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Hello Everyone, My name is John Campbell and I am a retired Nurse Teacher and former clinical nurse based in England. I also do some teaching in Asia and Africa when time permits. These videos are to help students to learn the background to all forms of health care. My PhD focused on the development of open learning resources for nurses nationally and internationally. LinkedIn profile, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-john-campbell-5256223b/ Twitter, https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed. They should never replace individual clinical judgement from your own health care provider. No media-based material on this channel is suitable for using as professional medical advice. All comments are also for educational purposed only and must never replace advice from your own health care provider

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  • October 2 · 30 min

    Canada, National Citizens Inquiry

    Canadian National Citizens Inquiry (interim report) Discussion with Mr Ches Crosbie, National Citizens Inquiry administrator. Commissioners Report + Open Letter to PM Trudeau https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/commissioners-report/ 300+ Testimonies from NCI Witnesses https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/testimony/ Join our Mailing List (Newsletter) https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/signup/ Public Exhibits from Expert and Lay Witnesses https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/exhibits-2/ Questions in the interview Surely it is the job of governments to evaluate the nature of the national response to the covid pandemic? Why have a group of concerned Canadian citizens felt it necessary to make this enquiry and evaluation? How were the covid vaccines first authorised in Canada? Its over 2 and a half years later, have the covid vaccines not been approved under the traditional approval process for drugs in Canada? Is NCI now satisfied that Health Canada has now establish the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines? Has HC published transparent strict proof of safety and efficacy of covid vaccines as it has worked through the established Canadian drug approval regulations? What is the system for reporting adverse vaccine reactions in Canada? Is this system functional, universally known and easy to use, does it publish full objective data for individuals to make a vaccination decision based on full informed consent? https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html Approved vaccines are available at no cost for those 6 months of age and older. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 27 min

    Zinc nutrition as we enter endemic phase

    Zinc and immune function: the biological basis of altered resistance to infection https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9701160/ Zinc is known to play a central role in the immune system and zinc-deficient persons experience increased susceptibility to a variety of pathogens It is clear that zinc affects multiple aspects of the immune system Zinc is crucial for normal development and function of cells mediating nonspecific immunity such as neutrophils and natural killer cells Zinc deficiency also affects development of acquired immunity, activation of T lymphocytes and B lymphocyte help B lymphocyte development and antibody production, particularly immunoglobulin G, is compromised The macrophage, is adversely affected by zinc deficiency Zinc is needed by these key immunologic mediators Basic cellular functions such as DNA replication RNA transcription, cell division, and cell activation https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01712/full Zinc deficiency results in altered numbers and dysfunction of all immune cells Suboptimal zinc states have an increased risk for infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, and cancer Risk groups for zinc deficiency Malnutrition Elderly and patients with various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases Mild zinc deficiency is largely sub-clinical, it is unnoticed in most people World Health Organization Assumes that at least one third of the world population is affected by zinc deficiency Zinc deficiency is responsible for 16% of all deep respiratory infections world-wide Supplementation, for which minimal to no side effects are known. Europe 10 to 20% zinc deficiency https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://www.phmk.es/i-d/suplementar-con-zinc-podria-reducir-la-mortalidad-en-el-paciente-de-covid-19&prev=search&pto=aue Zinc Protects the Human Body From Entering of the Virus Essential for tissue barriers equipped with cilia and mucus, anti-microbial peptides like lysozymes and interferons The expression of tight junction proteins was found to be zinc-dependent Mucociliar clearance of viruses is affected by zinc Physiological concentrations of zinc increase ciliary beat frequency Zinc-dependent alterations in gene expression by pneumocytes Associations with interferons Zinc Directly Inhibits Viral Replication Direct antiviral effects of zinc have been demonstrated E.g. coronaviridae, picornavirus, papilloma virus, metapneumovirus, rhinovirus, herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, respiratory syncytial virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the hepatitis C virus It was suggested that zinc can prevent fusion with the host membrane Decreases the viral polymerase function Blocks viral particle release Destabilizes the viral envelope Zinc Balances the Immune Response During Infectious Diseases Hyper-inflammation, immune products including pro-inflammatory cytokines Movement and over activation of immune cells to the lungs Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) Need of zinc for lymphocyte development and function and that zinc supplementation can reverse lymphopenia Zinc is indispensable in the signal cascade of the T cell receptor and as a second messenger Zinc is required for B cell maturation and function Zinc Supplementation in Respiratory Infections A row of successful supplementation studies focusing on respiratory tract infection In most cases, prophylactic zinc supplementation was more effective than therapeutic proceedings Studies showed reduced symptom severity, reduced frequency, and duration of the common cold after zinc administration Zinc supplementation of children in developing countries Reduced pneumonia-specific morality by 15% and 19% of pneumonia morbidity by 19% Risk Groups and Symptoms of COVID-19 and Zinc Deficiency Reveal a Large Overlap Low serum zinc levels are regularly observe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 30 min

    Boosters for all adults, conflicting advice

    WHO advice on boosters, Link to free download my 2 textbooks http://159.69.48.3/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGCK8Z27xd0 No country can simply vaccinate its way out of the pandemic Its not vaccine ‘or’ Its vaccines ‘and’ It makes no sense to give boosters to healthy adults (when high risk around the world are still wating for their first dose) Every day there are 6 times more booster doses administered than primary doses in poorer countries This is a scandal that must stop now Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-expands-eligibility-covid-19-vaccine-boosters https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html Amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for Moderna and Pfizer Moderna (half of the primary dose) A single booster dose for all 18 and older Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock helps to provide continued protection against COVID-19, including the serious consequences that can occur, such as hospitalization and death At least six months after primary vaccination series At least two months after Janssen Data Supporting Effectiveness Moderna, FDA analysis Study group N= 149 from the original clinical studies who received a booster Controls group N = 1,055 two-dose series Result The antibody response against the SARS-CoV-2 virus 29 days after a booster dose of the vaccine demonstrated a booster response. Pfizer-BioNTech Study group N= 200 who received a booster Controls group Same people, one month after the two-dose primary series Result The antibody response demonstrated a booster response. FDA Evaluation of Benefits and Risks Additional real-world data, on the recently increasing number of cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and on the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination The FDA has determined that the benefits of a single booster dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risks of myocarditis and pericarditis in individuals age 18 years of age and older Both Pfizer and Moderna are conducting post-authorization/post-marketing studies to assess known serious risks of myocarditis and pericarditis. FDA and the CDC have several systems in place to continually monitor COVID-19 vaccine safety Most commonly reported side effects after a booster Pain, redness and swelling at the injection site Fatigue, headache, muscle or joint pain and chills Swollen lymph nodes in the underarm, more frequently following the booster Austria https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/19/covid-news-coronavirus-lockdown-europe-cases-deaths-booster/ First European country to go back into full lockdown Whole country, hard lockdown, 10 – 20 days, from Monday Restaurants, pubs, all non-essential shops closed People told to remain at home Classroom teaching suspended First European country to make Covid vaccination compulsory From Feb. 1 Heavy fines Large anti-vaxxer movement 65% fully vaccinated Zoe update https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/dont-cancel-christmas-yet Study incidence, 65,059 new daily symptomatic cases Based on PCR and LFT test data from UK, n = 40,442 Infections down 10% on the week The UK R, around 0.9 and regional Scotland, R is 1 Prevalence UK On average 1 in 67 people in the UK currently have symptomatic COVID Professor Tim Spector In terms of what it means for Christmas, I’m cautiously optimistic for the remainder of the year. It’s becoming clear that children and the school holidays play a key role in the waves of infection. I think it’s safe to say that we can expect to see another rise in the new year after the holidays. I think we’ll be dealing with COVID for the next five years However, the most important thing we can all do is to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible. we need to redefine fully vaccinated as three Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 20 min

    Covid infections increasing again

    Zoe Health study report, Live time data https://health-study.joinzoe.com/ Incidence, = 152,071 (new symptomatic cases 0n 21st September) Current prevalence, 1,829,701 (people currently predicted to have symptomatic covid in the UK) R = 1.1 ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19latestinsights/infections W/E 5th September Professor Spector report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQq91Z3ssqQ Daily new cases of symptomatic COVID Report and the data files download https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/covid-public-data Average over the two weeks up to 20 September 2022. Daily new cases of symptomatic COVID UK = 148,830 Based on the number of newly symptomatic app users per day, and the proportion of these who give positive swab tests. Check against NHS data https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/ https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk Past 7 days Testing positive, up 12.7% Admitted to hospital, 4,015 (up 16.9%) Deaths, 289, (down 24.3%) (within 28 days of a positive test) Deaths, List of covid (mostly BA.5) symptoms Sore throat, 68% Headache, 55% Cough, no phlegm 52% Blocked nose, 51% Runny nose, 51% Cough with phlegm, 47% Sneezing, 44% Hoarse, 43% Muscle pains / aches 31% Fatigue, 24% Dizzy, 21% Swollen neck glands, 19% Altered smell, 18% Sore eyes, 16% Shortness of breath, 15% Chest pain / tightness, 15% Chills or shivers, 14% Loss of smell, 13% Earache, 13% Fever, 12% Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 17 min

    Massive new Moderna manufacturing sites and China R about 20

    Moderna builds massive factories in UK, Australia and Canada Sun Yang, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-estimates-250-million-people-caught-covid-19-since-end-of-zero-covid-policy-report/ar-AA15D8xp https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/china-s-covid-surge-sees-37-million-new-cases-in-single-day-as-hospitals-struggle/ar-AA15BPtg Closed-door meeting Infections, Tuesday, 37 million 205 million so far (18% of the population) Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, 50% infected so far Thursday, cases, + 4,000 Saturday, cases + 4,103 Deaths, + 8 (no attempt to collate cases) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (University of Washington, Seattle) https://covid19.healthdata.org/china?view=cumulative-deaths&tab=trend Deaths by April 1st = 293,127 Population 1,412,600,000 Infection fatality rate = 0.000207 From China Lots of people have colds Chengdu Monday the 5th of December 2022, local government loosened all covid restrictions By the 12th, almost everyone I know has covid Severe stigma associated with the virus About 80% have symptoms 20% asymptomatic Symptoms Headache (with brain fog) Lack of energy/fatigue Muscle pain Body pains (Seem universal) Also Dry throat Slight cough Runny nose (usually light) Nausea Insomnia Diarrhoea Increased appetite in some Very little testing going on Few government testing centres Many determined to know, long queues People still think the virus is very dangerous Getting negative results (despite being symptomatic) Avoid panic Avoid shutdowns Promote natural immunity Moderna Chief Executive Stephane Bancel https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/22/moderna-to-build-new-vaccine-facility-in-britain.html That capacity that we’re building in the UK, that they are committed to buying the product for the next ten years NOTES TO EDITORS: the details of the strategic partnership between the government and Moderna are commercially sensitive UK, Prime Minister, Moderna (2020) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/nov/17/rishi-sunak-refuses-to-say-if-he-will-profit-from-moderna-covid-vaccine Mr. Sunak refused to disclose whether he will profit from a surge in the share price of Moderna Theleme has a $500m investment in US-based Moderna Mr. Sunak was a founding partner of Theleme Partners and one of the executives managing its US office. He left the firm in 2013 Theleme is registered in the Cayman Islands (which does not make company records public) Moderna goes global https://globalnews.ca/news/9258211/groundbreaking-moderna-mrna-vaccine-factory-montreal/ Canada New factory in Montreal area, Laval, Que Mr. Trudeau took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Completed in 2024 or 2025 mRNA vaccines, 100 million doses per year Covid, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne Canada committed to purchase a certain number of vaccines Part of a seven-year agreement 200+ workforce No to leave out Australia https://www.monash.edu/news/articles/moderna-to-build-manufacturing-facility-at-monash Monash Technology Precinct, Victoria COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) 100 million doses per year mRNA vaccines Monash Vice-Chancellor, Professor Margaret Gardner bring together all of the elements of an mRNA innovation ecosystem that will deliver long-term health and economic benefits for the community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 10 min

    John and Neil

    Original link to GB News live, Thanks to Neli Oliver as always. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WX6YL9JnLw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 23 min

    Cancer free after mushroom

    Isle of Wight mushroom farm, https://www.iwmushrooms.co.uk/ I have no commercial intrest in this but it is where I get my Lion's mane tuncture from and I visited the farm myself, on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UTX8SFDlUM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 31 min

    Mass loss of trust

    Is there a crisis of trust? https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus John's free textbooks Download my two comprehensive but free educational text books or make a donation to the campbellteaching project using this link: http://159.69.48.3Russia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijgNJpUes4Y https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10084049/Video-showing-Putin-coughing-meeting-emerges-forced-deny-having-Covid-19.html Infections, + 29,409 Deaths, + 973 = 217,000 Delta variant Vaccine hesitancy First dose, 33% Rolled out before trials Problem is not that bad Government had won the war on covid-19 Mr. Putin pulls out of G20 meeting due to 'diary clash' Two doses of Sputnik V ITU, 8,000 patients Patients becoming critical in 3 to 4 days Vaccination passports cost 70 euros Widespread public misconceptions Hygiene rules hardly followed Limited restrictions Limited mask wearing Official information not believed Indian summer just now Moscow may well cope New infectious disease hospital Regions, hospitals already full Molnupiravir, Merck, awaiting EMU US government at $700 (£515) per course Analysts at Harvard School of Public Health and King's College Hospital in London have found it costs just $17.74 (£13) to produce. Despite this, Merck and Ridgeback could earn $7 billion in profits by the end of the year. https://news.sky.com/story/covid-news-uk-latest-live-experts-discover-why-people-get-covid-toes-as-wales-introduces-vaccine-passports-12425651 https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/merck-molnupiravir-blockbuster-covid-19-pandemic-endemic-oral-antivirals-market That’s about $700 per course. Merck said it expects to make 10 million courses of the drug by the end of 2021, meaning $7 billion in revenue BBC Media Action £1,569,000 in 2019 - 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/about/funding https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/about/annual-reports https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/where-we-work We support the independent media essential to democracy and development. We inform, connect and inspire change in our audiences, providing trusted information, stories and ideas that generate discussion and bridge divides. helping to save lives and improve health, protect livelihoods, challenge inequality and build more peaceful and democratic societies. Coronavirus: lessons learned to date https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/7496/documents/78687/default/ in 2020 the UK did significantly worse in terms of covid deaths than many countries—especially compared to those in East Asia The UK’s pandemic planning was too narrowly and inflexibly based on a flu model which failed to learn the lessons from SARS, MERS and Ebola. In the first three months the strategy reflected official scientific advice to the Government which was accepted and implemented. When the Government moved from the ‘contain’ stage to the ‘delay’ stage, that approach involved trying to manage the spread of covid through the population rather than to stop it spreading altogether. This amounted in practice to accepting that herd immunity by infection was the inevitable outcome, The UK, along with many other countries in Europe and North America made a serious early error in adopting this fatalistic approach and not considering a more emphatic and rigorous approach to stopping the spread of the virus as adopted by many East and South East Asian countries. The fact that the UK approach reflected a consensus between official scientific advisers and the Government indicates a degree of groupthink that was present at the time which meant we were not as open to approaches being taken elsewhere as we should have been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 29 min

    Fort Detrick, Lab leak?

    White House, Lab leak publication https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/ Top secret US research lab studying SARS-CoV-2 shut amid safety concerns, May 2025 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/us-research-lab-studying-sars-cov-2-shut-amid-safety-fears/?WT.mc_id=e_DM575996&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_GHS_New_Fri&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_GHS_New_Fri20250502&utm_campaign=DM575996 The Integrated Research Facility (IRL) in Fort Detrick, Maryland Biosafety-level-4 (BSL4) High security lab at Fort Detrick, linked by Chinese propagandists to the outbreak of Covid-19 - without evidence US research facility that studies Sars-CoV-2, Ebola, Lassa fever, Marburg and Eastern equine encephalitis (high consequence diseases) Has been shut down by the Trump administration amid safety concerns. NIH has implemented a research pause – a safety stand-down Told by email to stop all experimental work by 5pm on April 29 Identification and documentation of personnel issues involving contract staff that compromised the facility’s safety culture China released a paper “Substantial evidence suggested the Covid-19 might have emerged in the United States earlier than its officially-claimed timeline, and earlier than the outbreak in China,” Prof Stuart Neil, head of infectious diseases at King’s College London. “The sustained attacks on collaborative US biomedical science and public health are already destroying disease surveillance systems and game-changing clinical trials that will result in avoidable deaths and morbidities for years to come in some of the poorest countries,” This is wilful vandalism of research and treatment programmes that have taken years to establish – things that you could legitimately say made America great,” Prof Francis Collins Led the NIH for 12 years “more children and adults in low-income countries will now lose their lives because of research that didn’t get done”. Full text: Covid-19 Prevention, Control and Origins Tracing: China's Actions and Stance http://english.scio.gov.cn/whitepapers/2025-04/30/content_117854036_4.html Evidence Pointing to the US as the Origin of Covid-19 Numerous studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 originated outside China. prior to the outbreak in Wuhan, multiple regions in the US recorded positive SARS-CoV-2 test results and other evidence of the virus It (US) must promptly respond to the legitimate concerns of the international community, proactively share with the WHO data on its early suspected cases, disclose information about Fort Detrick, its global network of biological laboratories, and the so-called research conducted therein, and provide a responsible account to the global public. Between 2006 and 2013 US reported at least 1,500 serious laboratory incidents involving SARS, MERS, Ebola, anthrax, smallpox, and avian influenza. China prioritized lives and health above all else, and implemented comprehensive, science-based and effective containment measures. … and to expose the mismanaged pandemic response in the United States. China has always applied a science-based approach to the task of tracing the virus origins, actively engaging with the WHO Contributing Chinese Wisdom to the Study of the Origins of SARS-CoV-2 To date, no findings have contradicted the conclusions of the "Joint WHO-China Study". It is fair to say that the study on the origins of SARS-CoV-2 conducted in China has ended. 2. China's Open and Transparent Updates on Its Findings Regarding the Origins of the Virus China conducted systematic testing on more than 80,000 samples collected from bats, pangolins, wild birds, wild boars, raccoon dogs, and other wildlife, as well as livestock and poultry across the country. 2017 to 2021 samples analyses detected no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 circulation in these animal populations. … there is a possi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 18 min

    Inconsistent vaccination data

    ONS vaccination data https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19latestinsights/vaccines In the UK by the end of August 2022, of those aged 12 years and over: 93.6% had received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine 88.2% had received a second dose 70.2% had received three or more doses Therefore 6.4% of over 12s are totally unvaccinated Weekly national Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report Week 41 report (up to week 40 data) 13 October 2022 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1110820/Weekly_Flu_and_COVID-19_report_w41.pdf (Page 74) Cumulative data up to week 40 2022 (week ending 9 October 2022) was extracted from the National Immunisation Management Service (NIMS). The vaccine uptake rate, aged 18 and over 82.5% for dose 1 79.7% for dose 2 65.8% for dose 3 UK, HSA Therefore 17.5% of over 18s are totally unvaccinated UK, ONS Therefore 6.4% of over 12s are totally unvaccinated Given that vaccination rates are lower in 12 to 18, as compared to over 18s, We would expect the percentage of unvaccinated in over 12s to be higher. So his discrepancy is even greater that it appears Vaccine rates are lower between 12 to 18 (compared to over 18s) Implications of the Office for National Statistics estimates of Covid-19 vaccine take up in England on the representativeness of its sample population (October 2022) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364310694_Implications_of_the_Office_for_National_Statistics_estimates_of_Covid-19_vaccine_take_up_in_England_on_the_representativeness_of_its_sample_population?channel=doi&linkId=63459d419cb4fe44f31d90fd&showFulltext=true Most recent vaccine mortality surveillance report the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), estimated just 8% of adults in England were unvaccinated by the end of May 2022. However, the ONS estimates are based on a special subset of the England population. Other independent estimates for the whole of the population in May were higher: the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimated 20%, while a large independent survey by ICM found 26%. https://www.icmunlimited.com/our-work/exploring-attitudes-towards-covid-19-vaccinations-for-stv/ Assuming the ONS estimate is correct for its subset of the England population, and that the other independent estimates of between 20 and 26% for the whole population are also correct, then between 69% and 99.6% of adults missing from the ONS sample are unvaccinated. This would mean the ONS sample is unrepresentative of the whole England population and any conclusions about vaccine take-up, efficacy and safety based on the ONS data may not be relevant to the population as a whole. If the ONS is not underestimating the proportion of unvaccinated in its sample, then we have shown that the sample is so unrepresentative of the whole population that any inferences made about the vaccination programme using the ONS data are worthless. YT Guidelines COVID-19 medical misinformation policy https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785 Prevention misinformation: Content that promotes prevention methods that contradict local health authorities or WHO. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11161123 Vaccine safety: content alleging that vaccines cause chronic side effects, outside of rare side effects that are recognized by health authorities Efficacy of vaccines: content claiming that vaccines do not reduce transmission or contraction of disease Ingredients in vaccines: content misrepresenting the substances contained in vaccines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 30 min

    Inconsistencies in official numbers

    Is UK government data accurate? Or is there under-reporting? https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk https://covid.joinzoe.com/data#levels-over-time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc7A1bVuSJU https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/worryingly-close-to-100-000-new-cases-a-day Poor lateral flow test reporting Less than 50% have government ‘classical symptoms’ Therefore, government under testing Loss of smell and taste, 6 Fever, 8 ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights Overall, coronavirus (COVID-19) infections continued to increase in England in the most recent week Percentage testing positive still highest in those in school years 7 to 11 Overall prevalence increases up to W/E 23rd October 2.02% in England (1 in 50 people) Week before, 1.79% (1 in 55 people) 2.56% in Wales (1 in 40 people) Week before, 2.31% (1 in 45 people) 1.31% in Northern Ireland (1 in 75 people) Week before, 0.76% (1 in 130 people) 1.36% in Scotland (1 in 75 people) Week before, 1.14% (1 in 90 people) Coronavirus antibodies remain high among UK adults (W/E 3rd October) https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2021/04/28/antibodies-and-immunity-how-do-they-relate-to-one-another/ 92.2% in England 90.0% in Wales 90.8% in Northern Ireland 91.3% in Scotland Positivity has increased in younger adults Showing signs of a slow decline in older adults Antibody finger prick tests A negative antibody test does not mean that a person is not protected Building up to 150,000 UK antibody tests per month Every month for the next year Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths Between 13 March 2020 and 1 October 2021, 119,869 excess deaths above the five-year average Government figures https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/deaths 140,392 163,515 Current UK deaths (ONS) 12,845 per week 14.8% above average Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 25 min

    Covid optimism

    Right now there is no obvious replacement for the BA.5 variant, that is causing the current wave. This leaves open the real possibility that this could be the last significant wave this year, (or hopefully much longer). https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions BA.5 85.5% BA.4 7.7% BA.4.6 4.1 BA2.12.1 2.6% BA.2 0.1% BA.1s 0% BA. 2.75 not US listed US hospitalizations Down 3.8% on the week Known daily case counts, test positivity, hospitalizations slow downward trend US deaths https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailydeaths_select_00 Last 7 days rolling average, 393 per day Dr. Fauci (81), Re. BA.5 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/05/fauci-vaccine-covid-trouble/?utm_campaign=wp_to_your_health&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_tyh If they don’t get vaccinated or they don’t get boosted, they’re going to get into trouble Wants to increase vaccination and booster rates, so the virus does not have, ample opportunity to freely circulate It is about you as an individual, but it’s also about the communal responsibility to get this outbreak under control (POTUS, fully vaccinated and double boosted) Weekly national Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096288/Weekly_Flu_and_COVID-19_report_w31.pdf COVID-19 activity decreased Highest number of respiratory incidents, (mostly SARS-CoV-2) in care homes Influenza positivity, 0.5% RSV positivity up to 6.5% overall RSV positivity in under 5s, 22.2% Rhinovirus positivity, down to 8.4% Symptom tracker data https://health-study.joinzoe.com/data New cases per day, 145,740 Current prevalence, 2,858,159 UK official data https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk ONS latest https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights 3.86% in England (1 in 25 people) 3.58% in Wales (1 in 30 people) 5.98% in Northern Ireland (1 in 17) 4.95% in Scotland (1 in 20) Long covid, as of 2 July 2022 1.8 million people, (2.8% of the population) Of those, 81% experiencing long COVID symptoms at least 12 weeks 43% at least one year Antibodies 179ng/ml level and the 800ng/ml theshold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 19 min

    The Unknown Self, Useful psychology, Johari

    Useful psychology. The Johari Window and aspects of the self. Open Self Skills Attitudes Knowledge Enlarging will: Increases transparency More authentic relationships Fosters trust Collaboration Stronger connections Blind Self Others can see Self-unaware Non-verbal cues Habits / mannerisms Behavioural tendencies Reducing by: Improves self-awareness Achieved by: Seeking feedback Open to advice Willingness to learn Inhibited by: Pride Denial Hidden (Façade) Self Thoughts Feelings Fears Lusts Values Aspirations Insecurities Reduction by: Self-disclosure Honesty Strengthen relationships Improve emotional connections Inhibited by: Fear of judgment Vulnerability Embarrassments Unknown Self Latent talents Repressed emotions Subconscious beliefs Potential capabilities Reduction by: Self-reflection New experiences Challenges Unexpected circumstances Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham (1955) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 28 min

    NIH, Wuhan were working on monkeypox

    Wuhan Institute of Virology published on monkeypox research 3 months ago, NIH also have been researching monkeypox treatment https://reporter.nih.gov/search/sLt357_GeUyXtIUvUOY0MQ/project-details/10506292 Total funding, $9,824,009 The funding supports a clinical trial to identify effective treatments for monkeypox A re-emerging pathogen A disease of epidemic potential Causes significant morbidity and can result in death Human cases have been increasing in sub-Saharan Africa since 2000 Sporadic outbreaks outside of Africa have occurred Similarity between MPXV and the variola virus, coupled with concerns about the potential of the variola virus as a potential bioterrorism agent, have placed monkeypox treatments at the forefront of public health and scientific research agendas in many countries. Article in Virologica Sinica? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995820X22000414 Efficient assembly of a large fragment of monkeypox virus genome as a qPCR template using dual-selection based transformation-associated recombination (Feb 2022) Since MPXV infection has never been associated with an outbreak in China, the viral genomic material required for qPCR detection is unavailable. Using viral DNA recombinations Transformation-associated recombination (TAR), to assemble large DNA constructs A 55-kb genomic fragment of monkeypox virus in VL6-48B (yeast cells) What is Virologica Sinica? https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/virologica-sinica/about/aims-and-scope Virologica Sinica, the official journal of Chinese Society for Microbiology, will serve as a platform for the communication and exchange of academic information and ideas in an international context. Discussion section However, this DNA assembly tool applied in virological research could also raise potential security concerns, especially when the assembled product contains a full set of genetic material that can be recovered into a contagious pathogen. Recently, a group of scientists was funded by a biotech company to synthesize a full-length horsepox virus genome and recover it into an infectious virus (Noyce et al., 2018). Not surprisingly, such a controversial achievement has received enormous attention and raised global debate on its biosecurity implications (DiEuliis et al., 2017; Koblentz, 2017, 2018; DiEuliis and Gronvall, 2018). In this study, although a full-length viral genome would be the ideal reference template for detecting MPXV by qPCR, we only sought to assemble a 55-kb viral fragment, less than one-third of the MPXV genome. This assembly product is fail-safe by virtually eliminating any risk of recovering into an infectious virus while providing multiple qPCR targets for detecting MPXV or other Orthopoxviruses (Li et al., 2010). Our world in data monkeypox https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/monkeypox Spain and Belgium ‘gay events’ UK Cases, + 11 = 190 20,000 doses of a smallpox vaccine offered to close contacts of those diagnosed with monkeypox reduce the risk of symptomatic infection and severe illness Dr Rosamund Lewis, WHO It's very important to describe this because it appears to be an increase in a mode of transmission that may have been under-recognised in the past unfortunate if monkeypox exploit the immunity gap left by smallpox 40 years ago there is still a window to close the outbreak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 27 min

    Autism, international scandal

    Cause of the autism pandemic. Endogenous, Exogenous Sociological / psychological Food Environmental toxin Iatrogenic, drugs, vaccinations Cocktail effect ‘Autism Epidemic Runs Rampant,’ New Data Shows 1 in 31 Children Afflicted https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/autism-epidemic-runs-rampant-new-data-shows-grants.html WASHINGTON, DC—APRIL 15, 2025 Autism prevalence in the U.S (at 8 years of age) 2021, one in 36 children 2022, one in 31 children 1 in 31 is 3.22% https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/ss/ss7402a1.htm?s_cid=ss7402a1_w U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy “The autism epidemic is running rampant,” “One in 31 American children born in 2014 are disabled by autism. That’s up significantly from two years earlier and nearly five times higher than when the CDC first started running autism surveys in children born in 1992 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5601a1.htm Prevalence for boys is an astounding 1 in 20 and in California it’s 1 in 12.5.” “President Trump has tasked me with identifying the root causes of the childhood chronic disease epidemic -- including autism,” “We are assembling teams of world-class scientists to focus research on the origins of the epidemic, and we expect to begin to have answers by September.” The new (ADDM) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring report Conducted in 2022 across 16 sites in the U.S. Surveyed children aged 8 years born in 2014. Autism prevalence in 2000 One in 150 children Now, (well, 2022 data), one in 31 4.8 times higher 2022 compared to 2020 4.8 times higher Increasing intellectual disability among those effected Percentage of ASD cases with lower IQs has increased Nearly two thirds of children with ASD in 2022 data had either severe or borderline intellectual disability (ID). IQ less than 70 Arizona 31 % Arkansas 43.3 % California 28.4 % Prevalence of ASD by sex in 2022 (8 years) Boys, 49.2 per 1,000 (4.92%) Girls, 14.3 per 1,000 (1.4%) Male-to-female prevalence ratio was 3.4 Prevalence by ethnicity in 2022 (8 years) Black children 3.66 % Asian children 3.82 % Hispanic children 3.3 % White children 2.77 % Severe or borderline ID (8 years) Black children 78.9 % Asian children 66.5 % Hispanic children 63.9 % White children 55.6 % This report exposes a series of critical public health crises A persistent rise in ASD prevalence An alarming escalation in case severity Increasingly stark disparities across racial and ethnic groups This also highlights the urgent need for real-time data. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy “The autism epidemic has now reached a scale unprecedented in human history because it affects the young,” “The risks and costs of this crisis are a thousand times more threatening to our country than COVID-19. Autism is preventable and it is unforgivable that we have not yet identified the underlying causes. We should have had these answers 20 years ago.” UK also dramatic rise in autism https://digital.nhs.uk/supplementary-information/2024/autism-prevalence-in-england-march-2024 https://www.priorygroup.com/mental-health/autism/autism-statistics June 2024 Boys, prevalence rate 2.8%. Girls, prevalence rate 0.65% 193,203 to 204,000 referred for suspected autism, awaiting assessment or diagnosis 1998 and 2018 787% rise A 2023 study, people aged 20 to 49 150,000 to 500,000, in England may be autistic but undiagnosed. Antipsychotics are prescribed to about 2.1% of autistic children and young people, with usage increasing with age Rates of co-occurring bipolar disorder in autism In children, 7.8% In adults, 15% Title of Brownstone article withheld my me https://brownstone.org/articles/vaccines-autism-and-brownstone/ That’s how much taboo there is around this subject, which is itself deeply strange. If science is simply a matter of evidence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 1 hr 25 min

    The Needle's Hidden Truths

    Direct links to Marc’s book and substack Amazon.com (USA) https://www.amazon.com/NEEDLES-SECRET-UNRAVELING-MYSTERY-REVOLUTION/dp/B0CYLSCMHN/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 UK Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEEDLES-SECRET-UNRAVELING-MYSTERY-REVOLUTION/dp/B0CYLSCMHN/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Australia Amazon https://www.amazon.com.au/NEEDLES-SECRET-UNRAVELING-MYSTERY-REVOLUTION/dp/B0CYLSCMHN/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 The Bolus Theory Series on Substack https://covidmythbuster.substack.com My Bolus Theory website https://marcgirardot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 19 min

    Omicron BA. 2.75

    Next up , BA.2.75, Centaurus https://www.who.int/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/99655 https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2022/07/11/ba275-a-dark-horse-in-the-covid-pandemic/ India, early May, spreading fast (50%) (India has low levels of BA.5) Seems to be displacing previous omicrons Looks like an influenza type model will not work Detected in the Bay area, UK, Australia, Germany, Canada, Netherlands European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea variant under monitoring 7th July Nine new spike protein mutations Amino acid changes, evade some neutralizing antibodies G446S, RBD (was Glycine now Serine) Individual response will be influenced by immune history BA.1 immunity, may be protective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 1 hr 21 min

    End of age of deference

    In depth talk with Neil Oliver, Tim Kelly and John Campbell. Times have changed. This video contains many serious points for the serious viewer. Check out Neil's channel as well, https://www.youtube.com/@Neil-Oliver Follow Tim on X, https://x.com/DrTimothyKelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 17 min

    Spike and disorder

    Premiere: Inside mRNA Vaccines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZrJraN2nOQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZrJraN2nOQ Inside mRNA vaccines https://www.insidemrnavaccines.com/ Filmmaker: Erik Tangsoo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • October 2 · 39 min

    Viral origins and personal experience

    The 90th day, Intelligence community inconclusive report https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/24/covid-origins-biden-intelligence-review/ Mr. Biden Tasked intelligence agencies, that could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion You’re going to have to increase your ranks with people with significant scientific capacity relative to pathogens Intelligence officials fell short of a consensus May Agencies coalesced around two likely scenarios Now Two agencies, leaned toward the hypothesis that the virus emerged from human contact with an infected animal Third, leaned toward the lab accident scenario Dozens of analysts and intelligence officials Multiple agencies David Relman, Stanford University microbiologist We should not even be thinking about closing the book or backing off, but rather ratcheting up the effort Wuhan Lab, has not released its records World Health Organization Lab leak extremely unlikely United States data https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccination-trends https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#hospitalizations South Dakota 2 weeks after 500,000 visit UP 493% over 2 weeks Positivity rate 16.7% Mead county, 36.1% Florida Hospitalizations tripled in past month 90% of cases unvaccinated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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