Ron Paul nuttiness on swine flu
Category: Swine flu
A principled libertarian uses the wrong principles. Or none.
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Category: Swine flu
Landmark labor agreement.
Posted by revere at 7:00 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Category: Swine flu
DemFromCT offers a status report at DailyKos. A Sunday must read.
Posted by revere at 1:55 PM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Category: Vaccines
We reply to Brownlee and Lenzer.
Posted by revere at 6:31 AM • 31 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Journalists sink in The Atlantic article on vaccines
Category: Vaccines
Examing the articles that asks, "Do vaccines matter?"
Posted by revere at 6:44 AM • 47 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Swine flu prisoner's dilemma
Category: Swine flu
Is it right to put prisoners to the head of the swine flu line?
Posted by revere at 6:18 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Why I am getting both seasonal and swine flu vaccines and why you should, too
Category: Vaccines
The reason to get both vaccines, regardless of your age.
Posted by revere at 6:42 AM • 39 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Swine flu and ICU bed use in Canada and Mexico
Category: Swine flu
Another data point on demand for critical care beds in the ongoing swine flu pandemic.
Posted by revere at 6:17 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Mandatory swine flu vaccination for health care workers: I change my mind
Category: Ethics
A bioethicist convinces me -- on practical grounds -- that an ethical obligation should not be made a legal one.
Posted by revere at 6:33 AM • 52 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
How to decide when to close a school because of swine flu
Category: Swine flu
An algorithm for school closure based on evidence.
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