Scientific propaganda about vaccines has reached dizzying heights, as officials point the uninformed public toward the Day of Liberation, when a COVID shot, otherwise known as God, will rescue Earth. Here, from a chapter in my 1988 book, AIDS INC., is an excerpt exposing some of the infamous moments in vaccination history hidden by the press, or simply forgotten. For those denialists who cling to the notion that vaccines are remarkably safe and effective, this article is a pill you can swallow, bitter to be sure, but immunizing against the effects of bald lies from the bent medical establishment. Understand: this … Continue reading →
Following a tumultuous year of lockdowns and loss, Canadians are wondering, what comes next? Canada’s experience of past disease outbreaks may provide clues to the post-pandemic future.
By now, youâve likely seen the famous photograph of Tupelo native son Elvis Presley, arm raised and big grin, as he took a hypodermic in the arm from Harold Fuerst, the New York City Assistant Commissioner of Health, as Fuerstâs boss, Commissioner Leona Baumgartner, looked on.
That day â Oct. 28, 1956 â stood as a deliberate way to manipulate teenagers in the United States to take the Salk Polio Vaccine. Scheduled to perform on the âEd Sullivan Showâ just minutes later, Elvis took the vaccine in a highly publicized press conference to instill confidence in the vaccine.
A little more than three years prior, Jonas Salk had announced on CBS Radio that he had tested a vaccine against polio. This came after 1952 when 58,000 new cases had been reported in the U.S. and 3,000 people had died.
Ken Oerter still remembers the day he fell ill with the mysterious sickness that was rampaging across the country, killing children and forcing families to isolate in their homes.
He grew dizzy and weak just before he passed out on the playground of his country school near Reynolds in September 1945. Eight-year-old Ken was eventually loaded into the family car and driven over bumpy back roads to a hospital in Omaha where his parents received the grim news: he had polio, an incurable disease known to cause paralysis or even death.
For Oerter, now 83, and others of his generation, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought back memories of the fear and heartbreak caused by polio.Â
Op-ed: I developed polio because of a missed vaccination 65 years ago. So now that COVID vaccines are widely available for adults, I think we should all line up and get our shots.