Steve, I think we have a HUGE opportunity for California healthcare workers especially with regards to the Feb 1 booster mandate. I'm getting constant texts from hospital staff (nurses, docs, ultrasound techs). Some I know and some are staff I've never even met who are getting my contact info because I'm vocal. And asking me "what are we going to do? I don't want this shot."
From my personal estimate at least 40% conservatively of hospital staff where I work do NOT want any more jabs. The hospitals cannot function if they lose another 40% of their staff. We are already running skeleton crews.
And with the vax mandates back on in 25 of the 50 states. I figure more healthcare workers will have a vested interest in fighting back. Because it's not an anomaly at my hospital that at least 40% do not want anymore jabs. I think this is across the country. I've spoken to so many nurses this entire year and many felt they were coerced, pressured or had fear of losing their job.
Large California Nurses Reach:
I run a large california based nurses group on fb, so I have an audience that I can post mostly anything (so far). I know it will have to be covert whatever I say with the free speech medical part to avoid being placed in fb jail. I just posted a poll question to it about the booster mandates - I'll let you know the results.
Many California Nurses are PISSED about more shots and the garbage heap that is happening in the hospitals. Lets garner that energy for something good.
Unfortunately, employed physicians in California such as myself have been told because of Gov. Newsome's decree that we will either boost or be let go. I am looking for help and would certainly appreciate knowing how others are planning on handling the situation. At the very least, the rulings of Federal judges in other jurisdictions in recent days should carry some weight, but I think healthcare systems and their compliance officers are feeling they must comply with the dictates of Newsolini, regardless of common sense or evidence regarding waning vax efficacy and adverse effects.
I work with 3 surgeons who were granted RE for the first round of jabs. I'm not sure what is happening with the booster for them (I've been off for a few weeks).
Exactly the same in the UK where nurses are threatened with INSTANT DISMISSAL if they so much as COMMENT on vaccination. It's an utter disgrace. You can SEE the nurses silencing themselves nervously when a Govt PR stunt went wrong here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPMUhw40dh4
This is interesting. I initially only saw the video of this doctor speaking to savid. Not the first part with the nurses nervously fidgeting back and forth when asked about mandatory vaccinations. They do NOT support it but can't speak out without fear for losing their livehood or worse.
I actually resigned from my position on thursday (just so happened to be the day scotus mandated jab for hcw) and then I went on local CBS News and said I OPPOSE this!! I hope to be working for American Frontline Nurses very soon.
Yes, isn't it funny how that part was 'missed' on the mainstream broadcasts! Some of the nurses I know have been threatened with even more than the sack, being "professionally destroyed" was one such threat. It's beyond words how disgusting this is. And GOOD FOR YOU for taking the hard, but right path.
Keep fighting the good fight. Things will get bad for a while, but I genuinely believe you and all other brave medical professionals will eventually get all the kudos and respect you deserve for putting people's health before your career or income. A hard choice I am sure, but an obvious one for all true caring people.
Is it clear that we can legally sue the medical boards and/or sue them personally? I was thinking we should do the same with pharmacists, but if I am reading the AL law correctly, they cannot be held personally responsible (which seems a bit odd to me, as I believe physicians can be, so why not pharmacists?). Interested to hear other's thoughts!
John Day MD here. I treated COVID with repurposed antivirals from early 2020, adapting my treatment approach over time for best efficacy. I was fired at end of October 2021 for failure to accept mandatory COVID vaccination. I blog at www.johndayblog.com Check it out.
I currently have COVID and feel good on ivermectin-based treatment.
Steve Kirsch, Thank you so much for standing for all of us Health Care Workers around the globe, you are greatly appreciated. I am a massage therapist and have been being attacked by the Oregon Board of Massage Therapy since May of 2020 for very fictitious reasons yet the guise of not wearing a mask and not complying is the main argument. They are attacking my rights to free speech and I have a hearing in February. They want to make an example out of me and I will be one of the first. I have a very beautiful and credible business that they have gutted due to the plandemic, Yet I will not yield the their threats, I stand tall and strong. Yet I could use a greater team behind me in this fight. I stand with you all and together we will overcome this tyranny and perceiver.
they have funded public health offices or trained key public health employees across the country. they are funded by kellogg's foundation, campbell's, and robert wood johnson among others...
personally i believe that this report repulsive and extremely dangerous...
example: so they can go after anyone for saying that the vaccines are dangerous... because they think its a good public health policy to threaten whistleblowers and people concerned about safety with their licenses?
what about if i said the johnson and johnson vaccine wasn't safe this past august.... suddenly its not misinformation now that it is pulled from the market this december. and how would that information have happened if not from people that spoke about and reported it not being safe?
look into this organization and see their funding sources and grants and then you can follow their proteges.
Medscape, MedPageToday and Doximetry severely enforce the official narrative and actively censor physicians and other medical professionals who advocate early treatment or who do not toe the line on vaccines.
Absolutely- medscape had a revolting article stating it was perfectly reasonable to refuse to treat unvaccinated patients- my negative comment on the article got removed
Indiana Senator Todd Young says about legislation to defund "Disinformation Board":
""I joined a group of senators that introduced legislation to bar federal funds from being used to establish a Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security.
The idea that a 'disinformation board' of unelected government bureaucrats should enforce speech rules is both radical and unconstitutional. Hoosiers shouldn’t have to answer to a government bureaucracy when exercising their First Amendment right to free speech. This board should be shut down immediately. "
Hi Steve, are you interested in hearing from UK NHS healthcare workers (nurses and doctors)? Or is this focussed just on the US? Please let me know (I emailed you so you can reply there if easier). Thanks, Mark
MHS has 251 COVID positive patients under our care including 61 COVID patients in the ICU. We are continuing to see a notable increase in the number of COVID patients. On 12/21/21, we had 68 COVID positive patients including 25 COVID patients in the ICU. The number of MHS COVID patients on a ventilator is roughly stable over the past three weeks.
Limited COVID Therapeutic Availability
According to Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) officials, all COVID therapeutics continue to be in very short supply. Texas officials are hopeful that supplies will eventually get better and they are actively requesting more supplies.
- Monoclonal Antibodies: DSHS recently received only 2,400 doses of the sotrovimab. MHS has limited supply remaining. Given omicron’s prevalence, DSHS is not widely distributing Regeneron’s cocktail and/or bamlanivimab at this time.
- Oral Antivirals: With regard to Merck and Pfizer antivirals, DSHS received and/or is distributing some 20,000 Merck doses and 4,200 Pfizer doses in the State and hopes to see upticks in supply soon. There is limited availability of these new antivirals through some retail pharmacies. A new database was released this week that allows individuals to view/search for COVID-19 Therapeutics. This database should be updated regularly. HealthData.gov COVID-19 Therapeutics Locator
- State resource for COVID therapeutics: State of Texas Therapeutics Provider Info
Reminder: MHS Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
- The only monoclonal antibody now in use at our infusion sites is sotrovimab. We have discontinued use of bamlanivimab-estesevimab and casirivimab-imdevimab as these combinations appear to be less effective against the omicron variant.
- Demand for monoclonal antibody infusions is high and supply is limited. Please limit infusions to the highest risk patients. MHS is awaiting further allocation of sotrovimab from the State of Texas.
- Please use the most recent version of the monoclonal antibody order sheet when ordering monoclonal antibody therapy.
PCR COVID-19 Testing for Credentialed Physicians and APPs
MHS is now offering PCR COVID-19 testing to active MHS physicians and APPs who are having active symptoms and need a COVID test. Please contact Sheryl Vickers Maniscalco, Director Medical Staff Services, at 210-575-4277. Sheryl will assist you with registering for the test and provide instructions. The testing site is open only to those who are pre-registered. More info
Reminder: Critical Blood Shortage
- Supplies of all blood products remain critically low. We have no margin for use of blood other than for the strictest indications.
- The current standard trigger for transfusion of PRBC is a Hgb of 7.0 unless the patient has symptoms of active cardiac ischemia, where a higher transfusion threshold may be appropriate, or if significant active hemorrhage is present.
- In a stable patient, avoid transfusing for anemia treatable by other means (e.g., iron-replacement, B12 or Folate replacement).
- Consider routine use of tranexamic acid to limit bleeding risk in surgery.
- When transfusion is indicated, inform the patient’s family members that we are experiencing a critical blood shortage and encourage them to go to any of the many STBTC locations to replace the blood being provided for their family member. This is not an appeal for directed donation but is a potentially impactful way to increase community awareness of this crisis and encourage donation among those whose loved ones are directly benefitting from the donations of others.
Reminder: Bed Capacity
The omicron surge is placing a strain on our Med-Surg bed capacity.
- When admitting or assessing COVID patients, please make certain that there is a legitimate reason for initial or continued hospitalization such as a requirement for oxygen supplementation or significantly abnormal vital signs or labs.
- Please expedite discharges of all patients and work closely with Case Management and nursing to make sure that patients are discharged in the most efficient manner.
All physicians should know about NBPAS: National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. It's an alternative to the ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties). NBPAS was born out of an Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (aapsonline.org) push to make Board certification less onerous and expensive, and more realistic for practicing physicians. Over a number of years, there was a huge and successful push to have various states declare that NBPAS certification is as good as ABMS certification for hospital practice, credentialing, etc. NBPAS is a good resource.
Time to kick the corrupt medical establishment's collective ass.
unfortunately for me, trying to bootstrap adoption from a list of 1,000 healthcare providers is too slow a ramp up. Darn.
Steve, I think we have a HUGE opportunity for California healthcare workers especially with regards to the Feb 1 booster mandate. I'm getting constant texts from hospital staff (nurses, docs, ultrasound techs). Some I know and some are staff I've never even met who are getting my contact info because I'm vocal. And asking me "what are we going to do? I don't want this shot."
From my personal estimate at least 40% conservatively of hospital staff where I work do NOT want any more jabs. The hospitals cannot function if they lose another 40% of their staff. We are already running skeleton crews.
And with the vax mandates back on in 25 of the 50 states. I figure more healthcare workers will have a vested interest in fighting back. Because it's not an anomaly at my hospital that at least 40% do not want anymore jabs. I think this is across the country. I've spoken to so many nurses this entire year and many felt they were coerced, pressured or had fear of losing their job.
Large California Nurses Reach:
I run a large california based nurses group on fb, so I have an audience that I can post mostly anything (so far). I know it will have to be covert whatever I say with the free speech medical part to avoid being placed in fb jail. I just posted a poll question to it about the booster mandates - I'll let you know the results.
Many California Nurses are PISSED about more shots and the garbage heap that is happening in the hospitals. Lets garner that energy for something good.
Unfortunately, employed physicians in California such as myself have been told because of Gov. Newsome's decree that we will either boost or be let go. I am looking for help and would certainly appreciate knowing how others are planning on handling the situation. At the very least, the rulings of Federal judges in other jurisdictions in recent days should carry some weight, but I think healthcare systems and their compliance officers are feeling they must comply with the dictates of Newsolini, regardless of common sense or evidence regarding waning vax efficacy and adverse effects.
I work with 3 surgeons who were granted RE for the first round of jabs. I'm not sure what is happening with the booster for them (I've been off for a few weeks).
Is your facility not granting any exemptions?
Exactly the same in the UK where nurses are threatened with INSTANT DISMISSAL if they so much as COMMENT on vaccination. It's an utter disgrace. You can SEE the nurses silencing themselves nervously when a Govt PR stunt went wrong here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPMUhw40dh4
This is interesting. I initially only saw the video of this doctor speaking to savid. Not the first part with the nurses nervously fidgeting back and forth when asked about mandatory vaccinations. They do NOT support it but can't speak out without fear for losing their livehood or worse.
I actually resigned from my position on thursday (just so happened to be the day scotus mandated jab for hcw) and then I went on local CBS News and said I OPPOSE this!! I hope to be working for American Frontline Nurses very soon.
Yes, isn't it funny how that part was 'missed' on the mainstream broadcasts! Some of the nurses I know have been threatened with even more than the sack, being "professionally destroyed" was one such threat. It's beyond words how disgusting this is. And GOOD FOR YOU for taking the hard, but right path.
I just published this in case of interest - https://freespeech.substack.com/p/covid19-vaccines-effective-useless?
Keep fighting the good fight. Things will get bad for a while, but I genuinely believe you and all other brave medical professionals will eventually get all the kudos and respect you deserve for putting people's health before your career or income. A hard choice I am sure, but an obvious one for all true caring people.
Thank you for what you are doing!
Hi Steve,
I cannot tell you how deeply appreciated you are. Thank you. It's starting to feel less lonely out here.
Julie Hare, MD
Is it clear that we can legally sue the medical boards and/or sue them personally? I was thinking we should do the same with pharmacists, but if I am reading the AL law correctly, they cannot be held personally responsible (which seems a bit odd to me, as I believe physicians can be, so why not pharmacists?). Interested to hear other's thoughts!
Steve Kirsch!
I wish you included educators who are helplessly watching kids go to clinics to get jabbed and boosted.
Steve, have you tried joining forces with Peggy Hall? She's great, and I'm sure she has quite a list. peggy@thehealthyamerican.org
John Day MD here. I treated COVID with repurposed antivirals from early 2020, adapting my treatment approach over time for best efficacy. I was fired at end of October 2021 for failure to accept mandatory COVID vaccination. I blog at www.johndayblog.com Check it out.
I currently have COVID and feel good on ivermectin-based treatment.
Steve Kirsch, Thank you so much for standing for all of us Health Care Workers around the globe, you are greatly appreciated. I am a massage therapist and have been being attacked by the Oregon Board of Massage Therapy since May of 2020 for very fictitious reasons yet the guise of not wearing a mask and not complying is the main argument. They are attacking my rights to free speech and I have a hearing in February. They want to make an example out of me and I will be one of the first. I have a very beautiful and credible business that they have gutted due to the plandemic, Yet I will not yield the their threats, I stand tall and strong. Yet I could use a greater team behind me in this fight. I stand with you all and together we will overcome this tyranny and perceiver.
InJoy
Much love and respect from Texas! Wish I was closer to help.
steve,
thanks for putting this together.
know thy enemy:
the debeaumont foundation is one of the front public health organizations calling the narratives for the totalitarians...
they sent the attached report, then we saw the narrative respond.
https://debeaumont.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/dBF-NLFD-Disinformation-Doctors-report-vf.pdf
they have funded public health offices or trained key public health employees across the country. they are funded by kellogg's foundation, campbell's, and robert wood johnson among others...
personally i believe that this report repulsive and extremely dangerous...
example: so they can go after anyone for saying that the vaccines are dangerous... because they think its a good public health policy to threaten whistleblowers and people concerned about safety with their licenses?
what about if i said the johnson and johnson vaccine wasn't safe this past august.... suddenly its not misinformation now that it is pulled from the market this december. and how would that information have happened if not from people that spoke about and reported it not being safe?
look into this organization and see their funding sources and grants and then you can follow their proteges.
maybe one of their proteges will debate you!
Medscape, MedPageToday and Doximetry severely enforce the official narrative and actively censor physicians and other medical professionals who advocate early treatment or who do not toe the line on vaccines.
Absolutely- medscape had a revolting article stating it was perfectly reasonable to refuse to treat unvaccinated patients- my negative comment on the article got removed
Nurses are being silenced too. See https://www.ncsbn.org/PolicyBriefDisseminationofCOVID19Info.pdf
Indiana Senator Todd Young says about legislation to defund "Disinformation Board":
""I joined a group of senators that introduced legislation to bar federal funds from being used to establish a Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security.
The idea that a 'disinformation board' of unelected government bureaucrats should enforce speech rules is both radical and unconstitutional. Hoosiers shouldn’t have to answer to a government bureaucracy when exercising their First Amendment right to free speech. This board should be shut down immediately. "
Here's the latest article about a non-specific, yet "life-threatening situation" in a professional athlete. We all know this is vaccine related.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33079136/philadelphia-eagles-de-josh-sweat-vs-tampa-bay-buccaneers-hospital-stay
Hi Steve, are you interested in hearing from UK NHS healthcare workers (nurses and doctors)? Or is this focussed just on the US? Please let me know (I emailed you so you can reply there if easier). Thanks, Mark
Bulletin from our local hospital system: Census
MHS has 251 COVID positive patients under our care including 61 COVID patients in the ICU. We are continuing to see a notable increase in the number of COVID patients. On 12/21/21, we had 68 COVID positive patients including 25 COVID patients in the ICU. The number of MHS COVID patients on a ventilator is roughly stable over the past three weeks.
Limited COVID Therapeutic Availability
According to Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) officials, all COVID therapeutics continue to be in very short supply. Texas officials are hopeful that supplies will eventually get better and they are actively requesting more supplies.
- Monoclonal Antibodies: DSHS recently received only 2,400 doses of the sotrovimab. MHS has limited supply remaining. Given omicron’s prevalence, DSHS is not widely distributing Regeneron’s cocktail and/or bamlanivimab at this time.
- Oral Antivirals: With regard to Merck and Pfizer antivirals, DSHS received and/or is distributing some 20,000 Merck doses and 4,200 Pfizer doses in the State and hopes to see upticks in supply soon. There is limited availability of these new antivirals through some retail pharmacies. A new database was released this week that allows individuals to view/search for COVID-19 Therapeutics. This database should be updated regularly. HealthData.gov COVID-19 Therapeutics Locator
- State resource for COVID therapeutics: State of Texas Therapeutics Provider Info
Reminder: MHS Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
- The only monoclonal antibody now in use at our infusion sites is sotrovimab. We have discontinued use of bamlanivimab-estesevimab and casirivimab-imdevimab as these combinations appear to be less effective against the omicron variant.
- Demand for monoclonal antibody infusions is high and supply is limited. Please limit infusions to the highest risk patients. MHS is awaiting further allocation of sotrovimab from the State of Texas.
- Please use the most recent version of the monoclonal antibody order sheet when ordering monoclonal antibody therapy.
PCR COVID-19 Testing for Credentialed Physicians and APPs
MHS is now offering PCR COVID-19 testing to active MHS physicians and APPs who are having active symptoms and need a COVID test. Please contact Sheryl Vickers Maniscalco, Director Medical Staff Services, at 210-575-4277. Sheryl will assist you with registering for the test and provide instructions. The testing site is open only to those who are pre-registered. More info
Reminder: Critical Blood Shortage
- Supplies of all blood products remain critically low. We have no margin for use of blood other than for the strictest indications.
- The current standard trigger for transfusion of PRBC is a Hgb of 7.0 unless the patient has symptoms of active cardiac ischemia, where a higher transfusion threshold may be appropriate, or if significant active hemorrhage is present.
- In a stable patient, avoid transfusing for anemia treatable by other means (e.g., iron-replacement, B12 or Folate replacement).
- Consider routine use of tranexamic acid to limit bleeding risk in surgery.
- When transfusion is indicated, inform the patient’s family members that we are experiencing a critical blood shortage and encourage them to go to any of the many STBTC locations to replace the blood being provided for their family member. This is not an appeal for directed donation but is a potentially impactful way to increase community awareness of this crisis and encourage donation among those whose loved ones are directly benefitting from the donations of others.
Reminder: Bed Capacity
The omicron surge is placing a strain on our Med-Surg bed capacity.
- When admitting or assessing COVID patients, please make certain that there is a legitimate reason for initial or continued hospitalization such as a requirement for oxygen supplementation or significantly abnormal vital signs or labs.
- Please expedite discharges of all patients and work closely with Case Management and nursing to make sure that patients are discharged in the most efficient manner.
All physicians should know about NBPAS: National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. It's an alternative to the ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties). NBPAS was born out of an Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (aapsonline.org) push to make Board certification less onerous and expensive, and more realistic for practicing physicians. Over a number of years, there was a huge and successful push to have various states declare that NBPAS certification is as good as ABMS certification for hospital practice, credentialing, etc. NBPAS is a good resource.
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