CDC Quietly Changes its Position on Vaccines and Autism

The CDC has quietly changed its website to read:

A) The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.

B) Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities, and

C) HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.

You will not see any reporting on this at the NYT, Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN or NPR.

You will see reporting by independent journalists, including this article by Maryanne Demasi.

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Not Too Long Ago: Her Body, Not Her Choice

Sheep with sharp claws unfairly attacked Laura Osnes and it wasn't the first time she was unfairly attacked. This is the story about many of us, unfortunately. It's the story about how government-orchestrated fear-mongering turns off our brains Excerpt from excellent article by Zac Bissonnette at The Free Press:

At that point in the pandemic, the theater world was fully aligned with the public health establishment in viewing the unvaccinated as a public danger. Performers, desperate to go back to work, saw universal vaccination as a panacea.

The reaction to the Post story from the Broadway community was immediate: The former princess was suddenly a villain.

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COVID Origins Conspiracy of Silence Included UNC’s Ralph Baric

For several years, I have assumed that this was going on, but now we know and I've reached an even higher level of disgust with U.S. Public Health Establishment.

Linked article from the Washington Free Beacon, "

Prominent Virologist Warned Intelligence Community COVID-19 Could Have Leaked From Wuhan Lab. Then He Met With Fauci and Changed His Tune: The researcher, UNC professor Ralph Baric, also privately downplayed the wet market theory but publicly lent it credit."

A prominent U.S. virologist who collaborated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology before the COVID-19 pandemic privately informed the U.S. intelligence community in January 2020 that the Chinese lab may be responsible for the outbreak. But in his public remarks to congressional staffers one month later—and after meeting with former White House health adviser Anthony Fauci—the researcher stayed mum about the Wuhan lab and lent credence to the discredited wet market theory.

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What America Needs for Better Health

First, the problem. Robert Malone, MD explains:

The MAHA agenda as defined in these two key planning documents identifies four potential drivers behind the rise in childhood chronic disease that present the clearest opportunities for progress:

Poor Diet: The American diet has shifted dramatically toward highly processed foods, leading to nutrient depletion, increased caloric intake, and exposure to potentially harmful or unhealthy additives. Over 60% of children’s calories now come from highly processed foods, contributing to obesity, diabetes, and other chronic conditions.

Chemical Exposure: Children are exposed to an increasing number of synthetic chemicals, some of which have been linked to developmental issues and chronic disease. The current regulatory framework should be continually evaluated to ensure that chemicals and other exposures do not interact together to pose a threat to the health of our children.

Lack of Physical Activity and Chronic Stress: American children are experiencing unprecedented levels of inactivity, screen use, sleep deprivation, and chronic stress. These factors significantly contribute to the rise in chronic diseases and mental health challenges.

Overmedicalization: There is a concerning trend of overprescribing medications to children, often driven by conflicts of interest in medical research, regulation, and practice. This has led to unnecessary treatments and long-term health risks.

All indicators show that America’s health is failing, and the American people know we all need a dramatically new approach to healthcare in this country.

Now, Congress is required to do heavy lifting. To summarize:

They are grouped into five categories: 1) Food, nutrition, and consumer protection reforms, 2) Public health, medical, and regulatory systems reforms, 3) Agricultural, environmental, and process deregulation, 4) Agency restructuring and governance reforms, and 5) Oversight and systemic transparency reforms.

Malone has written a long comprehensive list of needed changes, with relevant links. Highly recommended.

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Having Friends Protects Your Physical Health

From Rob Henderson:

Incredibly, social connection increased the likelihood of surviving in any given year by more than 50%...mortality rate of individuals with the fewest ties was between 2.3 and 2.8 times higher than individuals with the most ties...comparable to the effect of smoking on getting cancer.
Citing to The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness Hardcover – January 10, 2023, by Robert Waldinger M.D.

Further:

It’s not easy to take care of our relationships today, and in fact, we tend to think that once we establish friendships and intimate relationships, they will take care of themselves. But like muscles, neglected relationships atrophy.

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