Pfizer Vaccine Protection Wanes After 6 Months

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Pfizer Vaccine Protection Wanes After 6 Months https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/955601 Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine continues to show strong protection against serious illness and hospitalization after 6 months, but overall protection against the virus appears to wane after a half a year, according to a new study. The July 28 preprint report of the study, which has not been […]

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Study finds many reports of patient deaths that were not classified as a death in FDA database

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

More Medical Device Deaths Than We Previously Thought? https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/fdageneral/93768 A significant number of medical device adverse events that resulted in patient deaths were miscategorized in the FDA’s Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database, according to an analysis using a natural language processing algorithm. Flagging terms commonly associated with death, the algorithm identified 290,141 […]

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Facts vs assertions

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

I often see letters that pts post on the web that they have received from various insurance/PBM companies. ASSERTION: Opiates are ADDICTING                            FACT: when prescribed to chronic pain pt, there is a POTENTIAL of addition but depending on what studies you read, various percentages are claimed but generally most will be < 2% ASSERTION:  OTC […]

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Land of the free , home of the brave – or at least it use to be

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

It would appear that according to this video poster,  during a pandemic/emergency situation… the Secretary of Health and Human Service pretty much is granted dictatorial powers and all those  other Federal/State laws are suspended during the emergency period.  Any adverse consequences to any person being affected by the mandates of HHS… the person has no […]

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