020.
At least 89 killed by mystery disease as WHO deploys task force amid fears of outbreak (NY Post)
The World Health Organization has deployed a rapid response task force to South Sudan to investigate a mysterious illness that has left at least 89 people dead.
The ministry of health in South Sudan has reported fast-spreading illness in the northern town of Fangak, in the Jonglei state, which local scientists haven’t been able to identify.
The region was recently hit with severe flooding — with health officials tasked with gathering samples to help identify the deadly disease.
Biden official warns: COVID explosion imminent (Axios)
New data from South Africa and Europe hint that Omicron cases are poised to explode in the U.S., where the vast majority of the population isn't well protected against infection.
Driving the news: A new analysis by South Africa's largest private insurer paints a picture of Omicron's clinical risk: Two doses of Pfizer's vaccine appear to be significantly less effective against severe disease with Omicron than previous variants.
But the variant is less likely to lead to hospitalization in adults than the original version.
Five new Omicron symptoms including night sweats and how it differs from original COVID (Daily Star)
But early reports show that Omicron has five distinct symptoms of its own. They are: a scratchy throat (as opposed to a sore throat), a dry cough, extreme tiredness, mild muscle aches and night sweats
Canines in California trained to sniff out COVID from old socks (Fox 5 New York)
Scarlett is suited up and ready to learn. The Labrador starts her school day on a training wheel, stopping at each can as she walks by. She sniffs for her target and finds it, earning praise from her handler.
"Yes! Good girl," Elizabeth Johnson tells her.
That's because, inside the can is an old sock once worn by someone who tested positive for COVID. When she gets it right, Johnston gives her, and her canine pal, Rizzo, a cookie.
As U.S. Nears 800,000 Virus Deaths, 1 of Every 100 Older Americans Has Perished (DNYUZ)
As the coronavirus pandemic approaches the end of a second year, the United States stands on the cusp of surpassing 800,000 deaths from the virus, and no group has suffered more than older Americans. All along, older people have been known to be more vulnerable, but the scale of loss is only now coming into full view.
Seventy-five percent of people who have died of the virus in the United States — or about 600,000 of the nearly 800,000 who have perished so far — have been 65 or older. One in 100 older Americans has died from the virus. For people younger than 65, that ratio is closer to 1 in 1,400.
Absolute Risk Reduction of Pfizer COVID-19 Pill Slips to 5.7%: Relative Risk Reduction Holds at 88.8% (TrialSite News)
In a final analysis of Pfizer’s Paxlovid clinical trials, Pfizer Confirms Efficacy of Treatment, the COVID-19 pill’s absolute risk reduction of hospitalizations and deaths slipped to 5.7% from an interim analysis of 6.2%, while the relative risk reduction remained approximately the same at 88.8%.