Muh Muh Muh My Corona (virus)

Oh, yeah. My sister-in-law was scheduled to get the shingles shot, but actually got shingles before her appointment.

It's definitely something to avoid. Really awful.

 

I had the original (it's now new and improved in terms of effectiveness) shingles vaccine when it was new, like 15 years ago or so, and my reaction was so severe I thought I had contracted shingles from the shot. Well, that would have cost Big Pharma a billion or so, so I received lots of attention from my primary care physician. It was treated just with capsicin on the effected areas, so it couldn't have been actual shingles. It sucked though. When I went for my last examination, the doctor said, "you can't believe how much paperwork you've caused for me." He's a good guy, so I happily responded, "you mean for your secretary, right?"

 

Shocking, I’m sure. Expect Trump and his litany of howling baboons to try to overwhelm this news tomorrow.

One of the most notable scientific papers that first popularized hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted from its journal due to ethical and methodological issues.

Retractions in scientific journals are rare and typically undergo an extensive investigative process. These retractions have been known to negatively affect the potential future employment, funding and reputation of researchers involved.

The paper, published in 2020 in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, originally claimed that treatments with hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug, reduced virus levels in COVID patients and was more effective if used alongside an antibiotic, known as azithromycin.

A notice from Elsevier, which publishes the journal, said: "Concerns have been raised regarding this article, the substance of which relate to the articles' adherence to Elsevier's publishing ethics policies and the appropriate conduct of research involving human participants, as well as concerns raised by three of the authors themselves regarding the article's methodology and conclusions."

The notice was attached to the paper, which remains on the journal's website with a watermark that says "Retracted."​

Study retracted years after popularizing controversial COVID treatment — ABC News

 

Agreed to by covid victims like Fishy McOutofwater.