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More anti-vax nonsense: Still No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Cancer Risk, Despite Posts May 3, 2024 "It has not been shown that COVID-19 vaccines cause or accelerate cancer. Yet opponents of the vaccines say a new review article “has found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development.” The review conclusions are mainly based on the misinterpretation of a study on mRNA cancer vaccines in mice. [emphasis added] Clinical trials, involving thousands of people, and multiple studies have shown that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are safe. Hundreds of millions of doses have been administered under close monitoring systems that have found serious side effects are rare. Studies have also shown that the vaccines work very well in preventing severe COVID-19 disease and death, saving millions of lives across the globe. There is no evidence to support a link between COVID-19 vaccines and cancer, as we’ve reported. Both the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society have stated there’s no information that suggests COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, make it more aggressive or lead to recurrence of cancer." https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/still-no-evidence-covid-19-vaccination-increases-cancer-risk-despite-posts/

U.S. on track for worst measles season since 2019 "The Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) today reported 27 more measles cases, pushing the number of cases in a large outbreak in West Texas to 624, as neighboring states also reported more related illnesses. The steady rise in cases puts the nation on track for the worst year since 2019, fueled by 10 outbreaks and rising numbers of travel-linked cases, part of a global surge in measles activity. ... Of the state’s cases, 602 were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status. So far, 64 people have been hospitalized, and the number of deaths remains at two. [emphasis added] (more) https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/texas-measles-total-tops-600-cases

More discredited anti-vax nonsense: Ditch the detox. The spike proteins produced from COVID-19 vaccination aren’t toxins. August 2, 2023 "There is no scientific data showing that spike proteins produced from COVID-19 vaccination are toxic, a Food and Drug Administration spokesperson said. Rigorous testing and safety monitoring have found that the vaccines are safe and effective. ... PolitiFact has debunked several claims that spike proteins are harmful. We rate the claim that people who received COVID-19 vaccines can "detoxify" their bodies from the spike protein False. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/02/instagram-posts/ditch-the-detox-the-spike-proteins-produced-from-c/

8 things doctors wish patients knew about flu vaccines American Medical Association Oct 4, 2024 ... Last year’s flu season resulted in at least 35 million illnesses, 390,000 hospitalizations and 25,000 deaths in the U.S. This included 187 pediatric deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For the 2022–2023 flu season, the CDC estimated that flu vaccination prevented 6 million flu-related illnesses in the U.S., 2.9 million medical visits, 65,000 hospitalizations and 3,700 deaths. [emphasis added] Can reduce flu risk by up to 60% “We typically don't know the effectiveness of the vaccine until we really get into flu season, and we can see what types of viruses actually end up circulating in the population,” said Dr. Kirley, adding that every year, the flu vaccine is adjusted to align with what is predicted to be the most likely strains circulating. “It typically falls somewhere between 40% and 60% effectiveness,” she said. “Even when the vaccine is only 30% effective at preventing flu, that is still very meaningful and crucial for preventing hospitalizations and deaths.” https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/8-things-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-flu-vaccines#

More anti-vax disinformation from the usual sources: What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine April 11, 2025 "According to the CDC, during seasons when the flu vaccine strains and the circulating flu strains match, the vaccine "has been shown to reduce the risk of having to go to the doctor with flu by 40% to 60%. Robert H. Hopkins Jr., the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases’ medical director, said the Cleveland Clinic study does not evaluate the primary benefit for getting vaccinated against influenza: reducing one’s risk for severe illness, hospitalization and death. ... Nabin Shrestha, a physician and coauthor of the study, said that although the results found an increased risk of influenza among vaccinated participants, the authors understood that the increased risk "could have been from an unrecognized factor," and therefore did not conclude that the vaccine increases infection risk." https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/apr/11/cleveland-clinic-study-flu-vaccine-infection/

The latest COVID vaccine effectiveness data says the current version reduces adults' age 18 and above risk of COVID-caused emergency department or urgent care visits by about one-third, compared to those who have not received the latest version of the vaccine. Likewise, the latest version of the vaccine was found to achieve a 45-46% reduction in risk of COVID-related hospitalization for senior citizens age 65 and above, versus those who have not received the latest version of the vaccine. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control also found that COVID vaccines averted approximately 68,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. during the 2023–24 respiratory season. Interim Estimates of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — VISION and IVY Networks, September 2024–January 2025 U.S. Centers for Disease Control February 27, 2025 What is already known about this topic? In June 2024, CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccination for all persons aged ≥6 months to provide additional protection against severe COVID-19. What is added by this report? Vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccine was 33% against COVID-19–associated emergency department (ED) or urgent care (UC) visits among adults aged ≥18 years and 45%–46% against hospitalizations among immunocompetent adults aged ≥65 years, compared with not receiving a 2024–2025 vaccine dose. VE against hospitalizations in immunocompromised adults aged ≥65 years was 40%. What are the implications for public health practice? These findings indicate that 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccination provides additional protection against COVID-19–associated ED/UC encounters and hospitalization, versus no 2024–2025 vaccination and support CDC and ACIP recommendations that all persons aged ≥6 months receive 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccination. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7406a1.htm

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center How effective is the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine? Vaccination helps prevent severe COVID-19 and the risk of emergency room visits or hospitalization due to COVID-19. Studies also show that vaccination reduces the chances that you will develop long-term effects from COVID-19 infection. While vaccines may not always prevent catching COVID-19, they will protect you from getting severely ill. Are COVID-19 vaccines safe? Yes, the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine is safe. It works in the same way as the original COVID-19 vaccines and all booster shots. They are made using the same process. For all versions of COVID-19 vaccines, serious side effects have been very rare, and they are treatable. [emphasis added] Can the COVID-19 vaccine cause cancer? No. None of the vaccines interact with or alter your DNA in any way. They cannot cause cancer. There is no truth to the myth that somehow the COVID-19 vaccine could inactivate the genes that suppress tumors. (more) https://www.mskcc.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine

You mean, you don't want to comment about this 96% rate above???

This IS in the Off the Beaten Track section, in its subforum for COVID & vaccine topics: And re your comment above, nothing here is "censored" anymore, as clearly evidenced by the tons of anti-vax nonsense from non-credible or even flatly no sources that regularly gets posted here with no adverse action taken.

Measles Was ‘Eliminated’ in the U.S. in 2000. The Current Outbreak May Change That The U.S. formally eliminated measles in 2000 thanks to widespread vaccination, but public health experts fear the current growing outbreak of the disease may allow it to reclaim its hold April 10, 2025 ... As efforts to contain these outbreaks sputter and spread of infections stretches into nearly three months, public health experts fear measles—a disease that was virtually eliminated nationally for a quarter-century—may soon officially reclaim a hold on the U.S. Peter Marks, a leading vaccine official who recently resigned from his position as director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, recently told NBC News, “I think we’re well on our way” to losing the country’s measles elimination status—a long-standing public health achievement that was largely accomplished through the widespread distribution of MMR vaccines. ... What’s the Possibility that the U.S. Loses Elimination Status? Given measles’ high contagiousness, Orenstein says, “uniformly” high immunity is extremely important in preventing spread. Even small dips in population immunity (also called “herd immunity”) among small pockets of unvaccinated people can spur outbreaks—and can do so even if the overall state or country’s vaccination rate is relatively high. With these threats and dropping immunization coverage, we may have enough susceptibles to eliminate our elimination status” for measles, Orenstein says. (more) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/measles-outbreak-in-u-s-may-undo-formal-elimination-status/

US measles total climbs to 800 cases, 10 outbreaks April 19, 2025 Amid a rising number of outbreaks, including a large one centered in West Texas, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its weekly update reported 88 more measles cases, pushing the national total to 800. The pace of activity in the first 4 months of the year is well on track to pass the 2019 total of 1,274 cases, which was the most since the United States officially eliminated the virus in 2000. ... Half of all US states have reported cases, some of which are linked to international travel. Among illnesses reported so far, 96% of patients were unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status. So far, 85 patients (11%) were hospitalized, with the number of deaths remaining at 3. [emphasis added] (more) https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-measles-total-climbs-800-cases-10-outbreaks

RFK Jr. claims 'leaky' measles vaccine wanes over time. Scientists say he's wrong April 16, 2025 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the measles vaccine is "leaky" because its effectiveness wanes over time, something medical experts dispute. ... Kennedy suggested the vaccine effectiveness wanes at a rate of nearly 5% a year – an assertion not backed by scientists. ... "People get measles because they don't vaccinate," Kennedy said Tuesday during a press conference. "They get measles because the vaccine wanes. The vaccines wane about 4.8% per year ... So, you know, it's a leaky vaccine, and that problem is always going to be around." ... Scientists disputed Kennedy's claim that the measles vaccine's effectiveness wanes over time. "He's dead wrong," said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "The measles vaccine protects you for the rest of your life. The notion that it's a leaky vaccine is dead wrong." (more) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/04/15/rfk-jr-measles-vaccine-leaky-claims/83099634007/

Health Security Decoded Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security April 17, 2025 As of last week, the United States had recorded more than 700 measles cases, with 93% of cases being related to outbreaks of at least three or more related cases. As of today, the Center for Outbreak Response Innovation (CORI) is reporting 772 cases in 24 states so far this year, with two confirmed deaths and one under investigation. The largest outbreak, centered in western Texas, continues to grow, with 569 cases. Notably, however, many experts, including those with CDC, believe the actual case count is much higher, with many cases either not reported or underreported. A CDC senior scientist this week said the pullback of federal pandemic funding from states has hurt responses, especially in Texas, where CDC is “scraping to find the resources and personnel needed to provide support.” Confusing vaccine messaging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s inconsistent and unclear statements about measles vaccination also are hampering outbreak control efforts, as well as drawing criticism from infectious disease and vaccine experts. While Secretary Kennedy recently endorsed the vaccine as the best way to prevent the disease, which it is, he continues to amplify unfounded claims about its safety and effectiveness, repeating incorrectly that the shot’s protection wanes rapidly (for most people, two doses provide lifelong protection) and causes illnesses similar to measles itself. He also has downplayed the seriousness of measles in the U.S. Secretary Kennedy’s mixed messaging emboldens vaccine skeptics and undermines trust in vaccination as measles cases rise nationwide. https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Health-Security-Decoded---April-17--2025.html?soid=1107826135286&aid=92m1L77mL2Q

The fact that a senior Trump-appointed U.S. public health figure publicly spouts a lot of nonsense misinformation claims on various topics that have widely proven as false and/or misleading, and you and others here applaud it because it gives voice to your similar nonsense, disproven beliefs, says a lot about the sorry state of U.S. politics and public discourse these days. I'd repost what all the various major medical groups have said about autism and vaccines (no connection between the two), but doing so would just be throwing pearls before the swine, figuratively speaking. Some public health or medical/scientific topics are up for legitimate scientific debate, because the facts and evidence remain uncertain or unknown. But vaccines and autism is not one of those topics. The science is well-settled and established on the point. And those who fail to recognize that are just the blind leading the blind.

You could do what I do, and that is to, among other things, judge what credible sources have to say on the subject -- as opposed to the worthless opinions of anti-vax nonsense peddlers with no professional expertise on the topics at hand. A summary of one part of the OP fact check report I posted above:

Guess this kind of tell us just who the Chinese contractor here was primarily hiring to build this now collapsed Thai government building....

Even though the news report here says two former legal officials WERE sentenced to prison, the same news report seems to make NO mention of the outcomes for the former national police chief and several other senior police officials who were all facing charges in the same case... except for the vague reference above to "multiple charge being dismissed." Did the RTP get off scot-free again?

Why don't you post some proof that the autism studies in question were funded by Big Pharma.... Or are you just making up nonsense out of the right-wing anti-vax playbook?

More re RFK Jr, and one of the federal health agencies under his control muzzling (and effectively forcing out) a renowned nutrition scientist whose findings contradict RFK Jr.'s own claims: NIH loses a top nutrition scientist—and that’s bad news "In 2019, Dr. Kevin Hall authored arguably the most important study—a randomized controlled trial, the gold standard—showing that ultra-processed foods (UPF) lead to weight gain. He then did the next natural thing: run studies on why. Was it because UPFs are addictive or something else? A follow-up study of his found that UPF may not be inherently addictive, as indicated by the brain’s dopamine response.... These follow-up studies directly contradict RFK Jr.’s narrative—that UPF is addictive. Hall was initially restricted from publicly sharing the results. Once he was allowed to comment, the NIH press office edited his response, downplaying the significance. So, he announced his early retirement, citing censorship. He has been at NIH for 21 years. What does this mean for you? When scientists are muzzled, it hurts the public’s health and doesn’t move us toward a healthier world and better food system. This also follows a concerning pattern echoing recent departures like Dr. Peter Marks (FDA vaccines) and Kevin Griffis (CDC communications)." https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/ticks-allergies-measles-top-nutrition Your Local Epidemiologist (YLE) is a public health newsletter with one goal: to “translate” the ever-evolving public health science so that people feel well-equipped to make evidence-based decisions. This newsletter is owned and operated by Dr. Katelyn Jetelina— an epidemiologist and mom.

No not at all! I absolutely believe his own claim that a worm ate part of his brain. Watch the guy on TV now, and compare it with him 10-15 years ago, and the differences are STARK! But sadly, that's who's leading U.S. non-health policy under Donald Trump. So it comes as absolutely no surprise when he repeatedly spews factually-disproven nonsense on health and medical issues.

It's pretty clear that RFK Jr. has a very like-minded following of nonsense here... RFK Jr. claims a doctor told him a worm ate part of his brain, reports New York Times 05/08/2024 "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed numerous health problems, including that a parasite possibly ate part of his brain, during a deposition made during a contentious divorce from his second wife about a decade ago, according to the New York Times. The Times reported that Kennedy told attorneys in 2012 that a surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital reviewed his brain scans after suffering from memory loss and fogginess. The surgeon, he said, believed the issue “was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.” POLITICO has not independently reviewed the deposition. ... “I have cognitive problems, clearly … I have short-term memory loss, and I have longer-term memory loss that affects me,” Kennedy said in the deposition. (more) https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/08/rfk-jr-brain-worm-00156794 The guy and his nonsense rantings gives to meaning to the term "addled." Cue all the like-minded anti-vaxers here...

Even though he's now the U.S. HHS Secretary appointed by Donald Trump, RFK Jr. has been continuing his longstanding habit of spewing false vaccine misinformation he established during his prior leadership of the non-credible anti-vax group Children's Health Defense. The latest example of RFK Jr's anti-vax misinformation nonsense, and its ensuing spread into the right-wing anti-vax misinformation sphere that now includes this unfortunate forum, follows below: RFK Jr. Sparks False Claim Generating Millions of Views that Vaccine/Autism Studies Never Compared Vaccinated to Unvaccinated Children "What happened: Some X and Telegram users, citing comments by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are falsely claiming that studies debunking the link between vaccines and autism are not comprehensive because they do not compare outcomes in vaccinated versus unvaccinated children. ... Kennedy’s claim was soon cited in articles on websites that NewsGuard has found to have repeatedly published false or egregiously misleading content, including TheBurningPlatform.com (Trust Score: 7.5/100) and ChildrensHealthDefense.org (Trust Score: 17.5/100), the site of an anti-vaccine group founded by Kennedy. ... Actually: Multiple peer-reviewed studies dating to the 1990s that found no link between vaccines and autism did, in fact, compare vaccinated and unvaccinated children. For example, a March 2019 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal compared autism rates in Denmark among 625,000 children who received the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines to 31,000 unvaccinated children. The prevalence of autism was found to be lower among the vaccinated population." (more) https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/i/161818068/rfk-jr-sparks-false-claim-generating-millions-of-views-that-vaccineautism-studies-never-compared-vaccinated-to-unvaccinated-children As the above fact check report debunking Kennedy's false comments notes, the World Health Organization and many other health and science groups, including the U.K. National Health Service and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, have repeatedly stated that there is no link between vaccines and autism, based on an abundance of scientific evidence. But hey, that won't stop certain posters here with flooding the forum with loads of anti-vax nonsense sourced from nobodies who post their delusional, fact-free rantings on their own Substack blogs to fanfare from the anti-vaxer world, of which, RFK Jr. certainly appears to be the continuing de facto leader.

Whack-job anti-vaxer on a post-Songkran rampage... Yeesh!!! And an OP post quoting a guy who has no qualifications as a doctor, public health expert, vaccine researcher, etc etc... Just another whack-job guy on the internet with his own anti-vax Substack rantings. This kind of stuff is SO far "Off the Beaten Track" that once you go down that deep dark hole, there's no coming back from it....

It also would seem no coincidence that MANY of these kinds of horrible crashes seem to happen in the early morning hours overnight -- and not in the daytime, broad daylight or even early evening periods. One might assume that has something to do with the reduced attention / nodding off of the involved bus drivers during those overnight hours in some way contributing to the fatal end results.

I'm glad the police nabbed this guy and any others (Thai or Chinese) who have culpability in the collapse of the SAOB.... But there's still something particularly Thailand-esque given what's occurred about the guy facing, of all things, charges for illegal nominee shareholding.... And nothing so far about the deaths of the 50-100 people who died, or will end up being found dead, in the rubble of the collapsed building. Those people deserve at least manslaughter charges against those responsible, if not more.