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Ivermectin Bill Looks Like It’s Dead-For Now
This is a quick followup on the progress of Governor Reynolds MAHA bill which included a piece endorsing making Ivermectin available over-the-counter in Iowa. I just read a story about what looks like the disappearance of the ivermectin from Reynold’s bill. The story, written by Laura Belin, comes from a webpage called Bleeding Heartland: An…
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OK, Why is Nobody Talking About Friday the 13th Today?
Nobody but me, I guess, is talking out loud about Friday the 13th today. I don’t remember anybody mentioning it last month when it occurred either. And it’s going to happen again this year in November. That’ll make 3 times Friday the 13th happens in a single year. And tomorrow’s Svengoolie movie is “Friday the…
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Rash of Bigfoot Sightings in Ohio, So What About Iowa?
Actually, I should refer to the multiple sightings of Bigfoot as a flap. That’s proper terminology. The news story shows a video with the cryptid on it although I think it looks more like somebody smeared a chocolate bar on the camera lens. There’s an organization called Bigfoot Society that is tracking the story. The…
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CDC ACIP Meeting Scheduled for March 18, 19 2026
It’s been a while since the last CDC ACIP meeting. It’s scheduled for March 18, 2026, 8 AM to 5 PM EST and March 19, 2026, 8 AM to 5 PM EST, according the notice on the Federal Register. There are over 1500 comments and the one I thought was the best was by the…
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Iowa Flags at Half Staff in Honor of Two Iowa Soldiers Killed in Kuwait
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all Iowa flags to be flown at half-staff until the final day of interment in honor of two Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait: Major Jeffery O’Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.
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Iowa Ivermectin Bill Heads to the Senate
I see the Iowa House passed HF 2676 including the ivermectin section which would make the anti-parasite drug available over-the-counter (OTC) in Iowa, despite arguments against it about the medical indications for the drug, which don’t include treatment of cancer and Covid-19 infection. There’s a high probability that some people might use it to treat…
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Oppose Iowa Legislature Bill HF 2171 That Seeks to Eliminate Vaccine Requirements in Public Schools
I have been reading the public comments on the Iowa Legislature bill HF 2171 that, if passed, would eliminate the requirement for vaccines in public schools against many diseases such as poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, rubeola, rubella, and varicella. People are overwhelmingly opposed to it and it’s beyond me how it got past the first…
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Iowa Legislature Ivermectin Bill A Game of “Captain, May I?”
I’ve been comparing the Iowa legislature bills on allowing ivermectin to be available over-the-counter in pharmacies. There were two of them and then there was one. In the first bill, HF 2056, the language in it seemed to strongly direct pharmacists to make ivermectin available by using the word “shall”: Notwithstanding any provision of law…
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Iowa Legislature Offering Cheese and Crackers on the Bill of Fare
I heard a song entitled “Cheese and Crackers” on the Big Mo Blues Show last night. I’ve heard a few times over the years, but I never looked up what it meant until today. The song was originally written by a rockabilly singer named Hayden Thompson, although I’ve only heard it sung by blues artist…
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Update to the Anti-Vaccine Bills in Iowa Legislature
This is just a quick update to the Iowa legislature anti-vaccine bills as far as which ones have passed what is called the first funnel. Here’s a link to the definition of a funnel. Which bills got past the first funnel: SF 2095: This bill is about private colleges or universities that would be punished…
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