Topic: Tennessee Health Department

2 chapters across the catalog

Norgay
Episode 1411 1:31:13 - 1:33:43

1411: Norgay

Paxlovid Side Effects, HIV and Opioid Risks

The package insert for Pfizer's Paxlovid warns of potential risks for patients with undetected HIV and dangerous interactions with opioids like Fentanyl. A nurse in Tennessee reported receiving a state health memo regarding an expected increase in HIV testing and AIDS patients.

Hypocrite Oath
Episode 1275 25:03 - 28:08

1275: Hypocrite Oath

Shelby County Health Department, COVID-19 Data Errors

The Shelby County Health Department in Tennessee mistakenly sent a positive COVID-19 test notification to a woman who had died in February, months before the pandemic reached the area. The family discovered the department's records falsely claimed she had been tested in June. This incident has raised significant questions regarding the accuracy of local and national COVID-19 statistics and the protocols used to track infections.