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Small RCT in 1981 showed masking did not prevent RSV among medical personnel

Posted on 17th November 2022 | Comments Off on Small RCT in 1981 showed masking did not prevent RSV among medical personnel

Murphy D, Todd JK, Chao RK, Orr I, McIntosh K. The use of gowns and masks to control respiratory illness in pediatric hospital personnel. J Pediatr. 1981 Nov;99(5):746-50. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(81)80401-5. PMID: 7299552; PMCID: PMC7173004. Full pdf link Downloadable pdf permalink: … Continue reading →

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Enormous Rhode Island Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Spike in 2022, vs. 2018-2021

Posted on 17th November 2022 | Comments Off on Enormous Rhode Island Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Spike in 2022, vs. 2018-2021

Data from RIDOH data hub for RSV

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Current CDC-Determined Connecticut Pediatric RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Hospitalization Rate (19.8/100K) Exceeds by 63% the Peak Pandemic Covid-19 Pediatric Hospitalization Rate (12.2/100K)

Posted on 4th November 2022 | Comments Off on Current CDC-Determined Connecticut Pediatric RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Hospitalization Rate (19.8/100K) Exceeds by 63% the Peak Pandemic Covid-19 Pediatric Hospitalization Rate (12.2/100K)

(See this previous blog about pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vs. Covid-19 in Rhode Island.) RSV vs. Covid-19 hospitalization rates (per 100,000) as determined by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance networks, RSV-NET and COVIDNet. It is … Continue reading →

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Betcha Didn’t Know RIDOH Maintains, “A (Covid-19) vaccine surveillance team within the COVID-19 ‘Epidemiological Operations Unit’ to maintain and review VAERS reports following COVID-19 immunization”

Posted on 3rd November 2022 | Comments Off on Betcha Didn’t Know RIDOH Maintains, “A (Covid-19) vaccine surveillance team within the COVID-19 ‘Epidemiological Operations Unit’ to maintain and review VAERS reports following COVID-19 immunization”

During a 6/29/22 to 7/1/22 email exchange with the Rhode Island Department of Health’s (RIDOH’s) spokesman, Joseph Wendelken, I pointed to a 6/9/22 published report of 14 RI cases of post-covid-19 vaccine myopericarditis in young men, and the May, 2021 newspaper account of … Continue reading →

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Never Forget the Original Covid-19 Hysterical Sin in Rhode Island: The April 16, 2020 Raimondo, RIDOH, Brown University “Very Best” Covid-19 Hospitalization “Models”

Posted on 3rd November 2022 | Comments Off on Never Forget the Original Covid-19 Hysterical Sin in Rhode Island: The April 16, 2020 Raimondo, RIDOH, Brown University “Very Best” Covid-19 Hospitalization “Models”

Full 4/16/20 presser archived at C-SPAN. Key excerpts: “It’s been a collaborative effort with the (Rhode Island) Department of Health [RIDOH], our own experts, Brown University, and Brown University’s Policy Lab. By the way, I wanna give a huge shout … Continue reading →

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(AUDIO) WPRO 10/26/22 Interview: Ashley Kalus Categorically Rejects Potential RIDOH Directed Covid-19 Vaccine Requirement “as a condition to go to school”

Posted on 30th October 2022 | Comments Off on (AUDIO) WPRO 10/26/22 Interview: Ashley Kalus Categorically Rejects Potential RIDOH Directed Covid-19 Vaccine Requirement “as a condition to go to school”

Full 10/26/22 interview with WPRO’s Matt Allen available here. Relevant excerpt: Transcript of key portion. Matt Allen: “Would you support a (Rhode Island) Department of Health Director, under a Kalus administration, requiring the covid vaccine as a condition to go … Continue reading →

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More Autopsy Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 Infection, “Covid-19,” Does NOT Cause A Specific Myocarditis Syndrome

Posted on 25th October 2022 | Comments Off on More Autopsy Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 Infection, “Covid-19,” Does NOT Cause A Specific Myocarditis Syndrome

See this prior blog: “’Covid-19 Myocarditis’” is Not an Actual Syndrome: The Only Controlled Epidemiologic Data, & a Review of Autopsy/ Biopsy Data Support That Conclusion” Reference: Ali Razaghi, Attila Szakos, Riham Al-Shakarji, Mikael Björnstedt & Laszlo Szekely (2022) Morphological … Continue reading →

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NY State Supreme Court, Richmond County (Staten Island), reinstates all fired (covid-19) unvaccinated employees, orders backpay, says the state violated rights, acted arbitrary & capricious, notes: “Being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting Covid-19.”

Posted on 25th October 2022 | Comments Off on NY State Supreme Court, Richmond County (Staten Island), reinstates all fired (covid-19) unvaccinated employees, orders backpay, says the state violated rights, acted arbitrary & capricious, notes: “Being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting Covid-19.”

  NYS court opinion: “Being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting Covid-19.” Link to full opinion pdf upload Via Lawyer Marina Medvin: https://twitter.com/MarinaMedvin/status/1584930051166208000 NY State Supreme Court reinstates all fired unvaccinated employees, orders backpay, says the … Continue reading →

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Rhode Island Pediatric Covid-19 “Delta Wave Hysteria” Last Fall vs. Current Barely Noticed 5X Greater (At Least) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Hospitalization Rate

Posted on 25th October 2022 | Comments Off on Rhode Island Pediatric Covid-19 “Delta Wave Hysteria” Last Fall vs. Current Barely Noticed 5X Greater (At Least) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Hospitalization Rate

Today’s (10/25/22)  Projo features medical reporter savant G. Wayne Miller quoting Lifespan spokeswoman Kelly Brennan, that as of Monday (10/24/22) “there are [were] 20 pediatric patients in Hasbro Children’s Hospital with RSV, and half of the pediatric patients in the … Continue reading →

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Open Schools During Covid-19 in Sweden, Yielding “No learning loss in Sweden during the pandemic” vs. Anti-Scientific, Hysterical Covid-19 “Response” Causing Closed Schools in the U.S., Yielding “historic learning setbacks for America’s children”

Posted on 24th October 2022 | Comments Off on Open Schools During Covid-19 in Sweden, Yielding “No learning loss in Sweden during the pandemic” vs. Anti-Scientific, Hysterical Covid-19 “Response” Causing Closed Schools in the U.S., Yielding “historic learning setbacks for America’s children”

See earlier blog on Sweden, https://andrewbostom.org/2022/06/hard-data-from-sweden-open-primary-schools-throughout-covid-19-pandemic-resulted-in-preserved-reading-comprehension-scores-with-no-covid-19-morbidity-mortality-penalty-in-school-ch/ , which includes these data: “No learning loss in Sweden during the pandemic: Evidence from primary school reading assessments” Compare to unnecessarily closed schools policies across the  U.S.: “New national test results show that … Continue reading →

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