10 Apr
The debate on the coercive vaccination is raised many times with the example of the acceptance of the implementation of the mandatory use of seat belts in motor vehicles. It is a very popular approach usually led by those who lack scientific training in vaccines. Seat belts are no vaccines, and motor vehicles are not [...]
1 Feb
Mandatory vaccination against covid19 of health care workers is proposed because there are vaccines that might reduce the transmission of the virus, SARS-CoV-2, and might protect both the health workforce and patients. The question that arises is scientific and ethical because of the fact that we do not yet know whether the vaccine will prevent [...]
12 Oct
The flu vaccine is a failed vaccine, useless at best, that discredits vaccines in general. The situation created by the #COVID19 pandemic does not change the recommendation not to use it. 15 questions with answers and references. Influenza-flu vaccine and covid19. Fifteen questions. Gérvas J. Madrid, October, 2020. Dowload article here.
23 Mar
This article discusses the Precautionary Principle to strengthen Quaternary Prevention when dealing with additive preventive measures such as breast cancer screening. According to Geoffrey Rose additive preventive measures are generally professional-led interventions that are alien to human ecology, economy, and physiology. These include drugs, vaccines and other biological, physical, and chemical products. Additive preventive measures [...]
18 Sep
-“Prevention is better than cure”. This principle is undisputed. New knowledge points to the fact that prevention can also do harm. Under the concept “quaternary prevention” efforts are currently focused on finding the right measure of preventive care, true to the old medical tenet “primum non nocere”. Quaternary prevention: a task of the general practitioner. [...]
11 Apr
We have problems with measles. But the key question is not the acceptance of the vaccine, but access to it and problems with its effectiveness. Before thinking in mandatory policies, think in improving access and efectiveness. Measles outbreaks, a public health focus. Gérvas J. Madrid, Spain. April 2019. Download article here.
18 Dec
With practical examples based on the real impact of medicalization in people lives and on the results from relevant and well designed studies, Juan Gérvas analyses the importance of certain screening programmes as breast cancer, thyroid cancer, the relevance of health check-ups and the impact of certain vaccines. He discusses the examples of Public Health [...]
