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Advocacy alert 📣 Right now, BC is deciding what to spend money on in 2026 - and we need YOUR help getting key health priorities into the #BCBudget !

The province is asking British Columbians for our ideas for Budget 2026. We think they should include things like:
💨 #CleanAir measures
💉 Vaccine access including #Novavax
😷 N95s and tests
🩺 Better care for #LongCovid (and other complex chronic illnesses)

Join us to help make it happen! You can submit your budget ideas til Friday, June 20 at 2 pm - and we even have some template answers to make it easier: donoharmbc.ca/bc-government-20

We’ve seen before that advocacy makes a difference. In 2024, DoNoHarm BC’s budget campaign resulted in a commitment of over $3 billion in continued pandemic funding!

Let’s call on B.C. gov to put their money where their mouth is, when it comes to supporting the health of all British Columbians.

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Escaping the Memory Hole: Brewster Kahle - YouTube

youtube.com/watch?v=_L1VP8klL_

#libraries & #novavax is the hill i will die on…

we need access to both

these predatory greedy capitalists are trying to monetize everything & suppress access at the same time

they can’t even make money on most of what they suppress but these sociopaths thrive on keeping people uninformed because people who know things… they tend to be “annoying”

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this is the proposal if you want to read it… myself was a bit confused as to how to answer it😂hence my “suggestion”😇🌈 #novavax

Proposal to award Principal Supply for the COVID-19 vaccine - Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | NZ Government

pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resou

Pharmac | Te Pātaka Whaioranga | NZ GovernmentProposal to award Principal Supply for the COVID-19 vaccine

We have a very weird, very offbeat top story this week.

Hundreds of ostriches at a remote B.C. farm have been ordered killed by federal officials after two died of avian flu last winter. The farm says the outbreak ended months ago, and that the cull, therefore, makes no sense.

RFK Jr. is asking Canada to let the ostriches live. Zoonosis experts, as well as B.C.’s NDP Premier are also urging federal flexibility — strange bedfellows.

Let's talk about the ostriches.

canadahealthwatch.ca/newslette

Canada Healthwatch: Canada's national curated aggregator for current health news, analysis, and podcasts.
Canada HealthwatchLet's talk about the ostriches.This may be one of those rare broken clock moments.
#h5n1#rfkjr#canada
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@friscolala since this current admin is keen on suppressing mRNA, it might be worthwhile to leave a comment specifically about #Novavax the only non-mRNA currently available

there needs to be an EUA authorized for <12 year olds

universal recommendation should be granted as there is no justification for limiting access as there is zero durable immunity for Covid & re-infection is inevitable

also since this admin is so gung-ho about corruption, the previous predecessor to Vinay Prasad, Peter Marks, is on record via his actions on hobbling access to Novavax

ultimately not a very high percentage of the population is still taking Covid19 boosters, but those of us that still want it should have easy access to it because “merica”/freedom of choice/ etc

FDA в США схвалило оновлену вакцину Novavax проти COVID-19. Дізнайтеся, хто може отримати щеплення, які нові умови супроводжують схвалення та як це рішення вплине на боротьбу з коронавірусом. #FDA #Novavax #Вакцина #COVID19 #США #ОхоронаЗдоровя

Детальніше: newsua.us/node/6961

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more Homework🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😭😭😭for anyone who has the bandwidth

help.senate.gov/about/members
There’s a H.E.L.P. hearing this Wednesday with Secretary Kennedy & if you have the time to email senators individually… before end of day Tuesday:)🌈🌈

myself plan on asking them why #Novavax BLA hasn’t been approved yet because God forbid we don’t get an update, that’s the only vaccine that is still somewhat efficacious this Fall. It’s bare bones minimum yet will be a miracle if we can still keep it.

Submitting comments is a pain as you need to go to each website & fill out a contact form just FYI.

Regulations.gov

regulations.gov/document/FDA-2

#Novavax #VRBPAC
comment have been just opened up & if you are so inclined, leave a comment ASAP before the anti-vaxxers catch on

being one of the first 700 comments are best as not certain they’ll read through the rest… unless they’re all the same chant:)

myself asked for:
-immediate Novavax BLA approval
-access to Novavax for children under 12

may have gone on a bit about how is it ACIP is willing to recommend influenza vaccine for all ages but thinking of limiting Covid-19 vaccine to only >65 …& some stuff about specific atrocious members of FDA😇 & HHS

let’s overwhelm them🌈🌈
… if you want😉

www.regulations.govRegulations.gov

if it’s in South Korea >20% it’s definitely in NYC at equal or higher%

pretty sure this variant NB.1.8.1 tried to nab my spouse last week
because that #Novavax booster should have kicked in

he aborted a full infection as viral dose was low enough but too close for comfort

this wave too will pass, but at what expense

what new mutations will we have by end of summer

this is why i am on that Nazi site; because how else would i know this sh*t

A round up from Judy Stone at Forbes:

How Will RFK Jr.’s Cuts At Federal Health Agencies Affect You?

The Department of Health and Human Services announced drastic cuts on March 27 that would gut 20,000 jobs — 3,500 at the Food and Drug Administration, 1,200 at the National Institutes of Health, 2,400 at the Centers for Disease Control and more from other agencies.

A leaked draft budget released by the Washington Post and Politico on April 10 shows that the Office of Management and Budget plans cuts of $40 billion to HHS. The NIH and CDC will each face reductions of more than 40%. How will that affect the public?
What’s Being Cut?

Cuts at the CDC emphasized programs looking at smoking, gun violence and climate change — topics that this administration has devalued.

Under discussion are plans to eliminate the domestic HIV prevention program, although HHS officials told Politico this was part of streamlining programs for efficiency and not actually eliminating them. The $1 billion spent on the program is largely funneled to the states for testing, surveillance, offering pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV and outreach. What will states do now to make up for the shortfall?

Although costly, the HIV prevention programs pay for themselves. Each newly diagnosed person accrues $500,000 in lifetime healthcare costs. In 2022 alone, 31,800 people were newly diagnosed, which would translate to $15.9 billion in costs.

Journalist Marisa Kabas has a running list of HHS departments that have already been gutted to the point of non-functionality. They include:
Cuts at CDC

viral hepatitis lab
TB Communication, Education, and Behavioral Studies Branch
STD Prevention Lab and Disease Intervention branches
HIV prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Development and Disability, Disability and Health Promotion Branch
Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics
Office of Health Equity (All: OD, Office of Women’s Health, Office of Minority Health)
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Traumatic Brain Injury team
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Smoking reduction
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease, discontinuing funding for Lyme Disease, Prion Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Cuts at FDA

Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Call center phones are off
Media affairs is gone (there is no one for journalists to call for interviews or to verify information. Staff are not supposed to have any communication with outsiders)
The Freedom of Information Act office is gone

Cuts at NIH

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Office of the Director
Much of the Office of Communications and Government Relations
Office of Minority Health (entire office is gone)

These are just a smattering of the planned agency cuts. Some have already been implemented; others have not.

One other notable cut is that the Head Start program, which provides early child care and education, has lost all of its funding from HHS’s Administration for Children and Families.
What Might the Public Notice?

The FDA will no longer investigate food outbreaks. It just suspended a quality control program that tests milk and cheese for bird flu and other pathogens.

The administration said that the states will pick up that work. Given how strapped state public health departments are now, it’s hard to envision how this will happen. Also, many outbreaks cross multiple states and require extensive cooperation. A prime example is the outbreak of Cronobacter infections from powdered infant formula in 2022.

Vaccines Might Not Be As Available

A novel treatment for deadly pancreatic cancer, using an mRNA vaccine, is threatened by grant “purity”tests for mentioning a “forbidden” word, “mRNA.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who heads up HHS, has been vocal in his criticisms of mRNA vaccines. Because of this, scientists have reportedly been warned to scrub the word mRNA from their grant proposals for cancer trials. Kennedy has previously called mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations “dangerous.” He also tried to have their approval rescinded in 2021 when deaths from COVID-19 were rampant.

The NIH has also axed research in vaccine hesitancy, with Matthew Memoli, who served as acting director from January through the end of March, saying the agency is not interested in exploring ways to “improve vaccine interest and commitment.”

When we have widespread bird flu infections, we will likely be in trouble because mRNA vaccines can be developed faster than most egg-based vaccines.

The Novavax vaccine, which is not mRNA-based, is also in distress because of Kennedy’s mistrust and lack of knowledge about it. The FDA was slated to transition Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine from emergency use authorization to full licensure on April 1. But both Kennedy and Tracy Beth Høeg, now a special assistant to FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, have opposed Novavax.

“It is a single antigen vaccine," Kennedy said. "And for respiratory illnesses, the single antigen vaccines have never worked.” Paul Offit, a leading vaccine researcher, immediately challenged this, as did Peter Marks, the former head of the FDA’s biologics center, who was recently ousted, and other prominent physician researchers. Kennedy is neither a physician nor a scientist.

Høeg has promoted incorrect information about COVID-19 vaccines, including misinterpreted data, multiple people with vaccine expertise said. Further, in 2022, Novavax explained that its bivalent BA.1 + wild type formulation performed no better than single antigen formulations. In 2021, Makary tweeted, “Novavax may be the best COVID-19 vaccine to date. It uses a tried & true mechanism of action and can be easily stored & transported. Needs a better PR firm.”

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccination has far fewer side effects than the mRNA vaccines. Given all the expert opinions and data supporting its use, why did the FDA not approve its full licensure?

Will we have access to any COVID-19 vaccines next year? It appears increasingly doubtful for many. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met last week and is leaning toward recommending “risk-based” boosters, with semi-annual boosters for those over 65 or immunocompromised (by whose definition?) and no vaccination needed otherwise. That ignores that even “mild” COVID-19 infections can cause long COVID and years of side effects, including cognitive impairment. If ACIP doesn’t recommend vaccination, insurers are unlikely to pay for it.
Drug Development Will Be Slowed

Are you hoping for a new drug for your cancer? Don’t hold your breath. Did you know that funding from the NIH, totaling $187 billion, contributed to 354 of 356 drugs (99.4%) approved from 2010 to 2019? This is not an extravagant waste — the return was $2.56 for each dollar invested.

A number of clinical trials, done to test new drugs or treatments before approval, already stopped when HHS abruptly canceled funding. So many leaders at the NIH were fired that there is no one left to sign off on grants for funds that Congress already approved. (This means the administration is ignoring the will of the people by not dispersing these funds already allocated by Congress).

There is an upcoming Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on April 30: Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation. This title is clearly an oxymoron. Should you wish to share your thoughts, you can reach your senators at 5Calls.org or here: congress.gov/members/find-your

#Health #Eugenics #Vaccines #Novavax #CovidIsNotOver

forbes.com/sites/judystone/202

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caught the cat for the bath😁🛁🐈‍⬛🧪👃🏼🍡

took some real salesmanship to make this happen😂

(i know you’re not going to turn up positive but really want to see if my theory is right.. while watching it, swore there was a line at T & thought he was positive which made my heart sink as declared it positive but then after immediate 2nd look no line it was just the liquid inching up the strip)

interesting thing is, my spouse has definitely a cold… classic symptoms & the voice of someone who has a good old fashioned cold

he doesn’t get colds; in 16 years he’s never gotten a cold

me, since always even pre-immune suppressive toothpaste, colds 3-4 times annually until started taking D3++++other stuff

he keeps trying to claim allergies, but my retort is, then why was i feeling like i was getting sick? also recall allergies in 2018 when he had last & these symptoms don’t match identically

him: because you always get sick!! you don’t even have to go anywhere & you get sick

me: that’s only because was using an immune-suppressing toothpaste! am relatively fine now😂

conclusion.. he (potentially unless he backslides by doing something idiotic like taking a freezing cold influencer idiot shower which thankfully he stopped doing after that last debacle in 2024) aborted a full on infection like he used to be able to in 2020-2022 but now his body has to fight harder; like MUCH harder

WE WERE JUST VACCINATED 30 DAYS AGO with #Novavax

that incarcerated population study makes complete sense to me

idk wtf monster super contagious variant is currently in #NYC , but it’s a beast

everyone claiming “allergies” is highly misinformed

now wondering if the pollen count is even high at all🤔

Das Trump-Regime verbietet #Novavax, seinen angepassten Impfstoff ohne erneuten teuren Zulassungsprozess auf den Markt zu bringen und deutet an, dass sie es bei den #mRNA-Impfstoffen ebenso halten wollen. Über den Hebel machen sie die Corona-Impfung ineffektiv, mit dem offensichtlichen letztlichen Ziel, sie ganz zu verdrängen.

Seasonal COVID shots may no longer be possible under Trump admin

arstechnica.com/health/2025/04

Ars Technica · Seasonal COVID shots may no longer be possible under Trump adminBy Beth Mole