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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https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed.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
With Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, Uploaded 01-09-25 First do on Pharm, https://nopharmfilm.com/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33511587/ Aseem's work site, https://draseemmalhotra.co.uk/ Hope Accord link, https://thehopeaccord.org http://drjohncampbell.co.uk/C.mp4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Link to free download of John’s 2 textbooks Uploaded 24-08-22 http://159.69.48.3 (please cut and past this address into search engine and it will work) UK Zoe data https://health-study.joinzoe.com New symptomatic cases per day, 108,841 Current symptomatic prevalence, 1,659,056 UK, ONS latest, 24th August https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19/latestinsights UK viral positive prevalence 2.63% in England (1 in 40 people) 2.39% in Wales (1 in 40 people) 2.00% in Northern Ireland (1 in 50 people) 3.12% in Scotland (1 in 30 people) Risk of reinfection Five times higher in the period when the Omicron variants common (20 December 2021 and onwards), compared with the period when the Delta variant common (17 May to 19 December 2021) Risk of reinfection in earlier Omicron period, (March 2022) people were 10 times more likely to be reinfected Overall UK hospital admissions with covid Percentage of patients in acute hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 who are being treated primarily for COVID-19 UK official data https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk US variants nowcast https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions BA.5 88.9% BA.4.6 6.3% BA.4 4.3% BA.2 0% BA.1s 0% Delta 0% US data, over past two weeks https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases-deaths-tracker.html Cases, down 16% (almost all states) Test positivity, at 15% down slightly Hospitalizations, down 8% (down in about half of the states) Deaths, down 5% (below 500 per day) Dr. Anthony Fauci (81) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fauci-step-down-president-bidens-chief-medical-adviser-2022-08-22/ Stepping down in December Director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), (since 1984) part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
And how to protect yourself and family Uploaded 09-08-22 Existential threat to Europe Strikes close to a storage facility for spent fuel Iodine-127, good Iodine-131, very radioactive Iodine-131 (half life 8 days) Caesium-137 (half life 20 years) Uranium 235 (reactor-grade uranium), half life 700 million years https://www.energy.gov/ne/nuclear-fuel-facts-uranium Largest nuclear power plant in Europe, 6 reactors, at Zaporizhzhia https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/chernobyl-accident.aspx Chernobyl 4 reactor accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. The resulting steam explosion and fires released at least 5% of the radioactive reactor core into the environment, Reactor core had 192 tonnes of fuel, with the deposition of radioactive materials in many parts of Europe. Some 350,000 people were evacuated as a result of the accident Five million people lived in areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine contaminated A total of 29,400 km2 was contaminated above 180 kBq/m2. Some 20,000 to 600,000 liquidators irradiated On 24 February Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that Russian forces had taken control of all facilities at Chernobyl On 9 March the Chernobyl nuclear plant was disconnected from the electricity grid. National atlas of Ukraine http://wdc.org.ua/atlas/en/4080100.html North, east, and south, easterly and southeasterly winds prevail 1385 miles Acute radiation syndrome (ARS), nausea, vomiting, headaches, burns, fever Longer term effects What to Know About Potassium Iodide for Nuclear Radiation Emergencies https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/potassium-iodide-radiation One 130-milligram pill of potassium iodide https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/emergencies/ki.htm Do not take KI unless you are instructed by public health or emergency response officials or a healthcare provider. Unstoppable wind of radioactive contamination https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/08/08/unstoppable-radioactive-wind-could-spread-europe-russia-bombards/ Valery Vasiliev, Russian Major General (since been deleted Telegram) there will be either Russian land or a scorched desert https://www.iaea.org Update 88 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/update-88-iaea-director-general-statement-on-situation-in-ukraine Ukraine’s Zaporizhzya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) needs to send a mission IAEA has received information about shelling near the spent fuel storage facility. Friday’s events had breached several of the seven indispensable nuclear safety and security pillars Pillar 1 (Physical integrity) Pillar 2 (All safety and security systems and equipment must be functional at all times) Pillar 3 (Operating Staff) Pillar 4 (Power supply) Pillar 6 (Radiation monitoring and Emergency Preparedness and Response arrangements) Director General Grossi Alarmed by Shelling at Ukraine NPP, says IAEA Mission Vital for Nuclear Safety and Security https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/director-general-grossi-alarmed-by-shelling-at-ukraine-npp-says-iaea-mission-vital-for-nuclear-safety-and-security Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi I’m extremely concerned by the shelling yesterday at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which underlines the very real risk of a nuclear disaster that could threaten public health and the environment in Ukraine and beyond. Any military firepower directed at or from the facility would amount to playing with fire, with potentially catastrophic consequences. This must stop and stop now. I have been ready to lead a mission of IAEA safety, security and safeguards experts to the country’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tickets for event 2 June in Glasgow https://tickets-scotland.com/brin X Twitter link for Alex, https://twitter.com/ake2306 Bring on the noise podcasts on Spotify https://spotify.link/SA55n9tjuJb Twitter - https://x.com/BringTheNoise_X?t=k1-QbSa16D4GbTcMFr6pug&s=09 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bring_the_noise_podcast?igsh=NWtnMXE4dWI1NnIx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yellow card scheme, Don’t wait for someone else to report it https://www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/yellow-card-please-help-to-reverse-the-decline-in-reporting-of-suspected-adverse-drug-reactions It is estimated that only 10% of serious reactions and between 2 and 4% of non-serious reactions are reported. Yellow card government site, just a click away https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions/coronavirus-vaccine-summary-of-yellow-card-reporting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vitamin A is needed for immunity and is cheap Uploaded 02-12-23 Vitamin A (which is retinol) and immunity WHO report https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON494 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-a/ 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/nlis/info/vitamin-a-deficiency 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/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/769551 May help lung function https://thorax.bmj.com/content/61/4/320 Both may be due to preventing oxidative stress https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252758#_noHeaderPrefixedContent 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/articles/PMC6162863/ 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?event=comments&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnZodGdTajdHbllOaTVLWmVFTE9pcFcyWXlCZ3xBQ3Jtc0trbzNvb18yUzUxWUZkZDNEdVdqLTRmOF9qRDA4Q3ItZFFZTEV3b251U25lM3BGblpFR1huMHo5dldCU2E2Y09fQUx6cms5ODNxWGNFbDVRVWlrNTR6RHdibUNJMldhMHdZY2xPdFgxbWFjdXQ3aUNqTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC7049042%2F&stzid=Ugwx9s13s_uXnqgTv7B4AaABAg 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 th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gibraltar Uploaded 24-11-21 Population, 33,691 Has administered at least 94,469 vaccine doses Enough to have fully vaccinated 140.2% of the country’s population. Face masks required in all shops and supermarkets, public transport, in medical centres, indoor funerals, Airport. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/gibraltar/ Europe https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 World Health Organization Europe remains “in the firm grip” Death toll could top 2.2 million this winter Another 700,000 deaths by March 1 high or extreme stress in intensive care units (ICUs) in 49 out of 53 countries between now and March 1, 2022 Director for WHO Europe, Hans Kluge face a challenging winter ahead vaccine plus Face masks reduce COVID incidence by 53 % Over 160,000 deaths could be prevented (by March 1) if universal mask coverage of 95% Pascal Soriot, the chief executive of AstraZeneca https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/23/astrazeneca-jab-could-reason-britain-faring-better-europe-says/ UK not seeing so many hospitalisations relative to Europe despite a high number of cases. Long term T cell immunity after antibodies wane Looks like, AstraZeneca initially gives higher levels of T-cells France, Germany, Spain, Belgium – restricted AZ to the under 65s UK may have high T cells from natural infection and cross immunity from other coronavirus infections Government source European leaders had all these unfounded concerns about AstraZeneca and its use in older people If you look at the data, you can see us using it early has been incredibly helpful in terms of protecting older and vulnerable people from this disease for longer Dr Peter English People whose immune systems have produced a strong T-cell response but a weaker antibody response might be more likely to be infected in the first place but more likely to be able to fight the infection, and they will be much less likely to develop severe disease It is plausible that this generated an excellent T-cell response, which means that while people can still be infected and infectious, they are unlikely to be seriously unwell Prof Matthew Snape, Oxford University The best T-cell responses seem to come if you give a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine followed by Pfizer Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert Third jabs may be unnecessary UK https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk US https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky Seven-day average Cases up 18% Hospital admissions up 6% 135 million people eligible for boosters Heading into the winter months, when respiratory viruses are more likely to spread, and with plans for increased holiday season travel and gatherings, boosting people’s overall protection against covid-19 disease and death was important to do now In the fully vaccinated https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html Infections happen in only a small proportion of people who are fully vaccinated, even with the Delta variant. When these infections occur among vaccinated people, they tend to be mild If you are fully vaccinated and become infected with the Delta variant, you can spread the virus to others Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-babies-toddlers-should-get-covid-19-vaccines-by-spring-2021-11 Next spring Pfizer trial ongoing 6 months to 5 years Moderna and Johnson and Johnson, have pediatric vaccine trials planned Emergency use authorization to the Food and Drug Administration Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2021/11/health-canada-authorizes-use-of-comirnaty-the-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-in-children-5-to-11-years-of-age.html Health Canada Pfizer-BioNTech Comi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Direct link to TV Parliament site, https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/168f642a-5708-4b1a-9857-d8eacf475252 Direct link to Hansard https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-04-18/debates/9F01F787-D758-43D4-B8D1-4FA357EB3EED/Covid-19ResponseAndExcessDeaths Let me move to some of the questions that we must raise and answer today, openly and transparently, and with full access to ONS record-level data. I am not saying that that should be disclosed to all and sundry, but surely the Government cannot defend the position that they are not willing to release that information to interested clinicians and clinical academics as a minimum. Those are the people who need to interrogate the data. It is of little relevance to me—I do not have the means or academic ability to interpret it—but it is something that interested clinical academics should have access to. Let me move on to what we know about some of the issues surrounding mRNA technology. We know that it does not replicate locally, as we were assured it would do on launch. It metastasises to distant tissue, and replicates spike protein systemically distant from the site of administration. That is problematic for a number of reasons. According to the University of London Professor of Oncology, and principal of the Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy, Professor Angus Dalgleish, this has precipitated various serious and sometimes fatal consequences due to antibody development mediated by the spike protein. I will not go into the detail of that, but at a meeting convened by the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire, Professor Dalgleish told us that the UK Government and their agencies are in serious denial about this issue, resulting in many deaths being poorly understood. Let me give a couple of examples. Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia is one of the principal causes of blood clot formation, which can cause stroke, pulmonary emboli, and other cardiac-related events including heart attacks, all of which can be life-limiting or fatal. Another antibody linked to the Toggle showing location of Column 528 spike protein exerts an effect on myelin, and is associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome and transverse myelitis, which is a swelling around the spinal cord. Professor Dalgleish believes that that constitutes medical negligence, because the facts are there for all to see. He contends that many deaths are as a direct result of unnecessary vaccination. Furthermore, he advises that there are a greater number of yellow cards in MHRA for covid vaccines than for all other vaccines recorded, and nothing has really been done. In a recent written answer to me, it was confirmed that the MHRA has received 489,004 spontaneous suspected adverse drug reaction reports relating to the covid-19 vaccine, up to and including 28 February this year. Across the United Kingdom, 2,734 of those reports were associated with a fatal outcome. Of course the true number is unknown—that is the nature of yellow card reporting, as only a fraction of adverse events are reported—and that is probably because of limited public awareness about some of the potential consequences and complications of vaccines, and the well-understood under-reporting of those adverse events. That is important, because the yellow card system is a key element of safe and effective clinical care. If things are not being evaluated properly, I can think of no greater betrayal of the MHRA’s clinical governance responsibility. I suggest that accountability for that must be swift and decisive. The rigorous assessment of these data is essential and must be actioned urgently. Will the Minister now engage with the MHRA and invite it to come to the House to explain the facts on these reports? Another issue, which arises from a further written question that I tabled, relates to the role of the MHRA. It has a crucial r Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
White House official site, https://www.whitehouse.gov/lab-leak-true-origins-of-covid-19/ Uploaded 20-04-25 The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 (Nature medicine) (March 2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9 Statement in support of the scientists, public health professionals, and medical professionals of China combating COVID-19 (Lancet) (Feb 2020) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30418-9/fulltext The rapid, open, and transparent sharing of data on this outbreak is now being threatened by rumors and misinformation around its origins. We stand together to strongly condemn conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin. Conspiracy theories do nothing but create fear, rumors, and prejudice that jeopardize our global collaboration in the fight against this virus. We support the call from the Director-General of WHO to promote scientific evidence and unity over misinformation and conjecture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This excellent scientific analysis of recent events continues in interview three of this series. Follow Dr. Craig on SubStack, https://drclarecraig.substack.com 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-untold-Dr-Clare-Craig/dp/1739344707 Uploaded 29-12-23 For friends in the US get your copy here, https://www.amazon.com/Expired-untold-Dr-Clare-Craig/dp/1739344707 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." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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American children, health crisis Uploaded 24-05-25 Today’s children are the sickest generation in American history in terms of chronic disease Obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancers, asthma, allergies, autoimmune diseases, behavioral disorders. Preventable trends continue to worsen each year https://www.whitehouse.gov/maha/ Federal and state policy have sometimes been guided more by corporate profit than the public interest. Scientific and medical institutions, complacent, defaulting to symptom management. We need gold-standard science to prevent and reverse root causes. The U.S. food and agricultural systems, embraced ultra-processed ingredients and synthetic chemicals. Healthcare system has over-medicalized children, frequently masking and compounding underlying issues. Rising screen addiction and sedentary lifestyles Chronically stressed, sick, and isolated generation. Purpose of this report, radical transparency, spur a conversation about how we can build a world Farmers are put at the center of how we think about health. Healthcare system thrives when disease is prevented and reversed, not just “managed”. AI technology that will develop new tools and push the frontiers of science, re. reverse chronic disease. America’s children 73 million children Over 40% (aged 0-17) in US, at least one chronic health condition Over 75% of American youth (aged 17- 24) are ineligible for military service, primarily due to obesity, poor physical fitness, and/or mental health challenges. More than 1 in 5 children over 6 years old are obese. More than 270% increase compared to the 1970s 80% of obese teens will become obese adults 70% of youth with obesity already have at least one risk factor for heart disease Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have consistently increased the past 2 decades By 2060 if current DM trends continue 65% increase in type 1 diabetes 600% increase in type 2 diabetes Autism spectrum disorder impacts 1 in 31 children by age 8, Over 10% of children have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (1 million more children diagnosed in 2022 compared to 2016) Rates of other neurodevelopmental disorders and learning impairments are also increasing. Over 7.5 million (over 10%) K-12 students received special education services in 2023-24 Childhood cancer incidence has risen over 40% since 1975 Teenage depression rates nearly doubled from 2009 to 2019 More than 1 in 4 teenage girls in 2022 reporting a major depressive episode in the past year Three million high school students seriously considered suicide in 2023 Diagnosed anxiety increased by 61% among adolescents between 2016 and 2023. Over 57% of girls report feelings of sadness and hopelessness From 2007 to 2021 Suicide deaths among 10- to 24-year-olds increased by 62% Suicide deaths among 10- to 24-year-olds increased by 62% Suicide is now the second leading cause of death in teens aged 15-19. Over 1 in 4 American children suffers from allergies Eczema (atopic dermatitis), 12.7% of children Between 1997 and 2018, childhood food-allergy prevalence rose 88%. Celiac disease rates have increased 5-fold in American children since the 1980s. Rates of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn’s, have increased by 25% over the last decade. Factors Food Exposure to environmental chemicals Pervasive technology use Children are highly medicated – and it’s not working Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UK, End of pingdemic https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk Uploaded 17-08-21 Rules on self-isolation have changed England and Northern Ireland People who are fully vaccinated, or are under 18 No longer have to self-isolate, if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive Will be advised to take a PCR test Will not have to self-isolate while they wait for result People who test positive, legally required to self-isolate for 10 days Professor Stephen Reicher, Government’s Independent Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours Government is taking a big risk Concerned as infections and hospitalisations both high Vital people take a PCR test if they have come into contact with a positive Covid case The problem is that if you now make it a choice to people as to whether to take a test...people aren't going to take that test if they can't afford to be positive Should remain "very cautious" and limit interactions, particularly with vulnerable people Gov. Cuomo of New York All health care workers, staff at all hospitals, nursing homes, adult care, other congregate care settings Must have one dose of vaccine by September 27 Prevent a danger to the health of the people (Delta variant) Exceptions for religious or medical reasons Fully vaccinated so far Hospital workers, 75 % of 450,000 Adult care facility workers, 74 % 30,000 Nursing home workers, 68 % of 145,500 Unlike state workers, no test out option (More than 1,700 people are hospitalized in New York State) California and Washington State already required Also NYC soon museum staff and visitors, 33 venues Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday Defeating the Delta variant is the best way to support cultural institutions, because it brings us all back to include bars, gyms, theaters, and other indoor venues Take effect Tuesday, enforced from September 13 Texas Supreme Court Permitted the mask mandate ban by Gov. Greg Abbott to stand Hospitalizations in Texas, x 4 in the past month About 14,000 new cases daily Australia Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets of Sydney Victoria, curfew of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m Darwin, 72-hour lockdown after a single asymptomatic infection Sydney into rural New South Wales First nation groups Government priority group for vaccination Over 16s, 15% vaccinated (versus 26%) Risk factors and lack of health care facilities in the bush Western New South Wales, 98 cases, mostly among Indigenous people Dharriwaa Elders Group Many of our elders and others in Walgett experience health and social issues that make them vulnerable to contracting Covid-19 The impact on our community could be devastating Paralympics in Tokyo 24 August, no spectators like the Olympics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Part five of this talk with Professor Robert Clancy, doctor, immunologist, consultant physician, professor of pathology and professor of medicine, highly published medical researcher, author, teacher, doctor of science, doctor of philosophy, holder of the Australia Medal. Link to buy the book, https://covidthroughoureyes.com.au/products/covid-through-our-eyes-an-australian-story-of-mistakes-mistreatment-and-misinformation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leading virologist, Professor Khansarinejad answers John’s questions with patience and understanding. The answers are amazing. One way to realise you have understood a scientific concept is when you experience that sense of awe at the nature of reality. To contact Professor Behzad Khansarinejad https://www.linkedin.com/in/behzad-khansarinejad-9bab513b/?originalSubdomain=ir khansarinejad@gmail.com Laboratory facility in Iran https://www.behsanlab.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bottom line, Im not worried, but it is interesting Uploaded 03-04-22 VOCs What is XE? https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063424/Tech-Briefing-39-25March2022_FINAL.pdf https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220329_Weekly_Epi_Update_85.pdf XE strain is a recombinant variant of BA.1 and BA.2 Mutation An error is incorporated in the viral genome Recombination Coinfecting viruses exchange genetic information, creating a novel virus Changes to variant classification system Variant of Concern label a detrimental change in biological properties (changes in transmissibility, severity or immune evasion) compared to the current dominant variant(s); and a growth rate potentially compatible with maintaining transmission and/or displacing the current dominant variant. designate new variants based on genomic features and growth X = BA.1 E = BA.2 X = Delta F = Delta Two are a combination of Delta and BA.1 XD and XF XD, few cases detected in France, Belgium, Denmark XT, small cluster detected in UK, (before 15th Feb) One recombination of BA.1 and BA.2 XE is a BA.1/BA.2 recombinant XE evidence of community transmission within England currently less than 1% of total sequenced cases Using the most recent data up to 16 March 2022 XE has a growth rate 9.8% above that of BA.2 Per week XE biology 763 XE sequences in the UK data XE is a BA.1 and BA.2 recombinant 3 mutations that are not present in all BA.1 or BA.2 sequences BA.2 latest SGTP is a reasonable proxy for BA.2 England on 20 March 2022, 93.7% BA.2 England on 6th March 2022, 82.6% BA.2 Growth rate of BA.2 Increased growth rate compared to BA.1 in all regions of England Growth rate, 75% greater relative growth for BA.2 compared to BA.1. GR = 0.753 per week Hospitalisation No evidence of a greater risk of hospitalisation following infection with BA.2 compared to BA.1. SARS-CoV-2 Immunity and Reinfection EvaluatioN (SIREN) 90 day gap N = 44,000 healthcare workers, recruited from 135 sites Now highly vaccinated (more than 95%) Two weekly PVR testing 27th December 2021 to 16th January 2022 N = 496,228 cases of PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection 186,896 BA.1 confirmed cases with genome sequencing Thirty-one of these cases had another subsequent sequenced but there are no early indications of a specific reinfection issue with this scenario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Excess Deaths in the United Kingdom: Midazolam and Euthanasia in the COVID-19 Pandemic https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377266988_Excess_Deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom_Midazolam_and_Euthanasia_in_the_COVID-19_Pandemic Macro-data during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) are shown to have significant data anomalies and inconsistencies with existing explanations. This paper shows that the UK spike in deaths, wrongly attributed to COVID-19 in April 2020, was not due to SARS-CoV-2 virus, which was largely absent, but was due to the widespread use of Midazolam injections, which were statistically very highly correlated (coefficient over 90%) with excess deaths in all regions of England during 2020. Importantly, excess deaths remained elevated following mass vaccination in 2021, but were statistically uncorrelated to COVID injections, while remaining significantly correlated to Midazolam injections. The widespread and persistent use of Midazolam in UK suggests a possible policy of systemic euthanasia. Unlike Australia, where assessing the statistical impact of COVID injections on excess deaths is relatively straightforward, UK excess deaths were closely associated with the use of Midazolam and other medical intervention. The iatrogenic pandemic in the UK was caused by euthanasia deaths from Midazolam and also, likely caused by COVID injections, but their relative impacts are difficult to measure from the data, due to causal proximity of euthanasia. Global investigations of COVID-19 epidemiology, based only on the relative impacts of COVID disease and vaccination, may be inaccurate, due to the neglect of significant confounding factors in some countries. Graphs April 2020, 98.8% increase 43,796 January 2021, 29.2% increase 16,546 Therefore covid is very dangerous, This interpretation, which is disputable, justified politically the declaration of emergency and all public health measures, including masking, lockdowns, etc. Excess deaths and erroneous conclusions 2020, 76,000 2021, 54,000 2022, 45,000 This evidence of “vaccine effectiveness” was illusory, due to incorrect attribution of the 2020 death spike. PS Despite advances in modern information technology, the accuracy of data collection has not advanced in the United Kingdom for over 150 years, because the same problems of erroneous data entry found then are still found now in the COVID pandemic, not only in the UK but all over the world. We have independently discovered the same UK data problem and solution for assessing COVID-19 vaccination as Alfred Russel Wallace had 150 years ago in investigating the consequences of Vaccination Acts starting in 1840 on smallpox: The Alfred Russel Wallace as used by Wilson Sy “Having thus cleared away the mass of doubtful or erroneous statistics, depending on comparisons of the vaccinated and unvaccinated in limited areas or selected groups of patients, we turn to the only really important evidence, those ‘masses of national experience’...” https://archive.org/details/b21356336/page/n3/mode/2up Alfred Russel Wallace, 1880s–1890s 1840 Vaccination Act Provided free smallpox vaccination to the poor Banned variolation Vaccination compulsory in 1853, 1867 Why his interest? C 1885 The Leicester Anti-Vaccination demonstrations (1885) Growing public resistance to compulsory vaccination Wallace’s increasing involvement in social reform and statistical arguments Statistical critique of vaccination Government data on: Smallpox mortality trends before and after compulsory vaccination Case mortality rates Vaccination vs. sanitation effects Mortality trends before and after each Act, 1853 and 1867 “Forty-Five Years of Registration Statistics, Proving Vaccination to Be Both Useless and Dangerous” (1885) “Vaccination a Delusion; Its Penal Enforcement a Crime” (1898) Cont Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy and Risk of a Traffic Crash https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(22)00822-1/fulltext Background Coronavirus disease (COVID) vaccine hesitancy, is a reflection of psychology that might also contribute to traffic safety. So People that take covid vaccines are the sort of people who have less traffic accidents People who do not take covid vaccines are the sort of people who have more traffic accidents Methods Population-based longitudinal cohort analysis of adults Determined COVID vaccination status from electronic medical records Traffic crashes requiring emergency medical care Subsequently identified accidents from all (178) hospitals One month follow-up Results, (2021) N = 11,270,763 Total traffic accidents, 6,682 Unvaccinated, 16% Vaccinated, 84% Unvaccinated individuals 1,682 traffic crashes (25%) Equal to a 72% increased relative Confidence interval, (95%) 63% to 82% (P less than 0.001) What about Socioeconomic status Alcohol Sleep apnea Diabetes Depression Dementia Hypertension Cancer Covid infection Equal to a 48% increase after adjustment Confidence interval, (95%) 40% to 57% (P less than 0.001) The increased risks extended across the spectrum of crash severity Results similar for Pfizer, Moderna, or other vaccines Conclusions These data suggest that COVID vaccine hesitancy is associated with significant increased risks of a traffic crash. An awareness of these risks might help to encourage more COVID vaccination. Factors Distrust of government Belief in freedom Misconceptions of everyday risks Faith in natural protection Antipathy toward regulation Chronic poverty Exposure to misinformation Political identity Negative past experiences Limited health literacy Social networks, misgivings around public health guidelines Primary care physicians who wish to help patients avoid becoming traffic statistics, could take the opportunity to stress standard safety reminders such as wearing a seatbelt, obeying speed limits, and never driving drunk Paramedics, should be aware that unvaccinated patients are overrepresented in the aftermath of a traffic crash. Driver insurance policies in the future Together, the findings suggest that unvaccinated adults need to be careful indoors with other people and outside with surrounding traffic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iryCrHaozU&t=174s But Unvaccinated in Canada could not use, planes, trains, buses https://www.forbes.com/sites/sandramacgregor/2021/08/18/canada-to-make-proof-of-vaccination-mandatory-for-air-and-train-travel/?sh=6569fb1fd465 Also https://covid19-sciencetable.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Science-Brief_Vaccines-in-Essential-Workers_20210423_published2.pdf Vaccinated more likely to work remotely in Ontario in 2021 ‘Essential workers’ had lower vaccination rates (several pile ups in ice and bad weather) Over 65s do not commute So Staying at home reduces the chances of being in an accident Invalid title Patient in emergency department as a driver, passenger, or pedestrian (codes V00-V69) Total = 6,682 Drivers, 2,856 Passengers, 1,189 Pedestrians, 2,637 (Table 3 of the study) (Therefore, unvaccinated pedestrians more likely to be in an accidents that vaccinated pedestrians) People were considered unvaccinated for the first 14 days after vaccination Given the study only lasted a month, this is half of the time. So how many casualties were misclassified? If 602 of the 6,682 were misclassified, Any difference between the two groups would vanish (Igor Chudov) https://igorchudov.substack.com/p/the-unvaccinated-had-more-car-crashes Deaths at Scene Excluded 42 deaths at scene 8 deaths were included (550 people were actually admitted to hospital) Therefore 84% of death outcomes ignored This also excluded all sudden deaths that resulted in an accident What about peop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is infection and how does the body react when infected? Uploaded 15-07-22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices