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Level of Evidence & WaPo’s Claims of Ivermectin Toxicity & “Over 500,000 Deaths Could Have Been Prevented”

https://popularrationalism.substack.com/p/level-of-evidence-and-washington?

Level of Evidence and Washington Post’s Claims of Ivermectin Toxicity

A letter to the editor of NEJM is cited as providing evidence of a host of toxic side effects… but in tracking down the reference, the evidence falls far short of “toxic” and “causal”.

The Washington Post’s article, “Online archives where scientists post their research spark information revolution” writes about a non-peer-reviewed study on Ivermectin was “retracted” by a pre-print server (technically, an impossible feat given that preprint servers do not technically “publish” studies, because the works are not peer-reviewed).

They also throw in this sentence:

“not to mention contributed to a host of serious side effects among those who ingested ivermectin with no proven benefit against covid-19.”

That reads as if the study found a host of serious side effects, but the WashPo article linked to a letter to the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Was this letter a peer-reviewed study that demonstrated causality of the alleged side effects WashPo claims the study has “contributed to”?

No. It was not. The letter merely described 21 reported sets of symptoms following Ivermectin use based on phone calls to a poison control center:

“Of the 21 persons who called in August, 11 were men, and most were older than 60 years of age (median age, 64; range, 20 to 81). Approximately half (11 persons) were reported to have used ivermectin to prevent Covid-19, and the remaining persons had been using the drug to treat Covid-19 symptoms. Three persons had received prescriptions from physicians or veterinarians, and 17 had purchased veterinary formulations; the source of ivermectin for the remaining person was not confirmed. Symptoms had developed in most persons within 2 hours after a large, single, first-time dose. In 6 persons, symptoms had developed gradually after several days to weeks of repeated doses taken every other day or twice weekly. One person had also been taking vitamin D to treat or prevent Covid-19. Reported doses ingested by the persons who had been using veterinary products ranged from 6.8 mg to 125 mg of 1.87% paste and 20 to 50 mg of the 1% solution. The dose of the human-use tablets was 21 mg per dose twice weekly for prevention.

Six of the 21 persons were hospitalized for toxic effects from ivermectin use; all 6 reported preventive use, including the 3 who had obtained the drug by prescription. Four received care in an intensive care unit, and none died. Symptoms were gastrointestinal distress in 4 persons, confusion in 3, ataxia and weakness in 2, hypotension in 2, and seizures in 1. Of the persons who were not admitted to a hospital, most had gastrointestinal distress, dizziness, confusion, vision symptoms, or rash.

These cases illustrate the potential toxic effects of ivermectin..”

The question for the WashPo article author, and WashPo, is how is this “a host of serious side effects” when

(1) Frequency data are not available (we don’t know how many people were using Ivermectin. Is 21 a lot? A little? 1 in 1,000? 1 in 1,000,000?

(2) Causality has not been determined (calls from poison control are not clinical study-level evidence). GI issues, ataxia and hypotension also happen in people taking any number of over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs and vaccines.

(3) None of these events are considered “serious” (Seizures following vaccination are not considered “serious”).

Imagine if Ivermectin were a vaccine… and 21 phone calls later, the reported outcomes were reported as “caused by” and “serious”.

It seems that the level of evidence need to bury an inexpensive treatment is far, far less than needed to determine causality of vaccine injury.

With this type of loose “reporting”, the legacy press loses yet another point on the credibility scale.

Make that four points (-4).

Actually, make it five: WashPo fails to report the 77 other studies on Ivermectin.

This is why people who read the news need to check the references and see for themselves whether their news source is accurately representing what’s going on.

And it’s time we start holding such “news” outlets accountable for their abuse of the public trust and of scientific evidence.

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https://thehighwire.com/videos/over-500000-covid-deaths-could-have-been-prevented/

“OVER 500,000 COVID DEATHS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED”

On the heels of the groundbreaking ‘Covid-19: Second Opinion” panel, Dr. Richard Urso joins Del in-studio to talk through some of the most eye-opening statements from the over 5 hour long hearing featuring the greatest minds in science and health.

Dr. Urso corrects Senator Johnson who stated that there weren’t any treatments at the beginning of the ‘pandemic.’ Urso states there were effective treatments that worked from the very get-go. He used a combination of HCQ, azithromcin, vitamin D, aspirin, and steroids way back in March.

Urso also states the denial of natural immunity needs to STOP, and that he has never called the FDA, NIH, or the CDC ONE time for advice.  Those organizations are not involved in medical education. Their dictating medical practices also needs to stop. The current regime needs to be completely reinvented because it is corporate practice of medicine telling doctors what to do when they already know what to do.

Go here for a four-part talk by Dr. Urso covering everything from COVID testing, deaths, lockdowns, to effective treatments.

Also, go here for “The Indefensible Approval of Pfizer and Merck Drugs Compared to the Snubbing of Ivermectin.”

It is quite clear there are two standards. The ‘powers that be’ can do no wrong and can say anything they want even if it’s completely untrue, illogical, and unscientific.

#SecondOpinion #RonJohnson #DrRichardUrso

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Activism, Treatment, vaccines, Viruses

Another Paper Apologizes Over Its COVID Coverage & Worst Journalism of the Year Goes To….

https://www.activistpost.com/2022/01/we-failed-danish-newspaper-apologizes-for-its-covid-coverage

“We Failed”: Danish Newspaper Apologizes For Its COVID Coverage

January 24, 2022

By Jon Miltimore

A Danish newspaper has apologized to its readers for not questioning the government’s data and narratives more throughout the first two years of the pandemic.

The Ekstra Bladet, founded in 1904, said it should have done more due diligence in examining the government’s data and conclusions before reporting them:

“For ALMOST two years, we – the press and the population – have been almost hypnotically preoccupied with the authorities’ daily coronatal,” wrote Bladet journalist Brian Weichardt. “THE CONSTANT mental alertness has worn out tremendously on all of us. That is why we – the press – must also take stock of our own efforts. And we have failed.”

In the mea culpa, which went viral on Twitter earlier this month, Weichardt suggested the newspaper should have asked more questions about how public health officials were tabulating data….. (See link for article)

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https://www.zerohedge.com/political/and-prize-worst-journalism-year-goes

And The Prize For “Worst Journalism Of The Year” Goes To…

by Tyler Durden
Saturday, Jan 29, 2022 – 10:30 AM

Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org,

Media Lies & the Sacred Rites of the Vaccine Cult

The coverage of Szilveszter Csollany’s death shows you being called an “anti-vaxxer” is more about what you think, than what you do.

The Independent has put out an early (and strong) entry for “Worst Journalism of the Year” award, reporting yesterday the death of Hungarian gymnastics coach Szilveszter Csollany under the headline:

Anti-vax Olympic gold medalist Szilveszter Csollany dies of Covid, aged 51

The journalism is terrible, criminally bad. (Go to link for article)

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Go here for a rousing message to a “Manic Mainstream Media” by Del BigTree

**Comment**

Too bad we aren’t hearing apologies from the media in the U.S. Unfortunately, they are bought out, lock stock and barrel.

SUMMARY:

  • Hospitalization numbers are nearly 30% higher than the actual figure due to the difference between being hospitalized due to a positive test rather than actual illness.
  • Journalists should have avoided the state’s rhetoric and narrative on hospitalizations and COVID injections.
  • U.S. media have viewed Fauci’s utterances as a kind of gospel.  MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace could have been speaking for many when she called herself “a Fauci groupie.”
  • Fauci has been featured on magazine covers, is the topic of a Disney biopic, and has at least 400 media events—even though his role is not a public relations.
  • Treated like a King, the media doesn’t question or criticize Fauci despite his pandemic flip-flops.  Some journalists have published articles pushing back on narratives problematic to Fauci’s public messaging at his request.
  • To those critical of him, “….they’re really criticizing science,” Fauci said in November, “because I represent science.”

Important excerpt:

It’s merely to say journalists (and citizens) should recognize their proximity to power and influence, and realize that experts, like politicians, don’t shed self-interest simply because of the work they do. The expert’s data and comments should be scrutinized, dissected, and discussed, not treated as gospel or used as prima facie evidence for coercive policies. (As the economist Ludwig von Mises once pointed out, there is no “ought in science”; science can only tell us what is.)

Ekstra Bladet, Denmark’s newspaper, appears to have gleaned some of these lessons during the pandemic.

Let’s hope more news outlets around the world do the same.

For more: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2021/08/05/germanys-top-newspaper-apologizes-for-fear-driven-covid-coverage/

Unfortunately, media in the U.S. isn’t gleaning these lessons and continues to be a mouth-piece of Big Pharma, Big Tech, and government bureaucrats who have severe conflicts of interest and who haven’t treated a patient in 40 years. The reason for this is quite simple, they are bought out.

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Activism, vaccines, Viruses

Planning for Hospitalization

https://jbs.org/video/constitution-corner/planning-for-the-inevitable-constitution-corner  Video Here (Approx. 6 Min)

Planning for the Inevitable | Constitution Corner

January 27, 2022

You may not know when you’ll end up in a hospital but being prepared is key.  Having some “Estate Planning” done before hand could not only save you money, but it could direct the care you get or don’t want.  In this episode of Constitution Corner, you’ll learn about two important documents, the Healthcare Power of Attorney and Advanced Directives.  Robert Owens will explain why they are so important to your medical rights.

Healthcare Power of Attorney:

  • This document assigns the legal right to make healthcare decisions to another person.
  • This requires the hospital to obtain written, informed consent from the power of attorney (POA).
  • Make sure your POA is intelligent and a fighter.
  • Attorney Owens recommends you find a lawyer who specializes in Estate Planning to make sure the wording is correct.

Advance Directive:

  • A legal document specifying the types of treatment you want and don’t want. (You can say “no” to being ventilated, monoclonal antibodies, and remdesivir)
  • Many states have their own advance directive forms. Your local Area Agency on Aging can help you locate the right forms. You can find your area agency phone number by calling the Eldercare Locator toll-free at 1-800-677-1116 or by visiting https://eldercare.acl.gov.
  • For those in Wisconsin, go here:  https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/advdirectives/adformspoa.htm
  • Some states require your advance directive to be witnessed; a few require your signature to be notarized. A notary is a person licensed by the state to witness signatures. You might find a notary at your bank, post office, or local library, or call your insurance agent. Some notaries charge a fee.
  • Some states have registries that can store your advance directive for quick access by health care providers, your proxy, and anyone else to whom you have given permission. Private firms also will store your advance directive. There may be a fee for storing your form in a registry. If you store your advance directive in a registry and later make changes, you must replace the original with the updated version in the registry.
  • Some people spend a lot of time in more than one state—for example, visiting children and grandchildren. If that’s your situation, consider preparing an advance directive using forms for each state—and keep a copy in each place, too.
  • Give copies of your advance directive to your health care proxy and alternate proxy. Give your doctor a copy for your medical records. Tell close family members and friends where you keep a copy. If you have to go to the hospital, give staff there a copy to include in your records. Because you might change your advance directive in the future, it’s a good idea to keep track of who receives a copy.
  • Review your advance care planning decisions from time to time—for example, every 10 years, if not more often. You might want to revise your preferences for care if your situation or your health changes. Or, you might want to make adjustments if you receive a serious diagnosis; if you get married, separated, or divorced; if your spouse dies; or if something happens to your proxy or alternate. If your preferences change, you will want to make sure your doctor, proxy, and family know about them.
  • You might want to make a card to carry in your wallet indicating that you have an advance directive and where it is kept. Here is an example of the wallet card offered by the American Hospital Association. You might want to print this to fill out and carry with you. A PDF can be found online (PDF, 40 KB).

Action Items:

  1. Like and share this video with others
  2. Watch “Overview of America”.
  3. Apply for JBS membership and get involved.
  4. Sign up for Legislative Action Alerts or text JBS to 800-527-8721.

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Activism

Rapid Lyme Disease Tests Could Soon Be Heading to a Doctor’s Office Near You

https://www.globallymealliance.org/news/rapid-lyme-disease-tests-could-soon-be-heading-to-a-doctors-office-near-you

Rapid Lyme Disease Tests Could Soon Be Heading to A Doctor’s Office Near You

by Admin at Global Lyme Alliance on January 13, 2022

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Photo credit: University of Central Florida

Global Lyme Alliance is funding researchers at The University of Central Florida to create a Lyme disease rapid test.

By Suhtling Wong-Vienneau for UCF.edu

Mollie Jewett, associate professor and head of the Immunity and Pathogenesis Division at the College of Medicine, and Brian Kim, associate professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, will split a $325,000 grant over two years from the Global Lyme Alliance to create a rapid test that can detect the disease weeks earlier than current tests allow. The new test would eliminate the need to visit diagnostic labs and wait for the results.

Lyme disease is carried by deer ticks and infects people when they are bitten by ticks carrying the bacteria borrelia burgdorferi.  Deer ticks are especially common in the northeastern United States and people are exposed to the ticks usually during outdoor activities. Warming temperatures have helped tick populations explode and infiltrate more areas of the country increasing the chance of getting the disease.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 476,000 people are infected with Lyme disease every year.

Early symptoms of Lyme disease are fever, headache, fatigue and the possibility of a telltale bullseye rash at the site of the bite. If left untreated, the infection can spread to the joints, heart, and nervous system and cause debilitating long-term conditions.

“Testing is a real obstacle for patients, the longer the patient goes without treatment the higher the potential for significant persistent symptoms,” says Jewett.  “Lyme disease antibodies takes up to 14 days to become detectable. By directly detecting the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, the test will fill the current blind spot in the time from infection to diagnosis.”

When the infection is caught early and treated with antibiotics in the preliminary stages, patients can recover quickly without long-term effects. Patients who are treated in later stages of the disease tend to respond well to antibiotics, however, some continue to suffer from ongoing symptoms, termed Post-treatment Lyme disease Syndrome.

Jewett is creating a molecular test that can not only test for antibodies in the blood specific for the infection, but also directly detect the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. The hand-held diagnostic device which the researchers call the Lyme iDS, combines Jewett’s molecular test with Kim’s detection device.

Click here to read the rest of the article.

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**Comment**

One of the hardest things to accept is that testing for Lyme/MSIDS is imperfect at best and abysmal at worst.  The pathogens depress the immune system and some of the sickest NEVER test positive.  It doesn’t help that testing has been rigged for vaccine development but there are so many issues with testing it’s really a bust.  For far too long patients have had a literal laundry list of severe symptoms but are told they don’t have Lyme/MSIDS because they test negative.

Lyme literate doctors understand this and embrace clinical diagnosis based upon symptoms and exposure.  Mainstream medicine, on the other hand, misdiagnoses patients every single day of the year.  Patients have endured decades of abuse and gas-lighting.

Category:

Lyme, Testing

Embalmers Finding Arteries Filled with Clots & Photo of Baseball-Sized Clot

**UPDATE June, 2022**

Listen to this podcast with Dr. Jane Ruby where she explains in detail the substance being found in autopsies upon the vaxxed.  Scroll to 9:00 where she explains it and shows pictures.

https://rumble.com/vti2i0-embalmers-discover-horror-dr.-ruby-exclusive-arteries-filled-with-rubbery-  Video Here (Approx. 10 Min)

Embalmers Discover Horror: Dr. Ruby Exclusive: Arteries Filled With Rubbery Clots

January 28, 2022

Dr. Jane Ruby speaks with embalmers whom have had trouble getting embalming fluid into many who are deceased.  All of a sudden they are finding white, rubbery blood-clots clogging up the veins of the deceases.  A group of embalmers have saved hundreds of samples as proof.

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https://thecovidblog.com/2022/01/28/mark-ruston-british-man-temporarily-banned-from-facebook-after-sharing-gruesome-photo-of-post-astrazeneca-baseball-sized-blood-clot-in-his-arm/  (Go here for article)

Mark Ruston: British man temporarily banned from Facebook after sharing gruesome photo of post-AstraZeneca, baseball-sized blood clot in his arm

TheCOVIDBlog.com
January 28, 2022

Summary:

  • Ruston made the top of the list for the AstraZeneca shot due to being a kidney transplant recipient. 
  • He was taking immunosuppressant drugs due to the transplant so his immune system wouldn’t attack the new kidney.
  • He was told the COVID jab was “safe and effective”
  • He fell ill days after the first shot but seemed to recover for the second shot.
  • After the 2nd shot his body temp plummeted for three months and he developed a “foul smelling” discharge from his nose, severe headaches, and patchy vision.
  • He checked into the hospital and a blood clot was discovered in his leg. Blood thinners dissolved it before damage occurred. 
  • For five years he got dialysis 3 times a week due to his failing kidney and got a surgical procedure done connecting an artery and a vein for an easy access point to streamline the dialysis process. 
  • After the COVID shots he woke up and wrote, “It felt like razor blades were being repeatedly dragged through my left arm.”
  • He called an ambulance and tested positive for COVID.  He was left in a waiting room for 18 hours despite the large growth in his arm – his second blood clot in months.
  • The condition is known as arteriovenous fistula thrombosis – a blood clot in the dialysis access point.
  • A few days after surgery to remove the growth, he was back in the hospital where doctors discovered more blood clots in his arms and chest.
  • He remained in the hospital for 3 days with heparin IV to dissolve the clots.
  • Facebook suspended him for “going against our standards for misinformation.”
  • AstraZeneca never received EUA in the U.S. and eight European countries suspended it, and even “vaccine” proponents have avoided it due to all the negative press.  Only Australia is pushing it, despite the populace shunning it. It appears to be being pushed in poor countries under the guise of altruism.

Please also see the list of patients getting appendages amputated after the shots.

Also, read about graphene, discovered within the shots and how it is causing the clotting.

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Activism, vaccines, Viruses