{"id":182032,"date":"2021-04-05T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T11:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=182032"},"modified":"2021-03-31T09:38:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T08:38:54","slug":"covid-update-spring-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2021\/04\/covid-update-spring-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid Update, Spring 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

30 Mar 2021 – An update on virus origin, vaccines, early treatment, masks, long covid, and covid mortality.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A) Facts about covid-19<\/h4>\n

The fully referenced 20 facts about covid-19 have been updated. In the section below the updated summary, there are 16 updated diagrams, followed by all recent SPR articles on covid-19.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>: Facts about covid-19<\/a> or in German: Fakten zu Covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n

B) Origin of SARS-CoV-2<\/h4>\n

The summary of evidence regarding the origin of the novel coronavirus has also been fully updated. Based on current evidence, the Wuhan Institute of Virology remains the most likely source, but a natural origin or a more complex, geostrategic background cannot be excluded. As in previous pandemics, the WHO is primarily engaged in PR activities.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>: On the origin of SARS-CoV-2<\/a><\/p>\n

C) Vaccines<\/h4>\n

Real-world studies confirm that<\/a> vaccine effectiveness<\/strong> in people up to about 70 years is high, but the level of effectiveness in older people remains uncertain<\/a>. Moreover, neutralization achieved by current mRNA vaccines against the \u2018Brazilian\u2019 and \u2018South African\u2019 variants is already 10 to 100 times lower<\/a>; therefore, regular \u2018booster shots\u2019 will likely become necessary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reported post-vaccination deaths<\/strong> in the USA and Europe are approaching 5000<\/a>. The real figure may be even higher as there is a substantial reporting backlog<\/a>. Contrary to media reports, deaths after mRNA vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna) are higher than after AstraZeneca. Dozens of cases of blindness, deafness and miscarriages have also been reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

US physician J. Patrick Whelan<\/strong> had warned the US FDA already in early December<\/a> that vaccines based on the coronavirus spike protein may themselves trigger symptoms of severe systemic covid, including blood clots, pulmonary embolism and brain inflammation.<\/p>\n

According to New York attorney Aaron Siri, governments and employers are not (yet) permitted<\/a> to require covid vaccinations, as covid vaccines have not yet been fully authorized: they only received an \u201cemergency use authorization\u201d<\/strong>. For the same reason, health insurers view covid vaccines as \u201cexperimental\u201d and may decline cost coverage<\/a> in case of adverse events.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>: Covid vaccines: Post-vaccination deaths<\/a> and The \u201cVaccine Passport\u201d Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n

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Covid RNA vaccines: Reduction in neutralization of variants (x-fold reduction). P.1\/P.2: \u201cBrazilian\u201d variants; B.1.351.V1-3: \u201cSouth African\u201d variants. (Source: Garcia-Beltran)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

D) Early treatment<\/h4>\n

Note<\/strong>: Patients are asked to consult a doctor.<\/p>\n

The covid-19 early treatment protocol has been updated<\/a> and now includes budesonide (a corticosteroid asthma spray) as well as PVI-based mouthwashes and nasal sprays, all of which have been found to be effective against coronavirus infection in several small studies.<\/p>\n

In a recent 15-minute testimony<\/a>, US professor Dr Peter McCullough, lead author of a landmark paper<\/a> on covid early treatment, emphasized the importance of ambulatory multi-drug treatment in high risk patients to inhibit viral replication, disease progression, and severe covid complications. The late-treatment strategy adopted in many Western countries (\u201ctherapeutic nihilism\u201d) may have been one of the most consequential mistakes of the entire pandemic.<\/p>\n

Indeed, even the very expensive monoclonal antibodies were found to be totally ineffective in hospitalized patients, but highly effective<\/a> in early treatment. However, some monoclonal antibodies have already lost their effectiveness<\/a> against some of the new coronavirus variants.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>: On the Treatment of Covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n

E) Long covid<\/h4>\n

According to the latest, most solid studies, about 2% to 10%<\/a> of people report post-acute symptoms lasting longer than three months. The good news is that myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) is less common than initially assumed. Unfortunately, many long covid studies lack PCR or antibody confirmation, a control group, and a symptom severity score.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>: On post-acute covid (\u201clong covid\u201d)<\/a><\/p>\n

F) Masks<\/h4>\n

The fact that masks don\u2019t work against influenza-like pandemics has been known since the \u201cSpanish flu\u201d in 1918\/19, and has been confirmed many times since<\/a>. However, the coronavirus pandemic for the first time has shown that even FFP2\/N95 respirator mandates make no difference at all:<\/p>\n

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Covid cases in Bavaria (FFP2\/N95 mandate) vs. Germany overall (DaFeid\/ARD\/RKI)<\/p><\/div>

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G) Global covid lethality and mortality<\/h4>\n

By the end of March 2021, there were close to 3 million covid deaths in close to 8 billion people. At a global infection attack rate of 10% to 30%, this results in an average global covid lethality (IFR) of 0.1% to 0.35% and a global covid mortality of about 0.035%<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By comparison, the 1918 flu pandemic had a global mortality of about 2.3%<\/a> (40 million deaths in 1.8 billion people). I<\/span>n sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, tuberculosis and malaria alone each (!) claimed fifty to a hundred times<\/a> more years of life than covid-19.<\/p>\n

In Western countries, corona lethality is higher than the global average, but nursing homes, while representing only about 1% of the population, account for about 50% of deaths<\/a>. Thus, IFRs in the non-nursing home population typically range between 0.3% and 0.6%<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>: Covid mortality: a global overview<\/a> and Covid vs. the flu, revisited<\/a><\/p>\n

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Belgium: Covid IFRs in the entire population vs. non-nursing home population. (Molenberghs)2<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n

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Swiss Policy Research, founded in 2016, is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit research group investigating geopolitical propaganda in Swiss and international media. SPR is composed of independent academics that<\/em> for personal and professional reasons prefer to protect their identities,<\/em> and receives no external funding; t<\/em>here are no financial sponsors or backers. <\/em>Our articles have been published or shared by numerous independent media outlets and journalists, among them Julian Assange<\/a>, and have been translated into more than two dozen languages.<\/em><\/p>\n

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