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Who is trying to restrict and why?

Clarify they are trying to stop which peope from getting MaB? Vaccine or no vaccine?

Meant to add Hib and Polio to that list but the edit didn't save

One could observe that HepB or HPV vaccines need 3 doses, or tdap needs decadal boosts... But the hesitant are not interested in that and the government is poor at best when it comes to vaccine messaging.

Not at all "so much for that idea" but much more of a "please provide sufficient safety evidence for the population in question..." Certain groups: risk benefit confirmed Whole population: needs more data This is a reasonable approach IMHO: Boost high risk groups and do more studies.

The expectation that a religious belief be sincerely held if it is being used as a justification for an exemption from rules of any kinds is a totally reasonable expectation. Remember when the rules changed to "only unvaccinated need to wear masks" and the apparent vaccination rates based on...

When I was in the ICU 4 days a week I was remarkably accurate, like circus sideshow freak accurate, but I always used the (calibrated bed) scale weight for dosing.

Yes, if you want to have a license instead of simply being registered as a certified EMS provider (which makes no difference in anything else except you get a "LICENSE") you need a bachelors. You don't have to be a paramedic. I can be a licensed EMT :D

I think you are confused about something... you do not need a bachelors nor associates to be a paramedic in Colorado nor the job in question. High school diploma/GED, CO Paramedic card, and 3 years experience are the job requirements.

Paramedics exist for a prehospital environment where the low utilization (relative) and undesirable environment makes having higher educated providers to offer sufficient coverage an uneconomical ask. We don't staff ambulances with ER MDs, CRNAs, CENs, RRTs, etc. In the hospital, there are more...

more towards full scope

Immunity from infection is not "far superior" to mRNA vaccination and there is ample evidence to show that natural infection is generally nonsuperior and likely inferior, and there are even studies demonstrating why (immune overfocus on poor epitopes like overgeneration of anti-N antibodies and...

I don't think I'd agree with the article titular claim of "much greater" because it depends on a lot of variables (what vaccines on what schedule when) and seems to vary with variants (in play and original exposure). But I definitely think that the evidence is strong enough to consider...

Based on what you said, to hell with that operation that would treat their staff and patients with such disregard. Report them to the state.

The 0.2 per 100K is deaths (due TO COVID) vs total population (1 in 2M) the numerator (25) is the exact as the 5 per 100K stat. The denominator for 5 per 100K is dead d/t (not with) COVID over diagnosed. The 0.2 per 100K is dead over total population. That is the number I was calling out as...

1 in 20K CYP died of COVID in their dataset. The vaccine death rate is <<1 in 1M. This tracks with other complications which are vastly more common in cases of COVID illness than from vaccination. This is before considering the apparent (see below) increased virulence of Delta. The vaccine...

Is this COVID-19 news? If it is COVID-19 related why? If it is COVID-19 related, is it because so many people, about 1 in 8 Americans, got COVID and suffered ill effects of the illness? Is it because of the incredibly high rate of post infection psychiatric diagnosis (1 in 3 at months, 1 in 6...

We single out people who don't wear shoes and don't wash their hands with respect to entering and working in restaurants. We also single out people who don't get vaccinated for measles during measles outbreaks. When it comes communicable disease, no man is an island.

I don't grant your slippery slope validity, but I point out that many employers have banned tobacco use by employees or attached high cost to insurance premiums. I am OK with voluntary choices resulting in higher premiums. Are you OK with life insurance not covering BASE jumping and requiring a...

I don't grant that extra fees from an employer for unvaccinated health premium sharing, or if you wish to recast them properly, discounts for the vaccinated, is anything like totalitarianism. That is incentivization. I also do not grant that mandates are totalitarian by definition. They may be...