New CDC Guidelines Say Go Back to Work!

New CDC Guidelines Say Go Back to Work!

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on March 1 that it is lifting its recommendation to isolate for five days after testing positive for COVID. It now recommends “returning to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours,...
Mask & COVID Vaccine Mandates Ending April 3!

Mask & COVID Vaccine Mandates Ending April 3!

This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA. It might be hard to recall, but only a few years ago people were not wearing masks in high-risk settings. Even within hospitals, the majority of...
Covid, Flu and RSV Highlight a System That Won’t Protect Us

Covid, Flu and RSV Highlight a System That Won’t Protect Us

Despite the fact that Covid remains the third leading cause of death, killing about 400 people in the U.S. a day, the vast majority of whom are over the age of 65, the Federal Government has ended the Covid emergency declaration which provided funds for vaccination,...
The End of the Pandemic? Long Live the Pandemic!

The End of the Pandemic? Long Live the Pandemic!

On September 18, a maskless President Joe Biden declared the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The week preceding this declaration saw COVID-19 as the second leading cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease. Just a few weeks before, 16,000 COVID-related deaths...