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MRNA Vaccine Misinformation Threatens Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs

April 28, 2026 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A cancer vaccine would only help patients if they were willing to take it.

Scientists are developing mRNA cancer vaccines to revolutionize tumor treatment through targeted immune system activation. This progress faces significant threats from the false turbo cancer narrative spreading across social media platforms. Such misinformation erodes public trust and influences critical patient decisions regarding therapy. Transparent communication and clinical engagement are necessary to ensure these medical innovations reach their full potential for saving lives globally.

School Board Approves 2-Week Delay and Revised Calendar, But McDonald Again Peddles Bogus Claims

July 28, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The school board meeting today.

The special meeting ended in a whirl of unanswered questions about the threshold that would trigger more delays or remote-only instruction, and in yet more outright false information spoken by Chairman Janet McDonald, who cited as factual bogus claims in a viral video that’s been banned from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Wearing a Mask Is “BS” Says Flagler Commissioner Hansen in Latest Reflection of Mixed Signals and Division

June 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 88 Comments

County Commissioner Greg Hansen in the yellow shirt with other local officials at last month's big food distribution in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

A discussion about mask-wearing between Flagler County commissioners exposed continuing but fundamental misunderstandings about the purpose of masks and why they are intended to protect.

Facts Dissolve in Antifreeze In Largely Misinformed Protest of Palm Coast’s Taxes and Budget

September 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas, who chaired Wednesday's public hearing, repeatedly attempted to correct misconceptions about the city's tax rate and the size of its budget, with limited success. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s 2020 tax rate and the size of its budget drew some protesters at a hearing Wednesday, but many residents addressing the council were misinformed or mis-characterized the numbers.

Countering 70% of Its Own Voters, Flagler Beach Prepares to Ban Medical Pot Dispensaries Outright

July 13, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 166 Comments

Flagler Beach City Commission Chairman Jane Mealy favors an outright ban on dispensaries. Commissioner Rick Belhumeur does not. (© FlaglerLive)

The City Commission this evening takes up an ordinance that would ban medical marijuana dispensaries anywhere in the city. The city fears not doing so would turn it into a pot hub.

Palm Coast Council Looks to Regulate Potential Medical Pot, But in a Cloud of Misinformation

June 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

palm coast medical marijuana pot dispensaries

Saying he wants to be “pro-active,” Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts wants to explore regulations of potential medical pot dispensaries, should medical marijuana be legalized by Amendment 2, similar to those Palm Coast imposed on pill mills and intenet cafes. But those regulations will be primarily in the Department of Health’s hands, possibly pre-empting cities from such regulatory powers.

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