thelibertybeacon--2020-08-10--6 Questions An Honest, Intelligent Reporter Would Ask Dr. Fauci About COVID-19

6 Questions An Honest , Intelligent Reporter Would Ask Dr. Fauci About COVID-19 Post by Authored by Stecey Lennox via PJMedia.ocm , If you had been going down the rabbit hole of COVID-19 research for long enough , a few things would be astounding to you .
• First , how uninformed , uncurious , or deceptive reporters in the corporate media are on a matter of life and death .
• Second , how much publicly available information about COVID-19 is on the internet contradicts what is reported and said by Health Experts™on cable news .
• Finally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci enjoys a 62 % approval rating .
Of course , part of the reason Dr. Fauci enjoys this level of trust is that reporters who interview him put a sort of religious faith in every word he utters .
Having worked with doctors for years , I don ’ t suffer from any such affliction .
There are some great ones , some awful ones , and some who are great at one thing and not another .
It is also quite reasonable for doctors to disagree .
Medicine is the art @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ settled.
” This healthy tension is why patients get second opinions .
Yet during the COVID-19 pandemic , only one doctor has had almost no pushback in any public interview .
This is journalistic malpractice , but not surprising .
Most of the corporate media agree with his recommendations or can use panic porn clicks .
However , if there were a courageous and intelligent reporter who could score an interview with Dr. Fauci , here is a list of questions I would suggest .
1 .
How is COVID-19 a novel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ please explain how COVID-19 is a novel virus when it has an overlap with the structure of SARS at a rate of 79 % ?
In addition , there are several human coronaviruses that we have dealt with seasonally for years .
Is “ novel , ” as in completely new , an unnecessarily shocking term ?
I can not find a reference to MERS that calls it a “ novel ” virus .
All coronaviruses have the telltale spike protein we have all become familiar with and MERS was less similar to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the qualifier to COVID-19 when even the NIH published an article with the following “ facts ” on June 26 , 2020 : In another section of the same paper , it says : Typical and novel are hardly synonyms .
Framing the virus as something completely new makes it scarier .
2 .
Why should we worry about COVID mutations ?
Often news reports are discussing new mutations of COVID-19 .
Aren ’ t virus mutations expected and common ?
It appears that there has not been a mutation that significantly increases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body making it more deadly or dangerous .
Viruses mutate .
This is not news and breathless reports about it in the case of COVID-19 only serve to increase panic .
The changes to the virus so far are helpful in documenting its spread .
There has not been a single change that warrants additional concern and it is not surprising a single patient may have multiple mutations .
Mutations generally happen when the virus replicates .
It does this inside the body ’ s cells .
Both SARS and COVID-19 have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( ACE-2 ) receptors to enter the respiratory tract cells , correct ?
I understand COVID-19 may be more efficient at doing so , but the cell entry is highly similar ?
The method of cell entry was documented to be the same as SARS on January 23 , 2020 , in the Journal of Virology .
4 .
Why not give patients hydroxychloroquine and zinc ?
In 2005 the NIH did a study on chloroquine that found it was effective in inhibiting and eliminating the SARS virus in vitro .
It affected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is also a zinc ionophore that allows zinc to more efficiently enter the cell .
In 2010 an NIH study demonstrated zinc interfered with the replication of coronaviruses .
What is the scientific basis to reject its use in the outpatient setting where there are significant observational studies indicating it is effective in early illness ?
When asked , Dr. Fauci said he would take this medication if he were diagnosed with COVID-19 .
It is likely because he clearly understands the drug ’ s safety profile , how it acts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failure to combat the media narrative of hydroxychloroquine being a terribly dangerous drug was astounding .
Standing silently by while governors and professional boards interfere with the doctor-patient relationship by prohibiting or denying prescription is unconscionable .
The Science Supports the Use of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 , So Why Are Doctors Being Censored ?
There is no requirement for a double-blind randomized study for off-label use of an FDA approved drug at the approved dosage .
Observational studies are more than acceptable in the medical and research community .
The decision to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctor and a patient .
In 2003 an article in New Scientist documented that patients who died from SARS actually died of a cytokine storm .
This appeared to be well known in the research community .
There are 4,735 NIH-funded studies on the phenomenon after the SARS outbreak .
Was this overlooked in preparing for the pandemic response ?
Doesn ’ t this immune response explain the myriad of symptoms in severe disease ?
The panic porn industry loves the range of symptoms that COVID-19 causes .
Unfortunately for them , these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can be caused by an immune system overreaction .
Blood clots , organ damage , and heart dysfunction can all be caused as the immune system attacks the body ’ s own tissue .
6 .
How does the government respond to broader immunity than you expected ?
There are now several studies that indicate that some significant portion of the population has T-cell or long-term immunity to COVID-19 due to exposure to coronaviruses in the past .
How does this research impact public health measures and the approach to the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for some time in order to explain the resilience of children and the fact that some members of a household that contained an infected person never fell ill despite close contact .
It also may explain so-called “ asymptomatic ” cases .
The PCR type test looks for pieces of the COVID-19 virus RNA .
It does not determine whether the virus is alive or dead .
A T-cell response would leave viral debris in the body for some period of time .
A PCR test given in the absence of symptoms may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an “ asymptomatic ” case .
Because I actively look for information and follow the data about COVID-19 , it is easy to see there is a lot of good news .
This is not a novel virus and it works in ways very similar to SARS .
Cytokine storms have been studied for years and there are some good therapies available .
Death rates are falling likely because doctors and patients are employing these therapies .
The virus is fading in the sunbelt and there are very good data to believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will not become ill with it .
With improved treatment and some level of immunity in the population , everyone should feel confident in our ability to protect the vulnerable and return to a much more normal life .
( TLB ) published this Post by Tyler Durden , Authored by Stecey Lennox via PJMedia.ocm with our appreciation for this coverage and opinion .

6 Questions An Honest, Intelligent Reporter Would Ask Dr. Fauci About COVID-19
If you had been going down the rabbit hole of COVID-19 research for long enough, a few things would be astounding to you.
First, how uninformed, uncurious, or deceptive reporters in the corporate media are on a matter of life and death.
Second, how much publicly available information about COVID-19 is on the internet contradicts what is reported and said by Health Experts™on cable news.
Finally, it is impossible to believe Dr. Anthony Fauci enjoys a 62% approval rating.
Of course, part of the reason Dr. Fauci enjoys this level of trust is that reporters who interview him put a sort of religious faith in every word he utters. Having worked with doctors for years, I don’t suffer from any such affliction. There are some great ones, some awful ones, and some who are great at one thing and not another.
It is also quite reasonable for doctors to disagree. Medicine is the art of applying science and it is rarely “settled.” This healthy tension is why patients get second opinions. Yet during the COVID-19 pandemic, only one doctor has had almost no pushback in any public interview. This is journalistic malpractice, but not surprising. Most of the corporate media agree with his recommendations or can use panic porn clicks.
However, if there were a courageous and intelligent reporter who could score an interview with Dr. Fauci, here is a list of questions I would suggest.
1. How is COVID-19 a novel virus?
Dr. Fauci, can you please explain how COVID-19 is a novel virus when it has an overlap with the structure of SARS at a rate of 79%? In addition, there are several human coronaviruses that we have dealt with seasonally for years. Is “novel,” as in completely new, an unnecessarily shocking term?
I cannot find a reference to MERS that calls it a “novel” virus. All coronaviruses have the telltale spike protein we have all become familiar with and MERS was less similar to SARS than COVID-19 is. Why add the qualifier to COVID-19 when even the NIH published an article with the following “facts” on June 26, 2020:
Only minor differences have been found between the genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV
In another section of the same paper, it says:
Genome sequence analysis has shown that SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the Betacoronavirus genus, which includes Bat SARS-like coronavirus, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV [6]. SARS-CoV-2 possesses a genomic structure which is typical of other betacoronaviruses.
Typical and novel are hardly synonyms. Framing the virus as something completely new makes it scarier.
2. Why should we worry about COVID mutations?
Often news reports are discussing new mutations of COVID-19. Aren’t virus mutations expected and common? It appears that there has not been a mutation that significantly increases the way the virus works in the body making it more deadly or dangerous.
Viruses mutate. This is not news and breathless reports about it in the case of COVID-19 only serve to increase panic. The changes to the virus so far are helpful in documenting its spread. There has not been a single change that warrants additional concern and it is not surprising a single patient may have multiple mutations. Mutations generally happen when the virus replicates. It does this inside the body’s cells.
3. Doesn’t COVID-19 behave like SARS?
Both SARS and COVID-19 have a spike protein that uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptors to enter the respiratory tract cells, correct? I understand COVID-19 may be more efficient at doing so, but the cell entry is highly similar?
The method of cell entry was documented to be the same as SARS on January 23, 2020, in the Journal of Virology.
4. Why not give patients hydroxychloroquine and zinc?
In 2005 the NIH did a study on chloroquine that found it was effective in inhibiting and eliminating the SARS virus in vitro. It affected the functioning of the ACE-2 receptor. It is also a zinc ionophore that allows zinc to more efficiently enter the cell. In 2010 an NIH study demonstrated zinc interfered with the replication of coronaviruses. What is the scientific basis to reject its use in the outpatient setting where there are significant observational studies indicating it is effective in early illness?
When asked, Dr. Fauci said he would take this medication if he were diagnosed with COVID-19. It is likely because he clearly understands the drug’s safety profile, how it acts, and previous studies on it. His failure to combat the media narrative of hydroxychloroquine being a terribly dangerous drug was astounding. Standing silently by while governors and professional boards interfere with the doctor-patient relationship by prohibiting or denying prescription is unconscionable.
There is no requirement for a double-blind randomized study for off-label use of an FDA approved drug at the approved dosage. Observational studies are more than acceptable in the medical and research community. The decision to use this medication needs to remain between a doctor and a patient.
5. Doesn’t the wide range of symptoms make sense?
In 2003 an article in New Scientist documented that patients who died from SARS actually died of a cytokine storm. This appeared to be well known in the research community. There are 4,735 NIH-funded studies on the phenomenon after the SARS outbreak. Was this overlooked in preparing for the pandemic response? Doesn’t this immune response explain the myriad of symptoms in severe disease?
The panic porn industry loves the range of symptoms that COVID-19 causes. Unfortunately for them, these are all explained by the overwhelming damage that can be caused by an immune system overreaction. Blood clots, organ damage, and heart dysfunction can all be caused as the immune system attacks the body’s own tissue.
6. How does the government respond to broader immunity than you expected?
There are now several studies that indicate that some significant portion of the population has T-cell or long-term immunity to COVID-19 due to exposure to coronaviruses in the past. How does this research impact public health measures and the approach to the virus?
Immunologists had theorized about this idea for some time in order to explain the resilience of children and the fact that some members of a household that contained an infected person never fell ill despite close contact. It also may explain so-called “asymptomatic” cases.
The PCR type test looks for pieces of the COVID-19 virus RNA. It does not determine whether the virus is alive or dead. A T-cell response would leave viral debris in the body for some period of time. A PCR test given in the absence of symptoms may detect this debris, giving the impression of an “asymptomatic” case.
Because I actively look for information and follow the data about COVID-19, it is easy to see there is a lot of good news. This is not a novel virus and it works in ways very similar to SARS. Cytokine storms have been studied for years and there are some good therapies available. Death rates are falling likely because doctors and patients are employing these therapies.
The virus is fading in the sunbelt and there are very good data to believe there are large swaths of the population that will not become ill with it. With improved treatment and some level of immunity in the population, everyone should feel confident in our ability to protect the vulnerable and return to a much more normal life.
The nation should not be discussing wearing goggles, additional lockdowns, testing asymptomatic people, and maintaining any policy that limits the civil liberties of its citizens. There is every reason to take greater steps toward reopening the economy, our schools, and normal life.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-08-10--Big Pharma’s ‘Narrative’ Is Failing & at the Edge of a Cliff

So now we don ’ t have to listen to what those doctors said in front of the US Supreme Court , because it turns out that one of them has some whacky beliefs about sex with demons causing reproductive disorders .
What a relief .
I ’ m not going to pretend that the things Dr. Stella Immanuel has said don ’ t sound just a little crazy to me .
They do .
But I ’ ve been observing this game long enough to have a pretty good idea of how this works : I understand that for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great many , that is the end of the conversation .
So for everyone who is satisfied with the “ fringe doctors promoting hydroxychloroquine also believe demon sex causes fybroids ” narrative–please , stop here .
Your ride is over , and you may go on believing that this group of doctors and other professionals has been thoroughly discredited by these statements .
For everyone else , if you are at all interested in why such a coordinated effort has been launched to silence and discredit this group , why – even before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ videos of the group ’ s press conference were quickly yanked from YouTube , and why their own website was taken down without warning by its host , SquareSpace , ( their new website can now be found here ) then please keep reading .
WHAT THE AMERICA ’ S FRONTLINE DOCTORS GROUP SAID : What follows is a brief summary of the key points made by the group America ’ s Frontline Doctors at their press conference last week .
I will not comment on the validity of their claims , however @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for much of what the group said , in a white paper that can be found here .
1 .
They believe that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for Covid-19 .
This is the claim made by several of the speakers , including Dr. Immanuel , based on their own clinical experience , as well as on multiple published studies .
Many of those studies are listed here , and here .
2 .
State licensing boards are using their power to forcibly prevent people from having access to this drug .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ empowered their pharmacists to not honor prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine to be used in treating Covid-19 .
This , she says , is unprecedented : Meanwhile , says Gold , the drug is available over the counter in many other countries , including Iran and Indonesia , where it can be found “ in the vitamin section ” .
3 .
There is a coordinated campaign to discredit and suppress information about the drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for Covid-19 : Dr. Todaro is speaking from experience .
He was the co-author of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the use of hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19 .
The paper was made public on Google Docs , received a lot of attention , and was then removed–without warning–by Google .
( It has since been put back up . )
4 .
The World Health Organization halted its trials of hydroxychloroquine based on a blatantly fraudulent study that relied on data that it appears never even existed .
Bear in mind that this is the authority upon which YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has said she bases her company ’ s policy on “ misinformation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after independent investigators discovered the problems and the study ’ s authors retracted it .
5 .
We should be able to have a free and open discussion about this .
Dr. Dr. Joseph Lapado from UCLA , sums it up : WHY THE ALL-OUT MEDIA ASSAULT ON THE FRONTLINE DOCTORS ?
: The influence that the pharmaceutical industry wields over media outlets is no secret .
As of 2018 , an estimated 70 % of all news advertising in the US came from pharmaceutical companies .
I have written elsewhere about how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be difficult to distinguish from outright marketing for drug companies .
Social-media platforms are not immune to this influence , whether it comes via advertising dollars ; “ partnerships ” such as that between the CDC Foundation and MailChimp ( which like many other platforms , has an explicit policy of censoring content about vaccines that does not align with the positions of the CDC and the WHO ) ; direct investment , such as that of Google ’ s parent company Alphabet ; or indeed at the behest of politicians such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote to the CEOs of Amazon , Facebook and Google , requesting that those companies censor information and products that did not conform to the officially sanctioned position on vaccines .
All three complied .
So it should come as small surprise that both Google and YouTube have now taken to removing content supportive of hydroxychloroquine , a drug that is no longer covered by patent , and can be made and sold by any generic producer , for a fraction of the price that Gilead , for example , might charge for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have likewise removed posts about the drug , most notably–and with no visible sense of irony–removing posts of the video in which the Frontline Doctors speak out about widespread media censorship of the topic .
( You can now see those videos on Bitchute . )
One need not have an opinion on the merits of the drug hydroxychloroquine in order to recognize that something very odd is happening here .
Something that doesn ’ t seem to have anything to do with free and open inquiry or honest scientific discourse .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is founded in a desire to unseat President Trump , that the opposition to it is primarily because it was endorsed by Trump , and if it is deemed to be a failure ( or even better , dangerous to patients ) it will be a powerful strike against the president .
That may well be part of what has motivated this .
But there is another motivation , having to do with the desire to push a more expensive medication onto the market , and to push a new vaccine on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it has to do with the narrative that those in the business of selling drugs demand we believe : that we are all in desperate need of their products ( but only the ones still under patent ) if we are to be healthy–or indeed , if we are to survive at all .
If it turns out that this “ new ” virus is easily treatable , with hydroxychloroquine or anything else , then the industry ’ s dreams go up in smoke .
If hydroxychloroquine turns out to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( as multiple studies and the experience in many other countries outside of the US indicate it may be ) then there is much less reason for anyone to receive a vaccine for it , let alone the entire world ’ s population .
Likewise , there is no pressing need to develop a new , more expensive treatment .
But even more than that : If it turns out that hydroxychloroquine is after all a safe and effective treatment for Covid-19 , then this whole episode – the silencing of dissenting voices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media , the campaigns against “ misinformation ” – will be revealed in plain sight , for what it has always been : Nothing more than a well-funded marketing campaign and damage-control effort on behalf of the industry that wants you to believe that you need to use its expensive products in order to go on living .
So when a group of doctors took to the steps of the US Supreme Court and told the world how they were having success using a cheap anti-malarial that had been in use for 65 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our generation , it was a massive blow to the narrative upon which the pharmaceutical purveyors ’ success depends .
And over the next few days , as viewers engaged in a race with the censors , quickly downloading videos before they were removed , to post them on other platforms… it became clear that the censors and the gatekeepers had lost control of the conversation .
This is not only about hydroxychloroquine .
Every time media outlets or social-media platforms engage in outright censorship of content , in a way that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parties lose just a little more credibility .
The actions we are witnessing now are not the actions of an industry confident in the value of what it provides to the world .
They are the actions of a desperate , threatened creature .
They are the actions of an entity that is not strengthened by the truth , but weakened by it .
That is what these ( increasingly obvious ) acts of censorship tell us .
What we are witnessing are the pangs of a lumbering , wounded , behemoth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Failing ) was originally created and published by “ LewRockwell.com ” and is republished here by The Liberty Beacon ( TLB ) under “ Fair Use ” with attribution to author ” Bretigne Shaffer ” and ” LewRockwell.com “ .
Bretigne Shaffer [ send her mail ] was a journalist in Asia for many years .
She is the author of Annabel Pickering & the Sky Pirates , and Urban Yogini ( A Superhero Who Can ’ t Use Violence ) .
She blogs at www.bretigne.com .
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The Pharmaceutical Narrative is Failing
And a group of doctors is helping push it over the edge
So now we don’t have to listen to what those doctors said in front of the US Supreme Court, because it turns out that one of them has some whacky beliefs about sex with demons causing reproductive disorders. What a relief.
I’m not going to pretend that the things Dr. Stella Immanuel has said don’t sound just a little crazy to me. They do.
But I’ve been observing this game long enough to have a pretty good idea of how this works:
Someone says something that contradicts the dominant narrative (in this case, the narrative about medical science), and the machine that supports that narrative goes into overdrive to discredit them, with whatever information they can dig up–as long as it doesn’t involve discussing the actual substance of what the person has said.
I understand that for some people, maybe even for a great many, that is the end of the conversation.
So for everyone who is satisfied with the “fringe doctors promoting hydroxychloroquine also believe demon sex causes fybroids” narrative–please, stop here. Your ride is over, and you may go on believing that this group of doctors and other professionals has been thoroughly discredited by these statements.
For everyone else, if you are at all interested in why such a coordinated effort has been launched to silence and discredit this group, why – even before the sex demon stuff was uncovered – videos of the group’s press conference were quickly yanked from YouTube, and why their own website was taken down without warning by its host, SquareSpace, (their new website can now be found here) then please keep reading.
WHAT THE AMERICA’S FRONTLINE DOCTORS GROUP SAID:
What follows is a brief summary of the key points made by the group America’s Frontline Doctors at their press conference last week. I will not comment on the validity of their claims, however founder Dr. Simone Gold has provided support for much of what the group said, in a white paper that can be found here.
1. They believe that hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for Covid-19.
This is the claim made by several of the speakers, including Dr. Immanuel, based on their own clinical experience, as well as on multiple published studies. Many of those studies are listed here, and here.
2. State licensing boards are using their power to forcibly prevent people from having access to this drug.
According to Dr. Gold, many states have empowered their pharmacists to not honor prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine to be used in treating Covid-19. This, she says, is unprecedented:
“It has never happened that a state has threatened a doctor for prescribing a universally accepted safe generic cheap drug off-label.”
Meanwhile, says Gold, the drug is available over the counter in many other countries, including Iran and Indonesia, where it can be found “in the vitamin section”.
3. There is a coordinated campaign to discredit and suppress information about the drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for Covid-19:
“If it seems like there is an orchestrated attack going on against hydroxychloroquine,” said Dr. James Todaro, “it’s because there is.”
Dr. Todaro is speaking from experience. He was the co-author of a March 13 white paper arguing for the use of hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19. The paper was made public on Google Docs, received a lot of attention, and was then removed–without warning–by Google. (It has since been put back up.)
4. The World Health Organization halted its trials of hydroxychloroquine based on a blatantly fraudulent study that relied on data that it appears never even existed.
Bear in mind that this is the authority upon which YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has said she bases her company’s policy on “misinformation”.
The WHO later resumed trials after independent investigators discovered the problems and the study’s authors retracted it.
5. We should be able to have a free and open discussion about this.
Dr. Dr. Joseph Lapado from UCLA, sums it up:
“We’ve been using (hydroxychloroquine) for a long time. But all of a sudden it’s been escalated to this area of looking like some poisonous drug. That just doesn’t make sense… At the very least, we can live in a world where there are differences of opinion about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine, but still allow more data to come, still allow physicians who feel they have expertise with it to use that medication, and still, you know, talk and learn and get better at helping people with Covid-19.”
WHY THE ALL-OUT MEDIA ASSAULT ON THE FRONTLINE DOCTORS?:
The influence that the pharmaceutical industry wields over media outlets is no secret. As of 2018, an estimated 70% of all news advertising in the US came from pharmaceutical companies. I have written elsewhere about how “reporting” on medical issues can be difficult to distinguish from outright marketing for drug companies.
Social-media platforms are not immune to this influence, whether it comes via advertising dollars; “partnerships” such as that between the CDC Foundation and MailChimp (which like many other platforms, has an explicit policy of censoring content about vaccines that does not align with the positions of the CDC and the WHO); direct investment, such as that of Google’s parent company Alphabet; or indeed at the behest of politicians such as Congressman Adam Schiff, who last year wrote to the CEOs of Amazon, Facebook and Google, requesting that those companies censor information and products that did not conform to the officially sanctioned position on vaccines. All three complied.
So it should come as small surprise that both Google and YouTube have now taken to removing content supportive of hydroxychloroquine, a drug that is no longer covered by patent, and can be made and sold by any generic producer, for a fraction of the price that Gilead, for example, might charge for its still-patented Remdesivir.
Twitter and Facebook have likewise removed posts about the drug, most notably–and with no visible sense of irony–removing posts of the video in which the Frontline Doctors speak out about widespread media censorship of the topic. (You can now see those videos on Bitchute.)
One need not have an opinion on the merits of the drug hydroxychloroquine in order to recognize that something very odd is happening here. Something that doesn’t seem to have anything to do with free and open inquiry or honest scientific discourse.
Many argue that the politicization of this drug is founded in a desire to unseat President Trump, that the opposition to it is primarily because it was endorsed by Trump, and if it is deemed to be a failure (or even better, dangerous to patients) it will be a powerful strike against the president. That may well be part of what has motivated this. But there is another motivation, having to do with the desire to push a more expensive medication onto the market, and to push a new vaccine on the world’s population.
More broadly, it has to do with the narrative that those in the business of selling drugs demand we believe: that we are all in desperate need of their products (but only the ones still under patent) if we are to be healthy–or indeed, if we are to survive at all.
If it turns out that this “new” virus is easily treatable, with hydroxychloroquine or anything else, then the industry’s dreams go up in smoke. If hydroxychloroquine turns out to be a safe and effective way of treating Covid-19 (as multiple studies and the experience in many other countries outside of the US indicate it may be) then there is much less reason for anyone to receive a vaccine for it, let alone the entire world’s population. Likewise, there is no pressing need to develop a new, more expensive treatment.
But even more than that: If it turns out that hydroxychloroquine is after all a safe and effective treatment for Covid-19, then this whole episode – the silencing of dissenting voices, the “fact-checking” on social media, the campaigns against “misinformation” – will be revealed in plain sight, for what it has always been: Nothing more than a well-funded marketing campaign and damage-control effort on behalf of the industry that wants you to believe that you need to use its expensive products in order to go on living.
So when a group of doctors took to the steps of the US Supreme Court and told the world how they were having success using a cheap anti-malarial that had been in use for 65 years to treat the most deadly contagion of our generation, it was a massive blow to the narrative upon which the pharmaceutical purveyors’ success depends. And over the next few days, as viewers engaged in a race with the censors, quickly downloading videos before they were removed, to post them on other platforms… it became clear that the censors and the gatekeepers had lost control of the conversation.
This is not only about hydroxychloroquine. Every time media outlets or social-media platforms engage in outright censorship of content, in a way that happens to benefit pharmaceutical companies, both parties lose just a little more credibility. The actions we are witnessing now are not the actions of an industry confident in the value of what it provides to the world. They are the actions of a desperate, threatened creature. They are the actions of an entity that is not strengthened by the truth, but weakened by it. That is what these (increasingly obvious) acts of censorship tell us. What we are witnessing are the pangs of a lumbering, wounded, behemoth.
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This article ( The Pharmaceutical Narrative is Failing ) was originally created and published by “LewRockwell.com” and is republished here by The Liberty Beacon (TLB) under “Fair Use” with attribution to author ” Bretigne Shaffer ” and ” LewRockwell.com“.
About the author:
Bretigne Shaffer [send her mail] was a journalist in Asia for many years. She is the author of Annabel Pickering & the Sky Pirates, and Urban Yogini (A Superhero Who Can’t Use Violence). She blogs at www.bretigne.com.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-08-10--White NYT reporter tells black people they didn’t vote for Hillary do to Russian Trolls

It only took almost four years , but New York Times reporter Nicole Perlroth has finally gotten to the bottom of why black Americans didn ’ t get excited about Hillary Clinton ’ s 2016 candidacy for president : Russian trolls .
Note not just the racism here , but the projection : blaming Russia for suppressing the black vote is a straight-up disinformation campaign .
https : //t.co/qksODgt3fB So , it wasn ’ t that some black voters possibly genuinely disliked Clinton or disagreed with her policies .
There can only be one explanation for the decision of many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the same answer that Clinton herself and other Democrats often turn to when explaining undesirable outcomes that might otherwise be attributed to their own shortcomings : It ’ s Russia , obviously .
In a presidential election in which about $ 2.5 billion was spent , according to the Center for Responsive Politics , a “ notorious Russian troll factory ” budgeted a minuscule fraction of that , Perlroth believes , managed to sow enough “ political discord ” to drop black voter turnout from a record 66.6 percent in 2012 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needle mover for a group that typically votes overwhelmingly for Democrats .
It would also imply that only black voters were duped by the trolls .
White and Asian voter turnout rates rose from 2012 levels , while Hispanic turnout was little changed , Pew Research Center data show .
Perlroth ’ s theory might seem to give black voters too little credit for their decision-making skills , but she actually sounds a bit like President Donald Trump ’ s 2020 Democrat opponent , Joe Biden , who casually suggested last week that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Unlike the African American community , with notable exceptions , the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly diverse attitudes about different things , ” Biden said , later apologizing and claiming that ’ s not what he meant to say .
Yet back in a May interview with a black radio host , he notoriously said : “ If you have a problem figuring out whether you ’ re for me or Trump , then you aint black.
” And yet the New York Times itself had a feature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some black voters in Wisconsin declined to vote for Clinton .
Trump won the state by just 27,000 votes , and voter turnout was at a 16-year low .
In just one black Milwaukee neighborhood , turnout dropped 20 percent from 2012 ’ s level .
Some of the black men interviewed by the Times cited past failures by Democrat politicians to improve their lives , while others express distrust for Clinton .
Another cited 1994 criminal-justice legislation that was championed by Clinton and signed into law by her husband , President Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that put more blacks in prison .
To be sure , Hillary Clinton earned some distrust with black voters when she said of the 1994 bill that a crackdown on youth gangs was needed to deal with “ superpredators ” and “ bring them to heel.
” She also supported welfare reforms that , along with the crime bill , “ decimated black America , ” author and civil rights advocate Michelle Alexander wrote in 2016 .
But Perlroth is buying none of that .
“ The goal of Russia ’ s disinformation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she said .
She suggested that Kanye West ’ s candidacy this year is a Republican effort with the same goal .
“ You know who this lesson was not lost on ?
” she said .
“ Republicans .
See : Kanye.
” Twitter users responded by mocking the reporter , calling her a “ shameless hack ” and noting , “ Amazing you think so low of blacks , similar to Biden.
” One tweeted : “ NYT employing reporters that are so out of touch that they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve thought ?
” Another said , “ You ’ re a racist who ’ s displaying a perfect example of the flavor of gaslighting and blatant racism we see from liberals.
” Damned if you do , damned if you don ’ t ?
US intel director warns all election outcomes may be driven by Russia , China or Iran Wayne Dupree : Joe Biden ’ s latest gaffe proves he ’ s the biggest racist of all .
When is enough , enough ?
Is it in the bag , Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winnable election ( TLB ) published this article from RT-USA News with our appreciation for this perspective in politics .

RT-USA News
It only took almost four years, but New York Times reporter Nicole Perlroth has finally gotten to the bottom of why black Americans didn’t get excited about Hillary Clinton’s 2016 candidacy for president: Russian trolls.
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Note not just the racism here, but the projection: blaming Russia for suppressing the black vote is a straight-up disinformation campaign. https://t.co/qksODgt3fB
So, it wasn’t that some black voters possibly genuinely disliked Clinton or disagreed with her policies. There can only be one explanation for the decision of many to stay home, and it’s the same answer that Clinton herself and other Democrats often turn to when explaining undesirable outcomes that might otherwise be attributed to their own shortcomings: It’s Russia, obviously.
In a presidential election in which about $2.5 billion was spent, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a “notorious Russian troll factory” budgeted a minuscule fraction of that, Perlroth believes, managed to sow enough “political discord” to drop black voter turnout from a record 66.6 percent in 2012 to 59.6 percent in 2016 – a huge needle mover for a group that typically votes overwhelmingly for Democrats.
It would also imply that only black voters were duped by the trolls. White and Asian voter turnout rates rose from 2012 levels, while Hispanic turnout was little changed, Pew Research Center data show.
Perlroth’s theory might seem to give black voters too little credit for their decision-making skills, but she actually sounds a bit like President Donald Trump’s 2020 Democrat opponent, Joe Biden, who casually suggested last week that blacks are a monolithic voting bloc.
“Unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly diverse attitudes about different things,” Biden said, later apologizing and claiming that’s not what he meant to say. Yet back in a May interview with a black radio host, he notoriously said: “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you aint black.”
And yet the New York Times itself had a feature story in 2016 on legitimate reasons that some black voters in Wisconsin declined to vote for Clinton. Trump won the state by just 27,000 votes, and voter turnout was at a 16-year low. In just one black Milwaukee neighborhood, turnout dropped 20 percent from 2012’s level. Some of the black men interviewed by the Times cited past failures by Democrat politicians to improve their lives, while others express distrust for Clinton. Another cited 1994 criminal-justice legislation that was championed by Clinton and signed into law by her husband, President Bill Clinton, leading to unfair sentencing guidelines that put more blacks in prison.
To be sure, Hillary Clinton earned some distrust with black voters when she said of the 1994 bill that a crackdown on youth gangs was needed to deal with “superpredators” and “bring them to heel.” She also supported welfare reforms that, along with the crime bill, “decimated black America,” author and civil rights advocate Michelle Alexander wrote in 2016.
The notion that at least some black voters consciously declined to vote for Clinton because they didn’t like her is supported by the fact that Trump won 8 percent of the black vote, up from the 6 percent that Republican loser Mitt Romney garnered in 2012.
But Perlroth is buying none of that. “The goal of Russia’s disinformation campaign was clear: suppress black turnout,” she said. She suggested that Kanye West’s candidacy this year is a Republican effort with the same goal. “You know who this lesson was not lost on?” she said. “Republicans. See: Kanye.”
Twitter users responded by mocking the reporter, calling her a “shameless hack” and noting, “Amazing you think so low of blacks, similar to Biden.” One tweeted: “NYT employing reporters that are so out of touch that they are now becoming racist. Who would’ve thought?” Another said, “You’re a racist who’s displaying a perfect example of the flavor of gaslighting and blatant racism we see from liberals.”
Journalist Aaron Mate said: “White NYT reporter tells millions of black voters that they didn’t vote for Saint Hillary because Russia fooled them into staying home. Note not just the racism here, but the projection: blaming Russia for suppressing the black vote is a straight-up disinformation campaign.”
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(TLB) published this article from RT-USA News with our appreciation for this perspective in politics.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-08-10--Learn 2 Unlearn: Return to Healing (E39) – Special Guest, Roger Landry (TLB)

And it is with great pleasure that I re-introduce a five-year partner-in-crime , the one and only , Roger Landry ~ Director of The Liberty Beacon Project … and timely it is , since so much of my Healing has to do with the not-so-much spoken of truth out there , but more focusing on my Healing , what is happening to me in my Journey… So today , it is a refreshing show , even if we could not get video of Roger on the show , we keep it interesting , speaking of urgently-needed messages to be heard.. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I , and the history we have , Roger goes right into it , furiously ripping CHEMOTHERAPY and RADIATION to pieces… Act One : The two of us , on shows together before on various occasions , we love to talk about those “ two medical entities that get kickbacks ” for doctors… ( see the video ~ I am keeping you in suspense ) We speak briefly of ‘ other countries ’ that have up to a 95+ % success rate on curing various forms of cancer , and it is shameful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s track record… ( because the usa , inc. is NOT a country , but a corporation ) “ Pre-Meditated Murder on a Mass Scale is the order of the day ” , says Roger , as we attack Fauci ( Fraud*ci ) and the hoax of Covid-19 ~ and other bioweapons made in a lab… ( to be polite ) and the CONTROL MECHANISMS in place to CONTROL the economy for the rich-elitists… • None Updates : No more blood in the urine for now , but still strong pushes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but still up every two hours , every night , understanding it , accepting it , and Healing with it .
Also , for those who did not follow the last show , I am continuing my treatment , thanks again to Roger and close friends , of Lactoferrin and Protandim , with amazing yet slow results , probably a good sign , since everything slow seems to last… 😊 ~ taken since the 18th of last month , I definitely feel a push towards healing , a natural and sudden Gift of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do things for me… a definite plus , after only two weeks… And Roger , being the way he is , loves to end with a thoughtful message , which is well-received on this show , as can be expected !
Again , in parting until next week , I remind people again , that going INSIDE is the answer for me , this is my Journey… and that ‘ doing what you can ’ is all that is asked from us to begin with… Thanks for watching and listening !
See you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Luca Majno is the TLB Project Media Technical Director , an investigative journalist , researcher and passionate advocate of Indigenous People ( The Original People ) , of their ‘ Turtle Island ’ which is now North America .
Born in Boston , Ma .
and raised in Geneva , Switzerland , he has lived for the last 25 years in Canada , where his activism started , and has since lived in Tennessee and Keokuk , Iowa , where he now resides .
Exposing past and present crimes of any nature is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of humanity towards a brighter future .
The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
But we must also be practical .
For 7 years we have not asked for any donations , and have built this project with our own funds as we grew .
We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent .
So we have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nothing is too small .
We thank you for all your support and your considerations … ( TLB ) Disclaimer : TLB websites contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner .
We are making such material available to our readers under the provisions of “ fair use ” in an effort to advance a better understanding of political , health , economic and social issues .
The material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ educational purposes .
If you wish to use copyrighted material for purposes other than “ fair use ” you must request permission from the copyright owner .

Learn 2 Unlearn: Return to Healing (E39) – Special Guest, Roger Landry (TLB)
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Your Host: Luca Majno
And it is with great pleasure that I re-introduce a five-year partner-in-crime, the one and only, Roger Landry ~ Director of The Liberty Beacon Project … and timely it is, since so much of my Healing has to do with the not-so-much spoken of truth out there, but more focusing on my Healing, what is happening to me in my Journey…
So today, it is a refreshing show, even if we could not get video of Roger on the show, we keep it interesting, speaking of urgently-needed messages to be heard..
After explaining what happened between Roger and I, and the history we have, Roger goes right into it, furiously ripping CHEMOTHERAPY and RADIATION to pieces… Act One:
The two of us, on shows together before on various occasions, we love to talk about those “two medical entities that get kickbacks” for doctors… (see the video ~ I am keeping you in suspense)
We speak briefly of ‘other countries’ that have up to a 95+% success rate on curing various forms of cancer, and it is shameful when you look at this ‘corporation’s track record… (because the usa, inc. is NOT a country, but a corporation)
“Pre-Meditated Murder on a Mass Scale is the order of the day”, says Roger, as we attack Fauci (Fraud*ci) and the hoax of Covid-19 ~ and other bioweapons made in a lab… (to be polite) and the CONTROL MECHANISMS in place to CONTROL the economy for the rich-elitists…
Updates: No more blood in the urine for now, but still strong pushes, spasms at the end of the flow… but still up every two hours, every night, understanding it, accepting it, and Healing with it. Also, for those who did not follow the last show, I am continuing my treatment, thanks again to Roger and close friends, of Lactoferrin and Protandim, with amazing yet slow results, probably a good sign, since everything slow seems to last… 😊
~ taken since the 18th of last month, I definitely feel a push towards healing, a natural and sudden Gift of energy… enough to go out physically and do things for me… a definite plus, after only two weeks…
And Roger, being the way he is, loves to end with a thoughtful message, which is well-received on this show, as can be expected!
“We Are Activists”
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Again, in parting until next week, I remind people again, that going INSIDE is the answer for me, this is my Journey… and that ‘doing what you can’ is all that is asked from us to begin with…
Parting Shot …
Thanks for watching and listening!
See you next week!
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ABOUT THE LEARN 2 UNLEARN HOST
Your Show Host: Luca Majno is the TLB Project Media Technical Director, an investigative journalist, researcher and passionate advocate of Indigenous People (The Original People), of their ‘Turtle Island’ which is now North America. Born in Boston, Ma. and raised in Geneva, Switzerland, he has lived for the last 25 years in Canada, where his activism started, and has since lived in Tennessee and Keokuk, Iowa, where he now resides. Exposing past and present crimes of any nature is a sure way to change the course of humanity towards a brighter future.
Follow Luca on facebook @ learn2unlearn
Email: [email protected]
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thelibertybeacon--2020-08-10--Components of mRNA Tech (Vaccine) “Could Lead to Significant Adverse Events in One or More of Our Cl

Components of mRNA Tech (Vaccine) “Could Lead to Significant Adverse Events in One or More of Our Clinical Trials,” says Moderna

Components of mRNA Technology “ Could Lead to Significant Adverse Events in One or More of Our Clinical Trials , ” says Moderna Written and Contributed to TLB by : The Children ’ s Health Defense Team • None mRNA vaccines undergoing Covid-19 clinical trials , including the Moderna vaccine , rely on a nanoparticle-based “ carrier system ” containing a synthetic chemical called polyethylene glycol ( PEG ) .
• None The use of PEG in drugs and vaccines is increasingly controversial due to the well-documented incidence of adverse PEG-related immune reactions , including life-threatening anaphylaxis .
• None @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be sensitized to PEG , which may result in reduced efficacy of the vaccine and an increase in adverse side effects .
• None If a PEG-containing mRNA vaccine for Covid-19 gains FDA approval , the uptick in exposure to PEG will be unprecedented—and potentially disastrous .
• None Moderna documents and publications indicate that the company is well aware of safety risks associated with PEG and other aspects of its mRNA technology but is more concerned with its bottom line .
A dozen Covid-19 vaccines are undergoing clinical trials , leading a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates .
Several of the U.S. contenders—Moderna , Pfizer/BioNTech and Arcturus Therapeutics—are deploying never-before-approved messenger RNA ( mRNA ) technology , an experimental approach designed to turn the body ’ s cells into viral-protein-making factories .
A key technical challenge is to get the vaccines ’ bulky RNA “ payload ” into the cells intact—without it breaking down prior to arriving at its destination .
In other words , mRNA vaccines will not work without an in-built delivery mechanism that enables the mRNA to shove its way into a cell ’ s cytoplasm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trendy biotech “ carrier systems ” involving lipid nanoparticles ( LNPs ) .
LNPs “ encapsulate the mRNA constructs to protect them from degradation and promote cellular uptake ” and , additionally , rev up the immune system ( a property that vaccine scientists tamely describe as LNPs ’ “ inherent adjuvant properties ” ) .
The LNP formulations in the three Covid-19 vaccines are also “ PEGylated , ” meaning that the vaccine nanoparticles are coated with a synthetic , nondegradable and increasingly controversial polymer called polyethylene glycol ( PEG ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s stock market launch in late 2018 ( an initial public offering that set a record for the biotech industry ) , the company was frank that its technical approach has numerous risks .
Specifically , Moderna acknowledged the potential for its proprietary LNPs—and PEG—to produce “ systemic side effects , ” particularly given the scientific literature ’ s documentation of these types of side effects for other LNPs .
In comments not generally seen by the public , Moderna stated ( p. 33 ) : [ T ] here can be no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undesired effects .
Our LNPs could contribute , in whole or in part , to one or more of the following : immune reactions , infusion reactions , complement reactions , opsonation reactions , antibody reactions .
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or reactions to the PEG from some lipids or PEG otherwise associated with the LNP .
Certain aspects of our investigational medicines may induce immune reactions from either the mRNA or the lipid as well as adverse reactions within liver pathways or degradation of the mRNA or the LNP , any of which could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or more of our clinical trials .
[ Emphases and links added ] Far from expressing concern over clinical trial participants ’ welfare , that section of the prospectus concluded that any one of these problems “ could materially harm [ the company ’ s ] business , financial conditions , and prospects.
” PEG is widely used in drugs , personal care products , lubricants , gels ( such as ultrasound gel ) , food additives and more .
For example , PEG is a notorious ingredient of the controversial Bayer laxative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to prep individuals for colonoscopy .
Many parents of chronically constipated children have accused MiraLAX of provoking severe neuropsychiatric symptoms in their offspring , including mood swings , rage , phobias and paranoia .
The biopharma and vaccine industries appreciate PEG for its capacity to endow nanoparticles with stealth properties , which allow the particles to evade detection by the immune system and make an end run around the body ’ s ordinary defenses .
In recent years , however , PEG has come under increasing scrutiny .
Investigators who once assumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” are now questioning its biocompatibility and warning about PEGylated particles ’ promotion of tumor growth and adverse immune responses that include “ probably underdiagnosed ” life-threatening anaphylaxis ( also called hypersensitivity ) .
These undesirable responses have , on occasion , halted clinical trials .
In addition , case studies highlight “ underrecognized ” cross-reactivity between PEG and polysorbates ( surfactants/emulsifiers present in many products , including some vaccines ) , meaning that individuals may experience dangerous hypersensitivity to both .
As a result , some scientists argue that it is time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. and Dutch researchers declared in 2013 : Drug company concerns center on a different issue : PEG-specific immune responses can actually reduce the efficacy of PEG-containing therapeutics .
It must have worried many in the pharmaceutical industry when a 2016 study in Analytical Chemistry reported detectable and sometimes high levels of anti-PEG antibodies ( including first-line-of-defense IgM antibodies and later-stage IgG antibodies ) in approximately 72 % of contemporary human samples and about 56 % of historical specimens from the 1970s through the 1990s .
The researchers confessed that the results were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sensitization to PEG could be induced through exposure to PEGylated drugs or could be “ pre-existing ” in individuals never treated with PEGylated drugs but “ most likely .
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exposed to PEG through other means.
” The population ’ s increased exposure to PEG-containing products makes it “ natural to assume ” that anti-PEG antibodies will continue to be both widespread and “ inevitable.
” However , if one of the PEGylated mRNA vaccines for Covid-19 gains FDA approval , the uptick in exposure to PEG will be unprecedented—and potentially disastrous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five doctors already regularly prescribe PEGylated drugs , only one out of five are aware of the potential for anti-PEG antibody responses and only a third even know that PEG is in the drugs that they are prescribing .
A Vanderbilt University researcher agrees that there is a widespread lack of recognition that PEG hypersensitivity is possible , much less that it manifests on a regular basis .
Moreover , while it could be very important to screen patients for anti-PEG antibody levels “ prior to administration of therapeutics containing PEG ” —including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research settings and not commercially .
mRNA vaccines are not the only vehicle for PEG involvement in Covid-19 vaccine production .
For example , researchers at Germany ’ s Max Planck Institute report developing a process for Covid-19 vaccine production to purify virus particles at “ high yield.
” The process involves adding PEG to a virus-containing liquid and passing the liquid through membranes : “ The high PEG content causes the viruses to attach themselves to the cellulose surface ” while the impurities “ flow straight through the membranes.
” Pre-Covid-19 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inexpensive additive helpful for addressing vaccine storage challenges , particularly for vaccines that use genetically engineered adenoviruses ; they noted that up to 80 % of the cost of vaccination programs “ is due to the cold chain problem ( that is , keeping vaccines cold ) ” and that PEG can increase the vaccine half-life from seven to over 30 days at room temperature .
Three of the Covid-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials ( Johnson & Johnson , Oxford and CanSino ) are adenoviral vector vaccines .
As the excerpts from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully aware of PEG-related safety concerns .
Addressing the efficacy side of the equation , a mid-2019 study by authors who “ are or have been employees of Moderna , Inc. and receive salary and stock options from Moderna , Inc. ” likewise admitted that anti-PEG antibodies “ present significant challenges to the clinical efficacy of PEGylated therapeutics and will require strategies to overcome [ their ] effects.
” Nonetheless , with the “ incredibly high ” corporate stakes surrounding Covid-19 vaccine development , Moderna ’ s published reservations about PEG and its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contesting ( thus far unsuccessfully ) the LNP patents of its competitors or glossing over side effects in its initial Covid-19 clinical trials .
In its prospectus , Moderna admits only that “ unacceptable health risks or adverse side effects ” could make it difficult to recruit or retain clinical trial participants and that an “ unfavorable benefit risk ratio could “ inhibit market acceptance ” if their product proceeds to market .
The stakes are even higher for the individuals that governments and companies will target to receive a vaccine .
Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are taking any steps to screen their clinical trial participants for anti-PEG antibodies or whether they are doing anything to mitigate the potentially life-threatening risks of hypersensitivity reactions .
If almost three-fourths of the U.S. population has anti-PEG antibodies , then these are far from trivial questions .

Components of mRNA Technology “Could Lead to Significant Adverse Events in One or More of Our Clinical Trials,” says Moderna
Written and Contributed to TLB by: The Children’s Health Defense Team
Summary:
mRNA vaccines undergoing Covid-19 clinical trials, including the Moderna vaccine, rely on a nanoparticle-based “carrier system” containing a synthetic chemical called polyethylene glycol (PEG).
The use of PEG in drugs and vaccines is increasingly controversial due to the well-documented incidence of adverse PEG-related immune reactions, including life-threatening anaphylaxis.
Roughly seven in ten Americans may already be sensitized to PEG, which may result in reduced efficacy of the vaccine and an increase in adverse side effects.
If a PEG-containing mRNA vaccine for Covid-19 gains FDA approval, the uptick in exposure to PEG will be unprecedented—and potentially disastrous.
Moderna documents and publications indicate that the company is well aware of safety risks associated with PEG and other aspects of its mRNA technology but is more concerned with its bottom line.
A dozen Covid-19 vaccines are undergoing clinical trials, leading a crowded field that now numbers approximately 170 candidates. Several of the U.S. contenders—Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech and Arcturus Therapeutics—are deploying never-before-approved messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, an experimental approach designed to turn the body’s cells into viral-protein-making factories.
A key technical challenge is to get the vaccines’ bulky RNA “payload” into the cells intact—without it breaking down prior to arriving at its destination. In other words, mRNA vaccines will not work without an in-built delivery mechanism that enables the mRNA to shove its way into a cell’s cytoplasm. The chosen solution is to use trendy biotech “carrier systems” involving lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). LNPs “encapsulate the mRNA constructs to protect them from degradation and promote cellular uptake” and, additionally, rev up the immune system (a property that vaccine scientists tamely describe as LNPs’ “inherent adjuvant properties”). The LNP formulations in the three Covid-19 vaccines are also “PEGylated,” meaning that the vaccine nanoparticles are coated with a synthetic, nondegradable and increasingly controversial polymer called polyethylene glycol (PEG).
… Moderna acknowledged the potential for its proprietary LNPs—and PEG—to produce “systemic side effects,” …
In the corporate prospectus supporting Moderna’s stock market launch in late 2018 (an initial public offering that set a record for the biotech industry), the company was frank that its technical approach has numerous risks. Specifically, Moderna acknowledged the potential for its proprietary LNPs—and PEG—to produce “systemic side effects,” particularly given the scientific literature’s documentation of these types of side effects for other LNPs. In comments not generally seen by the public, Moderna stated (p. 33):
[T]here can be no assurance that our LNPs will not have undesired effects. Our LNPs could contribute, in whole or in part, to one or more of the following: immune reactions, infusion reactions, complement reactions, opsonation reactions, antibody reactions . . . or reactions to the PEG from some lipids or PEG otherwise associated with the LNP. Certain aspects of our investigational medicines may induce immune reactions from either the mRNA or the lipid as well as adverse reactions within liver pathways or degradation of the mRNA or the LNP, any of which could lead to significant adverse events in one or more of our clinical trials. [Emphases and links added]
Far from expressing concern over clinical trial participants’ welfare, that section of the prospectus concluded that any one of these problems “could materially harm [the company’s] business, financial conditions, and prospects.”
Investigators who once assumed that the polymer was largely inert are now questioning its biocompatibility and warning about … adverse immune responses that include probably underdiagnosed life-threatening anaphylaxis… Investigators who once assumed that the polymer was largely inert are now questioning its biocompatibility and warning about … adverse immune responses that include probably underdiagnosed life-threatening anaphylaxis…
“ Stealthy” PEG
PEG is widely used in drugs, personal care products, lubricants, gels (such as ultrasound gel), food additives and more. For example, PEG is a notorious ingredient of the controversial Bayer laxative MiraLAX, a medication used for constipation and to prep individuals for colonoscopy. Many parents of chronically constipated children have accused MiraLAX of provoking severe neuropsychiatric symptoms in their offspring, including mood swings, rage, phobias and paranoia.
The biopharma and vaccine industries appreciate PEG for its capacity to endow nanoparticles with stealth properties, which allow the particles to evade detection by the immune system and make an end run around the body’s ordinary defenses. In recent years, however, PEG has come under increasing scrutiny. Investigators who once assumed that the polymer was largely “inert” are now questioning its biocompatibility and warning about PEGylated particles’ promotion of tumor growth and adverse immune responses that include “probably underdiagnosed” life-threatening anaphylaxis (also called hypersensitivity). These undesirable responses have, on occasion, halted clinical trials. In addition, case studies highlight “underrecognized” cross-reactivity between PEG and polysorbates (surfactants/emulsifiers present in many products, including some vaccines), meaning that individuals may experience dangerous hypersensitivity to both. As a result, some scientists argue that it is time to develop alternatives to replace PEG. U.S. and Dutch researchers declared in 2013:
[T]he accumulating evidence documenting the detrimental effects of PEG on drug delivery make it imperative that scientists in this field break their dependence on PEGylation.
Drug company concerns center on a different issue: PEG-specific immune responses can actually reduce the efficacy of PEG-containing therapeutics. It must have worried many in the pharmaceutical industry when a 2016 study in Analytical Chemistry reported detectable and sometimes high levels of anti-PEG antibodies (including first-line-of-defense IgM antibodies and later-stage IgG antibodies) in approximately 72% of contemporary human samples and about 56% of historical specimens from the 1970s through the 1990s. The researchers confessed that the results were entirely unexpected. They also confirmed that sensitization to PEG could be induced through exposure to PEGylated drugs or could be “pre-existing” in individuals never treated with PEGylated drugs but “most likely . . . exposed to PEG through other means.”
Unfortunately, while four out of five doctors already regularly prescribe PEGylated drugs, only one out of five are aware of the potential for anti-PEG antibody responses and only a third even know that PEG is in the drugs that they are prescribing. Unfortunately, while four out of five doctors already regularly prescribe PEGylated drugs, only one out of five are aware of the potential for anti-PEG antibody responses and only a third even know that PEG is in the drugs that they are prescribing.
PEG and Covid-19 vaccines
The population’s increased exposure to PEG-containing products makes it “natural to assume” that anti-PEG antibodies will continue to be both widespread and “inevitable.” However, if one of the PEGylated mRNA vaccines for Covid-19 gains FDA approval, the uptick in exposure to PEG will be unprecedented—and potentially disastrous.
Unfortunately, while four out of five doctors already regularly prescribe PEGylated drugs, only one out of five are aware of the potential for anti-PEG antibody responses and only a third even know that PEG is in the drugs that they are prescribing. A Vanderbilt University researcher agrees that there is a widespread lack of recognition that PEG hypersensitivity is possible, much less that it manifests on a regular basis. Moreover, while it could be very important to screen patients for anti-PEG antibody levels “prior to administration of therapeutics containing PEG”—including vaccines—such testing is currently only available in research settings and not commercially.
mRNA vaccines are not the only vehicle for PEG involvement in Covid-19 vaccine production. For example, researchers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute report developing a process for Covid-19 vaccine production to purify virus particles at “high yield.” The process involves adding PEG to a virus-containing liquid and passing the liquid through membranes: “The high PEG content causes the viruses to attach themselves to the cellulose surface” while the impurities “flow straight through the membranes.”
Pre-Covid-19, researchers were also praising PEG as an inexpensive additive helpful for addressing vaccine storage challenges, particularly for vaccines that use genetically engineered adenoviruses; they noted that up to 80% of the cost of vaccination programs “is due to the cold chain problem (that is, keeping vaccines cold)” and that PEG can increase the vaccine half-life from seven to over 30 days at room temperature. Three of the Covid-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials (Johnson & Johnson, Oxford and CanSino) are adenoviral vector vaccines.
… admitted that anti-PEG antibodies present significant challenges to the clinical efficacy of PEGylated therapeutics …
Down and dirty
As the excerpts from the Moderna prospectus illustrate, Moderna scientists are fully aware of PEG-related safety concerns. Addressing the efficacy side of the equation, a mid-2019 study by authors who “are or have been employees of Moderna, Inc. and receive salary and stock options from Moderna, Inc.” likewise admitted that anti-PEG antibodies “present significant challenges to the clinical efficacy of PEGylated therapeutics and will require strategies to overcome [their] effects.” Nonetheless, with the “incredibly high” corporate stakes surrounding Covid-19 vaccine development, Moderna’s published reservations about PEG and its LNP technology have not stopped it from contesting (thus far unsuccessfully) the LNP patents of its competitors or glossing over side effects in its initial Covid-19 clinical trials. In its prospectus, Moderna admits only that “unacceptable health risks or adverse side effects” could make it difficult to recruit or retain clinical trial participants and that an “unfavorable benefit risk ratio could “inhibit market acceptance” if their product proceeds to market.
The stakes are even higher for the individuals that governments and companies will target to receive a vaccine. Covid-19 vaccine developers have not disclosed whether they are taking any steps to screen their clinical trial participants for anti-PEG antibodies or whether they are doing anything to mitigate the potentially life-threatening risks of hypersensitivity reactions. If almost three-fourths of the U.S. population has anti-PEG antibodies, then these are far from trivial questions.
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