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Covid infections are putting people at higher risk of diabetes, strokes, heart disease and other long-term illnesses - but experts warn it may be decades before the full impact is known.
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Environ Res. 2023 Jan 1; 216: 114655.
Published online 2022 Oct 28. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114655PMCID: PMC9613797PMID: 36341800
The largest burden of COVID-19 is carried by the elderly, and persons living in nursing homes are particularly vulnerable. However, 94% of the global population is younger than 70 years and 86% is younger than 60 years. The objective of this study was to accurately estimate the infection fatality rate (IFR) of COVID-19 among non-elderly people in the absence of vaccination or prior infection. In systematic searches in SeroTracker and PubMed (protocol: https://osf.io/xvupr), we identified 40 eligible national seroprevalence studies covering 38 countries with pre-vaccination seroprevalence data. For 29 countries (24 high-income, 5 others), publicly available age-stratified COVID-19 death data and age-stratified seroprevalence information were available and were included in the primary analysis. The IFRs had a median of 0.034% (interquartile range (IQR) 0.013–0.056%) for the 0–59 years old population, and 0.095% (IQR 0.036–0.119%) for the 0–69 years old. The median IFR was 0.0003% at 0–19 years, 0.002% at 20–29 years, 0.011% at 30–39 years, 0.035% at 40–49 years, 0.123% at 50–59 years, and 0.506% at 60–69 years. IFR increases approximately 4 times every 10 years. Including data from another 9 countries with imputed age distribution of COVID-19 deaths yielded median IFR of 0.025–0.032% for 0–59 years and 0.063–0.082% for 0–69 years. Meta-regression analyses also suggested global IFR of 0.03% and 0.07%, respectively in these age groups. The current analysis suggests a much lower pre-vaccination IFR in non-elderly populations than previously suggested. Large differences did exist between countries and may reflect differences in comorbidities and other factors. These estimates provide a baseline from which to fathom further IFR declines with the widespread use of vaccination, prior infections, and evolution of new variants.
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Dr. John Campbell Sep 13, 2023 Nuremberg Code (1947) https://research.unc.edu/human-resear... https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten... https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/conten... Medical Case: US prosecutor details illegal experiments In case you want to support our community work use the following: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfundi... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/awmedica...patreon:https://www.patreon.com/awmedicalvideos Link to our organization's website: https://buwanga.org/Donate: SENDWAVE/ WorldRemit / Wise transfer/Money Gram Mobile money number:+256785698803 Country: Uganda Registered name: Wefwafwa Andrew State: Eastern Uganda Address: Nkokojjeru Zip code:0000 Wallet Service provider:MTNE To contact Wefwafwa directly, wefandrew@gmail.com or WhatsApp+256756320736 Medical professionals on trial, after war for war crimes and crimes against humanity Including experiments on prisoners in the camp system. Doctors and nurses, participated in the killing of physically and mentally impaired Germans German doctors argued "Doctors Trial." 1946 Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals under Control Council Law No. 10. Nuremberg October 1946 – April 1949 Their experiments differed little from those conducted before the war by German and American scientists. No international law or informal statement differentiated between legal and illegal human experimentation. “Permissible Medical Experiments.” Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office (n.d.), vol. 2., pp. 181-182. One The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. This means that the person involved should have legal capacity to give consent; should be situated as to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior form of constraint or coercion, and should have sufficient knowledge and comprehension of the elements of the subject matter involved as to enable him to make an understanding and enlightened decision. Before the acceptance of an affirmative decision, subject should know the nature, duration, and purpose of the experiment; the method and means by which it is to be conducted; all inconveniences and hazards reasonably to be expected; and the effects upon his health or person which may possibly come from his participation in the experiment. The duty and responsibility for ascertaining the quality of the consent rests upon each individual who initiates, directs or engages in the experiment. It is a personal duty and responsibility which may not be delegated to another with impunity. Two The experiment should yield fruitful results for the good of society, unprocurable by other methods, and not random and unnecessary in nature. Three The experiment should be based on the results of animal experimentation, a knowledge of the natural history of the disease or other problem, the anticipated results will justify the performance of the experiment. Four The experiment should avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury. Five No experiment should be conducted where there is an a priori reason to believe that death or disabling injury will occur; except, perhaps, in those experiments where the experimental physicians also serve as subjects. Six The degree of risk should never exceed, that determined by the humanitarian importance, of the problem to be solved by the experiment. Seven Proper preparations should be made, and adequate facilities provided, to protect the experimental subject against even remote possibilities of injury disability or death. Eight The experiment should be conducted only by scientifically qualified persons. The highest degree of skill and care should be required through all stages of the experiment Nine During the course of the experiment the human subject should be at liberty to bring the experiment to an end Ten During the course of the experiment the scientist in charge must be prepared to terminate the experiment at any stage, that continuation of the experiment is likely to result in injury, disability, or death to the experimental subject.
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What stimulated you to carry out this research in the first place, what got you interested in the topic? You refer to the Brighton Collaboration, what is this and how did this feed in to your thinking? Brighton Collaboration identified adverse events of special interest following covid vaccinations, what adverse events were identified? You conducted a secondary analysis of the placebo-controlled, phase III randomized clinical trials of Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in adults. Tell us a bit about these trials, is this sort of trial standard in testing new pharmaceuticals? What is a secondary analysis? What do you mean by excess risk? What excess risk did you discover? Pfizer vaccines excess risk of serious adverse events 10.1 per 10,000 Higher than placebo baseline of 17.6 per 10,000 Is it fair to say that this transposes into one serious adverse event per 990 vaccines? Moderna vaccines excess risk of serious adverse events 15.1 per 10,000 Higher than placebo baseline of 42.2 per 10,000 Is it fair to say that this transposes into one serious adverse event per 662 vaccines? Combined RNA covid vaccines excess risk of serious adverse events 12.5 per 10,000 Is it fair to say that this transposes into one serious adverse event per 800 vaccines? You also gave reanalysis data in terms of risk ratio. What is risk ratio? Combined, 1.43 Pfizer trial Exhibited, 36 % higher risk of serious adverse events in the vaccine group Risk ratio 1.36 Moderna trial Exhibited, 6 % higher risk of serious adverse events in the vaccine group Risk ratio 1.06 Combined Exhibited, 16 % higher risk of serious adverse events in the vaccine group Risk ratio 1.16 These risks of harm sound high to me, how does this level of risk compare to other vaccines and treatments? You suggest a formal harm-benefit analyses, what is this and how would this be done? What are participant level datasets, are these important. Did you have access to participant level datasets The original vaccine papers indicated high levels of efficacy in protecting against infection. What is the difference between relative and absolute risk? Were these results presented as relative or absolute risk of infection? Would it have been useful if the original vaccine trial papers had presented absolute risk as well as relative risk? FDA Now using near real time surveillance for vaccine safety. Is this near real time claim working, are we getting timely data? Is there a risk of false positives in the FDA data collection, or are false negatives an issue? Can the FDA safely ignore AESIs that are of minimal clinical significance? Is the FDA methodology confirming previously known AESIs, or is it missing some? From where is the FDA collecting data and are the data from all sources pooled to improve the power of the analysis? Is all data being collected from all 50 States? Is all FDA data open to independent peer review?
Dr. Joseph Fraiman, Serious adverse events of special interest following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in randomized trials in adults Paper in Vaccine, 31 August 2022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36055...
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By the Editorial Board |August 22, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. EDT
In January 2020, the system failed as the virus spread. This can be gleaned from documents and interviews conducted by Chinese journalists. They managed to capture a revelatory picture of the struggle by doctors and hospitals despite China’s strict limits on news reporting and its system of censorship. Gilles Demaneuf of the research group DRASTIC, which has been probing the origins of the virus, has compiled and translated these materials in a 193-page report he has shared with the World Health Organization’s Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens. The report was made available to us. The findings are augmented by disclosures from U.S. Right to Know, a freedom-of-information group, and news accounts and congressional investigations in the United States.
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Dr. John Campbell Aug 31, 2023
Natural immunity 27 times better Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Naturally Acquired Immunity versus Vaccine-induced Immunity, Reinfections versus Breakthrough Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Background Waning of protection, conferred by 2 doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine, begins shortly after injection, becomes substantial within 4 months. We examined long-term protection of naturally acquired immunity, compared to vaccine-induced immunity. Group 1, N = 673,676 Vaccine not Infection Group SARS-CoV-2-naive individuals who received a 2-dose regimen of the BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine. Group 2, N = 62,883 Infection not Vaccine Group Previously infected individuals who have not been vaccinated SARS-CoV-2-related outcomes June 1st to August 14th 2021 (Delta variant times) Infection, 13 times more infections in vaccinated group Symptomatic disease, 27 times more disease in vaccinated group Hospitalization, 8 in vaccinated group, 0 in infection group Death 0 / 0 Results When the first event (infection or vaccination) occurred during January and February of 2021. That’s 4 months up to 8 months Vaccinees not Infection Group, 13.06-fold increased risk for infection, compared to Infection not Vaccine Group Group 2, Infection not Vaccine Group, 13 times less likely to get infected with delta Group 2, Infection not Vaccine Group, 27 times less likely to get symptomatic infection. Group 2, Infection not Vaccine Group, 0 COVID-19-related hospitalizations Group 1, Vaccine not Infection Group, 8 COVID-19-related hospitalizations Allowing for more time since first event 6 to 17 months after first event Evidence of waning naturally acquired immunity was demonstrated Vaccine not Infection Group, 5.96-fold increased risk for infection Vaccine not Infection Group, 7.13-fold increased risk for symptomatic disease. Conclusions Naturally acquired immunity confers stronger protection against infection and symptomatic disease caused by the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, compared to the BNT162b2 2-dose vaccine-indued immunity. Cleveland Clinic https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.11...
Health-care workers 1,359 unvaccinated, who had previously tested positive, non got infected The study authors concluded: “individuals who have had SARS-CoV-2 infection are unlikely to benefit from covid-19 vaccination.” Professor Marty Makary, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, editor-in-chief of Medpage Today https://www.washingtonpost.com/outloo...
It’s okay to have an incorrect scientific hypothesis. But when new data proves it wrong, you have to adapt. Unfortunately, many elected leaders and public health officials have held on far too long to the hypothesis that natural immunity offers unreliable protection against covid-19, a contention that is being rapidly debunked by science. Sixteen studies have demonstrated the power of acquired immunity That’s why it’s so frustrating that the Biden administration has repeatedly argued that immunity conferred by vaccines is preferable to immunity caused by natural infection, In my clinical experience, I have found patients to be extremely forgiving with evolving data if you are honest and transparent with them. The incorrect hypothesis that natural immunity is unreliable has resulted in the loss of thousands of American lives, avoidable vaccine complications, and damaged the credibility of public health officials. it would be good for our public health leaders to show humility by acknowledging that the hypothesis they repeatedly trumpeted was not only wrong, but it may be harmful. Public health officials changing their position on natural immunity, after so much hostility toward the idea, would go a long way in rebuilding the public trust.
BY CHRISTIAAN HETZNER August 21, 2023 at 8:43 AM EDT
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BA.2.86 may be more capable of causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received COVID-19 vaccines. New variant and vaccine escape Risk Assessment Summary for SARS CoV-2 Sublineage BA.2.86 https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-virus...
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl...
BA.2.86, detected in Denmark and Israel At least two cases in the United States. UK Health Security Agency, UK case, no recent travel history Cases not epidemiologically linked (therefore already widespread) Multiple genetic differences from previous SARS-CoV-2 Existing tests appear to be effective BA.2.86 may be more capable of causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received COVID-19 vaccines. ? stimulation of T suppressor (regulatory) cells ? stimulation of IgG4
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...
No evidence BA.2.86 causing more severe illness. Updated vaccines will be available as early as mid-September What can you do to protect yourself and others as we learn more? Get your COVID-19 vaccines, as recommended https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...
COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe, Effective, and Free Everyone 6 months and older should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. BA.2.86 https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...
Many spike protein changes (explain vaccine immune escape) Could out compete common EG.5 (Latest COVID-19 booster vaccines are based on XBB.1.5) Jesse Bloom, viral evolutionary biologist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Seattle, Washington “I don’t think anybody needs to be alarmed by this,” “The most likely scenario is that this variant fizzles out, and in a month nobody other than people like me even remember that it existed.” Even if BA.2.86 does becomes widespread, and proves adept at dodging neutralizing antibodies, which seems likely, on the basis of its set of spike mutations, other forms of immunity will probably stop most people from getting seriously ill if they are infected
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Myocarditis is reported in around 2 in every 100,000 of those who receive Spikevax (Moderna). As reporting rates of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination are very stable, we will not include this section in future COVID-19 vaccine safety reports. However, we continue to monitor and review these adverse effects and will communicate any updated safety advice if needed.
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Primary course recommendations COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people aged 5 years or older to protect against COVID-19. For most people, a primary vaccination course consists of 2 doses. Adverse reactions, TGA data One adverse event report per 490 doses given, 0.2039% In Western Australia
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0.241% 10,428 adverse events (97%) occurred after a COVID-19 vaccine 21 times more common than ‘conventional’ vaccines Swiss data Myocardial Injury after COVID-19 mRNA-1273 Booster Vaccination
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/e... mRNA-1273 vaccine-associated myocardial injury was adjudicated in 22 participants (2.8%). (N = 777 per group) One in 35 recipients (2.8%) had vaccine-associated myocardial injury Matched controls, elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T concentration Significantly higher in post vaccination group p less than 0.001 Thai study Cardiovascular Manifestation of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
After BNT162b2, 2nd dose, Thai adolescents, aged 13–18 years, n = 314 Seven participants (2.33%) exhibited at least one elevated cardiac biomarker Myopericarditis was confirmed in one patient after vaccination. Two patients had suspected pericarditis Four patients had suspected subclinical myocarditis Hence, adolescents receiving mRNA vaccines should be monitored for cardiovascular side effects. Israeli study A prospective study on myocardial injury after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 fourth dose vaccination in healthy persons https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36097...
Incidence of myocardial injury after fourth dose BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) N = 324 Reported vaccine-related adverse reactions Chest pain in 12 (3.7%) Palpitations in 7 (2.16%) Vaccine-related myocardial injury in two (0.62%) https://www.gov.uk/government/publica...
Post-COVID-19 vaccination As of 23 November 2022, following Pfizer/BioNTech 851 reports of myocarditis and 579 reports of pericarditis Total of 1,430 Following Moderna vaccine 251 reports of myocarditis 149 reports of pericarditis Total of 1,530 As of 23 November 2022, myocarditis following monovalent Pfizer/BioNTech was 10 reports per million doses; If there is a suspicion of myocarditis or pericarditis, initial investigations should be: 12 lead electrocardiogram (ECG) inflammatory blood markers (C-reactive protein (CRP), full blood count (FBC) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) Troponin If there is no evidence of ongoing myocarditis, vaccination may be considered with the Pfizer/BioNTech (Cominarty) vaccine from 12 weeks after their last dose if further doses are due. If the individual feels well after receiving their COVID-19 vaccination, then there is no need to pre-emptively restrict physical activity post vaccination and individuals can continue with their pre-existing level of physical activity.
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Senate Health, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing https://www.c-span.org/video/?c506318... Senator Rand Paul Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, Moderna paid NIH $400,000,000 Making money from the vaccine while dictating government policy on how many times the vaccine is used. ‘Thank you for the question Senator’ 16 to 24 years vaccine increased myocarditis, Especially after the 2nd dose "I spoke with your president just last week and he readily acknowledged, in private, that yes there is an increased risk of myocarditis. The fact that you can't say it in public is quite disturbing." CDC Covid, vaccine, myocarditis, vaccine, vaccine CDC/FDA latest guidelines https://twitter.com/FDAHealthEquity/s... https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19... 6 months to 5 years 6 years and older https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
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Dr. John Campbell Aug 13, 2023
Second Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2020 https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canad...
Second Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying Based on these regulations; https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/... Significant collaboration between federal, provincial and territorial levels of government, as well as practitioners and pharmacists has permitted the collection, verification and accuracy of the data contained in this report. The number of medically assisted deaths continues to increase in 2020 In 2020, there were 7,595 cases of MAID reported in Canada, accounting for 2.5% of all deaths in Canada. The number of cases of MAID in 2020 represents a growth rate of 34.2% over 2019. All provinces experienced a steady year over year growth during 2020. Total number of medically assisted deaths reported in Canada since the enactment of federal legislation in mid-2016 is 21,589 Profile of MAID recipients Men 51.9% Women 48.1% Average age, 75.3 years Cancer, 69.1% Chronic respiratory conditions, 11.3% Neurological conditions, 10.2% The majority of MAID recipients received palliative care and disability support services 88.5% were reported to have had access to these services had they wished 43.6% of MAID recipients were reported as requiring disability support services Primary care physicians remain as the principal MAID providers, but the administration of MAID has shifted to home-based settings 1,345 unique practitioners administered MAID in Canada 94.7% of providers were physicians 5.3% of providers were nurse practitioners 68.1% of cases of MAID were administered by a family physician The most commonly cited intolerable physical or psychological suffering Loss of ability to engage in meaningful activities, 84.9% Loss of ability to perform activities of daily living, 81.7% The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health As Minister of Health, I am proud to present Health Canada's Second Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying (2020). Superior Court of Québec's September 2019 ruling, struck down the MAID eligibility requirement that a person's natural death must be reasonably foreseeable. Third annual report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2021 https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canad...2021, 10,064 MAID provisions reported in Canada, accounting for 3.3% of all deaths in Canada. The number of cases of MAID in 2021 represents a growth rate of 32.4% over 2020. All provinces continue to experience a steady year over year growth. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...
September 2022 Trudo Lemmens, health law specialist, University of Toronto “What was originally conceived as an exceptional practice in medicine has quickly become normalised” “Even before the law is set to be expanded to include mentally ill patients, we already have worryingly high numbers of people dying,” Argues that Canada's approach is far more permissive than comparator nations, including Belgium and the Netherlands. “We've failed to sufficiently safeguard against the medicalisation of ageing.” The new law enacted last year stipulates that, starting in March, 2023, MAID will be expanded to include patients with mental illnesses. First deaths expected 17th march 2024
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Therefore up to 98% not reported. A system beset by conflicts of interest MHRA approach to patient safety requires a radical overhaul encompassing legislative changes on reporting and, in a system beset by conflicts of interest, changes to how the MHRA is funded. A failure to act will only lead to more harm. CDC latest guidelines https://twitter.com/FDAHealthEquity/s... https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19... MPs warned Yellow Card system and vaccine damage payment scheme failing injury victims https://appgpandemic.org/news/yellow-... https://appgpandemic.org 17 July 2023 The Pandemic Response and Recovery All-Party Parliamentary Group, failings of the Yellow Card system Professor Carl Heneghan Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford, Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine and an NHS General Practitioner working in urgent care. Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions to the Yellow Card system could be as high as 98%, https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk meaning the ability to detect signals and assign causation is substantially hindered. In theory, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) relies on the early warning system provided by Yellow Card reports of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs), to signal possible harms from pharmaceuticals. In practice the system is woefully inadequate, much too complicated and is failing. If you consider that ADRs are a major cause of hospital admissions, 6.5%, then Yellow Card reports represent a valuable source of information, not only to protect public health but reduce the cost to the health system, which can only be a good thing. But the ability to detect signals and assign causation are hindered by substantial problems, not least under-reporting. In 2018 the MHRA “estimated that only 10% of serious reactions and between 2 and 4% of non-serious reactions are reported” MHRA Reporting rates for covid vaccines are better due to higher public awareness, there appears to be no evidence base for this heightened awareness. Should the MHRA, our regulatory body, be primarily funded by fees derived from services to the pharmaceutical industry? We could improve the reporting system and the MHRA has published various strategies and proposals to do so but fine words butter no parsnips. The bottom line is that the MHRA has failed in its remit to keep patients safe. Peter Todd Solicitor acting for 43 who suffered blood clots as a result of AstraZeneca vaccination, VDPS https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-pay... is letting down those with injuries and families of those who died as a result of their injury, with some applications taking more than 18 months. “I have dealt with such cases for many years, including acting for 86 people who contracted narcolepsy due to the 2009 Pandemrix swine flu vaccine. I have noticed many parallels between that and the Covid vaccine, a hasty roll out of an under-tested emergency vaccine using new technology, and for which the government gave an indemnity against any civil claims. VDPS as of 20 June, of 6,183 applications for compensation, it has determined 2,101, 33% so far, and 139 applications have been waiting for more than 18 months, excessively long despite additional resources. Pandemic Response and Recovery APPG Co-Chair Esther McVey “What we heard has been extremely concerning. The entire system is failing patients, from start to finish. MHRA’s approach to patient safety, the inadequacy of the Yellow Card system …. are all compromised and that is severely compromising patient safety. “One serious concern is the knock on effect on people’s inclination to have vaccines generally. Many could be dissuaded from taking other vaccines, we have all seen the recent warnings of a measles outbreak in London due to low levels of vaccination. These vaccines seem to have a disproportionate adverse reaction rate, with injuries including strokes, blood clots, heart attacks, amputations and neurological conditions. So a reporting system that misses as many as 98 out of 100 adverse reactions, inevitably misses safety signals. Pandemic Response and Recovery APPG Co-Chair Graham Stringer MP I think the example of the time lag between AstraZeneca being suspended in Denmark, Norway and Iceland and being suspended here is a case in point. Why did the MHRA not act when its scientific review of UK reports of blood clots with lowered platelets concluded strong evidence of a link with AstraZeneca’s vaccine?
Dr. John Campbell Aug 11, 2023
US and EU excess mortality persists in May 2023 Our world in data https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ex... https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/pro... https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/pro...
May 2023, excess deaths, +2.9% (8,100 excess deaths) Above the baseline period in 2016-2019) April it was +3.3% May 2022, 8% (31,100 excess deaths) May 2021, 10.7% (48,700 excess deaths) May 2020, 3.1% (9,700 excess deaths) https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... Week ending 28 July 2023 (Week 30) 9,684 deaths registered in England and Wales 63 of these deaths mentioned novel coronavirus (COVID-19), accounting for 0.7% of all deaths. Of the 63 deaths involving COVID-19 in Week 30, 61.9% (39 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death Deaths registered in the UK Week 30 were 11,115 0.8% above the five-year average (91 excess deaths)
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UK Covid Update Today | Covid 19 Cases In UK Increases As New Covid Variant Eris Spreads Rapidly A new Covid variant has been found spreading across the UK, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Dubbed the Eris variant, EG.5.1 now accounts for one in seven Covid cases in the country as rates continue to rise. Although there has been a small spike in most age groups, the agency says overall hospital rates are low. The strain, which descends from Omicron, was first raised as a concern by UKHSA on July 3. It is now the second most prevalent coronavirus strain in the UK after Arcturus.
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The “EG” in EG.5.1 doesn’t mean “for example.” But the EG.5.1 variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus that’s now spreading is yet another example of how the virus will continue to mutate, regardless of how many people try to ignore the fact that the virus remains a threat. And, Va Va VUM, on July 19, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) added EG.5# as yet another severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variant on its variant under monitoring (VUM) list. The “#” is not supposed to represent a social media hashtag. Instead, it’s to indicate that this particular VUM currently includes any variant that begins with EG.5 such as EG.5 and EG.5.1.
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EG.5 Initial Risk Evaluation, 9 August 2023
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COVID-19 cases in New York City are on a slight increase and Dr. Horovitz from Lenox Hospital says coronavirus may be on a comeback. N.J. Burkett has the story.
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Myocardial Injury after COVID-19 mRNA-1273 Booster Vaccination https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/e...
Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (ESC Heart Failure, open-access journal of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology) Prospective active surveillance study (Not a retrospective passive surveillance study) Industry independent, instigated by the investigators Aims Incidence and potential mechanisms of oligosymptomatic myocardial injury, following COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccination. Safety net for those already boosted, screening and prevention of complications Methods and Results December 2021 to February 2022 Hospital employees scheduled to undergo mRNA-1273 booster vaccination, assessed for mRNA-1273 vaccination-associated myocardial injury, defined as acute dynamic increase in high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) concentration, above the sex-specific upper-limit of normal on day 3 (48-96h) after vaccination without evidence of an alternative cause. 777 participants Median age 37 years, 69.5% women 40 participants (5.1%) had elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T concentration on day 3 (Taken as above the 99th percentile for age and sex) mRNA-1273 vaccine-associated myocardial injury was adjudicated in 22 participants (2.8%). One in 35 recipients (2.8%) had vaccine-associated myocardial injury Of the 777, 2 women had chest pain Of these 22 cases with mRNA-1273 vaccine-associated myocardial injury Twenty cases occurred in women Two in men Hs-cTnT-elevations were mild and only temporary. No patient had ECG- changes, none developed major adverse cardiac events within 30 days In the overall booster cohort hs-cTnT concentrations, on day 3 Median 5 ng/L, IQR, 4-6 Matched controls (n=777), 3 ng/L IQR, 3-5 Significantly higher p less than 0.001 (If elevated on day3, given warning, investigations and advice) No MACE (major adverse cardiac events) within 30 days Cases had comparable systemic reactogenicity Concentrations of cytokines and cytokine antagonists were markers quantifying systemic inflammation Lower concentrations GM-CSF (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor) induces the development of monocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, and myeloid and dermal dendritic cells. IFN- λ1(IL-29) a group of anti-viral cytokines, that consists of four IFN-λ molecules Conclusion mRNA-1273 vaccine-associated myocardial injury was more common than previously thought, being mild and transient, and more frequent in women versus men. The possible protective role of IFN-λ1(IL-29) and GM-CSF warrant further studies. Similar Pfizer studies A prospective study on myocardial injury after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 fourth dose vaccination in healthy persons https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36097...
A prospective study on myocardial injury after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 fourth dose vaccination in healthy persons https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...\
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Senator Gerard Rennick (Queensland) in an open discussion about excess deaths and vaccine related issues in Australia. Western Australian Vaccine Safety Surveillance – Annual Report 2021 https://www.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/...
Western Australia had implemented a stringent lockdown of borders and there were virtually NO cases of Covid-19 in Western Australia during 2021. The vaccine role out began February 2021. So that demonstrates the adverse reactions resulted directly from the Covid-19 vaccines and NOT the Covid-19 virus. Is there something here for the rest of Australia and indeed the world to learn from? Of all the adverse events following immunisation that took place in the WA population, what percentage would you estimate were actually reported to the Western Australian Vaccine Safety Surveillance (WAVSS)? What do you think the culture was in the health care services during the vaccine role out, was it to encourage reporting of potential adverse events or was the culture to discourage reporting to WAVSS? In WA in 2020, 2,071,167 doses of pre-covid (traditional) vaccines were given to the population as a whole, this resulted in 270 reports of adverse events following immunisation. For the 3,948,673 COVID-19 vaccines given in 2021, there were 10,726 individual AEFI reports in 2021. (97% of these reports followed covid vaccination) What do you think this tells us about the frequency of adverse events following covid vaccines in comparison to traditional vaccines? This is a horrendous volume of adverse events following immunisation. Do you feel the rate of adverse events would be equally high throughout the rest of Australia? (or was WA a ‘special case’) Total reported AEFI rate following a COVID-19 vaccine was 264.1 per 100,000 doses. For non-covid (traditional) vaccinations in WA, during the same 2021-time frame there were 11.1 events per 100,000 doses. Why did we had to waite until July 2023 to get this data? Should this have been seen as a ‘red flag’ by the regulators contemporaneously in 2021? If so, what should they have done about the problem? Some of the important AEFI that have been specifically monitored by the TGA-coordinated national surveillance vaccine safety program include, Anaphylaxis, Thrombosis with thrombocytopaenia syndrome (TTS), Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), Myocarditis, Pericarditis, Myopericarditis, Chest pain, Deep venous thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism and Bell’s palsy, to name but a few. Given that we know all of this now, how should this effect the regulatory approval of the current mRNA vaccines? In 2021 there were 1,125 appointments made at the adult vaccine safety clinic at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, up from seven appointments made in 2020. Do you consider this level of referrals indicated the vaccines were safe? In 2021 there were 439 appointments made at the Perth Children’s Hospital specialist immunisation clinic, up from 214 in 2020. Does this have any implications for vaccinating children with covid vaccines? This is a quote from the report ‘Adverse events of special interest (AESI) were monitored by the Department during the COVID-19 vaccination program.’ Does this imply that the regulators knew about these adverse events early on, since they knew to look out for them? If these adverse reactions were known about in 2021, is it almost like the population were being used to gather data on these adverse reactions, rather than protecting them? As a Senator, you have been trying to question the quality assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines, the logic of vaccine mandates as well as many other policy areas – Do you feel you have been punished for your stance?
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Excess deaths, Dr. Vibeke Manniche. Leading medical researcher in Denmark I have also recorded two videos on this interesting and concerning paper from Danish research. Batch-dependent safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...
This is my video discussing the paper directly. • Viral Vaccine paper
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Official excess deaths data https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIj... Since the pandemic began On average, over 500 additional deaths a week from cardiovascular disease Included cardiovascular and cerebrovascular deaths More excess deaths involving cardiovascular conditions than any other disease groups A total of 96,540 extra cardiovascular deaths since February 2020 In the first year of the pandemic Covid-19 infection drove high numbers of excess deaths, Covid-19 have since fallen year-on-year, the number of deaths involving cardiovascular disease have remained high above expected levels. We believe that there are now other major factors likely driving the continued increase in excess deaths. We're calling on the UK Government to take charge of the increasingly urgent cardiovascular disease crisis. Dr Charmaine Griffiths, BHF Chief Executive It is deeply troubling that so many more people with cardiovascular disease have lost their lives over the last three years. For years now, it has been clear that we are firmly in the grip of a heart and stroke care emergency. There is no time to waste – Government must take control of this crisis to give heart patients and their loved ones hope of a better and healthier future. Latest figures People waiting for time-sensitive cardiac care, 390,000 Average ambulance response times for heart attacks and strokes, above 30 minutes since the beginning of 2022 (December 2022 they breached 90 minutes) Lack of primary health care Concerns of a potential rise in heart problems linked to Covid-19 People with and without pre-existing heart conditions, who caught Covid-19 before the vaccine roll-out, (i.e., in 2020) 40 % per cent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, five times more likely to die in the 18 months after infection. BHF wants Prioritisation of NHS heart care Renewed focus on preventing the causes of cardiovascular disease Supercharging cardiovascular research for new treatments and cures Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, (Associate Medical Director) Covid-19 no longer fully explains the significant numbers of excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease.
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CNBC Television Jul 6, 2023 #CNBC #CNBCTV
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Dr. John Campbell Jul 2, 2023
National Intelligence Officer for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/docume...
My impressions Many potential incriminating details from WIV are given Report then systematically tries to downplay the evidence IC genuinely does not know a lot of specifics Background Late March, US Congress, unanimously passed a law Everything US intelligence held on coronavirus origins must be made public.
Public Law https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c... America’s director of National Intelligence Presidential backed order declassify and make public all information relating to the origins of Covid-19 All 18 agencies, within 90 days. (5 days late) A classified annex to this report includes information that was necessary to exclude from the unclassified portion of this report All agencies continue to assess that both a natural and laboratory-associated origin remain plausible hypotheses to explain the first human infection. Coronavirus research In 2013, the WIV collected animal samples from which they identified the bat coronavirus Variations in IC analytic views The National Intelligence Council the initial human infection with SARS-CoV-2 most likely was caused by natural exposure to an infected animal that carried SARS-CoV-2 or a close progenitor, a virus that probably would be more than 99 percent similar to SARS- CoV-2. The Department of Energy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation a laboratory-associated incident was the most likely cause of the first human infection with SARS-CoV-2 Most agencies assess that SARS-CoV-2 was not laboratory-adapted; some are unable to make a determination. All IC agencies assess that SARS-CoV-2 was not developed as a biological weapon. WIV ACTIVITIES PERFORMED WITH OR ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY WIV personnel have worked with scientists associated with the PLA on public health-related research and collaborated on biosafety and biosecurity projects. Information available to the IC indicates that some of the research conducted by the PLA and WIV included work with several viruses, including coronaviruses, but no known viruses that could plausibly be a progenitor of SARS-CoV-2. For example, PLA researchers have used WIV laboratories for virology and vaccine-related work. Between 2017 and 2019, the WIV funded and conducted research projects to enhance China’s knowledge of pathogens and early disease warning capabilities for defensive and biosecurity needs of the military. WIV collaborated with the PLA on other vaccine and therapeutics relevant to coronaviruses. CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AT THE WIV We assess WIV scientists conducted extensive research on coronaviruses, which included animal sampling and genetic analysis. No any direct evidence that a specific research-related incident occurred involving WIV personnel before the pandemic that could have caused the COVID pandemic. WIV Coronavirus Research and Holdings The WIV probably maintains one of the world’s largest repositories of bat samples, which has enabled its coronavirus research WIV first possessed SARS-CoV-2 in late December 2019, when WIV researchers isolated and identified the virus from samples from patients diagnosed with pneumonia of unknown causes. Since 2019, some WIV researchers analyzed pangolin samples to better understand disease outbreaks in these animals. By the end of 2019, the WIV maintained distinct teams focused on MERS and SARS-related coronaviruses. Both teams separately used transgenic mouse models to better understand how the viruses infect humans Not mentioned Only one focus of outbreak No animal intermediate identified Poor WHO visits WIV may have begun developing two Covid vaccines in November 2019 https://www.documentcloud.org/documen... (Prior to 8th December 2018) U.S. Consulate General in Wuhan An increase in adult Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) October to November 2019 (accompanied by negative results) statistically significantly higher than reported in the previous 5 years “By mid-October 2019, the dedicated team at the U.S. Consulate General in Wuhan knew that the city had been struck by what was thought to be an unusually vicious flu season. The disease worsened in November.” China CDC None of the samples taken from the 18 animal species found in the market were positive for SARS- CoV-2. EcoHealth Alliance and NIH funding EcoHealth Alliance with the WIV, Project DEFUSE: Defusing the Threat of Bat-borne Coronaviruses Mid-October to mid-November 2019 WIV collected 20,000 bat and animal samples by 2019, but did not disclose all of the viruses Before 2019, the WIV published sequences in a public database, taken offline in September 2019
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Diabetes drugs could become an effective way to treat behavioral issues and addiction. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez breaks down the science on how they work and how they could change psychiatry forever.
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Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss chemotherapy shortages at cancer centers across the country, how it is leading to treatment complications, and more.
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Patients say weight-loss drugs have helped control their eating disorders. Some doctors are skeptical.5 min read
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DW News Jun 9, 2023 #BloodTest #Cancer #CancerDiagnosis
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Dr. John Campbell Jun 13, 2023
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Daily oral dosing of vitamin D3 using 5000 TO 50,000 international units a day in long-term hospitalized patients: Insights from a seven year experience https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30611... Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio Vitamin D3 is a hormone produced in the skin, in amounts estimated up to 25,000 international units (IUs) a day, by the action of UVB radiation Vitamin D deficiency is common, lack of adequate sun exposure to the skin, vitamin D is present in very few food sources. Deficiency is strongly linked to increased risk for a multitude of diseases, several of which have historically been shown to improve dramatically with either adequate UVB exposure to the skin, or to oral supplementation with vitamin D. These diseases include Asthma, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, rickets and tuberculosis. All patients in our hospital have been routinely screened on admission for vitamin D deficiency since July 2011 Offered supplementation to either correct or prevent deficiency We have admitted over 4,700 patients (vast majority agreed to supplementation) 5000 or 10,000 IUs/day. 125 micrograms or 250 micrograms Due to disease concerns, A few agreed to 20,000 to 50,000 IUs/day. 500 micrograms to 1, 250 micrograms (1.25mg) There have been no cases of vitamin D3 induced hypercalcemia, or any adverse events attributable to vitamin D3 Three patients with psoriasis Marked clinical improvement using 20,000 to 50,000 IUs/day Analysis of 418 inpatients on D3 Long enough to develop 25OHD3 blood levels less than 74.4 ng/ml, showed a mean 25OHD3 level of 118.9 ng/ml (range from 74.4 to 384.8 ng/ml) Average serum calcium level in the vit D group of 418 9.6 mg/dl Range of 8.6 to 10.7 (Normal 8.5 to 10.5) Average serum calcium level in the non vit D group of 777 Mean 25OHD3 level of 27.1 ng/ml 9.5 mg/dl Range of 8.4 to 10.7 Parathyroid hormone levels A hormone released in response to low calcium levels D3 users, 24.2 pg/ml Non D3 users, 30.2 pg/ml In summary Long-term supplementation with vitamin D3 in doses ranging from 5000 to 50,000 IUs/day appears to be safe. Conclusion Daily oral intake of vitamin D3 ranging from 5000 IU/d to 60,000 IU/d for several years was well tolerated and safe, in both our patients and staff. The mean 25OHD blood levels in our patients appear to take around 12 months to plateau on 5000 IU/d and 10,000 IU/d. The average 25OHD values Patients taking 10,000 IU/d at 12 months = 96 ng/ml Then retested at 16 months = 97 ng/ml Currently considered upper limit of normal, 100 ng/ml Conflicts of Interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Funding This research was performed without external funding
DW News May 5, 2023
The World Health Organisation has declared an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. The UN agency has lifted its highest alert level, which was in place for more than three years. But WHO director general warned that the virus is here to stay, even if it no longer represents an emergency. Lifting the alert could also end some international collaboration and funding efforts.
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The rate of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl rose 279% between 2016 and 2021, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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According to the report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the rate of overdose deaths related to fentanyl grew from 5.7 per 100,000 standard population in 2016 to 21.6 in 2021.
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Report No. 27 May 2023
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I regret to advise that I am unable to provide you with details of the Covid-19 vaccination status for 2021 and 2022, as this information is not centrally recorded. To find this information would require a manual check of patient records. This information gathering would exceed the charging threshold prescribed in the Regulations https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transp... Stillbirths and miscarriages in the UK 2022 16 December 2022, FOI Mortality statistics for England and Wales There were 2,597 stillbirths in 2021, an increase of 226 from 2020. We have not conducted analysis of stillbirths in 2022. This will be published as part of our Live Births release due in July 2023. We do hold stillbirth data up to June 22 (Quarter 2), therefore we can produce this as a bespoke data request. The analysis would be subject to legal frameworks, disclosure control, resources, and agreements of costs Miscarriages Unfortunately, we do not hold data relating to miscarriages. Therefore, this information is not held.
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In principle, no COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for spring/summer 2023. CDC You are up to date with your COVID-19 vaccines, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-... when you have completed a COVID-19 vaccine primary series, and got the most recent booster dose recommended for you by CDC. From the CDC site today (10th April) People aged 6 months through 64 years, and especially males aged 12 through 39 years, may consider getting the 2nd primary dose of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax 8 weeks after the 1st dose. Coronavirus: Vaccination In principle, no COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for spring/summer 2023. People at especially high risk can receive a vaccination following an individual consultation with their doctor. https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/... Is vaccination recommended for spring/summer 2023? In principle, no COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for spring/summer 2023. Nearly everyone in Switzerland has been vaccinated and/or contracted and recovered from COVID-19. Their immune system has therefore been exposed to the coronavirus. Seroprevalence data from mid-2022 98% + had antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. https://urbancare.clinic/switzerland-... Seroprevalence of Infection-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies — United States, September 2021–February 2022 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/w... In spring/summer 2023, the virus will likely circulate less. The current virus variants also cause rather mild illness. For autumn 2023, the vaccination recommendation will be evaluated again and adjusted accordingly. What applies to people at especially high risk? In principle, it is also not currently recommended for people at especially high risk to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. They can, however, receive a vaccination following an individual consultation with their doctor. Vaccination may be wise in individual cases, as it improves protection against developing severe COVID-19 for several months. This applies regardless of the number of vaccinations you have already received. People at especially high risk include: People aged 65 or over People aged 16 or over with a chronic condition People aged 16 or over with Down’s syndrome Pregnant women If a wave of infection were to emerge in spring/summer 2023, the vaccination recommendation would be adjusted. If your doctor recommends that you get the COVID-19 vaccination, the following applies: Vaccination timing The COVID-19 vaccination can be given from 6 months after the last COVID-19 vaccination or from 6 months after a known coronavirus infection. Other vaccinations with inactivated vaccines can also be administered before, at the same time as or after a COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccine We advise you to get vaccinated with a bivalent (i.e. variant-adapted) mRNA vaccine, or with the protein-based Novavax vaccine. Which vaccine(s) you have previously received is of no importance here. Please note: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have a severely weakened immune system, you should get yourself vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine.
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