lewrockwell--2020-10-09--The ‘Soft’ Lockdown in Sweden

The ‘Soft’ Lockdown in Sweden

Sweden has been attacked for its ” soft ” lockdown which is in sharp contrast to the policies in the other Nordic , in many European countries and the USA .
But there are serious concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of hard lockdown policies .
The collateral damages of complete lockdowns are producing devastating effects on short and long term public health .
Health economic modeling studies have estimated , translated into quality adjusted life years , that the costs of lockdowns outweighed the benefits by far .
Sweden ’ s soft lockdown is based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ architect is professor Johan Giesecke , former chief scientist of the ECDC ( European Center for Disease Control ) .
The main theme is that it is everyone ’ s personal responsibility to prevent the spread of COVID-19 .
The population is encouraged , but not forced , to keep distance indoors and outdoors and working from home is encouraged .
There was and is no compulsory mask wearing .
Secondary schools as well as universities were closed , kindergarten and primary schools up to age 15 were open .
Restaurant owners had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gatherings of more than 50 peoples were forbidden .
Care homes and hospitals caring for the elderly were closed for visitors .
One should stay at home when feeling unwell in particular with common cold symptoms .
Hygienic measures like washing hands etc were encouraged .
Happy Halloween Quaran ... Buy New $ 17.99 Despite all these measures the immediate collateral damages were huge even in Sweden .
The soft lockdown had destroyed or severely impaired several branches like food catering , indoor restaurants , dentists , hairdressers , hotels , travel agencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the travel industry .
These short term effects have partly been alleviated by the tax payers through economic “ stimulation programs ” .
However the long term effects can not be observed yet .
But from a public health perspective these collateral damages have to be considered and not only the effects of COVID-19 .
Therefore the Swedish policy is worth to examine .
The main criticism of the Swedish soft lockdown policy was the high mortality rate per 1 million population compared in particular with the other Nordic countries .
The latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries shows only Belgium ( 867 ) , Spain ( 686 ) , UK ( 623 ) and Italy ( 595 ) have a higher mortality .
Sweden has 583 per 1 M pop and the USA 647 ( www.worldometers.info ) .
When compared to the other Scandinavian countries these had considerable lower mortality rates .
Denmark ( 113 ) , Finland ( 62 ) and Norway ( 51 ) per 1 M pop .
Some explanations why the Covid19 death rate in Sweden was highest among the Nordic countries were presented in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paper in economics No 20-27 ) .
Most of the problems in Sweden were concentrated to urban areas in particular Stockholm and a large proportion of deaths was observed among the sick and frail elderly often with comorbidity .
Some immigrant groups were also particularly affected .
The “ dry tinder ” hypothesis was mentioned in this article as an important factor for the higher mortality in Sweden .
During the last year Sweden had accumulated more very sick and frail old people in elderly care compared with the other Nordic countries .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard by the COVID-19 pandemic .
Nevertheless it remains unclear what the exact infection mortality rate for SARS CoV2 in Sweden is .
One problem is the unknown number of individuals who are or have been infected with the virus .
We have insufficient data on PCR positives , serology positives , of T-cell immunity and cross immunity with other Corona viruses .
An other problem is the unclear distinction between death with SARS CoV2 or death because of COVID-19 .
Unreported Truths abou ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.99 Therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when evaluating the effects of COVID-19 which is the excess all cause mortality .
Mortality data are collected from 24 European countries every week since 2009 in the European Mortality Monitoring network ( www.euromomo.eu ) .
Observed minus the expected numbers of deaths are monitored weekly using a statistical algorithm .
The excess all cause mortality is a robust indicator for a significant increase in mortality due to for example influenza and COVID-19 ( lav @ ssl.dk ) .
It has previously been shown that influenza pandemics causes an increase in excess all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK , Spain , the Netherlands , Italy and Sweden had similar spikes in all cause mortality around mid April 2020 .
After mid Maj 2020 no excess mortality was observed in any EU country except for a small spike in Belgium in mid August .
Germany , Austria and all the other Nordic countries reported no increase in excess all cause mortality Sweden is the only Scandinavian country with a significant increase in excess all cause mortality .
Media and certain political parties in Sweden have criticized the quality of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in home care for several years .
Recently an independent investigation by KPMG produced a devastating report on the quality of care for the elderly .
The care for the elderly in Sweden is a single payer system financed by tax payer money , but the provision of care is partly privatized .
Private health care providers are competing with public ones and are mainly competing with lower prices for contracts .
A high fraction of health care workers are immigrants , low paid and often with low language skills .
Staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers did more cross-facility working in particular in urban areas like Stockholm .
A lack of protective equipment and sanitizers have been reported and basic hygienic measures were not followed .
During the peak of the pandemic a lack of tests for health care workers was reported .
Unnecessary red tape bureaucracy and incompetence in management were also reported in the KPMG investigation .
A deep crisis for the care of the elderly became obvious during the COVID-19 crisis despite that it has been known for several years .
But this has nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown .
Unreported Truths abou ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.71 At present , in mid October 2020 , we can observe several indicators for considerable herd immunity in Sweden .
Increased levels of SARSCoV2 genetic material in sewage have been recently reported from Stockholm .
Studies have also shown that antibody IgG responses , T-cell immunity effects as well as cross immunity to other Corona viruses may contribute to that up to 40-50 % of the urban Swedish population have been infected or are at present infected with the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ builds in the population the risk for all , including the elderly with comorbidity falls considerably .
So why has morbidity and mortality from Covid-19 decreased in Sweden and has been at extreme low levels since over four months ?
There are several possible explanations or maybe a combination of these : 1 ) the “ dry tinder “ effect has caused that old and sick people have died in Covid-19 and therefore has the number of people at risk decreased .
2 ) seasonality , which is observed with influenza and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unclear .
It might be caused by the climate or unknown other factors accounting for that the virus “ dries out ” .
3 ) herd immunity which leads to fewer people at risk to be infected with SARSCov2 .
Assessing the soft lock down in Sweden one has to consider the recent recommendations from eminent public health experts Dr Kulldorf , Dr Gupta and Dr Bhattachary that a risk oriented strategy is more important than a general lockdown .
The risk for morbidity and mortality is exponential age dependent with no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more than thousandfold increased for the elderly in particular with comorbidity .
Therefore they advocate a focused protection in particular of the elderly .
This was unfortunately not achieved in Sweden .
The “ soft ” lockdown in Sweden is based on individual responsibility and minimal force by government consequently resulting in less collateral damage than a hard lockdown .
The high mortality figures in Sweden are caused by poor performance of a state run system of elderly care .
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Sweden has been attacked for its ”soft” lockdown which is in sharp contrast to the policies in the other Nordic, in many European countries and the USA. But there are serious concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of hard lockdown policies. The collateral damages of complete lockdowns are producing devastating effects on short and long term public health. Health economic modeling studies have estimated, translated into quality adjusted life years, that the costs of lockdowns outweighed the benefits by far.
Sweden’s soft lockdown is based on evidence-based clinical and epidemiological data. The architect is professor Johan Giesecke, former chief scientist of the ECDC (European Center for Disease Control). The main theme is that it is everyone’s personal responsibility to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The population is encouraged, but not forced, to keep distance indoors and outdoors and working from home is encouraged. There was and is no compulsory mask wearing. Secondary schools as well as universities were closed, kindergarten and primary schools up to age 15 were open. Restaurant owners had to separate tables for social distancing. Gatherings of more than 50 peoples were forbidden. Care homes and hospitals caring for the elderly were closed for visitors. One should stay at home when feeling unwell in particular with common cold symptoms. Hygienic measures like washing hands etc were encouraged. Happy Halloween Quaran... Buy New $17.99 (as of 07:05 UTC - Details)
Despite all these measures the immediate collateral damages were huge even in Sweden. The soft lockdown had destroyed or severely impaired several branches like food catering, indoor restaurants, dentists, hairdressers, hotels, travel agencies, airline traffic and other part of the travel industry. These short term effects have partly been alleviated by the tax payers through economic “stimulation programs”. However the long term effects can not be observed yet. But from a public health perspective these collateral damages have to be considered and not only the effects of COVID-19. Therefore the Swedish policy is worth to examine.
The main criticism of the Swedish soft lockdown policy was the high mortality rate per 1 million population compared in particular with the other Nordic countries. The latest mortality rates from Oct 2020 among European countries shows only Belgium (867), Spain (686), UK (623) and Italy(595) have a higher mortality. Sweden has 583 per 1 M pop and the USA 647 (www.worldometers.info). When compared to the other Scandinavian countries these had considerable lower mortality rates. Denmark (113), Finland (62) and Norway (51) per 1 M pop.
Some explanations why the Covid19 death rate in Sweden was highest among the Nordic countries were presented in a paper published recently (GMU working paper in economics No 20-27). Most of the problems in Sweden were concentrated to urban areas in particular Stockholm and a large proportion of deaths was observed among the sick and frail elderly often with comorbidity. Some immigrant groups were also particularly affected. The “dry tinder” hypothesis was mentioned in this article as an important factor for the higher mortality in Sweden. During the last year Sweden had accumulated more very sick and frail old people in elderly care compared with the other Nordic countries. These frail and old people were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless it remains unclear what the exact infection mortality rate for SARS CoV2 in Sweden is. One problem is the unknown number of individuals who are or have been infected with the virus. We have insufficient data on PCR positives, serology positives, of T-cell immunity and cross immunity with other Corona viruses. An other problem is the unclear distinction between death with SARS CoV2 or death because of COVID-19. Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.99 (as of 03:17 UTC - Details)
Therefore we have to consider another important parameter when evaluating the effects of COVID-19 which is the excess all cause mortality. Mortality data are collected from 24 European countries every week since 2009 in the European Mortality Monitoring network (www.euromomo.eu). Observed minus the expected numbers of deaths are monitored weekly using a statistical algorithm. The excess all cause mortality is a robust indicator for a significant increase in mortality due to for example influenza and COVID-19 ([email protected]). It has previously been shown that influenza pandemics causes an increase in excess all cause mortality. Belgium, France, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden had similar spikes in all cause mortality around mid April 2020. After mid Maj 2020 no excess mortality was observed in any EU country except for a small spike in Belgium in mid August. Germany, Austria and all the other Nordic countries reported no increase in excess all cause mortality Sweden is the only Scandinavian country with a significant increase in excess all cause mortality.
Media and certain political parties in Sweden have criticized the quality of the care of the elderly in nursing homes and in home care for several years. Recently an independent investigation by KPMG produced a devastating report on the quality of care for the elderly. The care for the elderly in Sweden is a single payer system financed by tax payer money, but the provision of care is partly privatized. Private health care providers are competing with public ones and are mainly competing with lower prices for contracts. A high fraction of health care workers are immigrants, low paid and often with low language skills. Staff rotation has been high and elderly care workers did more cross-facility working in particular in urban areas like Stockholm. A lack of protective equipment and sanitizers have been reported and basic hygienic measures were not followed. During the peak of the pandemic a lack of tests for health care workers was reported. Unnecessary red tape bureaucracy and incompetence in management were also reported in the KPMG investigation. A deep crisis for the care of the elderly became obvious during the COVID-19 crisis despite that it has been known for several years. But this has nothing to do with the “soft” lockdown.
Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.71 (as of 07:13 UTC - Details) At present, in mid October 2020, we can observe several indicators for considerable herd immunity in Sweden. Increased levels of SARSCoV2 genetic material in sewage have been recently reported from Stockholm. Studies have also shown that antibody IgG responses, T-cell immunity effects as well as cross immunity to other Corona viruses may contribute to that up to 40-50% of the urban Swedish population have been infected or are at present infected with the virus and have developed immunity. As immunity builds in the population the risk for all, including the elderly with comorbidity falls considerably.
So why has morbidity and mortality from Covid-19 decreased in Sweden and has been at extreme low levels since over four months? There are several possible explanations or maybe a combination of these: 1) the “dry tinder“ effect has caused that old and sick people have died in Covid-19 and therefore has the number of people at risk decreased. 2) seasonality, which is observed with influenza and other corona viruses. The reason for seasonality is unclear. It might be caused by the climate or unknown other factors accounting for that the virus “dries out”. 3) herd immunity which leads to fewer people at risk to be infected with SARSCov2.
Assessing the soft lock down in Sweden one has to consider the recent recommendations from eminent public health experts Dr Kulldorf, Dr Gupta and Dr Bhattachary that a risk oriented strategy is more important than a general lockdown. The risk for morbidity and mortality is exponential age dependent with no risk for children and young adults and a more than thousandfold increased for the elderly in particular with comorbidity. Therefore they advocate a focused protection in particular of the elderly. This was unfortunately not achieved in Sweden.
The “soft” lockdown in Sweden is based on individual responsibility and minimal force by government consequently resulting in less collateral damage than a hard lockdown. The high mortality figures in Sweden are caused by poor performance of a state run system of elderly care.
The Best of Peter Bistoletti


lewrockwell--2020-10-09--Operation Warp Speed Is Using a CIA-Linked Contractor To Keep Covid-19 Vaccine Contracts Secret

$ 6 billion in Covid-19 vaccine contracts awarded by Operation Warp Speed have been doled out by a secretive government contractor with deep ties to the CIA and DHS , escaping regulatory scrutiny and beyond the reach of FOIA requests .
Last Tuesday , while most Americans were distracted by the first US presidential debate , NPR quietly reported that the US government ’ s Operation Warp Speed , a public-private partnership launched by the Trump administration to rapidly develop and distribute a Covid-19 vaccine , had taken the unusual step of awarding contracts to vaccine companies , not directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Though NPR named the defense contractor—South Carolina–based Advanced Technology International—they declined to explore the company ’ s deep ties to the CIA , Department of Homeland Security , and the Department of Defense and how ATI is helping to lead those agencies ’ efforts to militarize health care and create a surveillance panopticon that not only monitors the world around us but our physiology as well .
Vaccine Injury Compens ... Buy New $ 23.55 The “ secret ” vaccine contracts awarded through ATI as part of Warp Speed total approximately $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Operation Warp Speed ’ s $ 10 billion budget .
Both Paul Mango , Health and Human Services ’ deputy chief of staff for policy , and Robert Kadlec , HHS assistant secretary for preparedness and response ( ASPR ) , personally signed off on the contracts .
Operation Warp Speed , which officially involves the combined efforts of HHS and the military to deliver over 300 million Covid-19 vaccines to Americans by next January , is a highly secretive program dominated by military personnel , most of whom have no experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Trump administration has often compared Warp Speed to the Manhattan Project , which produced the atomic bomb .
Several very unsettling revelations about the true nature and scope of Warp Speed , including the out-sized role of ATI , began to emerge starting last Monday .
Yet , most of this new information was not covered by US news outlets due to the media frenzy surrounding the first presidential debate and the subsequent news that President Trump and several other politicians and White House officials had tested positive for Covid-19 .
NPR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nongovernment intermediary like ATI to issue the coronavirus vaccine contracts , as opposed to the government itself directly awarding those contracts , allows Operation Warp Speed to “ bypass the regulatory oversight and transparency of traditional federal contracting mechanisms.
” This means that , among other things , the vaccine contracts awarded under Operation Warp Speed are unlikely to be publicly released in the near future , if ever .
The Vaccine Court : The ... Rohde , Wayne Buy New $ 17.99 The report from NPR also noted that the Congressional Research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such intermediaries to award contracts can result in “ significant risks , including potentially diminished oversight and exemption from laws and regulations designed to protect government and taxpayer interests.
” Proponents of this unorthodox way of issuing contracts , known as “ other transaction agreements ” ( OTAs ) , often argue that utilizing this alternative method for awarding contracts significantly hastens the process .
However , the Congressional Research Service also noted that the Department of Defense , which has been increasingly relying on OTAs in recent years , has never tracked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are actually faster than traditional contracting methods .
This suggests that claims regarding the alleged “ speed advantage ” of OTAs are based on assumptions rather than data-based evidence .
Johnson & Johnson , Novavax , Pfizer , and Sanofi are among the companies that have received these covert vaccine contracts through the OTA authorized by Operation Warp Speed and managed by ATI .
Many of these companies , particularly Johnson & Johnson , have been involved in scandals related to selling and marketing products they knew to be unsafe to the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their exemption from federal regulations ( including safety regulations ) an issue of concern regarding their participation in Warp Speed .
This concern is further compounded by the fact that , on September 21 , HHS Secretary Alex Azar told FOX Business that all Operation Warp Speed vaccine manufacturers would be exempt from liability for any damages their vaccines may cause and that those who administer their vaccines would also not be liable for damages .
“ Under the PREP Act , which is a provision in Congress , any treatment or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic like this actually comes with liability protection .
Both the product as well as those who administer it or provide it , ” Azar stated during the televised interview .
The PREP Act that Azar referenced was originally signed into law in 2005 but was updated this past April , a few weeks before Operation Warp Speed was announced , so that vaccine and therapeutic manufacturers “ can not be sued for money damages in court ” over injuries caused by medical countermeasures for Covid-19 .
Vaccine Epidemic : How ... Best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12.99 Notably , the architect of that controversial April update to the PREP Act , HHS ASPR Kadlec , is intimately involved in deciding who is awarded Operation Warp Speed contracts .
STAT News reported last week , citing senior HHS officials , that Kadlec “ personally signs off ” on every business agreement made on behalf of HHS for Operation Warp Speed .
In addition to his past activities in lobbying for intelligence and defense contractors , Kadlec also previously worked as a lobbyist for the scandal-ridden biodefense company Emergent Biosolutions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Operation Warp Speed as well as the manufacturer of the controversial anthrax vaccine BioThrax .
Despite top HHS officials allegedly overseeing every single one of these business agreements , NPR was told by HHS that the department has “ no records ” of the $ 1.6 billion Operation Warp Speed contract with Novavax , which was awarded through ATI .
This is a strange response given that HHS is supposedly the lead agency overseeing Operation Warp Speed , yet they somehow lack a copy of a massive vaccine contract at the heart of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DoD for a copy of the Novavax contract and have yet to receive a response .
At a press conference in mid-September , Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski , a key figure in Operation Warp Speed , told reporters : “ With respect to the contracts , the contracts are between ourselves , the United States government and private entities , and they are releasable to an extent .
Obviously everything can not be released , but they are releasable to an extent and they will be made available at some point in time.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ point in time ” would be .
Also odd is that ATI told NPR that , at the time they were awarding these secretive vaccine contracts , it was never explicitly told by the Department of Defense that these contracts were part of Operation Warp Speed , with a former ATI executive describing that key fact as “ invisible ” to the company .

$6 billion in Covid-19 vaccine contracts awarded by Operation Warp Speed have been doled out by a secretive government contractor with deep ties to the CIA and DHS, escaping regulatory scrutiny and beyond the reach of FOIA requests.
Last Tuesday, while most Americans were distracted by the first US presidential debate, NPR quietly reported that the US government’s Operation Warp Speed, a public-private partnership launched by the Trump administration to rapidly develop and distribute a Covid-19 vaccine, had taken the unusual step of awarding contracts to vaccine companies, not directly, but through a secretive defense contractor.
Though NPR named the defense contractor—South Carolina–based Advanced Technology International—they declined to explore the company’s deep ties to the CIA, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Defense and how ATI is helping to lead those agencies’ efforts to militarize health care and create a surveillance panopticon that not only monitors the world around us but our physiology as well. Vaccine Injury Compens... Buy New $23.55 (as of 02:55 UTC - Details)
The “secret” vaccine contracts awarded through ATI as part of Warp Speed total approximately $6 billion, accounting for the majority of Operation Warp Speed’s $10 billion budget. Both Paul Mango, Health and Human Services’ deputy chief of staff for policy, and Robert Kadlec, HHS assistant secretary for preparedness and response (ASPR), personally signed off on the contracts.
Operation Warp Speed, which officially involves the combined efforts of HHS and the military to deliver over 300 million Covid-19 vaccines to Americans by next January, is a highly secretive program dominated by military personnel, most of whom have no experience in health care or vaccine production. The Trump administration has often compared Warp Speed to the Manhattan Project, which produced the atomic bomb.
Several very unsettling revelations about the true nature and scope of Warp Speed, including the out-sized role of ATI, began to emerge starting last Monday. Yet, most of this new information was not covered by US news outlets due to the media frenzy surrounding the first presidential debate and the subsequent news that President Trump and several other politicians and White House officials had tested positive for Covid-19.
NPR noted that the decision to use a nongovernment intermediary like ATI to issue the coronavirus vaccine contracts, as opposed to the government itself directly awarding those contracts, allows Operation Warp Speed to “bypass the regulatory oversight and transparency of traditional federal contracting mechanisms.” This means that, among other things, the vaccine contracts awarded under Operation Warp Speed are unlikely to be publicly released in the near future, if ever.
The Vaccine Court: The... Rohde, Wayne Buy New $17.99 (as of 04:05 UTC - Details) The report from NPR also noted that the Congressional Research Service reported just last year that using such intermediaries to award contracts can result in “significant risks, including potentially diminished oversight and exemption from laws and regulations designed to protect government and taxpayer interests.” Proponents of this unorthodox way of issuing contracts, known as “other transaction agreements” (OTAs), often argue that utilizing this alternative method for awarding contracts significantly hastens the process. However, the Congressional Research Service also noted that the Department of Defense, which has been increasingly relying on OTAs in recent years, has never tracked the information necessary to determine if OTAs are actually faster than traditional contracting methods. This suggests that claims regarding the alleged “speed advantage” of OTAs are based on assumptions rather than data-based evidence.
Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, Pfizer, and Sanofi are among the companies that have received these covert vaccine contracts through the OTA authorized by Operation Warp Speed and managed by ATI. Many of these companies, particularly Johnson & Johnson, have been involved in scandals related to selling and marketing products they knew to be unsafe to the public. This makes the lack of oversight and their exemption from federal regulations (including safety regulations) an issue of concern regarding their participation in Warp Speed.
This concern is further compounded by the fact that, on September 21, HHS Secretary Alex Azar told FOX Business that all Operation Warp Speed vaccine manufacturers would be exempt from liability for any damages their vaccines may cause and that those who administer their vaccines would also not be liable for damages. “Under the PREP Act, which is a provision in Congress, any treatment or vaccine for purposes of a national emergency pandemic like this actually comes with liability protection. Both the product as well as those who administer it or provide it,” Azar stated during the televised interview. The PREP Act that Azar referenced was originally signed into law in 2005 but was updated this past April, a few weeks before Operation Warp Speed was announced, so that vaccine and therapeutic manufacturers “cannot be sued for money damages in court” over injuries caused by medical countermeasures for Covid-19.
Vaccine Epidemic: How ... Best Price: $7.50 Buy New $12.99 (as of 06:30 UTC - Details) Notably, the architect of that controversial April update to the PREP Act, HHS ASPR Kadlec, is intimately involved in deciding who is awarded Operation Warp Speed contracts. STAT News reported last week, citing senior HHS officials, that Kadlec “personally signs off” on every business agreement made on behalf of HHS for Operation Warp Speed. In addition to his past activities in lobbying for intelligence and defense contractors, Kadlec also previously worked as a lobbyist for the scandal-ridden biodefense company Emergent Biosolutions, which is also a major player in Operation Warp Speed as well as the manufacturer of the controversial anthrax vaccine BioThrax.
Despite top HHS officials allegedly overseeing every single one of these business agreements, NPR was told by HHS that the department has “no records” of the $1.6 billion Operation Warp Speed contract with Novavax, which was awarded through ATI. This is a strange response given that HHS is supposedly the lead agency overseeing Operation Warp Speed, yet they somehow lack a copy of a massive vaccine contract at the heart of the operation. NPR also asked the DoD for a copy of the Novavax contract and have yet to receive a response.
At a press conference in mid-September, Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski, a key figure in Operation Warp Speed, told reporters: “With respect to the contracts, the contracts are between ourselves, the United States government and private entities, and they are releasable to an extent. Obviously everything cannot be released, but they are releasable to an extent and they will be made available at some point in time.” Ostrowski declined to elaborate on when that “point in time” would be.
Also odd is that ATI told NPR that, at the time they were awarding these secretive vaccine contracts, it was never explicitly told by the Department of Defense that these contracts were part of Operation Warp Speed, with a former ATI executive describing that key fact as “invisible” to the company.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-09--A Man of Conscience: A Tribute to Professor Stephen F. Cohen

I was deeply saddened—and still in shock and grief—to learn of the death of Professor Stephen F. Cohen , not only because his was a voice of sanity and reason , a voice for peace in an increasingly fractured world , but also because personally I was always excited and delighted to read his books and see his appearances , on television with Tucker Carlson and on alternative news platforms , including The Grayzone , RT , and even an interview with Lew Rockwell .
Another example is that with Professor Cohen ’ s permission , Ron Unz created an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site .
Despite differences in political views , Professor Cohen never hesitated to speak to those who were willing to listen , to those interested in peace , to those willing to learn the truth and not be swayed by propaganda and lies .
What made , to me , Professor Cohen unique and special was not limited to his great knowledge , his warmth , his kindness , his scholarship ; no , to me it was his conscience , that is he looked at the “ enemy , ” specifically the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human beings who had suffered greatly and saw a missed opportunity in America not respecting and working with Russia to the mutual benefit of both nations .
Not only in his interviews but in his books this perspective is made very clear , and his written work is an important legacy that those who love peace and do not fall prey of the dictates of those in power in America who want to make enemies out of entire nations—not just Russia—will find words of great power in his published writings .
Among his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Professor Cohen discussed roads not taken , that many of the worst aspects of the Soviet Union might not have come into being and , how perhaps most relevant to us now , that the break up of the Soviet Union that caused a catastrophic loss of life comparable to war , was clearly avoidable and that the policies of the Obama administration set into motion this “ new cold war ” ( centered in Ukraine ) or since it is more dangerous , to use a British expression , a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in casualties .
War with Russia ?
: From ... Cohen , Stephen F. Best Price : $ 8.99 Buy New $ 8.50 In his earlier book , Failed Crusade , Professor Cohen writes a work that “ shows that what US officials and other experts call ‘ reform ’ has for most Russians been a catastrophic development―namely the unprecedented de-modernization of a twentieth-century country―and for the United States the worst foreign policy disaster since Vietnam ” and “ an indictment of American journalists and policy makers who failed to see or report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy in a great human tragedy.
” That Russia has now turned around so completely is certainly remarkable and a testament to those officials in its government—including President Putin—who wanted to reverse the devastation and help their suffering people live normal lives .
In The Victims Return : Survivors of the Gulag After Stalin Professor Cohen writes of the human cost of Stalin ’ s Gulags , for “ During the Stalin years , it is thought that more innocent men , women and children perished than in Hitler ’ s destruction of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Stalin ’ s Gulag of torture prisons and forced-labour camps , yet others survived and were freed after his death in 1953 .
This book is the story of the survivors .
Long kept secret by Soviet repression and censorship , it is now told by renowned author and historian Stephen F. Cohen , who came to know many former Gulag inmates during his frequent trips to Moscow over a period of thirty years .
Based on first-hand interviews with the victims themselves and on newly available materials , Cohen provides a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saga , from their liberation and return to Soviet society , to their long struggle to salvage what remained of their shattered lives and to obtain justice.
” But more than writing history , giving a voice to the victims , Professor Cohen showed his compassion towards the victims personally , in his kindness towards the widow of Bukharin , which was revealed in the obituary published by The New York Times , “ Stephen F. Cohen , Influential Historian of Russia , Dies at 81.
” A prolific writer who mined Soviet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ international attention in 1973 with “ Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution , ” a biography of Lenin ’ s protégé Nikolai Bukharin , who envisioned Communism as a blend of state-run industries and free-market agriculture .
Critics generally applauded the work , which was a finalist for a National Book Award .
“ Stephen Cohen ’ s full-scale study of Bukharin is the first major study of this remarkable associate of Lenin , ” Harrison Salisbury ’ s wrote in a review in The Times .
“ As such it constitutes a milestone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of increased academic sophistication in the use of Soviet materials and also of the very substantial increase in basic information which has become available in the 20 years since Stalin ’ s death.
” After Lenin ’ s death , Mr. Bukharin became a victim of Stalin ’ s Moscow show trials in 1938 ; he was accused of plotting against Stalin and executed .
His widow , Anna Mikhailovna Larina , spent 20 years in exile and in prison camps and campaigned for Mr. Bukharin ’ s rehabilitation , which was endorsed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Larina and Professor Cohen became friends .
Given access to Bukharin archives , he found and returned to her the last love letter that Mr. Bukharin wrote her from prison .
Bukharin and the Bolsh ... Cohen , Stephen F. Best Price : $ 4.00 Buy New $ 10.00 His most recent book is War with Russia ?
: From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & Russiagate , a collection and expansion of his radio broadcast conversations with John Batchelor , many of which were published on LewRockwell.com , warning of the risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia now that formal avenues of communication and alternative means of indirect contact , such as the ones used by President Kennedy , no longer exist .
An excerpt from the book was published on LewRockwell.com here , “ Russiagate or Intelgate ?
, ” in which Professor Cohen ’ s thesis now appears vindicated , as recent coverage and facts emerge .
Aaron Maté ’ s piece for Real Clear Investigations , “ Analysis : That Senate ‘ Collusion ’ Report ?
It ’ s Got No Smoking Gun … but It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional facts but of course ZeroHedge ’ s recent piece continues with the “ Russia Bad ” thesis no matter what : Russia didn ’ t collaborate with Trump but with Hillary Clinton !
I can imagine Professor Cohen shaking his head in bewilderment at the bullheaded ignorance and fanaticism of the establishment .
Martin Armstrong recently wrote “ Brennan Confirmed RussiaGate was Created by Hillary , ” which of course vindicates Professor Cohen ’ s consistently positing “ Intelgate ” not Russiagate .
Since I never had the honor of either meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am delighted a wonderful tribute to him was written by Lev Golonkin , “ Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith ” and the following is an excerpt : In the spring of 2014 , a war broke out in my homeland of Ukraine .
It was a horrific war in a bitterly divided nation , which turned eastern Ukraine into a bombed-out wasteland .
But that ’ s not how it was portrayed in America .
Because millions of eastern Ukrainians were against the US-backed government , their opinions were inconvenient for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Ukraine fighting the Kremlin ; as a result , US media avoided reporting about the “ wrong ” half of the country .
Twenty-plus million people were written out of the narrative , as if they never existed .
I tried to explain to American friends what was happening , but quickly realized that ultimately , even friends believe what they read in the newspapers , and the newspapers were pushing the Washington line .
Except for Steve Cohen .
Steve was the only major figure in America who insisted on remembering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family members , distrusted and hated the new Kiev government .
He spoke of neo-Nazi paramilitiaries who fought for the US-backed government committing war crimes against civilians in eastern Ukraine .
He spoke the truth , regardless of how unwieldy it was .
And so I e-mailed him , asking for guidance as I began my own writing career .
Of course , there were many who clamored for Steve ’ s time , but I had an advantage over others .
Steve and I were both night owls , real night owls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at three am .
It was then , when the east coast was sleeping , that he became my mentor and friend .
There ’ s a lot to say about Steve .
He was extraordinarily kind , never forgetting that in geopolitics , the ones who have the most to lose aren ’ t strategists but everyday individuals impacted by policy .
He was a consummate teacher , insisting on giving mentees the skills to navigate the world , a real proponent of the Teach a man to fish philosophy .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he lived life with empathy and gusto .
But one thing Steve taught me is to stick to my strengths , and truth be told , there are others who can describe his life better than I. I ’ ll stick to what I learned during our conversations at three in the morning , which is that , above all else , Stephen F. Cohen was a man of faith .
Failed Crusade : Americ ... Cohen , Stephen F. Best Price : $ 4.99 Buy New $ 15.00 Yes , Stephen F. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a man of conscience ; perhaps by providence , a website I visit recently published an article about Conscience , from a religious perspective : “ CONSCIENCE : God ’ s Voice In Mankind ; ” I don ’ t know if Prof. Cohen was religious to any extent or believed in God , but to me , his conscience—as all of us despite our sins have to varying degrees—was a gift to him from God and in him it was exceptionally powerful ; his writing , his deeds , his goodness , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his beliefs no matter the “ slings and arrows ” hurled against him by far lesser people testified to that .
The study of the relationship of conscience to the spiritual attributes of man is the domain of psychology .
Psychologists attempt to clarify two issues : a ) Is conscience an attribute of man with which he is born , or is it the result of learning and encountering life ’ s experiences in the environment in which he develops ?
b ) Is conscience a result of the way our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or is it an independent characteristic ?
In response to the first question , closer examination of man ’ s conscience convinces us that it is not the result of learned attitude or physical instinct in man , but has an unexplainable higher source .
For example , children develop conscience before any adult teaching or modeling takes place .
If physical instinct dictated to conscience , then it would induce man to behave in a profitable or pleasurable way .
However , conscience often induces man to do that which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the appearance that evildoers enjoy the good life and virtuous people suffer , conscience tells us that a higher justice must exist .
Eventually all have to receive their just reward .
The universal presence of conscience for many people is the most convincing argument for God ’ s existence and the immortality of the soul… The Apostle Paul in his epistle to the Romans explains in some detail how moral law works in man .
The Apostle reproaches those who know the written Law of God but willfully violate it .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having a written Law , naturally observe the prescriptions of the Law .
By this they show that the process of the Law is written in their hearts which is witnessed by their conscience and thoughts , which either punish or justify one another ( Rom .
2:14-15 ) .
According to St. Paul , on the forthcoming Judgment Day God will judge men not only according to their faith , but also according to their conscience .
Thus even the pagans may be saved if their conscience will witness to God their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] Soviet Fates and Lost ... Cohen , Stephen Best Price : $ 3.78 Buy New $ 21.50 Professor Cohen will no longer speak to us in new writings , in new interviews , in new books .
But the legacy of this great man of conscience shall remain with us and all of us are truly blessed to listen to his voice of reason , promoting peace and righteous conduct against all odds , a voice which resounds within us even now , just as if not more powerfully , and reminds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own conscience ; would that more human beings had been gifted as Professor Cohen was .
God bless you , Professor Cohen ; you have the gratitude of so many people who never were given the blessing to thank you personally for all that you ’ ve done , for your sacrifices , for your wisdom , for your patient suffering , and for your goodness ; I shall miss you more that I have the power to express , but perhaps this will do : “ Blessed are the peacemakers , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God .
Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness ’ sake , for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
” For I have no doubt you are in God ’ s loving embrace and Eternal Light now .
See : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Night_Vigil_ ( Rachmaninoff ) and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_104 from the first entry : Failed Crusade : Americ ... Cohen , Stephen F. Best Price : $ 4.99 Buy New $ 15.00 The Victims Return : Su ... Cohen , Stephen F. Best Price : $ 11.40 Buy New $ 15.95 The Best of Yvonne @

I was deeply saddened—and still in shock and grief—to learn of the death of Professor Stephen F. Cohen, not only because his was a voice of sanity and reason, a voice for peace in an increasingly fractured world, but also because personally I was always excited and delighted to read his books and see his appearances, on television with Tucker Carlson and on alternative news platforms, including The Grayzone, RT, and even an interview with Lew Rockwell. Another example is that with Professor Cohen’s permission, Ron Unz created an extensive database of his writings on his site. Despite differences in political views, Professor Cohen never hesitated to speak to those who were willing to listen, to those interested in peace, to those willing to learn the truth and not be swayed by propaganda and lies.
What made, to me, Professor Cohen unique and special was not limited to his great knowledge, his warmth, his kindness, his scholarship; no, to me it was his conscience, that is he looked at the “enemy,” specifically the Russian people, and saw in them human beings who had suffered greatly and saw a missed opportunity in America not respecting and working with Russia to the mutual benefit of both nations. Not only in his interviews but in his books this perspective is made very clear, and his written work is an important legacy that those who love peace and do not fall prey of the dictates of those in power in America who want to make enemies out of entire nations—not just Russia—will find words of great power in his published writings. Among his books, Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives, Professor Cohen discussed roads not taken, that many of the worst aspects of the Soviet Union might not have come into being and, how perhaps most relevant to us now, that the break up of the Soviet Union that caused a catastrophic loss of life comparable to war, was clearly avoidable and that the policies of the Obama administration set into motion this “new cold war” (centered in Ukraine) or since it is more dangerous, to use a British expression, a “war of nerves” that is resulting in casualties. War with Russia?: From... Cohen, Stephen F. Best Price: $8.99 Buy New $8.50 (as of 02:15 UTC - Details)
In his earlier book, Failed Crusade, Professor Cohen writes a work that “shows that what US officials and other experts call ‘reform’ has for most Russians been a catastrophic development―namely the unprecedented de-modernization of a twentieth-century country―and for the United States the worst foreign policy disaster since Vietnam” and “an indictment of American journalists and policy makers who failed to see or report the truth about the complicity of U.S. policy in a great human tragedy.” That Russia has now turned around so completely is certainly remarkable and a testament to those officials in its government—including President Putin—who wanted to reverse the devastation and help their suffering people live normal lives.
In The Victims Return: Survivors of the Gulag After Stalin Professor Cohen writes of the human cost of Stalin’s Gulags, for “During the Stalin years, it is thought that more innocent men, women and children perished than in Hitler’s destruction of the European Jews. Many millions died in Stalin’s Gulag of torture prisons and forced-labour camps, yet others survived and were freed after his death in 1953. This book is the story of the survivors. Long kept secret by Soviet repression and censorship, it is now told by renowned author and historian Stephen F. Cohen, who came to know many former Gulag inmates during his frequent trips to Moscow over a period of thirty years. Based on first-hand interviews with the victims themselves and on newly available materials, Cohen provides a powerful narrative of the survivors’ post-Gulag saga, from their liberation and return to Soviet society, to their long struggle to salvage what remained of their shattered lives and to obtain justice.”
But more than writing history, giving a voice to the victims, Professor Cohen showed his compassion towards the victims personally, in his kindness towards the widow of Bukharin, which was revealed in the obituary published by The New York Times, “Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81.”
A prolific writer who mined Soviet archives, Professor Cohen first came to international attention in 1973 with “Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution,” a biography of Lenin’s protégé Nikolai Bukharin, who envisioned Communism as a blend of state-run industries and free-market agriculture. Critics generally applauded the work, which was a finalist for a National Book Award.
“Stephen Cohen’s full-scale study of Bukharin is the first major study of this remarkable associate of Lenin,” Harrison Salisbury’s wrote in a review in The Times. “As such it constitutes a milestone in Soviet studies, the byproduct both of increased academic sophistication in the use of Soviet materials and also of the very substantial increase in basic information which has become available in the 20 years since Stalin’s death.”
After Lenin’s death, Mr. Bukharin became a victim of Stalin’s Moscow show trials in 1938; he was accused of plotting against Stalin and executed. His widow, Anna Mikhailovna Larina, spent 20 years in exile and in prison camps and campaigned for Mr. Bukharin’s rehabilitation, which was endorsed by Mr. Gorbachev in 1988.
Ms. Larina and Professor Cohen became friends. Given access to Bukharin archives, he found and returned to her the last love letter that Mr. Bukharin wrote her from prison.
Bukharin and the Bolsh... Cohen, Stephen F. Best Price: $4.00 Buy New $10.00 (as of 03:30 UTC - Details) His most recent book is War with Russia?: From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & Russiagate, a collection and expansion of his radio broadcast conversations with John Batchelor, many of which were published on LewRockwell.com, warning of the risk of a “hot war” with Russia now that formal avenues of communication and alternative means of indirect contact, such as the ones used by President Kennedy, no longer exist. An excerpt from the book was published on LewRockwell.com here, “Russiagate or Intelgate?,” in which Professor Cohen’s thesis now appears vindicated, as recent coverage and facts emerge. Aaron Maté’s piece for Real Clear Investigations, “Analysis: That Senate ‘Collusion’ Report? It’s Got No Smoking Gun … but It Does Have a Fog Machine” provides additional facts but of course ZeroHedge’s recent piece continues with the “Russia Bad” thesis no matter what: Russia didn’t collaborate with Trump but with Hillary Clinton! I can imagine Professor Cohen shaking his head in bewilderment at the bullheaded ignorance and fanaticism of the establishment. Martin Armstrong recently wrote “Brennan Confirmed RussiaGate was Created by Hillary,” which of course vindicates Professor Cohen’s consistently positing “Intelgate” not Russiagate.
Since I never had the honor of either meeting or speaking with Professor Cohen, I am delighted a wonderful tribute to him was written by Lev Golonkin, “Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith” and the following is an excerpt:
In the spring of 2014, a war broke out in my homeland of Ukraine. It was a horrific war in a bitterly divided nation, which turned eastern Ukraine into a bombed-out wasteland. But that’s not how it was portrayed in America. Because millions of eastern Ukrainians were against the US-backed government, their opinions were inconvenient for the West. Washington needed a clean story about Ukraine fighting the Kremlin; as a result, US media avoided reporting about the “wrong” half of the country. Twenty-plus million people were written out of the narrative, as if they never existed.
I tried to explain to American friends what was happening, but quickly realized that ultimately, even friends believe what they read in the newspapers, and the newspapers were pushing the Washington line.
Except for Steve Cohen. Steve was the only major figure in America who insisted on remembering the Russian-speaking Ukrainians who, like my family members, distrusted and hated the new Kiev government. He spoke of neo-Nazi paramilitiaries who fought for the US-backed government committing war crimes against civilians in eastern Ukraine. He spoke the truth, regardless of how unwieldy it was.
And so I e-mailed him, asking for guidance as I began my own writing career. Of course, there were many who clamored for Steve’s time, but I had an advantage over others. Steve and I were both night owls, real night owls, the kind who have afternoon tea at three am. It was then, when the east coast was sleeping, that he became my mentor and friend.
There’s a lot to say about Steve. He was extraordinarily kind, never forgetting that in geopolitics, the ones who have the most to lose aren’t strategists but everyday individuals impacted by policy. He was a consummate teacher, insisting on giving mentees the skills to navigate the world, a real proponent of the Teach a man to fish philosophy. He had facets and stories and memories; he lived life with empathy and gusto.
But one thing Steve taught me is to stick to my strengths, and truth be told, there are others who can describe his life better than I. I’ll stick to what I learned during our conversations at three in the morning, which is that, above all else, Stephen F. Cohen was a man of faith.
Failed Crusade: Americ... Cohen, Stephen F. Best Price: $4.99 Buy New $15.00 (as of 02:50 UTC - Details) Yes, Stephen F. Cohen was a man of faith and a man of conscience; perhaps by providence, a website I visit recently published an article about Conscience, from a religious perspective: “CONSCIENCE: God’s Voice In Mankind;” I don’t know if Prof. Cohen was religious to any extent or believed in God, but to me, his conscience—as all of us despite our sins have to varying degrees—was a gift to him from God and in him it was exceptionally powerful; his writing, his deeds, his goodness, his personal strength, his standing up for his beliefs no matter the “slings and arrows” hurled against him by far lesser people testified to that.
The author wrote:
The study of the relationship of conscience to the spiritual attributes of man is the domain of psychology. Psychologists attempt to clarify two issues: a) Is conscience an attribute of man with which he is born, or is it the result of learning and encountering life’s experiences in the environment in which he develops? b) Is conscience a result of the way our mind, feelings, and will operate, or is it an independent characteristic?
In response to the first question, closer examination of man’s conscience convinces us that it is not the result of learned attitude or physical instinct in man, but has an unexplainable higher source. For example, children develop conscience before any adult teaching or modeling takes place. If physical instinct dictated to conscience, then it would induce man to behave in a profitable or pleasurable way. However, conscience often induces man to do that which is unprofitable or unpleasant. In spite of the appearance that evildoers enjoy the good life and virtuous people suffer, conscience tells us that a higher justice must exist. Eventually all have to receive their just reward. The universal presence of conscience for many people is the most convincing argument for God’s existence and the immortality of the soul…
The Apostle Paul in his epistle to the Romans explains in some detail how moral law works in man.
The Apostle reproaches those who know the written Law of God but willfully violate it. He contrasts them with the pagans who not having a written Law, naturally observe the prescriptions of the Law. By this they show that the process of the Law is written in their hearts which is witnessed by their conscience and thoughts, which either punish or justify one another (Rom. 2:14-15). According to St. Paul, on the forthcoming Judgment Day God will judge men not only according to their faith, but also according to their conscience. Thus even the pagans may be saved if their conscience will witness to God their righteous life. [Emphasis added.]
Soviet Fates and Lost ... Cohen, Stephen Best Price: $3.78 Buy New $21.50 (as of 03:40 UTC - Details) Professor Cohen will no longer speak to us in new writings, in new interviews, in new books. But the legacy of this great man of conscience shall remain with us and all of us are truly blessed to listen to his voice of reason, promoting peace and righteous conduct against all odds, a voice which resounds within us even now, just as if not more powerfully, and reminds us to cultivate and listen to our own conscience; would that more human beings had been gifted as Professor Cohen was.
God bless you, Professor Cohen; you have the gratitude of so many people who never were given the blessing to thank you personally for all that you’ve done, for your sacrifices, for your wisdom, for your patient suffering, and for your goodness; I shall miss you more that I have the power to express, but perhaps this will do: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called be sons of God. Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
For I have no doubt you are in God’s loving embrace and Eternal Light now.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-09--What Happens After the Election

What Happens After the Election

Whenever a really radical group takes over—and the Democrats are serious radicals—they try to cement themselves in power .
I ’ ve explained my reasons for believing the Democrats are going to win , and it only takes a small number of people working as a cadre to do it .
I ’ d like to discuss what happens next .
At the time of the Russian Revolution , the hardcore Bolsheviks only numbered in the hundreds .
That was enough to take control of a hundred million Russians and stay in power for 70 years until they totally ran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same thing happened with Fidel Castro in Cuba .
He landed with only 50 or 60 guys , but once he took over the country , his apparatchiks were able to keep control of it .
Serious populists , socialists , Marxists , and other authoritarians can pull that off because they ’ re completely unbound by conventional notions of morality .
They sincerely believe the ends justify the means , and nothing is off the table when it comes to gaining and maintaining power .
They always say they ’ re working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of free stuff .
The hoi polloi want to hear that during a crisis—like the one we ’ re entering .
When things get tumultuous , once they ’ re in , it ’ s almost impossible to get them out .
Democracy—which is a sham anyway in today ’ s world—be damned .
Speculator ( High Groun ... Hunt , John Best Price : $ 6.35 Buy New $ 18.00 If the positions discussed by the twenty final contenders for their presidential nomination are any indication , the Democratic Party has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her gang of four , who really want to change the very nature of the US .
If they win , they ’ ll be able to do so .
In order to succeed in an American Purple Revolution , they ’ ll need to cement themselves in place .
It takes time for cement to dry .
Even though the Republicans are just ineffectual and spineless “ me too-ers ” with no core beliefs , the Democrats will see there ’ s no point in letting them regain power .
How will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems almost certain that the Democrats will make both Washington DC and Puerto Rico states ; there will then be 104 senators voting—and they will without question be left-leaning Democrats .
That will also help assure control of the Electoral College—assuming it ’ s not abolished—since it will have two more reliably Democratic states .
Second , the 20 million undocumented people—illegal aliens—now in the US will undoubtedly be made citizens ; they lean heavily toward the Democrats .
Third , they ’ ll expand the size of the Supreme Court and pack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws they pass can ’ t be challenged effectively .
There could be more , of course .
Perhaps they ’ ll reduce the voting age to 16 ; such is already the case in Argentina and a growing number of other countries .
Young people , especially once they ’ re freshly indoctrinated by the State schools , always tend to favor socialist ideas .
Maybe they ’ ll even engineer a new Constitutional Convention to change everything .
The 2nd Amendment will go , of course , and the rest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modified .
Most of it is already a dead letter—but that would formalize the change once and for all .
There will probably be “ free ” college in order to ensure an extra four years of intense leftist indoctrination for all .
State-administered and paid medical care is a sure thing , as well .
These things would cement the Democrats into office for at least a generation .
But please don ’ t think I support the Republicans .
That would be like supporting tuberculosis just because it ’ s better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent ?
Yes .
There are quite a few examples , and these things can come out of almost nowhere , like the witch hysteria in Salem in the late 17th century .
It was completely irrational , of course , and couldn ’ t have been predicted .
But if you argued against the prevailing hysteria , you too could be accused and hung .
Sometimes , these things are ethnic .
Look at what happened in Rwanda a generation ago .
The Hutus and Tutsis had lived together , more or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all of a sudden , a million people were hacked with machetes .
The wave blew over , and now things are peaceful again .
But if you weren ’ t out there slaughtering Tutsis during the hysteria , you might be accused of being a sympathizer and be killed yourself .
Sometimes , these things are religious , like the war between Christians and Muslims in Bosnia , or Lebanon , or the Central African Republic—among other places .
Sometimes , conflict is political , like the gang warfare between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But what the US seems to be facing isn ’ t so much political , or religious , or ethnic as it is cultural , which is much more serious .
The country is on the cusp of a full-blown cultural revolution .
It happened during the Terror of the French Revolution .
In a short period , perhaps over 20,000 people were murdered , mostly guillotined .
Who would have guessed that simple regime change could get so out of control ?
It did , however , because it wasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a cultural revolution , right down to changing the names of the months .
Drug Lord ( High Ground ... Doug Casey , John Hunt Best Price : $ 16.00 Buy New $ 18.08 It famously happened in Russia in 1917 , when the Bolsheviks succeeded in changing the basic structure of society .
And it happened in Cambodia in the late 1970s with Pol Pot , when a quarter of the population was murdered .
Who would have thought that even possible in modern times ?
That was also a cultural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who wasn ’ t a peasant .
Of course , the mother of all social convulsions was Maoist China ’ s Great Cultural Revolution of the 1960s .
The whole country , or at least what looked like the whole country , was bamboozled into overthrowing what they called the Four Olds—old customs , old culture , old habits , and old ideas .
It went on for ten years , killed perhaps two million people , and destroyed the lives of tens of millions more .
Right now , the same meme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything could happen after the November election , no matter who wins .
But with the serious financial , economic , and social problems the US is facing , authoritarians will know how to use them to their own advantage .
The people promoting a US cultural revolution aren ’ t getting much resistance .
The old regime—the conservatives , the Republicans—are totally intimidated .
They ’ ve been brainwashed into accepting the righteousness of the Left ’ s cultural , political , economic , and social agendas .
They don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
The schools , the NGOs , corporations , Hollywood , and the media are completely controlled by leftists and have inculcated their notions into society .
This is a real problem .
When these things get out of control , the consequences can be genuinely terrible .
Trends in motion tend to stay in motion—and this one is even accelerating .
America was unique among the world ’ s countries because it was founded on the premise of individualism and capitalism , free minds , and free markets .
More than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lived up to those ideals .
But these people don ’ t want just a change of government ; they want to overturn the actual things that have made America—America .
There ’ s no other place to go once America goes .
Where can you run ?
In fact , the whole world is moving in the same direction .
That ’ s really dangerous because the president has a lot of power , including the power to make several thousand direct appointees with immense influence .
Trump has been very unsuccessful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them turn on him viciously .
He might as well have picked random names out of the telephone directory .
The Democrats , however , can be counted on to plug in fully vetted idealogues .
If Biden wins , he ’ ll probably get the Senate and the House , too .
The Democrats will get a vast array of programs and departments approved .
The changes will be much more radical than either Roosevelt ’ s New Deal or Johnson ’ s Great Society .
Taxes will skyrocket , along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monetary Theory .
The US will get a makeover .
America will cease to exist .
I don ’ t know how the red areas of the country will react if/when the Dems win .
They ’ re culturally conservative , so I doubt there will be serious counterviolence .
But if Trump does wind up in office , after a seriously contested election , we can count on more Portlands and Kenoshas .
A domestic version of the leftist saying during the ’ 60s : “ Two , three , many Vietnams.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Right on the Money Casey , Doug Best Price : $ 7.46 Buy New $ 13.68 The consequences of the Greater Depression will go far beyond a simple bear market .
If Trump does win , no doubt the Republicans will crack down on the country in an attempt to keep order .
The Dems will have cause to say they were right about his dictatorial tendencies .
Then , assuming we have an election in ’ 24 , we ’ ll certainly get a leftist Democrat in office .
On the ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will go a lot higher .
So will Bitcoin , partly because FX controls will be installed .
And the next financial bubble will be in gold mining stocks .
They ’ re very cheap right now ; those in production are coining money .
Ten-to-one shots will be thick underfoot .
Buy them now , so you have the capital to insulate yourself from the bad things to come .
Then it ’ s game over for the Old America .
Even if we don ’ t have an actual civil war @ @ @ @ @ @

Whenever a really radical group takes over—and the Democrats are serious radicals—they try to cement themselves in power. I’ve explained my reasons for believing the Democrats are going to win, and it only takes a small number of people working as a cadre to do it. I’d like to discuss what happens next.
At the time of the Russian Revolution, the hardcore Bolsheviks only numbered in the hundreds. That was enough to take control of a hundred million Russians and stay in power for 70 years until they totally ran the wheels off the economy.
The same thing happened with Fidel Castro in Cuba. He landed with only 50 or 60 guys, but once he took over the country, his apparatchiks were able to keep control of it.
Serious populists, socialists, Marxists, and other authoritarians can pull that off because they’re completely unbound by conventional notions of morality. They sincerely believe the ends justify the means, and nothing is off the table when it comes to gaining and maintaining power. They always say they’re working for the people and invariably promise lots of free stuff. The hoi polloi want to hear that during a crisis—like the one we’re entering. When things get tumultuous, once they’re in, it’s almost impossible to get them out. Democracy—which is a sham anyway in today’s world—be damned. Speculator (High Groun... Hunt, John Best Price: $6.35 Buy New $18.00 (as of 10:10 UTC - Details)
If the positions discussed by the twenty final contenders for their presidential nomination are any indication, the Democratic Party has been completely captured by leftists like AOC and her gang of four, who really want to change the very nature of the US. If they win, they’ll be able to do so.
In order to succeed in an American Purple Revolution, they’ll need to cement themselves in place. It takes time for cement to dry. Even though the Republicans are just ineffectual and spineless “me too-ers” with no core beliefs, the Democrats will see there’s no point in letting them regain power.
How will they ensure that? First, it seems almost certain that the Democrats will make both Washington DC and Puerto Rico states; there will then be 104 senators voting—and they will without question be left-leaning Democrats. That will also help assure control of the Electoral College—assuming it’s not abolished—since it will have two more reliably Democratic states. Second, the 20 million undocumented people—illegal aliens—now in the US will undoubtedly be made citizens; they lean heavily toward the Democrats. Third, they’ll expand the size of the Supreme Court and pack it with leftists, so any new laws they pass can’t be challenged effectively.
There could be more, of course. Perhaps they’ll reduce the voting age to 16; such is already the case in Argentina and a growing number of other countries. Young people, especially once they’re freshly indoctrinated by the State schools, always tend to favor socialist ideas. Maybe they’ll even engineer a new Constitutional Convention to change everything. The 2nd Amendment will go, of course, and the rest of the Bill of Rights would be heavily modified. Most of it is already a dead letter—but that would formalize the change once and for all. There will probably be “free” college in order to ensure an extra four years of intense leftist indoctrination for all. State-administered and paid medical care is a sure thing, as well.
These things would cement the Democrats into office for at least a generation. But please don’t think I support the Republicans. That would be like supporting tuberculosis just because it’s better than terminal cancer. Could things get violent? Yes.
There are quite a few examples, and these things can come out of almost nowhere, like the witch hysteria in Salem in the late 17th century. It was completely irrational, of course, and couldn’t have been predicted. But if you argued against the prevailing hysteria, you too could be accused and hung.
Sometimes, these things are ethnic. Look at what happened in Rwanda a generation ago. The Hutus and Tutsis had lived together, more or less amicably, for generations. Then, all of a sudden, a million people were hacked with machetes. The wave blew over, and now things are peaceful again. But if you weren’t out there slaughtering Tutsis during the hysteria, you might be accused of being a sympathizer and be killed yourself.
Sometimes, these things are religious, like the war between Christians and Muslims in Bosnia, or Lebanon, or the Central African Republic—among other places.
Sometimes, conflict is political, like the gang warfare between the National Socialists and Communists in 1920s Germany.
But what the US seems to be facing isn’t so much political, or religious, or ethnic as it is cultural, which is much more serious. The country is on the cusp of a full-blown cultural revolution. It happened during the Terror of the French Revolution. In a short period, perhaps over 20,000 people were murdered, mostly guillotined. Who would have guessed that simple regime change could get so out of control? It did, however, because it wasn’t just a political revolution. It was a cultural revolution, right down to changing the names of the months. Drug Lord (High Ground... Doug Casey, John Hunt Best Price: $16.00 Buy New $18.08 (as of 05:55 UTC - Details)
It famously happened in Russia in 1917, when the Bolsheviks succeeded in changing the basic structure of society. And it happened in Cambodia in the late 1970s with Pol Pot, when a quarter of the population was murdered. Who would have thought that even possible in modern times? That was also a cultural revolution against the educated and essentially anyone who wasn’t a peasant.
Of course, the mother of all social convulsions was Maoist China’s Great Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. The whole country, or at least what looked like the whole country, was bamboozled into overthrowing what they called the Four Olds—old customs, old culture, old habits, and old ideas. It went on for ten years, killed perhaps two million people, and destroyed the lives of tens of millions more.
Right now, the same meme is spreading in the US. Absolutely anything could happen after the November election, no matter who wins. But with the serious financial, economic, and social problems the US is facing, authoritarians will know how to use them to their own advantage.
The people promoting a US cultural revolution aren’t getting much resistance. The old regime—the conservatives, the Republicans—are totally intimidated. They’ve been brainwashed into accepting the righteousness of the Left’s cultural, political, economic, and social agendas. They don’t like it, but they sheepishly accept it. The schools, the NGOs, corporations, Hollywood, and the media are completely controlled by leftists and have inculcated their notions into society.
This is a real problem. When these things get out of control, the consequences can be genuinely terrible. Trends in motion tend to stay in motion—and this one is even accelerating.
America was unique among the world’s countries because it was founded on the premise of individualism and capitalism, free minds, and free markets. More than any other country, it’s lived up to those ideals.
But these people don’t want just a change of government; they want to overturn the actual things that have made America—America. There’s no other place to go once America goes.
Where can you run? In fact, the whole world is moving in the same direction.
That’s really dangerous because the president has a lot of power, including the power to make several thousand direct appointees with immense influence. Trump has been very unsuccessful in all his appointments. Most of them turn on him viciously. He might as well have picked random names out of the telephone directory. The Democrats, however, can be counted on to plug in fully vetted idealogues.
If Biden wins, he’ll probably get the Senate and the House, too. The Democrats will get a vast array of programs and departments approved. The changes will be much more radical than either Roosevelt’s New Deal or Johnson’s Great Society. Taxes will skyrocket, along with unlimited money in a world of Modern Monetary Theory. The US will get a makeover. America will cease to exist.
I don’t know how the red areas of the country will react if/when the Dems win. They’re culturally conservative, so I doubt there will be serious counterviolence. But if Trump does wind up in office, after a seriously contested election, we can count on more Portlands and Kenoshas. A domestic version of the leftist saying during the ’60s: “Two, three, many Vietnams.” It’s really serious. Right on the Money Casey, Doug Best Price: $7.46 Buy New $13.68 (as of 07:45 UTC - Details)
The consequences of the Greater Depression will go far beyond a simple bear market. If Trump does win, no doubt the Republicans will crack down on the country in an attempt to keep order. The Dems will have cause to say they were right about his dictatorial tendencies. Then, assuming we have an election in ’24, we’ll certainly get a leftist Democrat in office.
On the (kind of) bright side, gold will go a lot higher. So will Bitcoin, partly because FX controls will be installed. And the next financial bubble will be in gold mining stocks. They’re very cheap right now; those in production are coining money. Ten-to-one shots will be thick underfoot. Buy them now, so you have the capital to insulate yourself from the bad things to come.
Then it’s game over for the Old America. Even if we don’t have an actual civil war.
Reprinted with permission from International Man.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-09--18 Reasons To Forgo Flu Vaccinations This Year

In response to the inevitable ad campaigns recommending that “ everyone over age 6 months ” needs to go to their local hospital , clinic or pharmacy to get their “ routine ” annual flu shots , I submit below 17 published medical journal articles that have been so ignored and/or censored-out of the mainstream media that most physicians , PAs , nurses , appointment secretaries and , especially , clinic and hospital management are unaware of their existence .
The issue of “ flu shot or not ” is particularly important this year because there was no influenza epidemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , which means that there could not have been any influenza virus collected that are always chosen 6 months earlier Down Under for the Northern Hemisphere ’ s next vaccines .
Thus the 3 or 4 strains of influenza viruses chosen , cultured , mass-produced and marketed by Big Pharma corporations this “ flu season ” for the Northern Hemisphere nations are a total crapshoot and highly likely to have no benefit for potential recipients .
Unvaccinated : Why grow ... Maready , Forrest Best Price : $ 7.00 Buy New $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GlaxoSmithKline , Sequirus , Sanofi Pasteur , Protein Sciences .
( or Merck , Pfizer , AstraZeneca , Johnson & Johnson , etc ) are likely to be useless at best , dangerous and over-priced at least and any ethical medical entity offering their flu shot this fall must fully inform ALL potential vaccine recipients .
The ethical approach for entities that annually recommend and profit from administering the almost universally ineffective flu shots would be to NOT even offer them this year – with explanations as to why not .
I hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agencies and even pharmacies will do the ethical thing and fully inform their potential clients about the truth about the total absence of accurate scientific information concerning what viruses are included in the flu shot this year .
( Please be aware that the big vaccine/pharmaceutical industries quietly made their obviously blind choices for the now already manufactured and already distributed – and CDC-recommended [ !
! ]
– flu shots . )
Even though Big Pharma , physicians , hospitals , clinics and public health agencies – and now even pharmacies – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of their blind adherence to the CDC-approved childhood over-vaccination schedule , they can not be legally sued for damages to their vaccine-damaged patients due to the Reagan era liability protection legislation .
Of course , for ethical healthcare entities such as clinics and hospitals , the absence of the fear of legal liability should not be a factor in making health care decisions , although that is typically of major importance for for-profit pharmaceutical corporations and pharmacies .
Murder by Injection Mullins , Eustace Clarence Best Price : $ 37.99 Buy New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been no logic in Big Pharma ’ s choice of influenza viral strains that have been chosen to be included in this year ’ s flu vaccine is only the first of the 18 reasons to forgo flu shots this year .
The other 17 are below .
17 Published Flu Vaccine Studies that Should Contribute to Vaccine Hesitancy 1 ] Flu Vaccine Recipients Had a 36 % Increased Risk of Being Susceptible to the Corona Virus “ Vaccine-Derived Virus Interference was Significantly Associated with Coronavirus and Human Metapneumovirus Infections ” Influenza vaccination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Defense personnel during the 2017-2018 influenza season .
2 ] Study Shows Vaccinated Children More Likely to Get Sick with Respiratory illness “ Increased Risk of Non-influenza Respiratory Virus Infections Associated With Receipt of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine.
” “ Those who were vaccinated with the trivalent influenza vaccine had a 440 % increased risk of acute respiratory infection during the nine-month follow-up , compared to those study participants who received the saline placebo .
“ Not only was there no evidence the vaccine did anything to protect against confirmed influenza infection , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respiratory infections in those children who were vaccinated.
” 3 ] Vaccine-Induced Anti-HA2 Antibodies Promote Virus Fusion and Enhance Influenza Virus Respiratory Disease .
4 ] Flu Vaccines Found to Increase Heart Attack Risk ( Several Studies ) What Your Doctor May N ... Cave MD FAAFP , Stephanie Best Price : $ 3.07 Buy New $ 9.51 “ Inflammation-Related Effects of Adjuvant Influenza A Vaccination on Platelet Activation and Cardiac Autonomic Function ” “ A concerning study published in 2011 in the International Journal of Medicine revealed a fact rarely addressed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncritical mainstream media , namely : flu vaccines result in inflammatory cardiovascular changes indicative of increased risk for serious heart-related events such as heart attack.
” The study concluded : Together with an inflammatory reaction , influenza A vaccine induced platelet activation and sympatho-vagal imbalance towards adrenergic predominance .
Significant correlations were found between C-reactive protein ( CRP ) levels and HRV [ heart rate variability ] parameters , suggesting a pathophysiological link between inflammation and cardiac autonomic regulation .
The vaccine-related platelet activation and cardiac autonomic dysfunction may transiently increase the risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ C-reactive protein responses were associated with administration of single and multiple vaccines simultaneously .
Inflammation-related effects of adjuvant influenza A vaccination on platelet activation and cardiac autonomic function .
6 ] Children Who Get Flu Vaccine Have Three Times Risk of Hospitalization for Flu , Study Suggests ” In asthmatic children , there was a significantly higher risk of hospitalization in subjects who received the Trivalent Influenza Vaccine , as compared to those who did not .
But no other measured factors—such as insurance plans or severity of asthma—appeared to affect risk of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That the Impression That Unvaccinated Health Care Workers Place Their Patients at Great Influenza Peril Is Exaggerated .
Conclusion : “ Current scientific data are inadequate to support the ethical implementation of enforced healthcare worker influenza vaccination….
” 9 ] 2017 Study : Flu Shot Associated with Spontaneous Abortion in Pregnant Women There is an association of spontaneous abortion with receipt of inactivated influenza vaccine containing H1N1 Thimerosal : Let the Sc ... Kennedy Jr. , Robert F. Best Price : $ 18.01 Buy New $ 15.93 10 ] A Johns Hopkins Scientist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vaccines in the British Medical Journal 2013 Peter Doshi , Ph.D. , charges that although the vaccines are being pushed on the public in unprecedented numbers , they are less effective and cause more side effects than alleged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
11 ] The Flu Vaccine Has Been and Continues to be the Most Compensated Vaccine Injury in the Nation As of October 3 , 2016 , there had been 2,954 claims filed in the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ( VICP ) for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including 109 deaths and 2,845 serious injuries .
Using the MedAlerts search engine , as of June 30 , 2016 , there have been more than 128,194 reports of reactions , hospitalizations , injuries and deaths following influenza vaccinations made to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System ( VAERS ) , including 1,270 related deaths , 10,780 hospitalizations , and 2,377 related disabilities .
( Please note that it is a well-known and accepted statistic that only 1 % to 10 % of vaccine injuries are ever reported to the VAERS and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ special court in the United States to file for compensation for injury or death .
NOTE : Current Vaccine Court cases involving Vaccine Injury Compensation can be found in the official Department of Justice ( DOJ ) office of the US Government .
Details of monetary compensation of each US case are included : http : //www.mctlawyers.com/vaccine-injury/cases/ 12 ] In Specific Cases , with Children , Influenza Vaccines Were Associated With Serious Harms Such as Narcolepsy and Febrile Convulsions 13 ] “ Risk of Narcolepsy in Children and Young People Receiving AS03 Adjuvanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Analysis ” NOTE : The association between the influenza vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome ( GBS ) was first identified during the 1976-1977 “ swine flu ” pandemic , and the alarming rate of reported GBS cases following vaccination led to the halting of the flu vaccine campaign .
2015 : Rhabdomyolysis Probably Induced by Influenza Vaccine and Fibrate Therapy https : //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5047234/ 2010 : Rhabdomyolysis With Acute Renal Failure Triggered by the Seasonal Flu Vaccination In A Patient Taking Simvastatin 2017 : Severe Rhabdomyolysis-Induced Renal Failure After Influenza Vaccination in a Patient On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kohls , MD

In response to the inevitable ad campaigns recommending that “everyone over age 6 months” needs to go to their local hospital, clinic or pharmacy to get their “routine” annual flu shots, I submit below 17 published medical journal articles that have been so ignored and/or censored-out of the mainstream media that most physicians, PAs, nurses, appointment secretaries and, especially, clinic and hospital management are unaware of their existence.
The issue of “flu shot or not” is particularly important this year because there was no influenza epidemic in the Southern Hemisphere’s this year, which means that there could not have been any influenza virus collected that are always chosen 6 months earlier Down Under for the Northern Hemisphere’s next vaccines.
Thus the 3 or 4 strains of influenza viruses chosen, cultured, mass-produced and marketed by Big Pharma corporations this “flu season” for the Northern Hemisphere nations are a total crapshoot and highly likely to have no benefit for potential recipients. Unvaccinated: Why grow... Maready, Forrest Best Price: $7.00 Buy New $6.99 (as of 05:43 UTC - Details)
Hence the flu shots offered by GlaxoSmithKline, Sequirus, Sanofi Pasteur, Protein Sciences. (or Merck, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, etc) are likely to be useless at best, dangerous and over-priced at least and any ethical medical entity offering their flu shot this fall must fully inform ALL potential vaccine recipients.
The ethical approach for entities that annually recommend and profit from administering the almost universally ineffective flu shots would be to NOT even offer them this year – with explanations as to why not.
I hope that hospitals, clinics, public health agencies and even pharmacies will do the ethical thing and fully inform their potential clients about the truth about the total absence of accurate scientific information concerning what viruses are included in the flu shot this year. (Please be aware that the big vaccine/pharmaceutical industries quietly made their obviously blind choices for the now already manufactured and already distributed – and CDC-recommended [!!] – flu shots.)
Even though Big Pharma, physicians, hospitals, clinics and public health agencies – and now even pharmacies – commonly cause inadvertent harm to pediatric patients because of their blind adherence to the CDC-approved childhood over-vaccination schedule, they cannot be legally sued for damages to their vaccine-damaged patients due to the Reagan era liability protection legislation.
Of course, for ethical healthcare entities such as clinics and hospitals, the absence of the fear of legal liability should not be a factor in making health care decisions, although that is typically of major importance for for-profit pharmaceutical corporations and pharmacies. Murder by Injection Mullins, Eustace Clarence Best Price: $37.99 Buy New $25.00 (as of 08:21 UTC - Details)
The fact that there has been no logic in Big Pharma’s choice of influenza viral strains that have been chosen to be included in this year’s flu vaccine is only the first of the 18 reasons to forgo flu shots this year. The other 17 are below.
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17 Published Flu Vaccine Studies that Should Contribute to Vaccine Hesitancy
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1] Flu Vaccine Recipients Had a 36% Increased Risk of Being Susceptible to the Corona Virus
“Vaccine-Derived Virus Interference was Significantly Associated with Coronavirus and Human Metapneumovirus Infections”
Summary: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31607599
Full text: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X19313647
Influenza vaccination and respiratory virus interference among Department of Defense personnel during the 2017-2018 influenza season.
2] Study Shows Vaccinated Children More Likely to Get Sick with Respiratory illness
“Increased Risk of Non-influenza Respiratory Virus Infections Associated With Receipt of Inactivated Influenza Vaccine.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22423139
“Those who were vaccinated with the trivalent influenza vaccine had a 440 % increased risk of acute respiratory infection during the nine-month follow-up, compared to those study participants who received the saline placebo.
“Not only was there no evidence the vaccine did anything to protect against confirmed influenza infection, it greatly increased the incidence of non-influenza acute respiratory infections in those children who were vaccinated.” 3] Vaccine-Induced Anti-HA2 Antibodies Promote Virus Fusion and Enhance Influenza Virus Respiratory Disease.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23986398
4] Flu Vaccines Found to Increase Heart Attack Risk (Several Studies) What Your Doctor May N... Cave MD FAAFP, Stephanie Best Price: $3.07 Buy New $9.51 (as of 05:43 UTC - Details)
“Inflammation-Related Effects of Adjuvant Influenza A Vaccination on Platelet Activation and Cardiac Autonomic Function”
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/studies-find-flu-shots-can-harm-your-heart-infant-and-fetus
“A concerning study published in 2011 in the International Journal of Medicine revealed a fact rarely addressed by conventional health authorities, or the mostly uncritical mainstream media, namely: flu vaccines result in inflammatory cardiovascular changes indicative of increased risk for serious heart-related events such as heart attack.” The study concluded: Together with an inflammatory reaction, influenza A vaccine induced platelet activation and sympatho-vagal imbalance towards adrenergic predominance. Significant correlations were found between C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and HRV [heart rate variability] parameters, suggesting a pathophysiological link between inflammation and cardiac autonomic regulation. The vaccine-related platelet activation and cardiac autonomic dysfunction may transiently increase the risk of cardiovascular events.
5] Primary Immunization of Premature Infants with Gestational Age <35 Weeks
Cardiorespiratory complications and C-reactive protein responses were associated with administration of single and multiple vaccines simultaneously.
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/crp-level-infants-elevated-48-hours-following-immunization
Inflammation-related effects of adjuvant influenza A vaccination on platelet activation and cardiac autonomic function.
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/influenza-vaccination-containing-adjuvant-causes-cardiac-autonomic-dysfunction
6] Children Who Get Flu Vaccine Have Three Times Risk of Hospitalization for Flu, Study Suggests”
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519172045.htm
In asthmatic children, there was a significantly higher risk of hospitalization in subjects who received the Trivalent Influenza Vaccine, as compared to those who did not. But no other measured factors—such as insurance plans or severity of asthma—appeared to affect risk of hospitalization.
7] 2017 Study Shows That the Impression That Unvaccinated Health Care Workers Place Their Patients at Great Influenza Peril Is Exaggerated.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0163586
Conclusion: “Current scientific data are inadequate to support the ethical implementation of enforced healthcare worker influenza vaccination….”
8] Inflammatory Responses to Trivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine Among Pregnant Women
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21945263
9] 2017 Study: Flu Shot Associated with Spontaneous Abortion in Pregnant Women
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X1730866610.
There is an association of spontaneous abortion with receipt of inactivated influenza vaccine containing H1N1 Thimerosal: Let the Sc... Kennedy Jr., Robert F. Best Price: $18.01 Buy New $15.93 (as of 02:45 UTC - Details)
10] A Johns Hopkins Scientist Has Issued a Blistering Report on Influenza Vaccines in the British Medical Journal 2013
“Influenza: Marketing Vaccine by Marketing Disease”
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f3037
Peter Doshi, Ph.D., charges that although the vaccines are being pushed on the public in unprecedented numbers, they are less effective and cause more side effects than alleged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
11] The Flu Vaccine Has Been and Continues to be the Most Compensated Vaccine Injury in the Nation
https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/vaccinecompensation/data/statisticsreport.pdf
As of October 3, 2016, there had been 2,954 claims filed in the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) for injuries and deaths following Influenza vaccination, including 109 deaths and 2,845 serious injuries.
Using the MedAlerts search engine, as of June 30, 2016, there have been more than 128,194 reports of reactions, hospitalizations, injuries and deaths following influenza vaccinations made to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), including 1,270 related deaths, 10,780 hospitalizations, and 2,377 related disabilities.
(Please note that it is a well-known and accepted statistic that only 1% to 10 % of vaccine injuries are ever reported to the VAERS and far fewer even know there is a special court in the United States to file for compensation for injury or death.
https://www.nvic.org/nvic-vaccine-news/january-2015/cdc-changes-restrict-vaccine-reaction-reports.aspx
(Note: The VAERS system is laborious, slow, isn’t funded at all by the vaccine corporations and most victims don’t find out about it until after the statute of limitations has run out! In addition, the system is funded by surcharges on every vaccine that is given in the US – paid for by the vaccine recipients!)
NOTE: Current Vaccine Court cases involving Vaccine Injury Compensation can be found in the official Department of Justice (DOJ) office of the US Government. Details of monetary compensation of each US case are included: http://www.mctlawyers.com/vaccine-injury/cases/
12] In Specific Cases, with Children, Influenza Vaccines Were Associated With Serious Harms Such as Narcolepsy and Febrile Convulsions
Cochrane Review 2012
13] “Risk of Narcolepsy in Children and Young People Receiving AS03 Adjuvanted Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 Influenza Vaccine: Retrospective Analysis”
By Elizabeth Miller et al, BMJ, February 26, 2013, https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f794
14] “Narcolepsy Following Pandemrix Influenza Vaccination in Europe”
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/history/narcolepsy-flu.html
15] “Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following Influenza Vaccination”,
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/199859
16] Jeremy Hammond Cites Additional Vaccine Insert Information, History & Studies.
https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/2019/01/11/how-youre-being-lied-to-about-the-risks-of-getting-a-flu-vaccine-annually/
NOTE: The association between the influenza vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) was first identified during the 1976-1977 “swine flu” pandemic, and the alarming rate of reported GBS cases following vaccination led to the halting of the flu vaccine campaign.
17] 6 Case studies of Rhabdomyolysis/Rhabdonecrosis (Muscle Necrosis/Death) Caused by Flu Vaccines
https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article/21/2/530/1850671
Influenza Vaccine-Induced Rhabdomyolysis Leading to Acute Renal Transplant Dysfunction
2016: Post-Vaccination Myositis And Myocarditis In A Previously Healthy Male
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4751718/
2015: Rhabdomyolysis Probably Induced by Influenza Vaccine and Fibrate Therapy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5047234/
2010: Rhabdomyolysis With Acute Renal Failure Triggered by the Seasonal Flu Vaccination In A Patient Taking Simvastatin
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22778082
2017: Severe Rhabdomyolysis-Induced Renal Failure After Influenza Vaccination in a Patient On Statins Therapy
http://www.ijcasereportsandimages.com/archive/2017/003-2017-ijcri/CR-10775-…
2017: Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in a Renal Transplant Recipient
http://www.anzsnasm.com/3090
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