The MHRA Yellow Card reporting system is designed to provide a signal of possible problems with new drugs based on reports of suspected adverse reactions from qualified medical practitioners. The data collected could be of much more value if more details were published.
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Ethical concerns arising from the Government’s use of covert psychological ‘nudges’
Ethical concerns arising from the Government’s use of covert psychological ‘nudges’ in their COVID-19 communications strategy.
PRESS RELEASE: Health professionals call for urgent investigation into deaths in young males
Call for an immediate investigation into the increasing death rate amongst 15-19 year-old males since May of this year
Open letter to House of Lords on NHS Vaccine Mandate
To all members of the House of LordsHouse of LordsLondonSW1A 0PW 3rd January 2022 Dear members of the House of Lords, We are writing to you as a group of concerned healthcare professionals and scientists regarding the proposal to enforce mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for healthcare staff. We believe such a mandate is unethical, immoral and […]
Public Health and the pandemic management
HART member Dr Alan Mordue has written an excellent article on the pandemic management from the view point of a specialist public health consultant.
Where did the ‘90% are unvaccinated’ figure come from?
The PM has been announcing statistics and making mistakes. He has claimed that 30-40% of all hospitalised patients were unvaccinated. On 29th December, he said that 90% of patients in intensive care were not boosted. Neither of these figures can be verified as the data is not in the public domain.
Testimonial: A mother’s account
My last 12 months has been spent arguing with various doctors that my perfectly healthy 22 year old adult son Charlie, who does not have mental capacity, does not need a vaccination.
Informed consent?
Over the last 7 months, a group of health professionals and scientists have written repeatedly to the MHRA, the JCVI and the Chief Medical Officers regarding the safety data (or lack of) for covid-19 vaccinations for children. These letters have gone largely unanswered.
Where has logic gone?
Amidst the continuing hysteria around covid, many people seem to have lost the ability to think rationally and logically and somewhere along the way they lost their humanity too.
How Confident is the Government in its ‘Evidence’ on Masks
It would seem that Nadhim Zahawi’s most recent promised ‘material’ evidence for his recommendations for face coverings in secondary classrooms is as flimsy as some of the cloth masks our teenagers will need to resort to using.
Covid above all else
The Government’s enthusiasm for Plan B had been noted back in September, but the successful relaxation of restrictions in the summer had left it woefully short of triggers for its authoritarian tendencies.
Reply from the GMC regarding covid vaccines for children
Thank you for your email to Charlie Massey, setting out your concerns about the COVID vaccination programme for children. Your enquiry has been passed to me for a reply.
Open Letter to MHRA: 06-06-2021
Dr June Raine,MHRA Chief Executive 6th June 2021 Dear Dr Raine, Re safety of COVID-19 vaccines for children Many thanks for your reply to our letter received yesterday after the approval had gone ahead. We are all extremely disappointed by this decision and indeed very puzzled by the statement it makes, regarding both safety and […]
Open Letter to the MHRA – 23 August 2021
Thank you for your letter of 20th August in reply to our letter of 6th June. We had requested this information as a matter of urgency so are dismayed that even now, after a 10-week delay, you have provided no data to support the statements made. Our questions were very specific and I will re-iterate them below.
Open Letter from UK doctors to MHRA: 17-05-21
Safety and Ethical Concerns Surrounding COVID-19 Vaccination in Children Dr June Raine, CEO, Medicines & Healthcare devices Regulatory Authority, cc: Professor Lim, Chairman, JCVI Covid-19 vaccines committee cc: Professor Chris Whitty, CMO, Co-chair of SAGE cc: Sir Patrick Vallence, Chief Scientific Officer, Co-chair of SAGE Dear Dr Raine, We wish to notify you of our […]
Open letter to MHRA: 14 November 2021
Dr June Raine, CEO, MHRA, cc: Professor Lim, Chairman, JCVI Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care Commission on Human Medicines Paediatric Medicines Expert Advisory Group 14th November 2021 Dear Dr Raine, Re safety of COVID-19 vaccines in children We are a group of doctors and scientists who wrote to you on 17th May, […]
