humansarefree--2020-04-25--Bill Gates and Ellen Degeneres Discuss Vaccinating ‘7 Billion Healthy People’ in Order to ‘Return to

Bill Gates and Ellen Degeneres Discuss Vaccinating ‘7 Billion Healthy People’ in Order to ‘Return to Normal’

While millions of Americans suddenly find themselves jobless and broke , Bill and Melinda Gates just purchased a $ 43 million dollar home near San Diego , California , along with an $ 18 million dollar house in Santa Fe .
When he ’ s not buying extra mansions , Gates is busy appearing on national media discussing his solution to the pandemic .
For one of his most revealing conversations of late , Gates recently appeared The Ellen Degeneres Show .
Ellen has also been in the news in recent weeks after being described as ‘ one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ T. Porter .
TV script writer Benjamin Simeon also commented that Ellen ‘ picks someone different ’ in the office to hate every day , a sharp turn from her fun and quirky demeanor she presents on camera .
Bill Gates sat down with Ellen DeGeneres over the internet last week to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and to tell the world that life will not get back to normal until ‘ 7 billion healthy people ’ have taken his soon-to-be-invented vaccine .
Of course , their tacitly agreed upon position is that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are no other alternatives worth discussing , even though many are reporting that the virus is already mutating and a vaccine may not ever be possible .
Bill : “ …what policies do we have , because until we get almost everybody vaccinated , uh , globally , we still won ’ t be fully back to normal.
” Ellen : “ …I mean , I can ’ t even imagine going out to a crowded restaurant or anything in June or July if we don ’ t have vaccines , how , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a normal life when we don ’ t have the cure for this ?
” Bill : “ …we need to start getting things back to normal .
They won ’ t be back to normal until we either have that phenomenal vaccine or a therapeutic that ’ s over 95 % effective and so we have to assume that ’ s going to be almost 18 months from now.
” – Bill Gates Eighteen months of lockdown would desolate our civil liberties and destroy the economy for years to come , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the eventual vaccine , whether or not it works as intended or causes harm to the patient .
“ [ The economy ] won ’ t go back to normal in some very rapid fashion because not only do we have these factories shut down and all these activities have ceased , even as we start them back up people will still be a bit leery about going out and they will have seen their investments and their job security greatly reduced.
” – Bill Gates Bill Gates , Anthony Fauci and others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus vaccine and immunity certificate for everyone , which would ostensibly be required to engage in essential activities such as school , work , and worship .
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been funding the development of vaccines by supporting leading pharmaceutical companies , and also supporting the development of new technologies such as ‘ microneedle technology , ‘ which would implant a record of immunization under the skin that can be read by smartphone technology or via infrared light .
Numerous multimillion-dollar grants have been awarded to these projects .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ semi-normal phase whenever we can and then the vaccine is the thing that will change things and that ’ s why [ we need to ] figure out how to make sure it ’ s safe because when you give it to 7 billion healthy people that ’ s super important.
” – Bill Gates In contrast to Gates ’ s foreboding message that lockdowns , required vaccines , and a global economic recession must happen , protests are occurring around the country calling for an opening of the American economy again and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being rapidly eroded .
As Ellen ’ s never-ending praise for Bill Gates and apparent refusal to ask any serious questions about our civil liberties or the implications of global vaccination illustrates , bleeding heart Hollywood stars and billionaire philanthropists are not always the characters they play on TV .

Microsoft’s Billy Boy is backing a start-up that will provide ‘live and unfiltered’ high definition footage of every inch of Earth. The startup, EarthNow, plans to launch 500 satellites to cover Earth’s atmosphere in ‘Big Brother’ real-time video surveillance.
As well as Gates, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and aerospace giant Airbus are also backing the project. […]
It plans to use an army of orbiting satellites will weigh around 500 pounds (225 kg) each that will have their cameras trained on Earth 24 hours a day.
It will onboard analysis of the imagery, though to what extent isn’t clear.
Source: DailyMail.co.uk (excerpt)


humansarefree--2020-04-25--Study Suggests Fatality Rate of COVID-19 In LA County Is ‘Much Lower’ Than Previously Thought

The University of Southern California ( USC ) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently released early results from an ongoing study they are conducting on COVID-19 .
The early results of their study “ suggests infections from the new coronavirus are far more widespread and the fatality rate much lower – in L.A. County than previously thought.
” The researchers will be conducting more antibody testing over time “ on a series of representative samples of adults to determine the scope and spread of the pandemic across the county.
” ( source ) Based on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of LA county ’ s adult population has an antibody to the virus .
From here , they estimate that approximately 2.8 % to 5.6 % of the county ’ s adult population has an antibody to the virus , which means that up to approximately 442,000 adults in the county have been infected .
This means that the number of those infected is potentially up to 55 times higher than the current approximate 8000 cases that have been reported to the county at the time of the study .
Ultimately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus in LA county would be far lower than what the current numbers are showing , more within the ballpark of the seasonal flu .
Stanford Study : COVID-19 Has The Same Infection Fatality Rate As Seasonal Influenza This study also compliments another recent study published by 17 researchers , several of them representing the Stanford School of Medicine , titled “ COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County , California.
” In the study the authors point out that “ many epidemic projections and policies addressing COVD-19 have been designed without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John P.A .
Ioannidis , a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Stanford was one of the authors of that study , and the conclusions of the study were expressed by Ioannidis in a recent interview : If you compare the numbers that we estimate to have been infected , which vary from 48,000 to 81,000 versus the number of documented cases that would correspond to the same time horizon , around April 1st , when we had 956 cases documented in Santa Clara County , we realize that the number of infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times more compared to what we thought , compared to what had been documented .
Immediately that means the infection fatality rate , the chance of dying , the probably of dying if you are infected diminishes by 50 to 85 fold because the denominator in the calculation becomes 50 to 85 fold bigger .
Our data suggests that COVID-19 has an infection fatality rate that is in the same ball park as seasonal influenza .
It suggests that even though this is a very serious problem , we should not fear .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have optimism about the possibility of eventually re-opening our society and gaining back our lives…Sooner rather than later with full control and a data driven approach .
According to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya , one of the professors from Stanford involved in study on Santa Clara , “ It seems very likely that the disease is more widespread than people believe , everywhere .
– Bhattacharya ( source ) .
He was referring to a global scale , but we don ’ t have the data yet .
The findings are not that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are very infections , already existing coronaviruses infect several million people every single year .
Just imagine the hysteria that would ensue if the numbers of infections and deaths they cause were constantly put up on a live dashboard for everybody to see .
Did you know that metapneumovirus has been shown to have worldwide circulation with nearly universal infection by age 5 ?
Did you know that Outbreaks of metapneumovirus have been well documented every single year , especially in long term care facilities with mortality rates of up to 50 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ examples to choose from .
Millions of people , and millions of children die every single year of respiratory viruses .
One may perceive the new coronavirus to be far less dangerous than others based on these numbers .
Not Only Are Infection Rates Higher , The Number of Calculated Deaths May Be Lower With the projections taking into account a potentially higher infection rate of COVID-19 , this drives the infection fatality rate down to seasonal flu levels .
That does not mean it ’ s not more dangerous than the flu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the elderly and those with compromised immune systems and other pre-existing conditions .
This should make one question the lockdown measures , the push for mass vaccination , and the lack of attention and ridicule of other therapies that are already showing promise .
Here ’ s one example , here ’ s another .
Are lockdown measures really for our own good ?
Are we preventing herd immunity ?
Should we only be taking quarantine measures into account for the elderly , while encouraging herd immunity to ‘ kill ’ the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes to death rates , New York State for example recently added approximately 4000 people to the death toll who were “ presumed to have died of the coronavirus but had never tested positive.
” ( source ) Professor Walter Ricciardi , an advisor to the Italian Health Ministry , recently pointed out that high death rates there may reflect the way that deaths are recorded .
“ The way in which we code deaths in our country is very generous in the sense that all the people who die … with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus , ” he has said .
“ On re-evaluation by the National Institute of Health , only 12 percent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus , while 88 percent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity — many had two or three ” ( Newey , 2020 ) .
Pre-morbidity refers to having serious health issues prior to the onset of a disease .
According to another study out of Italy , 99 % of Italy ’ s coronavirus fatalities that were examined specifically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from previous medical conditions .
More than 75 % had high blood pressure , about 35 % had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease .
If someone dies of a heart attack , but also has tested positive for coronavirus , it seems that their death has been added to the coronavirus death toll .
Does this happen with the flu ?
Or other coronaviruses ?
What if someone dies of a heart attack with the flu ?
It ’ s not counted as a flu death… An article written by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of pathology and a former NHS consultant pathologist raises some interesting questions .
He published it in The Spectator , and in it he writes : “ If someone dies of a respiratory infection in the UK , the specific cause of the infection is not usually recorded , unless the illness is a rare ‘ notifiable disease ’ .
So the vast majority of respiratory deaths in the UK are recorded as bronchopneumonia , pneumonia , old age or a similar designation .
We don ’ t really test for flu , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patient has , say , cancer , motor neurone disease or another serious disease , this will be recorded as the cause of death , even if the final illness was a respiratory infection .
This means UK certifications normally under-record deaths due to respiratory infections .
Now look at what has happened since the emergence of Covid-19 .
The list of notifiable diseases has been updated .
This list — as well as containing smallpox ( which has been extinct for many years ) and conditions such as anthrax , brucellosis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors will never see in their entire careers ) — has now been amended to include Covid-19 .
But not flu .
That means every positive test for Covid-19 must be notified , in a way that it just would not be for flu or most other infections .
In the current climate , anyone with a positive test for Covid-19 will certainly be known to clinical staff looking after them : if any of these patients dies , staff will have to record the Covid-19 designation on the death certificate — contrary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this kind .
There is a big difference between Covid-19 causing death , and Covid-19 being found in someone who died of other causes .
Making Covid-19 notifiable might give the appearance of it causing increasing numbers of deaths , whether this is true or not .
It might appear far more of a killer than flu , simply because of the way deaths are recorded.
” I ’ ve written about why the death count seems suspicious , some of the information above comes from that specific previous article .
If interested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 deaths may be miscalculated , here .
Scientist Predicts : Second Wave of COVID-19 Because ‘ Social Distancing ’ Has Prevented ‘ Herd Immunity ’ Leading Scientist on COVID-19 Pandemic : “ We Will See More Deaths Because of Social Distancing ” The point is , if infection rates are much higher , that already drives the fatality rate down , significantly .
But if deaths are also being miscalculated , that drives it down even more .
Did mainstream media and federal health regulatory agencies create unnecessary fear , panic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Or was it really for our own good ?
Today , there powerful presence of a digital Orwellian “ fact checker ” that ’ s going around the internet and social media deleting any evidence that threatens corporate , political , financial or elitist interests , or information that simply highlights the corruption within agencies that have been tasked to safeguard us .
When it comes to the coronavirus , and perspectives that do not fit the one that ’ s being beamed out by the mainstream media , these views are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This alone should have people asking more questions , and pondering what ’ s really going on here ?

The University of Southern California (USC) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently released early results from an ongoing study they are conducting on COVID-19.
The early results of their study “suggests infections from the new coronavirus are far more widespread and the fatality rate much lower – in L.A. County than previously thought.” The researchers will be conducting more antibody testing over time “on a series of representative samples of adults to determine the scope and spread of the pandemic across the county.” (source)
Based on their results the researchers estimate that approximately 4.1% of LA county’s adult population has an antibody to the virus.
From here, they estimate that approximately 2.8% to 5.6% of the county’s adult population has an antibody to the virus, which means that up to approximately 442,000 adults in the county have been infected. This means that the number of those infected is potentially up to 55 times higher than the current approximate 8000 cases that have been reported to the county at the time of the study.
Ultimately, this means the infection mortality rate of the virus in LA county would be far lower than what the current numbers are showing, more within the ballpark of the seasonal flu.
Stanford Study: COVID-19 Has The Same Infection Fatality Rate As Seasonal Influenza
This study also compliments another recent study published by 17 researchers, several of them representing the Stanford School of Medicine, titled “COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California.” In the study the authors point out that “many epidemic projections and policies addressing COVD-19 have been designed without seroprevalence data to inform epidemic parameters.”
John P.A. Ioannidis, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Stanford was one of the authors of that study, and the conclusions of the study were expressed by Ioannidis in a recent interview:
If you compare the numbers that we estimate to have been infected, which vary from 48,000 to 81,000 versus the number of documented cases that would correspond to the same time horizon, around April 1st, when we had 956 cases documented in Santa Clara County, we realize that the number of infected people is somewhere between 50 and 85 times more compared to what we thought, compared to what had been documented.
Immediately that means the infection fatality rate, the chance of dying, the probably of dying if you are infected diminishes by 50 to 85 fold because the denominator in the calculation becomes 50 to 85 fold bigger.
Our data suggests that COVID-19 has an infection fatality rate that is in the same ball park as seasonal influenza. It suggests that even though this is a very serious problem, we should not fear. It suggests that we have solid ground to have optimism about the possibility of eventually re-opening our society and gaining back our lives…Sooner rather than later with full control and a data driven approach.
According to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, one of the professors from Stanford involved in study on Santa Clara, “It seems very likely that the disease is more widespread than people believe, everywhere. – Bhattacharya (source). He was referring to a global scale, but we don’t have the data yet.
The findings are not that big of a surprise. Respiratory viruses are very infections, already existing coronaviruses infect several million people every single year. Just imagine the hysteria that would ensue if the numbers of infections and deaths they cause were constantly put up on a live dashboard for everybody to see.
Did you know that metapneumovirus has been shown to have worldwide circulation with nearly universal infection by age 5? Did you know that Outbreaks of metapneumovirus have been well documented every single year, especially in long term care facilities with mortality rates of up to 50%? (source)
There are many examples to choose from. Millions of people, and millions of children die every single year of respiratory viruses. One may perceive the new coronavirus to be far less dangerous than others based on these numbers.
Not Only Are Infection Rates Higher, The Number of Calculated Deaths May Be Lower
With the projections taking into account a potentially higher infection rate of COVID-19, this drives the infection fatality rate down to seasonal flu levels. That does not mean it’s not more dangerous than the flu and we are clearly seeing this among the elderly and those with compromised immune systems and other pre-existing conditions.
This should make one question the lockdown measures, the push for mass vaccination, and the lack of attention and ridicule of other therapies that are already showing promise. Here’s one example, here’s another.
Are lockdown measures really for our own good? Are we preventing herd immunity? Should we only be taking quarantine measures into account for the elderly, while encouraging herd immunity to ‘kill’ the virus amongst the healthy population?
When it comes to death rates, New York State for example recently added approximately 4000 people to the death toll who were “presumed to have died of the coronavirus but had never tested positive.” (source)
Professor Walter Ricciardi, an advisor to the Italian Health Ministry, recently pointed out that high death rates there may reflect the way that deaths are recorded.
“The way in which we code deaths in our country is very generous in the sense that all the people who die … with the coronavirus are deemed to be dying of the coronavirus,” he has said.
“On re-evaluation by the National Institute of Health, only 12 percent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus, while 88 percent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity — many had two or three” (Newey, 2020). Pre-morbidity refers to having serious health issues prior to the onset of a disease.
According to another study out of Italy, 99% of Italy’s coronavirus fatalities that were examined specifically for this study were people who suffered from previous medical conditions. More than 75% had high blood pressure, about 35% had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease.
If someone dies of a heart attack, but also has tested positive for coronavirus, it seems that their death has been added to the coronavirus death toll. Does this happen with the flu? Or other coronaviruses? What if someone dies of a heart attack with the flu? It’ s not counted as a flu death…
An article written by John Lee, a recently retired professor of pathology and a former NHS consultant pathologist raises some interesting questions. He published it in The Spectator, and in it he writes:
“If someone dies of a respiratory infection in the UK, the specific cause of the infection is not usually recorded, unless the illness is a rare ‘notifiable disease’. So the vast majority of respiratory deaths in the UK are recorded as bronchopneumonia, pneumonia, old age or a similar designation.
We don’t really test for flu, or other seasonal infections. If the patient has, say, cancer, motor neurone disease or another serious disease, this will be recorded as the cause of death, even if the final illness was a respiratory infection. This means UK certifications normally under-record deaths due to respiratory infections.
Now look at what has happened since the emergence of Covid-19. The list of notifiable diseases has been updated. This list — as well as containing smallpox (which has been extinct for many years) and conditions such as anthrax, brucellosis, plague and rabies (which most UK doctors will never see in their entire careers) — has now been amended to include Covid-19. But not flu. That means every positive test for Covid-19 must be notified, in a way that it just would not be for flu or most other infections. In the current climate, anyone with a positive test for Covid-19 will certainly be known to clinical staff looking after them: if any of these patients dies, staff will have to record the Covid-19 designation on the death certificate — contrary to usual practice for most infections of this kind. There is a big difference between Covid-19 causing death, and Covid-19 being found in someone who died of other causes. Making Covid-19 notifiable might give the appearance of it causing increasing numbers of deaths, whether this is true or not. It might appear far more of a killer than flu, simply because of the way deaths are recorded.”
I’ve written about why the death count seems suspicious, some of the information above comes from that specific previous article. If interested, you can read more about why COVID-19 deaths may be miscalculated, here.
Scientist Predicts: Second Wave of COVID-19 Because ‘Social Distancing’ Has Prevented ‘Herd Immunity’
Leading Scientist on COVID-19 Pandemic: “We Will See More Deaths Because of Social Distancing”
The point is, if infection rates are much higher, that already drives the fatality rate down, significantly. But if deaths are also being miscalculated, that drives it down even more. Did mainstream media and federal health regulatory agencies create unnecessary fear, panic and hysteria for some sort of ulterior motive? Or was it really for our own good?
Today, there powerful presence of a digital Orwellian “fact checker” that’s going around the internet and social media deleting any evidence that threatens corporate, political, financial or elitist interests, or information that simply highlights the corruption within agencies that have been tasked to safeguard us.
When it comes to the coronavirus, and perspectives that do not fit the one that’s being beamed out by the mainstream media, these views are being censored and flagged as false. This alone should have people asking more questions, and pondering what’s really going on here?
Reference: Collective-evolution.com


humansarefree--2020-04-25--The Data is in — Stop the Panic and End the Total Isolation

The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be entering the containment phase .
Tens of thousands of Americans have died , and Americans are now desperate for sensible policymakers who have the courage to ignore the panic and rely on facts .
Leaders must examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened , rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections ; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades ; and then thoughtfully restore the country to function .
Five key facts are being ignored by those calling for continuing the near-total lockdown : Fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19 .
The recent Stanford University antibody study now estimates that the fatality rate if infected is likely 0.1 to 0.2 percent , a risk far lower than previous World Health Organization estimates that were 20 to 30 times higher and that motivated isolation policies .
In New York City , an epicenter of the pandemic with more than one-third of all U.S. deaths , the rate of death for people 18 to 45 years old is 0.01 percent , or 11 per 100,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand , people aged 75 and over have a death rate 80 times that .
For people under 18 years old , the rate of death is zero per 100,000 .
Of all fatal cases in New York state , two-thirds were in patients over 70 years of age ; more than 95 percent were over 50 years of age ; and about 90 percent of all fatal cases had an underlying illness .
Of 6,570 confirmed COVID-19 deaths fully investigated for underlying conditions to date , 6,520 , or 99.2 percent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not already have an underlying chronic condition , your chances of dying are small , regardless of age .
And young adults and children in normal health have almost no risk of any serious illness from COVID-19 .
We can learn about hospital utilization from data from New York City , the hotbed of COVID-19 with more than 34,600 hospitalizations to date .
For those under 18 years of age , hospitalization from the virus is 0.01 percent per 100,000 people ; for those 18 to 44 years old , hospitalization is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people ages 65 to 74 , only 1.7 percent were hospitalized .
Of 4,103 confirmed COVID-19 patients with symptoms bad enough to seek medical care , Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Medical Center concluded “ age is far and away the strongest risk factor for hospitalization.
” Even early WHO reports noted that 80 percent of all cases were mild , and more recent studies show a far more widespread rate of infection and lower rate of serious illness .
Half of all people testing positive for infection have no symptoms at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ otherwise healthy people do not need significant medical care if they catch this infection .
Fact 3 : Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies , prolonging the problem .
We know from decades of medical science that infection itself allows people to generate an immune response — antibodies — so that the infection is controlled throughout the population by “ herd immunity.
” Indeed , that is the main purpose of widespread immunization in other viral diseases — to assist with population immunity .
In this virus , we know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the vast majority of people who are infected .
It is so mild that half of infected people are asymptomatic , shown in early data from the Diamond Princess ship , and then in Iceland and Italy .
That has been falsely portrayed as a problem requiring mass isolation .
In fact , infected people without severe illness are the immediately available vehicle for establishing widespread immunity .
By transmitting the virus to others in the low-risk group who then generate antibodies , they block the network of pathways toward the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Extending whole-population isolation would directly prevent that widespread immunity from developing .
Fact 4 : People are dying because other medical care is not getting done due to hypothetical projections .
Critical health care for millions of Americans is being ignored and people are dying to accommodate “ potential ” COVID-19 patients and for fear of spreading the disease .
Most states and many hospitals abruptly stopped “ nonessential ” procedures and surgery .
That prevented diagnoses of life-threatening diseases , like cancer screening , biopsies of tumors now undiscovered and potentially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emergency care , for the most serious illnesses were also missed .
Cancer patients deferred chemotherapy .
An estimated 80 percent of brain surgery cases were skipped .
Acute stroke and heart attack patients missed their only chances for treatment , some dying and many now facing permanent disability .
Fact 5 : We have a clearly defined population at risk who can be protected with targeted measures .
The overwhelming evidence all over the world consistently shows that a clearly defined group — older people and others with underlying conditions — is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requiring hospitalization and more likely to die from COVID-19 .
Knowing that , it is a commonsense , achievable goal to target isolation policy to that group , including strictly monitoring those who interact with them .
Nursing home residents , the highest risk , should be the most straightforward to systematically protect from infected people , given that they already live in confined places with highly restricted entry .
The appropriate policy , based on fundamental biology and the evidence already in hand , is to institute a more focused strategy like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Strictly protect the known vulnerable , self-isolate the mildly sick and open most workplaces and small businesses with some prudent large-group precautions .
This would allow the essential socializing to generate immunity among those with minimal risk of serious consequence , while saving lives , preventing overcrowding of hospitals and limiting the enormous harms compounded by continued total isolation .
Let ’ s stop underemphasizing empirical evidence while instead doubling down on hypothetical models .
Facts matter .
Scott W. Atlas , MD , is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center .

The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be entering the containment phase. Tens of thousands of Americans have died, and Americans are now desperate for sensible policymakers who have the courage to ignore the panic and rely on facts.
Leaders must examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened, rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades; and then thoughtfully restore the country to function.
Five key facts are being ignored by those calling for continuing the near-total lockdown:
Fact 1: The overwhelming majority of people do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19.
The recent Stanford University antibody study now estimates that the fatality rate if infected is likely 0.1 to 0.2 percent, a risk far lower than previous World Health Organization estimates that were 20 to 30 times higher and that motivated isolation policies.
In New York City, an epicenter of the pandemic with more than one-third of all U.S. deaths, the rate of death for people 18 to 45 years old is 0.01 percent, or 11 per 100,000 in the population. On the other hand, people aged 75 and over have a death rate 80 times that. For people under 18 years old, the rate of death is zero per 100,000.
Of all fatal cases in New York state, two-thirds were in patients over 70 years of age; more than 95 percent were over 50 years of age; and about 90 percent of all fatal cases had an underlying illness. Of 6,570 confirmed COVID-19 deaths fully investigated for underlying conditions to date, 6,520, or 99.2 percent, had an underlying illness.
If you do not already have an underlying chronic condition, your chances of dying are small, regardless of age. And young adults and children in normal health have almost no risk of any serious illness from COVID-19.
Fact 2: Protecting older, at-risk people eliminates hospital overcrowding.
We can learn about hospital utilization from data from New York City, the hotbed of COVID-19 with more than 34,600 hospitalizations to date. For those under 18 years of age, hospitalization from the virus is 0.01 percent per 100,000 people; for those 18 to 44 years old, hospitalization is 0.1 percent per 100,000.
Even for people ages 65 to 74, only 1.7 percent were hospitalized. Of 4,103 confirmed COVID-19 patients with symptoms bad enough to seek medical care, Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Medical Center concluded “age is far and away the strongest risk factor for hospitalization.”
Even early WHO reports noted that 80 percent of all cases were mild, and more recent studies show a far more widespread rate of infection and lower rate of serious illness. Half of all people testing positive for infection have no symptoms at all. The vast majority of younger, otherwise healthy people do not need significant medical care if they catch this infection.
Fact 3: Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies, prolonging the problem.
We know from decades of medical science that infection itself allows people to generate an immune response — antibodies — so that the infection is controlled throughout the population by “herd immunity.” Indeed, that is the main purpose of widespread immunization in other viral diseases — to assist with population immunity.
In this virus, we know that medical care is not even necessary for the vast majority of people who are infected. It is so mild that half of infected people are asymptomatic, shown in early data from the Diamond Princess ship, and then in Iceland and Italy. That has been falsely portrayed as a problem requiring mass isolation.
In fact, infected people without severe illness are the immediately available vehicle for establishing widespread immunity. By transmitting the virus to others in the low-risk group who then generate antibodies, they block the network of pathways toward the most vulnerable people, ultimately ending the threat. Extending whole-population isolation would directly prevent that widespread immunity from developing.
Fact 4: People are dying because other medical care is not getting done due to hypothetical projections.
Critical health care for millions of Americans is being ignored and people are dying to accommodate “potential” COVID-19 patients and for fear of spreading the disease.
Most states and many hospitals abruptly stopped “nonessential” procedures and surgery. That prevented diagnoses of life-threatening diseases, like cancer screening, biopsies of tumors now undiscovered and potentially deadly brain aneurysms.
Treatments, including emergency care, for the most serious illnesses were also missed. Cancer patients deferred chemotherapy. An estimated 80 percent of brain surgery cases were skipped. Acute stroke and heart attack patients missed their only chances for treatment, some dying and many now facing permanent disability.
Fact 5: We have a clearly defined population at risk who can be protected with targeted measures.
The overwhelming evidence all over the world consistently shows that a clearly defined group — older people and others with underlying conditions — is more likely to have a serious illness requiring hospitalization and more likely to die from COVID-19.
Knowing that, it is a commonsense, achievable goal to target isolation policy to that group, including strictly monitoring those who interact with them. Nursing home residents, the highest risk, should be the most straightforward to systematically protect from infected people, given that they already live in confined places with highly restricted entry.
The appropriate policy, based on fundamental biology and the evidence already in hand, is to institute a more focused strategy like some outlined in the first place: Strictly protect the known vulnerable, self-isolate the mildly sick and open most workplaces and small businesses with some prudent large-group precautions.
This would allow the essential socializing to generate immunity among those with minimal risk of serious consequence, while saving lives, preventing overcrowding of hospitals and limiting the enormous harms compounded by continued total isolation. Let’s stop underemphasizing empirical evidence while instead doubling down on hypothetical models. Facts matter.
By Scott W. Atlas, MD, TheHill.com
Scott W. Atlas, MD, is the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center.


humansarefree--2020-04-25--UK’s ‘Daily’ Covid19 Updates Cannot Be Trusted – MSM Lies Exposed With Official Numbers

The daily Covid19 deaths reports , issued by the UK government , are generally misleading and being so misrepresented by the media they amount to little more than a lie .
Each day , the UK ’ s Department of Health and Social Care ( DHSC ) releases a report titled “ Daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths in hospital ” .
The media then report these numbers as the “ daily death toll ” , presenting the total as if all these people : A ) Died of Covid19 .
B ) Died in the preceding 24 hours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Point A we ’ ve already covered in great detail .
The UK government , like many other national governments , makes no effort whatsoever to distinguish between those who died of the coronavirus and those who died with the coronavirus .
Therefore , of the “ daily Covid19 deaths ” , an unknown number may have died of something else .
This is not new information .
Point B is not as widely known : The reported “ daily ” death toll is NOT a list of those who died that day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daily mortality reports , which are supposed to cover Covid19 deaths over the previous 24 hours , will regularly , and apparently randomly , include data from many other days , going back six weeks or more .
To illustrate this , let ’ s look at one day in detail : April 10th .
The DHSC report released that day states that 980 people died of Covid19 .
This was covered in the press as the UK ’ s “ deadliest Covid19 day ” .
The Telegraph ’ s headline announced : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 hours in biggest rise yet ” .
The Daily Mail reported : “ Britain records Europe ’ s highest single-day death toll : Number of victims jumps by 980 ” Sky News went with : “ 980 tops Spain and Italy ’ s highest daily number of deaths , which were 961 and 919 respectively.
” But , at the time the report was released , the previous 24 hours had seen just 117 “ Covid19 related deaths ” according to NHS England , with a further possible 90 coming from Northern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a maximum possible total of 204 .
The other 776 people included in the report had died at seemingly random points between March 5th and April 8th .
The reported “ 980 deaths in one day ” were , in reality , spread over five weeks .
This is not a “ conspiracy theory ” , it ’ s not any kind of theory .
It ’ s a fact openly admitted in the official numbers , here : It ’ s not even an isolated incident , the same is true of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” : Who were the 980 added to the Covid19 death figures on April 10th ?
Why was this apparently random sample of people , whose deaths were many weeks apart , selected for inclusion as “ daily deaths ” on the same day ?
We don ’ t know .
No explanation is given , no rationale supplied .
What we DO know is that , despite what government graphs claim , they didn ’ t all die on the same day .
We know that , when the media reported that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day , they were essentially lying .
And we know these lies are being repeated by police officers to scare people into staying out of their own front gardens .

The daily Covid19 deaths reports, issued by the UK government, are generally misleading and being so misrepresented by the media they amount to little more than a lie.
Each day, the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) releases a report titled “Daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths in hospital”.
The media then report these numbers as the “daily death toll”, presenting the total as if all these people:
A) Died of Covid19.
B) Died in the preceding 24 hours.
Neither of which is true.
Point A we’ve already covered in great detail. The UK government, like many other national governments, makes no effort whatsoever to distinguish between those who died of the coronavirus and those who died with the coronavirus. Therefore, of the “daily Covid19 deaths”, an unknown number may have died of something else. This is not new information.
Point B is not as widely known: The reported “daily” death toll is NOT a list of those who died that day.
Essentially, the NHS’s daily mortality reports, which are supposed to cover Covid19 deaths over the previous 24 hours, will regularly, and apparently randomly, include data from many other days, going back six weeks or more.
To illustrate this, let’s look at one day in detail: April 10th.
The DHSC report released that day states that 980 people died of Covid19. This was covered in the press as the UK’s “deadliest Covid19 day”.
The Telegraph’s headline announced: “UK death toll jumps 980 in 24 hours in biggest rise yet”.
The Daily Mail reported: “Britain records Europe’s highest single-day death toll: Number of victims jumps by 980”
Sky News went with: “980 tops Spain and Italy’s highest daily number of deaths, which were 961 and 919 respectively.”
But, at the time the report was released, the previous 24 hours had seen just 117 “Covid19 related deaths” according to NHS England, with a further possible 90 coming from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, for a maximum possible total of 204.
The other 776 people included in the report had died at seemingly random points between March 5th and April 8th.
The reported “980 deaths in one day” were, in reality, spread over five weeks.
This is not a “conspiracy theory”, it’s not any kind of theory. It’s a fact openly admitted in the official numbers, here:
It’s not even an isolated incident, the same is true of ALL the daily “Covid19 death reports”:
Who were the 980 added to the Covid19 death figures on April 10th? Why was this apparently random sample of people, whose deaths were many weeks apart, selected for inclusion as “daily deaths” on the same day?
We don’t know. No explanation is given, no rationale supplied.
What we DO know is that, despite what government graphs claim, they didn’t all die on the same day.
We know that, when the media reported that they did all die on the same day, they were essentially lying.
And we know these lies are being repeated by police officers to scare people into staying out of their own front gardens.
Reference: Off-guardian.org


humansarefree--2020-04-26--Expert Says U.S. is on the Brink of ‘Mass Civil Unrest’

An expert with the United States Studies Centre says that America is on the brink of “ mass civil unrest ” that threatens to emerge out of anti-lockdown protests now taking place nationwide .
Demonstrations against coronavirus stay-at-home measures have exploded across the country over the last week after President Trump encouraged them on social media .
The National Guard has been called out in some areas to deal with potential disorder .
Speaking to Sky News Australia , James Brown , a former Australian Army officer who commanded a cavalry troop in southern Iraq , said that the very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more likely to rebel against lockdown measures compared to citizens of other countries .
“ There is that part of the US political psyche that takes rights to a complete extreme , ” said Brown , adding that “ mass civil unrest ” is an ever present possibility due to Americans sharing a “ deep independent streak that believes the government is a nice-to-have not a must-have.
” The host of the show opined that if “ anarchy ” were to break out across the United States , “ the government can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to the Second Amendment .
Brown said he had friends on Capitol Hill who were very worried about mass social disorder and a “ gun battle on the streets.
” Brown said that so long as most people believed that states were making progress on battling coronavirus , they would accept and adhere to lockdown laws for the time being .
“ But people will chafe , that idea of individual freedom and liberty is much stronger in the U.S. than it is Australia , ” he added .

An expert with the United States Studies Centre says that America is on the brink of “mass civil unrest” that threatens to emerge out of anti-lockdown protests now taking place nationwide.
Demonstrations against coronavirus stay-at-home measures have exploded across the country over the last week after President Trump encouraged them on social media. The National Guard has been called out in some areas to deal with potential disorder.
Speaking to Sky News Australia, James Brown, a former Australian Army officer who commanded a cavalry troop in southern Iraq, said that the very specific mentality of Americans made them much more likely to rebel against lockdown measures compared to citizens of other countries.
“There is that part of the US political psyche that takes rights to a complete extreme,” said Brown, adding that “mass civil unrest” is an ever present possibility due to Americans sharing a “deep independent streak that believes the government is a nice-to-have not a must-have.”
The host of the show opined that if “anarchy” were to break out across the United States, “the government can’t bring the people to heel” due to the Second Amendment.
Brown said he had friends on Capitol Hill who were very worried about mass social disorder and a “gun battle on the streets.”
Brown said that so long as most people believed that states were making progress on battling coronavirus, they would accept and adhere to lockdown laws for the time being.
“But people will chafe, that idea of individual freedom and liberty is much stronger in the U.S. than it is Australia,” he added.
Source: Summit.news


humansarefree--2020-04-26--Bill Gates Continues to Push ‘Immunity Passports’ and Tech-Enabled Surveillance State

Bill Gates has inserted himself into the national dialogue as a self-proclaimed coronavirus sage who will lead the world out of dark times through a digitally-assisted brave new world of testing , contact tracing , and of course – a vaccine .
Of course , some of this might not be such a bad idea if it wasn ’ t coming from Gates , who ’ s written an op-ed in the Washington Post to elaborate on his thoughts – which makes the whole thing seem even more nefarious .
‘ Sure , my Dad was on the board of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a eugenecist , and yes , I ’ ve talked about the need for population reduction for years .
And sure , I want you to take my vaccines and get chipped .
And ok , maybe India kicked us out after our immunization campaign was blamed for paralyzing 490,000 kids .
And yeah , there was that whole ‘ coronavirus pandemic ‘ simulation my foundation spearheaded late last year which modeled 65 million dead .
BUT , hear me out… ‘ All jokes aside , here ’ s what Gates proposes in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopen the economy.
’ Widespread , at-home testing – “ We can ’ t defeat an enemy if we don ’ t know where it is , ” says Gates , who advocates home testing kits which “ produces results that are just as accurate ” as nasal swabs performed by healthcare professionals .
Ok , not evil .
Probably a good idea .
Choosing who to test – Essential workers and symptomatic people , or those who have been in contact with someone who tested positive , should be prioritized , otherwise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resources and potentially missing big reserves of the virus.
” Asymptomatic people who aren ’ t in the above categories should not be tested until there are enough tests , according to Gates .
Again , not a terrible idea .
Using technology to enable a surveillance state – ah , here we go .
Gates says the United States needs to follow Germany ’ s example ; “ interview everyone who has tested positive and use a database to ensure someone follows up with all their contacts.
” And how to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ An even better solution would be the broad , voluntary adoption of digital tools .
For example , there are apps that will help you remember where you have been ; if you ever test positive , you can review the history or choose to share it with whoever comes to interview you about your contacts .
“ And some people have proposed allowing phones to detect other phones that are near them by using Bluetooth and emitting sounds that humans can ’ t hear .
If someone tested positive , their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other phones , and their owners could get tested .
If most people chose to install this kind of application , it would probably help some.
” – Bill Gates Gates suggests this would be voluntary , unlike South Korea – which forces COVID-19 positive patients to self-isolate and install a tracking app on their smartphones which will alert authorities when an infected person has left their home , while warning them to return immediately .
Admittedly , South Korea – which also employed widespread testing and the use of face masks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 240 deaths .
Treatment options – Gates notes that while Hydroxychloroquine has ‘ received a lot of attention , ’ his foundation is funding a clinical trial which will determine if it works on COVID-19 by the end of May , and that “ it appears the benefits will be modest at best , ” despite overwhelming anecdotal evidence of its efficacy by doctors using it in the field .
We ’ re guessing Gates ’ trial doesn ’ t include the use of zinc , much like most of the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the anti-malaria drug doesn ’ t work .
This is disingenuous science , as HCQ acts as an ‘ iononpore ‘ which allows zinc into infected cells , disrupting virus replication .
On its own , HCQ only allows low levels of zinc to enter cells , vs. the high-dose cocktail employed by doctors such as Vladimir Zelenko , who claims he ’ s cured over 700 patients with the combination .
Gates , meanwhile , is promoting the use of plasma therapy , which involves “ drawing blood from patients who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is free of the coronavirus and other infections , and giving the plasma ( and the antibodies it contains ) to sick people .
Several major companies are working together to see whether this succeeds.
” Another treatment he ’ s proposing is synthesizing antibodies that are “ most effective against the novel coronavirus , ” which may face manufacturing constraints .
If you want to get back to large gatherings , we need a vaccine !
Perhaps , but immeasurably more creepy coming from Gates considering his history .
“ Every additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine is a month in which the economy can not completely return to normal .
The new approach I ’ m most excited about is known as an RNA vaccine .
( The first covid-19 vaccine to start human trials is an RNA vaccine . )
“ Unlike a flu shot , which contains fragments of the influenza virus so your immune system can learn to attack them , an RNA vaccine gives your body the genetic code needed to produce viral fragments on its own .
When the immune system sees these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
An RNA vaccine essentially turns your body into its own vaccine manufacturing unit.
” – Bill Gates Gates then says that distributing vaccines will be the next hurdle – and that governments which fund vaccine development , countries which test the vaccines , and hardest-hit regions “ will all have a good case that they should receive priority , ” and that “ Ideally , there would be a global agreement about who should get the vaccine first.
” In short – get tracked , don ’ t trust hydroxychloroquine , @ @ @ @ @


humansarefree--2020-04-26--Chicago Health Commissioner Tells Public a Mass Vaccination Campaign is Underway, ‘We’ve Already Bou

Chicago Health Commissioner Tells Public a Mass Vaccination Campaign is Underway, ‘We’ve Already Bought the Syringes’

During a recent press conference , the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health , Allison Arwady , commented on a city mass vaccination campaign , which she says is already well underway .
Chicago has a definite plan , has chosen the locations to vaccinate the public , and has even already purchased syringes .
“ …and then finally we ’ ll be moving towards this mass vaccination campaign , continuing to follow , and I want you to know , the CDPH is already deep in the planning stages around vaccination .
We ’ ve already bought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s going to happen .
We ’ re thinking about what that ’ s going to be .
It ’ s all part of this plan.
” ~ Allison Arwady , Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health Arwady has become a reliable face for Chicagoans during the pandemic , frequently appearing alongside Mayor Lori Lightfoot , and regularly hosting live question and answer sessions on Chicago Public Health ’ s social media pages .
She was also recently interviewed by local media and when asked about plans for re-opening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Arwady appears to be very enthusiastic about the vaccine campaign , which is also no surprise , as the general tenor of the growing vaccine conversation is very much matter-of-fact , as though there is no controversy or debate about whether a vaccine is necessary or even safe .
At present there is not a vaccine for Covid-19 , and many sources have already reported on mutations of the virus , which is one reason why a vaccine for Covid-19 may not even be possible .
Potential vaccines are being rushed through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which will likely lead to the rollout of a vaccine that has not been adequately proven safe or effective .
Furthermore , whichever pharmaceutical company wins the race to create a vaccine will instantly become insanely rich , as the plan appears to be to vaccinate ‘ 7 billion healthy people.
’ Given these circumstances , having concerns about taking a Covid-19 vaccine are justifiable , but the really big questions about this are going unasked and unanswered .
Will the vaccine be mandatory ?
If so , how will it be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opt out ?
Will the right to work , go to school , worship , shop , travel , drive , and so on , become state-granted privileges dependent on certification of vaccination ?
The answers to these questions could profoundly change the world we live in .
Chicago is among the largest cities in the U.S. , therefore it is assured that other major cities are doing the same , so this really should come as no surprise .
It does , however , dismiss all doubt that the mass vaccination campaigns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government is fully invested in a vaccine as the solution to the pandemic problem .

Breaking news, did you notice there have been no crisis actor mass shootings sucking up all the news attention over the past several weeks? And not even one major ISIS psyop front page story?
by Bernie Suarez
Like Ebola in 2014 and the recent Zika virus failed psyop, these stories have conveniently gone away at least for now and perhaps only for a short while while the media focuses on the election campaign.
ISIS, often portrayed by Western media as the most powerful, most evasive, most mobile and most versatile military fighting force ever to step foot on planet earth is apparently so good at what they do that they even know how to be respectful of U.S. politics and events (pun intended).
And the mass shooters of the world, who always seem to schedule their shootings on days that the U.S. federal agents have simultaneous “drills”, also seem very respectful of the U.S. political race.
All the fake Adam Lanzas of the world and the San Bernardino-style ethnic couples who magically morph themselves from “3 white tall males” in military gear back to their natural selves seem to know that scheduling a mass shooting would be disruptive of other big evens like scheduled presidential debates and key campaign races.
Do you know anyone on the edge of reality versus fiction, slowly becoming aware of what’s happening?
Do you know someone finally discerning the difference between the mainstream media-Hollywood 2-dimensional reality versus the full-dimensional organic reality often covered by independent news?
Then show them that it’s not just the staged politically driven “news” stories that they need to be aware of, it’s also the politically convenient deliberate emphasis on certain stories while conveniently and deliberately flipping the off switch on other stories.
Show them that we are seeing a grand example of this convenient selection of stories right now during the election campaign script.
In the tale that mainstream media is telling us right now, it’s “election year” and the left-right paradigm election campaign puppet show is underway where the candidates get to exchange juicy attacks and people are pulled into the drama deciding who to vote for.
The controllers obviously feel that the races deserve their time and space and from their perspective it wouldn’t be very helpful to have a pack of disruptive mass shootings, false flags, and massive staged events in the way of their political campaign shows.
Beware however of political campaign momentum pauses, these could be showered with “new” strategically convenient events any day now.
The point of all this is that there IS a timing and placement for these stories. And we should all be aware of this timing because it’s happening before our very eyes right now.
In a year guaranteed to be packed with staged events the timing of these “events” are very important to watch. We all saw how perfect the timing of the Paris shootings was coordinated with the G-20 Summit meeting in Turkey and the U.N. Climate Convention in Paris.
A shooting “event” that once again a key witness, like the lead singer of the heavy metal band that was there, says the event was preceded by security acting with suspicious foreknowledge.
Oops, did I say that? I forget that the “key witness” completely changed his mind about what he saw for himself in real-time the day it was all happening and he changed his mind about what he saw 48 hours later.
I’ve said it many times. We are now living in a staged reality and we have to keep our brains active and continue exercising our intuition and awareness as we see the daily flow of stories that are all intended as deceptive and artificial 2-dimensional clips, images and soundbites for your mind.
There is so little left by way of organic spontaneity that if we don’t regularly analyze the flow of mainstream information and test it for the element of “natural flow” we risk falling for their psychological operations.
New psyops on the rise
Please take note. Look at what the mainstream writers are saying about truth and freedom loving “conspiracy theorists“. I want readers to take careful note of comments being regularly posted by online trolls and government shills.
Notice one of the new terms being frequently used is “disinformation”.
Yes, articles and videos produced by longstanding truth seekers and researchers exposing the control system’s psyops are now labeled “disinformation” by online trolls [working for the government], a word we would normally use to describe their lies. (think Jade Helm AI please)
Many truth seekers themselves may not be noticing how the trolls are getting exponentially more aggressive trying to sound like the “new” truth seekers who are humbly and sincerely believing mainstream media “honest” and “spontaneous” news. (Not kidding).
Often truth seekers don’t notice this because they don’t take these trolls serious or are immune to online trolls but it is always fascinating, not to mention important, to gauge exactly the nature of their attacks.
That said, think of 2016 as a script and ask yourself- what part of the script are we living out right now and why? We find ourselves in a game of- what will happen next?
Normally that would not be a healthy way to live your life but anyone paying attention probably knows there is no other way to live a healthy life than to be fully aware of the control system’s agenda designed to conquer humanity first, before carrying on with personal goals, solutions and accomplishments.
Likewise one cannot focus ONLY on the problems without seeking and applying solutions and strategies to solve the problem.
So it’s awareness and truth first THEN focus on solutions and goals. I believe this is the model for everyone to live by.
To deliberately tune out the truth and awareness of the problems of our world today in order to focus on your own little world, while it may be necessary for that individual, I believe it is an ignorant and potentially dangerous suggestion for the masses to follow given the nature and potential of the enemy who is oppressing humanity.
What’s coming in 2016?
Naturally the question then is- what should we be on the lookout for, moving forward in 2016?
None of us know with 100 percent certainty exactly what the controllers have planned next, but based on the narratives they have been pushing the last few months and looking at the 2016 schedule, I see that many writers especially in alternative media are suggesting an inevitable financial collapse is coming.
Though we have been hearing this for years it’s hard to argue with this prediction. A collapse could give the Obama administration the continuation of government (COG) they need to keep the White House longer.
We are also teetering on the start of WW3 in Syria, a battle many argue has already begun and in many ways I personally agree.
The rhetoric being ratcheted up against Russia, China, Iran and North Korea makes it very clear that the West is pushing for a WW3 scenario perhaps out of frustration and desperation stemming from a rush to get their new world order done and or from all of their ISIS failures and their failures to outright invade Syria.
What About the Next Event?
I believe the next or one of the next big staged crisis actor shooting “events” will take place in a hospital.
There have been many signs and clues, in my opinion, pointing to a hospital based shooting where they will be able to entirely control all the “evidence” with the usual convenient 2-dimensional photos, short video clips and “testimonies” from the “witnesses”.
Think about it, a hospital setting for a crisis actor event could be a dream come true for those running the event and wishing to “control” the “dis-information” like Lt Paul Vance at Sandy Hook.
They will claim the need to maintain “patient privacy” as the reason for not showing you the evidence.
Unlike Sandy Hook — where there was no evidence whatsoever of anyone being medically attended to and therefore no genuine doctor, nurse, paramedic or other rescue worker stories of heroic CPR, surgery or transfusions — in the hospital-based staged event they will be able to insert many of these images and “evidence” into the story.
They will probably be able to videotape ahead of time an entire CPR event or surgical event as “proof” for future Sandy Hook style crisis actor family victims lawsuits (think money $$!).
It’s pathetic, absurd and even frightening that we have to anticipate such scenario in the future but unfortunately it’s the artificial reality world we now live in.
What else can we expect in 2016?
Keep in mind, according to documents revealed about Jade Helm last year (in 2015) we are all subjects in a mass sociological A.I. experiment whose goal is to master the human domain.
Don’t think for a minute the A.I. software is not gauging the pros and cons of different future false flag scenarios.
Advice — When trying to guess what’s coming up in the year, always work your way backwards. Figure out what their agenda is first, then fill in the blank.
We know the controllers need to keep pushing for their world government ruled by the west so we can expect more secret trade agreements and continued push for draconian carbon tax legislation forcing new punishments on individuals and nation states that don’t comply.
Did you think they were pushing Al Gore’s global warming hoax all these years for nothing?
We can also expect industries like the jjab industry to keep pushing scenarios they will use to fund legislation for mandatory vaccination.
ISIS is one of their most precious wild cards that they are able to use in many different ways to push almost any agenda.
Did anyone notice ISIS was mentioned this weekend in the context of promoting “birth control“?
Yes, the ISIS political tool has literally no limits. Stories like these are a reminder that they are eager and waiting to INSERT ISIS into any of this year’s upcoming staged events.
Want to stay informed on what events are coming next? It’s probably a good idea to stay informed of key U.N., Senate and Congressional votes coming up.
For example let’s keep an eye for Senators who are pushing Congress to pass legislation for authorization of unlimited military force (AUMF) against ISIS.
Likely as this gets closer we can expect ISIS to resurface in a major way Paris-shooting style. Where they will stage this “ISIS” event while ISIS is being destroyed by Russia in the real world is anyone’s guess.
Let’s get better at predicting and anticipating their events by gauging and tracking the timing of their events. There is a method to their madness.
All we need to do is disconnect from their 2-dimensional artificial mainstream media reality and stay tuned to the real world. If you agree and understand please share this message.


humansarefree--2020-04-27--550 Illegal Boat Migrants Land in UK During the Lockdown

At least 550 illegal boat migrants have reached the UK from the beaches of France since the two countries first imposed nationwide lockdowns roughly one month ago to fight the spread of the Wuhan virus .
The UK ’ s Home Office recently released figures which revealed that no less than 481 migrants have illegally made their way across the English channel since Boris Johnson announced lockdown measures on March 23rd .
Another 69 migrants reached British shores the week before .
Nine cases of coronavirus have be recorded so far at the migrant camps in Calais and Dunkirk .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Immigration Services Union ( ISU ) , said : “ On a purely statistical basis , someone has brought it over.
” The former immigration chief also told The Times that authorities aren ’ t testing the illegal migrants when they first arrive or when they ’ re rehoused in local council areas .
Despite claims from the Home Office that tests are being carried out on newly arrived migrants who show symptoms of having been infected with COVID-19 , Moreton noted that , given the state that migrants often arrive in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nearly impossible accurately spot symptoms of the virus .
“ When a Border Force vessel picks these people up , there ’ s no way of assessing symptoms .
They are cold , wet and often seasick , ” Moreton said .
As Voice of Europe reported earlier this month , between 1,500 and 2,000 migrants who have been living in makeshift camps in Calais and Dunkirk , in northern France , would very much like to reach the UK via the English channel .
Because conditions at the camps in Calais @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal Channel crossings are likely to continue .

At least 550 illegal boat migrants have reached the UK from the beaches of France since the two countries first imposed nationwide lockdowns roughly one month ago to fight the spread of the Wuhan virus.
The UK’s Home Office recently released figures which revealed that no less than 481 migrants have illegally made their way across the English channel since Boris Johnson announced lockdown measures on March 23rd. Another 69 migrants reached British shores the week before.
Nine cases of coronavirus have be recorded so far at the migrant camps in Calais and Dunkirk.
Lucy Moreton, the former general-secretary of the Immigration Services Union (ISU), said: “On a purely statistical basis, someone has brought it over.”
The former immigration chief also told The Times that authorities aren’t testing the illegal migrants when they first arrive or when they’re rehoused in local council areas.
Despite claims from the Home Office that tests are being carried out on newly arrived migrants who show symptoms of having been infected with COVID-19, Moreton noted that, given the state that migrants often arrive in after crossing the Channel, it’s nearly impossible accurately spot symptoms of the virus.
“When a Border Force vessel picks these people up, there’s no way of assessing symptoms. They are cold, wet and often seasick,” Moreton said.
As Voice of Europe reported earlier this month, between 1,500 and 2,000 migrants who have been living in makeshift camps in Calais and Dunkirk, in northern France, would very much like to reach the UK via the English channel.
Because conditions at the camps in Calais and Dunkirk continue to worsen, more illegal Channel crossings are likely to continue.
Reference: Voiceofeurope.com


humansarefree--2020-04-27--The Characteristics of an Initiation Ritual (Into the New World Order)

“ The basic elements in cultural transmission and transformation are psychological.
” – Julian Huxley This is how we change .
Since time immemorial , high rituals have been performed to transform reality .
Ritual : a spiritual psychodrama of conscious , deliberate actions taken to facilitate change ; changes to the whole of the environment people exist in , starting with the mental landscape of the people themselves .
The place where our reality is first born a dream .
Artist Sharon Devlin once bluntly described the true purpose of ritual as being a method to alter one ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sacred drama in which you are the audience as well as the participant and the purpose of it is to activate parts of the mind that are not activated by everyday activity.
” The mechanics of change , change through mechanism , a rhythm to sync to , merge and flow with , a magnetic draw drawing one down the path toward transmutation .
Rituals are vehicles driving home those ideas — information , data , symbols — which , upon transmission and transformation , create the language by which new society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This new language imparts a new understanding through definitions the ritual generates ; meaning pegged to signposts of its own self-referential process , even if the original purpose is lost in the repetition of action .
A ritual initiation introduces and inducts one into “ the way ” … a new way of life or worldview , a program to guide beliefs and actions enabling the initiate to become a full and true member of the new society .
Note that ritual is not always a conscious action ; not everyone partaking in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are participants… and yet still , new patterns of thought , of significance , are drummed in ( conscious or not ) .
An initiation ritual typically involves three stages… and see if any of this sounds familiar to you .
Read : Illuminati Satanists Rule The World , Not Politicians , Bankers Or Military Heads

“The basic elements in cultural transmission and transformation are psychological.” – Julian Huxley
This is how we change.
Since time immemorial, high rituals have been performed to transform reality.
Ritual: a spiritual psychodrama of conscious, deliberate actions taken to facilitate change; changes to the whole of the environment people exist in, starting with the mental landscape of the people themselves.
The place where our reality is first born a dream.
Artist Sharon Devlin once bluntly described the true purpose of ritual as being a method to alter one’s mind:
“It’s a sacred drama in which you are the audience as well as the participant and the purpose of it is to activate parts of the mind that are not activated by everyday activity.”
The mechanics of change, change through mechanism, a rhythm to sync to, merge and flow with, a magnetic draw drawing one down the path toward transmutation.
Rituals are vehicles driving home those ideas — information, data, symbols — which, upon transmission and transformation, create the language by which new society members communicate after they are initiated.
This new language imparts a new understanding through definitions the ritual generates; meaning pegged to signposts of its own self-referential process, even if the original purpose is lost in the repetition of action.
A ritual initiation introduces and inducts one into “the way” … a new way of life or worldview, a program to guide beliefs and actions enabling the initiate to become a full and true member of the new society.
Note that ritual is not always a conscious action; not everyone partaking in a ritual is made explicitly aware that they are participants… and yet still, new patterns of thought, of significance, are drummed in (conscious or not).
An initiation ritual typically involves three stages… and see if any of this sounds familiar to you.
Read: Illuminati Satanists Rule The World, Not Politicians, Bankers Or Military Heads
Sources: Truthstreammedia.com; YouTube.com; Bitchute.com


humansarefree--2020-04-27--The Digital Revolution Is Inconsistent With Liberty

Many have expressed concerns that coronavirus will be used , as 9/11 and the hoax “ war on terror ” were , to further expand the American police state dystopia .
But we were doomed by the digital revolution to a controlled existence regardless of 9/11 and Covid-19 .
The digital revolution provides government and corporations with unlimited and unaccountable ability to spy and control populations .
Every word , deed , and movement of people can be tracked and a “ social credit ” dossier built for them .
China already has such a control system in place .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are unable to function in normal society , being blocked from passports , driving licenses , employment , and activities reserved to those with acceptable social credit scores .
Technology is now available that permits videos to be created of people speaking words that they never spoke .
These can be used to ruin people on social media and to convict them falsely in trials .
Privacy no longer exists despite endless “ privacy notices , ” and people have no control over their persona .
Even a person ’ s unspoken thoughts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Once money has been reduced to digital money , a person ’ s access to his funds can be cut off at any time .
Financial independence ceases to exist for those who don ’ t comply .
The outcome of the digital revolution is completely different from the naive belief that the Internet opened up communicative freedom that would ensure liberty .
What a joke this belief turned out to be .
The tech and social media firms themselves engage in censorship of explanations , called “ conspiracy theories , ” that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use words found “ offensive ” by privileged groups .
Truth itself has become a “ conspiracy theory.
” Factual history is unacceptable to Identity Politics and is being replaced by fake history , such as the New York Times ’ 1619 Project .
It is certainly true that indoctrination is part of enculturation , and every age has had to struggle for truth .
There have always been interests whose agendas are served by falsehood .
But for those determined , it was possible to challenge and to expose the falsehoods .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the digital revolution .
The technology is already in advance of that portrayed in George Orwell ’ s dystopia , 1984 .
We await the coalescing of elite interests in a leadership agenda .
All the tools Big Brother needs await his arrival .
The young born into the digital revolution know no different .
They are so taken with their electronic gadgets and indispensable apps and so content in their self-isolation in virtual reality that liberty means the ability to push buttons to call up images and entertainment .
Liberty will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It has already left them .
Indeed , they never knew it or its requirements .
The well-rewarded techies who created the instruments of oppression are proud of their contribution to the creation of a police state dystopia .
These preening fools are the handmaidens of the police state .
Years ago I read a science fiction short story about a father and mother who were concerned about their son as the age of testing approached .
They were members of a people that had somehow recovered from an enslaving technology .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young was instituted to weed out for extermination those whose intelligence and aptitude could bring back technological tyranny .
In their society , not all forms of human creativity were permissible .
A society so full of hubris that it played God was unacceptable .

Many have expressed concerns that coronavirus will be used, as 9/11 and the hoax “war on terror” were, to further expand the American police state dystopia. But we were doomed by the digital revolution to a controlled existence regardless of 9/11 and Covid-19.
The digital revolution provides government and corporations with unlimited and unaccountable ability to spy and control populations.
Every word, deed, and movement of people can be tracked and a “social credit” dossier built for them.
China already has such a control system in place. Those whose profiles are outside acceptable parameters are unable to function in normal society, being blocked from passports, driving licenses, employment, and activities reserved to those with acceptable social credit scores.
Technology is now available that permits videos to be created of people speaking words that they never spoke. These can be used to ruin people on social media and to convict them falsely in trials.
Privacy no longer exists despite endless “privacy notices,” and people have no control over their persona.
Even a person’s unspoken thoughts are under assault by mind-reading technologies. Once money has been reduced to digital money, a person’s access to his funds can be cut off at any time. Financial independence ceases to exist for those who don’t comply.
The outcome of the digital revolution is completely different from the naive belief that the Internet opened up communicative freedom that would ensure liberty. What a joke this belief turned out to be.
The tech and social media firms themselves engage in censorship of explanations, called “conspiracy theories,” that differ from official or permissible explanations or use words found “offensive” by privileged groups.
Truth itself has become a “conspiracy theory.” Factual history is unacceptable to Identity Politics and is being replaced by fake history, such as the New York Times’ 1619 Project.
It is certainly true that indoctrination is part of enculturation, and every age has had to struggle for truth. There have always been interests whose agendas are served by falsehood.
But for those determined, it was possible to challenge and to expose the falsehoods. That possibility is what is extirpated by the digital revolution.
The technology is already in advance of that portrayed in George Orwell’s dystopia, 1984. We await the coalescing of elite interests in a leadership agenda. All the tools Big Brother needs await his arrival.
The young born into the digital revolution know no different. They are so taken with their electronic gadgets and indispensable apps and so content in their self-isolation in virtual reality that liberty means the ability to push buttons to call up images and entertainment.
Liberty will not have to be taken from them. It has already left them. Indeed, they never knew it or its requirements.
The well-rewarded techies who created the instruments of oppression are proud of their contribution to the creation of a police state dystopia. These preening fools are the handmaidens of the police state.
Years ago I read a science fiction short story about a father and mother who were concerned about their son as the age of testing approached. They were members of a people that had somehow recovered from an enslaving technology.
To prevent a reoccurence, testing of the young was instituted to weed out for extermination those whose intelligence and aptitude could bring back technological tyranny.
In their society, not all forms of human creativity were permissible. A society so full of hubris that it played God was unacceptable.
By Paul Craig Roberts, Guest writer


humansarefree--2020-04-27--Dr. Ngozi Ezike: ‘If You Die of a Clear Alternative Cause, It’s Still Listed As A COVID Death’

We live in a world full of conflicting information , not to mention a digital authoritarian “ fact-checker ” that is labelling news that is well sourced as “ false ” if it ’ s a narrative that seems to threaten the one that ’ s beamed out by mainstream media .
Not only is information being heavily censored these days , but so are opinions .
One example I recently wrote about was Dr. Ron Paul , who had his opinion on the coronavirus pandemic deemed “ fake.
” How can an opinion be fake ?
What ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independent media outlets being censored , demonetized and flagged ?
Why are people like Julian Assange in jail ?
When it comes to the deaths that have been caused by COVID-19 , mainstream media points out that “ Many experts believe the number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus in the U.S. is likely higher than the figures available — due to factors such as an insufficient number of tests and inconsistent reporting across locales.
” According to Factcheck.org , “ One Facebook user has claimed the opposite , erroneously suggesting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and copies of that claim have gone viral on the social media platform ” and the idea that deaths are being miscalculated and in the opposite direction of what mainstream media is claiming , is false .
They point out that “ The CDC advises that officials should report deaths in which the patient tested positive for COVID-19 — or , if a test isn ’ t available , “ if the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty.
” It further indicates that if a “ definitive diagnosis can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspected or likely … it is acceptable to report COVID-19 on a death certificate as ‘ probable ’ or ‘ presumed.
” New York State recently added 3700 people to the deaths recorded from COVID19 because they were presumed , none of them were tested at all for the virus .
( source ) Read : UK ’ s ‘ Daily ’ Covid19 Updates Can not Be Trusted – MSM Lies Exposed With Official Numbers But what are other experts saying ?
While some , as illustrated above , believe that the number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more specifically in the U.S. is likely higher , others believe that it ’ s actually lower .
For example , Dr. Ngozi Ezike , Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health , recently pointed out that all people who pass away and test positive for COVID-19 , regardless of the cause of death , means that the death will be marked as a COVID-19 death .
Would this not add a number of deaths to the COVID-19 death count unnecessarily ?
What we are being told is that if someone dies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it may be counted as a COVID-19 death .
“ If you were in hospice and had already been given a few weeks to live and then you were also found to have COVID , that would be counted as COVID death , despite if you died of a clear alternative cause it ’ s still listed as a COVID death .
So , everyone who is listed as a COVID death that doesn ’ t mean that was the cause of the death , but they had COVID at the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes it quite clear that all deaths that have been listed as a COVID death may have not been caused by COVID , and this is a point that seems to be ignored by mainstream media , while they push the other narrative that COVID deaths may actually be higher as many go unreported .
This could also be the case .
Who knows ?
Perhaps it ’ s a mix of both ?
At the end of the day , discussion , information and evidence should not be shut down and censored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anybody who desires to explore .
Below is some information I ’ ve compiled and put into previous articles , which are linked at the end of this article .
I thought it would be a good idea to re-iterate a bit of it here as it relates .
An article written by John Lee , a recently retired professor of pathology and a former NHS consultant pathologist raises some interesting questions .
He published it in The Spectator , and in it he writes : If someone dies of a respiratory infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the infection is not usually recorded , unless the illness is a rare ‘ notifiable disease ’ .
So the vast majority of respiratory deaths in the UK are recorded as bronchopneumonia , pneumonia , old age or a similar designation .
We don ’ t really test for flu , or other seasonal infections .
If the patient has , say , cancer , motor neurone disease or another serious disease , this will be recorded as the cause of death , even if the final illness was a respiratory infection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths due to respiratory infections .
Now look at what has happened since the emergence of Covid-19 .
The list of notifiable diseases has been updated .
This list — as well as containing smallpox ( which has been extinct for many years ) and conditions such as anthrax , brucellosis , plague and rabies ( which most UK doctors will never see in their entire careers ) — has now been amended to include Covid-19 .
But not flu .
That means every positive test for Covid-19 must be notified , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be for flu or most other infections .
In the current climate , anyone with a positive test for Covid-19 will certainly be known to clinical staff looking after them : if any of these patients dies , staff will have to record the Covid-19 designation on the death certificate — contrary to usual practice for most infections of this kind .
There is a big difference between Covid-19 causing death , and Covid-19 being found in someone who died of other causes .
Making Covid-19 notifiable might give the appearance of it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is true or not .
It might appear far more of a killer than flu , simply because of the way deaths are recorded .
An article recently published by the Financial Times points out , In the UK , about 150,000 people die every year between January and March .
To date , the vast majority of those who have died from COVID-19 in Britain have been aged 70 or older or had serious pre-existing health conditions .
What is not clear is how many of those deaths would have occurred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 .
Speaking at a parliamentary hearing last week , Professor Neil Ferguson , director of the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London , said it was not yet clear how many “ excess deaths ” caused by coronavirus there would be in the UK .
However , he said the proportion of COVID-19 victims who would have died anyway could be “ as many as half or two-thirds ” .
An article published in Psychology Today written by Robert Bartholomew Ph.D , points out that , Professor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italian Health Ministry , observes that the high death rates there may reflect the way that deaths are recorded .
“ The way in which we code deaths in our country is very generous in the sense that all the people who die … with the coronavirus are deemed to be dying of the coronavirus , ” he has said .
“ On re-evaluation by the National Institute of Health , only 12 percent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus , while 88 percent of patients who have died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or three ” ( Newey , 2020 ) .
Pre-morbidity refers to having serious health issues prior to the onset of a disease .
According to another study out of Italy , 99 % of Italy ’ s coronavirus fatalities that were examined specifically for this study were people who suffered from previous medical conditions .
More than 75 % had high blood pressure , about 35 % had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease .
The study provides inside as to why their death rate may be much higher compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can see , this is where we are at and the idea that deaths are being miscalculated on the high side as well , is far from fake news .
Infection Rates May Be Much Higher , Driving The Case Fatality Rate Much Lower Other good news is that the the infection rate , according to multiple studies , is much higher which seems to be driving the case-fatality rate down .
A new study by 17 researchers representing Stanford University School of Medicine recently made this point .
You can read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
USC and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently released early results from an ongoing study they are conducting on COVID-19 .
They determined the infection rate in LA is far higher than previously thought .
You can read more about that one here .

We live in a world full of conflicting information, not to mention a digital authoritarian “fact-checker” that is labelling news that is well sourced as “false” if it’s a narrative that seems to threaten the one that’s beamed out by mainstream media.
Not only is information being heavily censored these days, but so are opinions. One example I recently wrote about was Dr. Ron Paul, who had his opinion on the coronavirus pandemic deemed “fake.”
How can an opinion be fake? What’s really going on here? Why are independent media outlets being censored, demonetized and flagged? Why are people like Julian Assange in jail?
When it comes to the deaths that have been caused by COVID-19, mainstream media points out that “Many experts believe the number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus in the U.S. is likely higher than the figures available — due to factors such as an insufficient number of tests and inconsistent reporting across locales.”
According to Factcheck.org, “One Facebook user has claimed the opposite, erroneously suggesting the count is being inflated by unrelated deaths, and copies of that claim have gone viral on the social media platform” and the idea that deaths are being miscalculated and in the opposite direction of what mainstream media is claiming, is false.
They point out that “The CDC advises that officials should report deaths in which the patient tested positive for COVID-19 — or, if a test isn’t available, “if the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty.” It further indicates that if a “definitive diagnosis cannot be made … but it is suspected or likely … it is acceptable to report COVID-19 on a death certificate as ‘probable’ or ‘presumed.”
New York State recently added 3700 people to the deaths recorded from COVID19 because they were presumed, none of them were tested at all for the virus. (source)
Read: UK’s ‘Daily’ Covid19 Updates Cannot Be Trusted – MSM Lies Exposed With Official Numbers
But what are other experts saying? While some, as illustrated above, believe that the number of deaths linked to the virus, more specifically in the U.S. is likely higher, others believe that it’s actually lower.
For example, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, recently pointed out that all people who pass away and test positive for COVID-19, regardless of the cause of death, means that the death will be marked as a COVID-19 death. Would this not add a number of deaths to the COVID-19 death count unnecessarily? What we are being told is that if someone dies of a heart attack, for example, it may be counted as a COVID-19 death.
According to Ezike,
“If you were in hospice and had already been given a few weeks to live and then you were also found to have COVID, that would be counted as COVID death, despite if you died of a clear alternative cause it’s still listed as a COVID death. So, everyone who is listed as a COVID death that doesn’t mean that was the cause of the death, but they had COVID at the time of death.” (source)
She makes it quite clear that all deaths that have been listed as a COVID death may have not been caused by COVID, and this is a point that seems to be ignored by mainstream media, while they push the other narrative that COVID deaths may actually be higher as many go unreported.
This could also be the case. Who knows? Perhaps it’s a mix of both? At the end of the day, discussion, information and evidence should not be shut down and censored. It should be made available for anybody who desires to explore.
Below is some information I’ve compiled and put into previous articles, which are linked at the end of this article. I thought it would be a good idea to re-iterate a bit of it here as it relates.
An article written by John Lee, a recently retired professor of pathology and a former NHS consultant pathologist raises some interesting questions. He published it in The Spectator, and in it he writes:
If someone dies of a respiratory infection in the UK, the specific cause of the infection is not usually recorded, unless the illness is a rare ‘notifiable disease’. So the vast majority of respiratory deaths in the UK are recorded as bronchopneumonia, pneumonia, old age or a similar designation.
We don’t really test for flu, or other seasonal infections. If the patient has, say, cancer, motor neurone disease or another serious disease, this will be recorded as the cause of death, even if the final illness was a respiratory infection. This means UK certifications normally under-record deaths due to respiratory infections.
Now look at what has happened since the emergence of Covid-19. The list of notifiable diseases has been updated. This list — as well as containing smallpox (which has been extinct for many years) and conditions such as anthrax, brucellosis, plague and rabies (which most UK doctors will never see in their entire careers) — has now been amended to include Covid-19. But not flu. That means every positive test for Covid-19 must be notified, in a way that it just would not be for flu or most other infections. In the current climate, anyone with a positive test for Covid-19 will certainly be known to clinical staff looking after them: if any of these patients dies, staff will have to record the Covid-19 designation on the death certificate — contrary to usual practice for most infections of this kind. There is a big difference between Covid-19 causing death, and Covid-19 being found in someone who died of other causes. Making Covid-19 notifiable might give the appearance of it causing increasing numbers of deaths, whether this is true or not. It might appear far more of a killer than flu, simply because of the way deaths are recorded. An article recently published by the Financial Times points out, In the UK, about 150,000 people die every year between January and March. To date, the vast majority of those who have died from COVID-19 in Britain have been aged 70 or older or had serious pre-existing health conditions. What is not clear is how many of those deaths would have occurred anyway if the patients had not contracted COVID-19. Speaking at a parliamentary hearing last week, Professor Neil Ferguson, director of the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London, said it was not yet clear how many “excess deaths” caused by coronavirus there would be in the UK. However, he said the proportion of COVID-19 victims who would have died anyway could be “as many as half or two-thirds”. An article published in Psychology Today written by Robert Bartholomew Ph.D, points out that, Professor Walter Ricciardi, an advisor to the Italian Health Ministry, observes that the high death rates there may reflect the way that deaths are recorded. “The way in which we code deaths in our country is very generous in the sense that all the people who die … with the coronavirus are deemed to be dying of the coronavirus,” he has said. “On re-evaluation by the National Institute of Health, only 12 percent of death certificates have shown a direct causality from coronavirus, while 88 percent of patients who have died have at least one pre-morbidity—many had two or three” (Newey, 2020). Pre-morbidity refers to having serious health issues prior to the onset of a disease. According to another study out of Italy, 99% of Italy’s coronavirus fatalities that were examined specifically for this study were people who suffered from previous medical conditions. More than 75% had high blood pressure, about 35% had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease. The study provides inside as to why their death rate may be much higher compared to other countries.
So, as you can see, this is where we are at and the idea that deaths are being miscalculated on the high side as well, is far from fake news.
Infection Rates May Be Much Higher, Driving The Case Fatality Rate Much Lower
Other good news is that the the infection rate, according to multiple studies, is much higher which seems to be driving the case-fatality rate down. A new study by 17 researchers representing Stanford University School of Medicine recently made this point. You can read about that and access that study here.
USC and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health recently released early results from an ongoing study they are conducting on COVID-19. They determined the infection rate in LA is far higher than previously thought. You can read more about that one here.
By Arjun Walia, Guest writer