BiotechSTORM™ novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)/RSV/FLU

Opinion: Covid Lessons Learned, Four Years Later

Excess deaths, MPs request data

Dr. John Campbell Mar 3, 2024

Health Secretary urged to release data that ‘may link Covid vaccine to excess deaths’ MPs and peers criticise ‘wall of silence’ Tweet from Andrew Bridgen with the letter in full / abridgen Health Secretary urged to release data that ‘may link Covid vaccine to excess deaths’ MPs and peers criticise ‘wall of silence’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024...

MPs and peers have accused the Health Secretary of withholding data that could link the Covid vaccine to excess deaths A cross-party group “growing public and professional concerns” UK’s rates of excess deaths since 2020 Demand to be shown the underlying data for to support the Government’s assertion, “no evidence” linking excess deaths to the vaccines for Covid-19. 21 MPs and peers “If those data do indeed exist, please share them; if thorough investigations have already ruled out such a link, please share the relevant reports,” “There is no place here for blind faith.” Written to Health Secretary Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Potentially critical data, which maps the date of people’s Covid vaccine doses to the date of their deaths, have been released to pharmaceutical companies but not put into the public domain. Data should be released “on the same anonymised basis that it was shared with the pharmaceutical groups, and there seems to be no credible reason why that should not be done immediately”. “Questions about these trends, however, have to date been met by a relative wall of silence from your organisations and other public health officials.” A DHSC spokesman “We are committed to data transparency and publish a wide range of data on excess mortality. The datasets published are kept under constant review.”

E.R. Visits Quadruple for Children Accidentally Eating Melatonin

The number of children who visited emergency rooms for unsupervised melatonin consumption increased 420% from 2009 to 2020.

Hong Kong Aids cases up more than 60% to 101 last year compared with 2022

Patients Lose Access to Weight-Loss Drugs as Employers Stop Coverage

To rein in spiraling spending, employers are discontinuing reimbursement or placing new limits on who is covered.

How unhealthy are processed foods?

Processed doesn't always mean the food is unhealthy, but it is more likely to be high in calories and low in nutrition.February 29, 2024

Florida surgeon general defies CDC guidelines in measles outbreak

CBS Evening News Feb 23, 2024

In response to a measles outbreak at a Florida elementary school, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has defied more than 50 years of established medical guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ladapo is leaving attendance decisions to parents, is not recommending the measles vaccine or requiring unvaccinated people to stay home. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

Measles: A deadly disease that can be prevented

Measles cases are rising due to low vaccination rates. The WHO says half the world is now at risk of outbreaks in 2024.

February 21, 2024

Do You Really Want to Find Out If You'll Get Alzheimer's?
Would you want to know there’s something going wrong in your brain — even if there’s no cure?

By F.D. Flam, Columnist

It’s Official: We Can Pretty Much Treat Covid Like the Flu Now. Here’s a Guide.

Cocaine beats cannabis as top drug among young Hong Kong substance abusers

Ignored excess deaths

Dr. John Campbell Feb 20, 2024

Dr. Clare Craig's boson the pandemic, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Expired-unto... Actually, war time levels of deaths. UK, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 49,389 (9.44%) Covid deaths, 18,591 UK, 2022 52,514 (9.26%) UK excess deaths 2022 + 2023 = 101,903 Height of the Blitz, September 1940 to May 1941 UK civilian deaths, 40,000 Total civilian deaths for WW2, 70,000 US, weeks 1 – 37, 2023 155,763 (7.8%) Covid deaths, 76,187 US, 2022 495,749 (17.53) US excess deaths 2022 + 2023 = 651,512 Total US deaths in Vietnam war The U.S. National Archives shows that 58,220 U.S. soldiers perished. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/h... Hungary, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 -3,785 (-3.2%) Poland, weeks 1 – 43, 2023 104 (0.13%) Slovak republic, weeks 1 – 43, 2023 -774 (-1.54%) Sweden, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 -529 (0.6%) COVID, the untold story. So much more makes sense after this book and my first illuminating discussion with Dr. Craig. Get your copy in the UK here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Expired-unto... For friends in the US get your copy here, https://www.amazon.com/Expired-untold... This dataset presents the latest data on All-cause death statistics Excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths, by week, for all OECD countries for which data are available. The expected number of deaths is based on the average number of deaths for the same week, (2015-19) This baseline could be considered a lower estimate of the expected number of deaths since both population growth and an ageing population would be expected to push up the number of deaths observed each year. For example, New Zealand saw its population grow by around 9% since 2015, with the number of people aged 65 and over increasing by 18%.

White clots USA

Dr. John Campbell Feb 16, 2024

First seen early 2021. Discussion with Mr. Richard Hirschman.

Largest Covid Vaccine Study Yet Finds Links to Health Conditions

Editorial Board

The World Can’t Abandon the Fight Against Malaria

‘Alarmingly high’ glaucoma rates in Hong Kong spark call for primary care services

University of Hong Kong and charity Orbis publish data showing 8 per cent of those tested in joint study have irreversible degenerative eye disease.

Why parents and coaches of cancer-stricken athletes are worried about artificial turf

A stew of toxic chemicals lurks in artificial turf. Some experts worry they could be linked to cancer in young athletes.

Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta

Norovirus and other gastrointestinal issues are on the rise in the Philadelphia area

Panic attacks in the middle of your daily routine can make normal life impossible. But there are ways out.

How Panic Attacks Can Take Control of Your Life

COVID Psychological Manipulation: Unpacked

Dr. John Campbell Feb 15, 2024

Ros Nealon-Cook, a psychologist from Australia, had her license suspended for sounding the alarm about the harms to children from government pandemic policy. Ros has joined forces with a number health professionals from around the world who were similarly censored and silenced. Together, they have created The Cape Byron Lighthouse Declaration to raise awareness about the widespread propaganda and censorship of expert scientific opinion. You can read and sign the declaration here: www.lighthousedeclaration.world – adding your signature will take less than a minute.

Potential carcinogens found in 90% of instant noodles: Hong Kong watchdog

Consumer Council detected 3-MCPD and glycidol, potential cancer-causing substances, in 17 out of 19 samples tested.

15 Feb 2024 - 6:55PM

BiotechSTORM™ novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)/RSV/FLU

Myocarditis paper

Dr. John Campbell Feb 6, 2024

With Dr. Peter McCullough and Nicolas Hulscher (paper authors). Autopsy findings in cases of fatal COVID-19 vaccine- induced myocarditis https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f... Myocarditis autopsy paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f...

VAERS myocarditis paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1... preprint autopsy paper: https://zenodo.org/records/8120771 Spike protein detoxification paper: https://www.cureus.com/articles/20765...

We will also cite the Nakahara paper and the Krausen paper https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37724... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37758...

What are these

Dr. John Campbell Dr. John Campbell Feb 7, 2024

Time for serious action and answers

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British Heart Foundation release

Dr. John Campbell Jan 31, 2024

Early heart disease deaths rise to 14-year high Over 100,000 excess deaths involving cardiovascular conditions in England since February 2020 Heart and circulatory diseases cause around a quarter of all deaths in England, Over 140,000 deaths each year, or one death every four minutes. Healthcare costs relating to heart and circulatory diseases, £8.3 billion each year. The cost of cardiovascular disease to the wider economy in England, (including premature death, disability and informal costs), is estimated to be £22 billion each year. Latest NHS England figures show that the number of people waiting for cardiac care at the end of November in England was 402,208. The heart care waiting list is 72% larger than in February 2020. This is an increase of 169,000 people – enough to fill Wembley stadium nearly twice over. In 2022 Over 39,000 people in England died prematurely of cardiovascular conditions, heart attacks, coronary heart disease and stroke, an average of 750 people each week. It is the highest annual total since 2008. Since 2020, the premature death rate for cardiovascular disease has risen year-on-year This is the first time there has been a clear reversal in the trend for almost 60 years. The BHF says more analysis is needed to understand what is driving the trend. Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, Associate Medical Director at the BHF and Consultant Cardiologist, said: We are still seeing more people than expected die from cardiovascular conditions overall – more than any other disease group. It’s clear to me that urgent intervention is long overdue. In January 2023, the Government announced a Major Conditions Strategy to tackle the biggest drivers of ill health and early death in England https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIj...

Gene therapy at CHOP allowed a deaf boy to hear. But some deaf people object to the treatment.

A second deaf patient is undergoing the treatment produced by Eli Lilly at CHOP on Friday.

Infertility affects one in six women in Germany. However, access to reproductive medicine is not available to all.

WHO says 10,000 died from COVID-19 in December

The UN health agency said holiday gatherings and a new variant have fueled COVID cases globally. January 11, 2024

Women in Germany demand better access to fertility treatment

February 10, 2024

Colorectal cancer 'hype' suggests rates rising in under 50s

A study has said overall cases of colorectal cancer are falling, but may be rising in people under the age of 50.

January 31, 2024

Uterine Cancer Was Easy to Treat. Now It’s Killing More Women Than Ever.

Case rates are increasing, especially for Black and Hispanic women.

Southeastern Pennsylvania is getting its first micro-hospitals

The 10-bed hospitals with small emergency departments in Chester County and Montgomery County will help ChristianaCare and Lehigh Valley Health Network expand their markets.

Experts hail milestone for potential benefits in precision medicine, especially among Han, the largest ethnic group in the world.

Decisions, overwhelmingly wrong

Dr. John Campbell Jan 27, 2024

Direct link to parliament TV, https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index... Link to Hansard full transcript, https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons... Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Con) I will be brief, because it is clear that there is far more demand to speak in the debate than there is time. That shows that we absolutely need a longer debate; we need a debate on the Floor of the House, because it is not just Members present who want to speak, and members of the public have shown enormous interest. I will not go over the excellent points that have been made and the data that has been shared. We know we have a problem in this country with excess deaths, particularly among younger people and particularly from cardiovascular disease. That, in itself, is a huge challenge. We need medical experts and statisticians to address those issues—I am not qualified to do so. What I will say is this: lockdown changed everything. Our response to covid changed everything. Just as we look back on different periods of history—before the war; before the industrial revolution—I believe we will look back at before and after lockdown. Lockdown has changed our economy and how we relate to each other. It has changed our health and our understanding of children’s development. The conditions under which those decisions were made—decisions that were overwhelmingly wrong, in my opinion, although I do not blame any individuals, given the pressure they were under—have not changed. The conditions under which we suspended the precautionary principle, ignored the fact that interventions may cause harm, suspended the importance of children’s education, suspended the safeguarding of children, suspended the need for medical trials and suspended all sorts of safeguards that have stood society in good stead for a long time have not changed. The conditions in Government, the media and wider society under which those decisions were made have not changed because, unfortunately, we have not yet got to the heart of the matter. Why did that pressure come from the media? Why did we have to follow what other countries were doing? Why were we obsessed with particular points of data, such as deaths from covid, rather than considering the wider impact on society? My concern about the covid inquiry is that it is asking all the wrong questions. It is concerned with who swore at whom on WhatsApp, and not the wider conditions under which decisions were made. When, several Education Secretaries ago, the former, former, former Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for South Staffordshire (Sir Gavin Williamson), stood up in the House of Commons and said that he would close schools, I remember, as a mother, shouting at the television, “Don’t do it! Don’t do it!”. I could see the impact it would have—not just on my own children, but across all the wider components of society. Society is like a big machine; we cannot just take out one part and assume that the rest will continue to operate. We have seen that clearly over the past three years. We must address the reasons why these decisions were made. We cannot do that in three minutes each—we must have a longer debate.

More Millennials and Gen Zers Get Colon Cancer. Is Obesity Why? Lisa Jarvis | Columnist

Drug-Resistant Fungal Pathogen Infections Surged in China in 2023, Study Shows

Researchers found 182 cases of Candida auris in 10 regions last year, a marked increase from the single and double-digit numbers in the previous seven years

Jan 29, 2024 07:43 PM

U.S. Drug-Price Negotiations Start Now

Here’s what Medicare and the pharmaceutical companies will be hashing out, and what it will mean for you.

‘Landmark event’: Chinese scientists assemble world’s most detailed human genome

Heart disease press release

Dr. John Campbell Jan 22, 2024

Our world in data excess mortality https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ex...

EXCLUSIVE: Email Reveals Why CDC Didn’t Issue Alert on COVID Vaccines and Myocarditis

CDC officials were worried about causing panic.

By Zachary Stieber1/25/2024Updated:1/25/2024

https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/exclusive-email-reveals-why-cdc-didnt-issue-alert-on-covid-vaccines-and-myocarditis-5571675?utm_source=RTNews&src_src=RTNews&utm_campaign=rtbreaking-2024-01-25-1&src_cmp=rtbreaking-2024-01-25-1&utm_medium=email&est=%2FJBgB9pDJS2u4ZvC0LUD0B8Lsn0%2Fta0n7rP9NbfzlcPCEZPMS%2BwePVA%3D

New Hampshire Bill Would End State Cooperation with CDC or WHO Mandates

By: Mike Maharrey| Published on: Dec 12, 2023|

Categories: Health Care, State Bills|

CONCORD, N.H. (Dec. 12, 2023) – A bill filed in the New Hampshire House would end all state and local cooperation with the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

https://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2023/12/new-hampshire-bill-would-end-state-cooperation-with-cdc-or-who-mandates/

How to eat your way to lower cholesterol Marlene Cimons, Washington Post

Hepatitis A exposure warning issued after case is confirmed at a Philly ShopRite

Nick Vadala

India on the verge of eliminating 'black fever' kala-azar

Kala-azar is the second deadliest parasitic disease after malaria, affecting 200 million people in dozens of countries.

INDIA January 30, 2024

Hydroxychloroquine: COVID 'cure' linked to 17,000 deaths

Amidst the panic of the first wave of COVID-19, existing drugs were repurposed as a treatment. Some ideas were fatal.

January 10, 2024

Lab leaks

Dr. John Campbell Jan 18, 2024

Accidentally on purpose https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dict...

WEF prepares for Disease X https://www.weforum.org/events/world-...

Laboratory-acquired infections and pathogen escapes worldwide between 2000 and 2021 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... Laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs), and accidental pathogen escape from laboratory settings (APELS), are major concerns for the community. A risk-based approach for pathogen research management, within a standard biosafety management framework is recommended, but is challenging. due to reasons such as inconsistency, in risk tolerance and perception. Here, we performed a scoping review, using publicly available, peer-reviewed journal and media reports, of LAIs and instances of APELS between 2000 and 2021. Laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs) 309 individuals, 94 reports for 51 pathogens. Eight fatalities 2·6% of all LAIs Neisseria meningitidis (n=3, 37·5%) Yersinia pestis (n=2, 25%) Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (n=1, 12·5%) Ebola virus (n=1, 12·5%) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (n=1, 12·5%) Accidental pathogen escape from laboratory settings (APELS) 16 APELS were reported Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) SARS-CoV Poliovirus Brucella spp (brucellosis zoonosis) Foot and mouth disease virus Influenza virus H5N1 Examples the discovery of historical variola virus ampoules in cold storage during a move of laboratories at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, MD, USA in July, 2014 the shipment of live anthrax cultures from US Department of Defense laboratories following incomplete inactivation Lethal Infection of Human ACE2-Transgenic Mice Caused by SARS-CoV-2- related Pangolin Coronavirus GX_P2V(short_3UTR) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11... SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus GX_P2V can cause 100% mortality in human ACE2-transgenic mice, potentially attributable to late-stage brain infection. This underscores a spillover risk of GX_P2V into humans https://www.biblegateway.com

Cameroon starts first malaria vaccination program for children

Cameroon hopes routine vaccination program against malaria will save tens of thousands of lives. CAMEROON

Malaria child vaccination campaign kicks off in Cameroon

Cameroon has begun a large-scale malaria vaccination campaign that's supposed to see 250,000 children immunized.

Covid Sheds Haunt New York Sidewalks

By Bob Greene | Commentary

The Cancer That Doctors Don’t Want to Call Cancer

BBC 'misrepresented' Covid risk to boost lockdown support, says top scientist

Corporation accused of reporting rare deaths as the norm during pandemic

Simon Johnson, SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR

25 January 2024 • 11:47am

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/25/covid-inquiry-bbc-misrepresented-risk-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR0M-ura9VJ7Fuws2--8aH6G_V4_I3HgXvqDq0qcTYeRSDWv4hRb_P-_ocM

Long covid and long vaccine

Dr. John Campbell Jan 18, 2024

Professor Robert Clancy has found similarities between long covid and long post covid vaccination syndrome. Here he shares new findings on the theory and practical medical management of these two conditions. Thank you, Professor, as always for sharing your time and expertise.

美国会调查：向世界公布两周前中国实验室已绘出新冠病毒基因图谱

《华尔街日报》近日独家报道引述美国国会调查人员称，中国研究人员于2019年12月底分离出导致新冠肺炎的病毒并绘制了基因图谱，比中国政府向全世界披露该病毒的细节早了至少两周，由此再次引发对中国在疫情初期掌握哪些信息的质疑。

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PANDEMIC ORIGINS CONTACT JAMIE METZL

The Time Has Come for a Full Accounting of COVID-19 Origins JANUARY 19, 2024

The case for a COVID-19 research-related origin is becoming exponentially stronger while arguments for other origin hypotheses have either been debunked or are clearly not supported by the available evidence.

https://jamiemetzl.com/the-time-has-come-for-a-full-accounting-of-covid-19-origins/

US scientists proposed to make viruses with unique features of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan

Posted: January 18, 2024 by Emily Kopp

https://usrtk.org/covid-19-origins/scientists-proposed-making-viruses-with-unique-features-of-sars-cov-2-in-wuhan/

Scientists say EcoHealth Alliance’s DEFUSE proposal was a blueprint for SARS-CoV-2

BY ANNETTE GARTLAND ON JANUARY 19, 2024

The investigative research group ‘U.S. Right to Know’ (USRTK) has made public the full batch of documents it obtained about the EcoHealth Alliance’s ‘Defusing the Threat of Bat-borne Coronaviruses’ (DEFUSE) grant proposal that the EHA submitted to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the US in

https://changingtimes.media/2024/01/19/scientists-say-ecohealth-alliances-defuse-proposal-was-a-blueprint-for-sars-cov-2/

DEFUSE (DEFUSE)

https://drasticresearch.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/main-document-preempt-volume-1-no-ess-hr00118s0017-ecohealth-alliance.pdf

The sexual health checkup older adults didn’t know they needed

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

Report: China mapped COVID 2 weeks before outbreak | Vargas Reports

NewsNation Jan 17, 2024 #VargasReports

The Wall Street Journal reported that Chinese researchers concealed vital details and delayed informing the World Health Organization about the new strain of coronavirus by two weeks. This comes as scientists in China are currently experimenting with a deadly COVID variant, purported to have a 100 percent fatality rate in humanized lab mice. Jamie Metzl, one of the original COVID-19 whistleblowers, appears on "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" to describe the new information as "outrageous."

Chinese Lab Mapped Deadly Coronavirus Two Weeks Before Beijing Told the World, Documents Show

The lead time could have proved critical in combating pandemic, specialists say

By Warren P. Strobel Updated Jan. 17, 2024 4:14 pm ET

https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinese-lab-mapped-deadly-coronavirus-two-weeks-before-beijing-told-the-world-documents-show-9bca8865?mod=hp_lead_pos2

Covid Market Origins Hypothesis Challenged by Statisticians

Jan 18, 2024 at 4:58 PM EST

COVID Lab Leak Revelations: What We Know As Debate Resurges Over Its Origin

By Pandora Dewan Science Reporter

A seminal study on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has been brought into question after drawing criticism from statisticians. Study authors and experts told Newseek what they think of the matter.

In 2022, evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey, together with a global team of immunologists, virologists, biologists and statisticians, published a paper in the journal Science on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. By plotting the locations of the earliest known COVID-19 cases, along with the geographical locations of the earliest viral lineages, environmental samples, and circumstantial evidence, the team concluded that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan was the most likely epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

However, in a recent paper, published in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Dietrich Stoyan, a professor in mathematics and statistics at the Technical University of Bergakademie Freiberg in Germany, and Sung Nok Chiu, a professor of mathematics at Hong Kong Baptist University, described this original analysis as "fundamentally flawed."

Using a range of geographical, genetic and circumstantial data, Worobey et al. concluded that the Huanan market was a likely epicenter for the coronavirus pandemic.

methodology employed by Worobey et al. and demonstrates that even with excellent data, their methods fail to produce reasonable results."

https://www.newsweek.com/covid-market-origins-hypothesis-challenged-statisticians-1862075

Cold viruses "may never be the same again"
Killing 'zombie' cells can reverse COVID brain aging
COVID's evolution may have been driven by human behavior, say biologists

COVID BOMBSHELL

‘Smoking gun’ docs show US scientists planned to make viruses in Wuhan with SAME features of Covid year before outbreak

New documents reveal how scientists ordered a crucial ingredient found in the genetic make-up of Covid

Child excess deaths, 8%

Dr. John Campbell Jan 17, 2024

Direct link to parliament TV, https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index... Link to Hansard full transcript, https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons...

Full speech from Dr. Johnson This is a very important debate and I will try to make my speech as short as possible. I congratulate the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire on raising this issue and on his determination to highlight the challenges that we are facing. On the one hand, we might have expected that the pandemic would shorten the lives of a number of our more frail citizens and thus have expected a fall in deaths post-pandemic, and we saw that. The ONS reported roughly 608,000 deaths in England and Wales in 2020, 586,000 in 2021, and 577,000 in 2022—that was higher than 2019 when there were about 531,000 deaths, so that does warrant further inspection. We expect a fluctuation year on year, and we also expect Toggle showing location of Column 221WH the total number of deaths to increase year on year as the population increases and ages. We therefore look at the five-year average, and currently we are using 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 because of the outliers in 2020. Even then, it is unlikely that we will be exactly at the average, and we would expect some years to be higher or lower. The ONS monthly mortality analysis shows that, in 2022, there were 32,000 more deaths than the five-year average, and in January to July 2023, there were 21,809 more. That equates to an annualised figure of around 37,000, but the figures appear to stop in July 2023. Would the Minister advise as to why the data series has been discontinued? It would be helpful if it were not. However, those are raw numbers and we must be cautious because, as the population ages and increases, so will the number of deaths. The ONS therefore uses the age-standard mortality rate, which has fluctuated month on month but is actually down for both 2022 and 2023 when compared with the five-year average. Overall, when adjusted for age and population size, the number of deaths is not excessive, given what we would expect. We need to look further at the trends on age and the causes of death to see a fuller picture. Others will no doubt speak of rising cardiovascular disease in men, the late presentation of cancers or the rise in liver disease, but as a consultant paediatrician, I would like to focus on children. The National Child Mortality Database collates data on children’s deaths from nought to 18. Its latest bulletin from March 2023 shows that there were sadly 3,743 deaths to the end of that month, which is an increase of 8% on the previous year. Would the Minister comment on what investigation she is doing into the cause of that increased mortality and what is being done to prevent further deaths? The purpose of the child death overview panel is to investigate those deaths, but the average investigation is taking 392 days, with less than half completed in 12 months and a significant fall in the number being completed in 12 months. What is the Minister doing to improve that process? One particularly distressing feature of child death data is that suicide or deliberate self-harm was a primary cause of death of children between 10 and 17 years, and looking at the data, it is getting much worse with children between 10 and 14. I understand that the Government are aware of those figures and are investing in mental health for children and improving online safety. I would be grateful if the Minister elaborated further on the steps they are taking to support children and prevent further tragedies.

Chinese Lab Mapped Deadly Coronavirus Two Weeks Before Beijing Told the World, Documents Show

The lead time could have been crucial to combating the pandemic, analysts say.

Many Cancers Are on the Rise, Even as Overall Deaths Fall

Increases and disparities are threatening the progress made over the past three decades.

What Is Disease X? How Scientists Are Preparing for the Next Pandemic

China’s population falls for a second straight year as COVID restrictions end

China: Population drops for 2nd straight year

WHO says 10,000 died from COVID-19 in December

The UN health agency said holiday gatherings and a new variant have fueled COVID cases globally. January 11, 2024

China’s Population Shrinks for Second Year With Record Low Birthrate

The new data reflect the array of demographic challenges the country faces, including a rapidly aging society, a shrinking labor force and falling marriage and fertility rates

FOI documents on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs

Posted: January 18, 2024 by Gary Ruskin

https://usrtk.org/covid-19-origins/foi-documents-on-origins-of-sars-cov-2-risks-of-gain-of-function-research-and-biosafety-labs/

Disease X

Dr. John Campbell Jan 13, 2024

Vaccine and drug inquire … postponed

https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/new...

Public hearings for the Inquiry’s fourth investigation, into vaccines and therapeutics (Module 4), will be rescheduled. The hearings were provisionally scheduled to take place in the summer of 2024. They will now take place at a later date, to enable organisations to prioritise providing evidence for the Inquiry’s third investigation on the impact of the pandemic on healthcare (Module 3). There will be no preliminary hearing for Module 4 on 8 February. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...

Covid Inquiry's probe into vaccines is delayed indefinitely as chair admits postponement will be 'disappointing for some' Hearings for fourth module of the official inquiry were set to begin this summer A long-awaited probe into the development of Covid vaccines and drugs was today postponed indefinitely. Baroness Heather Hallett 'I know the postponement of these hearings will be disappointing for some’ 'I wish to reassure you that we will hold these hearings as soon as possible.' Baroness Hallett, to ensure the inquiry doesn't run beyond summer 2026. Thought to have cost taxpayers £145million already https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/n...

November 2022 Paul Burrell (Her Majesty Elizabeth II) "There are powers at work in this country about which we have no knowledge," Disease X is looming https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/0...

The world needs to be better prepared to tackle a future pandemic, By mapping viruses with the potential to become the next “Disease X”, the global health community and governments can be more responsive the next time a pandemic looms Global collaboration and adequate funding are needed to improve pandemic preparedness and ensure fast action to keep a viral outbreak at bay “You can get a long way towards being able to produce something that will target a novel virus before that virus even emerges.” “It’s a virus that we don't know yet, but we do know is out there, and we do know has the potential to spill over from an animal population potentially into humans, perhaps mutate or adapt itself and then begin spreading and killing people faster than we can contain it.” … carrying out research and vaccine development for known viral “families” that could impact humans – of which there are 25 – would give humanity a decided advantage over the next Disease X.

Get ready for ‘Disease X,’ WHO Chief says at the WEF in Davos

Brendan Taylor January 17, 2024 11:43 am

https://insiderpaper.com/get-ready-for-disease-x-who-chief-says-at-the-wef-in-davos/

China tests a mutant coronavirus strain that attacks brain and has a 100% kill rate in ‘humanized’ mice

Brendan Taylor January 17, 2024 10:54 am

https://insiderpaper.com/china-tests-a-mutant-coronavirus-strain-that-attacks-brain-and-has-a-100-kill-rate-in-humanized-mice/

Chinese Lab Mapped Deadly Coronavirus Two Weeks Before Beijing Told the World, Documents Show

The lead time could have proven critical in combating pandemic, analysts say

By Warren P. Strobel Jan. 17, 2024 7:00 am ET

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/chinese-lab-mapped-deadly-coronavirus-two-weeks-before-beijing-told-the-world-documents-show-9bca8865?mod=hp_lead_pos2

Drugmakers Raise Prices of Ozempic, Mounjaro and Hundreds of Other Drugs

The list prices of 775 brand-name drugs rose during the first half of January.

China continues experiments with 'lethal' COVID strain; experts raise alarm: ‘This madness must be...’

17 Jan 2024, 09:26 AM Livemint

https://www.livemint.com/science/news/china-continues-experiments-with-lethal-covid-strain-experts-raise-alarm-this-madness-must-be-11705462293145.html

FOI documents on origins of Covid-19, gain-of-function research and biolabs

Posted: January 18, 2024 by Gary Ruskin

https://usrtk.org/covid-19-origins/foi-documents-on-origins-of-sars-cov-2-risks-of-gain-of-function-research-and-biosafety-labs/

https://usrtk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/USGS-DEFUSE-2021-006245-Combined-Records_Redacted.pdf

US scientists proposed to make viruses with unique features of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan

Posted: January 18, 2024 by Emily Kopp

https://usrtk.org/covid-19-origins/scientists-proposed-making-viruses-with-unique-features-of-sars-cov-2-in-wuhan/

Lockdown harms

Dr. John Campbell Jan 13, 2024

This excellent scientific analysis of recent events continues in interview three of this series. Follow Dr. Craig on SubStack, https://drclarecraig.substack.comCOVID, the untold story. So much more makes sense after this book and my first illuminating discussion with Dr. Craig. Have you ever felt the covid story did not entirely add up? Expired contains multiple eye-opening revelations about covid with compelling evidence that provides a coherent, sober and clear explanation that better fits the data we have so far. Meticulous research by pathologist Dr Clare Craig sheds light on the largely overlooked evidence of airborne virus transmission, examining twelve related beliefs on spread, lockdowns, asymptomatic infections, and masks. In addition, Expired champions the importance of Western ethical principles, damaged by pandemic actions and calls for their restoration. The covid debate has proved incredibly polarising. One side believed every intervention was saving lives, while the other emphasised the harms caused. Biased modelling based on a worst-case scenario led to fearful assumptions presented as fact. By dint of sheer repetition these ‘facts’ became unquestionable. Those scientists who dared to question were proclaimed dangerous. Welcome to Cloud-Covid-Land. Let’s bring back nuance. It’s time to return to reality."

New brain virus

Dr. John Campbell Jan 11, 2024

100% lethal. Time to ban this reaearch. Lethal Infection of Human ACE2-Transgenic Mice Caused by SARS-CoV-2- related Pangolin Coronavirus GX_P2V(short_3UTR) 4th January 2024 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11... https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11...

SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus GX_P2V can cause 100% mortality in human ACE2-transgenic mice, potentially attributable to late-stage brain infection. This underscores a spillover risk of GX_P2V into humans, and provides a unique model for understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2-related viruses. Dear Editor, Two SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronaviruses, GD/2019 and GX/2017, were identified prior to the COVID-19 outbreak. The respective isolates, were cultured in 2020 and 2017 the early passaged GX_P2V isolate was actually a cell culture-adapted mutant. We assessed its pathogenicity in hACE2 mice. We found that the GX_P2V clone can infect hACE2 mice, with high viral loads detected in both lung and brain tissues. This infection resulted in 100% mortality in the hACE2 mice. We surmise that the cause of death may be linked to the occurrence of late brain infection. All the mice that were infected with the live virus succumbed to the infection within 7-8 days post-inoculation, rendering a mortality rate of 100% 5 days post-infection decrease in body weight 7 days post-infection piloerection, hunched posture, and sluggish movements, and their eyes turned white. 8 hACE2 mice were infected 8 mice inoculated with inactivated virus 8 mice mock-infected Dissections on days 3 and 6 Quantitative analysis of viral RNA and titer. Significant amounts of viral RNA in the brain, lung, turbinate, eye, and trachea no or a low amount of viral RNA was detected in heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, tongue, stomach, and intestines. Lung samples High viral RNA loads on days 3 and 6 post-infection Viral antigens also detected Viral load in the lungs significantly decreased by day 6 Lungs showed minimal inflammation Brain samples Day 3 post-infection, viral RNA was detected in all infected mice, shrunken neurons visible in cerebral cortex Viral antigens also detected Day 6 post-infection, exceptionally high viral RNA loads (∼ 8.5 Log10[copies/mg]) in the brain samples from all infected mice, focal lymphocytic infiltration around the blood vessels. Severe brain infection during the later stages of infection may be the key cause of death in these mice. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report showing that a SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus can cause 100% mortality in hACE2 mice, suggesting a risk for GX_P2V to spill over into humans. Propensity of coronaviruses to undergo adaptive mutation during passage culture. ……. requires further investigation. It is possible that GX_P2V C7 has undergone a virulence-enhancing mutation. Justin Kinney, Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, U.S. “The research is still very dangerous, though,” “I am especially concerned that the paper does not say what biosafety level the work was performed at. Coronavirus research in China is often done at a biosafety level (BSL-2) that is inadequate for working with potential pandemic pathogens that might be transmitted by air. “Indeed, coronavirus research done at BSL-2 may have caused the COVID-19 pandemic. And by showing that the coronavirus has a surprisingly high pathogenicity, the work underscores the need for extreme caution when working with novel coronaviruses.” https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/...

Lihua Song did not respond to a request for comment on how the scientists ensured the experiments they performed were safe. Yigang Tong Trained in a Chinese military program and worked in military-run labs. He also co-authored a paper in 2023 with Zheng-Li Shi, who helps run the Wuhan Institute of Virology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Justin Goodman, senior vice president, White Coat Waste Project, a U.S. nonprofit “dangerous and deadly tests on mice.” “This is why shipping US tax dollars to foreign adversaries’ unaccountable animal labs is a recipe for disaster and we’re working with lawmakers to stop it,”

COVID: What we know about JN.1, Canada's new dominant strain

The Morning Show Jan 11, 2024

We get a comprehensive health update with Dr. Isaac Bogoch as he sheds light on the surge in respiratory illnesses, the ongoing battle against COVID-19, and the emergence of new a strain. Discover the latest insights into the illnesses that swept through the holidays and gain valuable information on the global surge in dengue fever, essential for winter travelers.

What Is Disease X? How Scientists Are Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Latest COVID surge underway, and symptoms have changed | Healthy SA

KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source Jan 10, 2024

Many are experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms, as if they had a stomach bug instead.

One-two punch of COVID and flu is hitting L.A. County hard

The uptick in illness, documented through wastewater surveillance, coincides with a sharp rise in flu activity during what’s proving to be a busy season for respiratory viruses.

Smoking on the decline worldwide, says WHO

BiotechSTORM™ novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)/RSV/FLU

"I don't recall" Dr. Fauci SUDDENLY can't remember anything | Redacted w Natali & Clayton Morris

Redacted Jan 9, 2024 #redacted #claytonmorris #natalimorris

Dr. Anthony Fauci remembers very little about the pandemic. He testified in a closed-door session with Congress on Monday and reportedly answered “I don’t recall” or “I don’t remember” over 100 times. Funny because the rest of us recall a lot about the pandemic, right? Fauci was testified to the U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. He was accompanied by two personal lawyers and two government (taxpayer funded) lawyers. He was asked about mask mandates, lockdowns and pre-pandemic research that may have led to the creation of the Covid-19 virus. Dr. Fauci’s testimony will continue today in private but he will reportedly testify again publicly at a future date.

More Teens Who Use Marijuana Are Suffering From Psychosis

California moves closer to becoming first state to ban tackle football for kids under 12

Cancer Is Striking More Young People, and Doctors Are Alarmed and Baffled

Researchers are trying to figure out what is making more young adults sick, and how to identify those at high risk.

When Covid Hit, They Were in Diapers. So Why Are Kindergarteners Struggling?

Add young children to the list of students who need help catching up after the pandemic, according to recent test scores.

Is this covid surge really the second biggest? Here’s what data shows.

Virus levels in wastewater are higher than they were a year ago, but experts caution against comparisons and note hospitalizations are lower than last winter. By Fenit Nirappil

Maternal mortality: Pregnancy is 'shockingly dangerous'

While the maternal mortality rate in the US is rising, India is seeing fewer people die during pregnancy and childbirth.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA January 12, 2024

Fauci faces questions on COVID origin, protocols | NewsNation Now

NewsNation Jan 8, 2024 #pandemic #COVID #Fauci

Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci is facing questions about his guidance on COVID-19 from Congress behind closed doors. Top issues include the origins of COVID, preparations for future pandemics and Fauci's reasoning on lockdowns and masking. #Fauci #COVID #pandemic

Beijing Health Insurance Director Detained, Source Says

Zheng Jie, a director at the Beijing Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau, was taken away on Dec. 29 without explanation, source says

Jan 10, 2024 08:43 PM

Researchers discover thousands of nanoplastic bits in bottles of drinking water

Nanoplastics are microscopic flecks so small that they can be absorbed into human cells and tissue, as well as cross the blood-brain barrier.

Two more daycare children are infected with the measles. Here’s what to know about the outbreak in Philadelphia.

The outbreak spread from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to a daycare when a person with measles violated quarantine guidelines.

Blood shortage hampers Philadelphia-area Red Cross

A threatening phone call

Dr. John Campbell Jan 7, 2024

‘a threatening phone call’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023... 8th November 2023 In March 2021,

The Telegraph was one of the first newspapers to imply a causal link between the jab and blood clots after Norwegian scientists suggested a possible mechanism. On the day we published the story we received a threatening phone call from a senior official at the MHRA warning that The Telegraph would be banned from future briefings and press notices if we did not soften the news. https://www.gov.uk/government/organis...

From FDA to MHRA: are drug regulators for hire? https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o...

June 2022 Industry money saturates the globe’s leading regulators. The BMJ found that the majority of regulators’ budget—particularly the portion focused on drugs—is derived from industry fees Another well-known Cambridge academic got in touch to complain about our “disgraceful fear-mongering headline” on the story, claiming that it would discourage vaccine uptake and cost lives. We politely pointed out that hiding the facts from people was not helpful and could also cost lives. The academic did not respond. In February this year, TikTok removed an audio clip in which I discussed whether the benefit of vaccination was worth the risks for young people, claiming it had breached community guidelines. After we showed that the Government’s own website acknowledges the link, the clip was reinstated. All of this shows a troubling paternalism in government, academia and some media outlets who believe that the public is not capable of weighing up the pros and cons of medical interventions and so must be shielded from the truth.

WEF and excess deaths

Dr. John Campbell • Jan 5, 2024

Professor Angus Dalgleish, physician, oncologist, pathologist, medical researcher and author. Get your copy of his latest book, The Death of Science, https://gazellebookservices.co.uk/pro

Also by Professor Dalgleish, The Origin of the Virus: The hidden truths behind the microbe that killed millions of people, https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/185457106... GB news direct link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uV15...

Write to your MP if you are in the UK, encourage them to attend the debate on excess deaths on 16th January, if they are not in Davos, https://www.writetothem.com/?a=westmi... https://twitter.com/ABridgen/status/1.

More health systems in the Philly area are requiring masks as COVID cases rise

What is shigella? An antibiotic-resistant bacteria is rising among Philly’s homeless population

The better cholesterol test you didn’t know you needed

By Bill Gifford

Should I take Paxlovid if I get covid? Here’s what to know.

UK Scientists Developing Smart Headband to Stop Teeth Grinding and Jaw Clenching

Try these quick fixes for congestion, sneezing and other sinus woes

By Hallie Levine

Florida Is First to Win Approval to Import Cheaper Medications From Canada By Ian Lopez

The Biggest Threat From Covid Was in Our Own Homes F.D. Flam | Columnist

With COVID on the rise, your at-home test may be taking longer to show a positive result

The delay in accurate test results is probably a result of people having accumulated immunity from COVID-19 over the years, whether from vaccinations or previous infections.

January 08, 2024

Amgen to Build Generative AI Models for Novel Human Data Insights and Drug Discovery

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COVID-19 and RSV cases on the rise

ABC News Jan 4, 2024 #covid19 #rsv #health

ABC News contributor Dr. Alok Patel talks about the rise of illnesses like COVID-19, RSV and the flu during the winter months and what you can do to protect yourself.

COVID-19 intensifies across California, with the worst likely still to come

New data show pronounced recent jumps in the rate at which coronavirus and flu tests are coming back positive, as well as the number of hospital-admitted patients testing positive for the viruses.

FDA finds chromium, a second metal contaminant, in applesauce pouches

A total of four cases have been confirmed. Health officials said that people who received the measles vaccine are not at risk

Health department warns of measles cluster among unvaccinated residents that originated with CHOP patient

US-based GenBank sequence database says nucleotide sequence present in sample submitted by Jiangsu hospital has never been seen before.

Chinese hospital detects new gene sequence for rare p blood type

Mask requirements are back in place at Cooper and Main Line Health. What does it say about COVID in the region?

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/mask-mandates-return-some-us-hospitals-covid-flu-jump-2024-01-04/

OPINION

Anthony Fauci and unlocking the biggest mystery in medicine

Michael J. Stephen MD

High deaths in middle age

Dr. John Campbell Jan 4, 2024

Excess mortality in England post Covid-19 pandemic: implications for secondary prevention https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Many countries, including the UK, have continued to experience an apparent excess of deaths long after the peaks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Numbers of excess deaths estimated in this period are considerable. The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has calculated that there were 7.2% or 44,255 more deaths registered in the UK in 2022 OECD, UK https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?que...

Excess deaths in 2022, 52,514 (9.26%) This persisted into 2023 with 8.6% or 28,024 more deaths registered in the first six months of the year than expected. OECD, UK, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 Excess deaths, 49,389 (9.44%) The causes of these excess deaths are likely to be multiple and could include the direct effects of Covid-19 infection, acute pressures on NHS acute services resulting in poorer outcomes from episodes of acute illness, and disruption to chronic disease detection and management. Further analysis by cause and by age- and sex-group may help quantify the relative contributions of these causes. Office for Health Improvement and Disparities 3rd June 2022 to 30th June 2023 Excess deaths for all causes were relatively greatest for 50–64 year olds (15% higher than expected) 11% higher for 25–49 and under 25 year olds, and about 9% higher for over 65s Several causes 3rd June 2022–30th June 2023 All cardiovascular diseases, 12% Heart failure, 20% Ischaemic heart disease, 15 Liver diseases, 19% Acute respiratory infections, 14% Diabetes, 13% For middle-aged adults (50–64) Cardiovascular diseases, 33% higher than expected Ischaemic heart disease, 44% Cerebrovascular disease, 40% Heart failure 39% higher Deaths involving acute respiratory infections, 43% higher Diabetes, deaths were 35% higher The pattern now is one of persisting excess deaths which are most prominent in relative terms in middle-aged and younger adults Timely and granular analyses are needed to describe such trends and so to inform prevention and disease management efforts. JP-S is Partner at Lane Clark & Peacock LLP, Chair of the Royal Society for Public Health and reports personal fees from Novo Nordisk and Pfizer Ltd outside of this submitted work.

Bill Gates, Big Pharma and the Global War

Dr. John Campbell Jan 2, 2024

John has been reading 'The Real Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, Big Pharma and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health

by Fobert F. Kennedy Jr.

Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as COVID, flu jump

By Brad Brooks January 4, 202411:44 AM EST

Britain: Doctors’ strike underlines strain on health system

Early-career doctors are staging the NHS' longest ever strike. It is about pay, but also a decade of perceived neglect.

Health officials expect peak winter flu season to hit Hong Kong next week

Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan urges public to get vaccinated against flu, coronavirus to maximise protection against respiratory illnesses.

4 Jan 2024 - 10:00PM

Florida Plan to Import Cheaper Prescription Drugs From Canada Gets FDA Approval

Decision gives the green light to a plan put in motion by the state several years ago.

China’s Cancer Deaths Jump by Over 20% in 15 Years, Study Says

Mortalities climbed to nearly 2.4 million in 2020, with the rate ‘much higher than the global average,’ according to the joint study co-authored by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Lockdowns saved lives

Dr. John Campbell Jan 1, 2024

This excellent scientific analysis of recent events continues in interview three of this series. Follow Dr. Craig on SubStack, https://drclarecraig.substack.comCOVID, the untold story. So much more makes sense after this book and my first illuminating discussion with Dr. Craig. Get your copy in the UK here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Expired-unto... For friends in the US get your copy here, https://www.amazon.com/Expired-untold... Have you ever felt the covid story did not entirely add up? Expired contains multiple eye-opening revelations about covid with compelling evidence that provides a coherent, sober and clear explanation that better fits the data we have so far. Meticulous research by pathologist Dr Clare Craig sheds light on the largely overlooked evidence of airborne virus transmission, examining twelve related beliefs on spread, lockdowns, asymptomatic infections, and masks. In addition, Expired champions the importance of Western ethical principles, damaged by pandemic actions and calls for their restoration. The covid debate has proved incredibly polarising. One side believed every intervention was saving lives, while the other emphasised the harms caused. Biased modelling based on a worst-case scenario led to fearful assumptions presented as fact. By dint of sheer repetition these ‘facts’ became unquestionable. Those scientists who dared to question were proclaimed dangerous. Welcome to Cloud-Covid-Land. Let’s bring back nuance. It’s time to return to reality."

Sick with COVID and the flu: Double infections hit California hard

California’s hospitals are getting busier with more COVID-19 and flu patients. Los Angeles County recently entering the ‘medium’ COVID-19 category for the first time this winter.

Longest doctors’ strike in NHS history, adds to England’s health service woes

Junior doctors are walking out for six days as part of a long-running dispute over pay that saw them take 28 days of industrial action last year.

China Approves AstraZeneca, Sanofi Shot to Prevent RSV Infection

Long-acting monoclonal antibody Beyfortus approved in China for the first time to fight potentially deadly lung infection in newborns

Jan 03, 2024 05:52 AM

Asymptomatic spread

Dr. John Campbell Dec 29, 2023

This excellent scientific analysis of recent events continues in interview three of this series. Follow Dr. Craig on SubStack, https://drclarecraig.substack.comCOVID, the untold story.

So much more makes sense after this book and my first illuminating discussion with Dr. Craig. Get your copy in the UK here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Expired-unto...

For friends in the US get your copy here, https://www.amazon.com/Expired-untold...

Have you ever felt the covid story did not entirely add up? Expired contains multiple eye-opening revelations about covid with compelling evidence that provides a coherent, sober and clear explanation that better fits the data we have so far. Meticulous research by pathologist Dr Clare Craig sheds light on the largely overlooked evidence of airborne virus transmission, examining twelve related beliefs on spread, lockdowns, asymptomatic infections, and masks. In addition, Expired champions the importance of Western ethical principles, damaged by pandemic actions and calls for their restoration. The covid debate has proved incredibly polarising. One side believed every intervention was saving lives, while the other emphasised the harms caused. Biased modelling based on a worst-case scenario led to fearful assumptions presented as fact. By dint of sheer repetition these ‘facts’ became unquestionable. Those scientists who dared to question were proclaimed dangerous. Welcome to Cloud-Covid-Land. Let’s bring back nuance. It’s time to return to reality."

How Lowering Price of Common Asthma Drug Made It Harder to Get

To avoid Medicaid penalties, Glaxo and other drugmakers lowered prices. For popular asthma drug Flovent HFA, the tactic to replace it with a generic backfired.

A high price to pay: millions drop out of China’s state health insurance scheme

30 Dec 2023 - 8:00AM

Hidden panels, counterfeit bottles, fentanyl: A year of buying drugs in Mexican pharmacies

A year after The Times began investigating Mexican pharmacies’ sales of fake medications — after U.S. safety warnings and raids by Mexican authorities — the problem persists.

What is your normal body temperature?

Marlene Cimons, Washington Post

You’re Probably Still Eating Too Much Sugar

Chinese team builds X-ray machine that may be ‘holy grail’ of cancer treatment

Powerful ‘Flash’ irradiation system can deliver high-energy radiation and has the potential to revolutionise conventional radiotherapy.

‘Good cholesterol’ and dementia: Researchers chart a correlation

By Linda Searing

Heart deaths

Dr. John Campbell Dec 27, 2023

‘a threatening phone call’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023... 8th November 2023 In March 2021, The Telegraph was one of the first newspapers to imply a causal link between the jab and blood clots after Norwegian scientists suggested a possible mechanism. On the day we published the story we received a threatening phone call from a senior official at the MHRA warning that The Telegraph would be banned from future briefings and press notices if we did not soften the news. https://www.gov.uk/government/organis... From FDA to MHRA: are drug regulators for hire? https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o... June 2022 Industry money saturates the globe’s leading regulators. The BMJ found that the majority of regulators’ budget—particularly the portion focused on drugs—is derived from industry fees Another well-known Cambridge academic got in touch to complain about our “disgraceful fear-mongering headline” on the story, claiming that it would discourage vaccine uptake and cost lives. We politely pointed out that hiding the facts from people was not helpful and could also cost lives. The academic did not respond. In February this year, TikTok removed an audio clip in which I discussed whether the benefit of vaccination was worth the risks for young people, claiming it had breached community guidelines. After we showed that the Government’s own website acknowledges the link, the clip was reinstated. All of this shows a troubling paternalism in government, academia and some media outlets who believe that the public is not capable of weighing up the pros and cons of medical interventions and so must be shielded from the truth. Excess mortality in England post Covid-19 pandemic: implications for secondary prevention https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Many countries, including the UK, have continued to experience an apparent excess of deaths long after the peaks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Numbers of excess deaths estimated in this period are considerable. The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has calculated that there were 7.2% or 44,255 more deaths registered in the UK in 2022 OECD, UK https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?que... Excess deaths in 2022, 52,514 (9.26%) This persisted into 2023 with 8.6% or 28,024 more deaths registered in the first six months of the year than expected. OECD, UK, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 Excess deaths, 49,389 (9.44%) The causes of these excess deaths are likely to be multiple and could include the direct effects of Covid-19 infection, acute pressures on NHS acute services resulting in poorer outcomes from episodes of acute illness, and disruption to chronic disease detection and management. Further analysis by cause and by age- and sex-group may help quantify the relative contributions of these causes. Office for Health Improvement and Disparities 3rd June 2022 to 30th June 2023 Excess deaths for all causes were relatively greatest for 50–64 year olds (15% higher than expected) 11% higher for 25–49 and under 25 year olds, and about 9% higher for over 65s Several causes 3rd June 2022–30th June 2023 All cardiovascular diseases, 12% Heart failure, 20% Ischaemic heart disease, 15 Liver diseases, 19% Acute respiratory infections, 14% Diabetes, 13% For middle-aged adults (50–64) Cardiovascular diseases, 33% higher than expected Ischaemic heart disease, 44% Cerebrovascular disease, 40% Heart failure 39% higher Deaths involving acute respiratory infections, 43% higher Diabetes, deaths were 35% higher The pattern now is one of persisting excess deaths which are most prominent in relative terms in middle-aged and younger adults Timely and granular analyses are needed to describe such trends and so to inform prevention and disease management efforts. JP-S is Partner at Lane Clark & Peacock LLP, Chair of the Royal Society for Public Health and reports personal fees from Novo Nordisk and Pfizer Ltd outside of this submitted work.

Cases of respiratory illnesses on the rise in 23 states, CDC says

6abc Philadelphia Dec 27, 2023

Amid the holiday season, local doctors are keeping an eye on an increase in respiratory illnesses.

Apple Is Chasing the Ultimate Health-Tracking Watch. It Could Take Years.

The Apple Watch maker confronts technical puzzles and patent-wielding rivals as it tries to create an all-in-one health wearable.

WHO warns mpox could spread around the world again

Seven months after sexually transmitted mpox was downgraded from a global threat, a new outbreak could spread. 12/20/2023

Long COVID Treatment Explained: A Comprehensive Patient Guide

UT Health Austin Dec 20, 2023

Michael Brode, MD, a board-certified internal medicine specialist and the Medical Director of UT Health Austin’s Post-COVID-19 Program, shares his framework for treating long COVID as well as valuable insights on guiding patients in the journey toward recovery. For more information about the Post-COVID-19 Program, visit uthealthaustin.org.

Video filmed and edited by: Shriya Alli

The global threat of antimicrobial resistance

Many pathogens have grown resistant to the most effective medicines, and developing alternatives is growing critical.

12/21/2023

BiotechSTORM™ novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)/RSV/PFAS chemica

Excess deaths

Dr. John Campbell Dec 23, 2023

Excess deaths by week, 2023 https://data-explorer.oecd.org https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?que...

Australia, weeks 1 – 34, 2023 14,710 (16.8%) Covid deaths, 4,977 Australia, 2022, weeks 1 - 52 29,738 (18.7%) Australia, excess deaths 2022 + 2023 = 44,448 Austria, week 1 – 44, 2023 4,444 (6.5%) Canada, weeks 1 – 33, 2023 28,400 (16.7%) Covid deaths, 4,613 Canada, 2022 61,468 (22.3%) Canada, excess deaths 2022 + 2023 = 89,868 Denmark, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 3,052 (6.9%) Covid deaths, 347 Denmark, 2022 5,871 (11%) Denmark, excess deaths 2022 + 2023 = 8,923 Finland, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 4,627 (10.5%) France, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 22,268 (4.9%) Covid deaths, 5,565 France, 2022 71,751 (11.9%) Germany, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 59,039 (7.7%) Germany, 2022 134, 578 (14.9%) Greece, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 5,132 (5.2%) Iceland, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 209 (11.5%) Covid deaths, 0 Iceland, 2022 446 (20.2%) Israel, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 4,303 (11.8%) Covid deaths, 640 Israel, 2022 7,050 (15.4%) Italy, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 938 (0.28%) Netherlands, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 14,209 (11.3%) Netherlands, 2022 19,326 (13.2%) New Zealand, weeks, 1 – 44, 2023 3,960 (14.5%) New Zealand, 2022 5,787 (17.6%) Norway, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 1,885 (5.7%) Norway, 2022 4,980 (12.5%) Portugal, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 5,184 (6.3%) Spain, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 11,948 (3.7%) Switzerland, 1 – 44, 2023 2,063 (3.9%) UK, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 49,389 (9.44%) Covid deaths, 18,591 UK, 2022 52,514 (9.26%) UK excess deaths 2022 + 2023 = 101,903 Height of the Blitz, September 1940 to May 1941 UK civilian deaths, 40,000 Total civilian deaths for WW2, 70,000 US, weeks 1 – 37, 2023 155,763 (7.8%) Covid deaths, 76,187 US, 2022 495,749 (17.53) US excess deaths 2022 + 2023 = 651,512 Total US deaths in Vietnam war The U.S. National Archives shows that 58,220 U.S. soldiers perished. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/h... Hungary, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 -3,785 (-3.2%) Poland, weeks 1 – 43, 2023 104 (0.13%) Slovak republic, weeks 1 – 43, 2023 -774 (-1.54%) Sweden, weeks 1 – 44, 2023 -529 (0.6%) COVID, the untold story. So much more makes sense after this book and my first illuminating discussion with Dr. Craig. This dataset presents the latest data on All-cause death statistics Excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths, by week, for all OECD countries for which data are available. The expected number of deaths is based on the average number of deaths for the same week, (2015-19) This baseline could be considered a lower estimate of the expected number of deaths since both population growth and an ageing population would be expected to push up the number of deaths observed each year. For example, New Zealand saw its population grow by around 9% since 2015, with the number of people aged 65 and over increasing by 18%.

Excess deaths by week, 2023 https://data-explorer.oecd.org https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?que...

JN.1 Omicron strain becomes dominant COVID variant in U.S.

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According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Omicron subvariant, JN.1, has become the dominant variant of COVID-19 in the U.S.

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https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions

CDC Continues to Track the Growth of JN.1

December 22, 2023, 11:00 AM EDT

https://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/whats-new/JN.1-update-2023-12-22.html

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Gravitas | Covid-19: After Kerala, JN.1 variant reported in Goa

WION Dec 19, 2023 GRAVITAS

After Kerala, JN.1 variant has now been found in Goa. 142 new cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours. Singapore has become a country of concern, Indonesia is asking travellers to be vigilant. In Malaysia, cases have doubled. This is December Deja Vu. #covid #covidindia #kerala

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Project fear

Dr. John Campbell Dec 12, 2023

This excellent scientific analysis of recent events continues in interview two of this series. Follow Dr. Craig on SubStack, https://drclarecraig.substack.comCOVID, the untold story. So much more makes sense after this book and my first illuminating discussion with Dr. Craig. Have you ever felt the covid story did not entirely add up? Expired contains multiple eye-opening revelations about covid with compelling evidence that provides a coherent, sober and clear explanation that better fits the data we have so far. Meticulous research by pathologist Dr Clare Craig sheds light on the largely overlooked evidence of airborne virus transmission, examining twelve related beliefs on spread, lockdowns, asymptomatic infections, and masks. In addition, Expired champions the importance of Western ethical principles, damaged by pandemic actions and calls for their restoration. The covid debate has proved incredibly polarising. One side believed every intervention was saving lives, while the other emphasised the harms caused. Biased modelling based on a worst-case scenario led to fearful assumptions presented as fact. By dint of sheer repetition these ‘facts’ became unquestionable. Those scientists who dared to question were proclaimed dangerous. Welcome to Cloud-Covid-Land. Let’s bring back nuance. It’s time to return to reality."

COVID and flu rising ahead of holidays, increasing ER visits

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Pneumonia and Vitamin A in China

Dr. John Campbell Dec 6, 2023

Vitamin A is needed for immunity and is cheap Vitamin A (which is retinol) and immunity WHO report https://www.who.int/emergencies/disea... https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamin...

Vitamin A has several important functions helping natural defence against illness and infection (immune system) work properly helping vision in dim light keeping skin and the lining of some parts of the body, such as the nose, healthy Good sources of vitamin A Good sources of vitamin A (retinol) include: cheese eggs oily fish fortified low-fat spreads milk and yoghurt liver and liver pâté If you're pregnant you should avoid eating liver or liver products, (NHS, 2023) Excess vitamin A is toxic. Vitamin A deficiency https://www.who.int/data/nutrition/nl... What are the consequences and implications? Night blindness is one of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency. In its more severe forms, vitamin A deficiency contributes to blindness by making the cornea very dry, thus damaging the retina and cornea. An estimated 250 000–500 000 children who are vitamin A-deficient become blind every year, and half of them die within 12 months of losing their sight. World’s leading preventable cause of childhood blindness. Deficiency of vitamin A is associated with significant morbidity and mortality from common childhood infections, Vitamin A deficiency also contributes to maternal mortality and other poor outcomes of pregnancy and lactation. It also diminishes the ability to fight infections. Even mild, subclinical deficiency can be a problem, because it may increase children's risk for respiratory and diarrhoeal infections, decrease growth rates, slow bone development and decrease the likelihood of survival from serious illness. Beta carotene Red-orange pigment, in plants and fruits, especially carrots and colourful vegetables. The body converts beta carotene into vitamin A The advantage of dietary beta carotene is that the body only converts as much as it needs.

Healthy antioxidant May prevent cognitive decline https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...

May help lung function https://thorax.bmj.com/content/61/4/320 Both may be due to preventing oxidative stress https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/arti... Foods rich in beta carotene: Apricots, Asparagus, Broccoli, Carrots, Chives, Dandelion leaves, Grapefruit, (Chilli powder, oregano, paprika, parsley), Kale, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Plums, Pumpkin, Spinach, Squash, Sweet potatoes. Role of Vitamin A in the Immune System https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Needed for mucous membrane innate immunity (respiratory and GI) Essential for the normal function of many immune cells such as T lymphocytes Vitamin A deficiency is associated with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children https://www.youtube.com/redirect?even... Beijing, Feb, 2020 N = 122 children, (0 – 15) 52 sMPP Severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia 70 nsMPP Non-severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia Serum levels of vitamins A, D, and E were measured and compared, and correlated with nsMPP and sMPP. Results The age was older in the sMPP samples than that in the nsMPP samples. (7.12 vs. 4.01) So older children suffered more severe infections. Vitamin A deficiency was present in both the nsMPP and sMPP samples. Vitamin A levels were significantly lower in the sMPP serum than that in the nsMPP serum. (0.15 vs. 0.19) Vitamin A deficiency was defined Deficiency, less than 0.2 mg/L, Subclinical vitamin A deficiency, 0.2–0.3 mg/L Normal vitamin A level by 0.3–0.7 mg/L. So, children with lower vitamin A levels suffered more severe infections. Vitamins E and D levels were also lower in sMPP children Vitamin E (7.4 vs. 8.22) Vitamin D (23.08 vs. 32.07) Both sMPP and nsMPP did not show a deficiency of vitamins E and D.

Mortality Watch

https://next.mortality.watch/explorer/?c=AUT&cs=bar&bm=linear_regression&pi=0&p=1&v=2

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Reuters Dec 4, 2023 CHINA

A request by the WHO for more information on a surge in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children in China has attracted global attention. Here's what we know about the surge and why experts say there's no evidence for international alarm.

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WION Dec 4, 2023 #netherlands #pneumonia #wion

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#netherlands #pneumonia #wion

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WION Nov 29, 2023 GRAVITAS

Cases of childhood pneumonia are surging in the Netherlands. This comes after the spread of a mystery disease in China that has infected children around the country. Hospitals are overwhelmed, some classes have been called off, and parents are worried. Indian states are taking precautions.

#china #india #pneumonia

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Mystery pneumonia in China

Dr. John Campbell Nov 29, 2023

Clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in Beijing and North China What’s behind China’s mysterious wave of childhood pneumonia? China, surge in respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, in children. International society for infectious diseases https://promedmail.org https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-he... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...

Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (International Society for Infectious Diseases) Clusters of “undiagnosed pneumonia” We expected a surge in respiratory disease this time of year, but what is happening in China is unusual. ? more than rebound ? community immune debt Hospitals in Beijing and 500 miles northeast in Liaoning are 'overwhelmed with sick children' with unusual symptoms that include Radio Free Asia reported said that more than 3,500 cases of 'respiratory infection' had been admitted to the Beijing Children's Hospital at the start of October,. 1000 new cases per day https://emedicine.medscape.com/articl...

China has now included Mycoplasma pneumoniae as well as other known respiratory pathogens, like influenza, covid and RSV Local reports inflammation in the lungs a high fever but no cough Mycoplasma pneumoniae It is among the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia in school age children. Generalized aches and pains Fever usually ≤ 102°F, (38.9’C) Cough - Usually nonproductive Sore throat (nonexudative pharyngitis) Headache/myalgias Chills but not rigors Nasal congestion with coryza Earache General malaise Pneumonia develops in only 5-10% of persons who are infected. The Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/28/he... https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/28/...

The World Health Organization Upsurge of respiratory illnesses among children-Northern China 23rd November https://www.who.int/emergencies/disea... The WHO requested information Using International health regulations Laboratory results and data Recent trends in the spread of respiratory illnesses, from China’s health authorities last week. WHO said China’s health authorities have said rise in hospitalizations since October to known pathogens, such as adenoviruses, influenza virus, and RSV, (which tends to cause only mild, cold-like symptoms) Common winter infections — as opposed to any new pathogens — are behind the spike in hospitalizations. https://themessenger.com/health/china... https://www.reuters.com/world/china/n...

Nature news explainer, 27th November https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158... China’s first without COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic began in 2020. Mycoplasma pneumonia and RSV are known to affect children more than adults. No changes in the disease presentation were reported by the Chinese health authorities. Chinese authorities advised that, since mid-October, enhanced outpatient and inpatient surveillance has been implemented for respiratory illnesses What is unusual, say epidemiologists, is the high prevalence of pneumonia in China. UK, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) mostly drove spikes in illness. November 2022, more hospitalized influenza in US Main cause of pneumonia Mycoplasma pneumoniae, bacterium that infects the lungs. Normally causes a milder ‘walking pneumonia’, doesn’t require bed rest or hospitalization. Medscape Slow spread throughout households is common, with a mean incubation period of 20-23 days. Disease tends to not be seasonal, except for a slight increase in late summer and early fall. However Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections have very been common. Teachers getting ill Bacterial pneumonia is often secondary to viral infections, Opportunistic infection Studies show that resistance rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae to macrolides in Beijing are between 70% and 90% Erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin, https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... (data up to 2012) levofloxacin as a secondary choice Working hypotheses No evidence of a novel virus or bacterium Probably dangerous mycoplasma antibiotic resistance Possible bacterial infection after novel virus, but less likely New pandemic not immanent due to slow household transmission Slow spread of multiple antibiotic resistance spread of mycoplasmic pneumonia Need to optimise immune function, nutrition, vitamin D, sleep, exercise, appropriate antigenic challenge and hygiene hypothesis Upgrade innate immunity as per Professor Angus Dalgleish and Professor Robert Clancy

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WION Nov 29, 2023 #china #mystery #india

A new health scare from China is bringing the dreaded COVID memories back. India is on guard. With latest updates we have been telling you all about China's mystery illness. We don't want to speculate but we'll try and present to you the facts because not being armed against a virus can be dangerous, and as the pandemic has taught us, even fatal.

#china #mystery #india

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Everyone was suceptible

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COVID, the untold story. So much more makes sense after this book and my first illuminating discussion with Dr. Craig.

https://www.amazon.com/Expired-untold-Dr-Clare-Craig/dp/1739344707

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South China Morning Post Nov 28, 2023

#scmp #China #HealthinChina

Hospitals in China have been overwhelmed with an influx of cases of acute respiratory illnesses, mostly involving children. The county's National Health Commission says the surge is being driven by cases of influenza, rhinoviruses, mycoplasma pneumoniae, respiratory syncytial virus and adenovirus. Officials have called for schools, childcare institutions and nursing homes to adopt epidemic prevention measures and suggested that people get vaccinated to prevent a wider spread of infections.

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FDA approves toripalimab-tpzi for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

On October 27, 2023

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WHO warns people of undiagnosed Pneumonia, asks them to take preventive memasures | WION

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#netherlands #pneumonia #wion

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Excess deaths in 2023

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Iceland halts Moderna jabs over heart-inflammation fears https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-1... Iceland suspended Moderna anti-COVID vaccine Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason https://www.icelandreview.com/news/mo... Iceland will halt the use of Moderna vaccine Decision was made after reviewing new data from the Nordic countries, which shows an increased incidence of myocarditis, as well as pericarditis Decision was announced on website of the Directorate of health https://island.is/um-embaettid/fretti... "the increased incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination with the Moderna vaccine, as well as with vaccination using Pfizer/BioNTech," Sweden Currently restricts Moderna to people individuals born after 1991. Norway and Denmark Recommend against Moderna for children aged 12 – 17. https://island.is/en https://island.is/um-embaettid/fretti... https://www.covid.is/covid-19-vaccine Finland halts Moderna vaccinations for young men https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-1... Mika Salminen, director of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Finnish health authorities, stop giving Moderna to young men, over fears of heart inflammation side effects. Moderna "should not be given to men and boys under 30 years of age for the time being." https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-... Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines billions of vaccines administered globally, demonstrates that they are safe and effective. Side Effects Side effects throughout the body (such as fever, chills, tiredness, and headache) are more common after the second dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. Adverse Events Severe allergic reactions to vaccines are rare but can happen. There is a rare risk of myocarditis and pericarditis associated with mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, mostly among males ages 12–39 years.

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A mysterious new respiratory infection that is sweeping across Northern parts of China. Chinese Health authorities said yes we're definitely having a rise in this in these respiratory illnesses but these are known pathogens. #china #pneumonia #wion

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes infections of the lungs and respiratory tract. It's so common that most children have been infected with the virus by age 2. Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-ul) virus can also infect adults.

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China grappling with a spike in respiratory illnesses | WION

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#china #pneumonia #covid19

China has been in the news for over a week now over a mysterious respiratory illness. The country is grappling with a spike in respiratory illness as it enters its first full winter season since it lifted COVID-19 restrictions. #china #pneumonia #covid19

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WHO questions China amid respiratory illness outbreak

South China Morning Post Nov 24, 2023

#scmp #China #HealthinChina
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China to provide details after an outbreak of a respiratory illness among children in the country. Chinese officials and medical experts said no unusual or novel pathogens have been detected and the surge in cases are a result of the lifting Covid-19 restrictions.

Related story: WHO asks China for details on surge in ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ cases https://sc.mp/yqic

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State Council orders strengthened health surveillance in schools and increased vaccinations for at-risk groups

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Natural Immunity Better Than Protection From COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

New syndrome

Dr. John Campbell Nov 19, 2023

Post-Vaccination Syndrome:

A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Symptoms and Patient Experiences After Covid-19 Immunization https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.11...

Yale Listen to Immune, Symptom and Treatment Experiences Now (LISTEN) Study (online) https://medicine.yale.edu/ycci/listen...

LISTEN study, approved by Yale University Institutional Review Board Introduction A chronic post-vaccination syndrome (PVS) after covid-19 vaccination has been reported but has yet to be well characterized. A chronic syndrome with symptoms that begin soon after vaccination Methods People who joined, May 2022 to July 2023 N = 241 individuals, (211 from the US) aged 18 and older, who self-reported PVS after covid-19 vaccination, Deep immune profiling is used for some individuals Results Median age of participants, 46 years Among participants with PVS 127 (55%) had received BNT162b2 [Pfizer-BioNTech] 86 (37%) received the mRNA-1273 [Moderna] Time from index vaccination to symptom onset Median time, 3 days (IQR: 1 day to 8 days). Time from vaccination to symptom survey completion 595 days (IQR: 417 to 661 days) Median Euro-QoL visual analogue scale score was 50 (IQR: 39 to 70). The five most common symptoms Exercise intolerance (71%) Excessive fatigue (69%) Numbness (63%) Brain fog (63%) Neuropathy (63%) In the week before survey completion (Experienced at least once in the week) Feeling unease (93%) Fearfulness (82%) Overwhelmed by worries (81%) Feelings of helplessness (80%) Anxiety (76%) Depression (76%) Hopelessness (72%) Worthlessness (49%) Concerns related to living situations and food security were also prominent. Symptom Severity When asked to quantify symptom severity on their worst days, (0 representing a trivial illness and 100 unbearable condition) Participants reported a median severity of 80 Interventions to treat their condition Participants reported a median of 20 (IQR: 13 to 30). Oral steroids, 116 (48% participants) Gabapentin, 61 (25%) Low-dose naltrexone, 48 (20%) I, 44 (18%) Propranolol, 27 (11%) Bronchodilators, 26 (11%) More than 500 additional treatments were reported by participants Limiting exercise or exertion Quitting alcohol or caffeine Hydration and increasing salt intake Intermittent fasting Conclusions In this study, individuals who reported PVS after covid-19 vaccination had low health status, high symptom burden, and high psychosocial stress, despite trying many treatments. There is a need for continued investigation to understand and treat this condition. Looks like you can join, Kindred study Kindred is a community of patients, working with researchers to power more useful, impactful progress. https://www.kindred.hugo.health/resea... https://kindredapp.hugo.health/auth/l...

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Is the US’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System broken? https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p...

BMJ investigation Concerns Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) system isn’t operating as intended https://vaers.hhs.gov

Capturing post-market safety signals Signals are being missed? Robert Sullivan, anesthesiologist, Maryland Very fit and well, 49 Second dose of covid vaccine Two weeks Collapsed at home on treadmill Diagnosis of sudden onset pulmonary hypertension https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pulmona...

Rare in middle aged men Dr. Sullivan filed a VAERS report Submission process was a glitchy race against the clock. “The format is cumbersome and it times you out” Dr. Sullivan received email “e-report” number VAERS is supposed to be user friendly, responsive, and transparent. Unprecedented (1.66 million reports) number of reports since the rollout of covid vaccines Vast majority of recent reports, covid vaccines Nearly one in five meet the criteria of serious. Pre pandemic, 60 000 adverse event reports each year. Staffing levels failed to keep pace Signs that the system is overwhelmed, reports aren’t being followed up, and signals are being missed. The BMJ spoken to physicians and a state medical examiner, who filed serious reports, and were never contacted by clinical reviewers or were contacted months later. VAERS database includes only initial reports, case updates and corrections are kept on a separate, back end system. (a private, back end system containing all updates and corrections—such as a formal diagnosis, recovery, or death) (to protect patient confidentiality) Patients, doctors, and public only have access to incomplete and uncorrected version. Marie Lindquist, former director Uppsala Monitoring Centre, Sweden Good pharmacovigilance requires prompt data collection, review by people with clinical expertise, and adequate follow-up “We know that even the best clinical trials won’t detect [rare adverse events]” CDC has reviewed nearly 20 000 preliminary reports of death using VAERS Has not acknowledged a single death linked to mRNA vaccines. February 2021 Pfizer analysis of adverse event reports Had onboarded 600 additional full time employees to handle the volume and planned to employ a total of 1800 Dr. Patrick Whelan, rheumatologist and researcher, University of California Los Angeles 2022, reported a 7 year old boy, had a cardiac arrest after covid vaccination. “I assumed that, since it was a catastrophic event, the safety committee would want to hear about it right away,” To his knowledge, nobody called or requested medical records. Dr. James Gill, medical examiner and forensic pathologist, Connecticut June 2021, VAERS report, first of his 25 year career 15 year old boy who died suddenly days after a second jab Autopsy “stress cardiomyopathy following second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine.” Dr. Gill can’t recall getting any calls from VAERS after he filled out the online form, still has only a temporary “e-report” number. November 2022, React19 30 000 people who have experienced prolonged illness after covid vaccination, reviewed 126 VAERS reports among its ranks. One in three of the reports they looked for didn’t show up in the publicly searchable database Dr. Helen, intensive care and emergency physician Filed reports on behalf of several patients, including six who died Received a request for medical records for just one of the deaths “You’re not meeting your defined definition of follow-up,” “There’s a breakdown in your system.” “the FDA is not naming additional adverse reactions to the vaccines because the passive surveillance systems aren’t displaying it. But the passive surveillance systems aren’t displaying it because physicians are blinded to the adverse reactions in their patients, and thus aren’t reporting them.” FDA responded by email “is actively engaged in safety surveillance of these vaccines to identify and address potential safety concerns” “physicians and epidemiologists from the FDA and CDC continuously screen and analyse data from VAERS for covid-19 vaccines to identify potential signals that would indicate the need for further study.” FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Collects reports on drugs, does maintain a publicly accessible database that gets updated Harlan Krumholz, cardiologist and researcher, Yale “We are working hard to understand the experience, clinical course, and potential mechanisms of the ailments reported by those who have had severe symptoms arise soon after the vaccination,” “There are so many people whose lives have been changed dramatically—but what I don’t know is how many or why.”

Excess deaths in 2023

Dr. John Campbell Nov 15, 2023

‘Excess mortality’ continuing surge causes concerns https://insurancenewsnet.com/innartic...

Life insurance executives and actuaries believe the numbers are alarming Life insurers paid record levels of claims in 2021, biggest one-year increase since 1918 Distributed a record $100.28 billion in total death benefits. Younger adult death rate up 20% in 2023 Center of Disease Control that show mortality rates alarmingly rising for different categories. The surge in excess deaths caught carriers off guard 15 – 19 years % difference from 2019 2018, 1% 2020, 21% 2021, 28% 2022, 21% 2023, (Jan – May), 24% 30 – 34 years % difference from 2019 2018, -1% 2020, 30% 2021, 42% 2022, 30% 2023, (Jan – May), 23% 40 – 44 years % difference from 2019 2018, -2% 2020, 30% 2021, 45% 2022, 30% 2023, (Jan – May), 25% Cause of death data show increased cardiac mortality in all ages. As COVID-related causes declined in 2022, others rose, particularly stroke, diabetes, kidney and liver diseases. Society of Actuaries poll In August 2022, 85% thought excess morality rates would continue to 2025.

In September 2023, 79% believed excess mortality rates will continue through 2026.

UK data https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIj...

Our world in data link https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ex...

Excess mortality during pandemic was higher among workers in critical occupations

by University of Minnesota NOVEMBER 6, 2023 Editors' notes

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-11-excess-mortality-pandemic-higher-workers.html

October 30, 2023

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Pfizer’s (NYSE:PFE) oral antiviral therapy Paxlovid is associated with a far higher incidence of COVID-rebound than previously thought, a small peer-reviewed study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine indicates.

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UK Covid inquiry reveals unpleasant material https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwLLf...

Dominic Cummings “1000 times worse than my language was the underlying insanity of the situation in Number 10.” Start of 2020 UK’s first national lockdown, considered a “completely crazy idea” “no way” nationwide restrictions could be introduced in Britain Strict border controls on China and more testing, “much better” outcome than lockdown. Cummings to Johnson, March - May 2020 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023... Matt Hancock “unfit for this job” WhatsApp message, May 7 2020 “Hancock is unfit for this job. The incompetence, the constant lies, the obsession with media bullshit over doing his job. “Still no fucking serious testing in care homes his uselessness is still killing god knows how many. This morning you must ask him when will we get to 500k per day and where is your plan for testing all care home workers weekly.” Vulnerable people 'almost appallingly neglected' in lockdown decision “one of the most appalling things” lack of a shielding plan “and the Cabinet Office was trying to block us creating a shielding plan”. Later message to the PM from Cummings “You need to think through timing of binning Hancock. There’s no way the guy can stay. He’s lied his way through this and killed people and dozens and dozens of people have seen it.” WhatsApp message, 20 April 2020 from Mark Sedwill (Senior civil servant) “fast losing confidence in Hancock’s candour as well as grip.” Culture of secrecy Dominic Cummings a “culture of secrecy” in the Cabinet Office, blocked Sage minutes “I also had a very strong view that the Sage minutes and other documentation should be made public in February for scrutiny” “Patrick completely agreed - unfortunately again, the culture of secrecy in the Cabinet Office blocked that - not just in February/March, but blocking it for, I can’t remember how long, a very long time.”

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International situation

Dr. John Campbell Oct 24, 2023

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New RSV Drug Has Limited Supply, CDC Says

Cases of the common but potentially deadly respiratory virus are on the rise.

Why anti-vaxxers are pretending a flawed study on vacccine deaths has been vindicated

Here are questions you should be asking during open enrollment

Flu shots may protect against the risk of Alzheimer’s, related dementias

Young adults suffer from anxiety, depression twice as often as teens

By Katherine Reynolds Lewis

An estimated 220,000 U.S. kids under 18 diagnosed with arthritis

By Linda Searing

Concurrent use of COVID and flu shots is linked to stroke risk in older adults

Oct. 26, 2023 10:53 AM ET

Pfizer Inc. (PFE), BNTX, MRNA, GSKSNY, AZN, AZNCF, CMXHF, SNYNF, GCVRZ, CSLLY

By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor55 Comments

A study backed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has detected a slightly increased risk of stroke in older adults who received COVID-19 bivalent vaccines and influenza vaccines together.
The analysis was based on administrative files of more than 5.3M Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older who received influenza vaccines and COVID-19 bivalent shots developed by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/ BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX), and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) from August 31 to November 6, 2022.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4025020-concurrent-use-covid-flu-shots-stroke-risk

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.10.23296624v1.full.pdf

Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Positive Topline Data for mRNA-based Combination Vaccine Program Against Influenza and COVID-19

Read more October 26, 2023

Pfizer Inc. (PFE), BNTX

https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/comirnaty

COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It Was a Failure.

'The Big Fail': How America Failed To Manage The COVID Pandemic

Forbes

Oct 18, 2023 Forbes Talks

Joe Nocerra, co-author of "The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who America Protects and Who It Leaves Behind," speaks to "Forbes Talks" about his new book, what the U.S. did wrong during the COVID-19 pandemic, former President Trump's role in the failures, and more.

How We Got Covid’s Risk Right But the Response Wrong Justin Fox | Columnist

Pfizer Prices Covid Drug at $1,400 for a Five-Day Course

The drugmaker, which has begun negotiating with pharmacy-benefit managers and health plans this week, is expected to offer steep discounts to ensure wide access.

Strapped down: Psychiatric patients are restrained at sky-high rates at this L.A. hospital

L.A. General’s inpatient psychiatric unit has restrained patients at a higher rate than in any other in California, a Times analysis has found.

To get into medical school, future doctors are now urged to take psychology on top of the ‘hard’ sciences. But calculus? Not so much.

In our twisted, tangled reimbursement system, patients are being charged more for the same health-care services just because of where they receive them. You read that right. And the money adds up.

The same medical procedure costs $700 at one place and $2,000 at another. This has to change.

Max Cooper and Meaghan Reid, For The Inquirer

Published: Oct 18, 2023 WASHINGTON

Hearing Wrap Up: High-Risk Laboratories Need Updated Biosafety and Biosecurity Standards, COVID-19 Exacerbated Shortcomings

https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-high-risk-laboratories-need-updated-biosafety-and-biosecurity-standards-covid-19-exacerbated-shortcomings/

These Are the Two Scientists Taking Down Cold Medicine

Randy Hatton and Leslie Hendeles have spent years fighting to remove over-the-counter cold medicines with phenylephrine from store shelves

CVS to pull certain cold medicines containing decongestant phenylephrine from store shelves Annika Kim Constantino

Sanofi to offer insulin product for $35 to all Americans through GoodRx Annika Kim Constantino THU, OCT 19TH 2023

Pfizer to price Covid drug Paxlovid at $1,390 per course Annika Kim Constantino WED, OCT 18TH 2023

Amazon begins delivering medications by drone in Texas Ashley Capoot WED, OCT 18TH 2023

FDA proposes ban on hair relaxers with formaldehyde NBC NEWSWED, OCT 18TH 2023 HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Johnson & Johnson beats on earnings as medtech, pharmaceutical sales surge THU, OCT 19TH 2023

Rare case of mosquito-borne dengue diagnosed in Pasadena

Moderna Shaves Off $7 Billion in Value After Pfizer Warning

Can Ozempic And Wegovy Solve America's Obesity Crisis?

CNBC Oct 9, 2023 #CNBCTV #CNBC

Pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, is now Europe’s most valuable company, worth more than its home country, Denmark’s total economy. That wasn’t always the case, and only recently, through its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, is it witnessing unprecedented financial success. For a century, the company predominantly focused on insulin and treating those with Type 2 diabetes. In its 2023 second quarter, the company reported a 46% increase in net profits and a 32% increase in sales compared to the same quarter the year prior. Alongside competitors like Eli Lilly the company is hoping to help treat the 1 billion people worldwide who are affected by obesity and hence transform a largely untapped market.

Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction 01:10 — First mover 05:34 —

A century of innovation 09:26 —

The potential of treating obesity 12:04 — Risks

Produced, shot and edited by: Natalie Rice Narration by: Emily Lorsch Animation by: Alex Wood, Christina Locopo Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi Denmark Producer: Mary Hanan Additional Camera: Alex Herrera, Gerry Miller, Marco Mastrorilli, Angela Neil, Adam Galica, Eric Hanan Audio by: Neil Munroe, Mark Roberts Additional footage: CNBC International, Novo Nordisk, Getty Images, Reuters, Moderna, AP Images Additional editorial support by: Melissa Lee

Ozempic Shows Promise Treating Kidney Failure in Blow to Dialysis Firms

Full results of the study are expected by the first half of 2024.

Rural America Is Losing Nursing Homes, and Small Towns Are Reeling

The loss of long-term-care facilities—and the “deserts” they leave behind—has cascading economic implications for communities.

FDA finds no issues in Pfizer/ Valneva Lyme disease vaccine trial

Oct. 11, 2023 2:10 PM ET Pfizer Inc. (PFE), VALN

By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA News Editor2 Comments

Care Access announced Tuesday that the FDA found no misconduct by the contract research firm despite allegations of site violations in a Phase 3 trial run by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Valneva (NASDAQ:VALN) for a Lyme disease vaccine candidate.
In March, Pfizer (PFE) and Valneva (VALN) pushed back the end date of their VALOR trial for the Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15 after alleged violations of Good Clinical Practices at trial sites forced them to discontinue more than 3K subjects.
At the time, Care Access opposed Pfizer’s (PFE) decision and denied the allegations. However, during a GCP inspection conducted by the FDA from October 2 to October 10, the FDA found no violations by Care Access in the VALOR trial. the Boston-based company said.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4019832-fda-finds-issues-pfizer-lyme-disease-vaccine-trial?mailingid=32995390&messageid=2900&serial=32995390.14064&utm_campaign=rta-stock-news&utm_content=link-1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha&utm_term=32995390.14064
https://www.pfizer.com/

FDA finds no misconduct by Care Access in Pfizer’s Lyme vaccine trial OCT 11, 2023

https://careaccess.com/about/news/2023-10-11-press-release-fda-finds-no-misconduct-by-care-access-in-pfizers-lyme-vaccine-trial

Virtua Health to offer free mammograms in New Jersey over the next month

Pfizer’s $9 Billion Covid Outlook Cut Sparks Investor Relief

These Machines Save the Sickest Patients. When to Turn Them Off Is Tricky.

Patients have spent 600 days on machines some people come to rely on.

The guidance cut was Pfizer’s biggest in at least a decade.

Lisa Jarvis | Columnist

Do You Really Have to Take Wegovy Forever?

Lockdowns, weak evidence

Dr. John Campbell Oct 2, 2023

Evidence for non-pharmaceutical interventions such as mass lockdowns was weak. (Not that you could have guessed that easily at the time from government messaging). Research and analysis COVID-19: non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce transmission https://www.gov.uk/government/publica... 28 September 2023 Identify and categorise primary studies that reported on the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), implemented in community settings to reduce the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK. Physical distancing Surface cleaning Face coverings Hand and respiratory hygiene Ventilation Measures to identify and isolate those who are infectious or may become infectious, such as testing and isolation (also known as quarantine) Measures to reduce the number of contacts, including lockdown, settings closures and limitation of social contacts (such as the ‘rule of 6’) Shielding of the most clinically vulnerable Travel and border restrictions Review includes 151 studies (search date: 1 March 2023) Evidence gap map for NPIs https://research.ukhsa.gov.uk/evidenc...

Only 19 of the 151 studies reported on effectiveness of measures to reduce infection risk at individual level, of which 14 reported on face coverings. This suggests that there is an evidence gap for other measures within this category, such as hand and respiratory hygiene, ventilation and cleaning (studies that reported on packages of NPIs were excluded). Two-thirds of the evidence identified was based on modelling studies (100 out of 151 studies). There was a lack of experimental studies (2 out of 151 studies) Individual-level observational studies (22 out of 151 studies). On measures aimed to reduce infection risk at individual level The evidence available for this category is therefore likely to be weak, both in terms of study design and potential bias. Studies reporting on travel and border restrictions a weak evidence base in terms of study design. Apart from test and release strategies for which 2 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were identified, the body of evidence available on effectiveness of NPIs in the UK provides weak evidence in terms of study design, as it is mainly based on modelling studies, ecological studies, (relationship between outcome and exposure at a population level) mixed-methods studies and qualitative studies. For future pandemic preparedness A need to strengthen evaluation of interventions, and build this into the design and implementation of public health interventions, and government policies from the start of any future pandemic, or other public health emergency. The next steps are to critically appraise and synthesise the evidence identified on the effectiveness of individual NPIs, implemented in community settings to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK. There is also a need to review and assess the evidence on the economic impact of NPIs, as well as their wider impact, including on mental health and health inequalities. For future reports More on harm / benefit analysis

Kaiser Permanente Workers Prepare for Six-State Strike

It's shaping up to be the biggest health care strike in US history.

FDA Tests New Power to Pull Some Fast-Tracked Drugs Off Market

Its first target is a cancer treatment from Oncopeptides given accelerated approval in 2021, which has since faced a study questioning its effectiveness.

Booking a COVID-19 vaccine? Watch out for insurance issues and canceled appointments

People seeking the newest COVID-19 vaccine are running into problems getting it due to high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast.

Penn mRNA scientists Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize

Research by Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman paved the way for two COVID-19 vaccines: the ones by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. Their work has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Tom Avril, Sarah Gantz, and video by Lauren Schneiderman

We’re talking about fentanyl and xylazine all wrong

Jeanmarie Perrone, For The Inquirer Published Oct. 3, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET

A huge strike could hit Kaiser hospitals on Wednesday. Here’s what we know

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees in California and other states plan a three-day work stoppage starting Wednesday.

Wisconsin GOP lawmakers, biosafety advocates join forces on pathogen bill

‘Gain-of-function research’ has drawn scrutiny from those who spurned pandemic precautions, but biosafety experts say more transparency and caution are warranted.

by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch October 3rd, 2023

https://wisconsinwatch.org/2023/10/wisconsin-republican-biosafety-pathogen-legislation/

Lilly to Acquire POINT Biopharma to Expand Oncology Capabilities into Next-Generation Radioligand Therapies

October 3, 2023 Corporate

INDIANAPOLIS , Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and POINT Biopharma Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNT) today announced a definitive agreement for Lilly to acquire POINT, a radiopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of clinical and preclinical-stage radioligand therapies in

FDA Authorizes Novavax’s Updated Covid Vaccine

The shot has been updated to target a strain of the coronavirus that was circulating earlier this year.

Cancer reactivation

Dr. John Campbell Oct 7, 2023

Profound new medical research from Professor Angus Dalgleish, MD, FRCP, FRCPA, FRCPath, FMedSci Clinical consultant treating melanoma Heat killed mycobacteria to boost immune system, INM101 Endemic vitamin D in the UK, if this is improved, immunotherapy also improves. 5 – 20 year stable melanoma patient relapsing Melanomas often activated after extreme stress, divorce, bereavement etc. Now seeing more melanoma relapse, but these patients did not have life trauma, but they had been boosted. In the group getting melanoma relapses, they all mentioned they were up to date with covid boosters. Could it be the boosters that were leading to the relapse. After 30 years of vaccine work and research, focus on antibodies is misguided, T cells are more important. Innate T cell activity goes down after age of 55, in your boots by age 70 As innate T cell function goes down cancers increase So, does the decline in innate T cell activity causse’ the increase in cancer Heat killed mycobacterial vaccine boosts this immune response. If you keep giving killed mycobacterium, it does not induce antibodies, just keeps boosting T cells. Also seems to protect against colds and flu by boosting immune response. PD predicted this would be a good front line for covid. At the height of the first wave, none of the patients on mycobacteria vaccine caught covid, eval although they had advanced melanoma. Staff were getting ill, none of the vulnerable patients got sick with covid. In general, if you need to give more than 2 shots of vaccine, it doesn’t work. Vaccines should be given to people with known immune status. If you don’t need a vaccine it will make things worse. You only have a limited capacity in your immune system. If you boost with another vaccine, to harness half of the immune system to make antibodies, to a virus, which no longer exists on the planet. Then you will weaken the immune system. Confirmed by science, after booster you no longer make IgG 1 and 3 neutralising antibodies, you make IgG4 Boosters also suppress the T cell response. T cell response crashes after the booster in cancer patients, not in all but many of these patients. T cells control melanoma, relapses only occurred when there was T cell perturbation. Boosters cause perturbation. (First 11 minutes)

The Big Mistakes People Make in Medicare—and How to Avoid Them

Seniors choosing Medicare plans can fall into traps leaving them with higher costs or fewer doctors than they expected. “I was so stupid.”

NYC Child Care Hits $45,000 a Year With US Prices Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels

F.D. Flam | Columnist

The CDC’s Covid Booster Strategy Is Failing

How Companies Are Helping Employees Stuck Between Work and Caring for Aging Parents

The Ozempic Effect Is Coming for Everything From Kidney to Heart Disease Treatments

FDA proposes ban on hair relaxers with formaldehyde

WED, OCT 18TH 2023

Vaccine manufacture full interview

Dr. John Campbell Oct 4, 2023

Two different manufacturing processes. Pfizer covid vaccines for the clinical trials were mostly produced using manufacturing ‘process 1’ whereas the vaccines used for population vaccination were produced using a different ‘process 2’ Interview with Josh Guetzkow PhD Here is the BMJ link: https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj.o...

Josh's handle on X.com is @joshg99 and here is a link to a thread I did on P1 vs. P2: https://x.com/joshg99/status/16584211...

Here is a link to my blog: https://researchrebel.substack.com/

Here are links to my posts on the Pfizer clinical trial

https://researchrebel.substack.com/p/... https://researchrebel.substack.com/p/... https://researchrebel.substack.com/p/... https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj.o... https://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.105... https://twitter.com/joshg99/status/16... https://phmpt.org/wp-content/uploads/...

After Shunning Scientist, University of Pennsylvania Celebrates Her Nobel Prize

The school once demoted Katalin Karikó and cut her pay, but it has made millions of dollars from patenting her work on mRNA in vaccines such as those for Covid-19.

Vaccine Development Has Changed Forever 04:02

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy bonanza looms large in Denmark 2:29 AM EDT

Kaiser Permanente and unions for 75,000 striking health workers hit bargaining snag 4:48 AM EDT

Mexico reports H5N1 bird flu in wild duck, commercial farms unaffected 12:35 AM EDT

Future of Health category About 4 million Americans got updated COVID vaccines in September October 4, 2023

Cough syrup killed scores of children. Why no one has been held to account

U.S. announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

by Fatima Hussein and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Published Oct. 3, 2023, 3:10 p.m. ET

A spokesperson for the US Department of Health and Human Services told Reuters that 4M Americans were able to get the newly updated shots last month. They added that the Biden administration was working with drugmakers and distributors through HHS to ensure that vaccines were getting to vaccination sites as quickly as possible.

The FDA authorized and approved updated vaccines by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) in September.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4018415-4m-americans-received-updated-covid-19-vaccines-in-sept-report

Gravitas: What Do We Truly Know About Covid Vaccines? The Unseen Consequences on Women's Health

WION Sep 29, 2023 #vaccine #health #covid19

Two years after they were first rolled out, experts are still gaining new insights on the COVID-19 vaccine's effects on women's health, from mRNA in breast milk to changes in menstrual cycles. In this episode, we explore the need for gender-inclusive medical research. #covid19 #vaccine #health

Original Research

Assessment of Myocardial 18F-FDG Uptake at PET/CT in Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-vaccinated and Nonvaccinated Patients

Takehiro Nakahara a , Yu Iwabuchi a, Raita Miyazawa a, Kai Tonda a, Tohru Shiga a,b, H. William Strauss c, Charalambos Antoniades d, Jagat Narula e, Masahiro Jinzaki a

Author Affiliations Published Online: Sep 19 2023 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.230743

See editorial byDavid A Bluemke Sections PDF Tools

Abstract

Background

Patients who developed myocarditis following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination show abnormalities on cardiac MRI. However, whether myocardial changes occur in asymptomatic individuals following vaccination is not well established.

Purpose

To assess myocardial 18Fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake on PET/CT in asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated patients compared to nonvaccinated patients.

Results

The study included 303 nonvaccinated patients (mean age, 52.9 years ± 14.9 [SD]; 157 females) and 700 vaccinated patients (mean age, 56.8 years ± 13.7 [SD]; 344 females). Vaccinated patients had overall higher myocardial FDG uptake compared to nonvaccinated patients (median SUVmax, 4.8 [IQR: 3.0-8.5] vs median SUVmax, 3.3 [IQR: 2.5-6.2]; P < .0001). Myocardial SUVmax was higher in vaccinated patients regardless of sex (median range, 4.7-4.9 [IQR: 2.9-8.6]) or patient age (median range, 4.7-5.6 [IQR: 2.9-8.6]) compared to corresponding nonvaccinated groups (sex median range, 3.2-3.9 [IQR: 2.4-7.2]; age median range, 3.3-3.3 [IQR: 2.3-6.1]; P range, <.001-.015). Furthermore, increased myocardial FDG uptake was observed in patients imaged 1-30, 31-60, 61-120, and 121-180 days after their second vaccination (median SUVmax range, 4.6-5.1 [IQR: 2.9-8.6]) and increased ipsilateral axillary uptake was observed in patients imaged 1-30, 31-60, 61-120 days after their 2nd vaccination (median SUVmax range, 1.5-2.0 [IQR: 1.2-3.4]) compared to the nonvaccinated patients (P range, <.001-<.001).

Conclusion

Compared to nonvaccinated patients, asymptomatic patients who received their 2nd vaccination 1-180 days prior to imaging showed increased myocardial FDG uptake on PET/CT.

See also the editorial by Bluemke in this issue.

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.230743

Pfizer Prices Covid Drug at $1,400 for a Five-Day Course

The drugmaker, which has begun negotiating with pharmacy-benefit managers and health plans this week, is expected to offer steep discounts to ensure wide access.

America’s epidemic of chronic illness is killing us too soon

By Joel Achenbach, Dan Keating, Laurie McGinley, Akilah Johnson and Jahi Chikwendiu

How red-state politics are shaving years off American lives

By Lauren Weber, Dan Diamond and Dan Keating

Fatty liver was a disease of the old. Then kids started getting sick. By Ariana Eunjung Cha

Compare your life expectancy with others around the world

By Frances Stead Sellers, Adam Taylor, Dan Keating, Leslie Shapiro and Carson TerBush

A tale of two sisters, two countries and their health systems

By Frances Stead Sellers and Catarina Fernandes Martins

Stress is weathering our bodies from the inside out

By Akilah Johnson and Charlotte Gomez

How Lunchables ended up on school lunch trays

By Lenny Bernstein, Lauren Weber and Dan Keating

Safety of Monovalent BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech), mRNA-1273 (Moderna), and NVX-CoV2373 (Novavax) COVID-19 Vaccines in US Children Aged 6 months to 17 years Mao Hu, BS1 ; Azadeh Shoaibi, PhD, MHS2 ; Yuhui Feng, MS1 ; Patricia C. Lloyd, PhD, ScM2 ; Hui Lee Wong, PhD, MSc2 ; Elizabeth R. Smith, BS1 ; Kandace L. Amend, PhD3 ; Annemarie Kline, MS4 ; Daniel C. Beachler, PhD, MPH5 ; Joann F. Gruber, PhD2 ; Mahasweta Mitra, MPH1 ; John D. Seeger, DrPH, PharmD3 ; Charlalynn Harris, MPH, PhD4 ; Alex Secora, PhD6 ; Joyce Obidi, PhD2 ; Jing Wang, BA1 ; Jennifer Song, MA, MURP3 ; Cheryl N. McMahill-Walraven4 ; Christian Reich, MD, PhD6 ; Rowan McEvoy, BS1 ; Rose Do, MD1 ; Yoganand Chillarige, MPA1 ; Robin Clifford, MS, BS3 ; Danielle D Cooper4 ; Richard Forshee, PhD2 ; Steven A. Anderson, PhD, MPP2 1 Acumen LLC, Burlingame, CA, USA 2 US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA 3 Optum Epidemiology, Boston, MA, USA 4 Carelon Research, Wilmington, DE, USA 5 CVS Health/Aetna, Blue Bell, PA, USA 6 IQVIA, Falls Church, VA, USA

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.13.23296903v1.full.pdf

Sinister developments

Dr. John Campbell Sep 29, 2023

If you are a citizen or resident of the UK, please sign this petition and spread the word. The deadline to sign is October 3, 2023. https://petition.parliament.uk/petiti...

More useful links from James; https://jamesroguski.substack.com/p/a... http://StopTheAmendments.com http://ExitTheWHO.org (worldwide) http://ExitTheWHO.com (USA) http://ThePeoplesDeclaration.com http://ScrewTheWHO.com http://JamesRoguski.substack.com/archive

+1 310-619-3055 Sincerely, James Roguski

U.S. to rein in technology that limits Medicare Advantage care

By Susan Jaffe

Cholera cases doubled worldwide in 2022

By Erin Blakemore

What to Know About the New Covid Booster Shots

A Neurologist’s Tips to Protect Your Memory

Lisa Jarvis | Columnist

The US Deserves a Better Vaccine Rollout Than This

Mass. CVS customers report struggles getting COVID-19 vaccine

WCVB Channel 5 Boston Sep 29, 2023

CVS makes it easy to sign up for the new COVID-19 vaccine online. But some customers told us when they showed up for their appointment, they got turned away.

CORONAVIRUS

Head of EcoHealth Alliance to be questioned in House COVID-19 origins inquiry

by Gabrielle M. Etzel, Healthcare Reporter September 29, 2023 02:49 PM

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/head-of-ecohealth-alliance-covid-19-origins-inquiry

Children Are Dying in Ill-Prepared Emergency Rooms Across America

Hospitals and regulators have done little to ensure E.R.s are ready to treat children in emergencies, while researchers prove taking basic steps can save lives.Long read

Find Verified Hospitals Ready to Treat Children in Your Area

Now That Covid Is Back, Should I Mask on the Subway?

BiotechSTORM™ novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)/Monkeypox/Polio

China’s Top Virologist Issues STARK WARNING That Another Coronavirus Outbreak Highly Likely: Report

The Hill WASHINGTON 9/28/2023

Briahna Joy Gray and Amber Athey react to a new research paper authored by one of China's top virologists that another coronavirus outbreak is very likely. #covid19 #coronavirus

Open Access Published: 28 September 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers pro-atherogenic inflammatory responses in human coronary vessels

Nature Cardiovascular Research (2023)Cite this article

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Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) present increased risk for ischemic cardiovascular complications up to 1 year after infection. Although the systemic inflammatory response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection likely contributes to this increased cardiovascular risk, whether SARS-CoV-2 directly infects the coronary vasculature and attendant atherosclerotic plaques remains unknown. Here we report that SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA is detectable and replicates in coronary lesions taken at autopsy from severe COVID-19 cases. SARS-CoV-2 targeted plaque macrophages and exhibited a stronger tropism for arterial lesions than adjacent perivascular fat, correlating with macrophage infiltration levels. SARS-CoV-2 entry was increased in cholesterol-loaded primary macrophages and dependent, in part, on neuropilin-1. SARS-CoV-2 induced a robust inflammatory response in cultured macrophages and human atherosclerotic vascular explants with secretion of cytokines known to trigger cardiovascular events. Our data establish that SARS-CoV-2 infects coronary vessels, inducing plaque inflammation that could trigger acute cardiovascular complications and increase the long-term cardiovascular risk.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44161-023-00336-5

Can we treat autoimmune disease with 'inverse' vaccines?

Long COVID: prevalence vastly overestimated?

Scientists claim long COVID has been vastly overestimated, with figures inflated by studies with methodological flaw

September 27, 2023

Safer brain surgery using AI possible in two years

Artificial-intelligence technology can guide surgeons, which should make complicated operations safer.

Millions wrongly labelled with penicillin allergy

Many people are needlessly avoiding the most common antibiotics, which are the most effective.

Vaping safety message luring in children - expert

The messaging around vaping may be driving children and teens to take up the habit, says expert.

Owner's husband hunted in NY nursery fentanyl death

Video footage shows the man removing full shopping bags and fleeing before police arrived.

Chinese scientists use AI to develop groundbreaking drug

The new drug MDR-001 could become a disruptor in treatment of obesity and diabetes.

China boy, 8, ties himself to toddler sister during hospital wait to keep her safe

Mainland social media has been moved by the story of a caring eight-year-old boy in China who used toy string to tie himself to his sister, 3, as they waited for their abused mother to have hospital check-up.

28 Sep 2023 - 6:10PM

Flu cases spike at Hong Kong schools with ‘winter bringing more serious cases’

Child care has long been ‘broken.’ Things may get worse this weekend

Federal child-care funding is expiring, which may send providers spiraling. California will probably avoid the worst impact because of efforts to backfill funding.

Nearly 9 million Americans have long COVID, CDC says

CBS News Sep 27, 2023

Reports published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say nearly 18 million Americans experienced symptoms of long COVID — when symptoms remain for at least four weeks after a patient has cleared the infection — in 2022 and nearly 9 million people currently have the condition, which can linger for months or years. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, has more on the report's findings.

Lisa Jarvis | Columnist

Long Covid Is Real. Now the Evidence Is Piling Up.

CVS Faces Lawsuit from Local Pharmacy Alleging Unfair Fees for Dispensing Drugs

Here’s what to know about “Paxlovid rebound.”

The Banality of Bad-Faith Science

BENJAMIN MAZER SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It’s the Best Time in History to Have a Migraine

Covid may have permanently damaged people's immunity

Wed, Sep 13

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.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/09/13/covid-may-have-permanently-damaged-peoples-immunity/

Open Access Published: 27 September 2023

Duration of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine persistence and factors associated with cardiac involvement in recently vaccinated patients

Aram J. Krauson, Faye Victoria C. Casimero, Zakir Siddiquee & James R. Stone

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Abstract

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BNT162b2 (BioNTech-Pfizer) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna) mRNA vaccines were expediently designed and mass produced. Both vaccines produce the full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein for gain of immunity and have greatly reduced mortality and morbidity from SARS-CoV-2 infection. The distribution and duration of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine persistence in human tissues is unclear. Here, we developed specific RT-qPCR-based assays to detect each mRNA vaccine and screened lymph nodes, liver, spleen, and myocardium from recently vaccinated deceased patients. Vaccine was detected in the axillary lymph nodes in the majority of patients dying within 30 days of vaccination, but not in patients dying more than 30 days from vaccination. Vaccine was not detected in the mediastinal lymph nodes, spleen, or liver. Vaccine was detected in the myocardium in a subset of patients vaccinated within 30 days of death. Cardiac ventricles in which vaccine was detected had healing myocardial injury at the time of vaccination and had more myocardial macrophages than the cardiac ventricles in which vaccine was not detected. These results suggest that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines routinely persist up to 30 days from vaccination and can be detected in the heart.

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Abstract

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.

Serious adverse events

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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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The FDA has given the all clear for a new Covid-19 booster shot as cases are on the uptick. The new vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer could go into arms by the end of the week.

CDC Advisers Weigh Covid-19 Booster Guidance as Latest Variants Spread

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna for people six months and older.

Sad excess deaths

Dr. John Campbell Sep 8, 2023

Our world in data covid vaccination status https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus

Office for health improvement https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIj... https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati...

Week ending 25 August 2023 (Week 34) England and Wales 10,086 deaths 203 mentioned novel coronavirus 2.0% of all deaths Of the 203 deaths 67.0% (136 deaths) recorded as underlying cause of death Deaths registered in the UK 11,522, (4.5% above five-year average)

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Check your semen!

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India's AI biotech takes on diabetes epidemic

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New Covid variant 'Pirola' sparks alarm in many countries | WION Newspoint

WION Sep 5, 2023 #pirolavariant #covid19 #latestnews

An article published in the Yale Medicine Review on August 31 has noted the rise of Covid-19 infections in multiple countries, driven by a new Coronavirus variant called BA.2.86, which is informally being termed ‘Pirola’. #pirolavariant #covid19 #latestnews

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In Wuhan, doctors knew the truth. They were told to keep quiet.

ANNALS OF AUTOCRACY

Opinion In Wuhan, doctors knew the truth. They were told to keep quiet.

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.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/22/wuhan-doctors-pandemic-china-coverup/

Natural immunity wins

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.

HEALTH ·CORONAVIRUS

New WHO chief scientist backs fact-finding mission to China to examine whether COVID accidentally leaked from Wuhan virus lab

BY CHRISTIAAN HETZNER August 21, 2023 at 8:43 AM EDT

https://fortune.com/2023/08/21/covid-lab-leak-china-who-chief-scientist-jeremy-farrar/

Covid Is Back. Is It Time to Pull Out Our Masks Again? Jessica Karl

Controversial law punishing doctors who spread COVID misinformation on track to be undone

The law was intended to protect patients from physicians who gave advice they knew to be false or misleading. But many doctors feared the law was too vague.

CDC, increased infection risk in vaccinated

Dr. John Campbell Aug 29, 2023

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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Fruit and vegetable ‘prescriptions’ may lead to better heart health

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As drugmakers slam Medicare price controls, Wall Street shrugs

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Comirnaty: EMA recommends approval of adapted COVID-19 vaccine targeting Omicron XBB.1.5

30/08/2023

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended authorising an adapted Comirnaty vaccine targeting the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant.

The vaccine – known as Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 – is to be used for preventing COVID-19 in adults and children from 6 months of age.

In line with previous recommendations by EMA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), adults and children from 5 years of age who require vaccination should have a single dose, irrespective of their COVID-19 vaccination history.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Receive Positive CHMP Opinion for Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 Vaccine in the European Union

US Health Officials Call for Moving Marijuana to Lower-Risk US Drug Category

COVID cases are rising, but should we start wearing masks again?

CBS Boston Aug 24, 2023

With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, many are wondering whether it's time to start masking up again.

No Covid Compliance This Time Around

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Lyme Disease Has Exploded, and a New Vaccine Is (Almost) Here

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Black Lung Resurgence Prompts New Mining Rules

With coronavirus on the upswing in California, new vaccine coming sooner than expected

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Severe health problems after childbirth in Pa. rose 40% between 2016 and 2022

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Could telehealth be the solution for the nursing shortage in hospitals? Jefferson Health thinks so

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Myocarditis, don't bother to report

Dr. John Campbell Aug 23, 2023

TGA to stop reporting myocarditis To donate to the work of campbellteaching around the world, https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted...

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.

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

https://www.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/...

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.

This winter will be the first time vaccines for RSV, flu and COVID-19 will be available

KSBY News Aug 18, 2023

This winter will be the first time vaccines for RSV, flu and COVID-19 will be available

FDA Approves RSV Vaccine to Pass Protection From Mother to Child

Doctors expect tens of thousands fewer infant hospitalizations because of new RSV tools.

America’s Obsession With Weight-Loss Drugs Is Affecting the Economy of Denmark

Opinion

In Wuhan, doctors knew the truth. They were told to keep quiet.

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FDA approves RSV vaccine in pregnancy to protect infants

By Fenit Nirappil

08.21.2023 Vaccines

U.S. FDA Approves ABRYSVO™, Pfizer’s Vaccine for the Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Infants Through Active Immunization of Pregnant Individuals 32-36 Weeks of Gestational Age

https://www.abrysvo.com/older-adults

Biden targets 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiation talks

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COVID hospitalizations on the rise: Do you need another booster?

TODAY Aug 18, 2023 #booster #covid #vaccine

COVID cases and hospitalizations are on the rise with some of the biggest spikes in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. NBC medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins TODAY to weigh in on safety precautions, including getting another booster.

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Covid, ADHD, race: Parents explain why they home-school their kids

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South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Six-Week Abortion Ban

The newly constituted all-male court reversed itself from a ruling earlier this year.

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Also Works Against Heart Failure

In a study, the medicine eased symptoms of the heart condition, which can cause fatigue and shortness of breath and lead to hospitalizations and deaths.

‘Forever chemicals’ found in 76% of Pennsylvania streams sampled

Frank Kummer

Moderna paid 400 million to NIH

Dr. John Campbell Aug 18, 2023

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-

Covid-19 cases on the rise and a new booster is in the pipeline

NBC News Aug 17, 2023 #Covid #Health #Booster

Covid-19 hospitalizations jumped more than 14 percent across the country in the most recent week, signaling a Covid resurgence. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has more details on the new vaccine boosters and when they may become available.

BiotechSTORM™ novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)/Monkeypox/Polio

Importance of human life

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

A Big Health Insurer Is Ripping Up the Playbook on Drug Pricing

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Child-Care Prices Are Rising at Nearly Twice the Overall Inflation Rate

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Cancer among younger Americans is on the rise, new study shows

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New vaccines this fall could curb covid variant, respiratory viruses

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CDC: New strain of E. coli is behind outbreaks traced to lettuce

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2% of vaccine reactions reported

Dr. John Campbell Aug 12, 2023

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?

Philly COVID cases are on a slight uptick, a reminder that the disease is still part of daily life

Excess deaths persist

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)

A listeria outbreak has been tied to soft serve ice cream cups sold in Pa., N.J., and Del.

The local reports of nicotine exposures come as national numbers are rising as well.

Nicotine exposures are skyrocketing among kids in N.J. and Pa. — especially those under 5

Fake and misleading facts on TikTok, a gender bias in diagnosis: Three women in Asia fought for an ADHD diagnosis.

With coronavirus uptick, should I get a COVID shot? When are new vaccines available?

A surge in eating disorders in Medi-Cal patients shows stark gaps in care

Murrieta school district mandates parental notification if child is transgender

Why are more students chronically absent in California, U.S.? Study examines troubling trend

California had among the highest increases in chronic absenteeism in the country, about 1 million additional students were chronically absent when compared with the year before the pandemic.

ADHD in women: The struggle for a diagnosis

Migraine: How it starts and how to treat it

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Breastmilk sugar molecule boosts infant brains — study

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Gallery: Kindergarten for Kids With Special Needs

Hong Kong nurse’s negligence ‘contributed to fatal blunder’ with premature newborn

Too few mums are breastfeeding. These women are doing something about it

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She’s made her peace with terminal cancer – but not with her lack of choice

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12 Aug 2023 - 7:01PM

Fatigue, persistent cough? Maybe you have long Covid – how TCM could help

More people are turning to traditional Chinese medicine to recover from long Covid symptoms such as fatigue, persistent cough and erectile dysfunction, one expert says.

6 Aug 2023 - 6:15PM

No, you don't have the 'August flu.' It's probably COVID.

Kate Hull Aug 11, 2023, 6:15 PM EDT

If you have a headache, fever or sniffles it's likely COVID-19, not the "August flu."
It's rare to get the flu in the summer, an expert told Insider, but COVID-19 is still around.
If you have flu symptoms, experts recommend getting tested for COVID-19 and staying home.

https://www.insider.com/august-flu-vs-covid-infection-rate-2023-8

COVID-19 EG.5 variant spreading through U.S.

CBS News Aug 10, 2023

The fast-spreading new COVID-19 variant EG.5 now makes up the largest proportion of new COVID-19 infections nationwide, the CDC says. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joined CBS News to discuss how to protect yourself.

A New Omicron Subvariant, Dubbed ‘Eris,’ Heralds Covid-19’s Resurgence

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Will Stay Hard to Get This Year

Novo Nordisk said it would continue to reduce the availability of lower doses that are meant for new patients, as demand outpaces its ability to make enough.

COVID-19 is ‘heating up all around’ this summer. Should we be wearing masks again?

U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year, the CDC reports

Ozempic Settles the Obesity Debate: It’s Biology Over Willpower

Novo Nordisk to acquire obesity drugmaker Inversago Pharma for up to $1 billion

Annika Kim Constantino THU, AUG 10TH 2023

Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk extends curb on supply of weight-loss drug, raises outlook

Hannah Ward-Glenton THU, AUG 10TH 2023

Abortion rights keep winning on conservative ballots, with more up for vote

Spencer Kimball WED, AUG 9TH 2023

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Insurers face long road to cover obesity drugs after promising Wegovy heart data

WED, AUG 9TH 2023

More adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications. An expert explains what could be driving the trend.

Margaret Sibley, The Conversation

Thomas Jefferson’s fiscal 2023 loss was $231 million, excluding money from selling businesses

China Vows Sweeping Anti-Graft Campaign in Health Care Crackdown

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As the new Eris Covid variant spreads across the world, here’s what we know so far

Jenni Reid

UK Covid Update Today | Covid 19 Cases In UK Increases As New Covid Variant Eris Spreads Rapidly

CNN-News18 Aug 5, 2023 #englishnews #uk #covid19

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.

EG.5.1 Nicknamed ‘Eris’ Is New Covid-19 Variant Spreading, Monitored By WHO

Bruce Y. Lee Senior Contributor Aug 6, 2023,04:43pm EDT

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.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/08/06/eg51-nicknamed-eris-is-new-covid-19-variant-spreading-monitored-by-who/?sh=5def15215941

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Cuts Heart Risk in New Study

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WHO names newly dominant EG.5 strain as COVID 'variant of interest'

Aug. 09, 2023 1:10 PM ETPfizer Inc. (PFE), BNTX, MRNA, NVAX

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Variant Proportions

Monitoring Variant Proportions anchor link

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions

EG.5 Initial Risk Evaluation, 9 August 2023

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/09082023eg.5_ire_final.pdf?sfvrsn=2aa2daee_1

A summer wave of COVID infections may be underway — and more

WGN News Jul 31, 2023

The CDC says it is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases after about seven months of steady declines.

Pfizer Misses Expectations but Bets on New Drug Launches to Ease Shortfall

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Pfizer limits some drugs’ distribution from tornado-damaged North Carolina plant

Annika Kim Constantino FRI, AUG 4TH 2023

Infant RSV shot wins CDC backing, paving way for fall availability

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Moderna raises Covid vaccine outlook despite sharp drop in quarterly sales

THU, AUG 3RD 2023

Coronavirus Variant EG.5 Takes Top Spot from ‘Arcturus’

More than a dozen omicron subvariants are circulating in the U.S.

By Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder| Aug. 4, 2023, at 3:05 p.m.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-08-04/covid-19-variant-eg-5-takes-top-spot-from-arcturus

The Health-Care Staffing Crisis Is Bad and Getting Worse

The shortages throughout the system, from doctors and nurses to home health aides, are a “national emergency.”

Red flags suggest possible COVID-19 resurgence, doctor says

Eyewitness News ABC7NY Jul 28, 2023 #covid #health #nyc

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.

When to Go Inside When It’s Very Hot? It Depends on Your Age

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At CHOP, ‘ultra-deep’ genetic testing detects rare mutations that cause debilitating childhood diseases

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Medical debt is pervasive in the U.S., totaling more than $200 billion and impacting millions. So why don’t we ever talk about it?

Millions more Americans have medical debt than student debt. Where’s their relief?

Victoria A. Brownworth, For The Inquirer

Biogen Makes Biggest M&A Bet to Date on Rare Diseases with Reata Deal

One in 35

Dr. John Campbell Jul 26, 2023

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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An Unwelcome Visitor Returns This Summer. Hint: It’s Covid.

China Probed Covid-19 Policy Leaks by Ex-Government Officials

National-security personnel questioned expert-consulting firms last year when information about China’s pandemic policies was moving markets.

Scientists find clue to what makes multiple sclerosis worse

June 28, 2023

A main cause of multiple sclerosis

January 13, 2022

Living with multiple sclerosis

October 16, 2019

Stigma and ignorance at heart of India's diabetes problem

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Bacteriophages: 'Good viruses' that fight bad bacteria

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How much heat can humans tolerate?

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Excess deaths with Senator Rennick

Dr. John Campbell Jul 18, 2023

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?

Scientists find clue to what makes multiple sclerosis worse June 28, 2023

A main cause of multiple sclerosis January 13, 2022

Living with multiple sclerosis

Siestas in Germany? Doctors recommend mid-day break

Living with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder causes mood swings between manic phases of euphoria and phases of depression.

Psychosomatic disorders easily undiagnosed

Psychosomatic conditions are often caused by stress, and result in pain, dizziness and exhaustion.

India: Lung disease turns Budhpura into 'village of widows'

Many men in Budhpura, the epicenter of India's sandstone industry, have died of the lung disease silicosis.

Diabetes cases predicted to rise to 1.3 billion by 2050

A new study projects that global diabetes cases will rise from 529 million to 1.3 billion by 2050.

New HPV test crucial step for eradicating cervical cancer

A new affordable, point-of-care HPV test could be a major step towards eradicating cervical cancer.

Heatwaves set records, trigger health warnings in US and Europe

As I See It | What the emergence of ‘full-time children’ tells us about modern China

Josephine Ma

The HPV vaccine is a ‘life-saver,’ but too many kids aren’t getting it. It’s time for a mandate.

Eddy Bresnitz, For The Inquirer

PERSPECTIVE

COVID propaganda vs. reality

US flying blind amid warnings of new COVID-19 surge

Evan Blake @evanblake17

By multiple early indications, the United States has entered yet another surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, with wastewater levels, emergency room visits for COVID-19 and test positivity rates all on the rise across much of the country.

Between June 24 and July 12, the Biobot wastewater tracker showed a 46 percent increase nationally, concentrated in the South and on the coasts. According to one infectious disease modeler, these wastewater levels translate to roughly 280,000 Americans presently being infected with COVID-19 each day and rising.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/07/18/pers-j18.html

New findings offer more answers on long Covid

NBC News Jul 18, 2023 #NBCNews #LongCovid #Covid

Northwestern University Medicine has released new findings that may help medical professionals better understand the biological causes of long Covid-19 symptoms. NBC News' Dr. Akshay Syal reports on the data and his conversations with medical researchers.

US Suspends Wuhan Institute Funds Over Covid Stonewalling

Lab accused of failing to provide safety, security documents
US has been pressuring China for transparency on Covid-19

US Suspends Wuhan Institute Funds Over Covid Stonewalling

US Suspends Wuhan Institute Funds Over Covid Stonewalling

By Riley GriffinJuly 18, 2023 at 6:42 PM EDTUpdated on July 18, 2023 at 10:40 PM EDT

The Biden administration formally halted the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to US funding, citing unanswered safety and security questions for the facility at the center of the Covid lab leak theory.

The Department of Health and Human Services notified the institute about the suspension on Monday and told the lab it’s seeking to cut it off permanently, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News. An HHS review that started in September raised concern that the facility based in Wuhan, where Covid first emerged, is violating biosafety protocols and isn’t complying with US regulations.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-18/us-suspends-wuhan-institute-funds-over-covid-stonewalling

The World Bakes Under Extreme Heat

A string of deadly heat waves has upended daily life across much of the world, straining businesses and threatening power grids.

FDA approves drug to protect babies from RSV

CBS Mornings Jul 18, 2023 #rsv #news #fda

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of immunization to protect babies from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. Dr. Celine Gounder explains who should use the drug, nirsevimab, and other ways to protect against infection. #news #fda #rsv

Beyfortus approved in the US for the prevention of RSV lower respiratory tract disease in infants17 July 2023

July 17, 2023

Press Release: FDA approves Beyfortus™ (nirsevimab-alip) to protect infants against RSV disease

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First RSV antibody treatment to protect all infants approved in the U.S.

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Weight-loss drugs carry high price tags, lots of questions for seniors

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4,000 people in the U.S. die by drowning every year

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Excess deaths, the silence

Dr. John Campbell Jul 16, 2023

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

This second video is a detailed discussion with the lead author, Dr. Vibeke Manniche • Viral vaccine pap...

What if We Could Get Rid of Menopause?

New efforts to boost women’s health and extend fertility depend on developing tools to slow the aging of ovaries.

Drugs Like Ozempic Created a Gold Rush. These Drugmakers Want In.

Companies developing weight-loss drugs have raised or made deals valued at more than $1.4 billion since about a year ago.

Virginia Leads the Way on Medical Price Transparency

By Dan Helmer | Cross Country

To Treat Extreme Heat, Ice-Packed Body Bags and Wet Gowns

Ice, water and fans are among the remedies for nausea, muscle cramps and comas caused by high body temperatures.

Millions Are Under Air-Quality Alerts Again

Smoke from Canada’s worst wildfire season ever could linger through fall, forecasters say.3 min read

Surviving Death Valley at 128 degrees ‘like a blow-dryer in my face’

At the Furnace Creek Visitor Center, a digital thermometer read 123 degrees — within striking distance of the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

Second Alzheimer’s drug in the pipeline promises to slow worsening but with safety concern

New research shows another experimental Alzheimer's drug can modestly slow patients' inevitable worsening.

Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Untested, Bacteria-Tainted Eyedrops Blinded and Killed Americans

By Peter Robison and Priyanka Pulla

Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug slows disease, data show

https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/new... • Surge in Heart De...

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Excess heart deaths

Dr. John Campbell Jul 8, 2023

Nearly 100,000 more deaths involving heart conditions and stroke than usual since pandemic began

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.

Then focuses on treatment difficulties Iatrogenesis https://www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...

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Poisoned Cough Syrup Killed Kids. The Investigation Was Cut Short

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FDA Approval Isn’t Always a Happy Day for Biotech Investors

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Which organs are part of the immune system?

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Judge blocks US officials from contacting social media firms

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Diabetes cases predicted to rise to 1.3 billion by 2050

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New HPV test crucial step for eradicating cervical cancer

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New Alzheimer’s Drug Is First to Show It Slows Disease. But It’s Facing a Rocky Rollout

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How Deadly Cough Syrup Spread Around the World

California’s COVID-19 hospitalizations are near historic lows. Will the lull last?

The coming weeks will help determine whether some kind of uptick in coronavirus transmission is on tap, or if conditions will remain relatively quiet until the fall and winter.

More locally-acquired malaria cases reported in U.S.

CBS Evening News Jul 7, 2023 #news #malaria #mosquito

The first locally-acquired U.S. malaria cases in 20 years were recently reported in Florida and Texas, as hot and humid conditions have helped contribute to a more active mosquito season. Omar Villafranca has more. #news #malaria #mosquito

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China risks a bad image with travellers if it does not get rid of health ‘black code

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Alzheimer’s drug trials target older Californians. Do they understand what they’re signing up for?

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FDA expected to make final decision on Alzheimer's drug Leqembi today

CNBC Television Jul 6, 2023 #CNBC #CNBCTV

Dr. Kavita Patel, NBC News medical contributor and former Obama White House policy director, joins 'Squawk Box' to preview the FDA's expected decision on the Alzheimer's treatment Leqembi today.

Cannabis Is Linked to Mental Illness

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FDA Approves Leqembi, Extending Alzheimer's Treatment to More Patients

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US Intelligence final report

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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Dr. John Campbell May 19, 2023

Covid symptoms are mostly ‘cold like’ and mild Symptom Prevalence (%) Sore throat 60.45 Blocked nose 57.17 Runny nose 52.68 Headache 49.74 Sneezing 49.05 Cough no phlegm 46.46 Hoarse voice 40.24 Cough with phlegm 40.24 Muscle pains aches 30.57 Fatigue 23.66 Dizzy light headed 21.07 Altered smell 20.38 Eye soreness 18.83 Swollen neck glands 18.65 Loss of smell 17.27 Shortness of breath 14.51 Earache 13.99 Joint pain shoulders 13.99 Fever 13.47 Chest pain tightness 13.3 UK excess deaths https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati... Week 16 (W/E 21 April) + 22.1% 2,540 Week 17 (W/E 28 April) + 12.9% 1,569 Week 18 (W/E 5 May) + 5.4% 598 Professor Fenton. Substack, https://wherearethenumbers.substack.c... And YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/@NormanFenton... Canada excess deaths https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/7... The actual number of observed deaths is ‘at least’ the black dotted line. Whenever the black line is above the blue line it is probable that there were excess deaths Whenever the black line is above the red dotted line it is almost certain there are excess deaths. So, it is likely there have been excess deaths every month since mid-March with especially large peaks in April-May and December. Any number bigger than the red dotted line, then we expect something new is likely causing this especially high number of deaths. Australia excess deaths https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/hea... January 2023 There were 14,547 deaths in January, 12.4% more than the baseline average (but 10.5% less than January 2022) COVID-19 caused 213 deaths in February, down from 731 in January Jan to December 2022 In 2022, there were 190,394 deaths, which is 25,235 (15.3%) more than the historical average

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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

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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).

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the CDC

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.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3964240-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-rose-279-oxycodone-deaths-fell-in-5-years

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/202205.htm

Report No. 27 May 2023

Estimates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Heroin, and Oxycodone: United States, 2021 Merianne Rose Spencer, M.P.H., Margaret Warner, Ph.D., Jodi A. Cisewski, M.P.H., Arialdi Miniño, M.P.H., David Dodds, Janaka Perera, and Farida B. Ahmad, M.P.H.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr027.pdf

Eli Lilly Drug Slows Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds

The results of the final-stage trial pave the way for the company to apply for US approval.

Eli Lilly Says Drug Slowed Alzheimer’s in Large Study

Based on the new data, Lilly said it plans to apply this quarter to the FDA for approval to market the drug.

Children with COVID-19 face increased risk of pink eye, doctors say

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Physicians are warning pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is now one of the symptoms of COVID-19.

Americans Go Hungry, Economic Growth Under Pressure as SNAP Benefits Expire

Chinese Man Who Reported on Covid to Be Released After 3 Years

Randi Weingarten’s Incredible Covid Memory Loss

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Another Drug Captures Attention in the Fight Against Aging

Longevity seekers are captivated by a transplant drug called rapamycin, but many doctors are wary.

For Babies Born Addicted to Opioids, Doctors Try New Caregiving Approach

For thousands of babies born in withdrawal each year because of mothers who use opioids, a new method of care replaces morphine or methodone with something as effective—mom’s comforting touch.

Camden high school students are getting hands-on pharmacy experience for N.J.’s first-of-its kind program

It is the latest effort by the South Jersey school system to promote Career Technical Education by providing students with academic and technical skills and training in a future career.

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Researchers Identify Possible New Risk for Breast Cancer

Bilingualism May Stave Off Dementia, Study Suggests

Miscarriage and stillbirths increases

Dr. John Campbell Apr 24, 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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Over 6% of U.S. adults are suffering from long COVID, survey finds

CBS News Apr 24, 2023 #covid19 #health #news

A survey from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that more than 6% of American adults currently have long COVID and more than 15% have had it at some point in time. Dr. Jodie Guest, a professor and vice chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, joins "CBS News Mornings" with more on the symptoms of long COVID. #news #health #covid19

Congress Considers Paying Developers of New Antibiotics

Bipartisan legislation would commit $6 billion for treatments of drug-resistant infections that win approval.

Mounjaro Helps Diabetes Patients Lose ‘Meaningful’ Weight, Study Shows

Participants with Type 2 diabetes who were also overweight or obese lost up to 15.7% of body weight

The FDA just approved one of the first drugs for ALS. Some raise questions, but this Penn patient has no doubt.

Neurologist Toby Ferguson, formerly of Temple University and Penn Medicine, helped develop the Biogen drug, to be sold as Qalsody.

Will weight-loss drugs put diet charlatans out of business? I hope so.

By Tamar Haspel

The new face of Alzheimer’s: Early-stage patients who refuse to surrender

Exercises like jogging or weight training may help addiction recovery

By Gretchen Reynolds

Melatonin gummies taken to promote sleep often were ‘inaccurately labeled,’ study says

How this lifelong academic is fighting Alzheimer’s

How — and why — you should increase your social network as you age

For cancer survivors, sexual intimacy can pose unexpected issues

By Netana H. Markovitz

Ask a Doctor: Can gum disease cause other health problems?

By Haider Warraich, MD

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Medicare payments to hospital outpatient centers are in Congress's crosshairs

By Rachel Roubein and McKenzie Beard

Scientists identify thousands of unknown viruses in babies’ diapers

By Erin Blakemore

Experts trace flawed U.S. covid response and how to fix it

CDC issues warning about a fungus called Candida auris

CBS News Apr 25, 2023 #news #health #fungus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about Candida auris, a fungus that can lead to drug-resistant infections and even death, in some cases. Capt. Arjun Srinivasan, deputy director of program improvement for the CDC's division of health care quality, discusses the rise in drug-resistant microbes and superbugs with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers. #news #health #fungus

India’s Population Surpasses China, Shifting Global Order

Merck Keeps Striking Out on Expanding Its Cancer-Drug Juggernaut

The company needs combinations to extend Keytruda sales after patent expires.

New COVID-19 variant 'Arcturus' is on the rise in U.S. | ABCNL

ABC News Apr 24, 2023 #covid19 #abcnews #arcturus

The new subvariant has similar symptoms to seasonal allergies and accounts for an estimated 10% of new U.S. COVID-19 cases, the CDC reports. Dr. Alok Patel has more on the new subvariant.

Latest COVID booster guidance as new Arcturus subvariant spreads

CBS News Apr 19, 2023 #covid19 #arcturus #news

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off on guidance for another COVID-19 vaccine booster for higher-risk groups. Meanwhile, a new subvariant of the virus first detected in India is spreading across the U.S. Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, director of health for the city of St. Louis, joins CBS News to discuss. #news #covid19 #arcturus

New coronavirus subvariant Arcturus is now in L.A. Is there reason to worry?

The subvariant has also attracted attention following reports linking it to what has been a rare COVID-19 symptom: pink eye.

CDC greenlights spring COVID booster for some. Do you need it?

Hong Kong authorities confirm fourth monkeypox case as experts warn of more to come

Pennsylvania wants 189 agencies to return millions in COVID-19 aid

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Pinkeye cases rise in allergy season. It might be a covid symptom, too.