Tag: Disability

‘No need to rush’: Senator warns of FDA’s shortcuts to full approval of COVID-19 vaccine

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‘No need to rush’: Senator warns of FDA’s shortcuts to full approval of COVID-19 vaccine (Archived)

“I see no need to rush the FDA approval process for any of the three COVID-19 vaccines. Expediting the process appears to only serve the political purpose of imposing and enforcing vaccine mandates,” Mr. Johnson wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times.

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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told “Fox News Sunday” that moving the Pfizer vaccine from “emergency” to “full approval” would make mandates more appealing.

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Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on the Pfizer board of directors, also said the full approval will prompt more vaccine mandates.

Related:

Gottlieb’s Pfizer Announces $1.95 Billion Deal with Feds for COVID-19 Vaccine

Just hours before the Pfizer vaccine news became public, Gottlieb appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to explain that any vaccine will need to be administered on an annual basis.

Source.

Some more notes that I made, about Gottlieb and the coronavirus, in March 2020.

US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities

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US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities

Advocates have pressed the Education Department to eliminate the monitoring period entirely and to provide automatic debt relief to people who the Social Security Administration already identifies as permanently disabled.

Under the new action, both demands will be met. Starting in September, the Education Department will start erasing student debt for 323,000 Americans identified in Social Security records as being permanently disabled.

Biden Picks Budget Director Who Pushed Social Security Cuts, Who Deleted Tweets Blasting Republicans

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Biden Picks Budget Director Who Pushed Social Security Cuts

Likely OMB nominee Neera Tanden called for cuts to Social Security, saying “we need to put both entitlements on the table as well as taxes.”

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Biden OMB Nominee Neera Tanden Deletes Tweets Blasting Republicans

Tanden deleted tweets between November 16 and today due to harsh criticism of Republican senators, which she will need for confirmation.

Democrats sound alarm over possible last-minute cuts to safety-net programs by Trump administration + Biden Victory Brings High Hopes For Disability Community

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Democrats sound alarm over possible last-minute cuts to safety-net programs by Trump administration

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Trump makes one last effort to cut Social Security, maximize hurt to the disabled

REAGAN SUSPENDS BENEFITS CUTOFF

Biden Victory Brings High Hopes For Disability Community

If Biden is serious about his support for the Disabled, he’ll reverse this!

Trump makes one last effort to cut Social Security, maximize hurt to the disabled

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Trump makes one last effort to cut Social Security, maximize hurt to the disabled

They have also sent their proposal that will dramatically increase “continuing disability reviews” (the process during which those receiving disability must prove they’re still disabled) to the Office of Management and Budget for approval as a final rule. The administration admitted it is about dropping people out of the program, “saving” $2.6 billion. It would mean earlier and more frequent reviews for people on disability, likely older people who are physically unable to continue their work. This is simply, in the words of Sen. Ron Wyden, “harassment of people with disabilities” that puts Americans at “greater risk of falling through the cracks.”

The new Social Security trustee report shows signs of improvement

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The new Social Security trustee report shows signs of improvement — with one major caveat

There’s more good news. The Disability Insurance trust fund has been on an upward trajectory for the last few years. Last year, the estimate was depletion in 2052, up from 2032 the year before. This year the projection is 2065. The increase is in response to fewer applications and benefit awards, which “remained at historically low levels for 2019,” the report said.

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