Dr. John Campbell Jun 14, 2024
Fauci congressional hearings indicate lab leak scenario. The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159... Our analyses clearly show that SARS-CoV-2 is not a laboratory construct or a purposefully manipulated virus. Although the evidence shows that SARS-CoV-2 is not a purposefully manipulated virus, we do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible. More scientific data could swing the balance of evidence to favor one hypothesis over another. Obtaining related viral sequences from animal sources would be the most definitive way of revealing viral origins. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/La... Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combatting COVID-19 We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin. We support the call from the Director-General of WHO to promote scientific evidence and unity over misinformation and conjecture
The lab leak theory in 2 minutes: A Chinese-American research collaboration intended to study viruses like SARS-CoV-2. The Americans intended to export the research to a low biosafety level in Wuhan but kept it secret because fellow scientists would "freak out." via @quay_dr
https://x.com/emilyakopp/status/1803115375216759050
Richard Ebright identifies the source of the intensity around the COVID origins debate as a culture in virology that resists considering the enormous unintended consequences of gain-of-function research and resists regulation. @R_H_Ebright
https://x.com/emilyakopp/status/1803131795593928735
Dr. Fauci said "I don't recall" 174 times during his deposition in Biden v. Missouri Not only is it factually incorrect and demeaning to call Dr. @Ayjchan "fuzzy" on COVID origins But Dr. Fauci has lost intellectual authority following his COVID amnesia under oath.
https://x.com/WashburneAlex/status/1803484537604714771
Senator Ron Johnson@SenRonJohnson
In Eisenhower’s farewell address, he warned us that government-funded research would corrupt science. We did not heed his warning, and saw his predicted “scientific-technological elite” completely fail during the COVID pandemic. Exhibits A & B: Dr. Fauci and Dr. Garry.
https://x.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1803216657650688415
Richard H. Ebright@R_H_Ebright
"[R]esearch at the Wuhan Institute of Virology resulted in a modified virus that was 10,000 times more infectious in lungs, 1 million times more infectious in brains and three times more lethal in humanized lab mice, Ebright testified earlier this week"
https://x.com/R_H_Ebright/status/1804025498328035562
Dr. Anthony Fauci writes COVID-19 lab leak is a 'conspiracy theory'...
From nypost.com 1:36 AM · Jun 21, 2024
By Social Links forJosh ChristensonPublished June 20, 2024 Updated June 20, 2024, 7:13 p.m. ET
The origin, of the origin, of the origin, of covid is becoming clearer...
https://x.com/mattwridley/status/1804068918442532903
Richard H. Ebright@R_H_Ebright
"The fact that those conducting and funding…dangerous pandemic research have for so long successfully resisted independent oversight of their work is why the investigation into the lab leak origins of COVID is so important, argues Richard Ebright"
https://x.com/R_H_Ebright/status/1803907381803331681
CHRISTIAN BRITSCHGI | 6.20.2024 2:40 PM
https://reason.com/2024/06/20/in-congress-debate-rages-about-how-to-prevent-the-next-lab-leak/
Dr. John Campbell Jun 12, 2024
Important statement from Dr. Joseph Fraiman, physician and clinical scientist.
Serious adverse events of special interest following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in randomized trials in adults / josephfraiman https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36055...
My interview with Dr. Fraiman • Serious adverse events Transcript
WHO secrecy
Apr 12 2024
Interview with leading researcher James Roguski on the new international health regulations from the WHO.
Apr 24, 2024 03:31 AM WORLD
By Xu Wen and Denise Jia
Researchers find Covid viral persistence not only exists in adults, but also in children.
Growing evidence suggests that symptoms associated with post-Covid condition, known as long Covid, can affect multiple organs and systems in the human body, yet the connection to the virus is not clear, a study published Monday in The Lancet shows.
The study carried out at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing after the wave of infections from the Covid-19 omicron variant in December 2022, was to investigate the persistence of the virus in tissues and its association with long Covid symptoms.
Bird Flu Is Spreading. Did We Learn Nothing From Covid?
By Katherine Eban May 1, 2024 NEW YORK
This two-year investigation was produced in collaboration with students at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York who have since graduated.
Audrey Carleton, Bruce Gil, Emily Nadal, and Zachary Smith contributed to this report.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/01/brain-biopsies-mount-sinai-fda-review/
Thousands Believe Covid Vaccines Harmed Them. Is Anyone Listening?
By ANGELY MERCADO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 07:39 EDT, 6 May 2024 | UPDATED: 08:37 EDT, 6 May 2024
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13377471/Hamsters-infected-virus-Ebola.html
Dr. John Campbell May 5, 2024
Thousands (or is it millions) believe covid vaccines harmed them https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/he... May 3, 2024
Case study, 37 year old woman Fit and well Within minutes of getting the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, felt pain racing from her left arm up to her ear and down to her fingertips. Within days, she was unbearably sensitive to light and struggled to remember simple facts. Now, + 3 years Diagnosed with brain damage, cannot work, drive or stand for long periods of time. ‘devastation of what this has done to my life, and how much I’ve lost’ As of April 2024, over 13,000 vaccine-injury compensation claims filed with the federal government 19% have been reviewed 47% deemed eligible for compensation https://www.hrsa.gov/cicp/cicp-data 12 claims paid out, average of $3,600 Akiko Iwasaki, immunologist, vaccine expert, Yale University people who say they have post-vaccination injuries are “just completely ignored and dismissed and gaslighted,” Dr. Janet Woodcock, retired, FDA some recipients, uncommon but “serious” and “life-changing” reactions beyond those described by federal agencies. “I feel bad for those people,” “I believe their suffering should be acknowledged, that they have real problems, and they should be taken seriously.” “I’m disappointed in myself,” “I did a lot of things I feel very good about, but this is one of the few things I feel I just didn’t bring it home.” Article then comments on disparate US health care systems No central repository of vaccine recipients Government’s compensation fund, officially recognizes few side effects for Covid vaccines. And vaccine supporters, including federal officials, worry that even a whisper of possible side effects feeds into misinformation spread by a vitriolic anti-vaccine movement. Patients who believe they experienced serious side effects say they have received little support or acknowledgment. SB, 54, nurse practitioner, (man) New York City ever since his first Covid shot, merely standing up sent his heart racing, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome stinging pain in his eyes, mouth and genitals, which has abated, and tinnitus, which has not. AF “I can’t get the government to help me,” “I am told I’m not real. I’m told I’m rare. I’m told I’m coincidence.” RF, 49, physical therapist, (woman) Seattle Bell's palsy dramatic facial rash shingles RF reported it to federal databases twice. “I thought for sure someone would reach out, but no one ever did,” Interviews with 30 people Neurological, autoimmune, cardiovascular. All said they had been turned away by physicians, told their symptoms were psychosomatic, or labeled anti-vaccine by family and friends BC, doctor, (man) tinnitus and racing heart lasted about a week after each shot. GP, doctor, (man) loud whooshing sound in his ears had accompanied every moment since his first shot, entreaties to colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explore the phenomenon, tinnitus, had led nowhere. “If they have done studies, those studies should be published,” CDC recognises Agency has documented only four serious but rare side effects Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Guillain Barre, blood clotting disorder mRNA vaccines, heart inflammation, or myocarditis Anaphylaxis Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, director, C.D.C.’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. agency’s systems for monitoring vaccine safety are “pretty close” to ideal, he said. The C.D.C. has said there were no confirmed deaths related to myocarditis, but in fact there have been several accounts of deaths reported post-vaccination.
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Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic@COVIDSelect BREAKING
NEW State Department documents reviewed by @COVIDSelect suggest COVID-19 leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China and the CCP covered it up. These classified documents were previously released in an unclassified and highly redacted FOIA production to @USRightToKnow. Today, Chairman @RepBradWenstrup requested @StateDept rapidly declassify the documents and share the truth about the origins of COVID-19 with the American people
https://twitter.com/COVIDSelect/status/1787980593164058743
May 7, 2024
The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C St., NW Washington, D.C. 20451
Dear Secretary Blinken:
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic (Select Subcommittee) is investigating the origins of COVID-19. Since April 2, 2020, Committee on Oversight and Accountability Republicans have investigated the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) role in obscuring the truth regarding the initial outbreak, and whether any U.S. taxpayer dollars funded the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s (WIV) dangerous gain-of-function research.
1 On February 27, 2023 we wrote to the Department requesting information pertinent to this investigation.
2 Pursuant to that letter, the Department recently produced classified documents to the Select Subcommittee that were previously released in an unclassified and highly redacted Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) production to U.S. Right to Know.
3 These documents contain highly pertinent information that credibly suggests: 1) COVID-19 originated from a lab-related accident in Wuhan, China; 2) The CCP acted to prevent, and in fact obstructed, a fulsome investigation into these matters; and 3) A seamless relationship between the WIV and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. The American people deserve to see the information that is hidden under these redactions.
NEW emails suggest that EcoHealth Alliance President Dr. Peter Daszak intentionally obstructed
's investigation into his use of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research in China. Did he employ his publicist to help?
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024.05.08-SSCP-Letter-to-JS.pdf
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic
https://twitter.com/COVIDSelect/status/1788567195649261892
There’s a New Covid Variant. What Will That Mean for Spring and Summer?
The pandemic virus continues to be a bigger killer than the flu, even amid hopes it will one day fade into the background with other respiratory diseases.
By Jason Gale May 20, 2024 at 6:00 AM EDT
Status: ActiveAdvisory number:240522Date issued:21 May 2024Issued
by:Dr Clare Looker, Chief Health OfficerIssued to:Victorian public and health professionals
What you need to know HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT26 May 2024
‘No reason to panic’ in Singapore, even with latest wave of Covid-19 infections
Hong Kong doctors must be ‘vigilant against upsurge’ of whooping cough cases
Half of Japan’s Covid-19 experts faced threats, abuse by ‘anti-vaxxers’: survey
Now is the time to talk about vaccines, but Covid-19 leaves polarising legacy
SUMMARY FAQs including the latest timetable for vaccine rollout and vaccine efficacy data plus news and updates on research into a vaccine to combat the new strain of coronavirus which has infected tens of millions of people and led to the deaths of more than a million around the globe.
Dr. John Campbell Mar 21, 2024
And excess deaths and changes in the causes of death. / 1769790511475212394
The long term sick has risen by over 700,000 people since the spring of 2021, this coincides with the rollout of the experimental Covid 19 vaccine. https://www.hartgroup.org/rise-in-lon... https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIj...
What We Know About Bird Flu in Dairy Cows and People
Former New York Times reporter said he became sceptical of hypothesis involving Wuhan laboratory after virologists said it wasn’t possible
Susie Coen, US CORRESPONDENT 26 March 2024 • 7:54pm
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/03/26/new-york-times-donald-mcneil-wuhan-lab-leak-theory/
Moderna Achieves Positive Interim Results from Phase 3 Trial of Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccine
26 March 2024
Moderna Advances Multiple Vaccine Programs to Late-Stage Clinical Trials
27 March 2024
CBS 8 San Diego Mar 18, 2024 •
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory for Americans traveling internationally for spring break. The advisory was issued after 58 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. including one in San Diego County and the number is growing around the world. The CDC says almost all of the cases were connected to travel outside of the U.S. and has updated its travel guidelines, now recommending Americans check in with their doctors six weeks before international travel to confirm that they are up-to-date on their measles vaccines.
CBS News Mar 13, 2024
Chicago health officials have linked at least seven cases of a measles outbreak to a migrant shelter in the city. Susan Bleasdale, the chief quality officer at University of Illinois Hospital and Health, joined CBS News to discuss the outbreak.
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.”
The number of children who visited emergency rooms for unsupervised melatonin consumption increased 420% from 2009 to 2020.
To rein in spiraling spending, employers are discontinuing reimbursement or placing new limits on who is covered.
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
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.
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?
It’s Official: We Can Pretty Much Treat Covid Like the Flu Now. Here’s a Guide.
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%.
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
Barbara Laker and David Gambacorta
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.
15 Feb 2024 - 6:55PM
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...
Dr. John Campbell Dr. John Campbell Feb 7, 2024
Time for serious action and answers
Age-restricted video (based on Community Guidelines)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z06xBRCwGp0
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...
A second deaf patient is undergoing the treatment produced by Eli Lilly at CHOP on Friday.
The UN health agency said holiday gatherings and a new variant have fueled COVID cases globally. January 11, 2024
February 10, 2024
January 31, 2024
Case rates are increasing, especially for Black and Hispanic women.
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
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
Here’s what Medicare and the pharmaceutical companies will be hashing out, and what it will mean for you.
Dr. John Campbell Jan 22, 2024
Our world in data excess mortality https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ex...
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...
CDC officials were worried about causing panic.
By Zachary Stieber1/25/2024Updated:1/25/2024
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).
INDIA January 30, 2024
January 10, 2024
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 hopes routine vaccination program against malaria will save tens of thousands of lives. CAMEROON
By Bob Greene | Commentary
Corporation accused of reporting rare deaths as the norm during pandemic
Simon Johnson, SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR
25 January 2024 • 11:47am
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.
《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。
发表时间: 19/01/2024 - 16:11
PANDEMIC ORIGINS CONTACT JAMIE METZL
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/
Posted: January 18, 2024 by Emily Kopp
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
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."
By Warren P. Strobel Updated Jan. 17, 2024 4:14 pm ET
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
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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.
The lead time could have been crucial to combating the pandemic, analysts say.
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
The UN health agency said holiday gatherings and a new variant have fueled COVID cases globally. January 11, 2024
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
Posted: January 18, 2024 by Gary Ruskin
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.
Brendan Taylor January 17, 2024 11:43 am
https://insiderpaper.com/get-ready-for-disease-x-who-chief-says-at-the-wef-in-davos/
Brendan Taylor January 17, 2024 10:54 am
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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."
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,”
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
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Many are experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms, as if they had a stomach bug instead.
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.
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.
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Add young children to the list of students who need help catching up after the pandemic, according to recent test scores.
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
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA January 12, 2024
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
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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.
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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
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4 Jan 2024 - 10:00PM
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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."
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.
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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."
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.
30 Dec 2023 - 8:00AM
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.
Marlene Cimons, Washington Post
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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.
6abc Philadelphia Dec 27, 2023
Amid the holiday season, local doctors are keeping an eye on an increase in respiratory illnesses.
The Apple Watch maker confronts technical puzzles and patent-wielding rivals as it tries to create an all-in-one health wearable.
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
12/21/2023
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...
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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
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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."
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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.
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According to research conducted by the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), located in Utrecht, about 25 miles south of Amsterdam, 80 out of every 100,000 children in the age range of 5 to 14 had pneumonia last week.
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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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November 29, 2023
Rise in respiratory illnesses in mainland China may be driven by known pathogens, but, as with Covid-19, vigilance and transparency are required 29 Nov 2023 - 11:09PM
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.
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COVID, 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."
https://www.amazon.com/Expired-untold-Dr-Clare-Craig/dp/1739344707
November 30, 2023
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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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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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China Battles Surge in Respiratory Infections Among Children
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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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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.”
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‘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.
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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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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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Author Affiliations Published Online: Sep 19 2023 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.230743
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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.
To assess myocardial 18Fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake on PET/CT in asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated patients compared to nonvaccinated patients.
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).
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
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.
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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
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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.
by Gabrielle M. Etzel, Healthcare Reporter September 29, 2023 02:49 PM
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
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
Nature Cardiovascular Research (2023)Cite this article
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
September 27, 2023
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