Rhode Island Senator Sam Bell has introduced Senate Bill 2552, that if passed, would impose perhaps the most heavy-handed vaccine mandate in the nation. “The Senator’s proposed legislation mandates COVID-19 vaccination for children, in addition to adults,” explains Dr. Andrew Bostrom. He continues, “Blind pediatric covid-19 vaccine zealotry is epitomized by Rhode Island State Senator Sam Bell’s punitively mandatory vaccination bill.” […]
On Thursday the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) filed its amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the lawsuit against United Airlines over its Covid vaccine mandate. United removed from their positions pilots and flight attendants who obtained religious exemptions from the Covid vaccine, and employees sued […]
A dangerous bill, AB 2098, has been introduced in the California legislature, that if passed, will punish physicians who seek to publicly speak out about issues that directly impact their patients’ well-being. For example, under AB 2098, physicians who advocate for the potential benefits of early treatment with off-label drugs, or who ask questions about COVID vaccine safety, […]
. The FDA has granted full approval to Moderna’s messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID19 shot, Spikevax™, for persons age 18 and older. There are now two approved shots, although BioNTech’s Comirnaty is not yet available in the U.S., notes the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). The change in designation from Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) […]
Dear AAPS Members and Friends, There have been increasing reports of patients being kicked off organ transplant lists because they have refused COVID vaccination. To put a stop to this violation of basic medical ethics against some of the most vulnerable patients, Rep. Ben Cline (VA-6) has introduced H.R. 6534 (text, status, press release), the Stop Arduous Vaccine Enforcement (SAVE) Act […]
Volume 78, no. 2 February 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court split the baby on the vaccine mandates cases. In both, the key issue is the power of the administrative state to force people to accept an unwanted and potentially harmful medical intervention as a condition of employment. The stay on the OSHA mandate on employers […]
Re: Support for H.R. 5816, National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act Dear Representative Gohmert, Thank you for your efforts to protect the medical freedom of Americans by introducing H.R.5816, the National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act. Your bill embodies long standing policy of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) that calls for a […]
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) applauds and endorses an amicus brief submitted Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court by Doctors for Disaster Preparedness, which strongly opposes Biden’s vaccine mandate on caregivers connected with Medicare or Medicaid. Biden’s vaccine mandate will interfere with care of many patients in rural America, states AAPS. “The […]
Dear AAPS Members and Friends, Late last month the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 550, the “Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act of 2021.” Proponents in Congress criticized for voting for the bill, spin their action with slippery statements like it, “does not create a federal vaccine database,” “information in state-run systems is kept private,” and there will be “guardrails” […]
On Oct 29, the Food and Drug Administration extended its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to include the vaccination of children aged 5–11. Naturally, parents are concerned and will have many questions. In the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Steven Hatfill, M.D., reviews the most relevant medical […]