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‘Urgent News On COVID-19 Vaccine’ & Other Facts

‘Urgent News about the Covid-19 Vaccine’

Dr Vernon Coleman MB ChB DSc FRSA

https://brandnewtube.com/watch/urgent-news-about-the-covid-19-vaccine_botqwzI8R7UUVY2.html VIDEO HERE, Under 4 Min.

Transcript of video here: http://www.vernoncoleman.com/main.htm

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**Comment**

Dr. Vernon simply goes over the math (he’s in the UK):

There were 112,807 people who received the first dose by Dec. 18, 2020
The number of health impact events was 3,150
Health impact events are defined as ‘unable to perform normal daily activities, unable to work, required care from doctor or health professional’.
This is nearly 3% of those obtaining the vaccine.
If 60 million in the UK get the vaccine, it’s expected that 1.67 million will be unable to work, perform daily activities, and require care.
If 6 billion get the vaccine globally, 167 million are expected to be unable to work, perform daily activities, and require care.
These numbers only include short-term effects of the vaccine. Nothing is known about the potential effects in the future.

Coleman aptly states mainstream media has a duty to print this information so people can be informed.

He also states the COVID-19 vaccine roll out must be stopped now and if it isn’t,

“then we know what is going on. If governments are really ‘guided by science’ (as they claim to be) they have no choice.”

He encourages readers to share this information widely so people understand the health risks involved with the vaccine.

Click on the following link to see the report on the CDC’s website on the Covid-19 Vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2020-12/slides-12-19/05-COVID-CLARK.pdf

Bell’s Palsy Anyone?

Dr. Meryl Nass also explains that Bell’s Palsy occurred in 7 vaccine recipients: https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/dr-meryl-nass-bells-palsy-occurred-in-7-cases-with-subjects-who-received-a-covid-mrna-vaccine-yes-it-is-a-vaccine-reaction/

The FDA has failed to warn of the potential for this reaction in its “fact sheet’ for the Pfizer vaccine.
Bell’s palsy and transverse myelitis ARE on the package insert for the anthrax vaccine right here.
The label was reproduced in the National Academy of Sciences’ report on anthrax vaccine, but it is hard to find online… since FDA removed the warnings from a later version of the label.

Source: https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/dr-meryl-nass-bells-palsy-occurred-in-7-cases-with-subjects-who-received-a-covid-mrna-vaccine-yes-it-is-a-vaccine-reaction/

A word on Masks Again

A recent data analysis from 50 states shows once again that mask mandates don’t work: https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-comprehensive-analysis-of-50-states-shows-greater-spread-with-mask-mandates

Rational Ground, a “clearinghouse of COVID-19 data trends run by a grassroots group of data analysts, computer scientists, and actuaries,” conducted an analysis on all 50 states, dividing them between those with mask mandates and those without.

States with mask mandates have a greater COVID spread.
States with mask mandates had an average of 27 cases per day (per 100,000 people), whereas states without mask mandates had an average of 17 cases per day (per 100,000 people).

No matter how much you want to believe masks work, the data continues to show they do not help prevent COVID, and they often cause adverse health issues of their own.

For more: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/11/20/danish-mask-study-finally-published-masks-dont-work/

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/11/28/flawed-nih-mask-study-continued-media-spin-on-hospital-overcrowding/ (Information within on the military with 100% mask and social distancing compliance. None of it worked.)

And, never forget that in winter months, doctors see a:

four-fold increase in consultations in general practice in a GOOD Year
they see an 8 fold increase in an epidemic year
50% increase in deaths between now and January

Source: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/09/25/the-only-circuit-break-in-the-pandemic-we-need-now-is-from-the-governments-doom-mongering-scientific-advisers-who-specialize-in-causing-panic-and-little-else-say-prof-carl-henneghan-and-dr-tom/

BUT IT’S ALL BEING BLAMED ON COVID, since they stopped counting the seasonal flu!

Category:

Activism, vaccines, Viruses

The Holidays: Ways To Participate When You Can’t Be There In Person

https://globallymealliance.org/the-holidays-ways-to-participate-when-you-cant-be-there-in-person/

by Jennifer Crystal

As the holidays near and COVID-19 numbers spike, people are scrambling to figure out plans. Should they travel? Can they see family? If not, will the holidays still be the holidays?

As a Lyme disease patient who has had to miss countless gatherings due to illness, I can tell you that while the holidays might not quite be the same this year, there are ways to safely participate in them that can still make them great.

Holidays are all about tradition. When I was acutely ill with Lyme disease, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, and chronic Epstein-Barr virus, my whole life was turned upside down. I couldn’t work or socialize. I craved normalcy. Holiday traditions were a constant I had previously been able to count on. As winter closed in and I was still bedridden, I grew anxious. Would I not even have traditions anymore? Or, worse, would they just go on without me? I had FOMO—fear of missing out—before it became part of the common vernacular.

At first, I tried to join festivities as I once had. I sat at my family’s boisterous Thanksgiving table, trying to enjoy conversation and food. Instead, I experienced sensory overload. My body ached, longing to be back in bed. I wound up outside on the front porch, trying to get some fresh air.

Even as I regained some strength, I still couldn’t participate in festivities at full-tilt. I struggled to visit with multiple family members and friends over the holiday period. I often had to recover for days or even weeks. For several years, travel was out of the question.

ULTIMATELY, TO PRESERVE MY HEALTH, I LEARNED TO REFRAME MY THINKING ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS.

As I discussed in a previous post, “Making the Holidays Work For You,”, I learned to consider what really mattered to me. Was it about celebrating on a certain date, or was it about being with people I love? Was it about staying up until midnight on New Year’s Eve, or was it about doing something that made me feel hopeful about new possibilities? In that post, I outline some ideas that helped me put this new thinking into practice, such as having holiday celebrations at my own home, moving them to a time that worked well for me, and dropping an “all or nothing” attitude.

Reframing is an important tool to implement this year as we think about what’s most important during our holiday celebrations. However, some of my previous ideas simply may not work in a pandemic. Even if the most important thing is being with the people you love, it may be safest to celebrate separately this year.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate at all.

Rather, I think we need to ask ourselves, how can we be present with the people we love, even if it’s not in person? How can we show them we care, even if we can’t hand-deliver presents or give them a hug?

Technology has been a saving grace for this year, and I think it can come in especially during the holiday season. While Christmas over Zoom is not the same as Christmas in person, it’s still not a Christmas alone. Moreover, it’s a choice that will hopefully allow for safe in-person gatherings sooner; we have to keep the big picture in mind.

There are others ways to be present without physical presence. Because I was at my sickest in my twenties, I missed many friends’ weddings. I hated not being able to celebrate with them. But then I thought about what presents I could make them from bed. I started doing calligraphy for envelopes and place cards. I made scrapbooks for couples—collections of notes and photos from all of their loved ones—that they’re still perusing years later. I pre-recorded toasts.

Afterwards, friends would call up and say, “We really felt your presence at the wedding.” And while that wasn’t the same as being there in person, it still brought joy.

They would also say, “That celebration was just one day. You’ll be there for the rest of our lives.” And I have been. As I’ve gotten healthier, battling my way into remission twice and staying there for over a decade, I have traveled to visit friends; I’ve played with their kids; I’ve celebrated with them at more recent parties.

Though not unfounded, my original anxiety was for naught, because missing a year—or even a few—of traditions didn’t mean I’d miss them forever. Had I pushed myself to attend those celebrations when I really couldn’t, though, I might not ever have gotten well enough to enjoy all of the festivities that I now can.

The holidays may not be the same this year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t ever be normal again. Choices we make to protect our health now will allow us safer gatherings in the future. And in the meanwhile, we just might start some new traditions.

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Opinions expressed by contributors are their own.

Jennifer Crystal is a writer and educator in Boston. Her memoir about her medical journey is forthcoming. Contact her at lymewarriorjennifercrystal@gmail.com.

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**Comment**

I want to encourage those of you who are either going through rough treatment, aren’t in treatment yet, or haven’t recovered your health. Treatment is paramount! Stay the course and don’t quit. While many Lyme/MSIDS patients have had to accept a ‘new normal’ for decades, it can be better. Often, it’s finding the right ingredients to fix your particular puzzle – but you can improve if not get your health back outright.

Chins up and forge ahead!

Category:

Activism

Could Borrelia Miyamotoi Infections Explain Persistent Lyme Symptoms?

https://danielcameronmd.com/borrelia-miyamotoi-persistent-symptoms-lyme-disease/

COULD BORRELIA MIYAMOTOI INFECTIONS EXPLAIN PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS IN LYME DISEASE PATIENTS?

“This is the first study to investigate the presence of B. miyamotoi antibodies in a clinical population experiencing persistent symptoms and suspected tick-borne illness,” writes Delaney and colleagues from Columbia University Irving Medical Center. [1] According to the findings, Lyme disease patients testing positive for Borrelia miyamotoi were more likely to present with sleepiness and pain.

By Dr. Daniel Cameron

Borrelia miyamotoi (BM) is another tick-borne pathogen and “unlike Lyme disease, erythema migrans rash, and arthralgias are uncommon,” the authors write in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. The infection is diagnosed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) called glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (GlpQ) enzyme immunoassay.

Investigators looked at the incidence of BM in 82 patients who were seeking a second opinion regarding persistent symptoms which included fatigue, pain, neurocognitive, and psychiatric problems.

In their study, 1 out of 4 Lyme disease patients tested positive for Borrelia miyamotoi,using a GlpQ test. The BM positive group were significantly more likely to suffer from sleepiness (according to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale) and from pain, as measured by the McGill VAS Pain Scale, and Zung Anxiety Scale.

Eight patients with Lyme disease and Borrelia miyamotoi were hospitalized. “Eight of 21 (38%) reported hospitalization (seven medical and one psychiatric) since symptom onset, three for cardiac and two for neurologic abnormalities,” according to the authors.

All of the patients, except for one, with Lyme disease (LD) and Borrelia miyamotoi were treated with antibiotics. “All 21 received prior antibiotic treatment, of whom 20 received at least 2 weeks of doxycycline or amoxicillin.”

Five of the 21 patients with LD and BM lived outside of the with Northeast/Mid-Atlantic states. “Two lived in California, two lived in Florida, and one lived in Illinois.”

Study insights

The study found that clinicians are not testing for Borrelia miyamotoi, as only 1 out of the 82 study participants were tested for the infection.

Furthermore, clinicians were often dismissive of a tick-borne illness. “Many patients reported that their clinicians dismissed the possibility of tick-borne illness both at the onset and during the course of their illness and attributed symptoms to psychological stress,” writes Delaney.

The authors raise a public health concern:

“In Lyme disease, delayed diagnosis and treatment is associated with prolonged symptoms. The same may prove true for B. miyamotoi disease.”

Editor’s note: A co-infection with Borrelia miyamotoi may explain why some Lyme disease patients are sicker than others. Unfortunately, there are still problems with the reliability of testing for Borrelia miyamotoi. There is also uncertainty over the best treatment approach for the infection.

The best antibiotics to treat Borrelia miyamotoi?

Doctors face challenges in diagnosing Borrelia miyamotoi

Don’t count on a relapsing fever to diagnose Borrelia miyamotoi

References:

Delaney SL, Murray LA, Aasen CE, Bennett CE, Brown E, Fallon BA. Borrelia miyamotoi Serology in a Clinical Population With Persistent Symptoms and Suspected Tick-Borne Illness. Front Med (Lausanne). 2020;7:567350.

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**Comment**

Many great points:

Could Bm explain some with persistent symptoms (highly likely)
Many of the patients here don’t live in what are considered Lyme-endemic areas, blowing further holes into the whole – “you have to live in the North or Eastern U.S. to be infected” paradigm. Drop those maps like a bad habit!
These people had SEVERE symptoms. Nearly 40% were hospitalized!
Clinicians need to WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE. Lyme/ MSIDS patients quickly learn that those who are coinfected are sicker for longer. Mainstream medicine is in the Stone-Ages on this fact. There’s a real pandemic but it ain’t COVID.
This letter to the editor highlights the problem with coinfections & abysmal testing: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/12/23/tick-bite-letter-to-the-editor/

Category:

Borrelia Miyamotoi (Relapsing Fever Group), Lyme

Tick Bite – Letter to the Editor

https://www.bmj.com/content/370/bmj.m3029/rr-3

Tick bite

BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3029 (Published 13 August 2020)Cite this as: BMJ 2020;370:m3029

21 August 2020

Habib ur Rehman

Physician

Saskatchewan Health Authority

Suite 100, 2550 12th Ave, Regina, SK, S4P 3X1, Canada

Rapid Response:

Re: Tick bite

Dear Editor

Razai et al, in their consultation on tick bite, missed an important message to learners (1).

As the incidence of Lyme disease increases, there is also greater likelihood of co-transmission of other pathogens carried by I scapularis and I pacificus ticks.
Since symptoms of these co infections are non-specific and may overlap with Lyme’s disease, accurate diagnosis becomes more difficult. It is therefore important that a high level of suspicion is maintained for these co-infections so patients receive accurate diagnosis and adequate treatment.

The most common infectious agents transmitted by Ixodes species ticks in North America that have the potential for co-infection with B burgdorferi are Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia species, deer tick (Powassan) virus, Borrelia miyamotoi, and the Ehrlichia muris–like agent (2).

A phagocytophilum is transmitted by the same Ixodes ticks as B burgdorferi in the United States and causes fever, chills, headache, myalgia, and fatigue arising 1 to 3 weeks following tick exposure. Most cases are mild and self-limited. However, severe manifestations may include respiratory failure, adult respiratory distress syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, pancreatitis, and coagulopathies.

It has been found that in Wisconsin, approximately 3% of I scapularis ticks examined were co-infected with B burgdorferi and A phagocytophilum (3). A similar study in 11,000 ticks in public parks of New York State’s Hudson Valley Region found that co-infection rates of nymphs and adults were 0.5% and 6.3%, respectively (4).

The frequency of humans with Lyme disease simultaneously co-infected with A phagocytophilum from various studies ranges from 2% to 10% (5,6). Similirly, Babesiosis is transmitted through the bite of infected I scapularis and I pacificus ticks. Most patients are asymptomatic or have mild, self-limited disease but may be complicated by renal failure, acute respiratory distress, and shock.

In a study of patients with Lyme disease from southern New England, approximately 10% were co-infected with babesiosis (7).

Unlike Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis, doxycycline is not an effective treatment of babesiosis and requires atovaquone and azithromycin or combination of clindamycin with quinine, making it imperitive to consider this diagnosis in mind in patients with tick bite.

Of the 3 species of Ehrlichia in United States, only E muris–like (EML) agent is transmitted by I scapularis is the vector of this emerging pathogen(8).

Possible co-infections should be considered in any patients who are diagnosed with tick bite or Lyme disease, especially those who have unexplained leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or anemia, or who fail to respond to treatment for Lyme’s disease.

References:
1- Razai MS, Doerholt K, Galiza E, Oakeshott P. Tick bite. BMJ 2020;370:m3029
2- Caulfield AJ, Pritt BS. Lyme disease Coinfections in the United States. Clin Lab Med 2015;35:827–846.
3- Lee, X, Coyle DR, Johnson DK, et al. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs collected in managed red pine forests in Wisconsin. J Med Entomol 2014;51:694-701.
4- Prusinski MA, Kokas JE, Hukey KT, et al. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spoirochets: Spirochaetaceae), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae), and Babesia microti (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from recreational lands in the Hudson Valley Region, New York State. J Med Entomol 2014;51:226-36.
5- Horowitz HW, Aguero-Rosenfeld ME, Holmgren D, et al. Lyme disease and human granulocytic anaplasmosis coinfection: impact of case definition on coinfection rates and illness severity. Clin Infect Dis 2013;56;93-9.
6- Steere AC, McHugh G, Suarez C, et al. Prospective study of coinfection in patients with erythema migrans. Clin Infect Dis 2003;36:1078-81.
7- Krause PJ, Telford SR, Spielman A, et al. Concurrent Lyme disease and babesiosis – evidence for increased severity and duration of illness. JAMA 1996;275:1657-60.
8- Pritt BS, McFadden JD, Stromdah E, et al. Emergence of a novel Ehrlichia sp. agent
pathogenic for humans in the Midwestern United States. 6th International Meeting
on Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases. Heraklion (Greece), June 5–7, 2011.

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**Comment**

This important letter to the editor highlights many contentious issues Lyme/MSIDS patients have to muddle through. From where I sit, I disagree with the author’s statements that these infections are ‘mild and self-limited’, but I deal with sick people – not healthy. If there’s one thing I DO know, it’s that these infections have been downplayed for far too long, and it’s been a real problem. Patients haven’t been taken seriously for over 40 years!

The consideration of coinfections; unfortunately, is not common in mainstream medicine regarding Lyme/MSIDS. They still treat this as a one germ disease with doxycycline curing it, when nothing could be further from the truth: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/10/30/study-shows-lyme-msids-patients-infected-with-many-pathogens-and-explains-why-we-are-so-sick/

Category:

Activism, Anaplasmosis, Babesia, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme, Testing, Ticks

How to Immunize Yourself Against Vaccine Propaganda

https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/2019/02/07/how-to-immunize-yourself-against-vaccine-propaganda/

How to Immunize Yourself Against Vaccine Propaganda

by Jeremy R. Hammond Feb 7, 2019

A New York Times editorial attacks “anti-vaxxers” as “the enemy”, but it’s the Times editors who are dangerously irrational and ignorant of the science.

On January 19, 2019, the New York Times published an editorial mischaracterizing anyone who dares to criticize or dissent from public vaccine policy as dangerously irrational and ignorant.[1] In doing so, the Times avoided having to seriously address any of the countless legitimate concerns that parents have today about vaccinating their children according to the CDC’s routine childhood vaccine schedule. Consequently, the Times fulfills the mainstream media’s typical function of manufacturing consent for government policy by manipulating public opinion through deception.[2] In this case, the consent being manufactured in service of the state is for public vaccine policy, which constitutes a serious threat to both our health and our liberty.

What the Times editorial represents is not journalism, but public policy advocacy. And to persuade its readers to strictly comply with the CDC’s vaccine schedule, the Times blatantly lies to its readers both about the nature of the debate and what science tells us about vaccine safety and effectiveness.

The first clue that the Times editorial aims to avoid any serious discussion of the issue is the title: “How to Inoculate Against Anti-Vaxxers”. The term “anti-vaxxer”, of course, is the derogatory label that the media apply to anyone who dares to question public vaccine policy. It is reflective of the mainstream media’s routine use of ad hominem argumentation in lieu of reasoned discourse. Rather than substantively addressing their arguments, the media simply dismiss the views of and personally attack critics and dissenters—and this Times editorial is certainly no exception. (See link for article)

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**Comment**

A very timely article considering the new, fast-tracked, experimental COVID-19 vaccine being thrust upon the public.

Regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, please watch Dr. Weiler’s short video on it here: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/12/04/medical-freedom-press-conference-must-see-video/

For more: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/11/11/how-covid-19-vaccine-can-destroy-your-immune-system/

They’ve renamed adverse reactions to downplay any risks: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/12/14/adverse-reactions-renamed-immune-responses-by-health-advisers-and-21-serious-possible-adverse-outcomes-to-covid-19-vaccine/ Many other links after article

Yet the injuries keep pouring in: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/12/21/warning-3150-injuries-in-1st-week-of-covid-vaccines-among-american-healthcare-workers-pregnant-women-included/

Nearly 90,000 medical professionals say the COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe:

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/11/29/87000-doctors-nurses-against-covid19-vaccine/

Category:

vaccines

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Archive for December, 2020

‘Urgent News On COVID-19 Vaccine’ & Other Facts

‘Urgent News about the Covid-19 Vaccine’

Coleman aptly states mainstream media has a duty to print this information so people can be informed.

He also states the COVID-19 vaccine roll out must be stopped now and if it isn’t,

Bell’s Palsy Anyone?

A word on Masks Again

No matter how much you want to believe masks work, the data continues to show they do not help prevent COVID, and they often cause adverse health issues of their own.

BUT IT’S ALL BEING BLAMED ON COVID, since they stopped counting the seasonal flu!

The Holidays: Ways To Participate When You Can’t Be There In Person

ULTIMATELY, TO PRESERVE MY HEALTH, I LEARNED TO REFRAME MY THINKING ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS.

Could Borrelia Miyamotoi Infections Explain Persistent Lyme Symptoms?

COULD BORRELIA MIYAMOTOI INFECTIONS EXPLAIN PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS IN LYME DISEASE PATIENTS?

Study insights

“In Lyme disease, delayed diagnosis and treatment is associated with prolonged symptoms. The same may prove true for B. miyamotoi disease.”

Related Articles:

References:

Tick Bite – Letter to the Editor

Tick bite

Rapid Response:

Re: Tick bite

Possible co-infections should be considered in any patients who are diagnosed with tick bite or Lyme disease, especially those who have unexplained leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or anemia, or who fail to respond to treatment for Lyme’s disease.

How to Immunize Yourself Against Vaccine Propaganda

How to Immunize Yourself Against Vaccine Propaganda

A New York Times editorial attacks “anti-vaxxers” as “the enemy”, but it’s the Times editors who are dangerously irrational and ignorant of the science.

A very timely article considering the new, fast-tracked, experimental COVID-19 vaccine being thrust upon the public.

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