Today, federal authorities recommended a “pause” in administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigate unusual, potentially fatal clots in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. The clots occurred in veins that drain blood […]
After more than a year of public health exhortations, and 168 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, pandemic fears are still running high, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). Public health officials and vaccine makers acknowledge that the products have not been shown to prevent disease transmission. Measures such as masking and social […]
Despite following prescribed masking and distancing measures, family physician Craig Wax, D.O., of Mullica Hill, N.J., a member of the board of directors of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), became very ill with COVID-19. He describes his experience and his early home treatment regimen, in the spring issue of the Journal of […]
The U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic has failed at every level, resulting in hundreds of thousands of needless deaths, according to an article in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Both the U.S. and the global response have been “plagued by lack of preparedness, conflicts of interest, highly politicized […]
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) have recommended that COVID-19 vaccines “not be withheld” from pregnant or lactating patients if they are at high risk of complications from COVID. These organizations oppose barriers including a required consultation with a clinical care team. They also recommend against […]
Does the national mask mandate make you feel safe? Candidate Joe Biden’s promised plan to control the COVID-19 pandemic featured everybody wearing a mask for 100 days. Former CDC director Robert Redfield said it might take only 4, 6, or 8 weeks (up to 56 days), and later up to 12 weeks (84 days). Now […]
Cases are declining; millions are getting vaccinated. Can you think of something besides COVID yet? New COVID-19 infections have fallen 45% in the U.S. and 30% globally in the past 3 weeks, according to the Daily Mail (see graphic). Hospitalizations have fallen 26% since they peaked on Jan 12. This decline can’t be attributed to […]
What will you do if you get COVID while waiting in line for the vaccine, or even after? If you are in Mexico City, you will be treated with ivermectin. As of Dec 29, this long-established drug has been used in COVID-positive patients, and soon thereafter death rates started to plummet, as the graphic shows. […]
In a letter to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) and its Arizona State Chapter ask him to take a proactive stance on early or prophylactic treatment for COVID-19 with ivermectin in vulnerable populations, including prison inmates and staff. “The medical community is mobilizing to administer vaccines as quickly […]
The National Institutes (NIH) has issued a new statement on the use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19. Previously, it recommended against this treatment, but now states that its Panel “has determined that there are insufficient data to recommend either for or against the use of ivermectin for the treatment of […]