principiascientificinternational--2020-10-17--Coronavirus – A perspective from Britain Part 13

Above is the chart from the BBC virus webpage for the number of cases in the UK up to October 15th.On the 2nd , Worldometer showed the UK had jumped to 12th place by cases , up from 14th place on the 1st .
It should again be emphasised that now doorstep testing is being rolled out across the UK , more cases will be found , but what this actually means is more positive test results .
Most of those testing positive will be perfectly well with no symptoms , and not aware they had been ‘ infected ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of previous infection , plus the large number of false positives , many people will be told to self-isolate when they do not need to .
The same day , the BBC virus webpage said New figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest the number of infections in increasing more slowly than in previous weeks .
But Sage , the body which advises the UK government , says it is still “ highly likely ” the epidemic is growing exponentially across the country .
( Emphasis added ) The retired former government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protocol dictates that persons being admitted to hospital are PCR swab tested for SARS-COV-2 .
Instead of ordering this test let us suppose medics order PCR testing for Rhinovirus , this being the predominant virus that causes the common cold .
As we move toward the winter season death peak hospital admissions for COPD and other respiratory conditions will rise as they always have done , and deaths will invariably follow .
Because we ’ ve ordered a test for Rhinovirus , we ’ ll see an apparent rise in deaths for those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The absurdity of the common cold killing folk enables us to see a logical fallacy .
The same fallacy lies within testing for SARS-COV-2 yet , because this virus can be deadly in a very small number of cases , we tend to overlook this fact .
Let me now muddy the water .
Suppose a COPD/heart failure patient managed to survive COVID-19 back in April , and had fully recovered by May , but their heart condition started to deteriorate in August , leading to admission and inevitable death in October .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ SARS-COV-2 on admission and because of this they would count as a COVID-19 death .
In counting them as such we have committed a diagnostic fallacy .
The problem is that the information chain is no longer dependent on clinical diagnosis proper , as it is with all other diseases , and relies solely on a test result .
We may get a hint as to the size of the diagnostic problem when we consider that , of the 30,049 COVID-19 deaths reported for England as at 4pm on 30th September , only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 4.7 % ) .
He also created this handy illustration of what government terms actually mean : On the 3rd , the Telegraph ran a fearmongering headline that read Britain sees record number of single-day coronavirus infections with nearly 13,000 cases , while the BBC virus webpage said the government confirmed 12,872 new cases that day however they say this number includes some cases in England from last week , which were not included in previous daily totals due to a technical issue .
Further additional cases from between 24 Sep to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures over the coming days .
( Emphasis added ) On the 4th , the Financial Times reported that Less than half the UK population can expect to be vaccinated against coronavirus , the head of the government ’ s vaccine task force has said in an attempt to clear up the public ’ s “ misguided ” perception of the programme ’ s aim .
Kate Bingham told the Financial Times that vaccinating everyone in the country was “ not going to happen ” , adding : “ We just need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the government was aiming to vaccinate about 30m people , compared with a UK population of about 67m , if a successful vaccine against Covid-19 was found .
“ People keep talking about ‘ time to vaccinate the whole population ’ , but that is misguided , ” she said .
“ There ’ s going to be no vaccination of people under 18 .
It ’ s an adult-only vaccine , for people over 50 , focusing on health workers and care home workers and the vulnerable.
” ( Emphasis added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus webpage stated Over the weekend the government confirmed 35,833 new cases – however around 16,000 of these were positive tests from earlier in the week which had not been reported in the government ’ s daily figures due to a problem with the IT infrastructure .
( Emphasis added ) After reporting 7,143 new cases last Tuesday , the daily figures had remained stable at a time when continued increases might have been expected .
The government says all the missing confirmed cases have now been added to the total .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding back cases and then dumping them in one go to previously recorded numbers , the SAGE prediction on the 2nd of ‘ exponential growth ’ comes true .
See the illustration below .
Also on the 5th , the government announced 12,594 confirmed cases – all apparently reported for the previous 24-hour period , but I am guessing a large proportion of these are the ‘ missing ’ cases mentioned above .
On the 6th , the Mail Online reported Matt Hancock saying “ Cancer patients may only be guaranteed treatment if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Vital operations were cancelled and patients missed out on potentially life-saving therapy in the spring because tackling Covid-19 became the sole focus of the health service , instead of cancer and other cruel diseases .
Almost 2.5million people missed out on cancer screening , referrals or treatment at the height of lockdown , even though the NHS was never overwhelmed — despite fears it would be crippled by the pandemic .
( Emphasis added in both paragraphs ) Experts now fear the number of people dying as a result of delays triggered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even end up being responsible for as many deaths as the pandemic itself .
And there was me thinking most medical procedures had already been cancelled as the NHS was turned into a Covid-only service .
It can be seen here : www.dailymail.co.uk On the 7th , the BBC virus webpage said : On Wednesday , the Scottish government announced a further tightening of restrictions across the country ’ s central belt , which includes Edinburgh and Glasgow .
All pubs and restaurants are to be closed for 16 days from Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2m distancing and face coverings are being made compulsory in more indoor settings , like work canteens and corridors .
People living in those five areas are being asked to avoid public transport and not to travel outside the area they live in unless they have to .
No alcohol for the Scots ?
That will not go down well !
The same day , the BBC reported 6000 experts worldwide have joined a global movement called the Great Barrington Declaration , to ask governments to end lockdowns , to protect and quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , warning of the dire consequences to economies , livelihoods and mental health .
It can be seen here : www.bbc.co.uk A few hours later , the Independent reported the government had unilaterally rejected the Barrington Declaration .
On the 8th , the BBC virus webpage carried this gem : Between January and August 2020 , there were 48,168 deaths due to Covid-19 compared to 13,600 from pneumonia .
Only 394 were due to flu .
So every other year in the UK the number of flu deaths is around 20,000 , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is ?
BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL BEING LISTED AS HAVING DIED FROM THE VIRUS .
The same day , an Off-Guardian article revealed the WHO accidentally admitted the virus is no more dangerous than seasonal flu .
The article states : The WHO ’ s top brass made this announcement on Monday October 5th , it ’ s just nobody seemed to really understand it .
At the session , Dr Michael Ryan , the WHO ’ s Head of Emergencies revealed that they believe roughly 10 % of the world has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their “ best estimate ” , and a huge increase over the number of officially recognised cases ( around 35 million ) .
Dr. Margaret Harris , a WHO spokeswoman , later confirmed the figure , stating it was based on the average results of all the broad seroprevalence studies done around the world .
As much as the WHO were attempting to spin this as a bad thing – Dr Ryan even said it means “ the vast majority of the world remains at risk.
” – it ’ s actually good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that the virus is nothing like as deadly as everyone predicted .
The global population is roughly 7.8 billion people , if 10 % have been infected that is 780 million cases .
The global death toll currently attributed to Sars-Cov-2 infections is 1,061,539 .
That ’ s an infection fatality rate of roughly or 0.14 % .
Right in line with seasonal flu and the predictions of many experts from all around the world .
0.14 % is over 24 times LOWER than the WHO ’ s “ provisional figure ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This figure was used in the models which were used to justify lockdowns and other draconian policies .
In fact , given the over-reporting of alleged Covid deaths , the IFR is likely even lower than 0.14 % , and could show Covid to be much less dangerous than flu .
None of the mainstream press picked up on this .
Though many outlets reported Dr Ryan ’ s words , they all attempted to make it a scary headline and spread more panic .
Apparently neither they , nor the WHO , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that shows us this is good news .
And that the Covid sceptics have been right all along .
( Emphasis added in all paragraphs ) It can be seen here : off-guardian.org Also on the 8th , the BBC virus webpage stated On Thursday , Health Minister Nadine Dorries predicted hospitals would reach a “ critical ” point within 10 days .
Why would this be ?
There were far more being admitted to hospital between March and July , and the NHS wasn ’ t overwhelmed then , so why should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
On the 9th , the BBC were caught out lying on their virus webpage .
On the section showing the R number , it states “ On Friday , the government raised its estimate for the R number across the whole of the UK to between 1.2 and 1.5.
” I have been saving the images for the R number , and the one for the 2nd October , the last time it had been changed , showed 1.3 to 1.6 , as in the image below , which means the R @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is why it is important to regularly save information , as it will often get altered to serve an agenda .
By the 11th , the word ‘ raised ’ had been removed .
The R number had been reducing up to 28th May , when it stood at 0.7-1.0 .
Since then , it has risen , and now stands as of October 15th at 1.2-1.5 .
On the 12th , the government announced a new ‘ three-tier system ’ for defining areas that need more , or less , intervention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Birmingham where I live has been placed in tier 2 , along with Cheshire , Greater Manchester , Warrington , Derbyshire , Lancashire , West Yorkshire , South Yorkshire , North East , Tees Valley , West Midlands , Leicester and Nottingham .
I have not yet seen a list of those areas in tier 3 , although it was announced pubs , bars , casinos and gyms in the Liverpool city region will be forced to close from the 14th after the city was classified a “ very high ” risk area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ www.standard.co.uk On the 14th , the BBC website quoted Wales ’ first minister Mark Drakeford saying people from Tier 2 and 3 areas of England would be BANNED from entering Wales IF the PM did not impose travel restrictions in England .
A few days ago , I was given this list of the latest numbers for job losses caused by the lockdown in the UK : • IAG who own British Airways have made 8,236 redundant already but plan to let go up to 24,000 .
• Edinburgh Woollen Mill group which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration : 24,000 jobs to go .
I copied each line to see if it was correct on the net , and they all checked out .
If these all happened , there would be another 60,000+ unemployed .
This is the chart for hospital admissions up to October 15th .
The UK Government have removed ‘ Form 5 ’ of the Cremation Certificate for deaths relating to Covid-19 under the Coronavirus Act which is the form that the relative who registers the death must be given as it enables them to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It can be seen here : So basically if your loved one dies of or with Covid19 they can have their death certified and cremation certified by the same medical practitioner and sent for cremation within hours and the government have removed your right to see or query that decision before the cremation takes place which in turn removes your right to request a coroner ’ s report or second opinion .
Everything we are seeing involves taking our rights and freedoms away , and massively increasing government regulation over just about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the announcement last week of virus ‘ passports ’ , which had previously been called a ‘ conspiracy theory ’ , to allow you access to various places if you ’ ve been compliant and accepted the vaccine ( with the inferred right to refuse access to anyone who has not been vaccinated ) , this is now getting perilously close to a Socialist dictatorship .
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Coronavirus – A perspective from Britain Part 13
Written by Andy Rowlands
Above is the chart from the BBC virus webpage for the number of cases in the UK up to October 15th.On the 2nd, Worldometer showed the UK had jumped to 12th place by cases, up from 14th place on the 1st.
It should again be emphasised that now doorstep testing is being rolled out across the UK, more cases will be found, but what this actually means is more positive test results. Most of those testing positive will be perfectly well with no symptoms, and not aware they had been ‘infected’.
With the tests picking up fragments of previous infection, plus the large number of false positives, many people will be told to self-isolate when they do not need to.
The same day, the BBC virus webpage said New figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest the number of infections in increasing more slowly than in previous weeks. But Sage, the body which advises the UK government, says it is still “highly likely” the epidemic is growing exponentially across the country. (Emphasis added)
The retired former government scientist I am acquainted with commented:
Protocol dictates that persons being admitted to hospital are PCR swab tested for SARS-COV-2. Instead of ordering this test let us suppose medics order PCR testing for Rhinovirus, this being the predominant virus that causes the common cold. As we move toward the winter season death peak hospital admissions for COPD and other respiratory conditions will rise as they always have done, and deaths will invariably follow. Because we’ve ordered a test for Rhinovirus, we’ll see an apparent rise in deaths for those testing positive for the common cold.
The absurdity of the common cold killing folk enables us to see a logical fallacy. The same fallacy lies within testing for SARS-COV-2 yet, because this virus can be deadly in a very small number of cases, we tend to overlook this fact.
Let me now muddy the water. Suppose a COPD/heart failure patient managed to survive COVID-19 back in April, and had fully recovered by May, but their heart condition started to deteriorate in August, leading to admission and inevitable death in October. This person would still test positive for SARS-COV-2 on admission and because of this they would count as a COVID-19 death. In counting them as such we have committed a diagnostic fallacy.
The problem is that the information chain is no longer dependent on clinical diagnosis proper, as it is with all other diseases, and relies solely on a test result. We may get a hint as to the size of the diagnostic problem when we consider that, of the 30,049 COVID-19 deaths reported for England as at 4pm on 30th September, only 1,406 can be attributed to SARS-COV-2 alone (4.7%).
He also created this handy illustration of what government terms actually mean:
On the 3rd, the Telegraph ran a fearmongering headline that read Britain sees record number of single-day coronavirus infections with nearly 13,000 cases, while the BBC virus webpage said the government confirmed 12,872 new cases that day however they say this number includes some cases in England from last week, which were not included in previous daily totals due to a technical issue. Further additional cases from between 24 Sep to 1 Oct will be added to daily figures over the coming days. (Emphasis added)
On the 4th, the Financial Times reported that Less than half the UK population can expect to be vaccinated against coronavirus, the head of the government’s vaccine task force has said in an attempt to clear up the public’s “misguided” perception of the programme’s aim. Kate Bingham told the Financial Times that vaccinating everyone in the country was “not going to happen”, adding: “We just need to vaccinate everyone at risk.”
Ms Bingham said the government was aiming to vaccinate about 30m people, compared with a UK population of about 67m, if a successful vaccine against Covid-19 was found. “People keep talking about ‘time to vaccinate the whole population’, but that is misguided,” she said. “There’s going to be no vaccination of people under 18. It’s an adult-only vaccine, for people over 50, focusing on health workers and care home workers and the vulnerable.” (Emphasis added)
On the 5th, the BBC virus webpage stated Over the weekend the government confirmed 35,833 new cases – however around 16,000 of these were positive tests from earlier in the week which had not been reported in the government’s daily figures due to a problem with the IT infrastructure. (Emphasis added)
After reporting 7,143 new cases last Tuesday, the daily figures had remained stable at a time when continued increases might have been expected. The government says all the missing confirmed cases have now been added to the total. (Emphasis added)
How convenient. By holding back cases and then dumping them in one go to previously recorded numbers, the SAGE prediction on the 2nd of ‘exponential growth’ comes true. See the illustration below.
Also on the 5th, the government announced 12,594 confirmed cases – all apparently reported for the previous 24-hour period, but I am guessing a large proportion of these are the ‘missing’ cases mentioned above.
On the 6th, the Mail Online reported Matt Hancock saying “Cancer patients may only be guaranteed treatment if Covid-19 stays ‘under control’“.
The article states:
Vital operations were cancelled and patients missed out on potentially life-saving therapy in the spring because tackling Covid-19 became the sole focus of the health service, instead of cancer and other cruel diseases.
Almost 2.5million people missed out on cancer screening, referrals or treatment at the height of lockdown, even though the NHS was never overwhelmed — despite fears it would be crippled by the pandemic. (Emphasis added in both paragraphs)
Experts now fear the number of people dying as a result of delays triggered by the treatment of coronavirus patients could even end up being responsible for as many deaths as the pandemic itself.
And there was me thinking most medical procedures had already been cancelled as the NHS was turned into a Covid-only service.
It can be seen here: www.dailymail.co.uk
On the 7th, the BBC virus webpage said:
On Wednesday, the Scottish government announced a further tightening of restrictions across the country’s central belt, which includes Edinburgh and Glasgow. All pubs and restaurants are to be closed for 16 days from Friday, shops are being asked to return to 2m distancing and face coverings are being made compulsory in more indoor settings, like work canteens and corridors.
People living in those five areas are being asked to avoid public transport and not to travel outside the area they live in unless they have to.
No alcohol for the Scots? That will not go down well!
The same day, the BBC reported 6000 experts worldwide have joined a global movement called the Great Barrington Declaration, to ask governments to end lockdowns, to protect and quarantine only the vulnerable, not entire populations, warning of the dire consequences to economies, livelihoods and mental health.
It can be seen here: www.bbc.co.uk
A few hours later, the Independent reported the government had unilaterally rejected the Barrington Declaration.
On the 8th, the BBC virus webpage carried this gem: Between January and August 2020, there were 48,168 deaths due to Covid-19 compared to 13,600 from pneumonia. Only 394 were due to flu.
So every other year in the UK the number of flu deaths is around 20,000, this year just 394. I wonder why that is? BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL BEING LISTED AS HAVING DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
The same day, an Off-Guardian article revealed the WHO accidentally admitted the virus is no more dangerous than seasonal flu. The article states:
The WHO’s top brass made this announcement on Monday October 5th, it’s just nobody seemed to really understand it.
At the session, Dr Michael Ryan, the WHO’s Head of Emergencies revealed that they believe roughly 10% of the world has been infected with Sars-Cov-2. This is their “best estimate”, and a huge increase over the number of officially recognised cases (around 35 million).
Dr. Margaret Harris, a WHO spokeswoman, later confirmed the figure, stating it was based on the average results of all the broad seroprevalence studies done around the world.
As much as the WHO were attempting to spin this as a bad thing – Dr Ryan even said it means “the vast majority of the world remains at risk.” – it’s actually good news. And confirms, once more, that the virus is nothing like as deadly as everyone predicted.
The global population is roughly 7.8 billion people, if 10% have been infected that is 780 million cases. The global death toll currently attributed to Sars-Cov-2 infections is 1,061,539.
That’s an infection fatality rate of roughly or 0.14%. Right in line with seasonal flu and the predictions of many experts from all around the world.
0.14% is over 24 times LOWER than the WHO’s “provisional figure” of 3.4% back in March. This figure was used in the models which were used to justify lockdowns and other draconian policies.
In fact, given the over-reporting of alleged Covid deaths, the IFR is likely even lower than 0.14%, and could show Covid to be much less dangerous than flu.
None of the mainstream press picked up on this. Though many outlets reported Dr Ryan’s words, they all attempted to make it a scary headline and spread more panic.
Apparently neither they, nor the WHO, were capable of doing the simple maths that shows us this is good news. And that the Covid sceptics have been right all along. (Emphasis added in all paragraphs)
It can be seen here: off-guardian.org
Also on the 8th, the BBC virus webpage stated On Thursday, Health Minister Nadine Dorries predicted hospitals would reach a “critical” point within 10 days.
Why would this be? There were far more being admitted to hospital between March and July, and the NHS wasn’t overwhelmed then, so why should it be now with far fewer admissions?
On the 9th, the BBC were caught out lying on their virus webpage. On the section showing the R number, it states “On Friday, the government raised its estimate for the R number across the whole of the UK to between 1.2 and 1.5.”
I have been saving the images for the R number, and the one for the 2nd October, the last time it had been changed, showed 1.3 to 1.6, as in the image below, which means the R number had decreased not gone up.
This is why it is important to regularly save information, as it will often get altered to serve an agenda.
By the 11th, the word ‘raised’ had been removed.
The R number had been reducing up to 28th May, when it stood at 0.7-1.0. Since then, it has risen, and now stands as of October 15th at 1.2-1.5.
On the 12th, the government announced a new ‘three-tier system’ for defining areas that need more, or less, intervention, as depicted in this illustration:
Birmingham where I live has been placed in tier 2, along with Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Warrington, Derbyshire, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North East, Tees Valley, West Midlands, Leicester and Nottingham.
I have not yet seen a list of those areas in tier 3, although it was announced pubs, bars, casinos and gyms in the Liverpool city region will be forced to close from the 14th after the city was classified a “very high” risk area.
Details can be seen here: www.standard.co.uk
On the 14th, the BBC website quoted Wales’ first minister Mark Drakeford saying people from Tier 2 and 3 areas of England would be BANNED from entering Wales IF the PM did not impose travel restrictions in England.
A few days ago, I was given this list of the latest numbers for job losses caused by the lockdown in the UK:
Pizza Express are shutting 73 restaurants: 1100 jobs going.
Zizzi are shutting 75 branches: 1200 jobs going.
Frankie and Benny’s shutting 125 branches: 3000 jobs going.
Byron burgers shutting 31 branches: 600 jobs going.
Bella Italia & Cafe Rouge shutting 91 branches: 1900 jobs going.
Pret A Manger shutting 30 stores: 2800 jobs going.
Costa Coffee filing redundancies: 1650 jobs going.
Upper Crust plan filing redundancies: 5000 jobs going.
IAG who own British Airways have made 8,236 redundant already but plan to let go up to 24,000.
Edinburgh Woollen Mill group which owns Peacocks and Jaeger brands filing for administration: 24,000 jobs to go.
I copied each line to see if it was correct on the net, and they all checked out. If these all happened, there would be another 60,000+ unemployed.
This is the chart for hospital admissions up to October 15th.
The UK Government have removed ‘Form 5’ of the Cremation Certificate for deaths relating to Covid-19 under the Coronavirus Act which is the form that the relative who registers the death must be given as it enables them to see and query the death certificate before cremation.
It can be seen here: thewallwillfall.org
So basically if your loved one dies of or with Covid19 they can have their death certified and cremation certified by the same medical practitioner and sent for cremation within hours and the government have removed your right to see or query that decision before the cremation takes place which in turn removes your right to request a coroner’s report or second opinion.
Everything we are seeing involves taking our rights and freedoms away, and massively increasing government regulation over just about every aspect of our lives. With the announcement last week of virus ‘passports’, which had previously been called a ‘conspiracy theory’, to allow you access to various places if you’ve been compliant and accepted the vaccine (with the inferred right to refuse access to anyone who has not been vaccinated), this is now getting perilously close to a Socialist dictatorship.
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U.S .
Senator , and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , Ron Johnson ( WI @ @ @ @ @ aware of the ban and asked YouTube for an explanation .
His inquiry led YouTube @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Upon re-review , we have reinstated the video in question since it was @ @ @ @ @ for bringing this to our attention , and hope you have a good weekend.
” @ @ @ @ @ did YouTube wish to attempt to avoid oversight ?
Either way , we are grateful @ @ @ @ @ assistance in winning this battle .
We of course fully expect that these attempts to @ @ @ @ @ as will AAPS efforts to fight back .
What can you do to help ?
@ @ @ @ @ Dr. McCullough ’ s presentation as widely as possible .

YouTube Censors Top Doctor Over COVID Claims
Written by AAPS
Earlier this week AAPS had the privilege of posting a presentation on our YouTube channel by Baylor Vice-Chair of Internal Medicine, and one of America’s most-published physicians, Peter McCullough, MD. In the 20 minute video he explains the early treatment protocol he helped develop, with colleagues in the U.S. and internationally, that is saving the lives of COVID-19 patients around the world.
Ambulatory Treatment of COVID-19. Peter McCullough, MD
In about the first 24 hours the video received nearly 2,500 views, before YouTube banned it, and informed AAPS that: “YouTube doesn’t allow content that explicitly disputes the efficacy of local health authorities’ or World Health Organization (WHO) guidance.”
We appealed the decision and received a rejection within hours:
In the meantime copies of the talk were posted on both BitChute and Rumble, services that more friendly to free speech:
bitchute.com
rumble.com
U.S. Senator, and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Ron Johnson (WI), was also made aware of the ban and asked YouTube for an explanation. His inquiry led YouTube to retreat, for now.
YouTube offered this excuse:
“Upon re-review, we have reinstated the video in question since it was mistakenly removed. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and hope you have a good weekend.”
A mistake? Or perhaps did YouTube wish to attempt to avoid oversight? Either way, we are grateful for Senator Johnson’s assistance in winning this battle. We of course fully expect that these attempts to silence physicians will continue, as will AAPS efforts to fight back.
What can you do to help? Please watch and help share Dr. McCullough’s presentation as widely as possible.
Additional Resources:
PDF of slides from Dr. McCullough’s presentation: https://aapsonline.org/mccullough-protocol-3-page.pdf
Facebook version of video: https://www.facebook.com/297325392357/videos/943817579459120
Published paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002934320306732
Original YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxmhvZ6eEI4
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No One Is Born in ‘The Wrong Body’

No One Is Born in ‘ The Wrong Body ’ The idea that all people have an innate “ gender identity ” recently has been endorsed by many health-care professionals and mainstream medical organizations .
This term commonly is defined to mean the “ internal , deeply held ” sense of whether one is a man or a woman ( or , in the case of children , a boy or a girl ) , both , or neither .
It also has become common to claim that this sense of identity may be reliably articulated by children as young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims about gender identity did not attract systematic scrutiny at first , they now have become the subject of criticism from a growing number of scientists , philosophers and health workers .
Developmental studies show that young children have only a superficial understanding of sex and gender ( at best ) .
For instance , up until age 7 , many children often believe that if a boy puts on a dress , he becomes a girl .
This gives us reason to doubt whether a coherent concept of gender identity exists at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extent as any such identity may exist , the concept relies on stereotypes that encourage the conflation of gender with sex .
However , starting at a young age , children do tend to exhibit preferences and behaviors that we associate with sex ( as distinct from gender ) .
For example , male children display more aggressive behavior than female children .
In addition , “ cross-sex ” behavior—or , more accurately , cross-sex stereotypical behavior—often is predictive of later same-sex attraction .
Can all of these findings be integrated ?
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ development of bodies , it also influences brains .
There are in-utero differences in hormone exposures ( male testosterone surges at eight weeks gestation , for example ) , and distinct developmental pathways are triggered based on the XX ( typically female ) or XY ( typically male ) chromosomal make-up of neurons .
The integration of these sex-related and other developmental processes with environmental pressures gives rise to an individual ’ s unique personality and preferences .
It comes as no surprise then that population-based studies have demonstrated sex-related differences in personality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ influences .
When social influences are weakened ( in more egalitarian societies such as the Nordic countries of Europe ) , the sex-related differences in personality and preferences actually increase ( the opposite of what one would expect if men and women were wired in an identical fashion ) .
This suggests that as environmental pressures become relaxed , innate sex-specific preferences surface .
A closer look at personality traits shows that when data is analyzed in aggregate , there is a roughly 30 % overlap between sexes , as schematized in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overlap is that adolescent males who fall on the left end of the male ( blue “ masculine ” ) curve , and adolescent females who fall on the right end of the female ( pink “ feminine ” ) curve , will exhibit personality traits that diverge from the majority of other members of their own sex .
In fact , due to the overlap of personality traits between males and females , the personality traits of some females will be more “ male-like ” than those exhibited by some , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the case of an adolescent female whose behavior , personality traits and preferences are more “ masculine ” than most girls and most boys , she could be led to incorrectly conclude that she is really a male , born in the wrong body .
That child ’ s parents could become confused as well , noticing how “ different ” their child ’ s behavior is from their own , or from that of their peers .
In reality , that child simply exists at the end of a behavioral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is part of the natural variation exhibited both within and between the sexes .
Personality and behavior do not define one ’ s sex .
There are approximately 40-million children in the United States between the ages of four and fourteen .
The distribution curve above would suggest that roughly four-million of them have personality profiles that are “ sex atypical , ” but which are still part of the natural distribution of personalities within each sex .
The broad , but normal distribution of personality traits also explains studies showing a 28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Twins have identical chromosomes , and so likely will have similar sex-related behaviors , as well as experience similar environmental influences in regard to those behaviors .
Using twin adolescent males as an example : If their behaviors are at the “ feminine ” end of the male-typical distribution , they could both become confused as to what their behaviors and preferences mean about their sex .
In most cases , the thing that is now called “ gender identity ” likely is simply an individual ’ s perception of how their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to same and opposite sexed people .
Put another way , it ’ s a self-assessment of one ’ s stereotypical degree of “ masculinity ” or “ femininity , ” and it ’ s wrongly being conflated with biological sex .
This conflation stems from a cultural failure to understand the broad distribution of personalities and preferences within sexes and the overlap between sexes .
When a girl reports that she “ feels like a boy ” or “ is a boy , ” that sentiment may reflect her perception of how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of her peers .
If the girl has an autism spectrum condition , she may even perceive “ sex-atypical ” behavior that does not actually exist , and thereby falsely self-diagnose as male even without experiencing any actual male personality traits .
It should be noted that these scenarios don ’ t apply to all cases of gender dysphoria , as many other triggers are described in the literature .
But in most cases , counseling can help gender dysphoric adolescents resolve any trauma or thought processes that have caused them to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data suggests that about 0.5 % of children develop gender dysphoria—distress caused by a perceived incongruence between one ’ s biological sex and gender presentation .
Reinforcing studies in the medical literature show that , as children get older , childhood-onset gender dysphoria resolves ( i.e .
ends ) in most cases .
As two authors put it in a 2016 International Review of Psychiatry article , “ the conclusion from these studies is that childhood GD [ gender dysphoria ] is strongly associated with a lesbian , gay or bisexual outcome and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 85.2 % ; 270 out of 317 [ studied individuals ] ) the gender dysphoric feelings remitted around or after puberty.
” Yet instead of offering counseling , medical professionals now are commonly telling children that they may have been “ born in the wrong body.
” This new approach , called “ gender affirmation , ” makes gender dysphoria less likely to resolve , pushing children down the path toward irreversible medical and surgical interventions .
If aggressive transition options are pursued early in puberty , the combination of puberty-blocking drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will result in permanent infertility .
The growing population of transgender-identifying high school students now is estimated to comprise about 2 % of all students—a three-fold increase over the baseline 0.5 % figure cited above .
Many adolescents now are presenting to gender clinics , with some clinics seeing a 10-fold increase in new cases .
Many of these adolescents have no history of childhood gender dysphoria .
Higher rates of autism-spectrum conditions have been described in many of these adolescents , and the controversial “ affirmation model ” is being applied to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surprisingly , reports of transition regret , and de-transition , are growing in number .
To summarize , a lack of understanding regarding the distribution of sex-related personality and behavioral differences has led to confusion that impacts children who fall at the extreme tail-ends of the distribution , and who would be statistically more likely to grow up to be gay , lesbian or bisexual adults if allowed to experience uninterrupted puberty .
Additionally , telling a child that he or she was born in the wrong body pathologizes “ gender non-conforming ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to resolve .
The fact is , no child is actually born in the wrong body .
Adults should expand their understanding of what normal male and female behavior and preferences look like—which would lead them to appreciate that being male or female comes with a wider range of personalities preferences , and possibilities than old stereotypes would have us believe .
William J. Malone is an endocrinologist .
He earned his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine .
You can follow him on Twitter at @ will_malone .
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You can follow him on Twitter at @ SwipeWright .
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No One Is Born in ‘The Wrong Body’
Written by William J. Malone, Colin M. Wright, and Julia D. Robertson
The idea that all people have an innate “gender identity” recently has been endorsed by many health-care professionals and mainstream medical organizations. This term commonly is defined to mean the “internal, deeply held” sense of whether one is a man or a woman (or, in the case of children, a boy or a girl), both, or neither.
It also has become common to claim that this sense of identity may be reliably articulated by children as young as three years old.
While these claims about gender identity did not attract systematic scrutiny at first, they now have become the subject of criticism from a growing number of scientists, philosophers and health workers. Developmental studies show that young children have only a superficial understanding of sex and gender (at best). For instance, up until age 7, many children often believe that if a boy puts on a dress, he becomes a girl. This gives us reason to doubt whether a coherent concept of gender identity exists at all in young children. To such extent as any such identity may exist, the concept relies on stereotypes that encourage the conflation of gender with sex.
However, starting at a young age, children do tend to exhibit preferences and behaviors that we associate with sex (as distinct from gender). For example, male children display more aggressive behavior than female children. In addition, “cross-sex” behavior—or, more accurately, cross-sex stereotypical behavior—often is predictive of later same-sex attraction.
Can all of these findings be integrated? To start, just as sex influences the development of bodies, it also influences brains. There are in-utero differences in hormone exposures (male testosterone surges at eight weeks gestation, for example), and distinct developmental pathways are triggered based on the XX (typically female) or XY (typically male) chromosomal make-up of neurons. The integration of these sex-related and other developmental processes with environmental pressures gives rise to an individual’s unique personality and preferences.
It comes as no surprise then that population-based studies have demonstrated sex-related differences in personality and preferences that are independent of social influences. When social influences are weakened (in more egalitarian societies such as the Nordic countries of Europe), the sex-related differences in personality and preferences actually increase (the opposite of what one would expect if men and women were wired in an identical fashion). This suggests that as environmental pressures become relaxed, innate sex-specific preferences surface.
A closer look at personality traits shows that when data is analyzed in aggregate, there is a roughly 30% overlap between sexes, as schematized in the accompanying figure. The consequence of this overlap is that adolescent males who fall on the left end of the male (blue “masculine”) curve, and adolescent females who fall on the right end of the female (pink “feminine”) curve, will exhibit personality traits that diverge from the majority of other members of their own sex. In fact, due to the overlap of personality traits between males and females, the personality traits of some females will be more “male-like” than those exhibited by some, or even most males’ and vice versa.
In the case of an adolescent female whose behavior, personality traits and preferences are more “masculine” than most girls and most boys, she could be led to incorrectly conclude that she is really a male, born in the wrong body. That child’s parents could become confused as well, noticing how “different” their child’s behavior is from their own, or from that of their peers. In reality, that child simply exists at the end of a behavioral spectrum, and “sex-atypical” behavior is part of the natural variation exhibited both within and between the sexes. Personality and behavior do not define one’s sex.
There are approximately 40-million children in the United States between the ages of four and fourteen. The distribution curve above would suggest that roughly four-million of them have personality profiles that are “sex atypical,” but which are still part of the natural distribution of personalities within each sex.
The broad, but normal distribution of personality traits also explains studies showing a 28% concordance of transgender identity in twins. Twins have identical chromosomes, and so likely will have similar sex-related behaviors, as well as experience similar environmental influences in regard to those behaviors. Using twin adolescent males as an example: If their behaviors are at the “feminine” end of the male-typical distribution, they could both become confused as to what their behaviors and preferences mean about their sex.
In most cases, the thing that is now called “gender identity” likely is simply an individual’s perception of how their own sex-related and environmentally influenced personality compares to same and opposite sexed people. Put another way, it’s a self-assessment of one’s stereotypical degree of “masculinity” or “femininity,” and it’s wrongly being conflated with biological sex. This conflation stems from a cultural failure to understand the broad distribution of personalities and preferences within sexes and the overlap between sexes.
When a girl reports that she “feels like a boy” or “is a boy,” that sentiment may reflect her perception of how her personality and preferences compare to the rest of her peers. If the girl has an autism spectrum condition, she may even perceive “sex-atypical” behavior that does not actually exist, and thereby falsely self-diagnose as male even without experiencing any actual male personality traits.
It should be noted that these scenarios don’t apply to all cases of gender dysphoria, as many other triggers are described in the literature. But in most cases, counseling can help gender dysphoric adolescents resolve any trauma or thought processes that have caused them to desire an opposite sexed body.
Historical data suggests that about 0.5% of children develop gender dysphoria—distress caused by a perceived incongruence between one’s biological sex and gender presentation. Reinforcing studies in the medical literature show that, as children get older, childhood-onset gender dysphoria resolves (i.e. ends) in most cases. As two authors put it in a 2016 International Review of Psychiatry article, “the conclusion from these studies is that childhood GD [gender dysphoria] is strongly associated with a lesbian, gay or bisexual outcome and that for the majority of the children (85.2%; 270 out of 317 [studied individuals]) the gender dysphoric feelings remitted around or after puberty.”
Yet instead of offering counseling, medical professionals now are commonly telling children that they may have been “born in the wrong body.” This new approach, called “gender affirmation,” makes gender dysphoria less likely to resolve, pushing children down the path toward irreversible medical and surgical interventions. If aggressive transition options are pursued early in puberty, the combination of puberty-blocking drugs, followed by cross sex hormones, will result in permanent infertility.
The growing population of transgender-identifying high school students now is estimated to comprise about 2% of all students—a three-fold increase over the baseline 0.5% figure cited above. Many adolescents now are presenting to gender clinics, with some clinics seeing a 10-fold increase in new cases. Many of these adolescents have no history of childhood gender dysphoria. Higher rates of autism-spectrum conditions have been described in many of these adolescents, and the controversial “affirmation model” is being applied to this unstudied cohort as well. Not surprisingly, reports of transition regret, and de-transition, are growing in number.
To summarize, a lack of understanding regarding the distribution of sex-related personality and behavioral differences has led to confusion that impacts children who fall at the extreme tail-ends of the distribution, and who would be statistically more likely to grow up to be gay, lesbian or bisexual adults if allowed to experience uninterrupted puberty. Additionally, telling a child that he or she was born in the wrong body pathologizes “gender non-conforming” behavior and makes gender dysphoria less likely to resolve.
The fact is, no child is actually born in the wrong body. Adults should expand their understanding of what normal male and female behavior and preferences look like—which would lead them to appreciate that being male or female comes with a wider range of personalities preferences, and possibilities than old stereotypes would have us believe.
William J. Malone is an endocrinologist. He earned his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine. You can follow him on Twitter at @will_malone. Colin M. Wright is an evolutionary biologist at Penn State. You can follow him on Twitter at @SwipeWright. Julia D. Robertson is a journalist, award-winning author and Senior Editor of The Velvet Chronicle. You can follow her on Twitter at @JuliaDRobertson.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-10-17--New Video: White Coat Summit Doctors Expose Media Cover Up

Dr Simone Gold and her medical colleagues appear in a new video exposing the media ’ s coverup of treatment .
In this episode the shine a light on the fraudulent medical studies , lockdowns , school closings and masks .
The truth will pack a punch .
Get ready .
This is the second White Coat Summit by America ’ s Frontline Doctors .
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New Video: White Coat Summit Doctors Expose Media Cover Up
Written by #WhiteCoatSummit
Dr Simone Gold and her medical colleagues appear in a new video exposing the media’s coverup of treatment. In this episode the shine a light on the fraudulent medical studies, lockdowns, school closings and masks. The truth will pack a punch. Get ready.
This is the second White Coat Summit by America’s Frontline Doctors. Here you will find over 4 hours of educational sessions with leading physicians. If you would like to know facts from:
Doctors who are brilliant, passionate, and want the best for YOU
Doctors who are working on the frontlines during the pandemic
Doctors who do NOT work for the government or the media
YOU have come to the right place!
Our Saturday morning Press Conference at the Supreme Court Steps is also included. AFLDS exists to counter the massive disinformation campaign regarding the pandemic. Please feel free to explore our website including the first Summit from July.
America’s Frontline Doctors
Simone Gold, MD, JD, Founder
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principiascientificinternational--2020-10-17--CDC Study: Majority Of COVID19 Sufferers ‘Always’ Wore Masks

Once again it appears there are conflicting facts , data and plenty of opinions about the efficacy of wearing masks to prevent contracting the Coronavirus .
In addition to causing “ maskne ” and skin infections on the face and around the mouth , persistent coughing , “ mask mouth , ” and respiratory illnesses including lung infections , it turns out that most everyone infected with COVID-19 “ always ” wore masks , according to a newly published study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention .
The study found 74.2 % reported wearing masks “ always ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” or 85 % almost always woremasks .
It is difficult not to conclude that wearing non-surgical cloth face masks or face coverings does little to prevent contracting the coronavirus .
California Globe reported in April on Gov .
Gavin Newsom ’ s unilateral decision which he announced on MSNBC , to spend $ 1 billion on surgical face masks , and said the contract had already been “ inked.
” Newsom made the $ 1 billion face mask deal with Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD for 150 million N95 masks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflicting science about using face masks for coronavirus prevention .
The real reason for the contract is still unknown .
However , the CDC study , conducted by 11 medical institutions , also said , “ CDC and other public health authorities recommend community mitigation strategies to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes COVID-19 ( 1,2 ) .
” And the CDC still recommends masks , saying “ cloth face coverings help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others , ” according to a July statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mask and possible community exposure activities ( e.g.
, gatherings with ≤10 or > 10 persons in a home ; shopping ; dining at a restaurant ; going to an office setting , salon , gym , bar/coffee shop , or church/religious gathering ; or using public transportation ) on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from “ never ” to “ more than once per day ” or “ always.
” For each reported activity , participants were asked to quantify degree of adherence to recommendations such as wearing a face mask of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persons at that location , with response options ranging from “ none ” to “ almost all.
” In the 14 days before illness onset , 71 % of case-patients and 74 % of controlparticipants reported always using cloth face coverings or other mask types when in public .
Close contact with one or more persons with known COVID-19 was reported by 42 % of casepatients compared with 14 % of control-participants ( p < 0.01 ) , and most ( 51 % ) close contacts were family members .
Adults with confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as likely as were control-participants to have reported dining at a restaurant in the 14 days before becoming ill .
In addition to dining at a restaurant , case-patients were more likely to report going to a bar/coffee shop , but only when the analysis was restricted to participants without close contact with persons with known COVID-19 before illness onset .
Reports of exposures in restaurants have been linked to air circulation ( 7 ) .
Direction , ventilation , and intensity of airflow might affect virus transmission , even if social distancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to current guidance .
Masks can not be effectively worn while eating and drinking , whereas shopping and numerous other indoor activities do not preclude mask use .
( Of note , the question assessing dining at a restaurant did not distinguish between indoor and outdoor options .
In addition , the question about going to a bar or coffee shop did not distinguish between the venues or service delivery methods , which might represent different exposures . )
3.9 % of respondents said they never wore face masks ; another 3.9 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case patients and control participants 61.2 % reported at least one of the following underlying chronic medical conditions : cardiac condition , hypertension , asthma , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , immunodeficiency , psychiatric condition , diabetes , or obesity .
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CDC Study: Majority Of COVID19 Sufferers ‘Always’ Wore Masks
Written by Katy Grimes
Once again it appears there are conflicting facts, data and plenty of opinions about the efficacy of wearing masks to prevent contracting the Coronavirus.
In addition to causing “maskne” and skin infections on the face and around the mouth, persistent coughing, “mask mouth,” and respiratory illnesses including lung infections, it turns out that most everyone infected with COVID-19 “always” wore masks, according to a newly published study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study found 74.2% reported wearing masks “always” while 14.5% wore masks “often,” or 85% almost always woremasks.
It is difficult not to conclude that wearing non-surgical cloth face masks or face coverings does little to prevent contracting the coronavirus.
California Globe reported in April on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s unilateral decision which he announced on MSNBC, to spend $1 billion on surgical face masks, and said the contract had already been “inked.” Newsom made the $1 billion face mask deal with Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD for 150 million N95 masks and surgical masks each month, despite the conflicting science about using face masks for coronavirus prevention. The real reason for the contract is still unknown.
However, the CDC study, conducted by 11 medical institutions, also said, “CDC and other public health authorities recommend community mitigation strategies to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (1,2).” And the CDC still recommends masks, saying “cloth face coverings help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others,” according to a July statement.
From the CDC Study:
Participants were asked about wearing a mask and possible community exposure activities (e.g., gatherings with ≤10 or >10 persons in a home; shopping; dining at a restaurant; going to an office setting, salon, gym, bar/coffee shop, or church/religious gathering; or using public transportation) on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from “never” to “more than once per day” or “always.”
For each reported activity, participants were asked to quantify degree of adherence to recommendations such as wearing a face mask of any kind or social distancing among other persons at that location, with response options ranging from “none” to “almost all.”
In the 14 days before illness onset, 71% of case-patients and 74% of controlparticipants reported always using cloth face coverings or other mask types when in public. Close contact with one or more persons with known COVID-19 was reported by 42% of casepatients compared with 14% of control-participants (p<0.01), and most (51%) close contacts were family members.
Interestingly, the CDC found:
Adults with confirmed COVID-19 (case-patients) were approximately twice as likely as were control-participants to have reported dining at a restaurant in the 14 days before becoming ill. In addition to dining at a restaurant, case-patients were more likely to report going to a bar/coffee shop, but only when the analysis was restricted to participants without close contact with persons with known COVID-19 before illness onset. Reports of exposures in restaurants have been linked to air circulation (7). Direction, ventilation, and intensity of airflow might affect virus transmission, even if social distancing measures and mask use are implemented according to current guidance. Masks cannot be effectively worn while eating and drinking, whereas shopping and numerous other indoor activities do not preclude mask use. (Of note, the question assessing dining at a restaurant did not distinguish between indoor and outdoor options. In addition, the question about going to a bar or coffee shop did not distinguish between the venues or service delivery methods, which might represent different exposures.)
3.9% of respondents said they never wore face masks; another 3.9% said they rarely did.
Of the case patients and control participants 61.2% reported at least one of the following underlying chronic medical conditions: cardiac condition, hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency, psychiatric condition, diabetes, or obesity.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-10-18--Irish Times: ‘Stick Your Vaccine Up Your Arse!’

Irish Times : ‘ Stick Your Vaccine Up Your Arse !
’ Last Wednesday evening , shortly after announcing yet another round of restrictions , effectively cancelling Halloween and raising a big question mark over Christmas , Micheál Martin quietly disclosed how bad he feels things are .
“ Until we get a vaccine , ” the Taoiseach told yet another hastily arranged press conference in Government Buildings , “ normal life will not resume as we know it ” .
With the Government ’ s version of the “ test , trace , isolate ” strategy failing to rein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for alternative strategies such as elimination of the virus or shielding of the vulnerable , its hopes of getting out of this crisis are increasingly reliant on vaccines being developed to protect against the disease .
With one-third of the world ’ s population enduring quarantine this year , 1.2 billion children taken out of school and $ 1 trillion wiped off the value of the global economy , it ’ s not just Ireland that is crying out for a solution to Covid-19 .
If 2020 was the year of the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the year of the vaccine .
Hundreds of vaccines are in development , 11 are already at phase three , being tested on thousands of humans , and the first three products are forecast to be ready by the end of this year .
Yet this next stage of the pandemic brings with it a new set of questions and unknowns .
Will the vaccine – or vaccines – work ?
Will they work on those most at risk ?
Will they be safe ?
Will sufficient people use them , in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gets them first ?
How much opposition will they encounter ?
At this stage , it can be assumed , given the massive resources being thrown at the problem , that at least some of the 170 vaccines under development will make it through to regulatory approval , probably in the next six months .
Demand for the protection they afford is likely to be strong .
Equally , it is likely there will be opposition to whatever vaccine is produced , in particular if it is mandated ( ie compulsory ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has breathed new life into the traditional anti-vaccine lobby , which has found common cause with anti-lockdown and anti-face mask groups .
“ There ’ s no doubt , this is going to be contested , ” says one doctor , who declines to be identified because of the “ toxic ” atmosphere around the issue .
“ There ’ s a huge amount of hostility out there , online .
You ’ ve got anti-mask , anti-lockdown , anti-5G , soon it will be anti-vaccine .
Others will oppose a vaccine for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” There is nothing new about disinformation around pandemics and vaccines .
During the 1918 flu pandemic , for example , the false rumour went around that the virus was being spread by people taking aspirin , made by the German company Bayer .
To this day , attempts to eradicate polio have been frustrated in some countries by claims the vaccination programme is a western plot .
The new vaccines under development take a variety of approaches to the challenge of instructing the immune system to mount a defence against the SARS-CoV-2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; others are following novel routes and may take longer .
According to Prof Karina Butler , infectious diseases specialist and chairwoman of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee , there is “ every hope ” that one or more of the vaccines in development will prove effective .
“ We are progressing more quickly than ever before .
But it ’ s like watching the Grand National : you never know if someone is going to fall at the last fence.
” This is because each candidate vaccine has to jump through numerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approval .
Is it effective ?
Is it safe ?
Does it work with at-risk groups ?
Those vaccines that have reached phase-three trials – using a far larger testing group than phases one or two – are each being tested on thousands of adults , and could ultimately be used by billions of the world ’ s population .
Because the trials are randomised , not all participants are actually getting the vaccine ; some are given a placebo .
Prof Butler says phase-three trials give good data in terms of common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arise .
Indeed , a number of prominent trials have been halted in recent weeks after participants fell ill .
However , they may not pick up every rare side-effects of a vaccine , she points out , so some level of risk is involved .
Children , older people , pregnant women or other groups could react differently to the vaccine , for example .
The aim is to address any issues that arise in final trials and in surveillance after a vaccine is approved by regulatory agencies such as the European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Health Products Regulatory Authority ( HPRA ) .
At this stage , Prof Butler says , it is a “ big ask to look into the crystal ball ” and assess which of the candidate vaccines offers the best prospect of protection as well as a ready supply .
The speed at which the new vaccines are being developed has caused some unease .
Most take 10 to 15 years to bring to market and even the fastest in development – for mumps – took four years .
Regulators have set the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phase three at 50 per cent protection , meaning that an effective vaccine is considered one that cuts the number of infections among those receiving the vaccine by half .
“ The reason they ’ re going so fast is because they ’ re doing so much in parallel , rather than in sequence , and that has never happened before with vaccines , ” says UCC biochemistry lecturer Dr Anne Moore .
“ Looking at safety , it will take as long as it takes.
” Speaking at a symposium on vaccines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Ireland ( RCPI ) on Wednesday , Dr Moore said she would have “ no qualms ” about getting any of the new vaccines once they are properly approved .
“ I ’ d be first in the queue to get them.
” Also speaking at the RCPI event , Prof Luke O ’ Neill , a biochemist at Trinity College Dublin , said , “ There ’ s never been a spotlight on vaccine development like this .
Big Pharma is aware it ’ s being scrutinised hugely .
The big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signal , it will stop people vaccinating for other diseases .
So safety is the absolute top priority here.
” The fact that a number of trials have had to be stopped due to adverse patient events is “ a good sign ” , he said .
Liz O ’ Brien , a former pharmaceutical regulator who has also worked in drug development , warns that while regulatory bodies work “ to the highest scientific rigour , a vaccine with an efficacy as low as 50 per cent is not a panacea and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Covid strategy ” .
“ We know that efficacy is often lower again in older populations , and that must be considered in the overall picture of strategic planning.
” Dr Moore also expressed concern about a vaccine working for older people unless it is very efficacious .
And she cautions : “ I don ’ t think a vaccine will end this pandemic tomorrow , or suddenly ; it is going to trickle on for a little while.
” Initially , Prof Butler says , it is likely a successful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at risk – healthcare workers , for example , or , if suitable , older people .
The extent to which vaccines provide protection varies from person to person according to our make-up and immune response .
The flu vaccine , for example , is generally less effective in older people with depleted immune systems .
Vaccines , though , also provide wide protection across the population , provided enough people take them .
For a highly infectious disease such as measles , for example , a threshold of 95 per cent uptake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achieve herd immunity .
Given how transmissible Covid-19 is , it is thought an uptake of at least 60 per cent , and preferably much higher , will be needed to confer population protection .
But is this level of cover achievable ?
In a recent RTÉ poll conducted by Behaviour & Attitudes , 32 per cent of people said they would be unlikely to take a new Covid-19 vaccine , while 56 per cent said they would ; 12 per cent didn ’ t know .
Prof Butler says she understands the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Most people will hesitate when presented with something new , especially if they don ’ t feel they are at risk .
I ’ m fairly confident we ’ ll have solid safety data before we go recommending to people to take a particular vaccine.
” Some of the products in development build on existing vaccine platforms , she points out , making it easier to make an informed choice .
“ There will always be a core group who don ’ t want vaccines no matter how much data there is on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They tend to be a small minority , but the wider group of people looks at the pros and cons and aims for the best thing for them.
” It is less than a decade since anti-vaccine campaigners began targeting the then new HPV vaccine for teenage girls .
Using social media to deliver an emotion-laden message directly to parents , they claimed hundreds of girls had suffered chronic ill-health after taking the cervical cancer vaccine .
Despite the absence of any evidence of a causal link between the girls ’ symptoms and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plummeted from 87 per cent to 50 per cent , as vaccine hesitancy grew .
It took a sustained response from medics , pro-vaccine advocates and the likes of Laura Brennan , the young Clare woman who became the poster girl for the HPV vaccine before succumbing to cervical cancer , before rates started rising again .
The issue died away , but rumbles on .
Regret , the group set up by parents alleging harm from the HPV vaccine , told The Irish Times this week “ many ” of their daughters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ many cases have been lodged with the courts ” .
“ We have concerns that a rushed ‘ warp speed ’ vaccine , which has not undergone long-term testing or testing for non-specific effects , may not meet the necessary safety standard , ” the group said in a statement .
Today , the controversy around Covid-19 has breathed new life into the anti-vaccine cause .
Information sheets have been dusted down , websites spruced up and , across Europe and the US , people have taken to the streets .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ month , those opposed to a vaccine were prominent among the anti-lockdown protesters outside the Custom House in Dublin .
“ Stick your vaccine up your arse , ” one of the musicians playing at the rally shouted , to general amusement in the crowd .
The rally was jointly organised by Health Freedom Ireland ( HFI ) , a group composed of longstanding vaccine sceptics that says its mission is to provide “ impartial information ” on the issue .
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Irish Times: ‘Stick Your Vaccine Up Your Arse!’
Written by Paul Cullen
Last Wednesday evening, shortly after announcing yet another round of restrictions, effectively cancelling Halloween and raising a big question mark over Christmas, Micheál Martin quietly disclosed how bad he feels things are.
“Until we get a vaccine,” the Taoiseach told yet another hastily arranged press conference in Government Buildings, “normal life will not resume as we know it”.
With the Government’s version of the “test, trace, isolate” strategy failing to rein in infections, and no official enthusiasm for alternative strategies such as elimination of the virus or shielding of the vulnerable, its hopes of getting out of this crisis are increasingly reliant on vaccines being developed to protect against the disease.
With one-third of the world’s population enduring quarantine this year, 1.2 billion children taken out of school and $1 trillion wiped off the value of the global economy, it’s not just Ireland that is crying out for a solution to Covid-19.
If 2020 was the year of the pandemic, 2021 is shaping up to be the year of the vaccine. Hundreds of vaccines are in development, 11 are already at phase three, being tested on thousands of humans, and the first three products are forecast to be ready by the end of this year.
Yet this next stage of the pandemic brings with it a new set of questions and unknowns. Will the vaccine – or vaccines – work? Will they work on those most at risk? Will they be safe? Will sufficient people use them, in order to provide wider population protection? Who gets them first? How much opposition will they encounter?
At this stage, it can be assumed, given the massive resources being thrown at the problem, that at least some of the 170 vaccines under development will make it through to regulatory approval, probably in the next six months. Demand for the protection they afford is likely to be strong.
Equally, it is likely there will be opposition to whatever vaccine is produced, in particular if it is mandated (ie compulsory). The prospect of a global Covid-19 vaccine has breathed new life into the traditional anti-vaccine lobby, which has found common cause with anti-lockdown and anti-face mask groups.
“There’s no doubt, this is going to be contested,” says one doctor, who declines to be identified because of the “toxic” atmosphere around the issue. “There’s a huge amount of hostility out there, online. You’ve got anti-mask, anti-lockdown, anti-5G, soon it will be anti-vaccine. Others will oppose a vaccine for Covid simply because Donald Trump supports it.”
It’s like watching the Grand National: you never know if someone is going to fall at the last fence
There is nothing new about disinformation around pandemics and vaccines. During the 1918 flu pandemic, for example, the false rumour went around that the virus was being spread by people taking aspirin, made by the German company Bayer. To this day, attempts to eradicate polio have been frustrated in some countries by claims the vaccination programme is a western plot.
Variety of approaches
The new vaccines under development take a variety of approaches to the challenge of instructing the immune system to mount a defence against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Some build on existing technologies; others are following novel routes and may take longer.
According to Prof Karina Butler, infectious diseases specialist and chairwoman of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, there is “every hope” that one or more of the vaccines in development will prove effective.
“We are progressing more quickly than ever before. But it’s like watching the Grand National: you never know if someone is going to fall at the last fence.”
This is because each candidate vaccine has to jump through numerous hoops before it can hope to get approval. Is it effective? Is it safe? Does it work with at-risk groups?
Those vaccines that have reached phase-three trials – using a far larger testing group than phases one or two – are each being tested on thousands of adults, and could ultimately be used by billions of the world’s population. Because the trials are randomised, not all participants are actually getting the vaccine; some are given a placebo.
Prof Butler says phase-three trials give good data in terms of common or even relatively uncommon problems that can arise. Indeed, a number of prominent trials have been halted in recent weeks after participants fell ill.
However, they may not pick up every rare side-effects of a vaccine, she points out, so some level of risk is involved. Children, older people, pregnant women or other groups could react differently to the vaccine, for example.
The aim is to address any issues that arise in final trials and in surveillance after a vaccine is approved by regulatory agencies such as the European Medicines Agency and, in Ireland, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA).
At this stage, Prof Butler says, it is a “big ask to look into the crystal ball” and assess which of the candidate vaccines offers the best prospect of protection as well as a ready supply.
The speed at which the new vaccines are being developed has caused some unease. Most take 10 to 15 years to bring to market and even the fastest in development – for mumps – took four years.
Regulators have set the bar for the primary endpoint of a phase three at 50 per cent protection, meaning that an effective vaccine is considered one that cuts the number of infections among those receiving the vaccine by half.
“The reason they’re going so fast is because they’re doing so much in parallel, rather than in sequence, and that has never happened before with vaccines,” says UCC biochemistry lecturer Dr Anne Moore. “Looking at safety, it will take as long as it takes.”
Speaking at a symposium on vaccines organised by the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (RCPI) on Wednesday, Dr Moore said she would have “no qualms” about getting any of the new vaccines once they are properly approved. “I’d be first in the queue to get them.”
Also speaking at the RCPI event, Prof Luke O’Neill, a biochemist at Trinity College Dublin, said, “There’s never been a spotlight on vaccine development like this. Big Pharma is aware it’s being scrutinised hugely. The big fear is if there is a safety signal, it will stop people vaccinating for other diseases. So safety is the absolute top priority here.”
I don’t think a vaccine will end this pandemic tomorrow, or suddenly; it is going to trickle on for a little while
The fact that a number of trials have had to be stopped due to adverse patient events is “a good sign”, he said.
Liz O’Brien, a former pharmaceutical regulator who has also worked in drug development, warns that while regulatory bodies work “to the highest scientific rigour, a vaccine with an efficacy as low as 50 per cent is not a panacea and cannot form the basis of Ireland’s Covid strategy”.
“We know that efficacy is often lower again in older populations, and that must be considered in the overall picture of strategic planning.”
Dr Moore also expressed concern about a vaccine working for older people unless it is very efficacious. And she cautions: “I don’t think a vaccine will end this pandemic tomorrow, or suddenly; it is going to trickle on for a little while.”
Initially, Prof Butler says, it is likely a successful vaccine will be licensed for those most at risk – healthcare workers, for example, or, if suitable, older people.
The extent to which vaccines provide protection varies from person to person according to our make-up and immune response. The flu vaccine, for example, is generally less effective in older people with depleted immune systems.
Vaccines, though, also provide wide protection across the population, provided enough people take them. For a highly infectious disease such as measles, for example, a threshold of 95 per cent uptake has to be reached in order to achieve herd immunity.
Most people will hesitate when presented with something new, especially if they don’t feel they are at risk
Given how transmissible Covid-19 is, it is thought an uptake of at least 60 per cent, and preferably much higher, will be needed to confer population protection.
But is this level of cover achievable? In a recent RTÉ poll conducted by Behaviour & Attitudes, 32 per cent of people said they would be unlikely to take a new Covid-19 vaccine, while 56 per cent said they would; 12 per cent didn’t know.
Prof Butler says she understands the sentiment expressed in the poll.
“Most people will hesitate when presented with something new, especially if they don’t feel they are at risk. I’m fairly confident we’ll have solid safety data before we go recommending to people to take a particular vaccine.”
Some of the products in development build on existing vaccine platforms, she points out, making it easier to make an informed choice.
“There will always be a core group who don’t want vaccines no matter how much data there is on them,” says Butler. “They tend to be a small minority, but the wider group of people looks at the pros and cons and aims for the best thing for them.”
An anti-lockdown and anti-facemask protest in Dublin city centre last August. The traditional anti-vaccine lobby has found common cause with anti-lockdown and anti-face mask groups. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
It is less than a decade since anti-vaccine campaigners began targeting the then new HPV vaccine for teenage girls. Using social media to deliver an emotion-laden message directly to parents, they claimed hundreds of girls had suffered chronic ill-health after taking the cervical cancer vaccine.
Despite the absence of any evidence of a causal link between the girls’ symptoms and the vaccine, uptake of the vaccine plummeted from 87 per cent to 50 per cent, as vaccine hesitancy grew.
It took a sustained response from medics, pro-vaccine advocates and the likes of Laura Brennan, the young Clare woman who became the poster girl for the HPV vaccine before succumbing to cervical cancer, before rates started rising again.
The issue died away, but rumbles on. Regret, the group set up by parents alleging harm from the HPV vaccine, told The Irish Times this week “many” of their daughters “remain in chronic ill-health” and that “many cases have been lodged with the courts”.
“We have concerns that a rushed ‘warp speed’ vaccine, which has not undergone long-term testing or testing for non-specific effects, may not meet the necessary safety standard,” the group said in a statement.
Today, the controversy around Covid-19 has breathed new life into the anti-vaccine cause. Information sheets have been dusted down, websites spruced up and, across Europe and the US, people have taken to the streets.
On an overcast Saturday afternoon earlier this month, those opposed to a vaccine were prominent among the anti-lockdown protesters outside the Custom House in Dublin.
“Stick your vaccine up your arse,” one of the musicians playing at the rally shouted, to general amusement in the crowd.
The rally was jointly organised by Health Freedom Ireland (HFI), a group composed of longstanding vaccine sceptics that says its mission is to provide “impartial information” on the issue.
Read more at www.irishtimes.com
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Cancer patients in Britain report their lives are being cut short by delayed diagnoses and treatment pauses due to the “ obsession ” with COVID-19 .
Three million people so far have been denied screening and are in danger with no end in sight .
Sharing their stories with the Daily Mail , several patients facing dramatically shortened lifespans — many the parents of young children — said that ‘ The NHS should be for everybody , not just Covid patients.
” “ My prognosis is not good .
I ’ ve likely got four months to a year left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Purvis , who said she had an operation to remove a tumour from her lung cancelled on just a week ’ s notice in March .
The mother-of-two said the she “ burst into tears ” when she received the “ devastating ” news that her operation had been cancelled .
“ I ’ m devastated , I just burst into tears .
It is a critical operation because it could help buy me time .
I will never know if that operation could have saved my life .
It might have done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then I found out at the end of May it had spread to my brain , ” she told the newspaper .
Similarly , 40-year-old Jennifer Eldridge , also a mother-of-two , found herself completely unable to secure a face-to-face appointment with a doctor when she began experiencing symptoms , and it took a full month to organise an online consultation — which ended with a prescription for painkillers .
Four months later , a belated blood test and colonoscopy revealed she had terminal colorectal cancer .
“ If I could have seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ non-urgent ’ tests had been carried out… the cancer might not have had the chance to spread .
To suddenly have your future as a family ripped from your hands is the worst part .
I won ’ t be there with Jonathan to guide Lina and Jasmine through their childhoods , ” said Jennifer , who says she “ could have just two years to live ” — although she is attempting to beat the odds with a GoFundMe to raise money for treatment not provided by Britain ’ s socialised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kelly Smith , however , the book has already closed , with step-father Craig Russell reporting that she died in late June after doctors paused her chemotherapy for three months in March .
“ I ’ m angry at Covid and that I got put on this break because I don ’ t think I should have , ” Kelly had said before she passed away .
“ I ’ m terrified – absolutely terrified .
I don ’ t want to die .
I feel like I ’ ve got so much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a far bigger threat than Covid ever could be .
Every day 500 people die from cancer and those numbers are starting to increase because there is no treatment .
Sadly , it is too late for Kelly , but there is still time to save others , ” said her step-father , who has set up a petition “ urg [ ing ] Matt Hancock to boost cancer services , at all stages of the cancer pathway , to stop tens of thousands of cancer patients dying unnecessarily.
” Over 316,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publication .
University of Buckingham oncologist Karol Sikora responded to Kelly ’ s story by warning that Sikora ’ s sentiments echoed those of leading cancer researcher Angus Dalgleish , who earlier this month wrote that “ in my work as an oncologist , I see daily how the relentless focus on Covid is distorting healthcare priorities and undermining treatment.
” “ This obsession with one issue — Covid — is disastrous , ” commented Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP , a former Conservative Party leader and Cabinet minister .
“ A second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health terms : fewer cancer patients will get treatment , and there will be more deaths , ” he cautioned .
Cancer Research UK has warned that there is now a backlog of three million people awaiting screening –and that they fear “ this will mean poor survival for cancer patients.
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UK in Cancer Crisis Due to Government’s COVID19 Obsession
Written by Jack Montgomery
Cancer patients in Britain report their lives are being cut short by delayed diagnoses and treatment pauses due to the “obsession” with COVID-19. Three million people so far have been denied screening and are in danger with no end in sight.
Sharing their stories with the Daily Mail, several patients facing dramatically shortened lifespans — many the parents of young children — said that ‘The NHS should be for everybody, not just Covid patients.”
“My prognosis is not good. I’ve likely got four months to a year left to live,” reported 42-year-old Beth Purvis, who said she had an operation to remove a tumour from her lung cancelled on just a week’s notice in March.
The mother-of-two said the she “burst into tears” when she received the “devastating” news that her operation had been cancelled.
“I’m devastated, I just burst into tears. It is a critical operation because it could help buy me time. I will never know if that operation could have saved my life. It might have done. But it was cancelled, and then I found out at the end of May it had spread to my brain,” she told the newspaper.
Similarly, 40-year-old Jennifer Eldridge, also a mother-of-two, found herself completely unable to secure a face-to-face appointment with a doctor when she began experiencing symptoms, and it took a full month to organise an online consultation — which ended with a prescription for painkillers.
Four months later, a belated blood test and colonoscopy revealed she had terminal colorectal cancer.
“If I could have seen my GP earlier, if those supposedly ‘non-urgent’ tests had been carried out… the cancer might not have had the chance to spread. To suddenly have your future as a family ripped from your hands is the worst part. I won’t be there with Jonathan to guide Lina and Jasmine through their childhoods,” said Jennifer, who says she “could have just two years to live” — although she is attempting to beat the odds with a GoFundMe to raise money for treatment not provided by Britain’s socialised National Health Service.
For 31-year-old mother-of-one Kelly Smith, however, the book has already closed, with step-father Craig Russell reporting that she died in late June after doctors paused her chemotherapy for three months in March.
“I’m angry at Covid and that I got put on this break because I don’t think I should have,” Kelly had said before she passed away.
“I’m terrified – absolutely terrified. I don’t want to die. I feel like I’ve got so much more to do.”
“Cancer is a far bigger threat than Covid ever could be. Every day 500 people die from cancer and those numbers are starting to increase because there is no treatment. Sadly, it is too late for Kelly, but there is still time to save others,” said her step-father, who has set up a petition “urg[ing] Matt Hancock to boost cancer services, at all stages of the cancer pathway, to stop tens of thousands of cancer patients dying unnecessarily.”
Over 316,000 people have signed as of the time of publication.
University of Buckingham oncologist Karol Sikora responded to Kelly’s story by warning that
“Cancer is not a disease where you can put people on the shelf for three months. It’s not like hip replacements or cataract surgery where patients on the waiting list face immense discomfort – if cancer isn’t diagnosed and treated promptly, it can spread, and more people will die.”
Sikora’s sentiments echoed those of leading cancer researcher Angus Dalgleish, who earlier this month wrote that “in my work as an oncologist, I see daily how the relentless focus on Covid is distorting healthcare priorities and undermining treatment.”
“Vital consultations are delayed, operations deferred. The effect of coronavirus means rationing has now been imposed on an epic scale,” he said, noting that “110,000 patients have now been waiting for more than a year — the highest total since records began — to begin treatment”.
“This obsession with one issue — Covid — is disastrous,” commented Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, a former Conservative Party leader and Cabinet minister.
“A second lockdown would be an unmitigated disaster in health terms: fewer cancer patients will get treatment, and there will be more deaths,” he cautioned.
Cancer Research UK has warned that there is now a backlog of three million people awaiting screening –and that they fear “this will mean poor survival for cancer patients.”
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