healthimpactnews--2020-04-02--Unprecedented Response to COVID-19 by Governments Prohibits Physical Contact and Cripples World Econ

Unprecedented Response to COVID-19 by Governments Prohibits Physical Contact and Cripples World Economy

After officials at the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared on Mar .
11 , 2020 that outbreaks of a mutated coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) 1 2 had become a global pandemic and urged countries to take strong action to stop its spread,3 4 the governments of countries representing one-third of the world ’ s population5 closed borders , restricted or halted travel between and within countries and ordered healthy people to essentially eliminate physical contact with each other by staying in their homes .
The halt to travel and closure of schools , businesses , stores and shopping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arenas , gyms , beaches , parks and recreation areas , churches , and other places , where children are educated and people conduct business , shop and engage in recreation , sent stock markets into a sudden nosedive6 and has crippled the world ’ s economy.7 Testing Not Widespread Yet to Detect Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Cases The outbreak of a new mutated coronavirus in China was publicly announced on Dec. 31 , 2019,8 and by Mar .
27 , 2020 , over 565,000 people in 199 countries reportedly had been infected with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cases that have already occurred are thought to be vastly underestimated because an unknown number of people are being asymptomatically infected or showing only mild symptoms,10 11 12 which can be mistaken for a cold or a respiratory influenza-like-illness,13 and testing for COVID-19 active infection or antibodies demonstrating past infection and natural immunity has not yet become widespread in most countries.14 15 In the U.S. , since Jan. 21 , 2020 more than 90,000 cases and 1,300 deaths had been confirmed spanning all 50 states.16 By Mar .
27 , New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 38,987 ) and deaths ( 432 ) to date , with New Jersey , California , Washington , Michigan , Illinois , Florida , Massachusetts and Louisiana reporting between 2,000 and 7,000 cases each and a total of 539 deaths.17 According to Worldometer,18 which is owned by Dadax and composed of an international team of developers , researchers and volunteers with no political , government or corporate affiliation analyzing and making world statistics available to the public , there is a large variation in mortality estimates associated with COVID-19 at the present @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mar .
27 , China appears to have 2 deaths per million people , while Germany and the U.S. currently are experiencing 4 deaths per million , but Italy has 151 deaths per million and Spain has 106 deaths per million .
For all currently reported global cases and deaths , it appears there is an average of 3.4 deaths per million people.19 However , with more widespread testing for and reporting of active and past infections , along with deaths , these preliminary COVID-19 mortality statistics for different countries could change.20 By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of China that some people were at higher risk for complications from COVID-19 infections than others , even though the majority of people have mild symptoms and recover without treatment.21 Evidence published in the medical literature by early March 2020 characterizing the type of COVID-19 disease symptoms and high risk factors among the population in China revealed that common major symptoms ( 22-88 percent ) included fever , cough , myalgia or fatigue , expectoration and difficulty breathing .
Minor symptoms ( less than 12 percent ) included headache or dizziness , diarrhea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aged 60 years or older at higher risk.23 Another study published by Chinese scientists found that underlying cardiovascular disease , secondary infections , older age and elevated inflammatory indicators in the blood suggested that COVID-19 mortality might be due to “ virus-activated ‘ cytokine storm syndrome ” or fulminant myocarditis.
” 24 As of Mar .
27 , 2020 , the CDC currently lists the following high risk factors for severe illness from a COVID-19 infection:25 • People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility • Other high-risk conditions could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease or moderate to severe asthma • People who have heart disease with complications • People of any age with severe obesity ( body mass index [ ( BM ] I ) ≥40 ) or certain underlying medical conditions , particularly if not well controlled , such as those with diabetes , renal failure , or liver disease might also be at risk • People who are pregnant should be monitored since they are known to be at risk with severe viral illness , however , to date data on COVID-19 has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the following symptoms are found in patients who have been tested and confirmed to be infected with COVID-19:26 According to the CDC , Americans Start Buying Masks and Hand Sanitizer to Protect Themselves By the end of February , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) had not yet declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic,28 but there had been daily reports in the media warning that COVID-19 was taking a foothold in the U.S.29 and many concerned Americans had begun to make preparations to protect themselves by buying masks , hand sanitizer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On Mar .
1 , the U.S .
Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams sent out a message on Twitter:30 CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield agreed .
He told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that , CDC Predicted Up To 1.7 Million COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S. Two days after the WHO declared a COVID-19 pandemic , The New York Times published a widely-quoted article on Mar .
13 entitled “ The worst-case estimate for U.S. coronavirus deaths ” that raised even more concern in the public about the potential lethality of COVID-19.32 In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) had been conferring with epidemiologists at universities around the world and were modeling pandemic COVID-19 scenarios based on what was known about the transmissibility and severity of the new mutated coronavirus to come up with “ worst case ” estimates if no actions were taken to slow transmission .
According to The New York Times : An epidemic modeler at Johns Hopkins , Lauren Gardner , was quoted as saying , “ There is a lot of room for improvement if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ change their behavior ” to alter the course of the pandemic said “ changing behavior ” would alter the course of the pandemic .
A University of Nebraska infectious disease specialist , Dr. James Lawler , was quoted as estimating there would be 96 million Americans infected and 450,000 deaths .
The New York Times article also pointed out that , “ about 20,000 to 50,000 people have died from flu-related illnesses this season , according to the CDC.
” WHO Urges Testing But U.S. Couldn ’ t Do It For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunker Down ” Several days later on Mar .
16 , WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus criticized nations for not doing enough to test for and contain spread of COVID-19 .
He said:33 He once again emphasized widespread testing for COVID-19 .
However , by the time COVID-19 was first reported in the U.S. on Jan. 21 , 2020 until just recently , little testing for presence of the virus in the U.S. population was done.35 Instead , former and current federal health officials have put primary emphasis on shutting down education , commerce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop spread of the virus .
Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CBS ’ s “ Face the Nation ” on Mar .
8 that , “ No city wants to be the first to basically shut down their economy , state and cities are going to have to act in the interest of the national interest , ” 36 and urged the federal government to provide economic incentives to cities and states that will suffer hardship from shutting down their economies .
On Mar .
12 at a congressional hearing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted that the U.S. was unable to meet the required capacity for coronavirus testing of everyone in the U.S. who needs it .
A few days later , Dr. Fauci advocated for taking aggressive quarantine and “ social distancing ” measures in the U.S. similar to those first taken by the Chinese and , later , the Italian government to “ lockdown ” populations in an effort to stop spread of COVID-19 .
On Mar .
15 , Dr. Fauci said on NBC ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Testing Problems in the U.S. On Mar .
22 , 2020 , the FDA approved a 45-minute lab test to confirm COVID-19 infections.39 The approval came after a series of investigative reports had been published by Science Magazine , Pro-Publica , and Axios that the U.S. had been suffering from continuing problems with providing COVID-19 testing kits to hospitals in the states after the COVID-19 outbreak was identified in the U.S. in January 2020 .
On Feb. 28 , Science Magazine reported the CDC had only performed 459 tests for the virus in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
1 , Axios said that the Trump administration had ordered an independent investigation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab in Atlanta responsible for manufacturing COVID-19 test kits for labs around the country after reports of potential contamination of the test kits .
Axios stated that , According to the Mar .
27 report by USA Today:43 Federal agencies responsible for pandemic planning , notably the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( DHHS ) 44 45 46 and Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) ,47 which are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every year,48 49 appear to have been unprepared to respond quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic not only by failing to supply testing kits but because they had not stockpiled enough masks , gowns and gloves needed for health care workers and ventilators needed for patients.50 Healthcare workers at hospitals are reporting they do not feel safe treating patients with COVID-19 when they do not have appropriate protective equipment that protects both them and their patients .
In a Mar .
26 International Business Times article , a nurse working for Kaiser Permanente was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by NBC surveying more than 250 health care workers in the U.S. , the network reported that:52 With at least half the country in some kind of “ lockdown ” that requires Americans to lose their income and their freedom in order to comply with federal quarantine guidelines and state quarantine laws , following is a selection of media reports about what they are being told to endure during the COVID-19 public health emergency : Jail Time for Quarantine Breakers .
On Mar .
13 , an Austin , Texas station reported that53 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal action against those ordered to quarantine in their homes and anyone breaking quarantine could get up to 6 months in jail .
If the Health Authority believes someone “ is ill with , has been exposed to , or is the carrier of ” COVID-19 , the order also prohibits the person from having people over to their home “ without the prior approval of Austin Public Health.
” People under quarantine can not “ congregate in settings such as grocery stores , movie theaters , etc , ” and must record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Health Authority in phone calls conducted up to two times each day during quarantine , which usually lasts 14 days .
Quarantine Shaming .
On Mar .
19 , Associated Press reported that many Americans were being subjected to criticism and shunning if they choose not to or can not strictly conform with recently enacted “ social distancing ” rules:54 Scolding the Public .
After cancelling the St. Patrick ’ s Day Parade , which has been held every year since 1772 , on Sunday Mar .
22 , New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Bill de Blasio scolded New York City residents for going to parks .
According to Associated Press , Governor Cuomo said he was “ exasperated ” that people are ignoring his social distancing orders and are clustering in groups and acting like it was just another nice spring weekend.
” 55 Governor Cuomo was quoted as saying : You Are Your Safest Sex Partner .
According to an article in Newsweek,56 the day before on Mar .
21 , the New York City Health Department issued guidance for residents of New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the coronavirus outbreak .
Advising residents to stay home and minimize contact with others , the fact sheet posted on the health department ’ s website stated “ you are your safest sex partner ” because it “ will not spread COVID-19 , especially if you wash your hands ( and any sex toys ) with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before and after sex.
” The Health Department also instructed people to “ disinfect keyboards and touch screens that you share with others ( for video chat , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
” 57 Temperature Taking Before Entering Supermarkets ?
On Mar .
22 , Dr. Anthony Fauci told Science Magazine that requiring Americans to have their temperatures taken before they enter a supermarket like was done in China is “ something that should be considered.
” He added , Using Drones to Drive People Indoors .
On Mar .
23 , International Business Insider said that , “ law enforcement in California is using drones to make sure that people do not flout quarantine measures amid a lockdown in the state.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a state of emergency and told residents they had to stay in their homes and only leave to buy essential supplies and medicine , police in a city near San Diego ( Chula Vista ) purchased two $ 11,000 drones with speakers and night vision cameras “ to drive people indoors ” during the lockdown .
China was the first country to use drones to reprimand citizens who didn ’ t obey COVID-19 quarantine rules and then France and Spain began using drones to warn people to return to their homes.60 Some nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures .
The government has warned the population of over 1.3 billion people that anyone defying the coronavirus lockdown order could be shot.61 Banning Partners and Doulas at Births in Hospitals .
On Mar .
24 , The Hill reported that:62 124,000 US Public and Private Schools Closed .
On Mar .
27 , Education Week reported that Schools are closed in all 50 states currently .
In California , New Jersey and North Dakota , schools are closed until further notice .
The states of Kansas , Virginia , Oklahoma , Alabama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have announced schools will not open again this school year.63 On Mar .
26 , The Washington Post reported that hospitals are debating “ how to weigh the ‘ save at all costs ’ approach to resuscitating a dying patient against the real danger of exposing doctors and nurses to the contagion of coronavirus.
” The discussion is being driven by the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment—such as masks , gowns and gloves—and questions being raised about whether it is worth the risk to hospital staff to “ justify the conventional response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their heart or breathing stops.
” According to The Washington Post:64 Earlier in March , The Atlantic reported that doctors in Italy had begun employing a utilitarian rationale to justify denying medical care to elderly COVID-19 infected patients or those with underlying conditions that raised their risk for death.65 The Italian College of Anesthesia , Analgesia , Resuscitation and Intensive Care ( SIAARTI ) published guidelines for the criteria that doctors and nurses should follow , comparing “ the moral choices Italian doctors may face to the forms of wartime triage and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all patients who need it , instead apply “ distributive justice and the appropriate allocation of limited health resources.
” The approach that is being taken in Italy is based on utilitarianism , which uses a mathematical model as a guide to public policy that justifies sacrificing the few in order to maximize benefits for a greater number of people .
When making intensive care decisions , the doctors would follow criteria that guarantees only patients with “ the highest chance of therapeutic success will retain access to intensive care ” and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only those infected with coronavirus .
They have discussed that “ it may become necessary to establish an age limit for access to intensive care.
” In another unprecedented development regarding medical ethics , on Mar .
25 , MIT Technology Review reported that , The academics admit that a “ challenge trial ” is controversial but argue it could speed up testing of a vaccine to prove it does or does not work .

by Barbara Loe Fisher
The Vaccine Reaction
After officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Mar. 11, 2020 that outbreaks of a mutated coronavirus (COVID-19)1 2 had become a global pandemic and urged countries to take strong action to stop its spread,3 4 the governments of countries representing one-third of the world’s population5 closed borders, restricted or halted travel between and within countries and ordered healthy people to essentially eliminate physical contact with each other by staying in their homes.
The halt to travel and closure of schools, businesses, stores and shopping centers, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas, gyms, beaches, parks and recreation areas, churches, and other places, where children are educated and people conduct business, shop and engage in recreation, sent stock markets into a sudden nosedive6 and has crippled the world’s economy.7
Testing Not Widespread Yet to Detect Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Cases
The outbreak of a new mutated coronavirus in China was publicly announced on Dec. 31, 2019,8 and by Mar. 27, 2020, over 565,000 people in 199 countries reportedly had been infected with over 25,000 confirmed deaths.9
The true number of cases that have already occurred are thought to be vastly underestimated because an unknown number of people are being asymptomatically infected or showing only mild symptoms,10 11 12 which can be mistaken for a cold or a respiratory influenza-like-illness,13 and testing for COVID-19 active infection or antibodies demonstrating past infection and natural immunity has not yet become widespread in most countries.14 15
In the U.S., since Jan. 21, 2020 more than 90,000 cases and 1,300 deaths had been confirmed spanning all 50 states.16
By Mar. 27, New York had reported the highest numbers of cases (38,987) and deaths (432) to date, with New Jersey, California, Washington, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts and Louisiana reporting between 2,000 and 7,000 cases each and a total of 539 deaths.17
Current Mortality Estimates Vary Among Countries
According to Worldometer,18 which is owned by Dadax and composed of an international team of developers, researchers and volunteers with no political, government or corporate affiliation analyzing and making world statistics available to the public, there is a large variation in mortality estimates associated with COVID-19 at the present time.
For example, as of Mar. 27, China appears to have 2 deaths per million people, while Germany and the U.S. currently are experiencing 4 deaths per million, but Italy has 151 deaths per million and Spain has 106 deaths per million.
For all currently reported global cases and deaths, it appears there is an average of 3.4 deaths per million people.19 However, with more widespread testing for and reporting of active and past infections, along with deaths, these preliminary COVID-19 mortality statistics for different countries could change.20
COVID-19 Complications Higher in Seniors and Chronically Ill
By mid-February, there was information coming out of China that some people were at higher risk for complications from COVID-19 infections than others, even though the majority of people have mild symptoms and recover without treatment.21
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that:22
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.
Evidence published in the medical literature by early March 2020 characterizing the type of COVID-19 disease symptoms and high risk factors among the population in China revealed that common major symptoms (22-88 percent) included fever, cough, myalgia or fatigue, expectoration and difficulty breathing.
Minor symptoms (less than 12 percent) included headache or dizziness, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, with those aged 60 years or older at higher risk.23
Another study published by Chinese scientists found that underlying cardiovascular disease, secondary infections, older age and elevated inflammatory indicators in the blood suggested that COVID-19 mortality might be due to “virus-activated ‘cytokine storm syndrome” or fulminant myocarditis.”24
As of Mar. 27, 2020, the CDC currently lists the following high risk factors for severe illness from a COVID-19 infection:25
People aged 65 years and older
People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility
Other high-risk conditions could include: People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma People who have heart disease with complications People who are immunocompromised including cancer treatment People of any age with severe obesity (body mass index [(BM]I)≥40) or certain underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, such as those with diabetes, renal failure, or liver disease might also be at risk
People who are pregnant should be monitored since they are known to be at risk with severe viral illness, however, to date data on COVID-19 has not shown increased risk
The CDC also says that the following symptoms are found in patients who have been tested and confirmed to be infected with COVID-19:26
Frequently reported signs and symptoms of patients admitted to the hospital include fever (77–98%), cough (46%–82%), myalgia or fatigue (11–52%), and shortness of breath (3-31%) at illness onset. Among 1,099 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, fever was present in 44% at hospital admission, and developed in 89% during hospitalization. Other less commonly reported respiratory symptoms include sore throat, headache, cough with sputum production and/or hemoptysis [coughing up blood or bloody mucus]. Some patients have experienced gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and nausea prior to developing fever and lower respiratory tract signs and symptoms.
According to the CDC,
“Based on available evidence, children do not appear to be at higher risk for COVID-19 than adults. While some children and infants have been sick with COVID-19, adults make up most of the known cases to date.”27
Americans Start Buying Masks and Hand Sanitizer to Protect Themselves
By the end of February, the World Health Organization (WHO) had not yet declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic,28 but there had been daily reports in the media warning that COVID-19 was taking a foothold in the U.S.29 and many concerned Americans had begun to make preparations to protect themselves by buying masks, hand sanitizer and stocking food and household supplies.
On Mar. 1, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams sent out a message on Twitter:30
Seriously people – STOP BUYING MASKS. They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching coronavirus but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk! The best way to protect yourself and your community is with everyday preventive actions, like staying home when you are sick and washing hands with soap and water, to help slow the spread of respiratory illness. Get your flu shot – fewer flu patients = more resources for COVID-19.
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield agreed. He told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that,
“There is no role for these masks in the community. These masks need to be prioritized for health care professionals that as part of their job are taking care of individuals.”31
CDC Predicted Up To 1.7 Million COVID-19 Deaths in the U.S.
Two days after the WHO declared a COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times published a widely-quoted article on Mar. 13 entitled “The worst-case estimate for U.S. coronavirus deaths” that raised even more concern in the public about the potential lethality of COVID-19.32
In the article, it was revealed that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had been conferring with epidemiologists at universities around the world and were modeling pandemic COVID-19 scenarios based on what was known about the transmissibility and severity of the new mutated coronavirus to come up with “worst case” estimates if no actions were taken to slow transmission.
According to The New York Times:
Between 160 million and 214 million people in the U.S. could be infected over the course of the epidemic, according to one projection. That could last months or even over a year, with infections concentrated in shorter periods, staggered across time in different communities, experts said. As many as 200,000 to 1.7 million people could die. The calculations based on the CDC’s scenarios suggested 2.4 million to 21 million people in the U.S. could require hospitalization, potentially crushing the nation’s medical system, which has only about 925,000 staffed hospital beds. Fewer than a tenth of those are for people who are critically ill.
An epidemic modeler at Johns Hopkins, Lauren Gardner, was quoted as saying, “There is a lot of room for improvement if we act appropriately,” and urged people to “change their behavior” to alter the course of the pandemic said “changing behavior” would alter the course of the pandemic.
A University of Nebraska infectious disease specialist, Dr. James Lawler, was quoted as estimating there would be 96 million Americans infected and 450,000 deaths.
The New York Times article also pointed out that, “about 20,000 to 50,000 people have died from flu-related illnesses this season, according to the CDC.”
WHO Urges Testing But U.S. Couldn’t Do It For Months – Fauci Tells Americans to “Hunker Down”
Several days later on Mar. 16, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus criticized nations for not doing enough to test for and contain spread of COVID-19. He said:33
We have not seen an urgent enough escalation in testing, isolation and contact tracing, which is the backbone of the response… We have a simple message for all countries: Test, test, test. Test every suspected case. If they test positive, isolate them and find out who they have been in contact with two days before they developed symptoms and test those people, too.
A week later Dr. Ghebreyesus said,
“Asking people to stay at home and other physical distancing measures are an important way to slow down the spread of the virus and buy time, but they are defensive measures that won’t help us to win.”34
He once again emphasized widespread testing for COVID-19.
“All countries should be able to test all suspected cases. They cannot fight this pandemic blindfolded; they should know where the cases are.”
However, by the time COVID-19 was first reported in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020 until just recently, little testing for presence of the virus in the U.S. population was done.35
Instead, former and current federal health officials have put primary emphasis on shutting down education, commerce, business and recreation to try to stop spread of the virus.
Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Mar. 8 that, “No city wants to be the first to basically shut down their economy, state and cities are going to have to act in the interest of the national interest,”36 and urged the federal government to provide economic incentives to cities and states that will suffer hardship from shutting down their economies.
On Mar. 12 at a congressional hearing, Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted that the U.S. was unable to meet the required capacity for coronavirus testing of everyone in the U.S. who needs it.
“The system is not really geared to what we need right now,” he said. “That is a failing. Let’s admit it.”37
A few days later, Dr. Fauci advocated for taking aggressive quarantine and “social distancing” measures in the U.S. similar to those first taken by the Chinese and, later, the Italian government to “lockdown” populations in an effort to stop spread of COVID-19. On Mar. 15, Dr. Fauci said on NBC’s “Meet the Press:38
I think Americans should be prepared that they are going to have to hunker down significantly more than we as a country are doing… I think we should really be overly aggressive and get criticized for overreacting.
Persistent COVID-19 Testing Problems in the U.S.
On Mar. 22, 2020, the FDA approved a 45-minute lab test to confirm COVID-19 infections.39
The approval came after a series of investigative reports had been published by Science Magazine, Pro-Publica, and Axios that the U.S. had been suffering from continuing problems with providing COVID-19 testing kits to hospitals in the states after the COVID-19 outbreak was identified in the U.S. in January 2020.
On Feb. 28, Science Magazine reported the CDC had only performed 459 tests for the virus in patients suspected to be infected:40
The World Health Organization (WHO) has shipped testing kits to 57 countries. China had five commercial tests on the market 1 month ago and can now do up to 1.6 million tests a week; South Korea has tested 65,000 people so far. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in contrast, has done only 459 tests since the epidemic began. The rollout of a CDC-designed test kit to state and local labs has become a fiasco because it contained a faulty reagent. Labs around the country eager to test more suspected cases—and test them faster—have been unable to do so. No commercial or state labs have the approval to use their own tests. In what is already an infamous snafu, CDC initially refused a request to test a patient in Northern California who turned out to be the first probable COVID-19 case without known links to an infected person. The problems have led many to doubt that the official tally of 60 confirmed cases in the United States is accurate.
Also on Feb. 28 Pro-Publica reported:41
As the highly infectious coronavirus jumped from China to country after country in January and February, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lost valuable weeks that could have been used to track its possible spread in the United States because it insisted upon devising its own test. The federal agency shunned the World Health Organization test guidelines used by other countries and set out to create a more complicated test of its own that could identify a range of similar viruses. But when it was sent to labs across the country in the first week of February, it didn’t work as expected.
On Mar. 1, Axios said that the Trump administration had ordered an independent investigation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab in Atlanta responsible for manufacturing COVID-19 test kits for labs around the country after reports of potential contamination of the test kits. Axios stated that,
“The U.S. government had admitted to problems with its diagnostic tests—which have put the U.S. well behind China and South Korea in doing large-scale testing of the American public for the coronavirus.”42
According to the Mar. 27 report by USA Today:43
From its biggest cities to its smallest towns, America’s chance to contain the coronavirus crisis came and went in the seven weeks since U.S. health officials botched the testing rollout and then misled scientists in state laboratories about this critical early failure. Federal regulators failed to recognize the spiraling disaster and were slow to relax the rules that prevented labs and major hospitals from advancing a backup…the nation’s public health pillars—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration—shirked their responsibility to protect Americans in an emergency like this new coronavirus, USA TODAY found in interviews with dozens of scientists, public health experts and community leaders, as well as email communications between laboratories and hospitals across the country. The result was a cascading series of failures now costing lives.
Federal Agencies Fail to Stockpile Adequate Pandemic Supplies
Federal agencies responsible for pandemic planning, notably the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)44 45 46 and Department of Homeland Security (DHS),47 which are given billions of dollars in congressional appropriations every year,48 49 appear to have been unprepared to respond quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic not only by failing to supply testing kits but because they had not stockpiled enough masks, gowns and gloves needed for health care workers and ventilators needed for patients.50
Healthcare workers at hospitals are reporting they do not feel safe treating patients with COVID-19 when they do not have appropriate protective equipment that protects both them and their patients.
In a Mar. 26 International Business Times article, a nurse working for Kaiser Permanente was quoted as saying,
“They’re putting us in danger. They’re putting our families in danger, and they’re putting our co-workers in danger.”51
In a report by NBC surveying more than 250 health care workers in the U.S., the network reported that:52
A hospital nurse in Michigan says she and her colleagues have discussed bringing in bleach to make their own disinfectant wipes. A pregnant nurse in Ohio says she has no choice but to tend to critically ill patients without a specialized N95 mask. And a health care worker in Georgia has resorted to scouring local hardware stores in an effort to secure the protective masks… Nearly all who responded said there were shortages of PPE [personal protective equipment] in the hospitals, outpatient clinics and offices where they worked. Many reported being forced to ration or reuse supplies, including surgical and N95 masks, for fear of running out. Many also said they were facing shortages of basic sanitary supplies, including hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.
Americans Endure Financial Hardship, Loss of Civil Liberties
With at least half the country in some kind of “lockdown” that requires Americans to lose their income and their freedom in order to comply with federal quarantine guidelines and state quarantine laws, following is a selection of media reports about what they are being told to endure during the COVID-19 public health emergency:
Jail Time for Quarantine Breakers. On Mar. 13, an Austin, Texas station reported that53 the Austin-Travis County Health Authority is taking legal action against those ordered to quarantine in their homes and anyone breaking quarantine could get up to 6 months in jail.
If the Health Authority believes someone “is ill with, has been exposed to, or is the carrier of” COVID-19, the order also prohibits the person from having people over to their home “without the prior approval of Austin Public Health.”
People under quarantine cannot “congregate in settings such as grocery stores, movie theaters, etc,” and must record their own temperatures and give that information to the Health Authority in phone calls conducted up to two times each day during quarantine, which usually lasts 14 days.
Quarantine Shaming. On Mar. 19, Associated Press reported that many Americans were being subjected to criticism and shunning if they choose not to or cannot strictly conform with recently enacted “social distancing” rules:54
“Quarantine shaming”—calling out those not abiding by social distancing rules—is part of a new and startling reality for Americans who must navigate a world of rapidly evolving social norms in the age of COVID-19. As schools close and shelter-in-place orders sweep across the U.S., the divide between those who are stringently practicing self-isolation and those who are still trying to go about some semblance of a normal life has never been more clear. Complicating matters: What was socially acceptable even 48 hours ago may now be taboo, as government officials race to contain the virus with ever-expanding circles of social isolation.”
Scolding the Public. After cancelling the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which has been held every year since 1772, on Sunday Mar. 22, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio scolded New York City residents for going to parks. According to Associated Press, Governor Cuomo said he was “exasperated” that people are ignoring his social distancing orders and are clustering in groups and acting like it was just another nice spring weekend.”55 Governor Cuomo was quoted as saying:
There is a density level in New York City that is wholly inappropriate. This is just a mistake! It is a mistake! It is insensitive. It is arrogant. It is self-destructive. It’s disrespectful to other people and it has to stop and it has to stop now. This is not a joke and I am not kidding.
You Are Your Safest Sex Partner. According to an article in Newsweek,56 the day before on Mar. 21, the New York City Health Department issued guidance for residents of New York City about how to have safe sex during the coronavirus outbreak.
Advising residents to stay home and minimize contact with others, the fact sheet posted on the health department’s website stated “you are your safest sex partner” because it “will not spread COVID-19, especially if you wash your hands (and any sex toys) with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before and after sex.”
The Health Department also instructed people to “disinfect keyboards and touch screens that you share with others (for video chat, for watching pornography or for anything else).”57
Temperature Taking Before Entering Supermarkets? On Mar. 22, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Science Magazine that requiring Americans to have their temperatures taken before they enter a supermarket like was done in China is “something that should be considered.” He added,
“I will bring it up at the next task force meeting and see whether there’s some sort of a logistical, bureaucratic reason why it can’t be done. The rationale for doing it is at least worth serious consideration.”58
Using Drones to Drive People Indoors. On Mar. 23, International Business Insider said that, “law enforcement in California is using drones to make sure that people do not flout quarantine measures amid a lockdown in the state.”59
After the Governor of California declared a state of emergency and told residents they had to stay in their homes and only leave to buy essential supplies and medicine, police in a city near San Diego (Chula Vista) purchased two $11,000 drones with speakers and night vision cameras “to drive people indoors” during the lockdown.
China was the first country to use drones to reprimand citizens who didn’t obey COVID-19 quarantine rules and then France and Spain began using drones to warn people to return to their homes.60 Some nations, like India, have taken harsher measures. The government has warned the population of over 1.3 billion people that anyone defying the coronavirus lockdown order could be shot.61
Banning Partners and Doulas at Births in Hospitals. On Mar. 24, The Hill reported that:62
Expectant mothers planning to give birth at two leading New York City hospital systems will not be able to have spouses, partners, midwives or doulas present, despite a mother’s birth plan. Hospital networks NewYork-Presbyterian and Mt. Sinai Health have limited their visitor policies to ban family members, spouses and birth coaches from delivery rooms in an effort to further reduce the spread of the coronavirus in medical settings.
124,000 US Public and Private Schools Closed. On Mar. 27, Education Week reported that
“School closures due to coronavirus have impacted at least 124,000 U.S. public and private schools and affected at least 55.1 million students.”
Schools are closed in all 50 states currently. In California, New Jersey and North Dakota, schools are closed until further notice. The states of Kansas, Virginia, Oklahoma, Alabama, Vermont, Nebraska and New Mexico have announced schools will not open again this school year.63
“Do Not Resuscitate” the Infected?
On Mar. 26, The Washington Post reported that hospitals are debating “how to weigh the ‘save at all costs’ approach to resuscitating a dying patient against the real danger of exposing doctors and nurses to the contagion of coronavirus.”
The discussion is being driven by the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment—such as masks, gowns and gloves—and questions being raised about whether it is worth the risk to hospital staff to “justify the conventional response when a patient ‘codes,’ and their heart or breathing stops.”
According to The Washington Post:64
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago has been discussing a universal do-not-resuscitate policy for infected patients, regardless of the wishes of the patient or their family members—a wrenching decision to prioritise the lives of the many over the one… Officials at George Washington University Hospital in Washington say they have had similar conversations, but for now will continue to resuscitate Covid-19 patients using modified procedures, such as putting plastic sheeting over the patient to create a barrier. The University of Washington Medical Centre in Seattle, one of the country’s major hot spots for infections, is dealing with the problem by severely limiting the number of responders to a contagious patient in cardiac or respiratory arrest.
Earlier in March, The Atlantic reported that doctors in Italy had begun employing a utilitarian rationale to justify denying medical care to elderly COVID-19 infected patients or those with underlying conditions that raised their risk for death.65
The Italian College of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI) published guidelines for the criteria that doctors and nurses should follow, comparing “the moral choices Italian doctors may face to the forms of wartime triage and, rather than providing intensive care to all patients who need it, instead apply “distributive justice and the appropriate allocation of limited health resources.”
The approach that is being taken in Italy is based on utilitarianism, which uses a mathematical model as a guide to public policy that justifies sacrificing the few in order to maximize benefits for a greater number of people.
When making intensive care decisions, the doctors would follow criteria that guarantees only patients with “the highest chance of therapeutic success will retain access to intensive care” and the rules would apply to all patients, not only those infected with coronavirus.
They have discussed that “it may become necessary to establish an age limit for access to intensive care.”
Those who are too old to have a high likelihood of recovery, or who have too low a number of ‘life-years’ left even if they should survive, would be left to die.
Deliberately infect Vaccine Trial Participants with COVID-19?
In another unprecedented development regarding medical ethics, on Mar. 25, MIT Technology Review reported that,
“A group of academics say that 100 altruistic young people should volunteer to get a vaccine for Covid-19 and then be infected with the coronavirus on purpose.”66
The academics admit that a “challenge trial” is controversial but argue it could speed up testing of a vaccine to prove it does or does not work.
According to MIT Technology Review:
No one, though, has yet had virus squirted up their nose on purpose, something that is ethically dubious under most circumstances. The drawback is obvious, the authors admit: “Challenging volunteers with this live virus risks inducing severe disease and possibly even death. It’s likely that if a challenge trial occurs, plenty of volunteers would sign up. After all, first responders, EMTs, health-care workers, and even grocery store clerks are already putting themselves at risk of Covid-19 by staying on the job. It may seem impermissible to ask people to take on risk of severe illness or death, even for an important collective gain,” the authors of the challenge proposal write. “But we actually ask people to take such risks for others’ direct gain every time we ask volunteer firefighters to rush into burning buildings.
Read the full article at TheVaccineReaction.org.


healthimpactnews--2020-04-03--Yes America, Most of the World Does NOT Use Toilet Paper – Be TP Free!

Americans use more toilet paper per capita than any other country in the world .
Who could have ever foreseen that here in the 21st Century , with the nation in the midst of a world-wide pandemic , that one of the foremost thoughts on most Americans ’ minds would be : “ Where can I find some toilet paper !
!
” It might surprise most Americans to learn that to most of the world , toilet paper , like other disposable paper products , is a luxury , and NOT a necessity .
I am fortunate enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years living outside of the U.S. , in the Middle East and in Asia .
When living abroad in these areas , most of the time when I had to use a “ public toilet ” while traveling , it looked something like this : It had the necessities : a hole that led into a septic tank , a place to put your feet and squat , and a water faucet with a hose ( or sometimes a large plastic cup ) , and a water drain .
But no toilet paper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ common in most parts of the world , and in wealthier countries , such as many parts of Europe , you might see one that even has toilet paper like this one in Italy : Water , NOT toilet paper , is historically the most common method people have used to clean themselves after using the toilet .
Water is Healthier , Cleaner , and Less Wasteful Than Toilet Paper Even among the wealthier populations in the world today outside of the U.S. , water is still the preferred method of cleaning oneself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very good reasons .
The French word “ bidet ” ( pronounced bee – day ) represents what the wealthier classes around the world use for cleaning themselves after using the toilet .
Toilet paper may still be used , but it is used to dry oneself , not to clean oneself , as the water does the cleaning .
In the absence of toilet paper , one would just use a hand towel to wipe the wet bottom .
This more common , historical way of cleaning oneself is also healthier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harmful to the environment .
A 2017 study in Japan at the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health , School of Medicine , at Keio University , compared those who used bidets with those who did not , and the incidence of “ hemorrhoids or urogenital infections.
” The study concluded that “ habitual bidet toilet use ” led to fewer “ hemorrhoids and urogenital symptoms.
” Bidets are found in the U.S. also , and the most common type simply installs underneath the toilet seat of American toilets .
Those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will never go back to using toilet paper .
I have used the bidet system developed and manufactured by this company for over twenty years .
It is without question the simplest and most effective device for achieving one of the most important aspects of my personal hygiene .
I would prefer never to be without it ; it has been added to every toilet in this home , and I will continue to use this bidet system in the future .
– Dr. Richard L .
( Source . )
Healthy Traditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are now offering to the public .
Most of the under-the-toilet-seat cheaper bidets are made in China from plastic .
These are American-made medical-grade stainless steel bidets , and there are two varieties available : Model H1 , and Model H2 .
They are easy to install underneath the toilet seat of American toilets .
So invest in your health , in the environment , and become free from the slavery to toilet paper !
Disclaimer : Brian Shilhavy is the Editor of Health Impact News , and the founder and owner @ @ @ @

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News
Americans use more toilet paper per capita than any other country in the world.
Who could have ever foreseen that here in the 21st Century, with the nation in the midst of a world-wide pandemic, that one of the foremost thoughts on most Americans’ minds would be: “Where can I find some toilet paper!!”
It might surprise most Americans to learn that to most of the world, toilet paper, like other disposable paper products, is a luxury, and NOT a necessity.
I am fortunate enough to have spent much of my younger adult years living outside of the U.S., in the Middle East and in Asia.
When living abroad in these areas, most of the time when I had to use a “public toilet” while traveling, it looked something like this:
It had the necessities: a hole that led into a septic tank (or sewer system), a place to put your feet and squat, and a water faucet with a hose (or sometimes a large plastic cup), and a water drain. But no toilet paper.
These kinds of toilets are still common in most parts of the world, and in wealthier countries, such as many parts of Europe, you might see one that even has toilet paper like this one in Italy:
Water, NOT toilet paper, is historically the most common method people have used to clean themselves after using the toilet.
Water is Healthier, Cleaner, and Less Wasteful Than Toilet Paper
Even among the wealthier populations in the world today outside of the U.S., water is still the preferred method of cleaning oneself after using the toilet, and for very good reasons.
The French word “bidet” (pronounced bee – day) represents what the wealthier classes around the world use for cleaning themselves after using the toilet.
Toilet paper may still be used, but it is used to dry oneself, not to clean oneself, as the water does the cleaning. In the absence of toilet paper, one would just use a hand towel to wipe the wet bottom.
This more common, historical way of cleaning oneself is also healthier, not to mention less wasteful and less harmful to the environment.
A 2017 study in Japan at the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, at Keio University, compared those who used bidets with those who did not, and the incidence of “hemorrhoids or urogenital infections.”
The study concluded that “habitual bidet toilet use” led to fewer “hemorrhoids and urogenital symptoms.”
Bidets are found in the U.S. also, and the most common type simply installs underneath the toilet seat of American toilets.
Those who use bidets like this often say they will never go back to using toilet paper.
I have used the bidet system developed and manufactured by this company for over twenty years. It is without question the simplest and most effective device for achieving one of the most important aspects of my personal hygiene. I would prefer never to be without it; it has been added to every toilet in this home, and I will continue to use this bidet system in the future. – Dr. Richard L. (Source.)
Healthy Traditions has secured a supply of bidets that they are now offering to the public. Most of the under-the-toilet-seat cheaper bidets are made in China from plastic.
These are American-made medical-grade stainless steel bidets, and there are two varieties available: Model H1, and Model H2. They are easy to install underneath the toilet seat of American toilets.
So invest in your health, in the environment, and become free from the slavery to toilet paper!
Disclaimer: Brian Shilhavy is the Editor of Health Impact News, and the founder and owner of Healthy Traditions.


healthimpactnews--2020-04-03--Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Wins Historic Legal Battle Over FCC on 5G and Radiofrequency Exposur

Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Wins Historic Legal Battle Over FCC on 5G and Radiofrequency Exposure Limits

SUCCESS !
CHD Forced FCC to Publish in Federal Register , Blocking It from Dismissing Lawsuits On April 1st , 2020 , the FCC finally published its December 4 , 2019 “ RF Order ” ( FCC 19-126 ) in the Federal Register .
The Federal Register notice addresses the FCC ’ s outrageous refusal to update its radiofrequency ( RF ) exposure limits or reconsider whether outer ears should be treated differently than other extremities since users often place cell phones on the ear ( Docket 13-84 ) , the final rule amendments making it easier to prove compliance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
The publication in the Federal Register follows Children ’ s Health Defense ’ s ( CHD ) motion in its case against the FCC , CHD v FCC , to force the FCC to publish its decision .
As a result , the FCC will have no basis to seek dismissal of CHD ’ s or the Environmental Health Trust ’ s ( EHT ) case and will likely prevent the FCC from being able to control venue – where the cases will be heard .
The FCC much prefers the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Columbia Circuit .
The Federal Register is part of the National Archives and Records Administration .
It is the official “ newspaper ” of the federal government .
Every decision , order , regulation or law must be published in the Register .
The office annually compiles all current regulations into bound volumes of the Code of Federal Regulations ( CFR ) .
Most federal agency actions are not effective or final for judicial review purposes until they are published in the Federal Register .
On December 4 , 2019 the FCC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There were 2 relevant actions : a “ Resolution of Notice of Inquiry ” in ET Docket No .
13-84 regarding “ Reassessment of Federal Communications Commission Radiofrequency Exposure Limits.
” The FCC decided there is no evidence of harm from wireless technology and therefore , no need to review the RF safety guidelines .
Most appalling was the FCC ’ s refusal to reconsider the impact on children or take into account that many users still place their cell phones right on their ear , and thereby receive more radiation exposure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s case ( Petition for Review ) against the FCC , claim the decision is arbitrary , capricious , not evidence based and an abuse of discretion .
The FCC also released a “ Second Report and Order ” and Memorandum Opinion and Order ” in ET Docket No .
03-137 .
This part amended the existing exposure guidelines to allow industry to even more prodigiously inflict harm on an unsuspecting and vulnerable public .
Under the Administrative Procedure Act , an injured party can sue the FCC within 60 days of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is usually understood to be the date of publication in the Federal Register .
However , 60 days after the FCC released its decision , the decision was not published in the Federal Register .
To prevent any FCC argument that the window for review petitions closed on the 60th day after the December 4 , 2019 release Children ’ s Health Defense filed a case in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on February 2 , 2020 .
The Environmental Health Trust filed a case as well , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit .
Under federal law , when cases are submitted in different courts against the same government agency ’ s decision , the cases are transferred to one court .
The venue is typically determined by a multi-jurisdictional panel in what is referred to as the “ lottery process.
” The FCC , however , devised a nefarious plan that would allow it to control timing and venue and even perhaps block judicial review .
It purposefully delayed publication to prevent the lottery and push @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DC Circuit – and potentially even obtain dismissal or a long delay until it finally got around to publishing notice .
The FCC ’ s efforts to get the case out of the Ninth Circuit and before the DC Circuit strongly indicates FCC thinks it will do better there and would have a harder time defending the decision before the Ninth circuit .
On 2/12/2020 the FCC submitted a Motion to Transfer , asking the Ninth Circuit to transfer CHD ’ s case to the DC Circuit claiming that because EHT ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CHD , EHT has won a “ race to the courthouse ” and the cases should be heard in the DC Circuit Court .
EHT submitted an Amicus Brief in support of the FCC motion to transfer our case to the DC circuit based on the same argument .
CHD replied that the “ race ” never started because the “ starting gun ” ( Federal Register publication ) had never sounded , and , indeed , there was not supposed to be a race at all .
Scott McCollough , the attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , saw through the FCC ’ s the FCC ’ s effort to game the rules , and quickly responded .
CHD submitted a “ Motion for Affirmative Relief and an Opposition to Motion to Transfer ” on 2/18/20 .
CHD ’ s motion claimed the FCC was purposely withholding publication in the Federal Register .
It further explained that under the courts ’ procedural rules and statutes once Federal Register publication happens petitioners have a 10 day window to invoke the lottery process .
This means that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be based on a “ race to the courthouse.
” The Motion states : If the FCC prevails on its motion the Commission will promptly reverse course , abandon its apparent contention before this Court that the “ Order ” is presently reviewable , and tell the D.C .
Circuit that since there has been no Federal Register publication both cases are “ premature ” and must be dismissed .
If the D.C .
Circuit agrees the FCC will succeed in completely immunizing the “ Order ” from any review whatsoever until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if it ever does so.
” The FCC obviously realized its gambit would not work , so it finally stopped trying to delay and went forward with publication .
CHD ’ s efforts won the day .
We forced the FCC to publish in the Register ; prevented the FCC from being able to dismiss the cases claiming they are premature ; and ensured that the proper process to set venue is used : a Multi-Jurisdictional panel lottery process ( rather than the FCC ) should now decide which court will hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases .
The 4/1/20 publication means the two review petitions will soon be able to move forward to consideration on the merits .
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SUCCESS! CHD Forced FCC to Publish in Federal Register, Blocking It from Dismissing Lawsuits
by Dafna Tachover
Children’s Health Defense’s Director of 5G & Wireless Harms Project
On April 1st, 2020, the FCC finally published its December 4, 2019 “RF Order” (FCC 19-126) in the Federal Register.
The Federal Register notice addresses the FCC’s outrageous refusal to update its radiofrequency (RF) exposure limits or reconsider whether outer ears should be treated differently than other extremities since users often place cell phones on the ear (Docket 13-84), the final rule amendments making it easier to prove compliance with the outdated rules (Docket 03-137).
The publication in the Federal Register follows Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) motion in its case against the FCC, CHD v FCC, to force the FCC to publish its decision. As a result, the FCC will have no basis to seek dismissal of CHD’s or the Environmental Health Trust’s (EHT) case and will likely prevent the FCC from being able to control venue – where the cases will be heard. The FCC much prefers the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The Federal Register is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. It is the official “newspaper” of the federal government. Every decision, order, regulation or law must be published in the Register. The office annually compiles all current regulations into bound volumes of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Most federal agency actions are not effective or final for judicial review purposes until they are published in the Federal Register.
On December 4, 2019 the FCC closed Docket 13-84 and released FCC 19-126. There were 2 relevant actions: a “Resolution of Notice of Inquiry” in ET Docket No. 13-84 regarding “Reassessment of Federal Communications Commission Radiofrequency Exposure Limits.”
The FCC decided there is no evidence of harm from wireless technology and therefore, no need to review the RF safety guidelines. Most appalling was the FCC’s refusal to reconsider the impact on children or take into account that many users still place their cell phones right on their ear, and thereby receive more radiation exposure than the rules contemplate. CHD’s case (Petition for Review) against the FCC, claim the decision is arbitrary, capricious, not evidence based and an abuse of discretion. The FCC also released a “Second Report and Order” and Memorandum Opinion and Order” in ET Docket No. 03-137. This part amended the existing exposure guidelines to allow industry to even more prodigiously inflict harm on an unsuspecting and vulnerable public.
Under the Administrative Procedure Act, an injured party can sue the FCC within 60 days of the “date of public notice,” which is usually understood to be the date of publication in the Federal Register. However, 60 days after the FCC released its decision, the decision was not published in the Federal Register. To prevent any FCC argument that the window for review petitions closed on the 60th day after the December 4, 2019 release Children’s Health Defense filed a case in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on February 2, 2020. The Environmental Health Trust filed a case as well, 2 days earlier, in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Under federal law, when cases are submitted in different courts against the same government agency’s decision, the cases are transferred to one court. The venue is typically determined by a multi-jurisdictional panel in what is referred to as the “lottery process.”
The FCC, however, devised a nefarious plan that would allow it to control timing and venue and even perhaps block judicial review. It purposefully delayed publication to prevent the lottery and push venue to the court it prefers – the DC Circuit – and potentially even obtain dismissal or a long delay until it finally got around to publishing notice. The FCC’s efforts to get the case out of the Ninth Circuit and before the DC Circuit strongly indicates FCC thinks it will do better there and would have a harder time defending the decision before the Ninth circuit.
On 2/12/2020 the FCC submitted a Motion to Transfer, asking the Ninth Circuit to transfer CHD’s case to the DC Circuit claiming that because EHT’s submitted the case two days before CHD, EHT has won a “race to the courthouse” and the cases should be heard in the DC Circuit Court. EHT submitted an Amicus Brief in support of the FCC motion to transfer our case to the DC circuit based on the same argument. CHD replied that the “race” never started because the “starting gun” (Federal Register publication) had never sounded, and, indeed, there was not supposed to be a race at all.
Scott McCollough, the attorney who leads CHD’s case together with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saw through the FCC’s the FCC’s effort to game the rules, and quickly responded. CHD submitted a “Motion for Affirmative Relief and an Opposition to Motion to Transfer” on 2/18/20. CHD’s motion claimed the FCC was purposely withholding publication in the Federal Register. It further explained that under the courts’ procedural rules and statutes once Federal Register publication happens petitioners have a 10 day window to invoke the lottery process. This means that where the cases should be heard should not be based on a “race to the courthouse.” The Motion states:
“The Motion to Transfer is the FCC’s opening move in a game of “gotcha.”
If the FCC prevails on its motion the Commission will promptly reverse course, abandon its apparent contention before this Court that the “Order” is presently reviewable, and tell the D.C. Circuit that since there has been no Federal Register publication both cases are “premature” and must be dismissed. If the D.C. Circuit agrees the FCC will succeed in completely immunizing the “Order” from any review whatsoever until the FCC gets around to publishing notice, if it ever does so.”
The FCC obviously realized its gambit would not work, so it finally stopped trying to delay and went forward with publication.
CHD’s efforts won the day. We forced the FCC to publish in the Register; prevented the FCC from being able to dismiss the cases claiming they are premature; and ensured that the proper process to set venue is used: a Multi-Jurisdictional panel lottery process (rather than the FCC) should now decide which court will hear CHD’s & EHT’s cases. The 4/1/20 publication means the two review petitions will soon be able to move forward to consideration on the merits.
Read the full article at ChildrensHealthDefense.org.
© 2020 Children’s Health Defense, Inc.
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healthimpactnews--2020-04-03--Independent Journalist of 38 Years Questions Official Narrative of COVID19 – Warns of U.S. Becoming

Independent Journalist of 38 Years Questions Official Narrative of COVID19 – Warns of U.S. Becoming a Medical Police State

Ok folks , put down your TV remotes , log out of your Netflix and Hulu accounts for a little while , and listen to these 3 podcasts by freelance journalist Jon Rappoport if you want to understand what is probably really going on with COVID19 and the disruptions to our lives and economy .
Jon Rappoport has been an a journalist for 38 years .
He has written articles on politics , health , media , culture and art for LA Weekly , Spin Magazine , Stern , Village Voice , Nexus , CBS Healthwatch , and other newspapers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 1982 , the LA Weekly submitted his name for a Pulitzer prize , for his interview with the president of El Salvador University , where the military had taken over the campus .
Jon has hosted , produced , and written radio programs and segments in Los Angeles and Las Vegas ( KPFK , KLAV ) .
He has appeared as a guest on over 200 radio and television programs , including ABC ’ s Nightline , Tony Brown ’ s Journal ( PBS ) , and Hard Copy .
Jon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the question : Who runs the world and what can we do about it ?
Since 2000 , Jon has operated largely away from the mainstream media because , as he puts it : As a journalist and editor myself , I have spent countless hours the past few weeks reading and digesting everything I can on this COVID19 situation .
I watch all the White House Press Briefings everyday so I can hear directly from our leaders what is being said to the public about COVID19 .
Jon Rappoport is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever since COVID19 has captured the attention of the world , he has been churning out articles and commentaries on a daily basis drawing from his many years of experience in covering topics like this .
It has been hard to keep up with everything he is writing , and apparently I am not the only one who feels that way .
So what Jon has done is summarize everything he has written on the topic so far in easy-to-understand audio podcasts that you can listen to here : The series is titled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Episode 1 : HOW IT STARTED Episode 2 : THE MEDICAL CIA , COVERT OPS Episode 3 : THE TRUE GOAL OF THE FALSE PANDEMIC These were just published yesterday ( April 2 , 2020 ) , and at the end of my long day late at night , when I was tempted to turn on my TV to relax for a bit just before retiring for the night , I decided to instead listen to the first podcast , because I knew from following Rappoport for years that what he had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and riveting than anything I would watch on TV , and keep me awake even though it was late at night .
I was correct , and my intention to just listen to Part 1 was easily overcome as I could not help but listen to all 3 parts before ending my day .
I don ’ t think you will hear anything like this anywhere else , and it is worth your time to listen to what Jon has to say , and then share it with everyone you know .

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News
Ok folks, put down your TV remotes, log out of your Netflix and Hulu accounts for a little while, and listen to these 3 podcasts by freelance journalist Jon Rappoport if you want to understand what is probably really going on with COVID19 and the disruptions to our lives and economy.
Jon Rappoport has been an a journalist for 38 years. He has written articles on politics, health, media, culture and art for LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, Village Voice, Nexus, CBS Healthwatch, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe.
In 1982, the LA Weekly submitted his name for a Pulitzer prize, for his interview with the president of El Salvador University, where the military had taken over the campus.
Jon has hosted, produced, and written radio programs and segments in Los Angeles and Las Vegas (KPFK, KLAV). He has appeared as a guest on over 200 radio and television programs, including ABC’s Nightline, Tony Brown’s Journal (PBS), and Hard Copy.
Jon has lectured extensively all over the US on the question: Who runs the world and what can we do about it?
Since 2000, Jon has operated largely away from the mainstream media because, as he puts it:
“My research was not friendly to the conventional media.”
As a journalist and editor myself, I have spent countless hours the past few weeks reading and digesting everything I can on this COVID19 situation. I watch all the White House Press Briefings everyday so I can hear directly from our leaders what is being said to the public about COVID19.
Jon Rappoport is an expert on epidemics and pandemics, and ever since COVID19 has captured the attention of the world, he has been churning out articles and commentaries on a daily basis drawing from his many years of experience in covering topics like this.
It has been hard to keep up with everything he is writing, and apparently I am not the only one who feels that way.
So what Jon has done is summarize everything he has written on the topic so far in easy-to-understand audio podcasts that you can listen to here:
https://home.solari.com/the-creation-of-a-false-epidemic-with-jon-rappoport/
The series is titled: THE CREATION OF A FALSE EPIDEMIC
Episode 1: HOW IT STARTED
Episode 2: THE MEDICAL CIA, COVERT OPS
Episode 3: THE TRUE GOAL OF THE FALSE PANDEMIC
These were just published yesterday (April 2, 2020), and at the end of my long day late at night, when I was tempted to turn on my TV to relax for a bit just before retiring for the night, I decided to instead listen to the first podcast, because I knew from following Rappoport for years that what he had to say would most likely be more interesting and riveting than anything I would watch on TV, and keep me awake even though it was late at night.
I was correct, and my intention to just listen to Part 1 was easily overcome as I could not help but listen to all 3 parts before ending my day.
I don’t think you will hear anything like this anywhere else, and it is worth your time to listen to what Jon has to say, and then share it with everyone you know.
Listen here.
Jon’s website: NoMoreFakeNews.com.


healthimpactnews--2020-04-03--Media Censoring Medical Doctors Saving Lives with Vitamin C for COVID19 – Reduces Need for Ventilato

Media Censoring Medical Doctors Saving Lives with Vitamin C for COVID19 – Reduces Need for Ventilators

You wouldn ’ t know it , but there is still good news about COVID-19 out there .
Listening to the media would make you believe that the sky is falling and we are all going to die from coronavirus .
Before I get into the good news , let me preface this article by stating that I am not minimizing the dangers of COVID-19 .
It is a serious illness as I have observed in both patients and friends .
Thousands have died and , unfortunately , more deaths are coming .
However , our fear level is much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not dying in droves from this .
Nor are children being maimed and paralyzed .
This is not Ebola or hemorrhagic fever where the death rate is 50 % or higher in those that get it .
The final death rate from COVID-19 will probably be at or slightly higher than the regular yearly influenza death rate of 0.01 % –once we start testing everybody to see how prevalent this illness actually is .
Original modelling estimates predicted that millions could die in the US .
Dr. Fauci stated recently that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result in 100,000-200,000 deaths .
The 100,000-200,000 number is awful .
But , it needs to be put in proper perspective .
Let ’ s say that 200,000 Americans die of COVID-19 .
That means that COVID-19 will kill o.o6 % of our population ( 200,000/329,500,000 ) .
In other words , 99.94 % of us will survive .
If it kills 100,000 , 0.03 % of us will die and 99.97 % of us will live .
The death of 200,000 Americans is a big deal .
But , I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are at right now .
Another important point about these numbers is that COVID-19 primarily kills the elderly and those with co-morbid conditions .
Those who do not fall into those categories have a lower risk of death from it .
This should be wakeup call for all Americans to get healthy .
We are too heavy , eat poor diets and don ’ t exercise enough .
Adopting a holistic health plan can not only help you feel better , it can lower your risk of dying from many diseases including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ die from heart disease each year .
So , my advice is stop watching the news .
They revel in the bad news and censor the good news .
What good news am I talking about ?
How about this news : Three US hospitals use of IV vitamin C and other low-cost , readily available drugs cut the death-rate of COVID-19-without the use of ventilators !
A press release dated March 30 , 2020 stated : He explains that it ’ s the inﬂammation sparked by the Coronavirus , not the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ causes a condition called Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ( ARDS ) , which damages the lungs so that patients , suffering fever , fatigue , and the sense that their inner chest is on ﬁre , eventually can not breathe without the help of a ventilator .
The vitamin C is a combination therapy developed in 2017 by Dr. Paul Marik at Eastern Virginia Medical School .
He gives critically ill patients IV doses of hydrocortisone , vitamin C , and vitamin B1 within six hours of entering the emergency room .
Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in those treated with his regimen .
When COVID-19 came to Virginia , Dr. Marik used his protocol .
He reported saving four COVID-19 patients including an 86-year-old man admitted to the hospital with 100 % oxygen .
Elderly people on oxygen usually do not survive COVID-19 .
Dr. J. Varon at United General Hospital in Houston reported saving 16 lives with this protocol .
He reports that his patients are getting off the ventilator at 48 hours instead of 10-21 days !
My faithful readers know that I have been yelling as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients should be getting vitamin C IVs .
In fact , they should be getting vitamin C IVs within six hours of entering the ER because data shows a markedly reduced mortality rate if the IV is started within six hours of admission .
A delay above that markedly increases the death rate .
Once 12 hours has passed , it is too late .
There is no mortality benefit from the IV protocol .
So why isn ’ t IV vitamin C along with the other therapies Dr. Marik recommends being used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rarely at a loss for words , but here I am .
It is infuriating .
I have shown you our success in treating COVID-19 patients with a holistic protocol that includes oral dosing of vitamins A , C , D , and iodine as well as IV vitamin C , ozone , and hydrogen peroxide .
I passed along the information I presented above to two local hospitals and offered my services to explain how to properly administer IV nutrients .
To date , I have heard nothing .
Yet , many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little to offer COVID-19 patients .
Conventional medicine can wait for a vaccine .
At the Center for Holistic Medicine , we know there is not time to wait for a vaccine .
Natural therapies work .
It is time for you to find a holistic doctor who understands that the best way to treat COVID-19 ( and many other illnesses ) is to host ’ s immune system so that it can appropriately fight back and overcome the disease .
The press release regarding the success with vitamin C in treating COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday ( March 30 , 2020 ) .
On Tuesday morning , I had a meeting with my nurses and said , I guess I called that one wrong .
I thought the press release would be the lead story on Fox , CNN , MSN , and every other media outlet .
I thought there would be run on IV vitamin C. I guess good news is not worth reporting .
I say turn off the news .
It is not worth watching .
In fact , it is shameful .
Where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the reports that hydroxychloroquine appears to be helping ?
Folks , there is other good news about COVID that I want to share .
I will report that to you tomorrow after I do a little more research .
It is most important to keep in mind that if the worst-case modelling estimate comes true–200,000 die– 99.94 % of us will be ok. And , I don ’ t believe those estimates at all .
More about that later .
To All Our Health , DrB

You wouldn’t know it, but there is still good news about COVID-19 out there. Listening to the media would make you believe that the sky is falling and we are all going to die from coronavirus.
Before I get into the good news, let me preface this article by stating that I am not minimizing the dangers of COVID-19. It is a serious illness as I have observed in both patients and friends. Thousands have died and, unfortunately, more deaths are coming.
However, our fear level is much too high for this illness. Children are not dying in droves from this. Nor are children being maimed and paralyzed. This is not Ebola or hemorrhagic fever where the death rate is 50% or higher in those that get it. The final death rate from COVID-19 will probably be at or slightly higher than the regular yearly influenza death rate of 0.01%–once we start testing everybody to see how prevalent this illness actually is.
Original modelling estimates predicted that millions could die in the US. Dr. Fauci stated recently that the worst of the recent modelling estimates may result in 100,000-200,000 deaths. The 100,000-200,000 number is awful.
But, it needs to be put in proper perspective. Let’s say that 200,000 Americans die of COVID-19. That means that COVID-19 will kill o.o6% of our population (200,000/329,500,000). In other words, 99.94% of us will survive. If it kills 100,000, 0.03% of us will die and 99.97% of us will live.
The death of 200,000 Americans is a big deal. But, I don’t think it deserves the fear level we are at right now.
Another important point about these numbers is that COVID-19 primarily kills the elderly and those with co-morbid conditions. Those who do not fall into those categories have a lower risk of death from it.
This should be wakeup call for all Americans to get healthy. We are too heavy, eat poor diets and don’t exercise enough. Adopting a holistic health plan can not only help you feel better, it can lower your risk of dying from many diseases including COVID-19.
For comparison, 630,000 Americans die from heart disease each year.
So, my advice is stop watching the news. They revel in the bad news and censor the good news.
What good news am I talking about?
How about this news: Three US hospitals use of IV vitamin C and other low-cost, readily available drugs cut the death-rate of COVID-19-without the use of ventilators! A press release dated March 30, 2020 stated:
“If you can administer Vitamin C intravenously starting in the Emergency Room and every 6 hours thereafter, while in the hospital, the mortality rate of this disease and the need for mechanical ventilators will likely be greatly reduced,” says Dr. Pierre Kory, the Medical Director of the Trauma and Life Support Center and Chief of the Critical Care Service at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
He explains that it’s the inﬂammation sparked by the Coronavirus, not the virus itself, that kills patients. Inﬂammation causes a condition called Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), which damages the lungs so that patients, suffering fever, fatigue, and the sense that their inner chest is on ﬁre, eventually cannot breathe without the help of a ventilator.
The vitamin C is a combination therapy developed in 2017 by Dr. Paul Marik at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He gives critically ill patients IV doses of hydrocortisone, vitamin C, and vitamin B1 within six hours of entering the emergency room. Dr. Marik reported a significantly lowered death rate in those treated with his regimen.
When COVID-19 came to Virginia, Dr. Marik used his protocol. He reported saving four COVID-19 patients including an 86-year-old man admitted to the hospital with 100% oxygen. Elderly people on oxygen usually do not survive COVID-19.
Dr. J. Varon at United General Hospital in Houston reported saving 16 lives with this protocol. He reports that his patients are getting off the ventilator at 48 hours instead of 10-21 days!
My faithful readers know that I have been yelling as loudly as I can that all COVID-19 patients should be getting vitamin C IVs.
In fact, they should be getting vitamin C IVs within six hours of entering the ER because data shows a markedly reduced mortality rate if the IV is started within six hours of admission. A delay above that markedly increases the death rate.
Once 12 hours has passed, it is too late. There is no mortality benefit from the IV protocol.
So why isn’t IV vitamin C along with the other therapies Dr. Marik recommends being used in every COVID-19 patient? I am rarely at a loss for words, but here I am.
It is infuriating. I have shown you our success in treating COVID-19 patients with a holistic protocol that includes oral dosing of vitamins A, C, D, and iodine as well as IV vitamin C, ozone, and hydrogen peroxide.
I passed along the information I presented above to two local hospitals and offered my services to explain how to properly administer IV nutrients. To date, I have heard nothing. Yet, many continue to die as conventional medicine has little to offer COVID-19 patients.
Conventional medicine can wait for a vaccine. At the Center for Holistic Medicine, we know there is not time to wait for a vaccine. Natural therapies work. It is time for you to find a holistic doctor who understands that the best way to treat COVID-19 (and many other illnesses) is to host’s immune system so that it can appropriately fight back and overcome the disease.
Final Thoughts
The press release regarding the success with vitamin C in treating COVID was sent to me late at night Monday (March 30, 2020). On Tuesday morning, I had a meeting with my nurses and said,
“Finally, the hospitals are going to start using vitamin C on COVID patients. They are going to see what we have been seeing.”
I guess I called that one wrong. I thought the press release would be the lead story on Fox, CNN, MSN, and every other media outlet. I thought there would be run on IV vitamin C. I guess good news is not worth reporting.
I say turn off the news. It is not worth watching. In fact, it is shameful.
Where are the vitamin C reports? What about the reports that hydroxychloroquine appears to be helping?
Folks, there is other good news about COVID that I want to share. I will report that to you tomorrow after I do a little more research.
It is most important to keep in mind that if the worst-case modelling estimate comes true–200,000 die– 99.94% of us will be ok.
And, I don’t believe those estimates at all. More about that later.
To All Our Health,
DrB
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