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The many coincidences of a Monkeypox outbreak

7/6/2022

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You might have seen recent news stories of another infection suddenly appearing, this time being monkeypox. Geez, we've only had a few weeks of flu propaganda after 2 solid years of coronavirus BS, and now monkeypox wants its share of the headlines!

But judging by the many memes that are circulating on social media already in just a few days, and comments on news and government posts on the topic, no-one is buying into the BS.

I did post about smallpox/monkeypox in 2021 when there were more than a few "coincidences" that ocurred around that time, or in recent times on this topic, including:

1. In an interview in November 2021, Bill Gates warns of a smallpox terror attack, and recommends governments put billions of dollars into funding prevention (Independent, 2021)
2. 1 week after Bill mentioned smallpox in an interview, there were news reports of 15 vials of smallpox found in a freezer in a pharmaceutical company (Merck) freezer and the FBI and CDC were called to investigate (Yahoo News, 2021)
3. Or a group of Canadian scientists in 2017 who RECREATED a horse pox virus, similar to smallpox, which was previously extinct (Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, 2017). Pretty much for laughs... They said "This shouldn't surprise anyone. This is just molecular biology, and we've had the ability to do this for ages"
4. The CDC announced a monkeypox infection found in the US in November 2021
5. US Government buys 1.7 million doses of smallpox vax in 2021. And the Canadian military bought $2.3 million of smallpox doses, and Public Health Canada another $12.8 million
6. In 2015-2017, SIGA Technologies trialled their new TPOXX smallpox vaccine in Africa and USA
7. The FDA approved the new TPOXX vax for smallpox in July 2018! (FDA, 2018)
8. The FDA approved a new and fast-tracked medication for smallpox in July 2021! (FDA, 2021).

Why all this fuss, research and many millions or more in funding, all for an infection which was allegedly announced as eradicated in 1970 by the WHO?! Are they expecting this infection, or a variation of it, to be coming back again, or a new pandemic?

As per the current pandemic, something truly stinks in these new developments in the last few days of moneypox, erm, sorry that was a typo...

Be sceptical, aware, and informed. Be healthy!


References:

Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. (2017). Canadian group creates poxvirus, prompting dual-use discussion. Retrieved 18th November 2021 from www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2017/07/canadian-group-creates-poxvirus-prompting-dual-use-discussion

FDA. (2018). FDA approves the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox. Retrieved 21st May 2022 from www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-drug-indication-treatment-smallpox

FDA. (2021). FDA approves drug to treat smallpox. Retrieved 21st May 2022 from www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-approves-drug-treat-smallpox

Independent. (2021). Bill Gates warns of smallpox terror attacks as he seeks research funds. Retrieved 18th November 2021 from www.independent.co.uk/news/science/bill-gates-smallpox-terror-attack-b1958789.html

Yahoo News. (2021). FBI investigating vials labeled 'smallpox' found in lab near Philadelphia. Retrieved 18th November 2021 from www.yahoo.com/news/vials-labeled-small-pox-found-in-lab-near-philadelphia-003127682.html

​World Health Organisation (WHO). (2021). Smallpox. Retrieved 18th November 2021 from https://www.who.int/health-topics/smallpox#tab=tab_1
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TGA Update as of 23-May-2021 shows many more deaths from the covid-19 vaccines than deaths from the virus in Australia

1/6/2021

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Australia's medicines regulator, the TGA, has been publishing a weekly summary report on adverse events from the COVID vaccines. Because of their policies, they have not been publishing all the details of any adverse side effects from the vaccines, not until 3 months after the event.

This week they did publish a little more of their data, which has been summarised in the attached pic...

Since the COVID-19 vaccines started in Australia, there have been (TGA, 2021):
  • 1 death from COVID-19
  • 210 deaths from the COVID-19 vaccine
  • 22,031 adverse events reported from the vaccine.
Considering that not every case of death or adverse reaction gets officially reported, these numbers are likely to be MUCH higher in reality.

In just the last week, another 9 reports of blood clotting issues which can potentially be fatal, and 1609 adverse reactions.

The TGA also reported that in an average year 160,000 people in Australia die, or 13,500 per month, or 3,050 per week. As of end-May, we would have 15,250 deaths in Australia. Out of those estimated 15,250 deaths, we've had 1, just ONE, death from COVID-19 all year, but 210 from the vaccine. The "treatment" or "cure" is supposed to be safer than the disease or infection, but that is certainly not the case here.

With the survival rate of COVID-19 being well over 99%, I will continue to support my immune system to do what it is supposed to - find and fight every infection that I may come in contact with...

Is the risk of an untested and experimental vaccine worth it? These numbers make it clear.
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Stay healthy!
 
Reference:
Therapeutic Goods Administration. (2021). COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report - 27-05-2021. Retrieved 30th May 2021 from https://www.tga.gov.au/periodic/covid-19-vaccine-weekly-safety-report-27-05-2021
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Facebook to no longer censor posts suggesting that the coronavirus was man-made

1/6/2021

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I reported very early in 2020 of a pre-published scientific study that proposed that the SARS-2 coronavirus was likely NOT of a natural origin and more likely was man-made. The authors of the study looked at the genetic sequence of the coronavirus and found that it was mostly comprised of genes from the earlier SARS virus, but also had several other sequences from the HIV virus not found in other coronaviruses. Those HIV sequences couldn't have just appeared or mutated from other coronaviruses. The authors of this study were hounded and ridiculed, and were forced to retract their study under pressure. Facebook then started their censorship of posts on this topic (such as mine) with their unscientific "fact-checking" processes, or deleting such posts.

Within a few months, another 6 published studies also investigated the coronavirus genetics and reported that the virus was not and could not have originated naturally - that it was indeed man-made. I published articles on these too, with more censorship from FB to hide this information.

In early February 2021, nearly 12 months after the first study appeared questioning the natural origins of the coronavirus, Facebook reaffirmed their policy of fact-checking and removing "false claims" related to the coronavirus including that it was "man-made or manufactured".

But in a new policy update on 26th May 2021, Facebook's Vice President of Integrity (a little ironic department  in FB!) published an announcement that they will no longer remove posts that suggest that the coronavirus was man-made! (Facebook, 2021)

To all the denialists out there, including my own colleagues, who abused me and said I was spreading fear and conspiracy theories - I TOLD YOU SO...

Facebook said "In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured from our apps".

If this critical piece of news is now seen as "not fake news" or "an accepted truth", what else in this saga that has been suppressed, censored or hidden actually true also? Or another thought, if the coronavirus WAS man-made, then WHY and for what purpose? I guess we will be finding out more truths soon!

I wonder what other topics they will reverse their "fact-checking" on? Let's hope they return to being a social media platform again, not a government- and corporate-sponsored propaganda and censorship platform. The same goes to mainstream media and news outlets - stop censoring doctors, medical experts and scientists, just because they publish information that goes against the government narrative.

Fact-check this FB!
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And stay healthy!
 
References:
Facebook. (2021). An Update on Our Work to Keep People Informed and Limit Misinformation About COVID-19. Retrieved 29th May 2021 from https://about.fb.com/news/2020/04/covid-19-misinfo-update/
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check your vitamin D levels for coronavirus prevention!

14/8/2020

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I've been checking on the vitamin D pathology results of clients through winter, and have yet to see ANYONE with sufficient vitamin D needed for good health, which is not at all ideal.

A quick recap - vitamin D is made in your body from direct sun exposure on your skin. There are many factors needed for this to occur, such as sufficient cholesterol levels, good liver and kidney function and more.

Vitamin D production is also dependent on your location, or distance from the equator. The further you are from the equator, especially in winter, the more time you need to spend in the sun to make sufficient vitamin D. In summer, the amount of time you need to spend in the sun in most capital cities in Australia to make the same amount of vitamin D is similar (at 6-9 mins daily, as shown in the attached table). In winter, however, the differences between the capital cities are very different. Much more time is needed in winter to make the same amount of vitamin D, at 9-12 minutes for northern cities, or up to 52 minutes daily in southern cities such as Melbourne (Diamond et al., 2005). Spending an hour outside in Melbourne in shorts and t-shirt every day in winter isn't going to happen!

Those at high risk of vitamin D deficiency include the elderly, who we have seen in the coronavirus pandemic have had the greatest loss of life, those in aged care and hospital, shift workers, mothers with breastfed infants, and those with darker skin who need 3-4 times this sun exposure to get the same vitamin D levels (Diamond et al., 2005).

Vitamin D acts as an anti-inflammatory hormone in your body, to reduce inflammation, as well as being a massive immune system booster (Prietl, Treiber, Pieber & Amrein, 2013) and prevention of most respiratory infections such as the common cold, flu (Fagbo et al. 2017), and even the new coronavirus (Grant et al., 2020). Normally, your vitamin D levels should be high through summer from the warmer weather and sun exposure, and high enough to keep your levels sufficient through the colder months. But sun-safe programs of avoiding the sun and wearing sunscreens reduce or even prevent the production of vitamin D, which explains why most people do not have enough of the preventative benefits of vitamin D. It is well known in published studies that a low vitamin D level in winter increases your risk of any respiratory infection.

I was not surprised when the coronavirus outbreak and pandemic occurred in the northern hemisphere during and immediately after their winter, being their highest risk period of low vitamin D levels. Southern hemisphere countries, such as here in Australia, were mostly protected as we were coming out of summer and when vitamin D levels are highest.

But now, being in the period of lowest vitamin D levels in Australia, this is the time of highest risk, but also the most critical time to prevent and reduce incidences of flu and the coronavirus, by addressing the major cause of respiratory infections and a low immune system function - by checking and improving your vitamin D levels.

You can get your vitamin D levels checked with a quick blood test. This can be requested through your GP, or even through me! Vitamin D testing is a paid-for test, at about $30 (ex GST) to the lab at the time of the test.

What result should you look for? In Australia, optimal vitamin D levels need to be at a minimum of 100 nmol/L. Other countries use different units of measurement, so your result may need to be converted.

If you are supplementing with vitamin D through winter or as a preventative for the coronavirus, GREAT! The dose is important too, more so if you have low levels. Therapeutic doses require a minimum of 3000-5000IU per day for adults for at least 6 weeks (Diamond et al., 2005), in order to increase your levels and get health benefits.

There are other factors which can reduce your vitamin D levels, which may need to be investigated and treated, in order to improve your results.

If you are in winter and further from the equator (NB, especially those in Victoria!) get onto the above high dose vitamin D supplementation to reduce your risks of the coronavirus, reduce incidences and mortality, and be able to get back to your free lives again!
 
References:
Diamond, T.H., Eisman, J.A., Mason, R.S., Nowson, C.A., Pasco, J.A., Sambrook, P.N., & Wark, J.D. (2005). Vitamin D and adult bone health in Australia and New Zealand: a position statement. Medical Journal of Australia, 182 (6), 281-285. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06701.x

Fagbo, S.F., Garbati, M.A., Hasan, R., AlShahrani, D., Al-Shehri, M., AlFawaz, T., Hakawi, A., Wani, T.A., Skakni, L. (2017). Acute viral respiratory infections among children in MERS-endemic Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2012-2013. Journal of Medical Virology, 89 (2):195-201. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24632

Grant, W.B., Lahore, H., McDonnell, S.L., Baggerly, C.A., French, C.B., Aliano, J.L., & Bhattoa, H.P. (2020). Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths. Nutrients, 12 (4), 988.  Doi: 10.3390/nu12040988
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Prietl, B., Treiber, G., Pieber, T.R., & Amrein, K. (2013). Vitamin D and Immune Function. Nutrients, 5 (7): 2502–2521. doi: 10.3390/nu5072502
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This is not a real pandemic...

25/7/2020

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This is not a real pandemic.
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A real pandemic doesn't need:
  • Faulty virus models that showed huge incidence rates and death rates, which didn't eventuate or come anywhere near close to those predictions from so-called experts
  • Pathetic advice to "wash your hands" and "stay at home", but not give any proven advice to improve your immune system function with good nutrition, supplements, and lifestyle improvements
  • Government authorities banning recommendations of proven advice by health professionals for improving your immune system
  • A world pandemic spokesman who is an IT nerd pretending to be a doctor, giving all sorts of health and medical guidance and recommendations to governments, the UN and WHO, while at the same time being the highest contributor for funds to the WHO, while also funding EVERY aspect of this pandemic, for his own financial benefit
  • A man-made GMO virus, created in a lab in Wuhan China, and funded for by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a US government agency
  • A useless WHO, who sat back for over 2 months or more as the epidemic initially spread through China, and who actually believed the Chinese communist government when they said that there was either "no problem" with people falling sick, or it was "all under control", when it wasn't. This allowed many people to move around or leave China to spread the infection worldwide
  • Rigged incidence rates from faulty PCR test results showing 80% false positive results in people with no symptoms
  • Inaccurate and scaremongering news reporting from all major media sources, based on those faulty incidence rates
  • Staged hospital scenes of overflowing hospital wards, when in reality doctors and nurses are being told to take extra holidays and take leave because the wards are almost empty of patients
  • Manipulated death certificates, from dodgy WHO guidelines to classify deaths from coronavirus based on assumptions or symptoms, without any testing, from non-health professionals (mortuary staff), or without autopsies to confirm the true cause of death
  • To bribe asymptomatic people with money to get tested for coronavirus, to increase the incidence rates when those rates and deaths had dropped to almost nothing
  • To recommend not wearing a mask for 5 months of the pandemic, then turn this completely around and mandate wearing of masks when incidences and deaths are at their lowest levels
  • To cause unemployment of millions of people in businesses, from the forced closure and shutdowns, but not reduce the government workforce
  • Restrictions to basic human rights, and the implementation of new guidelines and recommendations, which aren't LAW but give the impression that they are, and using police and armed forces to implement these new guidelines or face fines or imprisonment
  • Forced testing, or the need to bribe people to get a test in asymptomatic people (ie, that you DON'T have symptoms)
  • To  mandate vaccination against the flu for work purposes (in childcare, nursing, healthcare, and aged care) or to visit your isolated loved ones in aged care, when a flu vaccination won't protect against the coronavirus, but actually makes you more susceptible to other respiratory infections such as coronavirus
  • Dobbing in your neighbour or anyone else, if they aren't complying with government recommendations (ie, that are NOT actually laws)
  • You to be living in fear of possible viral contamination
  • Closed businesses and services, and a wrecked economy
  • Recommend everyone stay home, except teachers and children who still have to go to school and sit in a classroom that's not possible to social distance from everyone, and not wear a mask (up until recently), because schooling is more important than possibly catching a deadly infection that will affect everyone else
  • To silence people on social media platforms, who have valid reasons to criticise the often idiotic decisions made by governments, businesses, and "health" authorities
  • People being arrested if they don't comply with a "stay at home" order, but then authorities are letting convicted criminals out of prison (in the USA) so they don't get coronavirus. (Why not just give them a mask, if masks are so effective?!)
  • You to install an app on your phone which doesn't work,  to allegedly try and trace people who may have been within a short distance of you who may test positive at a later time, when not having a compatible phone or operating system makes it impossible to install, or not turning on Bluetooth, or not starting the app, or not updating the app when you test positive, or not having the IT infrastructure (in government) to actually analyse the data, or that someone needs to be within spitting/coughing/sneezing distance of you for more than 15 minutes in order to record their details, or it won't work!
  • You to know that it has only caused all this disruption to lives, businesses, the economy, when it has only caused deaths in 0.0004% of the population
  • To have a natural survival rate of 99.9%, when we are told that "there is no cure", or "that we do not have any immunity to", or when there is no vaccine to save you.
This isn't a real pandemic. It's a PLANdemic.

Be informed. Be empowered. And stay healthy!
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The PCR test for COVID-19 cannot prove you have the virus!

20/7/2020

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I have written a few times before on the testing for the coronavirus, based on studies showing its inaccuracies (and therefore ineffectiveness) of its use, why the media scaremongering campaigns should be ignored, and why various governments should NOT be implementing policies based on the PCR test results.

Here's some more detail, as to how the PCR process works, or really DOESN'T work, and why it cannot prove that you have the coronavirus.

The PCR testing process was developed by Dr Kary Mullis in 1985, who received a Nobel prize for chemistry in 1993 for his invention. The PCR process was designed to amplify or replicate pieces of DNA (ie a subset of a known RNA/DNA sequence) to increase their numbers substantially, to allow for this to be used for research purposes. Dr Mullis always stated that the PCR process should not be used for diagnostic testing for many reasons:

1) The small subset of an RNA/DNA sequence that is used in the PCR process is not the actual virus! It might be a very small part of it, or the sequence might actually match RNA/DNA of another virus, or it could be a contaminant

2) The PCR process is highly affected by contamination. If there are any other RNA/DNA or contaminants in the sample, they too will be amplified and replicated and thus affecting the outcome of the process to cause false positive or false negative results

3) The PCR process is run a number of times, called cycles, to repeat the process and further amplify the number of RNA/DNA subsets in the sample, until sufficient numbers are produced

4) The outcome of the PCR test is a sample with an exponential number of RNA/DNA pieces. The test outcome is just a count or number of those RNA/DNA pieces. The test result does NOT give a "positive" or "negative" outcome!

5) How do the labs determine the number of DNA/RNA particles in a test sample is deemed "positive" or "negative"? That depends on the lab and how they decide to interpret the result!

6) There is no standard or universally accepted protocol for the number of cycles used in the PCR process. Different countries use a different number of cycles, and even use a different number of cycles for different tests. If a too-small number of cycles is performed, ALL test results will have small numbers and all people will receive a "negative" test result. Or if too many cycles are run, EVERYONE will return a "positive" result!

From the TGA's own website  (TGA, 2020), they say:

  • "The reliability of COVID-19 tests (using PCR) is uncertain due to the limited evidence base. Available evidence mainly comes from asymptomatic patients, and their clinical role in detecting asymptomatic carriers is unclear"
  • "The extent to which a positive PCR result correlates with the infectious state of an individual is still being determined".
The other coronavirus testing used in Australia is a serology (blood spot) test, which determines whether someone has been exposed to the coronavirus and developed antibodies, and therefore if they have immunity to the virus. This testing is also flawed because (TGA, 2020):

  • It cannot be used in someone who currently has a respiratory infection (a cold, flu or COVID-19), as development of antibodies takes approximately 2 weeks or longer to produce
  • Someone who has recently had COVID-19 may not have developed antibodies yet when tested, and so this can give a negative result to this test
  • The blood spot antibody testing is not specific enough to the coronavirus - as antibodies to other human coronaviruses (such as the common cold virus) will give a positive test result! (TGA, 2020).  Hence someone who has not had the coronavirus may show positive to having antibodies.
The TGA confirm these issues on their website, saying there is limited evidence available to assess the accuracy and clinical utility of available COVID-19 tests (TGA, 2020). It seems that the Australian and state governments aren't listening to their own medical regulator on COVID-19 testing.

To make matters worse, the WHO have given recommendations to governments and their health systems to record COVID deaths based on assumptions (ie, not testing), and when someone dies WITH COVID, rather than FROM it. This is highlighted when 98% of those who allegedly die from COVID have 2 or more chronic health conditions. In many countries and cases, deaths have been recorded as from COVID from suicides, shootings, accidents and other unrelated deaths. The WHO and health authorities seem to want to inflate the incidence and death rates - why?!

Even with the very inaccurate PCR test, the average rate of positive COVID-19 test results in Australia is just 0.3% of all COVID-19 tests performed! In reality, that figure, if the test was accurate, would be much, much lower.

Here's some more very interesting statistics:

The total COVID-19 mortality rate in Australia is only 122.
The mortality rate in Australia of positive tests is only 0.01%.
The mortality rate in Australia as a percentage of the population is just 0.0004%.
Or more positively, 99.99% of Australians survive this virus.

In the early days of the outbreak, the government and health officials were predicting over a hundred thousand deaths, which if had occurred, would justify some of their restrictions, lockdowns and changes to our way of life. But not for the statistics we have here.

So why are our health authorities and governments causing such a fear campaign over such low incidence and mortality statistics? Why are the same people relying on these inaccurate and unscientific tests to control everyone for longer?! Because there's a lot of other things going on in this plandemic... No sane or well-meaning politician would be implementing the restrictions and recommendations they are doing, based on these statistics, for something which has such a miniscule impact on your health or on the country. There is another agenda going on that they don't want you to know about.
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Question everything. And stay healthy!
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Proof that the coronavirus is a man-made, genetically-modified virus, and not the result of a natural mutation

16/5/2020

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In the very early days of the coronavirus making the news (late January 2020), a study was pre-published (awaiting official publishing and peer-review) which suggested that the coronavirus may be man-made (Pradhan et al. 2020). The authors of the study performed an analysis of the genome of the virus, and found it was mostly based on the 2002 SARS virus, but also allegedly found to have 4x insertions of the HIV virus in its genetic code. Such genetic differences could not have happened naturally. This caused a major stir at the time, and the scientists were criticised as perhaps mocking the seriousness of the new epidemic (as a pandemic hadn't been announced at that time), and the authors of the study withdrew it from publishing due to pressure from the scientific community. The authors intended to revise the study and perhaps republish it.

Many rumours and debates have persisted as to the origins of the virus - did it come from bats or another animal, how did it cross over into humans, and was this a natural process or man-made?

A few months have passed and more studies have been published on many aspects of the coronavirus. The official line from the WHO and our governments is that the coronavirus was a natural development or mutation, from a still-unknown animal source, and some studies have published these findings.

But governments and their agencies lie. They all do. All the time.

I've not believed a lot of the scary information in the media since day 1 of this infection. I've looked into the statistics of it and why they do not make any sense and cannot be believed. The testing of the virus is questionable and inaccurate, and the classification of deaths is a rort - a process recommended by the WHO to falsely inflate death rates, which has so many people unnecessarily scared of this virus, leading to politicians making disruptive and damaging policy changes which have affected us all. For what intents and purposes we still do not fully understand, but a lot of things in this pandemic stink of untruths. Especially on the issue of whether the virus is man-made or not.

A pivotal new study was published in the prestigious Nature Medicine journal (Andersen et al., 2020). The authors investigated the genetic code of a key part of the coronavirus and compared this to other known coronaviruses, to come to a conclusion that the new coronavirus was a natural mutation from one of several possible animal sources, of which still has not been identified. Their conclusion was pretty definitive. Except their conclusion and theories were not supported by their own results, but it helped negate many "conspiracy-theory" social media posts and instead supported the narrative of the media and governments and their health departments.

The figure (shown above) from the Andersen study clearly shows the genetic code differences between the different animal coronavirus types and the 2002 SARS coronavirus too. The marked and different coloured areas show the genetic differences. A major problem with the scientists' conclusions is the INSERTION of a 12-nucleotide section in the "Human-SARS-CoV-2" coronavirus sequence (notes with a star in the figure) which is COMPLETELY MISSING from every other coronavirus type known. Such a large genetic difference cannot happen randomly or naturally. It's not even in the alleged bat coronavirus as the source of this pandemic. The coronavirus didn't come from bats. Such an insertion can only come from a lab.

The scientists claim the impact of this inserted sequence is unknown but that it appears to enhance infection in human cells. But they still claim that the virus is of natural origin!

The details of one study is not be enough proof to make an assertion that the coronavirus is man-made...

In a another recent pre-published study (Wu et al., 2020), the scientists compared the genetic code of the new coronavirus with the earlier SARS and MERS pandemic viruses, and a bat coronavirus too. They also looked at the equivalent of the genetic family tree of the coronavirus, with respect to a major component of the virus - its spike protein that is used to attach to and infect a cell. It was found that the coronavirus was closest to the 2002 SARS virus and the bat coronavirus, with some major differences. Some minor mutations were found to exist between the current coronavirus and SARS coronavirus, and the virus binds more strongly to ACE-2 receptors (and other receptors) on human cells than SARS, hence why it can infect more people. See the phylogenic tree diagram above.

The phylogenic tree diagram (a genetic evolutionary family tree) for the coronaviruses starts in the 12 o'clock position and is progresses clockwise to newer generations of coronaviruses. Notice that the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is more recent. Early coronaviruses are highlighted in pink, as containing a particular location or sequence, called a "furin cleavage site", in its spike protein. The furin cleavage site disappeared several generations ago in the coronavirus family tree, but somehow magically reappears again in this new coronavirus genetic code. The ACE-2 and furin binding sites on cells throughout the body (not just in the lungs) increases the infection of this virus throughout the body to affect more organs as has been seen. This study also noted the addition of the same 12-nucleotide section of genetic code noted in the previous study that was missing from other coronavirus strains. This insertion is thought to be a reason why this virus is stronger than SARS. The study also found and recommended many medications, nutrients and herbals which would be effective against the furin site of the virus - including 4 HIV medications which is significant given the earlier finding of the alleged HIV insertions in the coronavirus genetic code. The WHO have announced trials of HIV drugs to determine their effectiveness against this virus (Kupferschmidt & Cohen, 2020).

The above finding of the coronavirus specifically using the ACE-2 receptors on cell walls to infect cells is very important. Several studies have been published in recent years by scientists performing genetic modification on the SARS coronavirus and others, and even creating a chimera virus - containing genes from multiple viruses, even from different animals. In one such study by Menachery et al. (2015), genes from a bat coronavirus spike protein were added to a mouse coronavirus genome and tested for its ability to infect human airway cells through their ACE-2 receptors. The man-made virus was tested in mice AND HUMANS with significant infections occurring. The study concluded that there was "a significant risk of a SARS coronavirus re-emergence". The fact that scientists are deliberately manipulating (ie, "playing with") the genetics of deadly viruses, and testing them for their ability to cause human disease, is a major concern.

This study included a Chinese Virologist, Shi Zhengli (or Zheng-Li Shi), who just happens to be the team leader of the researchers in the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a BSL-4 biowarfare lab where this study was conducted, just a few miles from the alleged epicentre of the pandemic in the Wuhan seafood market... And the study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a US government agency.

The Chinese virologist and world expert on bat coronaviruses, Shi Zhengli, has been a part of several other published studies on coronavirus research. In another study published in 2008, Shi Zhengli and colleagues created new chimera coronavirus by "inserting different genetic sequences of the SARS coronavirus into different animal coronaviruses", to investigate how well the man-made virus could infect the ACE-2 receptors of human and animal cells (Ren et al., 2008). They found that the chimeric virus initially didn't infect human cells, so the scientists then combined a human HIV virus with it, which then DID enable it to infect human cells. Their work was to deliberately get the genetically modified virus to infect human cells. The authors wrote that this was the first time that a virus was proven to cross over from animals into humans - but was only done through deliberate genetic modification in a lab (in Wuhan).

The above studies compared a bat coronavirus to the new virus, and found a high genetic similarity of up to 96% (Xiao and Xiao, 2020), but more importantly are the differences. The bat coronavirus lacks the furin binding site, and lacks the huge gene insertion that is responsible for its infective ability in humans. According to testimonies by local Wuhan residents and those who frequented the seafood market, the bats which were found to host the bat coronavirus lived 900 kilometres away in caves, and bat was NOT traded or ever a food source in the Wuhan market (Xiao and Xiao, 2020).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have an online tool called BLAST (NIH, 2020) for logging, comparing and researching the genetic code of organisms. After my earlier research articles on the coronavirus topic when I questioned the government and media narrative, a follower sent me details on how to use the BLAST tool to check on the genetic code of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus for similarities with the genetic code of other viruses. Using the BLAST tool, it reported 4 similar gene sequences in the coronavirus that matched other viruses - or more accurately, 4 matching gene sequences from 1 other virus. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV type 1.

See the BLAST results in the figure above.

Two of the 4 HIV sequences in the SARS-CoV-2 virus code matched 100%, one matched at 94%, and another at 79%, still being very significant. See screenshot for results. This finding does seem to confirm the finding in the original study by Pradhan and colleagues (2020), and confirm the study by Ren, Shi Zhengli and colleagues that they inserted HIV genes into a genetically-modified SARS virus to increase its ability to infect human cells. Somehow, somewhere and by someone, accidently or deliberately we cannot determine at this time, this genetically-modified lab-made chimeric virus escaped into the wild to infect humans. It is almost beyond any possibility that the current coronavirus was a natural mutation and animal crossover event.

Is there evidence of knowledge and technology for scientists to CREATE a virus - YES.

Is there evidence of the SARS and other animal coronaviruses being genetically modified - YES.

Is there evidence of deliberate experimentation of coronaviruses to increase their ability to infect human cells - YES.

Is there evidence of the HIV virus being used in coronavirus experiments and being found in people infected with coronavirus - YES.

Is there evidence that the coronavirus was the result of a natural mutation and crossover into humans - based on these studies and evidence, it is highly unlikely at best. I'd say NO.

Based on the evidence here, this would lead to an uncomfortable conclusion that the coronavirus is not a natural mutation of any known coronavirus strain, but in fact a man-made strain. And if it is indeed man-made, as it appears, then more uncomfortable questions need to be asked - was it released accidentally or deliberately, by whom, and for what purposes?

There have been a lot of theories labelled as "conspiracies" in this pandemic. As more evidence is found, more of those conspiracies are becoming fact.
If the virus is man-made, then anything which comes afterwards, in the form of new laws, restrictions, recommendations and mandates, must seriously be questioned and stopped.

An independent worldwide and open investigation MUST be conducted NOW to find out who is responsible for this pandemic - how the man-made coronavirus escaped from a lab, why, and for what or whose benefit. This cannot be conducted by the WHO, UN, CDC, FDA or other government or world health agencies as they are already suspiciously involved in this pandemic or involved in the suppression of scientific studies or educated voices who have questioned their actions (or lack thereof) in recent times.
Also, the genetic modification of all infective viruses and bacteria MUST STOP NOW. These dangerous practices cannot be allowed to happen again.
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(Full PDF document with graphics and references is available from the link below. Feel free to download and share this!)

References:
Andersen, K.G., Rambaut, A., Lipkin, W.I., Holmes, E.C., & Garry, R.F. (2020). The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2. Nature Medicine, 26, 450–452. Doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0820-9

Kupferschmidt, K., & Cohen, J. (2020). WHO launches global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments. Science Magazine. Retrieved 14th May 2020 from https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/who-launches-global-megatrial-four-most-promising-coronavirus-treatments

Menachery, V.D., Yount, B.L Jr, Debbink, K., Agnihothram, S., Gralinski, L.E., Plante, J.A., Graham, R.L., Scobey, T., Ge, X-Y., Donaldson, E.F., Randell, S.H., Lanzavecchia, A., Marasco, W.A., Shi, Z-L., & Baric, R.S. (2015). A SARS-like cluster of circulating bat coronaviruses shows potential for human emergence. Nature Medicine, 21, 1508–1513. Doi: 10.1038/nm.3985

National Institutes of Health (NIH). (2020).

Pradhan, P., Pandey, A.K., Mishra, A., Gupta, P., Tripathi, P.K., Menon, M.B., Gomes, J., Vivekanandan, P., & Kundu, B. (2020). Uncanny similarity of unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag. BioRxiv (preprint). Doi: 10.1101/2020.01.30.927871

Ren, W., Qu, X., Li, W., Han, Z., Yu, M., Zhou, P., Zhang, S-Y., Wang, L-F., Deng, H., & Shi, Z. (2008). Difference in Receptor Usage between Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus and SARS-Like Coronavirus of Bat Origin. Journal of Virology, 82 (4), 1899-1907: doi:10.1128/JVI.01085-07
Wu, C., Yang, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, P., Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Xu, Y., Li, M., Zheng, M., Chen, L.,  & Li, H. (2020). Furin, a potential therapeutic target for COVID-19. Retrieved 14th May 2020 from http://chinaxiv.org/user/download.htm?id=30223

Xiao, B., & Xiao, L. (2020). The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus. Retrieved 14th May 2020 from https://web.archive.org/web/20200214144447/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339070128_The_possible_origins_of_2019-nCoV_coronavirus
 

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Open letter to health officials Re: Coronavirus prevention

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Open letter to all Australian Health Ministers, Health Departments, Doctors, Politicians and Health Regulators, re: coronavirus prevention and containment

I am a Clinical Nutritionist and Naturopath, based in Brisbane and with many years of experience in treating acute and chronic health conditions. I am an evidence-based practitioner, using only proven therapies and treatments for my clients. I specialise in inflammatory and immune system related conditions.

Regarding the current coronavirus infection spreading around the world and Australia (confirmed as a Pandemic by the World Health Organisation), I have been following the statistics and government advice, and I would like to share my thoughts, based on evidence and clinical experience.
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Regardless of how the coronavirus came to be, the following facts are relevant:
  • SARS-CoV-2 is the official virus name, and the infection itself is COVID-19, as designated by the WHO, herein referred to as “coronavirus”
  • The coronavirus causes a respiratory infection, allegedly transmitted via aerosol droplets, mucus secretions and infected fomites (objects touched by those infected with this virus)
  • The TGA have recently published announcements to all health practitioners to not recommend any treatments or products that claim to prevent or treat this coronavirus, unless there is proven evidence of their effectiveness against this specific virus
  • With this virus being so new, there was NO evidence of anything, pharmaceutical or natural as being proven effective at the time of the TGA announcement
  • The virus appears to survive much longer than other viruses out of the body on surfaces
  • Improved hygiene practices such as washing of hands, coughing into the crook of one’s elbow, and self-isolation have been proven in the past to be effective in reducing the risks of other respiratory infections
  • There are no published studies showing the effectiveness of handwashing or improved hygiene against this specific coronavirus. I’m not saying that this should not be done, as past published evidence and anecdotal evidence (from observations, not clinical studies) shows handwashing can reduce transmission risks
  • But the TGA and health departments have only been recommending handwashing, sanitising, social distancing (a totally new concept), and other hygiene practices as preventions or to reduce the risks of this coronavirus, despite a lack of evidence
  • There are many other preventative and treatment strategies and products which have similarly been proven to be effective in the past against all other known coronaviruses (which cause the common cold infections, and previous pandemic viruses of SARS and MERS), but according to the new TGA guidelines, these preventions or treatments cannot be recommended by any health practitioners because there is “no current evidence”. All health practitioners in Australia are effectively "gagged" and cannot make any recommendations to prevent infections or save the lives of our fellow Australians.
I will summarise some statistics of the pandemic, and bring to light some new and missing evidence, and proven recommendations for further reducing the risks of this new virus. Or you can jump to the Conclusions for a brief summary!
 
Statistics

Some statistics on the current coronavirus infection include (as at 28th March 2020):
Country                          Coronavirus Mortality Rate

Australia                         0.39%
USA                                   3.0%
China                                3.9%
Italy                                  10.10%

Conclusion: the Italian Government, like Australia, is classifying deaths by many causes as from COVID-19 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2020b). Italy also has demographic, cultural and other factors contributing to a higher incidence and mortality rate (Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, 2020). There is a significant difference in mortality rates in different countries, or more accurately, by location.
There are many other major causes of daily deaths in the world, compared to the coronavirus:
Reason                                 Daily Deaths

Hunger                                 2,500 (UN, Food and Agriculture Organization)
Malaria                                 2,739 (UNICEF)
AIDS                                      2,100 (HIV.gov)
Influenza                             795 - 1,781 (CDC/WHO)
Coronavirus/COVID-19     270 (as at 11/3/2020), now approx 2000

Total deaths per day         144,000 (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 2010)

Conclusion: we cannot believe the "official" death rates, when the Australian government and health departments from WHO recommendations, classifies any death as a "COVID-19" death even if someone were to die from a chronic health condition (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2020b).

These are additional statistics I have analysed (as at 28th March 2020):
Number coronavirus incidences by location/hemisphere
Coronavirus                  Northern            Southern            Equatorial   
incidences                     Hemisphere       Hemisphere       Region
 
No. countries affected         133                        48                        16
Incidences confirmed          96.8%                   1.4%                    1.8%
Deaths confirmed                 98.8%                   0.22%                  1.0%

Conclusion: There is a significant difference between the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths between those who live in the northern hemisphere vs southern.

Or a different analysis of the Australian mortality rate (as at 30th March 2020) (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2020):
Australian Population                                     25,464,116
Coronavirus incidences                                  4,460
Coronavirus deaths                                         19
Coronavirus incidences (% population)      0.000175%
Coronavirus deaths (% population)             0.000000746%

Conclusion: Is this really worth shutting the country down for?
 
 
What is significant about the northern hemisphere as a factor of the coronavirus?
It is typical to see many more respiratory infections in winter than summer. Transmission rates and incidences of the common cold, influenza and pneumonia are greatly increased in the cooler months. The infection started in China, in their winter, and spread much more quickly through northern hemisphere countries in their cooler months of winter and early spring. There are several reasons for this difference in seasonal activity in respiratory infections:
  1. Humidity and temperature – the warmer months are generally more humid, especially in more tropical areas. Humidity appears to slow rates of infection transmission by causing infected droplets from coughing or sneezing to fall to the ground instead of floating more in the air and being transmitted to infect people nearby. In the MERS coronavirus outbreak, studies showed a higher temperature and humidity resulted in significantly less lower respiratory tract infections of 45% (Fagbo et al., 2017)
  2. Latitude – Where one lives on the planet, especially their latitude or distance from the equator, determines their Ultra-Violet (UV) light exposure in a given period. People in cities closer to the equator are exposed to more UV-B light on their skin. Direct UV-B radiation on exposed skin is needed to make vitamin D. People living much further away from the equator need more time in direct sunlight to make the same amount of vitamin D (Leary et l. 2017; van der Mei, 2007; Tamerius et al., 2011)
  3. Vitamin D deficiency – vitamin D acts as an anti-inflammatory hormone in the body, and regulates the expression of many genes to have a major systemic benefit to one’s health. Vitamin D isn’t just needed for bone health, but assists the immune system, reduces the rates of viral respiratory infections and influenza, reduces lung conditions like asthma, and can even reduce the risks of many cancers (Hossein-Nezhad & Holick, 2014; Martineau et al., 2017). Vitamin D can also offer antiviral and antibacterial actions as well as stimulating the innate immune system (which identifies and deals with unknown or new infections) (Martineau et al., 2017). Vitamin D deficiency can occur in any season, even in sunny Queensland in summer! (Leary et l. 2017). Vitamin D deficiency, especially in winter, can be a major cause of respiratory infections (Fagbo et al., 2017) and in this study, a vitamin D deficiency amongst a large percentage of the population (which occurs in winter) is the cause of influenza respiratory infection epidemics (Cannell et al., 2008).

There are other factors for the seasonal causes of influenza infections, including temperature, other concomitant infections, other nutrient deficiencies (selenium, vitamin E) (Tamerius et al., 2011), and more. There are other environmental and cultural factors which contribute to the differences in mortality rates between many countries, such as smoking status, air pollution, sleep quality and quantity and others.

The fact that Australia is now entering the cooler months highlights the importance of reducing the risks of respiratory infections using vitamin D supplementation interventions.
 
Virus Transmission and Severity, and the Germ Theory
The transmission of a virus, its severity, and the rate of incidences and mortality depend entirely on the strength and function of each individual person's immune system. This is confirmed with the majority of people with the coronavirus having very mild symptoms. It is only when someone is immune compromised or with a chronic health condition which has reduced their immune system function, that the infection to take hold in their body more quickly and severely. Having a compromised or immune system, perhaps together with ineffectual medical treatments (or no treatments) any virus is going to cause more severe complications like pneumonia.

The transmission, severity, incidences and mortality are not dependent on the coronavirus at all. This is old 1800s germ theory "science". Yet the health officials and media are blaming the virus and trying to stop the virus itself, which is futile and prolongs the pandemic. Washing hands, regular hygiene and isolation are not enough! In conjunction with improved hygiene, prevention and treatments should also focus on the individual, by supporting one's immune system to protect them for prevention, or to fight off the infection better.

The old Germ Theory promoted by Koch and Pasteur no longer applies as not everyone who is exposed to a virus actually develops symptoms or has the infection. This breaks Koch's famous postulates of the germ theory (MedicineNet, 2019), which states that a pathogen must cause the disease in EVERY case of exposure, which doesn't happen. Some more recent experiments have been conducted and results published, after deliberately infecting individuals with a flu virus - even with a strain that was similar to the one which allegedly caused huge mortality rates in the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. In this study, researchers found less than 40% of those who inhaled the virus actually developed symptoms! And of those who did develop symptoms, they were very mild to mild, and none had any serious symptoms at all (Cannell et al., 2008).
 
Evidence-based preventative (and treatment) strategies which should be recommended:
  • Vitamin D - Vitamin D supplementation can reduce risk of infections by reducing inflammation, reducing viral replication rates, reducing age-related morbidity, Vitamin D supplementation during winter has been shown to support immune system function and reduce the incidence of influenza A by approximately one third (Urashima, Segawa, Okazaki, Kurihara, Wada, & Ida, 2010). A very recent study by Grant et al (2020) found evidence that vitamin D supplementation could reduce the risk of influenza and COVID-19 infections and deaths, but required a higher therapeutic dose than the low recommended daily intakes.
  • Vitamin C – In early studies, a vitamin C deficiency is associated with pneumonia (an often deadly complication of a COVID-19 infection). Vitamin C deficiency is also associated with a reduced immune system function and increases susceptibility to respiratory infections, and vice versa, with infections causing a decrease in vitamin C concentrations (Hemilä, 2017).  Several studies are currently underway in China using vitamin C interventions, with results still to be published.
  • Zinc - is deficient in 49% of adults in the coronavirus risk age group of 51-70 (Boudrealt et al. 2017),  and in people who are frequently exposed to stress. Zinc is needed for good immune system support, as well as reducing inflammation and oxidative stress, and improving the immune system response against viruses (Wessels, Maywald, & Rink, 2017). A zinc deficiency is often seen in those with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and contributes to lung injury from the use of a respirator (Boudrealt et al. 2017).
  • Keeping up good water intake – water is needed to keep mucous membranes moist as they act as a protective barrier against viruses in the respiratory tract (Chen, 2009)
  • Eating a good variety of quality foods – your food provides nutrients needed for immune systems function. Nutrient deficiencies reduce immune system function and increase susceptibility to infections.
  • Reducing intake of refined and processed carbohydrate foods - in a recently published study from China, patients with COVID-19 who had poorly managed blood sugar levels and Type 2 Diabetes were at much higher risk of increased incidence, more severe symptoms, and a higher mortality rate. High blood sugar increases inflammation and blood pressure, but reduces immune system function, whereas a well-controlled blood sugar level improved the outcomes of those with COVID-19 and pre-existing diabetes (Zhu et al., 2020). Type 2 Diabetes develops over time from a diet high in carbohydrate-rich foods (>60% of total daily energy from poor food choices), causes insulin resistance, insulin depletion from pancreatic insufficiency, obesity, and cardiovascular and heart disease, being the highest risk factors for incidence and mortality of COVID-19 (Frost, 2003).
  • Getting sufficient and quality sleep - as sleep is needed to maintain good function of the immune system Studies show reduced sleep reduces immune system function and increases susceptibility to respiratory infections (Prather, Janicki-Deverts, Hall & Cohen, 2015)
  • Moderate and regular exercise - a moderate exercise program can improve immune system function and reduce the risk of infections, but intensive training seen with athletes can have the opposite effects (Jones & Davison, 2019).
These recommendations and interventions are cheap, very easy to recommend and implement, and will have a very quick response. They can also reduce the strain on the hospital system by reducing infection rates and severity of symptoms, or in the case of those already having severe symptoms in hospital, these interventions can shorten the severity of symptoms and save lives.

I started recommending these preventative treatments back in January when news of the infection emerged. At the time there was no TGA ban on such advice.
 
The TGA and Expert Recommendations
The scientifically referenced and relevant recommendations in this document have been proven in the past to be safe and effective against many respiratory infections such as influenza and other types of coronavirus. New evidence has been published recently on these preventions and treatments, yet these recommendations are not approved by the TGA, and one must really ask why?

I see the TGA's guidelines of effectively banning all Australian health practitioners (medical and alternative/complementary) from giving any preventative or treatment advice, as being overly cautious. Yes there was little to no evidence for anything (either medical, pharmaceutical or natural) being effective as a preventative or treatment against this particular coronavirus at the time of their guidelines being announced. However, in times of something new like this novel coronavirus, past evidence and anecdotal evidence MUST be seen as the highest form of scientific evidence available. To restrict or ignore past evidence and anecdotal evidence is immoral, and will likely cause many more people to lose their lives in this virus outbreak, as well as prolong the outbreak, disrupt many businesses and perhaps cause the collapse of many companies, threaten the livelihoods of many workers and especially the casual workforce, affect the economy and stock markets, reduce investments, cause further desperation and panic amongst the public, cause social unrest, and more.

There have been a lot of new published studies since the TGA guidelines were announced, giving more clues as to what are some of the causative factors for increased risk of a COVID-19 infection, and for suitable preventions and even treatments. The TGA guidelines now must be updated to reflect this new evidence, and allow health practitioners to give additional preventative strategies and treatment options and further 'flatten the curve" for all Australians.

We have next to nothing to lose by implementing these preventative strategies, but there is so much to lose if we do not.
 
COVID-19 PCR Testing
The current PCR pathology test for COVID-19 is highly inaccurate. The PCR process was developed to increase the amount of a subset of the genetic code of a virus DNA (Ghannam & Varacallo, 2018). The inventor of the PCR process has publicly said it should not be used for pathology testing, based on studies showing it is inaccurate as PCR testing is not standardised with different labs or countries use different variations of the test (Teo & Shaunak, 1995), is not designed to give a definitive binary result of a "positive" or "negative" confirmation, is affected by contamination that can produce misleading results (Ghannam & Varacallo, 2018), is not consistently reproducible and gives a high percentage of false positive and false negative results that were observed in all laboratories (Defer et al., 1992; Zhuang et al., 2020). Even the World Health Organisation's PCR Working Group demonstrated high levels of false-positive and false-negative results (World Health Organisation, 2011).

In addition, limiting testing of the coronavirus to only people who meet a set criteria is skewing the rates of incidences. Hence the rates of incidences are not accurate and cannot be believed, yet the government and health authorities are making significant changes to laws to restrict rights and freedoms based on inaccurate statistics of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as an inaccurate test used to determine those statistics, and more recently the COVIDSafe app that is also reliant on accurate PCR testing!

We can't actually believe any of the "official" statistics of incidences or mortality rates of this pandemic when:
  1. The PCR test is inaccurate, as explained here, and
  2. The WHO and governments (including Australia) are recommending deaths from chronic health conditions and all respiratory infections (flu or pneumonia), to be caused by COVID-19, whether the patient was tested by a faulty PCR test or just ASSUMED to be having the virus (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2020b).
Thus inflating the true incidence rates and the mortality rates, which then gets turned into a fear campaign by the media, and knee-jerk reactions by state and federal governments to implement a raft of laws to restrict our rights and freedoms as well as wrecking the economy and many businesses, all for a generally mild infection for most people.

Instead, consider using faecal testing, as the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been detected in stool samples (Warish et al., 2020).
 
Flu vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic
The Federal and state governments of Australia have been adding new laws to mandate flu vaccinations for healthcare workers or for the public to visit relatives in aged care, or even for general work. I believe that this decision is irresponsible, is not based on scientific evidence and can actually increase the risks of someone getting the coronavirus. The flu vaccine does not prevent or reduce the risks of getting the coronavirus infection - it's a different type of virus. Several published studies, however, have found that flu vaccinations can cause a phenomenon called "vaccine-associated virus interference"; that is, recently vaccinated individuals may be at increased risk for other respiratory virus infections, especially coronaviruses (Wolff, 2020). This study, on military personnel found a 36% increase in coronavirus infection risk after a flu vaccine (Wolff, 2020).

Another study by Cowling and colleagues (2012), found those who had the flu vaccine, who had no other respiratory viruses beforehand, over a follow-up period of 9 months had a significantly increased risk of confirmed non-influenza respiratory virus infections compared to a placebo group. The study also found no significant reduction in confirmed flu infections in the test group (those who had the vaccine), meaning that the flu vaccine was ineffective.
 
Herd immunity
Herd immunity has been discussed by some experts and being used as a strategy by some countries such as Sweden and Japan. Herd immunity is a theoretical belief that if sufficient numbers of people are immune to in infection (the "herd"), the spread of the infection could be reduced or stopped, thus protecting those who are not immune to the infection.

The theoretical percentage of the population who need to be immune to an infection has been increased over time from 50% to 80% to 90% to 95%, depending on the infection. The estimate has increased as outbreaks were still occurring in populations which had reached the previous "herd immunity" levels through vaccinations for many infectious diseases. Outbreaks still occur in populations with 100% vaccine coverage. Hence vaccination programs are not working.

The NHMRC have published a suggested herd immunity rate for the coronavirus in Australia of 61% (MacIntyre, 2020), based on the rate of transmission, in turn based on a faulty test as described above.

Unfortunately, health officials have confused herd immunity with "natural immunity" from contracting an infection, and "vaccinated immunity" from vaccinations. They are very two different concepts. Herd immunity never occurs from vaccinations for several reasons:
  1. Vaccines only give short-term temporary "immunity" from 6 months (in most flu vaccines) to just a few years for most others. Vaccine-induced immunity is significantly reduced at 5 years after initial whooping cough vaccination and 2x boosters (Lavine, Bjørnstad, de Blasio, Storsaeterf, 2012), and other studies show the same for other vaccines
  2. Not everyone who gets a vaccine develops immunity. This is why boosters or multiple shots are needed, to try and force immunity a second or third time (or more) in those who did not achieve immunity from previous shots. Seroconversion rates (ie, immunity developed via antibodies) can be as low as 16% effectiveness in the annual flu vaccines for some age groups (Sequirus, 2018) , hence in most vaccines, many people do not develop immunity
  3. With 75.2% of the Australian population being adults over 19 years (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2020a) and assuming that most adults do not get regular boosters, when the temporary vaccine immunity wears off a couple of years afterwards, those adults are no longer immune. So there is no longer any "herd" to protect those who cannot have the vaccine; herd immunity does not exist!
  4. Vaccinated women of a child-bearing age who have lost their temporary vaccine immunity cannot pass on this immunity to the foetus, in comparison to women with natural acquired immunity passing that onto the foetus via the placenta and breastfeeding (Jackson, 2006).
Herd immunity is only possible from more people being exposed to the actual infection, and developing antibodies that last a lifetime. Countries that are implementing a herd immunity strategy to combat the coronavirus allow healthy and younger people to continue their normal lives without any lockdowns or business shutdowns. Yes they may contract the infection but without chronic health conditions they are likely to develop only mild or even no symptoms. But they will develop immunity, will shorten this pandemic as the virus will die out, and will increase the level of true natural herd immunity that will protect others.

Those at risk of the virus with chronic health conditions should be recommended to continue to isolate themselves, but those who are young and healthy should be allowed to leave their homes, travel, and resume normal daily activities.

Herd immunity is never achieved from vaccination programs. In fact, the population loses more herd immunity as more people are vaccinated.
 
Recommendations:
For the prevention of coronavirus infections, reducing transmission rates, reducing duration and severity of symptoms, and other benefits, I recommend the State and Federal governments and their respective Health Departments undertake the following:
  • Increase social media marketing and traditional media coverage of better preventative strategies – more than just washing your hands and improved hygiene practices
  • Include recommending preventative strategies that are evidence-based, and have previously been shown effective against respiratory infections, viruses in general and/or other coronavirus strains:
    • Vitamin D – at least 1200IU per day, and safe sun exposure regularly. A study by Grant et al. (2020) recommended a higher dose of 10,000IU per day for a few weeks, followed by 5,000IU per day to get vitamin D levels in the range of 100-150nmol/L for the best benefit of prevention, and a higher dose for treatment
    • Vitamin C – at least 1000mg per day for children, and up to 6-8g per day for adults. A Cochrane systematic review of placebo-controlled trials found that children taking 1-2g (1000-2000mg) vitamin C daily shortened the duration of a common cold infection (a type of coronavirus) by 18% and reduced their severity. In adults the results were smaller (Hemilä & Chalker, 2013).  Best results for reducing respiratory infection duration and symptoms, including preventing pneumonia (a major complication in COVID-19 infections), requires a higher therapeutic dose of up to 6-8gm per day for adults (Hemilä, 2017).  
    • Zinc – 20-30mg per day for adults, and age/weight equivalent for children
    • Other nutritional advice – eating a healthy diet for a variety of nutrients
    • Reducing foods that cause high blood sugar levels - such as sugary foods and drinks, grain-based products, and dairy foods
    • Drinking sufficient water - to keep mucous membranes moist and prevent viral infections, and even using saline nasal sprays if required
    • Getting good quality and quantity sleep - of 7-8 hours per night
    • Moderate exercise.
  • Recommend cautions on using or self-prescribing anti-inflammatory medications such as Aspirin, NSAIDs, and others during a coronavirus infection. Studies have shown that the 1918 Spanish flu did not cause the high number of deaths, but from bacterial pneumonia (National Institutes of Health, 2008)) in conjunction with a new medication at that time - Aspirin, which was prescribed in too high a dose and it affected lung function in those who took it (Starko, 2009). NSAIDs and other anti-inflammatory medications suppress the immune system responses to an infection, leading to more severe symptoms, a longer duration of illness and higher risks of serious complications and deaths (Basille, Plouvier, Trouve, Duhaut, Andrejak, & Jounieaux, 2017).
 
Conclusion
The novel coronavirus pandemic is nothing like what we have seen before.  Hence novel strategies must be implemented to deal with it. Banning recommendations of previously-proven prevention and treatment strategies is immoral when there are many lives at stake.

There are many factors which influence your individual risk for contracting this infection, most of which are environmental. There are also cultural and geographic factors which can significantly increase your risk, which we see in the referenced studies here.

Incidences of respiratory infections (from colds, flu, pneumonia, asthma, and the new coronavirus) can be reduced with preventative vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, and other natural interventions, and these should be recommended.

The reported statistics of incidences and mortality are highly inflated due to inaccurate PCR testing, and manipulative recording of deaths to blame the cause on COVID-19. Then these inaccurate statistics are used by governments to implement knee-jerk reactive legislation that destroys lives in many other ways with failed businesses, investments, jobs, and the economy.

A natural "herd immunity" strategy should be implemented to combat the virus, by allowing those who are fit and healthy to resume normal lives, travels and work. Those at risk with chronic health conditions should continue to isolate themselves while also working on improving their immune systems as detailed above. This way, we have a chance of achieving the herd immunity rate of 61% which can slow down the true rate of incidences and mortality, and bring this pandemic to an end quickly.

Please consider the abovementioned simple, cheap, and readily-available preventative and treatment recommendations in the overall prevention and treatment plans for the coronavirus pandemic. All of this evidence (and more) is available in peer-reviewed medical journals. Clinical Nutritionists and Naturopaths like myself have been using and recommending these preventions and treatments for all manner of viral infections with great success in the past, and they should be considered based on past evidence of safety and effectiveness against this coronavirus. As the medical system has no effective strategies or proven medications for this specific infection, it makes sense to use existing therapies such as the above. If not, in the reviews and inquiries after this pandemic, the public will be wondering why these simple and effective therapies were not allowed, or not tried, and why more peoples' lives could not be saved.

Thank you for your consideration.

Ross Walter
Clinical Nutritionist, Naturopath and Herbalist. ATMS

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2020a). Australian Demographic Statistics, Sept 2019. Retrieved 28th March 2020 from https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/mf/3101.0

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COVID-19 and coronavirus lies and statistics

30/3/2020

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Scientists can only make good conclusions and recommendations after testing or using good quality data from good sources. There’s an old IT saying of “garbage in, garbage out” – if you put garbage data into a program, it will give you garbage results!

Similarly, doctors, politicians and the general public can only make good decisions based on good quality data. But sadly the data we are seeing in this pandemic is not of good quality, and yet the governments of the world are making massive decisions (and many new restrictive laws) which have a significant impact on people, people’s health and stresses, peoples’ livelihoods, jobs, businesses, education, companies, our rights and freedoms, and the economy (which sadly seems to be a more important factor in their eyes).

In science, the data is everything! Or more correctly, the quality of the data is everything. Without good quality data, we are only guessing. Guessing is not good enough. We need accurate information in order to justify the decisions our politicians and medical experts are making.

Dr John Ioannidis, a Professor of Medicine and a world leading expert in health research and policy, has given the following statements:
  • “In the coronavirus pandemic, we’re making decisions without reliable data.”
  • “The current coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. But it may also be a once-in-a-century evidence fiasco.”
  • “At a time when everyone needs better information, from disease modellers and governments to people quarantined or just social distancing, we lack reliable evidence on how many people have been infected with SARS-Co-V-2 or who continue to become infected.”
  • “The data collected so far on how many people are infected and how the epidemic is evolving are utterly unreliable.”
  • “If we had not known about a new virus out there, and had not checked individuals with PCR tests, the number of total deaths due to “influenza-like illness” would not seem unusual this year.”
  • “Adding these extra sources of uncertainty, reasonable estimates for the case of fatality ratio in the general U.S. population vary from 0.05% to 1%.”
There are many reasons why we cannot believe the statistics (ie data) about this pandemic:
  • China is a secretive communist country, and they didn’t give out accurate or realistic statistics of incidences and deaths when the infection broke out there. Their official data showed a nice linear growth rate of incidences and deaths, but as we know with the coronavirus, it has a much higher transmission rate than the flu, and infected people are transmitting the virus to 2-3+ more people, which actually causes an exponential increase in numbers, not a linear increase. We are seeing that now the exponential growth in the “official’ statistics, since the infection spread to other countries. China’s data sucked.
  • Other countries have different testing criteria, with some testing more people and some testing not many at all
  • In Australia, there is a specific criteria which is used to determine if you get tested or not. Testing isn’t being done on everyone who shows with a respiratory infection
  • There is a lack of test kits, or laboratory staff or equipment to process all the tests, which has lead to the restriction of those who can actually get tested
  • There is no central register of case incidences and mortality
  • Recording of cases is open to bias or assumption
  • People who die with one or more chronic health conditions are being classified as dying as a primary result of the virus and not of their existing health conditions
  • The COVID-19 PCR testing used to confirm infection isn't accurate!
Governments and health authorities have also made very basic (ie, pathetic IMHO) recommendations for reducing your risks of getting the virus and transmitting it, based on NO accurate scientific data whatsoever. They are only using the above inaccurate and biased reporting data.

Here’s some more data from Australian officials as at March 26 2020: (Australian Government Department of Health, 2020)

Australian NCOVID-19 Incidences             3966 (as at 29 March, 2020)
Australian NCOVID-19 Deaths                    16
Australian Mortality Rate                              0.4%

Are these statistics worth shutting down the entire country for?

Let's compare our statistics to that of the country with the highest mortality rate - Italy:

Italian NCOVID-19 Incidences     92,472 (as at 29 March, 2020)
Italian NCOVID-19 Deaths            10,023
Italian Mortality Rate                      10.8%

What did Italy do, or what other factors have lead to such a high mortality rate, compared to other countries?

A report by the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (2020) investigated the incidence and mortality rates in Italy compared to other countries and found a higher aging population (2nd highest in the world), a high prevalence of men who smoke (28% compared to 15% in UK), the highest rate of antibiotic resistance deaths in Europe, and how deaths are recorded. Their ministry of health reported that only 12% of deaths being reported as being caused by the coronavirus had any direct causality to the virus. Hence more people are dying WITH the coronavirus, but not OF the coronavirus.

But this situation is not new in Italy, with studies published on flu infections and mortality in previous years, showing that Italy (because of a high aging population) has a much higher mortality rate amongst the elderly compared to other European countries (Rosano, A. et al, 2019).

And lastly, since the medical authorities and governments of the world are making vast changes to laws and restrictions to your rights and freedoms to try and reduce your risk of the virus, why don't they know that the COVID-19 test is only 20% accurate?!

Yes, a recent published study shows that the COVID-19 pathology test is reporting up to 80% false positive results in asymptomatic people (those showing no symptoms at all) (Zhuang et al., 2020). In many cases, people have tested positive for COVID-19, but a day or so later, testing negative, then positive again. This shouldn't happen.

All this disruption to our personal and work lives, to our families, finances, companies and the economy, and more, are based on a VERY low mortality rate in healthy people, and on a test that is only 20% accurate, and data which is totally inaccurate...

If an infection, like this coronavirus, gives only mild symptoms in healthy people, then it is a MILD infection! If it causes more serious symptoms in some people, it's because of something else going on with that person. As we now know, those other reasons include having one or more chronic health condition which has already weakened their immune system and their body's ability to deal with the infection.

In short, the testing for coronavirus is inadequate as well as inaccurate, the reporting of cases is inaccurate, the reporting of deaths being too quick to lay blame at the virus, and therefore the overall statistics are essentially useless, but they make for great fuel for the fire that is the media coverage of this infection. Don't buy into the media scare campaign!

Heed the warnings, but do more to support your immune system as well, as per my previous articles.
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Stay healthy!
 
 
 
References:
Australian Government Department of Health. (2020). Coronavirus (COVID-19) current situation and case numbers. Retrieved 29th March 2020 from https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-current-situation-and-case-numbers
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. (2020). Global Covid-19 Case Fatality Rates. Retrieved 29th March 2020 from https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/global-covid-19-case-fatality-rates/
Rosano, A. Bella, A., Gesualdo, F., Acampora, A., Pezzotti, P., Marchetti, S., Ricciardi, W., Rizzo, C. (2019). Investigating the impact of influenza on excess mortality in all ages in Italy during recent seasons (2013/14-2016/17 seasons). International Journal of Infectious Diseases 88: 127-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.08.003
World o Meter. (2020). COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic statistics. Retrieved 29th March 2020 from https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Zhuang, G.H., Shen, M.W., Zeng, L.X., Mi, B.B., Chen, F.Y., Liu, W.J., Pei, L.L., Qi, X., & Li, C. (2020). Potential False-Positive Rate Among the 'Asymptomatic Infected Individuals' in Close Contacts of COVID-19 Patients. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi, 41 (4), 485-488. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200221-00144. 
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Why are there huge differences in coronavirus incidences & deaths between the northeRN and southern hemispheres?

26/3/2020

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​In a previous article I crunched some numbers on the statistics of coronavirus incidences and deaths, and identified a large disparity between the incidences of the infection in the northern vs southern hemispheres.

In many studies on respiratory infections like the common cold, flu, asthma and pneumonia, there is a significant seasonal fluctuation with most incidences being in the cooler and drier months of the year (Fagbo et al., 2017). The causative link of much higher respiratory infections in winter is due to a vitamin D deficiency. In fact, some studies have shown that a vitamin D deficiency is THE cause of epidemics of respiratory infections in winter (Cannell et al., 2008).

I have crunched the numbers again on the coronavirus statistics, again to look at the differences between the hemispheres. With more data available, I get a similar picture to before, but showing an even more significant outcome. My findings are:

                                                           North                    Equator                South
No. countries affected                  67.5%                    8.1%                      24.3%
No. COVID-19 incidences              96.8%                    1.7%                      1.4%
No. COVID-19 deaths                     98.8%                    1.0%                      0.22%   

Note the huge difference in incidences and deaths between the northern hemisphere and the south. Yes 88-90% of the world’s population live in the northern hemisphere, which can account for some of the difference, but certainly not all of it.

Some more statistics and more differences in the seasonal influence of coronavirus:

                                                    Northern Hemisphere                  Southern Hemisphere
Average mortality rate*      2.04% (range: 0 - 10.10%)            0.57% (range: 0 – 2.07%)
Australian mortality rate    0.39%

* Using data from countries with over 100 incidences (as at 26/03/2020)

There is a 400% increase in coronavirus mortality rates in the northern hemisphere compared to the south. And a 500% difference in the maximum mortality rates between the hemispheres. Australia's mortality rate is very low overall, and when compared to other southern hemisphere countries, and far less than those in the north.

Why is there such a difference between the north and south? The northern hemisphere is coming out of their winter, the traditional season of the highest seasonal respiratory infections, and into spring, another time for seasonal respiratory issues with asthma and hayfever. The attached table shows the differences in the amount of time needed in the Aus capital cities to make the same amount of vitamin D in winter vs summer!  In summer, there's not much of a difference, but a huge difference in time needed in the sun in winter to make vitamin D, especially the further from the equator you are located. This is the problem that the northern hemisphere countries are having.

Low vitamin D levels, from low sun exposure in the colder months, is a cause of low immune system function in winter, and a major cause of respiratory infections and outbreaks like we are seeing (Cannell et al., 2008). Vitamin D is THE key! Vitamin D is the key to prevention and treatment in this pandemic. Conversely, as we in the southern hemisphere are coming out of our summer, our vitamin D levels should be optimal (if we don't use sunscreen every 5 minutes and don't avoid the sun!) to keep us healthy and our immune systems strong going into the colder months. That's the ideal situation, but I see very low vitamin D levels in many clients, even in summer in Qld!

As I keep saying, in order to fix health issues, you must “FIND THE CAUSE AND FIX THE CAUSE”! Normally I would recommend getting your vitamin D levels tested first to check, and then see if you are deficient and need to supplement. At this time with pathology labs working overtime to do coronavirus testing and more on those in hospital, there’s a delay for waiting on pathology results. I don’t think you should wait – get more sun time daily (without getting sunburnt!) AND take a good quality vitamin D supplement daily. You need vitamin D3 (NOT vitamin D2, so check the product label) from a good source, in a capsule form, or oral drops or oral spray, or in cod liver oil! There’s very little harm or risk in taking a vitamin D supplement daily at the moment and continue this while this pandemic is still around or until after winter (for those of us in the southern hemisphere).

Keep up with good hygiene practices, but more importantly, support your immune system better to help it prevent and fight this or any other infection! If you have to isolate yourself, through government mandates or due to infection, DON’T just stay inside! Get outside in the sun in your garden! Get some direct sun exposure on your skin to make more vitamin D (remember that glass blocks the UV-B light needed to make it), as it is the most powerful immune system booster we have!

Stay healthy!
 
References:
Cannell, J.J., Zasloff, M., Garland, C.F., Scragg, R., & Giovannucci, E. (2008). On the epidemiology of influenza. Virology Journal, 5 (29). DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-5-29
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Fagbo, S.F., Garbati, M.A., Hasan, R., AlShahrani, D., Al-Shehri, M., AlFawaz, T., Hakawi, A., Wani, T.A., Skakni, L. (2017). Acute viral respiratory infections among children in MERS-endemic Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2012-2013. Journal of Medical Virology, 89 (2):195-201. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24632
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why is washing your hands not enough to prevent the coronavirus?

10/3/2020

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I've had a lot of questions about what would I recommend people do to reduce their risks of either getting the coronavirus, or treating it. I will give more advice here!

As I've said in my previous articles on the topic, our medicines and supplements regulator (the Therapeutic Goods Administration or TGA) has warned all health practitioners to not recommend any products or therapies or make any claims that they can either prevent or treat the coronavirus, unless there is published evidence of their effectiveness against this specific virus.

But of course with this virus being very new, there is NO evidence of any therapy, either natural or pharmaceutical, that can claim to prevent or treat this infection. There is NO evidence that washing your hands will prevent this coronavirus! Yet the TGA, and health departments and doctors are happy to be hypocrites and recommend this and basically nothing else, because they have nothing else to help you.

I find their lack of advice to you, and the public in general, to be pathetic and next to useless. Their lack of acceptance of natural preventatives or treatments based on PAST evidence on all other types of coronaviruses, is insane and likely to cost a lot more people their lives. They SHOULD be recommending more preventative strategies based on past evidence. But they aren't...

Since I can't apparently give you advice or recommendations, I will tell you what I would do!

But firstly, since there is no vaccine for this new virus, you are totally dependent on your immune system for protection, prevention and recovery for this infection. Your immune systems have developed over millennia to protect you 24/7 from any and all known and unknown infections. Your immune systems are amazing! They know exactly what to do whenever a new bacteria or virus comes along that it hasn't seen before. That's why you need to help your immune system to do its job!

Washing your hands won't help much at all, especially when you can simply BREATHE in the virus from being in close proximity to others who are infected.
I started recommending strategies and products for immune system support weeks ago, when the virus first started making the news. I need to actively support my immune system, because if I don't, I can get infections easily. That's just my dodgy genetics combined with not looking after myself at times in the past!

The main strategies and products I use for prevention include:

• Vitamin C at a higher dose - vitamin C is a proven immune system stimulant, effective against most infections in research studies and including against other forms of the coronavirus (the common cold virus and SARS). However, a 100mg, 250mg or 500mg daily dose of vitamin C is nowhere near enough! This is a deficiency-preventing dose, not a therapeutic dose. I am taking at last 2000mg daily for prevention at this time.

• Vitamin D at a higher dose - Vitamin D is a huge immune system booster, anti-inflammatory, and many other benefits. Low vitamin D levels are the cause of seasonal flu outbreaks and other respiratory infections. We usually see such respiratory infection outbreaks in winter, when vitamin D levels are lowest! Many studies show improving vitamin D levels by supplementing in the cooler months can reduce incidences and severity of colds and flu! All the more reason to start getting onto this now that summer is over! I am taking 4000IU daily now.

• Zinc - I find that a large percentage of my clients are deficient in this essential mineral, which is needed for good immune system function against infections, and a lot of other uses and benefits. Dose - once daily (avoid zinc oxide products). I take 1x 25-30mg dose daily.

• Probiotics - Your probiotic bacteria in your digestive tract make most of your immune system proteins, hence its importance in improving your immune system function. A good quality multi-strain probiotic is good, or regular fermented foods, together with a healthy variety of foods can greatly help your immune system. I would take one capsule once daily to start.

• Herbal medicines - many herbal medicines have immune system boosting effects as proven in published research, as well as some having antiviral effects, even against other coronavirus species! One very well tolerated (and tasty) one is elderberry - which has immune stimulating actions as well as being an antiviral herb. Also, garlic has potent antiviral and antimicrobial effects! Both elderberry and garlic have been shown effective against other coronavirus strains in research. Licorice (the real licorice, not the sweet lolly form!) also has antiviral effects against other coronaviruses. There are a lot more herbs which can help your immune system and have antiviral effects. I can't recommend more here or their doses, as other factors need to be taken into account, such as medication interactions and personalised dosing etc. See me for more advice on these.

• Water intake - keeping up your water intake is very important! Sufficient water will keep your mucus membranes in your nose and respiratory tract nice and moist, which will trap and stop viruses and bacteria from infecting your cells there.

• Good hygiene - This is the only thing that you are being told to do - wash your hands regularly with soap and water, and stop touching your face, eyes and nose etc. Sneeze or cough into the crook of your arm/elbow, and not into your hand!

• Sleep quality and quantity - this is needed for cellular and tissue repair, detoxing, and immune system functions. So make sure to get sufficient quantity and quality sleep!

• Reducing stress - Stress not only depletes some essential nutrients needed for your immune system, but stress reduces your immune system function on its own. Hence reduce your stress exposure, or improve how you deal with stress. Exercise, meditation, breathing exercises, and more can help reduce the effects of stress.

• Improving your nutrient intake - your immune system is reliant on a variety of nutrients to make your white blood cells (your infection-fighting cells). Avoid sugary foods and drinks, as these can reduce your vitamin C levels, increase inflammation and weaken your immune system. Similarly, reduce intake of high carbohydrate foods, such as grain-based products like cereals, breads, pasta, bakery products and alcohol, as these have the same effects as sugar. Eat more vegetables, more protein and healthy fats too!

I'm not concerned about the coronavirus, because I have been doing the above to reduce my risks, as well as supporting my immune system. However, I am concerned for others who have chronic health issues who are much more at risk of this infection. But if you know friends or family who are at risk, getting them to use the above recommendations will greatly reduce their risks of getting this infection or reducing the severity of it.

The media are beating up this issue far more than necessary, causing much stress and panic. Remember that the infection has at least a 97% survival rate! We need common sense to prevail, not knee-jerk government reactions such as lockdowns or restrictions on rights and freedoms.

Buying more toilet paper won't prevent or treat this coronavirus! The above points can!

Don't rely on your government or health authorities to protect you, because they are next to useless at the moment on this issue.
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Stay healthy!
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Is the coronavirus something to be concerned about?

27/1/2020

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You may have seen in the past day or so in the news of an alleged new virus doing the rounds in China, causing a handful of deaths and causing a huge health scare in the media and health authorities around the world.

Is this "new" virus something to really be scared about? No!

Is this "new" virus" something you can do something about? YES!

More on this later...

But first, some other interesting facts about this new coronavirus:

1) "Coronavirus" is actually a family of viruses that cause infections in some animals, including causing the common cold in humans. The current coronavirus scare is a particular strain of coronavirus.

2) The source of the first infections were in the Wuhan fish market.

3) Just across the river from the Wuhan fish market is a large maximum-security biological laboratory, designed to study the world's most dangerous pathogens (viruses and bacteria)! Very interesting indeed. Details here - https://www.nature.com/news/inside-the-chinese-lab-poised-to-study-world-s-most-dangerous-pathogens-1.21487

4) If the above wasn't enough, Wuhan also has 8 out of the top 13 top biopharmaceutical companies located there. Details here - http://www.fdi.gov.cn/1800000121_37_42197_0_7.html?fbclid=IwAR0JLoHmxf1OeqjbRKnbWzN8pvlkb4Jvqjh9Dtdy88Cmei9aleTMY6M9Wv4

5) In October 2019, a summit of government officials, health officials and infection experts met to discuss a simulation of a global infection pandemic, coincidentally based on a coronavirus outbreak! How did they guess that would happen?! I'll leave that for you to ponder... Details here - https://web.archive.org/web/20200126110537/http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/ and here - https://web.archive.org/web/20191106171718/https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/11/06/event-201-health-security/.

6) It is winter in China at the moment, and any infections or epidemics usually occur when people's immune system defences are low. This is why we see more colds and flu in winter. I have repeatedly written about before, that common cold and flu infections increase in winter, caused from low vitamin D levels in people due to low sunlight exposure when it's colder. So it is not surprising that this infection is spreading at the moment, among those whose immune defences are down or not as strong as they should be.

There is no vaccine for coronavirus, and won't be for at least 6 months unless one is "fast-tracked" (meaning it will have done very limited to no clinical trials for safety of efficacy), or could be years until such a vaccine is available. But that's not worth worrying about, as you and I are already protected from this virus, by our immune system!

We have always had our "innate" immune system which detects and destroys all known and unknown infective pathogens 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, for your entire life! Your immune system, quite literally, keeps you alive!

There are several main parts to your immune system:

1) Innate immune system - these cells protect you from all unknown infection-causing microbes, bacteria and viruses! They recognise what is "self" or safe and what isn't, and will attack and destroy any foreign invaders. This part of your immune system is how we have been able to survive for millenia without modern medicines or medical interventions! The innate immune system, when confronted by a new microbe or invader, learns from this and then trains the adaptive immune system for longer-term defence mechanisms.

2) Adaptive immune system - the adaptive immune system develops antibodies against each invader. Antibodies are then used by the immune system to more quickly respond to and stop infections in future!

3) Your microbiome - or the trillions of bacteria on your skin, in your mucus membranes, digestive tract, and other parts of your body. Your microbiome works to regulate and produce most of your immune system proteins to protect you from any pathogenic bacteria.
 
It's only when your immune system cannot defend itself quick enough or destroy the invading pathogens that you actually "get" symptoms of an infection.

Your immune system is affected by factors such as stress, a poor diet (ie, nutrient deficiencies or excesses), poor digestive system function, chemicals and toxins in foods and environment, poor sleep quality or quantity, and chronic (long-term) infections, medications (antibiotics, NSAIDs, anti-inflammatories, immunosuppressives, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, steroids, etc), and other factors. If any one of more of these are affecting your immune system, then it's not going to work as well as it should. Reduced immune system function can lead to longer and more severe infections.
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Hence the importance of supporting your immune system, not just to prevent and survive the coronavirus, but any and all infections! If your immune system is weak, or you get frequent infections, or want to protect yourself against coronavirus, there are many things that I can help with, by investigating all possible causes of a low functioning immune system and treating those, as well as immune supporting treatments and direct anti-viral actions too.
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Why measles is NOT a health concern, how the measles vaccine is causing MORE infections, AND how it can be prevented

25/4/2019

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What is measles? In this current (alleged) time of "outbreaks" of measles, I will explain the symptoms, and answer many questions about how dangerous is measles, including why are might be seeing more of it, how you can prevent this infection, and how it can be treated.

If you think the measles alerts in Australia are a bit much, the USA has gone to extremes with several cities mandating compulsory MMR vaccinations where there might be just 1-5 active measles cases in an entire city, or face fines or jail. Another city council tried to force all non-vaccinated people to stay at home for a month until the outbreak is over. Legal action was taken against the council, and the curfew was lifted when a judge found the action to be unlawful.  As you will see in the details below, the real causes of measles outbreaks are perhaps not what you think, nor caused by those who are not up to date with their shots... read on!

This article started out to be a brief one to counter the government and medical propaganda about measles and to alleviate the fear and misinformation that measles is a dangerous health concern. This article is comprehensive and detailed, and answers many questions about measles. This article is fully referenced from published research, with all references and links included.
 
What is measles?
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection (not a disease!) which is also known as rubeola and is very common in childhood. It can take 10 to 14 days after being exposed to develop measles, although simply being exposed to the virus doesn't mean that you will catch the infection! (Mayo Clinic, 2019).

Measles is transmitted via the respiratory tract, in droplets from an infected person which can remain in the air for up to 2 hours (Orenstein, Perry & Halsey, 2004; Paules, Marston & Fauci, 2019).

Measles is traditionally an infection of children under 5 years of age and those with poor nutritional status, especially a vitamin A deficiency (Paules, Marston & Fauci, 2019). Wouldn't it make more sense to fix the cause of poor nutrition, as a safer form of prevention?!

What are the symptoms of measles?
Measles symptoms include, usually in this order (Mayo Clinic, 2019):
- fever
- dry cough
-runny nose
- sore throat
- inflamed eyes (conjunctivitis)
- tiny white spots with blue-white centres on a red background found inside the mouth, lining the cheek (Koplik's spots)
- a skin rash, with large flat blotches that flow into one another.

How long does measles last?
Measles starts with a fever, and worsening symptoms as above for 2-4 days before the skin rash appears (and the fever subsides) and the number of lesions increase for 2-3 days. The rash lasts for 3-7 days before fading. The cough which accompanies measles can last for about 10 days (Orenstein, Perry & Halsey, 2004).

Most people recover uneventfully after 1 week of illness (Paules, Marston, & Fauci, 2019).

How does measles spread?
Measles is spread via mucus droplets through the air, through coughing or sneezing, or touching surfaces and poor hygiene. There is a communicable period of about 8 days when someone with measles can spread the virus to others, usually about 4 days before the rash appears, and for about 4 days after the rash appears (Mayo Clinic, 2019).

Numerous outbreaks of measles can occur even in highly vaccinated populations, especially in children who attend group social events, as the period of highest transmission to others occurs in the first few days of illness before the rash appears (Orenstein, Perry & Halsey, 2004).

Interestingly, but not well known or talked about, is that the MMR vaccine (allegedly to prevent transmission and provide immunity to measles) is a LIVE virus vaccine, meaning that the measles virus, mumps virus, and rubella (German measles) virus in the vaccine are all ALIVE, albeit weakened. Weakened means that it can still cause the infection to which it is allegedly protecting you from!

What are the measles vaccines?
There are several measles vaccines available in Australia, as a combination of several vaccine antigens in one shot:
- MMR-II (Seqirus, 2006) - the most common trivalent measles vaccine, for children over 12 months of age and adults. The same dose is used for babies, children and adults. A follow-up dose is required, but no details are given by the manufacturer for this.
- Priorix (GSK, 2019) - a trivalent vaccine, containing 3 live viruses - measles, mumps and rubella, and given to children over 12 months of age, or adults. A second dose in children is required at 4-6 years of age.
- Priorix Tetra (GSK, 2019) - a quadrivalent vaccine, containing 4 live viruses - measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), for use in children over 12 months of age, or adults, with the same dose being given for each age group. No details given for subsequent doses
- ProQuad (Sequiris, 2018) - a quadrivalent vaccine, containing 4 live viruses - measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), for use in children over 12 months of age, or adults. The time and number of doses will be "determined by your doctor". Also to note for this vaccine (as per the manufacturer's consumer information) is "At least one month should elapse between a dose of ProQuad and all other vaccines". But then this follows in the next sentence: "Your doctor will decide if ProQuad should be given with other vaccines" . What?!

What are some ingredients in the measles vaccines?
The MMR-II vaccine contains chicken embryo cells, human albumin, cow foetus serum, sorbitol, sucrose, pig gelatin, neomycin (an antibiotic) (Australian Government Department of Health, 2018a).
The Priorix vaccine contains lactose, neomycin, sorbitol and mannitol (sugar alcohols) (Australian Government Department of Health, 2018b).

Very recently, an independent Italian research group called Corvelva, has been performing detailed research into the ingredients of the major scheduled vaccines, and finding unbelievable things added to the vaccines or contaminated in the vaccines. Their most recent investigation (April 2019) and resulting disclosure of findings was on the Priorix Tetra (GSK, 2019; Corvelva 2019a) MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella or chicken pox) vaccine. In summary, Corvelva found:
  • Very low to negligible amounts of rubella (German measles) virus, far lower than it should have, to the point of being "not detected" in the vaccine, hence the scientists questioning its effectiveness in creating immunity
  • Contamination with many live organisms, of which many are dangerous (Corvelva, 2019a):
    • Proteobacteria
    • Nematodes - parasitic roundworms
    • Influenza A - which can cause flu infections
    • Enterovirus - a group of viruses which can cause many infectious conditions
    • Hepatitis C virus - very dengerous virus capable of causing liver disease
    • Hepatitis B virus - another very dangerous virus which causes liver disease
    • Coronavirus - which can cause respiratory infections
    • Rous sarcoma virus - which causes bone cancer
    • Many animal viruses - from pigs, birds, monkeys, horses
    • And HIV. Yes, The MMRV vaccine contains HIV, the virus associated with AIDS.
Other chemicals and medications were also found in the MMRV vaccine, as well as a very large discrepancy in the different amounts of the ingredients in multiple vials of the vaccine even in the same batch number (Corvelva, 2019b).

Is measles dangerous or deadly?
The World Health Organisation claim that measles kills 100,000 people per year (Mayo Clinic, 2019), but almost all of these are in developing countries (with poor nutrition, sanitation and hygiene). Mortality rates from measles in developing countries is 10-100 times greater than in developed countries (Orenstein, Perry & Halsey, 2004).

While measles is generally a benign or mild condition in about 99% of those infected, measles can cause complications in many body systems or organs. Pneumonia is the most severe complication of measles, usually as a result of a secondary infection of the respiratory tract, but diarrhoea and malnutrition during the illness can also contribute to mortality (Orenstein, Perry & Halsey, 2004).

Being malnourished, which is common in undeveloped countries, is the main reason for measles mortality, with malnourished children having a mortality rate 200-400 times greater than measles-affected children in developed countries with poor sanitation and inadequate medical care (Gabr, 1987, pp1–21; Hoeprich, 1977, pp691-696). However in well-nourished children, measles is NOT a serious infection (Hoeprich, 1977, pp691-696).

Some published studies show that measles can be more deadly when children are exposed to the virus within a family home, with this likely being caused from a prolonged exposure to the virus, rather than from a casual exposure to an infectious person outside the home (Orenstein, Perry & Halsey, 2004).

Measles can cause a more serious infection or complications in someone who immunocompromised (such as with cancer, organ transplants, HIV or other existing infections or conditions) (Paules, Marston & Fauci, 2019), or if someone is taking immunosuppressive medications (such as NSAIDs, steroids, chemotherapy, or other medications), or is malnourished (especially a vitamin A or protein deficiency) (Orenstein, Perry & Halsey, 2004; British Medical Journal, 1976).

Back before the MMR vaccine was introduced (in 1963 in some countries, and later in others), parents used to hold a "measles party"! If a child were to contract measles, the parents would invite other parents with young children to their house so the kids could play together and be exposed to the measles virus. Doing so may or may not result in other children getting measles, but most children then DID get measles naturally (at much higher rates than now) but the children exposed to measles would develop a LIFELONG immunity and protection to measles.

Can I contract measles from the MMR vaccine?
Yes.

Health departments acknowledge that "vaccine-derived" measles CAN and DOES occur approximately 5-12 days after measles/MMR vaccination (Australian Government Department of Health, 2019a).

The government health authorities claim that the vaccine-derived form of measles is not transmissible and should not be classified as measles, but many published studies contradict this belief (Australian Government Department of Health, 2019a; Rosen et al., 2014).

Interestingly the government website (Australian Government Department of Health, 2019a) contradicts themselves on this issue, stating that if someone had the MMR vaccine in a period of 3 weeks before contracting measles, that serology testing should be done to determine whether the person has the wild or natural type,  or the vaccine strain virus infection, and if the wild type was not detected, that the diagnosis IS measles. But they then state that serology testing of a suspected measles case is useless for diagnosis if they received the MMR vaccine 8 days to 8 weeks before testing. Huh?!

Can I contract measles from an unvaccinated person?
Only if they have measles, and only they are in the infectious period of the infection. The likelihood of this happening is very, very small!

An unvaccinated child or adult who has no symptoms does not have the measles (or any other) virus! So despite the popular hysteria about unvaccinated people, they cannot spread infections they do not have to anyone else! As such, isolating unvaccinated people (who don't have measles) during outbreaks will do nothing to reduce the transmission or incidences of measles.

As shown in this article, research shows that vaccinated people can spread measles to others for a period of 4-6 weeks after vaccination, and they can also contract measles from the MMR vaccination they have just had (Nestibo, Lee, Fonseca, Beirnes, Johnson & Sikora, 2012). Hence children and adults are far more likely to get measles from vaccinated people!

How long does measles immunity last?
If you have had measles (or mumps, or rubella, or any other infection) your immune system develops antibodies which provides a lifetime of protection against that particular infection!

Sadly, the same doesn't occur when one has a simulated infection in the form of a vaccine. Because with a vaccine you are bypassing the normal route of entry into the body (via the respiratory and/or digestive tracts, where your innate immune system is present in abundance), so your immune system doesn't work in the same way as a real infection to develop a lifelong immunity from any vaccine.

The short-term duration of "immunity" of a vaccine varies between individuals, with many not developing immunity at all anyway. This short-term immunity creates several larger problems:
  1. There can be higher rates of measles even when an ever-increasing percentage of the population have been vaccinated, as those vaccinated become no longer immune over time and thus susceptible to measles again
  2. Higher risk groups, such as pregnant women and their unborn foetuses, are more susceptible to measles and its complications (including foetal deaths) from a waning measles immunity and from increased incidences.

What are the typical medical treatments for measles?
Typical medical treatments for measles include:

1) Fever reducers - using anti-inflammatory or NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as Ibuprofen (Nurofen etc), Paracetamol or acetaminophen drugs. These drugs can reduce some of the SYMPTOMS of the infection, but what they are really doing is stopping the immune system response against the infection, and makes the infection worse. Fevers are a natural immune system response to an infection - the increased body temperature slows down or stops the replication of the pathogens such as the measles virus and even kills them, and also stimulates the production of more infection-fighting white blood cells! Hence why fevers should be supported rather than suppressed (Roesch et al., 2012; Plaza, Hulak, Zhumadilov & Akilzhanova, 2016).

2) Antibiotics - these are either utterly useless against measles, as measles is a VIRAL infection, and antibiotics only kill bacteria... or these can be very damaging and cause a more serious infection, as antibiotics kill good or beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract that actually make your immune system proteins called immunoglobulins! So why kill your immune system, at the time when you NEED it working to fight an infection?

3) Vitamin A - children (and others) with low levels of vitamin A are more at risk of developing measles, and having more serious symptoms. Vitamin A helps as an antioxidant, fights cell damage, and helps to heal the skin, which is a better treatment for measles! (Mayo Clinic, 2019)

What are some natural treatments for measles?
Anything which supports your immune system to do its job to find and fight infections will help against measles, including:
  • Vitamin A - as a deficiency of this vitamin can increase the risk of contracting measles, it is also recommended in a measles treatment. Can reduce incidences of measles complications, and reduces mortality by 70-80% in those who developed pneumonia (a complication of measles) (Fawzi, Chalmers, Herrera & Mosteller, 1993; Shetty, 2010, p82).
  • Vitamin D - offers immune defence against many pathogens including viruses, by stimulating the body's innate imune system against infections which it hasn't encountered before
  • Vitamin C - vitamin C is also seen to be deficient in those with measles (Cemek, Dede, Bayıroğlu, Çaksen, Cemek & Mert, 2006), hence higher doses of vitamin C can support the immune system to fight infections, and reducing the damage from measles virus
  • -zinc - essential for good immune system function and skin healing
  • Probiotics - improves immune system responses against infections
  • Quality multi-vitamin and/or multi-mineral supplements, to reduce deficiencies which weaken the immune system
  • Herbal medicines - to improve immune system function and those with antiviral actions
  • Breastfeeding - this is extremely important, as breast milk transfers much of the mother's antibodies and immune protection to the baby. If a child hasn't been breastfed, measles can be much more severe (Orenstein, Perry & Halsey, 2004).
  • Protein - mortality rates from measles can be reduced by 66% simply with an improved dietary intake, and addressing any nutrient deficiencies or excesses which can affect the function of the immune system, especially of sufficient protein. A lack of protein in the diet, particularly in undeveloped countries, is a major factor in higher measles mortality rates (British Medical Journal, 1976).
Can measles be prevented without the vaccine?
Yes!

Remember that you, and your children, have an immune system! Our immune systems have kept the human species alive and healthy for millions of years, despite being exposed to the measles virus, and many thousands of other infectious bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites!

So they key to preventing measles (or any other infection) is to keep your immune system strong to do its job. This can be done by looking after your body and your health, by:
  • eating a wide variety of quality foods for nutrients your immune system needs
  • sleeping well, with good quantity and quality sleep
  • reducing stress exposure, and having good stress management or relaxation time
  • reducing exposure to toxins and chemicals in your foods and environment
  • having a good lifestyle - no smoking, limited or no consumption of alcohol and drugs etc, and some exercise
  • having good hygiene practices
  • and controversially, limiting physical contact with children or others who have had the MMR vaccine, because as mentioned above, MMR is a LIVE virus vaccine, and studies have shown that those vaccinated with these 3 viruses CAN and DO shed these viruses in their body fluids for a about 4-6 weeks after the vaccine (Nestibo, Lee, Fonseca, Beirnes, Johnson & Sikora, 2012).
If children or adults who are diagnosed with measles are recommended by the health authorities to be quarantined to prevent the infection spreading to others (Australian of Health, 2019a), those who have been vaccinated should also be quarantined for exactly the same reason! ONLY then will we likely see a reduction in measles incidences.

Should you (or your child) get the measles/MMR vaccine if you suspect you have (or your child has) measles or any other infection?
 Absolutely not.

No vaccines are recommended to be taken when you or a child is already ill, or if immunocompromised, or has a fever. If a child is ill, then they are immunocompromised, and this is a contraindication (a medical factor which is a reason to withhold a medical treatment) as it could cause harm to the person. Immunocompromised people who are vaccinated have a higher risk of complications from the vaccination, including dangerous and severe meningoencephalitis, or a combination of meningitis and encephalitis, being an infection or inflammation of the meninges (protective tissues around the brain and spinal cord) and brain (Paules, Marston & Fauci, 2019).

People who are immunocompromised or on immunosuppressive medications cannot be safely vaccinated with any live virus vaccine (Paules, Marston & Fauci, 2019).

How effective is the measles/MMR vaccine against measles incidences and mortality?
The first measles vaccine was only made available as MMR in 1963 in some countries. By that time the incidences and mortality of measles had already dropped by 99% from their peaks! Rates continued to drop even with only 20-40% of the population vaccinated.

See the attached images for some official referenced statistical charts from various countries showing a huge drop in measles incidences and deaths well before the vaccine was made available.

Figure 1 - Measles hospitalisations and deaths in Australia (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018).
 
Figure 2 - Measles mortality in the USA. Reference details in the chart.
 
Figure 3 - Measles mortality in England and Wales. Reference details in the chart.

Figure 4 - Measles mortality in France. Reference details in the chart.
 
Despite the results in these charts coming different official sources, they show the same information - a 99% decrease in measles incidences or deaths before the vaccine was introduced.

What these charts do not show are:
1.whether the measles incidences since the vaccine was introduced, are from the wild type measles infection or the vaccine strain
2. the adverse reactions and deaths from the vaccine itself.

To answer the first point, a study published in 2017 investigated a large measles outbreak amongst people who had been recently vaccinated against measles in California in 2015. Using genetic sequencing of samples from the vaccinees with measles symptoms, the study reported that 38% of them were caused by the vaccine strain virus (Roy et al., 2017). Interestingly, in the same study, they mention that the World Health Organisation recommends that the measles virus contain the "type A" measles virus, but that the "wild type A" measles virus no longer exists! So we are being vaccinated with "type A" measles virus to allegedly protect us from the "type A" measles virus in the wild that no longer exists?! How does this make any sense?!

Viruses mutate and adapt to a changing environment. We are told to get flu vaccines annually as they contain different strains of flu virus each year, allegedly to protect us from only those strains. So why are we being vaccinated with a measles strain that no longer exists in the wild?! How will that protect us?

Is getting the MMR vaccine safer than getting measles?
No, not in my opinion, nor when looking at the statistics.

The government and health authorities will tell you that measles in Australia is deadly, and that you should have the MMR vaccine to prevent the disease and complications and possible death. But the last officially recorded death from measles in Australia was in 1995, despite many outbreaks including an outbreak of 168 cases in Sydney in 2012 (National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, 2016).

In the same period (1995 to 2019) there were 8 deaths attributed to the measles vaccines in Australia, together with 6796 official adverse reaction reports logged. Considering that reporting vaccine adverse events is voluntary and well known to be under-reported  to perhaps only 1% of the actual rates, the possible number of vaccine-caused deaths or adverse events would be even more shocking. Even without taking the under-reporting of adverse events into account, the number of deaths which have been officially caused by the measles/MMR vaccines in the past 25 years in Australia are far in excess of the deaths by measles (Therapeutic Goods Administration, 2019).

Would the family members or friends of those who died from the measles/MMR vaccine say that the vaccine was worth a life? I don't believe so. The cost, in terms of lives lost from the vaccine itself, simply do not justify the very low risk of measles in Australia, which can be prevented and treated in other safer and natural ways, if only the public were actually told the truth about measles and the MMR vaccine.

What testing has been done on the MMR vaccine?
Good quality scientific testing for any medical and vaccine products is essential and at a minimum requires a randomised placebo controlled trial. In this scientific protocol, the scientists randomly assign test subjects into 2 groups - one group gets the medication or vaccine, and the other gets an inert placebo substance, and the test subjects don't know which one they are getting.

The purpose of such tests is to check for the action of the medication or vaccine using various physical, biochemical and physiological tests, to confirm the safety and efficacy (the ability to produce the desired result) of the product. An inert placebo, such as a sugar pill or saline (salt water) is usually used, to look at the differences in results between those who are having the substance compared with those who do not have the substance. In effect, the study is looking for the differences in immune response and any side effects between the 2 groups.

The problem is that vaccines are not classified as medications and do not need to undergo the same trials for regulatory approval to be given to the public! So vaccine manufacturers do not perform placebo controlled trials. Instead they compare their vaccine in test subjects to another group who get a different or earlier vaccine. As such, there are NO randomised placebo-controlled trials of any vaccine which truly shows how safe or effective they are.

In addition, there are no studies done at all on combined multiple vaccine shots being given to babies, children or adults. NONE! Yet every government vaccination program recommends this practice. But, as seen in this article, some MMR manufacturers even state on their own product information inserts that the vaccine has not been tested for safety together with other vaccines, and some MMR manufacturers recommending that other vaccines NOT be given with MMR by a number of MONTHS.

In 1998 there was a major peer-reviewed study published in the prestigious The Lancet medical journal, authored by Gastrointestinal  specialist Doctor Andrew Wakefield, and 10 others. He wasn't the first to point out in a study that autistic children had a high rate of gastrointestinal conditions, but his study became the most widely published and well known. He and his fellow scientists found very similar test results in the gastrointestinal tracts of all children with gut and behavioural issues, 75% had regressed (went backwards in their development, speech and behaviour) after the MMR vaccine and had been diagnosed with autism, and together with previous studies finding the same, that the gut issues appeared to play a part in the behavioural changes in some children  (Wakefield et al., 1998).

Wakefield commented in the study that previous studies had found that measles and rubella were already linked to autism disorders, as was the MMR vaccine in other studies, which showed autistic symptoms appearing within a week of the MMR vaccination (Wakefield et al., 1998).

While Wakefield's study was retracted and he was struck off by the medical authorities after the study was published as it caused a huge controversy in the world's media, health authorities and pharmaceutical companies, he NEVER actually said that MMR caused autism in his study - that was a media misinterpretation of the study. What he DID say on this was "we did not prove an association between measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and the syndrome described" (ie autism), and he concluded with "In most cases, onset of symptoms was after measles, mumps, and rubella immunisation. Further investigations are needed to examine this syndrome and its possible relation to this vaccine" (Wakefield et al., 1998).

So if Dr Wakefield said that he did not find MMR caused autism, does that prove MMR doesn't cause autism? NO! Why, because as he pointed out in his study, PREVIOUS studies had already found that MMR caused gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms, and those studies reported that MMR appeared to be the linked to autism. Since Wakefield's study, over 157 other peer-reviewed and published studies have confirmed his findings, and linked the MMR vaccine to causing autism. This list keeps on growing... and none of these doctors or scientists have been vilified in the media as Dr Wakefield was. The link to all these studies is here:
ttps://www.scribd.com/doc/220807175/157-Research-Papers-Supporting-the-Vaccine-Autism-Link

Should I get the measles/MMR vaccine when I am pregnant?
Absolutely not.

The most common MMR vaccine approved for use in Australia is actually the MMR-II (Seqirus, 2006). The manufacturer's own product information insert (available here: https://www.seqirus.com.au/docs/401/768/MMR_PI_A181010.pdf) has the following statements related to pregnancy:
  • "Do not give MMR-II to pregnant females"
  • "the possible effects of the vaccine on foetal development are unknown"
  • "the vaccine should not be administered to pregnant females"
  • "there are no adequate studies of the attenuated (vaccine) strain of measles virus in pregnancy"
  • "the vaccine strain of virus is also capable of inducing adverse fetal effects"
  • "Women of childbearing age should be advised not to become pregnant for three months after vaccination against rubella (in MMR)".
Refer above to the screenshot image of the MMR-II vaccine in relation to pregnancy.

Figure 5 - MMR-II Product Information statements regarding vaccination in pregnancy (Seqirus, 2006)

So why do doctors and health departments push this on pregnant women? Doctors are supposed to provide "informed consent", to let you know of possible risks beforehand, and for you to decide whether to get it or not, based on being given unbiased information. They are lying if they say it's safe, when this has never actually been proven (see the above or attached screenshot of the MMR vaccine manufacturer's product information ).

The other measles vaccines have very similar statements about avoiding getting these vaccines in pregnancy, as there are NO studies done by the manufacturers for the safety or efficacy of this (or any other) vaccine in pregnancy.

The ProQuad vaccine has similar statements about pregnancy, but "pregnancy should be avoided for 3 months following vaccination" (Seqirus, 2018).

The vaccine manufacturers also suggest avoiding vaccinations when breastfeeding, as the vaccine either has not been tested in lactation, or in the case of MMR-II, that one or more of the live viruses can be secreted in breast milk to transmit the infection to the baby (Seqirus, 2006).

Will herd immunity (95% vaccination rate) or 100% coverage of measles vaccine (as in MMR) prevent or wipe out measles?
No!

In fact we are seeing the opposite - more incidences of measles as more people get the vaccine! It simply is not possible to eliminate every last virus on the planet, so there will always be incidences.

The official government statistics show that 95% of all Australians have been vaccinated (or 93.5% with MMR), with 95% being the alleged theoretical goal for "herd immunity" that is supposed to protect everyone from preventable diseases (Australian Department of Health, 2019b). Studies say that a "near-prefect" immunisation rate of 93-95% is needed to effectively protect against a measles resurgence (Paules, Marston & Fauci, 2019). But clearly this isn't working when Australia and the USA in particular have reached this "herd immunity" level yet we are seeing some of the highest incidences of measles infections in recent times! Clearly, the vaccination program isn't working to protect people, or the "herd immunity" theory is bust. Herd immunity is a theory, and one that has never been proven to work.

The Australian Government prematurely or optimistically declared that the country was "measles-free" in 2014 (Sydney Morning Herald, 2017)! But we are seeing more and more incidences in the past few years, ironically as MORE people are vaccinated. The outbreaks were ALL blamed on travellers visiting countries which had higher rates of measles infections. Shouldn't the vaccine have prevented them getting the infection or spreading it to others?

What may be a major factor for causing the increased incidences despite reaching the "herd immunity" vaccination rate, is the short-term "immunity" that the vaccine offers, as opposed to the lifetime immunity that the natural measles infection offers. Hence it is the failing MMR vaccines causing the measles outbreaks and complications, and not the failure to vaccinate!

What should I do if I still want to get the measles/MMR vaccine?
If, after doing your due diligence and research of the MMR product information inserts from the TGA or the vaccine manufacturers (see the links in the References) and reading published research on MMR (some provided above and in the References), you still want to get the MMR vaccine, that's your choice. However, there are some other steps you can take to minimise the risks of potential side effects and health damage from the vaccine by also looking at:

1) Getting all children tested with the MTHFR genetic test PRIOR to any vaccines - this simple saliva or blood pathology test is available from your GP or Naturopath, and can let you know if your child has a reduced ability to detoxify chemicals (such as vaccine ingredients) or an increased risk of nutrient deficiencies, which are a huge factor in vaccine damage or side effects. MTHFR is another large topic on its own, and I have written several articles on this in the past - see my website or Facebook page

2) Avoid using fever-reducing medications and/or NSAIDs to hide a fever after a vaccine - fevers are generally safe, and are a natural immune system response to a spreading infection, as a way to stop the spreading or kill the infection by increasing the body temperature. Fevers are a natural defence mechanism against infections! (Plaza, Hulak, Zhumadilov & Akilzhanova, 2016). Stopping the fever will make the infection more severe and last longer. Fever-reducing and NSAID medications deplete glutathione, your body's most potent antioxidant which can lead to vaccine damage and side effects. This can be mitigated by seeing a Nutritionist or Naturopath and preparing before any vaccinations. Always monitor temperatures in small children, and keep up fluid and electrolyte intakes

3) Delay and spread out the vaccines - many children simply cannot take all the scheduled vaccines all at the same time, hence why many see health impacts of this, including deaths. This is because there has never been any studies done to show that having multiple vaccines at once are either safe or effective, despite the government health departments and their recommendations to combine vaccines. To reduce issues, the longer you delay the first and subsequent vaccines , the better, and spreading them out so their bodies can deal with the vaccines and recover fully, before getting more. For more information on this, look for information from US-based Paediatrician Dr Paul Thomas in particular, who has performed research on thousands of his own clients to show that autism rates with children on the government schedule is 1:35 (one in 35, the official government statistic), versus 1:438 for those on Dr Thomas's delayed schedule "vaccine-friendly" plan, or just 1:715 in unvaccinated (Thomas, 2019)

4) Never get your children vaccinated when they are ill - the vaccine will place an additional burden on their bodies and make it harder to deal with the additional infections in the vaccine and toxic ingredients as well as any other infections they may have

5) Isolating or restricting close physical contact after a vaccine - the MMR vaccine is a LIVE virus vaccine, and it sheds in body fluids to infect others for 4-6 weeks afterwards. Hence telling your friends and family to get the MMR (or other) vaccines before seeing your newborn baby is pointless or even dangerous, as those that get the vaccine are more likely to actually infect your baby. Similarly, children who have had MMR are potentially infectious for 4-6 weeks afterwards, and should be kept at home and away from siblings, schools, kindergarten and daycare for this same reason
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6) Support the immune system and liver detoxification pathways - this can help the child get over the vaccination and any adverse events quicker. This can be done with specific nutritional and/or herbal supplements, good nutrition, quality sleep, some exercise (but not when ill), and good sun exposure (to make vitamin D, which is a huge immune system booster and natural anti-inflammatory hormone).

Conclusion and summary
Health authorities in Australia and overseas are creating a vicious cycle of recommending, and even MANDATING, or forcing people to be vaccinated against measles, which is a LIVE virus vaccine that is known to cause measles in those who receive it, and shed LIVE measles virus in body fluids to infect family members, friends, classmates, and strangers around them, who then get the infection and spread it to others! Even with our constitutional laws of informed consent and no coercion of medical treatments being broken to force parents to vaccinate their children or face financial penalties, and having a 95% vaccine coverage (aka "herd immunity"), IT's NOT WORKING to reduce or stop such infections!

Despite living in a developed country, I see many cases of malnutrition and nutrient deficiencies which are contributing to peoples' health issues. This, together with our stressful and unhealthy lifestyles, a waning short-term immunity from measles vaccines, measles virus shedding from the live vaccines, and scare campaigns from a misinformed media and health departments are causing the alleged increase in measles incidences of late.

The recent increase in incidences of measles is the result of the MMR vaccines failing to cause a lifelong immunity, and not as a result of the failure of some people to vaccinate!

None of the measles vaccines have ever been adequately tested, as they have never used an inert placebo in the control group. This is a deliberate attempt to manipulate the results of safety and efficacy in favour of the vaccine and the manufacturer. As a result, many children suffer lifelong complications of the vaccine which are far worse than the actual measles infection, and many more children die from the measles vaccines than the measles infection.

The government's measles vaccination program is NOT working - it is actually causing far more infections, far more adverse health reactions and deaths from the measles vaccine, compared to the infection that the vaccine is supposed to prevent. 

Measles is generally a very mild or benign infection in almost everyone, especially in developed countries which have had next to no deaths from this infection in many years. But the media and medical authorities are making it out to be a huge health issue,with "outbreak" notices daily when even ONE person is suspected of having this infection. As the studies show, support your immune system, have a good dietary intake of all essential nutrients, and use good hygiene practices and your risk will be very small.

Luckily, there are other simpler, and safer natural ways to prevent and treat measles, without buying into the government and media hype which is actually causing more infections and unnecessary concerns.

Do your own due diligence, as it's your health and your family's health after all. Look after your health and that of your family with good preventative strategies as mentioned above, and with any infection, support your immune system to do its job to get rid of the infection, and you will be fine!

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