This collation of research (see link below) and reports is by Denise T. Plichta, who has a masters’ degree in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from UCLA, a bachelors’ degree from Wheaton College in biology with a certificate in International Community Development. Denise also has a masters’ degree in Greek and Hebrew Exegesis from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - and she is usually posting about theology and Bible studies! However, her background in carefully parsing research, as well as her medical background, position her well to assist us in wading through the ping-pong games of information vs. disinformation during a global health crisis.
Covid-19 Information
Coronavirus COVID-19 | Evidence Based Birth® Resource Page
From Claire Chapman:
"If you think that we are going to be saved by a vaccine, you might need to think again.
1. We are seeing some very rapid mutation, much faster than a flu https://www.abc.net.au/…/new-coronavirus-covid19-s…/12218834
2. It infects parts of the body that make it hard for the immune system to target appropriately: https://www.abc.net.au/…/coronavirus-vaccine-ian-…/12146616…
3. Acute Respiratory Distress cause by cytokine storm is likely to be increased with an increased immune response from exposure (aka the vaccine) and is possibly a reason why health workers are so at risk because of continued exposure. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255794/
Nutritional support, so stuff that is not going to send your interferon sky rocketing (like high dose Vit. C). And treatment options that are actually effective."
Researchers find new coronavirus strain 'more contagious', potentially impacting COVID-19 vaccine search
Not Real News - a look at what didn't happen this week
As a Registered Nurse, certified doula, qualified herbalist, and member of the National Herbalists Association of Australia, the statements from our allied natural health associations are relevant to my pratice and professional standing:
From the Naturopathic Alliance: Statement Regarding the COVID-19 Crisis – May 2020
Disinformation causes confusion and disorients people. That's to the advantage of political players, but doesn't help health authorities trying to look after populations.
With coronavirus and bushfires, Australia is in the perfect conditions for fake news to flourish. Here's how you tackle it
Zillions of research on masks. Which are only one part of normal infection control measures.
Unmasking the case for masks
More plain commonsense for looking after yourself and humans you care about during a pandemic:
Beating the Dreaded Lurgy - give that virus the vamoose
The research on hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID19. And other therapeutics.
An everyday supplement could be the key to COVID-19 immunity and saving “thousands of lives”, a respected Melbourne medical institute claims.
A small but significant study out of Spain showed benefit from Vitamin D, keeping people with Coronavirus out of ICU. It can't hurt, right!?
We'll only know the true figures for this pandemic in retrospect. Equally so, early models were not necessarily wrong because the modellers were deceitful, but because they had insufficient data to work from.
Welcome to the world of data management, data cleaning and data modelling, which many armchair statisticians don't always appreciate. Until now.
Here is an extremely comprehensive overview of Ivermection.
Ivermectin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
You could say it "opens a can of worms". Because as you'll know, Ivermection has been used for decades to treat lice, scabies, and intestinal parasites.
Check out this snippet:
"As several doctors and researchers have pointed out (h/t especially Avi Bitterman and David Boulware), the most impressive studies come from places that are teeming with worms. Mahmud from Bangladesh, Ravakirti from East India, Lopez-Medina from Colombia, etc."
and:
"Here’s the prevalence of roundworm infections by country (source). But alongside roundworms, there are threadworms, hookworms, blood flukes, liver flukes, nematodes, trematodes, all sorts of worms. Add them all up and somewhere between half and a quarter of people in the developing world have at least one parasitic worm in their body."
Being full of worms may impact your ability to fight coronavirus ..."Ivermectin doesn’t reduce mortality in COVID a significant amount (let’s say d > 0.3) in the absence of co-morbid parasites
Parasitic worms are a significant confounder in some Ivermectin studies, such that they made them get a positive result even when honest and methodologically sound.
The only thing it doesn't mention is the Principle Trial, because results haven't been published yet - but it's good to know about it and keep an eye out:
What now for ivermectin?
July 2021
Professor Andrew McLachlan reviews the medication and its potential against COVID-19 in the wake of a major study being withdrawn.
"But the ivermectin story continues. Researchers at the University of Oxford announced in June they would be starting another ivermectin trial, called PRINCIPLE.
This high-quality trial will involve investigating treatments for people
at more risk of serious COVID-19. So far, the trial has recruited more
than 5000 volunteers from across the UK. Another part of the trial (into
another potential COVID-19 therapy) has already reported results.
This new ivermectin trial is just starting and will compare a three-day
treatment of ivermectin in people within the first 14 days of COVID-19
symptoms, or having a positive test, with those having usual care. The
trial is expected to report its results in the coming months."
COVID THERAPEUTICS
COVID: 90% of patients treated with new Israeli drug discharged in 5 days - EXO-CD24
Have Australian researchers developed an effective COVID-19 treatment? Potentially, but we need to wait for human trials
Remdesivir
Dexamethasone
Monoclonal anti-bodies
Covid-19 Therapeutics Tracker
Coronavirus Drug and Treatment Tracker
DE-RADICALIZATION RESOURCES
How to help loved ones avoid disinformation tactics and come back to reality.
Freedom of Mind - Steven Hassan
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