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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https://twitter.com/Johnincarlisle Disclaimer; These media including videos, book, e book, articles, podcasts are not peer-reviewed.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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  • Monday · 16 min

    44% of hospitalisations boosted

    CDC Says 44% of People Hospitalized With COVID Had Third Dose or Booster Uploaded 12-09-22 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/980351?src=mkm_ret_220912_mscpmrk_trdalrtuk03_int&uac=127834AR&impID=4631827&faf=1 Almost half the people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 last spring had been fully vaccinated and received a third dose or booster shot https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7134a3.htm?s_cid=mm7134a3_x Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations Among Adults During SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 Variant Predominance Data from the COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network March 20–May 31, 2022 Among hospitalized nonpregnant patients 39.1% had received a primary vaccination series and 1 booster (3 jabs) 5.0% had received a primary series and ≥2 boosters (4 jabs) 39.1 + 5 = 44.1% (Medscape is correct, well under by 0.1%) Therefore, CDC advises All adults should stay up to date† with COVID-19 vaccination, multiple nonpharmaceutical and medical prevention measures should be used to protect those at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness, irrespective of vaccination status Why? Unvaccinated adults were 3.4 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID than those who were vaccinated Also in this CDC report Hospitalization rates among adults aged ≥65 years, increased threefold Hospitalization rates in adults aged 18–49 and 50–64 years, both increased 1.7-fold during omicron surge https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/11161123 Vaccine safety: content alleging that vaccines cause chronic side effects, outside of rare side effects that are recognised by health authorities Efficacy of vaccines: content claiming that vaccines do not reduce transmission or contraction of disease https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9891785 Claims that there is a guaranteed prevention method for COVID-19 Claims that any medication or vaccination is a guaranteed prevention method for COVID-19 Claims about COVID-19 vaccinations that contradict expert consensus from local health authorities or the WHO Claims that an approved COVID-19 vaccine will cause death, infertility, miscarriage, autism or contraction of other infectious diseases Claims that COVID-19 vaccines do not reduce risk of serious illness or death New Zealand drops mask and vaccine mandates in sweeping Covid changes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/12/new-zealand-drops-mask-and-vaccine-mandates-in-sweeping-covid-changes Deaths, 1,950 (about 50 at the end of 2021) Hospitalisations, (NZ key metric) down sharply in recent weeks Jacinda Ardern Today marks a milestone in our response. Finally, rather than feeling that Covid dictates what happens to us, our lives, and our futures, we take back control Mask-wearing, only compulsory in healthcare settings (largely ignored anyway) End of vaccine mandates, for workers and inbound travellers Tests on arrival in NZ, encouraged Covid-positives, still required to isolate (no longer household contacts) This will be the first summer in three years where there won’t be the question of what we will and what won’t be cancelled because of Covid cases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 24 min

    Symptomatic covid plummets

    Covid infections plummet Uploaded 12-08-22 Link to report from Uganda, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOBlGKQd6pU&t=73s Covid infections plummet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYH8l9f9eo4 R = 0.8 Cases, + 120,946 Prevalence, 2,232,757 Down, all age groups, all UK regions Past 2 weeks, down 46% Prevalence, 1 in 26, down from 1 in 16 https://health-study.joinzoe.com/data UK official data https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk Case numbers, irrelevant (down 23.7% on the week) Hospital admissions, 6,697 over past week (Down 14.9% on the week) Deaths, 827 over past week (deaths within 28 days of a positive test) (Down 22.9% on the week) List of covid (mostly BA.5) symptoms Sore throat, 57% Headache, 47% Cough, no phlegm 41% Blocked nose, 37% Runny nose, 36% Cough with phlegm, 35% Hoarse, 34% Sneezing, 28% Fatigue, 28% Muscle pains 25% Dizzy, 18% Swollen neck glands, 14% Fever, 13% Altered smell, 13% Sore eyes, 13% Chest pain / tightness, 11% Hot flushes, 11% Chills or shivers, 10% Loss of smell, 9% Some get recurrence of symptoms a few weeks after the initial symptoms United states, covid https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html Daily new cases 103,614 (Down 13.8% on the week) Wastewater Surveillance SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in wastewater Over 1,000 testing sites Most of the country, moderate to high levels About half of sites reporting Currently seeing some of the highest levels since December 1, 2021 Sites reporting an increase, 41% Variant nowcast https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions BA.5 88.8% BA.4 5.3% BA.4.6 5.1% BA.2.12.1 0.8% BA.2 0% BA.1s 0% Delta 0% Others 0% BA.2.75 not listed New Hospital Admissions, daily average 6,003 (Down 2.6% on the week) Deaths The current 7-day daily average, 400 (Down 6.7% on the week) Official death number 1,030,777 Poliomyelitis, New York, D of H https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/2022-08-04_polio_detected_nys.htm Polio, early June wastewater samples Seven positive samples (Rockland and Orange County) genetically linked to case of paralytic polio in Rockland County Transmission of a polio virus that can cause paralysis and potential community spread, underscoring the urgency of every New York adult and child getting immunized, especially those in the greater New York metropolitan area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 26 min

    Respect must be earned, not dictated

    With Professor Robert Clancy. Uploaded 09-03-25 Link to Quadrant, https://quadrant.org.au/news-opinions/uncategorized/after-covid-now-its-the-lawyers-turn/ Monovalent mRNA XBB.1.5 vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization in Quebec, Canada: impact of variant replacement and waning protection during 10-month follow-up https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.13.24317190v1 Protection Conferred by COVID-19 Vaccination, Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection, or Hybrid Immunity Against Omicron-Associated Severe Outcomes Among Community-Dwelling Adults https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/78/5/1372/7450138 Comparing frequency of booster vaccination to prevent severe COVID-19 by risk group in the United States https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45549-9 Two-Dose Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccine Effectiveness With Mixed Schedules and Extended Dosing Intervals: Test-Negative Design Studies From British Columbia and Quebec, Canada https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/75/11/1980/6570607 COVID-19 mRNA VACCINES: THE PROBLEM THAT WON’T GO AWAY. Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 32 min

    The O variant

    Worst ever Covid variant? Omicron Uploaded 26-11-21 B.1.1.529 Increased contagion Immune escape Sicker people WHO, VOC https://www.who.int/news/item/26-11-2021-classification-of-omicron-(b.1.1.529)-sars-cov-2-variant-of-concern The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution Independent group of experts First reported to WHO from South Africa on 24th November 2021 South Africa, infections have increased steeply, coinciding with the detection of B.1.1.529 variant The first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on 9th November 2021 Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant The number of cases of this variant appears to be increasing in almost all provinces in South Africa Current SARS-CoV-2 PCR diagnostics continue to detect this variant. For one widely used PCR test, one of the three target genes is not detected (called S gene dropout or S gene target failure) This variant may have a growth advantage. How did the new variant develop? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03552-w Professor Francois Balloux, Computational Biology Systems, University College London Mutated during a chronic infection of a person whose immune system was already weakened by an untreated HIV/Aids infection Botswana Discovered, November 11th (collected 9th) 2021 in Botswana South Africa 77 confirmed cases 90% of new cases in Gauteng, probably B.1.1.529 Early signs of rapid spread in Gauteng province, 900 cases per day May have spread to eight other provinces in South Africa SA, fully vaccinated, 24% Israel https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/new-coronavirus-variant-reason-concern-say-researchers/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-onward-journey 1 returnee from Malawi Two other people suspected of having the variant are also in quarantine All three were fully vaccinated Prime Minister Naftali Bennett We are currently on the verge of a state of emergency Belgium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfwoROrBiVE 1 case Came from Egypt to Belgium on November 11th First symptoms on November 22nd Hong Kong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm-WzJ0KR0M Two cases, from next door in quarantine hotel Traveller from SA Penny Moore, virologist, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/25/what-do-we-know-about-the-new-worst-ever-covid-variant Breakthrough infections have been reported following, Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer-BioNtech, Oxford-AstraZeneca R = 2 so far SA, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Cases, + 2,465 (nearly double yesterdays) 32 mutations in the spike protein 10 on RBD (Delta variant has 8 mutations) Beta (SA) variant has 3 Younger people appear to be contracting and spreading BioNTech-Pfizer need two weeks to assess new variant's impact Would need two weeks at most to assess how well its coronavirus vaccine works against B.1.1.529 may require an adjustment of our vaccine if the variant spreads globally Global spread WHO advises risk-based, scientific approach to travel restrictions risk-based and scientific approach to travel restrictions WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier At this point, implementing travel restrictions is being cautioned against UK flight bans so far 700 arrivals per day to UK from SA South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini, Zimbabwe Recent arrivals from southern Africa will also tracked down and offered tests Germany, Italy, Israel, Kenya, Singapore, Japan, France, Bahrain, Czech Republic have also suspended flights European Commission, called on members to ban flights Sajid Javid very live discussions about adding to the red list Professor Danny Altmann, immunologist Imperial College We thought delta was the dominant variant and nothing could displace it – this looks potentially horrible eno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 15 min

    Climate change and peril

    With Professor Paul Goddard. This link will take you to Profiteering From Doom on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWRRWTRH and this will take you to Profiteering From Doom on Shopify: https://www.clinicalpress.co.uk/products/profiteering-from-doom-just-follow-the-money www.clinical press.co.uk takes you to The Death Science on Shopify and the customer clicks on Shop for Books for all the other books For the guitars try: https://drjazzguitars.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 14 min

    NIH confirms our fears

    Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health of the United States Uploaded 24-04-25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 16 min

    Ministry of truth

    Professor Angus Dalgleish, physician, oncologist, pathologist, medical researcher and author. Get your copy of The Death of Science, https://gazellebookservices.co.uk/pro... Uploaded 11-01-24 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... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 43 min

    Neil, Tim and John, Graveyard talk

    This talk was inspired by Neil’s book, ‘Hauntings’. I guess its about , time, place, the human condition and possibly more. Uploaded 25-05-25 Graveyard talk with Neil Oliver, Tim Kelly and John Campbell. Get a copy of the book from, https://www.neiloliver.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hauntings-Ghosts-Across-British-Locations/dp/B0C2JBGWVV/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3QUM6L9FXJR6C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mLbnmQ_DKzkupDJuNsksYwHbszW7C9jz7uZuaO_F5I2m2DMzvo2qgX4fqYauEmyCJU1wJUOA4zrlbxQkPsG0-eher2KWxu8asng3Dlw79tQ-X8CkI-o1rYyctGphXJA78MKvABFbQVap_fG-PY7nAcorf6nf97-GgfseTA7_JC3QrJ6XujGG3Sn0f7Q84a8b64m-Mujt-Ua9tCbwJUKpvHBeCQQ9gXGdSOCDC9sS-6pl4C-QaAJzaAluuKl-9T8EG208yGJmGMEcUxTumBa9fX07XZsm1YEQca_qGQnCfTM.3WyLfxxmnsakN8ZCkXM3Gftl3iADP5uVQjlV6Zxblbk&dib_tag=se&keywords=hauntings+oliver&qid=1748176951&sprefix=hauntings+oliver%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-4 Check out Neil's channel, https://www.youtube.com/@Neil-Oliver Follow Tim on X, https://x.com/DrTimothyKelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 20 min

    Fetal development

    Life begins with a new conception, 23 + 23 = 46 chromosomes Uploaded 27-06-22 Cleavage, mitosis cell division Implantation of the early embryo or blastocyst occurs at about 7 days, a few hundred cells Development at 4 Weeks https://www.webmd.com/baby/ss/slideshow-fetal-development All tissues are present, connective, epithelial, neural tube which will become CNS Developing the structures that will form face and neck. The heart and blood vessels continue to develop. Lungs, stomach, and liver start to develop. A home pregnancy test would show positive. Slide 4, 5th week post ovulation An opened oviduct with an ectopic pregnancy Anatomic features, including tail, limb buds, heart (which actually protrudes from the chest), eye cups, cornea/lens, brain, Blood cells now being produced Cardiac contractions began at 3 weeks Neural tube is closed 8 weeks Final week of the embryonic period Organogenesis in now complete Fetal period begins start of week 9 Eyelids and ears are forming, and you can see the tip of the nose. The arms and legs are well formed. The fingers and toes grow longer and more distinct. External genitals differentiate Heart has 4 contracting chambers Umbilical cord has one vein and two arteries Development at 12 Weeks Starts to make its own spontaneous movements. Top of the uterus can be felt above pubic bone. Elbows and knees have been bending since week 10 Heart beat may be heard on examination The sex organs of should start to become clear Development at 16 Weeks Mum can feel the top of the uterus about 3 inches below your belly button. The baby's eyes can blink and the heart and blood vessels are fully formed. The baby's fingers and toes have fingerprints. Development at 20 Weeks Between 17 and 20 weeks gestation, thalamo-cortical relays penetrate the cortex. 20 weeks gestation, pain receptors are present and linked. By 20 weeks gestation, the baby will respond to sound and move, wince, and recoil from sharp objects and incisions. Big stress hormone response since 18 weeks Uterus the level of the belly button. The baby can suck a thumb, yawn, stretch, and make faces. "quickening." Slide 14, 24 weeks Baby now and responds to sounds by moving or increasing their pulse. Mum may notice jerking motions if they hiccup. With the inner ear fully developed, the baby may be able to sense being upside down in the womb. Slide 15, Development at 28 Weeks Sleeps most of the time, clear sleep wake cycle by about 30 weeks Activity rapid eye movement sleep and the quiet resting state of non-REM sleep. Baby's First Dreams: Sleep Cycles Of The Fetus https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413185734.htm Evidence for early dreaming Slide 16, Development at 36 Weeks The brain has been developing rapidly. Lungs are nearly fully developed. The head is usually positioned down into the pelvis by now. Early term baby if born between 37-39 weeks Term, born at 39-40 weeks Late term 41-42 weeks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 4 min

    My vitamin D test results

    Supermarket test was wrong Uploaded 26-03-25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 32 min

    Abortion up to birth in the UK

    MPs vote to decriminalise abortion at any point up to birth Uploaded 23-06-25 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/06/17/mps-vote-to-decriminalise-abortion-at-any-point-up-to-birth/ Critics say amendment to current law could pave way for dangerous, as well as sex-selective, abortions https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/18/woman-jailed-aborting-baby-at-39-weeks-go-unpunished/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/22/assisted-dying-abortion-grooming-gangs-britain-deformed/ Women will no longer be prosecuted for aborting their pregnancies at any point up to birth. Majority of 242 to decriminalise seeking an abortion at any stage of gestation for any reason, women will no longer face an investigation or arrest for doing so. England and Wales, up to 24 weeks The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 – which outlaws abortion – is to be amended so that it will no longer apply to women ending their own pregnancies. Backstreet and dangerous abortions Sex selective India 2025 https://www.studyiq.com/articles/sex-ratio-in-india/ 45,080,000 more males than females 0 to 14 years 108.833 to 100 20 to 24 years 110.397 to 100 China AI assist Significant sex ratio imbalance, with approximately 112 males for every 100 females at birth This disparity is largely attributed to cultural preferences for sons, the one-child policy, and practices like sex-selective abortion. Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary “extending abortions up until the point of birth beyond the exemptions that currently exist, as doing so would not only be unnecessary but dangerous. “I am deeply concerned to see these measures being progressed in the name of women’s rights, when the potential physical and mental impacts on women would be so devastating.” Society for the Protection of Unborn Children law change as “barbaric”. “Our already liberal abortion law allows an estimated 300,000 babies a year to be killed. Now, even the very limited protection afforded by the law is being stripped away.” Labour’s Tonia Antoniazzi, passed overwhelmingly—379 to 137 Labour 291 for, 25 against, 85 abstained Lib dems, 70 for, 2 against Green, 4 for, 0 against Conservative, 8 for, 92 against Reform, 4 for 1 abstained Rupert Lowe, against Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 25 min

    UK comparisons, Uganda update

    Monitoring Incidence of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination Status — 13 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–July 17, 2021 Uploaded 17-09-21 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm?s_cid=mm7037e1_w To email Wefwafwa, wefandrew@gmail.com Check out his channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzsLklGgOttU3Se-WGLp7ow To donate to his work, USE SENDWAVE/ WorldRemit /Western Union Mobile money number:+256785698803 Country: Uganda Registered name : Wefwafwa Andrew State: Eastern uganda Zip code:0000 Wallet Service provider:MTN City: Mbale city email me when you send on wefandrew@gmail.com UK over two seasons https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1017676/2021-09-14_COVID-19_Press_Conference_Slides__for_publication_.pdf Zoe update from 16th September https://covid.joinzoe.com/post/with-the-highest-cases-in-europe-uk-should-trigger-plan-b-now Based on PCR and LFT test data from up to 11th September, (n = 32,409) Average of 47,276 new symptomatic cases per day for UK Previous 7 days was 51,876 (down 9%) In the New daily cases in the fully vaccinated 15,493 new daily symptomatic cases (previous 7 days t was 17,674) Across the different age groups Daily new cases in18-35s down sharply Daily new cases in 0 - 18s up (as schools return) Across the regions Many of the English regions, falling or stable Scotland cases have stopped rising, although hospitalisations still increasing Prevalence 1 in 95 in UK currently have symptomatic COVID UK R = 0.9 Wales, 1.0 (only rising region) Scotland, 1.0 Symptoms for longer than 12 weeks 781 people a day will go on to experience this longer covid Reduced commensurate with reduced symptomatic cases Tim Spector After calling for a plan for several weeks I’m pleased to see the government has launched a booster vaccine programme. (To give boosters to everyone over 50) the winter plan fails to introduce the current symptoms to the list now most people experience symptoms like sore throat, headache and sneezing rather than fever or cough I also don't understand why we are waiting for the situation to get worse and the NHS is pressured further before implementing simple measures that would help to bring down the number of new cases and save lives. With such high levels of virus in the population we should also still be wearing masks and keeping our distance in crowded public places, as in major European cities where cases are much lower than ours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 24 min

    Vitamin D, a tale of two studies

    Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Covid-19 or other Acute Respiratory Infections: a Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial (CORONAVIT) Uploaded 07-04-22 December 2020 to June 2021 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.22.22271707v1 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04579640 Randomly assigned 6200 U.K. adults postal finger-prick 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) test provision of a 6-month supply of vitamin D to those with blood 25(OH)D concentration less than 75 nmol/L 3,200 IU/day, n = 1,356 800 IU/day, n = 1,334 No offer of testing or supplementation, n = 3,100 Outcomes Proportion of participants experiencing at least one swab test- or doctor-confirmed acute respiratory infection (ARI) of any cause Incidence of swab test-confirmed Covid-19 RESULTS 2,690 (86.8%) had 25(OH)D less than 75 nmol/L Experienced at least one ARI of any cause Higher dose group 76 (5.0%) Lower dose group 87 (5.7%) No offer group 136 (4.6%) OR higher-dose vs. no-offer, 1.09 lower-dose vs. no-offer, 1.26 Diagnosed with covid Higher dose group 45 (3.0%) Lower dose group 55 (3.6%) No offer group 78 (2.6%) CONCLUSIONS Implementation of a test-and-treat approach to correcting sub-optimal vitamin D status in the U.K. population was safe and effective in boosting 25(OH)D concentrations of adults with baseline concentrations less than 75 nmol/L. However, this was not associated with protection against all-cause ARI or Covid-19. Incidence of hospitalization for ARI was low, and we therefore lacked power to detect an effect of the intervention on severity of Covid-19 and other ARIs. Pre-infection 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels and association with severity of COVID-19 illness https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0263069 Objective Examines if, and to what degree, a relationship exists between pre-infection serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level and disease severity and mortality due to SARS-CoV-2 Participants April 7th, 2020 and February 4th, 2021 Galilee Medical Center (GMC) in Nahariya, Israel Positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests Historical 25(OH)D levels measured 14 to 730 days prior to the positive PCR test. Design Patients admitted with COVID-19 were categorized according to disease severity and level of 25(OH)D. deficient, insufficient, adequate, high-normal Isolated influence of the sinusoidal pattern 25(OH)D changes Results Of 1,176 patients admitted, 253 had records of a 25(OH)D level prior to COVID-19 infection In patients with the severe or critical disease 87.4% had lower vitamin D levels, less than 20 ng/mL In patients with mild or moderate disease 34.3% had lower vitamin D levels, less than 20 ng/mL p less than 0.001 Patients with Vit D less than 20ng/ml versus patients with more than 40 ng/ml Patients with lower vitamin D levels were 14 times more likely to have severe or critical disease p less than 0.001 Conclusions Among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, pre-infection deficiency of vitamin D was associated with increased disease severity and mortality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 24 min

    Disaster in North Korea

    North Korea, tragic situation, UK and US slowly stabilising. Uploaded 16-05-22 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/kim-jong-un-calls-in-the-army-to-respond-to-north-koreas-covid-19-crisis https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/14/covid-outbreak-great-disaster-north-korea-says-kim-jong-un/ UK, alpha wave, patients admitted to hospital UK, alpha wave, deaths Omicron started to spread, late April End of two-year coronavirus blockade, maintained at great economic cost Omicron in Pyongyang Factors Long term malnutrition Current malnutrition Untreated long-term diseases Poor housing Limited supply of medicines, steroids, antibiotics Zero vaccination Little previous infection Naïve population Omicron, not delta (Official Korean Central News Agency) Kim Jong Un Covid outbreak is a great disaster for North Korea causing great upheaval Announced 51 new fever deaths First case confirmed Thursday Had activated maximum emergency quarantine system Nationwide lockdowns Up to May 13 1,213,550 cases of fever More than 524,440 fallen sick with fever at least 81,430 were fully recovered Official Korean Central News Agency Over half a million currently receiving medical treatment The spread of malignant disease comes to be a great upheaval in our country since the founding of the DPRK Army to distribute medicines on immediately stabilising the supply of medicines in Pyongyang because officials of the Cabinet and public health sector in charge of the supply have not rolled up their sleeves, not properly recognizing the present crisis strongly criticised the Cabinet and public health sector for their irresponsible work attitude Leif-Eric Easley, professor, Ewha University in Seoul The language he's used suggests the situation in North Korea is going to get worse before it gets better Engagers see this rhetoric preparing the way for international assistance, but Kim may be rallying a population on the verge of further sacrifice Kim Jong Un, meeting on anti-virus strategies in Pyongyang Kim, front and centre (39) minimising the losses in human lives Country will actively learn from China's pandemic management strategy not an uncontrollable spread among regions but transmission within areas that had been locked down Previously turned down offers of Covid vaccines from China and Covax scheme Beijing and Seoul issued fresh offers of aid and vaccines Health and healthcare in North Korea: a retrospective study among defectors (Conflict and Health) https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-020-00284-y Public Health Act, comprehensive free care system Widespread informal expenditure Lack of medicines Extensive self-medication with narcotic analgesics Party membership Respondents who could not enjoy political and economic rights were substantially more likely to report illness, and extremely reduced access to care, even with life-threatening conditions. Maxar Technologies New excavation at the Yongbyon facility in North Korea, (plutonium) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 25 min

    Natural versus vaccine immunity

    Post infection natural immunity, debate and implications for mandatory vaccination Uploaded 02-10-21 https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2101 US as of 11th December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210115184811/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/burden.html US, Natural infection, Feb 2020 to May 2021 0 – 17 26.8 / 73 37% 18 – 49 60.5 / 138 44% 50 – 64 20.4 / 62 32% 65+ 12.3 / 54 23% Total 120.3/ 328 37% Immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 assessed for up to 8 months after infection https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abf4063 N = 254 blood samples post infection N = 51 long term follow up Antibodies against SARSCoV- 2 spike and receptor binding domain (RBD) declined moderately over 8 months Memory B cells against SARS-CoV-2 spike increased between 1 month and 8 months after infection. Proportion of subjects positive for CD4+ T cells (92%) remained high at 6 to 8 months after infection. The different types of immunememory each had distinct kinetics, resulting in complex interrelationships over time CONCLUSION Substantial immune memory is generated after COVID-19 About 95% of subjects retained immune memory at ~6 months after infection Circulating antibody titers were not predictive of T cell memory CDC Still recommends a full vaccination dose for all the immune response from vaccination is more predictable antibody responses after infection vary widely by individual June, Peter Marks, Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research We do know that the immunity after vaccination is better than the immunity after natural infection generally the immunity after natural infection tends to wane after about 90 days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j8ziaOpl7o&t=1724s It appears from the literature that natural infection provides immunity, but that immunity is seemingly not as strong and may not be as long lasting as that provided by the vaccine UK covid pass guidelines https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-covid-pass#who-can-get-an-nhs-covid-pass-in-england proof of natural immunity shown by a positive PCR test result for COVID-19, lasting for 180 days after the date of the positive test Protection of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection is similar to that of BNT162b2 vaccine protection: A three-month nationwide experience from Israel https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.04.20.21255670v1.full.pdf Vaccination was highly effective Estimated efficacy for documented infection of 92·8% Hospitalization 94·2% Severe illness 94·4% Death 93·7% Protection from prior SARS-CoV-2 infection Estimated efficacy for documented infection of 94·8% Hospitalization 94·1% Severe illness 96·4% Ministry of Health during summer surge Between 5 July and 3 August (over half a million infected but unvaccinated) Just 1% of weekly new cases were in people who had previously had covid-19 Dvir Aran, biomedical data, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology these numbers look very low the data suggest that the recovered have better protection than people who were vaccinated Systemic side-effects were more common in people previously infected https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473309921002243 Large UK study 1·6 times after the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 2·9 times after the first dose of BNT162b2 56% more likely to experience a severe side effect that required hospital care Conclusion Public health strategy versus individualised medicine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 1 hr 20 min

    Professor David Anderson

    Vitamin D and other topics, a fascinating wide ranging discussion with retired Consultant Physician and Professor of Endocrinology David Anderson. Download a free copy of VITAMIN D3 and the Great Biology Reset, by Professor David Anderson and Dr David Grimes. https://dgreatbiologyreset.com/#download Uploaded 11-11-23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 12 min

    Population control

    More valuable insights from doctor, endocrinologist, author, medical researcher and teacher, professor David Anderson. Link to order or download, Vitamin D and the Great Biology Reset, https://dgreatbiologyreset.com/ Uploaded 05-07-25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 2 min

    Scammers all over

    I am John Campbell and I do not use Facebook. If you see me on a Facebook account it is a SCAM. Uploaded 11-08-25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 5 min

    Davos or parliament

    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=westminstermp Uploaded 09-01-24 https://twitter.com/ABridgen/status/1737475231386653113 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Monday · 56 min

    Dreadful vaccine injury

    Brianne Dressen, first US lawsuit against AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine Injury Global Study: www.react19.org/study Covid vaccine injury medical expense fund: www.react19.org/donate AstraZeneca Lawsuit Full Complaint: https://aboutblaw.com/bd0D https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/astrazeneca-sued-over-covid-19-vaccine-clinical-trial-injury Vaccine trial patient files first US lawsuit against AstraZeneca https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/13/vaccine-trial-patient-files-us-lawsuit-against-astrazeneca/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13416585/utah-teacher-astrazeneca-lawsuit-covid-vaccine-disabled.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/utah-mom-sues-astrazeneca-claiming-she-was-left-permanently-disabled-in-covid-vaccine-trial/ar-BB1mmASM https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/astrazeneca-sued-over-covid-19-vaccine-clinical-trial-injury Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy of AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) Covid-19 Vaccine https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2105290 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32623-4/fulltext Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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