Worse Than the Disease? Reviewing Some Possible Unintended Consequences of the mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19

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Authors: Stephanie Seneff1and Greg Nigh21Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge MA, 02139, USA, E-mail: seneff@csail.mit.edu ABSTRACT Operation Warp Speed brought to market in the United States two mRNA vaccines, produced by Pfizer and Moderna. Interim data suggested high efficacy for both of these vaccines, which helped legitimize Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the […]

Do Masks Work?

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A review of the evidence Authors: Jeffrey H. AndersonAugust 11, 2021 Covid-19Health CarePolitics and law Seriously people—STOP BUYING MASKS!” So tweeted then–surgeon general Jerome Adams on February 29, 2020, adding, “They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus.” Two days later, Adams said, “Folks who don’t know how to wear them properly tend […]

How Likely Are Vaccinated People To Get Meaningfully Sick From Delta?

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Authors: DYLAN HOUSMAN The reality that breakthrough cases exist and being vaccinated doesn’t guarantee protection from COVID-19 has raised a new question in the minds of many Americans: just how likely is it that someone will get seriously ill from the delta variant of COVID-19 if they are vaccinated? Some clinical data suggests that vaccine […]

Anti-maskers hurl abuse, threats after Tennessee school board reinstates mandate

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Authors: By Yaron Steinbuch Wild video captured a group of irate people in Tennessee hurling threats at health care professionals and school board members after a mask mandate was reinstated — with one man threatening, “We know who you are! You can leave freely, but we will find you!” The chaos erupted Tuesday night in Franklin, […]

Fauci Confirms “Likely, Inevitable” Everyone Will Need COVID Vaccine Booster Shot

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Authors: BY TYLER DURDEN Within the space of a few days, the narrative has shifted from “if” booster shots are even necessary, to “only for immunocompromised“, to “only for those who got vaccinations early on, due to fading efficacy“, and now today, His Omniscience Anthony Fauci told ‘CBS This Morning’ that while it is imminent that immune compromised people will […]

Israel, 80% Vaccinated, Suffers Another Covid-19 Surge

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Country delivers more booster shots, restores mask and quarantine mandates as Delta variant drives up hospitalizations Authors: Dov Lieber TEL AVIV—After becoming one of the first countries to open up thanks to a widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign, Israel is again on guard, this time against the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Mask mandates are […]

Biden’s big COVID challenge: Fading vaccines may demand boosters

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Authors: Caitlin Owens, Sam Bake The Biden administration is intensely scrutinizing coronavirus vaccines’ effectiveness over time, facing the daunting task of timing booster shots right while still convincing the unvaccinated that getting the jab is worthwhile. The bottom line: The vaccines still work incredibly well at protecting against severe disease and death, meaning the benefits of getting […]

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Contributors BC, CW, and YeW had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. CW and BC decided to publish the paper. BC, CW, YeW, PWH, TJ, and FGH provided input on the trial design. BC, CW, […]

Study: Remdesivir Does Not Reduce COVID Mortality

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Authors: By Ralph Ellis October 19, 2020 — A large study sponsored by the World Health Organization found that remdesivir doesn’t help hospitalized patients with COVID-19 survive and doesn’t even shorten the recovery time of those who do survive. These findings contradict smaller studies which found remdesivir, an antiviral drug, helped hospitalized coronavirus patients recover […]

NIH Clinical Trial Shows Remdesivir Accelerates Recovery from Advanced COVID-19

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Authors: NIAID Office of Communications Hospitalized patients with advanced COVID-19 and lung involvement who received remdesivir recovered faster than similar patients who received placebo, according to a preliminary data analysis from a randomized, controlled trial involving 1063 patients, which began on February 21. The trial (known as the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial, or ACTT), sponsored by […]