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As COVID-19 fears intensify and more San Antonians seek vaccinations, a common cry is heard: Where is my shot?
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I want to get vaccinated. Why can’t I get my shot?
Demand far outweighs supply right now. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized only Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to make vaccines that prevent COVID-19. National experts say supply chain issues and a lack of federal coordination has slowed down distribution efforts across the country. States decide how to use their respective weekly allocation from the federal government. The rollout in Texas has been faster than most other states, but has also been marred by weeks of confusion amid miscommunication and technical issues.
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IMAGE: Dr. Rama K. Mallampalli is professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. view more
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine identified a new compound that might serve as a basis for developing a new class of drugs for diabetes.
Study findings are published online in the journal
Nature Chemical Biology.
The adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (Ampk) is a crucial enzyme involved in sensing the body s energy stores in cells. Impaired energy metabolism is seen in obesity, which is a risk factor for diabetes. Some medications used to treat diabetes, such as metformin, work by increasing the activity of Ampk.
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:18 UTC
After a court challenge questioning the scientific support behind the claim that vaccines do not cause autism, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has removed that headline from its website.
The blockbuster change was made quietly last August, and went largely unnoticed, with no public announcement.
The CDC Vaccine-Autism page goes on to state in many different ways that parents should not be concerned about vaccines and autism, and there is no link, while at the same time acknowledging a link cannot be ruled out.
In a Question and Answer post, CDC says more research is needed on the question as to whether
Starving The Hungry Lie: CDC Removes Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism from Site
Note: In 2010, JB Handley coined a phrase called feeding the hungry lie:
The “hungry lie” on autism is both maddeningly simple and simply maddening and goes something like this: “It’s been asked and answered, vaccines don’t cause autism.”
As I’ve written about repeatedly, this is a huge lie, a critical lie, and a very “hungry” lie, because it constantly needs to be fed.
Below, Ginger Taylor takes you through history, dating back to 1943. I think Dan Olmsted would have been very proud of her work