Penicillin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, including ear and throat infections. It’s wild that the first thing NBC News worries about is syphilis. Is there some sort of increase in syphilis cases?
Shortage of penicillin limits access to the go-to drug for syphilis
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday reported a shortage of an injectable form of penicillin, an antibiotic used to treat syphilis and other bacterial infections like strep throat.
The drug joins a growing list of medications facing supply shortages in the U.S. Liquid amoxicillin, another antibiotic used to treat strep, has been in short supply since October, according to the FDA.
The form of penicillin affected, called penicillin G benzathine, is the preferred drug for syphilis, because it can be used in adults, children and pregnant people. It’s often administered in outpatient clinics or urgent care settings. Dosages for both children and adults are in short supply, according to the FDA.
Syphilis cases in the U.S. reached a 70-year high in 2021, the last year for which data is available, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The sexually transmitted infection can result in organ damage or death if left untreated.
The FDA attributed the penicillin shortage to increased demand. Pfizer, the sole supplier of that form of penicillin in the U.S., pointed to the amoxicillin shortage as the main issue, because it prompted doctors to recommend penicillin instead. The rise in syphilis cases most likely further accelerated demand, the company said.
Yes, yes there is. Because there are consequences to advocating for unprotected, irresponsible sexual relations.
The amoxicillin shortage arose during a surge of respiratory virus infections over the fall and winter, when the antibiotic was prescribed for secondary bacterial infections resulting from Covid, flu or respiratory syncytial virus.
Another day, another report of shortages due to the results of Wuhan flu. Fortunately, Biden’s all over it
Biden’s 30-hour workweek: How president’s age has cut down schedule
Even White House staffers admit that President Biden’s advanced age is affecting his workload.
Days after the 80-year-old formally announced he would run for re-election in 2024, Axios reported Friday that aides say it’s tough to schedule “public or private events” with Biden at certain times of day — namely weekends, mornings, and evenings.
In fact, the report adds, most of Biden’s public events happen between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
That works out to a 30-hour workweek — even less than the official 35-hour workweek in France.
That’s considered one hour more than a part time job by most companies (because of the Obamacare line about 30 being full time). What Biden’s aids are admitting is that he does jack-sh*t on most weekends, when he’s either at one of his homes in Delaware or Camp David. Give it up to Obama, he worked a lot. For all the caterwauling, Trump did, as well. So did Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41, Reagan, Carter, etc. Because that’s what the job requires. A job Biden voluntarily ran for. Of course, in fairness, I guess Biden is going for quality, not quantity, because he’s doing a great job in destroying America with those short hours.
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I’m an environmentalist, which means I’ve got some practice in saying no. It’s what we do: John Muir saying no to the destruction of Yosemite helped kick off environmentalism; Rachel Carson said no to DDT; the Sierra Club said no to the damming of the Grand Canyon. We’re often quite good at it, and thank heaven; I’ll go to my grave satisfied by, if nothing else, having played some part in stopping Big Oil from building the Keystone XL pipeline 1,700 miles across the heart of the continent. Right now I’m deeply engaged with American colleagues in trying to stop our big banks from funding fossil fuel expansion, and rooting on friends in Africa as they battle the giant EACOP pipeline, and watching with admiration as European confreres fight plans to expand coal mines at the expense of forests and villages. In a world where giant corporations, and the governments they too often control, ceaselessly do dangerous and unnecessary things, saying no is a valuable survival skill for civilizations.
