29/08/2021
Hey everyone! I am working on a documentary called "Fallout: Did the World Overreact to COVID?". I've compiled a list of questions and data that I will be exploring. I wanted to post them because I wanted to hear feedback, as I believe that iron sharpens iron.
1.) A couple of days ago, a major study revealed that natural immunity is far more efficient in providing protection than the vaccine. For many, this study was groundbreaking, however there had been over a dozen prior studies that had reached this same conclusion. Why has natural immunity been downplayed for months?
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/having-sars-cov-2-once-confers-much-greater-immunity-vaccine-no-infection-parties
2.) I read a really interesting study that provided evidence showing that those who HAVE natural immunity who ALSO get the vaccine are far more likely to develop significant adverse effects from the vaccine.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2782821?guestAccessKey=bda55105-4494-4cda-bac3-ae51e3cde92b&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamainternalmedicine&utm_content=olf&utm_term=081621
3.) I have read this in several places, but there is a theory circulating that the vaccines are actually the cause of the variants (similar to the way antibiotic-resistant bacteria works). This theory has been notably echoed by Dr. Luc Montagnier, the French virologist who won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of HIV.
4.) This past week, Dr. Fauci called monoclonal antibodies a "much underutilized intervention." He later went on to say that they cut the rate of hospitalization and death by 70-85%. What is interesting is that we already knew this. Monoclonal antibodies are what President Trump used a year ago when he miraculously recovered from COVID one day after being on a ventilator. I had actually read about them prior to Trump's infection. Why have they been downplayed?
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-safety-outcomes/fauci-urges-hospitals-to-use-more-covid-19-antibody-treatments.html
5.) There have now been 73 peer reviewed studies of ivermectin, and it has shown A LOT of promise in every stage of a COVID infection. Furthermore, Vitamin D and hydroxychloroquine have also showed promise to lesser extents. I have linked a database that has aggregated the results of all of the studies. It's important to note that both ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine lost their patents decades ago, and are tried and proven anti-parasitics.
https://c19ivermectin.com/
6.) I have seen several op-eds from doctors either complaining about the unvaccinated, or saying that they will refuse to treat them. I've also seen many people cheer this on. MANY people are in the hospital for things that are preventable, such as drug or alcohol overdoses, motorcycle accidents, complications from being a chainsmoker, or complications from having an atrocious diet (more on this in a bit). I have never seen doctors vocally refuse to care for a patient because their hospitalization was "their fault", and this seems like a blatant violation of their Hippocratic oath.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-doctor-pledges-stop-treating-unvaccinated-patients-n1277316
7.) I've been seeing local news reports from across the country of healthcare workers who are protesting vaccine mandates. It appears that many of these healthcare workers are going to lose their jobs for refusing to take the vaccine. Considering that cases are projected to surge again when the weather gets cold, this seems VERY unnecessary and counterproductive.
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/08/27/st-vincents-nurse-frustrated-as-coworkers-protest-against-hospital-vaccine-mandate/
8.) There are now several cities across the country who have imposed vaccine mandates for restaurants, gyms, public transport, etc. Black and Hispanic people are going to be disproportionately affected by this, as a large portion of those populations are unvaccinated. Many people championing these vaccine mandates were also hyperventilating at the idea of swing states requiring an ID to vote (because it was supposedly "racist"). Is it me, or will vaccine mandates disenfranchise more blacks than the Klan could ever dream of?
https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/latest-data-on-covid-19-vaccinations-race-ethnicity/
9.) 78% of COVID hospitalizations have been those who are obese. It is important to note that this is according to BMI, which is in my opinion, an outdated metric. Nevertheless, shouldn't there be more of a conversation about public health?
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/78-of-covid-19-patients-hospitalized-in-the-us-overweight-or-obese-cdc-finds.html
10.) In a PBS interview on how the pandemic is reshaping hospital design, I found this quote particularly interesting:
"Our hospitals are designed, you know with very tight margins to fill beds and have them largely full all the time. They're not designed to have excess of beds. And what that means during this outbreak and surge is that the system itself has been pushed to its limits."
Shouldn't this prompt more of a discussion regarding the shortfalls of our for-profit healthcare system?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-pandemic-is-reshaping-hospital-architecture-and-design
11.) Last, but certainly not least, how well are the vaccines actually working? Israel is one of the most highly vaccinated countries in the world (80% of their adult population is vaxxed), yet their daily death count is higher than it was this time last year, and their daily case count is literally peaking. I've been cross-referencing with other highly vaccinated countries (i.e. Spain, Portugal, Chile, etc.) and I've been finding similar results in their daily death rate compared to this time last year. This leads me to suspect that the vaccine stops the spread very little (if at all), and it also leads me to question the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing illness or death. Only time will tell, but according to the data at the moment, things seem VERY uncertain.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/grim-warning-israel-vaccination-blunts-does-not-defeat-delta
Anyway, that's more than enough for now. The documentary will also be covering MUCH more, including civil liberties, worldwide effects of lockdowns, the effect of weather patterns, pre-existing cross immunity in Asian and African populations, and the most juicy topic of all -- adverse reactions to the vaccine. I look forward to any and all feedback!
