. . . health workers refuse them! According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) although flu season usually peaks in January and February, it can start as early as October. Also according to the CDC, it is never too early to get an annual flu shot. However, a CDC survey found that only about 63% of doctors, nurses and other clinicians choose to get them. I remember back in 2009 the number of health workers getting flu shots was less than half. Maybe the percentage has risen because many hospitals have coerced their personnel into getting flu shots with a mandatory vaccination policy: get a shot or wear a surgical mask whenever you are in contact with a patient. Whereas this has been successful in forcing some health workers to get the shots, in some cases it has led to protests. One such grievance is pending before the National Labor Relations Board. The fact is many health workers know that flu shots are both ineffective and dangerous and don't want them. For more on vaccinations…

When Dr. John J. Cannell was a psychiatrist working at a state prison hospital, unlike fellow doctors he gave his patients nutritional supplements to help them achieve better mental health.  Among these supplements were relatively large doses of vitamin D.  When a virulent influenza epidemic hit the hospital, every ward fell prey to the disease … except his ward, which remained disease free! This was one of many experiences with vitamin D that motivated Dr. Cannell to found the Vitamin D Council, a nonprofit educational organization that promotes vitamin D research and publicizes the widespread vitamin D deficiencies in our world population that have been implicated in all kinds of disease, including arthritis, cancer, heart disease, depression, diabetes, inflammation, musculoskeletal disorders, neurological problems, women's health issues, and weak immunity.  One reason the Coronavirus is ripping through the world’s population so ferociously is that coll…