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The Unprecedented is the New Precedent
Last December, an Illinois representative introduced a bill to require unvaccinated individuals to pay the full cost of their health care if they contract COVID. The bill, which was quickly withdrawn when the sponsor was threatened with violence, would have applied even to those with insurance. One critic of the bill said, Let’s say that…
The Freedom to Trade and Use Vaccines
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave Americans permission to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA’s action came three weeks after the company submitted a request for Emergency Use Authorization. During those three weeks, nearly four million new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the United States, and more than 40,000 Americans died from…
Tough Times
Tough times demand tough talkDemand tough heartsDemand tough songs Rush, “Force Ten” Tough times do demand tough talk. They demand an honest discussion of the issue at hand, all of the alternatives, and an explicit awareness of the full context. This is true of us individually and as a society. Tough times do demand tough…
An Unnecessary Crisis
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja wrote that the impending crisis was entirely avoidable. Despite warnings from Dr. Adalja and other experts, public officials refused to listen until it was too late. Driven by panic at a crisis they ignored for too long, policy makers are considering imposing…
The FDA Mandates Ignorance About Covid-19
Philosopher Ben Bayer addresses the FDA’s refusal to approve an inexpensive text for COVID-19. The test can be done at home and yields results in about fifteen minutes. The FDA “justifies” its position by noting that if the tests produce false negatives, then contagious individuals may unknowingly spread the virus. Apparently, the agency believes that…