tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592607595936297457.post2085599788959567916..comments2024-03-27T05:14:13.995-04:00Comments on Anthrax Vaccine -- posts by Meryl Nass, M.D.: Look, CDC is simply lying. Its own publications acknowledge that Ebola may aerosolize, and must be contained in BSL-4 facilities (that are not currently available in any ordinary hospitals) / CDCMeryl Nass, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07001997291638442225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592607595936297457.post-63741384320236104282014-10-28T00:35:26.460-04:002014-10-28T00:35:26.460-04:00To be critical here and acknowledge the important ...To be critical here and acknowledge the important disjunctive "or" in the BSL-4 descriptions, those agents would only need to be represented by one of those, leaving Ebola possibly outside of that. <br /><br />I commend the work to find a reference to the aerosolization issue, but I'm not sure this is the smoking gun we need. <br /><br />Also, I spoke today with one of the researchers who wrote the CIDRAP commentary -- they're releasing a follow-up in the coming days.SatyaPranavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422604006082536504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592607595936297457.post-62843991010212937432014-10-28T00:27:55.683-04:002014-10-28T00:27:55.683-04:00CDC told postal workers in DC it was safe to stay ...CDC told postal workers in DC it was safe to stay at work in Oct. 2001; CDC could not find any anthrax spores at AMI for several days and allowed staff to continue working in that contaminated environment.<br /><br />I assume that CDC's first mission is to quell fear. Furthermore, they have great difficulty admitting errors. Thus they defined droplet transmission as a form of contact, which will allow CDC to claim they never really denied the possibility of airborne transmission.<br /><br />I am very glad the new CDC PPE guidelines are a tacit acknowledgement that healthcare and emergency workers need protection from airborne droplets as well as direct contact with infectious fluids.<br /><br />These are the strictest infection control guidelines I have ever seen employed in the US. However, using similar guidelines, 24 MSF workers have developed Ebola, and 13 have died. This is less than 0.5% of HCW, but still a sobering number.<br /><br />Ebola deserves a great deal of respect from us all.Meryl Nass, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07001997291638442225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592607595936297457.post-38711286052840164312014-10-27T12:39:49.287-04:002014-10-27T12:39:49.287-04:00Great piece Dr. Nass! Thank you for your integrity...Great piece Dr. Nass! Thank you for your integrity and courage to point out these very important facts! - MCB from DisqusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592607595936297457.post-55993525396111444982014-10-25T08:59:22.526-04:002014-10-25T08:59:22.526-04:00Could you explain why you believe that the CDC is ...Could you explain why you believe that the CDC is lying? What do they gain by so doing? And thank you for your tireless work on this and related issues!<br /><br /><br />Paul Arensonhttp://tokyoprogressive.orgnoreply@blogger.com