In the first big research scandal of the COVID-19 era, The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) today retracted two high-profile papers after a company declined to make the underlying data for both available for an independent audit, following questions being raised about the research. The Lancet paper, which claimed an antimalarial drug touted by President Donald Trump for…
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Dr. Jennifer Margulis on “Health Outcomes in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Children”
This new study, published in the peer-reviewed science journal, SAGE Open Medicine, did not get any funding from the CDC. It compares the health outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated children. Analysis of health outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated children: Developmental delays, asthma, ear infections and gastrointestinal disorders
Sharyl Attkisson reports on “YouTube censorship of hydroxychloroquine facts”
Sharyl Attkisson reported: “YouTube has removed the “Full Measure” investigation that followed the money regarding hydroxychloroquine and the IV medicine remdesivir, calling the story ‘dangerous.’ It is chilling to see third parties with so much control respond to the behest of propagandists who are desperate to control the message and keep certain facts hidden.”
2005 Study found “Chloroquine Is a Potent Inhibitor of SARS Coronavirus Infection and Spread”
The study concludes: Chloroquine is effective in preventing the spread of SARS CoV in cell culture. Favorable inhibition of virus spread was observed when the cells were either treated with chloroquine prior to or after SARS CoV infection. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1232869/
Study finds influenza vacccination increases coronavirus risk
“Influenza vaccination and respiratory virus interference among Department of Defense personnel during the 2017-2018 influenza season.“ CONCLUSIONS: Receipt of influenza vaccination was not associated with virus interference among our population. Examining virus interference by specific respiratory viruses showed mixed results. Vaccine derived virus interference was significantly associated with coronavirus and human metapneumovirus; however, significant protection…
Vox reports “Why some labs work on making viruses deadlier — and why they should stop”
Earlier this week, Newsweek and the Washington Post reported that the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a lab near the site of the first coronavirus cases in the world, had been studying bat coronaviruses. The Newsweek report revealed an alarming tidbit: The Wuhan lab at the center of the controversy had for years been engaged in gain-of-function research. What exactly is it?…
Stanford research reports “Covid-19 much more prevalent than previously thought”
The population prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Santa Clara County implies that the infection is much more widespread than indicated by the number of confirmed cases. Population prevalence estimatescan now be used to calibrate epidemic and mortality projections. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v1.full.pdf