Michael, I agree with you 95% of the time. This time I do NOT. It is irresponsible to give medical advice when you're not a health care practitioner. One only has to look on the CDC's own website for the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System to see that as of September 24, 2021, there have been 5,539 reported cases of death in the US alone after receiving a vaccine for COVID-19. www.vaers.hhs.gov
The CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is not a reliable system to judge the effects of this vaccine. It is self reported by non-medical people, some reporting deaths of people who were already very sick or elderly and has been overused by many anti-vaxxers.
My understanding is that these deaths would have occurred despite getting the vaccine. They also may have passed away sooner if they had gotten COVID itself. I had a friend who passed away 2 days after his second dose and his autopsy showed and his doctor said he would have passed away soon anyway due to advanced heart disease.
We need less emphasis on deaths and more on the severity of the illness. One of the outcomes and the most dire is death. People can have a mild case,be unwell for a couple of days,miss work and if they don’t have paid sick leave be short to pay their bills. Some are ill enough to require hospitalization but eventually get better. Some have irreparable damage done to their organs that leave them debilitated for life. And yes some die. I don’t want any of these outcomes.My sister is in a nursing home. Had a mild case. My cousin who lived in her own home died. Stay well.
That is also true for elderly/ill people who died and whose deaths were blamed on COVID. And then there were the hospitals/states that went back and if someone died and they were incidentally found to test positive though asymptomatic , their death was attributed to COVID and inflated the numbers. Why would they do that???
You would have to ask the hospitals their rationale. Folks get flu shots this time of year in an effort to avoid the influenza that comes around every year. It’s a different mix each time. People die of the flu. Health care workers have to get a flu shot here. With the Covid vaccine some places it is a mandate and others it’s get the shot or have frequent testing. A few places you can be terminated for refusal for either of these precautions. To enter non essential businesses you must provide proof of vaccination. I’m 🇨🇦 and for some strange reason we haven’t had near the number of infections or deaths per capita. Even in the areas of the country that are heavily populated. To enter essential businesses you must wear a mask.I guess Canadians are more fed up with restrictions and would like to put this behind us. We also don’t have Fox News where all the employees were mandated to be vaccinated or tested,but continued to spout anti vaccine rhetoric. We do have universal medical care and affordable prices on pharmaceuticals. Nobody will go bankrupt if they end up in the hospital. We aren’t communist,socialist or sheeple. We are Canadians.
Please google/fact-check. The statistics of cases, fatalities of vaxd and un-vaxd back Michael up. Especially when you neglect to mention CDC shows those deaths were 65 and older who were also immuno-compromised.
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The advice Michael has given is based on scientific research and surveys.
The px of Michael masked up and getting vaxd is worth a thousand words.
And hearts. Especially yours, Diana.
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Even if vaxd, we still need to wear the mask and keep a distance as any of us can be asymptomatic, un-vaxd, low antibody/antigen etc. God Bless You Diana
His advice is based on what is being peddled as "scientific research and statistics".....but not on legitimate research. So much to say but where does one even begin when the false narrative is the only narrative we see??!?
And you are unnecessarily paranoid. Your risk of dying from covid complications is much higher than of dying from a vaccine. Covid vaccine death rates are no higher than those of any other vaccine. We cannot live a life free from risks.
You don't know me and yet I have been diagnosed with a mental illness?!?? This, to me, helps see who are those opting for the lower path of name calling, hate, disgust or anything that demeans another human being. I thought (and hoped) we had seen the last of that when Trump left office.
One more thing.....it's not about the 'dying' as much as it is about putting something permanent into our bodies that can cause great harm or death within the next five years.
And third: As deadly as smallpox and polio were, at no time was the government MANDATING vaccination. The Nuremburg Trials made that a basic tenet of medical practice - NO FORCED INJECTIONS or medical treatments.
If your research finds that the CDC shows those deaths were 65 and older who were also immuno-compromised, then that's different. Those people shouldn't be counted in the statistics.
During April 4–June 19, fully vaccinated persons accounted for 5% of cases, 7% of hospitalizations, and 8% of deaths overall; these percentages were higher during June 20–July 17 (18%, 14%, and 16%, respectively). Using the reported 37% vaccination coverage for the 13 jurisdictions during April 4–June 19 and an assumption of 90% VE, vaccinated persons would have been expected to account for 6% of cases (close to the 5% observed). With 53% coverage reported during June 20–July 17, vaccinated persons were expected to account for 10% of cases at a constant VE of 90%; the observed 18% would have been expected at a lower VE of 80%.
More than 386 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through September 20, 2021. During this time, VAERS received 7,899 reports of death (0.0020%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. People 65 and older who received both doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines showed a 94% reduced risk of COVID-19 related hospitalization. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.
The New York Times has accurately reported cdc research:
There is a need for more data and better statistical analysis. But it is clear as Michael emphasizes: We need to get vaccinated, wear a mask and keep a distance, especially indoors, as we can be asymptomatic, un-vaxd, feverish etc.
Michael has the statistics on his side, but more importantly, he addresses the fear that keeps nearly 60% of people globally from getting vaccinated. In some countries, they don't have vaccines for those who want them.
Okay, when the NHTSA posts a recall notice for safety failures on your vehicle, you go ahead and ignore it and hope you don't get killed or hurt or cause the same to others.
If you drive a vehicle under recall and get in an accident, guess what happens whether it's your fault or not?
Please realize that the data and statistics CDC puts out is from independent lab research, hospital cases and fatalities, clinics, the general public et al, as I posted this here from Vaers website.
The NHTSA is very similar from independent testing and research, but especially consumers reporting serious safety flaws. The margin of error is minimal, same for CDC.
Should you infect someone, whether asymptomatic or not, intentionally or not, please google news reports on this. You can lose your job and get sued. Is it worth it?
Please Be Safe Don't endanger your life and others.
The idea is to keep everyone safe and stop the spread. Okay?
I did, Mary. Smallpox killed 30% of all who contracted it.....and 100% of those who got two of its more deadly variants. Covid is not nearly as deadly.
The CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is not a reliable system to judge the effects of this vaccine. It is self reported by non-medical people, some reporting deaths of people who were already very sick or elderly and has been overused by many anti-vaxxers.
Copied from VAERS: The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database contains information on unverified reports of adverse events (illnesses, health problems and/or symptoms) following immunization with US-licensed vaccines. Reports are accepted from anyone and can be submitted electronically at www.vaers.hhs.gov.
VAERS accepts reports of adverse events and reactions that occur following vaccination. Healthcare providers, vaccine manufacturers, and the public can submit reports to the system.
The strengths of VAERS are that it is national in scope and can quickly provide an early warning of a safety problem with a vaccine. As part of CDC and FDA’s multi-system approach to post-licensure vaccine safety monitoring, VAERS is designed to rapidly detect unusual or unexpected patterns of adverse events, also known as “safety signals.” If a safety signal is found in VAERS, further studies can be done in safety systems such as the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) or the Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) project. These systems do not have the same scientific limitations as VAERS, and can better assess health risks and possible connections between adverse events and a vaccine.
NCHS collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on the health of the nation. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NCHS is providing the most recent data available on deaths, mental health, and access to health care, loss of work due to illness, and telemedicine from the vital statistics system, the NCHS Research and Development Survey, and through a partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.
For general information including symptoms, testing, and community safety, visit https://www.cdc.gov.
Articles on NCHS Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The margin of error is minimal, especially when we're seeing hospitals at capacity and the un-vaxd being turned away. Mainstream media has been good to report the fallout of actual cases that can't be ignored.
But just as people deny the Holocaust, they're also denying Covid-19 and the Delta Variant, calling it a government hoax, even as they're dying from it.
Michael, I am SO DISAPPOINTED in you, because it is obvious that you have not done the deep research on this subject that is needed to learn the truth as to what is happening surrounding this COVID pandemic and especially the vaccines. I had hoped that the next project that you were working on was an expose on all of this.
Regarding the safety of the vaccines, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports as of 9-17-21 that there have been 15,386 deaths and 99,410 serious injuries in vaccinated individuals. This is from a system notorious for under-reporting vaccine injuries. A Harvard study done about 10 years ago found that the system captured <1% of actual injuries. Here is a link to an excellent video of the problems in reporting to the VAERS system the many vaccine injuries that this health leader in her hospital, a P.A., encountered:
Long-term adverse events from the vaccines are mostly unknown at this point, since such data take years, not months, to accumulate. Just assuming that the vaccines will be safe in the long-term is clearly irrational, especially considering that these vaccines depend on the body's production of a toxic substance, the spike protein, which travels to all organs of the body. A number of experts have described plausible scenarios for very serious injuries in the long-term, and it is likely that the injuries, such as micro clots in the lungs, will be cumulative with each jab.
Regarding people who should not get the vaccines, one obvious group is those who have had COVID and recovered. It is generally accepted, and is being proven in real time with COVID, that natural immunity following an infection is more robust and long-lasting than that achieved with vaccines (which in the case of the COVID vaccines is not even true immunity, since the vaccinated can both acquire and transmit the infection). The COVID recovered individuals are at even more risk of an adverse event from the vaccines through antibody dependent enhancement (ADE) than are others.
It only makes sense that those with natural immunity will have better immunity than those who get vaccinated, since the vaccine results in antibodies directed only against a portion of the spike protein of the virus, which has now mutated, while natural immunity antibodies are directed against all of the virus.
Other groups who should not get the vaccines include children and adolescents, since their risk/benefit ratio clearly favors acquiring the infection over getting the vaccine. Pregnant women are another group which should not get the vaccine, as there is insufficient evidence proving that the vaccine is safe for them. Those who have had a serious reaction to a previous vaccine obviously should not be given one of these vaccines.
Regarding the unvaccinated driving a "monster Covid variant", it is much more likely that the vaccinated are the ones driving the emergence of variants, due to the pressure exerted by the vaccines on the virus. This is somewhat similar to the emergence of resistant bacterial strains due to the pressure exerted upon them due to overuse of antibiotics.
There is an alternative to the vaccines, and that is early treatment of the infection. Notwithstanding how badly Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine have been mischaracterized in the media, many physicians and physician groups have developed protocols, many including one or both of those substances, which have been shown to be very effective and safe. These have been suppressed from the beginning, because if there were an alternative to the vaccines there would be no ability to grant an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), as such an authorization can only be given if there is no good alternative.
It has been estimated that 85% of those who have died from the infection could have been saved if they had been given early treatment. These treatments can be started at home as soon as the infection is acquired (ideally within the first 5 days), as opposed to sending patients home with no treatment to "wait and see" if they get so much worse that they require hospitalization or recover on their own. It is truly unconscionable that these treatments have been and continue to be suppressed. Some can also be used prophylactically.
Every night on the news I see reports of the serious situation in hospitals, e.g., currently in Idaho and Alaska, which are filled up with COVID patients (and some of these will be individuals who have been vaccinated) and have no more beds. Vaccines will not solve this problem, certainly in the short-term, but these early treatment protocols could.
Due to the extreme censorship surrounding all of this, driven by Big Pharma and Big Government (you got some of that right), as well as Big Media, any information that might be critical of the vaccines does not see the light of day. Experts who have spoken up have been censored, de-platformed, derided, and defamed. Some have lost their livelihoods. This is not how a democracy should function. Science is not a settled dogma but is open to discussion, criticism, and advancement of evidence.
Regarding the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and their "Disinformation Dozen", please investigate CCDH to see who is behind it and determine who gave it the authority to determine what is misinformation or disinformation. I am not familiar with everyone on their list, but at least some are the truth-tellers.
Michael, PLEASE do some deep research on this subject. Here are some sources of information:
Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance - flccc.net
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons - aapsonline.org
During April 4–June 19, fully vaccinated persons accounted for 5% of cases, 7% of hospitalizations, and 8% of deaths overall; these percentages were higher during June 20–July 17 (18%, 14%, and 16%, respectively). Using the reported 37% vaccination coverage for the 13 jurisdictions during April 4–June 19 and an assumption of 90% VE, vaccinated persons would have been expected to account for 6% of cases (close to the 5% observed). With 53% coverage reported during June 20–July 17, vaccinated persons were expected to account for 10% of cases at a constant VE of 90%; the observed 18% would have been expected at a lower VE of 80%.
More than 386 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through September 20, 2021. During this time, VAERS received 7,899 reports of death (0.0020%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. People 65 and older who received both doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines showed a 94% reduced risk of COVID-19 related hospitalization. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.
The New York Times has accurately reported cdc research:
There is a need for more data and better statistical analysis. But it is clear as Michael emphasizes: We need to get vaccinated, wear a mask and keep a distance, especially indoors, as we can be asymptomatic, un-vaxd, feverish etc.
Michael has the statistics on his side, but more importantly, he addresses the fear that keeps nearly 60% of people globally from getting vaccinated. In some countries, they don't have vaccines for those who want them.
Oh, Michael....as a fellow journalist, I.have to tell you, this is the first time I disagree (heartily) with you. We are being gaslighted about sooooo much re: these "vaccines". I have both a medical and legal background (Air Force Medical Corpsman, attorney in Arizona, and have also been employed as an Ethics (business, medical, environmental ) professor..... I wonder if you might entertain my proposal that you freeze any further comments on this matter until you open your mind to an incredibly thorough source of solid info ( tho he has been blacklisted for obvious reasons) .....Dr. Joseph Mercola. I have been reading his daily columns for more than a decade and he is no Chicken Little nor Conspiracy theorist. He reads volumes of medical and technical literature and cites them after every column. Best of all, he has been helping us understand our bodies and health for many many years because he cares. Would you at least consider checking him out for yourself? His new book is on the best sellers' list....I think you will be surprised at what you discover once you look into his background and work in the area of health and wellness. Thank you for all you do!
I have a medical background as well, as a doctor, and I agree with you wholeheartedly. I am very familiar with Dr Joseph Mercola's research and how the mainstream media tries to vilify him.
Yes, if nothing else convinced me, the government and media villification of Dr. Mercola made it crystal clear that we're being propagandized, with our very lives at stake.
The U.S. is continuing to sink on the list of global vaccination rates, currently ranking No. 45. Just 64.5% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Do your part💉😷 686,000+ dead!
During April 4–June 19, fully vaccinated persons accounted for 5% of cases, 7% of hospitalizations, and 8% of deaths overall; these percentages were higher during June 20–July 17 (18%, 14%, and 16%, respectively). Using the reported 37% vaccination coverage for the 13 jurisdictions during April 4–June 19 and an assumption of 90% VE, vaccinated persons would have been expected to account for 6% of cases (close to the 5% observed). With 53% coverage reported during June 20–July 17, vaccinated persons were expected to account for 10% of cases at a constant VE of 90%; the observed 18% would have been expected at a lower VE of 80%.
More than 386 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through September 20, 2021. During this time, VAERS received 7,899 reports of death (0.0020%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. People 65 and older who received both doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines showed a 94% reduced risk of COVID-19 related hospitalization. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.
The New York Times has accurately reported cdc research:
There is a need for more data and better statistical analysis. But it is clear as Michael emphasizes: We need to get vaccinated, wear a mask and keep a distance, especially indoors, as we can be asymptomatic, un-vaxd, feverish etc.
Michael has the statistics on his side, but more importantly, he addresses the fear that keeps nearly 60% of people globally from getting vaccinated. In some countries, they don't have vaccines for those who want them.
CDC stats are meaningless. The numbers are manipulated.....as are we. Dr. Mercola has been a health advocate for 25 years....backs up all his info with citations, and his mantra has always been "Take control of your health".... His ethics are unquestionable.
All great points, except the one critical one: "if we all get vaccinated, this virus is toast".
***No, it's not***
Even if you're vaccinated, it takes 2.2 days on average to launch an immune response to the delta variant, which replicates over 1000x faster than alpha. That means you are INFECTIOUS for on average of 4 days EVEN IF YOU'RE VACCINATED. If you're unvaccinated, you're probably infectious marginally longer, data is unclear, but the benefits are marginal. This means vaccines are not going to slow transmission or mutation of this virus!
Epidemiologists knew this would happen last year when vaccines were being developed, they predicted something like delta would happen. Not a single one of the experts thought we had a chance of "ending the pandemic" through vaccination. At best, we slow it down, at worst, we drive a mutation that is vaccine resistant - as leading experts are very worried about us doing by NOT TESTING FOR ACTIVE INFECTIONS BEFORE VACCINATING.
I'm vaccinated, but the message that vaccines are going to end this pandemic is BIG PHARMA BS, and you of all people should be spreading that knowledge along with all these other great points. WE STILL NEED MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND WE SHOULD NOT BE REOPENING THE ECONOMY.
WE NEED A CURE, and we're never going to find one so long as our media is beholden to Big Pharma's need for there to not be a cure as this would forfeit their emergency use authorization for shortly tested vaccinations. Please start beating the drum for us to stop focusing on a bandaid that will never end the pandemic but is causing a different kind of liberal idiocy that thinks "I'm safe to be around because I'm vaccinated". NO, you're protected, somewhat (vaccinated people are still dying from Covid), but you are still very dangerous to other people
The endgame for covid-19 won’t look like smallpox or measles. It has features that make it unlikely to be eradicated, including its high level of transmissibility, the ease with which its symptoms can be mistaken for other common respiratory infections, and the ability of the virus to be transmitted during asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic periods. Multiple safe and effective vaccines are helping to turn the tide, bringing the virus under control as more people take it. Eventually, the virus will become endemic, which means it will circulate at persistent, but low, rates through a region at manageable levels. Endemic viruses, such as influenza or the rhinovirus that causes the common cold, can spark outbreaks and have a seasonal pattern, but they do not usually rise to epidemic levels. Since the vaccines are remarkably effective in preventing severe covid-19, they will be our primary conduit to reaching the point of control. Do your part for the common good 💉😷
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! If you're not a scientist/medical professional, you should be. There's actually a demand because many of have left from burn-out. I helped with C19 intake but had to quit when I hit a limit.
How serious is this? Suicide is epidemic as it is. C19/DV has made it worse.
Those who claim they have a right not to take precautions can be held accountable as many have. No one has the right to endanger others, especially intentionally.
Science Alert! Vaccines don’t prevent mutations, it encourages them. The virus is already endemic. We can not vaccinate our way to herd immunity with a mutating virus, it will take natural immunity. Vaccination can be part of the strategy to protect the most vulnerable to severe illness, but over vaccination will make the situation worse in the long run. And the side effects outweigh the benefits in younger, healthier people. What you can do is take care of your health and support your immune system. Many, many of us can work through diet etc to overcome the diseases of lifestyle that make us more susceptible to serious illness. We aren’t victims. Take charge of your life and health .
I'm looking at primary science sources, not news outlets, and I haven't seen any research that says vaccines definitively will make this pandemic "manageable".
This virus is not like measles or polio, or anything we've ever seen before. This is why it's always referred to in the medical community as a "novel" virus.
And there are many possible cures, but because our country will never let our tax dollars fund research on something that isn't a big pharma cash cow, we haven't looked at any. Google "Enovid Nitric Oxide" and you'll see what I mean.
Vaccines are worth literally trillions of dollars, so long as there's no cure. The only "cures" we're hearing about getting any attention are again big pharma patented drugs. Funny how the results of the IV Vit C trials in China from last year have been thoroughly scrubbed from the internet...
Oh, Please! Getting vaccinated is a major hurdle for many of us that Michael has helped over. And of course, we still need to take precautions because each time C19/DV spreads, it mutates. Getting vaxd and taking precautions as Michael wonderfully says is our CURE!
actually, mutations occur whenever the virus replicates, the same as any organism. As I mentioned in my comment, this is happening thousands of times faster with delta compared to alpha. With alpha, our immune system would pick up on the infection on average after 1 day, with delta that's 2.2 days (vaccinated or unvaccinated). Delta is arguably thousands of times more likely to mutate than alpha before a vaccine can even begin to work
and my main point is that vaccines will not bring about an end to this pandemic, and so the pressure to get vaccinated is misplaced. The pressure should be on not catching COVID through masks, social distancing, etc.
I run, cycle etc, with my mask. I rarely get sick as it is, but the mask also makes my lungs work harder, same as swimming, except pools are closed. I live at 7,000' in the Rocky Mountains.
Absolutely. I'm not saying don't get vaccinated, I'm saying don't pretend like you're safe to be around if you are and don't act like you're doing the world a favor- you're only protecting yourself. Of course, it's fair to also say you're reducing burden on ICUs, but we don't know how many people are getting infected from vaccinated people who think they're "safe to be around"
You probably have less viral load when vaccinated so less contagious. But CDC recommends mask wearing when inside and I’m crowded places. I always wear mine and will till Covid is on the run.
and I'm glad you wear a mask, especially as a health professional. I cannot understand why the CDC ever lifted the mask mandate in the first place, it defied everything we knew
Vaccinated person catches delta, virus replicates for 2.2 days, antibodies respond, person may feel some slight symptom, may not, but shedding continues for another couple days.
Unvaccinated persona catches delta, virus replicates for 2.2 days, antibodies try to respond, person feels strong symptoms and is probably bed ridden before too long. Continues to shed live virus for longer, in bed.
Who is more likely to transmit?
I know these scenarios are being painted by our political beliefs, but there is a public health reality that by solely soliciting for people to get vaccinations is not going to address.
But this article repeats what I said- that a virus can mutate any time it replicates (in a host or by spreading to new one). It has a higher chance of producing new mutations in a new host. This is why giving a vaccine to a person with an active infection is particularly dangerous because it can push the virus to mutate in a way to escape the antibodies
I would also warn against long covid. Dying is dying but living with permanent damage from covid may be worse. A few months before the polio vaxx was ready, I caught it at 4 yrs old. This virus left me to deal with the results every day since. Just get the damn shot. ✌️
Polio patients also die earlier due to health complications later in life. My Dad had polio and was ‘lucky’ to escape with a paralyzed Achilles’ tendon but died at age 66.
Here's a few video conversations/interviews with some very credible scientific/medical
researchers/truthtellers. You won't find this stuff in the establishment media outlets.
Censorship, incessant propaganda, fear spreading, and group-think are the real pandemics. Take the challenge and watch/listen with an open (but critical) mind. It's a good way to refresh your memory of what that feels like. It's a skill/ability that seems to be slowly disappearing into the depths of group over-identification. You like movies, don't you?
First they came for and silenced the intellectuals, the wise, the scientists...
If we all get vaccinated,wear masks,limit social contacts we stand a chance. Otherwise this nightmare will continue and escalate. For now get the vaccine so you stay out of the hospital.My cousin died of Covid and it was not a peaceful way to go. She got infected before the vaccine was available.
I subscribed (paid) to your community to support work to bring out Truth to our world, but I see that you are still only committed to bring out your view of the Truth and not willing to look at everything. I am disappointed in this. I hoped for more. You say you are not a “conspiracy theorist “ and just play into the hands of the powerful people who throw that label around to discredit people and ideas they don’t want us to look at. More and more Truth is coming out, and you will see you are late to the party. I hoped you could help lead us there.
Be Brave, Open Your Mind, Be Willing to Challenge Your Closely Held Beliefs. Be Michael Moore.
Nearly 1 million U.S. children have contracted COVID in the past 4 weeks
COVID cases among children are rising “exponentially,” according to a report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association on Monday, as the more contagious Delta variant continues to wreak havoc with students returning to school.
The coronavirus doesn’t seem to be burning itself out like the flu virus did 100 years ago. Instead, it’s adapting, with new, more contagious variants like delta. The estimated death toll of the 1918 pandemic is just that — an estimate — meaning it’s possible that we had already surpassed it.
Besides preaching to the choir, you are correct. And I may not trust the government but I trust scientists and doctors. The people who aren't getting vaccinated are the ones who trust Sean Hannity and Rand Paul. And Trump may have been in office when the vaccines were developed, but he tried his damnedest to make people think their "freedom" would be compromised by getting them.
What about the freedom from disease this society needs? Or is it all about you? Have you ever been vaccinated for other diseases? Just imagine what would have happened if we never got the polio or smallpox vaccines. Your freedom is not worth the lives of others. We all have the right to be free of fools who think their freedom is all that matters. Really, how selfish.
Michael, I agree with you 95% of the time. This time I do NOT. It is irresponsible to give medical advice when you're not a health care practitioner. One only has to look on the CDC's own website for the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System to see that as of September 24, 2021, there have been 5,539 reported cases of death in the US alone after receiving a vaccine for COVID-19. www.vaers.hhs.gov
THANK you for posting this! We HAVE to get the word out that truth is being censored at this pivotal time.
Agree. And really disappointed that Michael is blindly following along on this and not willing to dig for the Truth like he usually does .
That's what has most surprised me, too.....
The CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is not a reliable system to judge the effects of this vaccine. It is self reported by non-medical people, some reporting deaths of people who were already very sick or elderly and has been overused by many anti-vaxxers.
Right, because it doesn't count when very sick or elderly people die as a consequence of being vaccinated.
My understanding is that these deaths would have occurred despite getting the vaccine. They also may have passed away sooner if they had gotten COVID itself. I had a friend who passed away 2 days after his second dose and his autopsy showed and his doctor said he would have passed away soon anyway due to advanced heart disease.
Soon is a relative term. Is it your understanding that the statistics on reported deaths from COVID-19 only include the young and formerly healthy?
We need less emphasis on deaths and more on the severity of the illness. One of the outcomes and the most dire is death. People can have a mild case,be unwell for a couple of days,miss work and if they don’t have paid sick leave be short to pay their bills. Some are ill enough to require hospitalization but eventually get better. Some have irreparable damage done to their organs that leave them debilitated for life. And yes some die. I don’t want any of these outcomes.My sister is in a nursing home. Had a mild case. My cousin who lived in her own home died. Stay well.
That is also true for elderly/ill people who died and whose deaths were blamed on COVID. And then there were the hospitals/states that went back and if someone died and they were incidentally found to test positive though asymptomatic , their death was attributed to COVID and inflated the numbers. Why would they do that???
You would have to ask the hospitals their rationale. Folks get flu shots this time of year in an effort to avoid the influenza that comes around every year. It’s a different mix each time. People die of the flu. Health care workers have to get a flu shot here. With the Covid vaccine some places it is a mandate and others it’s get the shot or have frequent testing. A few places you can be terminated for refusal for either of these precautions. To enter non essential businesses you must provide proof of vaccination. I’m 🇨🇦 and for some strange reason we haven’t had near the number of infections or deaths per capita. Even in the areas of the country that are heavily populated. To enter essential businesses you must wear a mask.I guess Canadians are more fed up with restrictions and would like to put this behind us. We also don’t have Fox News where all the employees were mandated to be vaccinated or tested,but continued to spout anti vaccine rhetoric. We do have universal medical care and affordable prices on pharmaceuticals. Nobody will go bankrupt if they end up in the hospital. We aren’t communist,socialist or sheeple. We are Canadians.
Please google/fact-check. The statistics of cases, fatalities of vaxd and un-vaxd back Michael up. Especially when you neglect to mention CDC shows those deaths were 65 and older who were also immuno-compromised.
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The advice Michael has given is based on scientific research and surveys.
The px of Michael masked up and getting vaxd is worth a thousand words.
And hearts. Especially yours, Diana.
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Even if vaxd, we still need to wear the mask and keep a distance as any of us can be asymptomatic, un-vaxd, low antibody/antigen etc. God Bless You Diana
His advice is based on what is being peddled as "scientific research and statistics".....but not on legitimate research. So much to say but where does one even begin when the false narrative is the only narrative we see??!?
Not so. I posted cdc research that supports Michael's care for us.
Please see below response to Diana, below hers.
If you're not vaxd, please do so. It can save your life.
CDC statistics bear this out.
The CDC is vested in this narrative. It is complicit.
And you are unnecessarily paranoid. Your risk of dying from covid complications is much higher than of dying from a vaccine. Covid vaccine death rates are no higher than those of any other vaccine. We cannot live a life free from risks.
You don't know me and yet I have been diagnosed with a mental illness?!?? This, to me, helps see who are those opting for the lower path of name calling, hate, disgust or anything that demeans another human being. I thought (and hoped) we had seen the last of that when Trump left office.
One more thing.....it's not about the 'dying' as much as it is about putting something permanent into our bodies that can cause great harm or death within the next five years.
And third: As deadly as smallpox and polio were, at no time was the government MANDATING vaccination. The Nuremburg Trials made that a basic tenet of medical practice - NO FORCED INJECTIONS or medical treatments.
If your research finds that the CDC shows those deaths were 65 and older who were also immuno-compromised, then that's different. Those people shouldn't be counted in the statistics.
Please see what you think Diana, with cdc claims below:
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm
(excerpt)
During April 4–June 19, fully vaccinated persons accounted for 5% of cases, 7% of hospitalizations, and 8% of deaths overall; these percentages were higher during June 20–July 17 (18%, 14%, and 16%, respectively). Using the reported 37% vaccination coverage for the 13 jurisdictions during April 4–June 19 and an assumption of 90% VE, vaccinated persons would have been expected to account for 6% of cases (close to the 5% observed). With 53% coverage reported during June 20–July 17, vaccinated persons were expected to account for 10% of cases at a constant VE of 90%; the observed 18% would have been expected at a lower VE of 80%.
Overall mortality rate as of 9/22/2021:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#SexAndAge
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
(excerpt)
More than 386 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through September 20, 2021. During this time, VAERS received 7,899 reports of death (0.0020%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.
https://www.cdc.gov/aging/covid19/covid19-older-adults.html
(excerpt)
Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. People 65 and older who received both doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines showed a 94% reduced risk of COVID-19 related hospitalization. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.
The New York Times has accurately reported cdc research:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/10/us/covid-breakthrough-infections-vaccines.html
The BBC statistics are similar to cdc:
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58545548
There is a need for more data and better statistical analysis. But it is clear as Michael emphasizes: We need to get vaccinated, wear a mask and keep a distance, especially indoors, as we can be asymptomatic, un-vaxd, feverish etc.
Michael has the statistics on his side, but more importantly, he addresses the fear that keeps nearly 60% of people globally from getting vaccinated. In some countries, they don't have vaccines for those who want them.
You do realize that you are basically only quoting the government mouthpieces which Michael himself admitted that he/we have learned we can not trust?
Okay, when the NHTSA posts a recall notice for safety failures on your vehicle, you go ahead and ignore it and hope you don't get killed or hurt or cause the same to others.
If you drive a vehicle under recall and get in an accident, guess what happens whether it's your fault or not?
Please realize that the data and statistics CDC puts out is from independent lab research, hospital cases and fatalities, clinics, the general public et al, as I posted this here from Vaers website.
The NHTSA is very similar from independent testing and research, but especially consumers reporting serious safety flaws. The margin of error is minimal, same for CDC.
Should you infect someone, whether asymptomatic or not, intentionally or not, please google news reports on this. You can lose your job and get sued. Is it worth it?
Please Be Safe Don't endanger your life and others.
The idea is to keep everyone safe and stop the spread. Okay?
Thanks!
My neighbor, about 67, was just telling me he got the vax and had a hell of a time for a month with symptoms of servere muscle soreness.
And 660,000 have died from the virus. One American in 500. I kindly invite you to look up the statistics on th smallpox vaccine and compare.
I did, Mary. Smallpox killed 30% of all who contracted it.....and 100% of those who got two of its more deadly variants. Covid is not nearly as deadly.
Thank you for the invitation
The CDC Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is not a reliable system to judge the effects of this vaccine. It is self reported by non-medical people, some reporting deaths of people who were already very sick or elderly and has been overused by many anti-vaxxers.
Copied from VAERS: The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database contains information on unverified reports of adverse events (illnesses, health problems and/or symptoms) following immunization with US-licensed vaccines. Reports are accepted from anyone and can be submitted electronically at www.vaers.hhs.gov.
Please read the full document, not like Congress and the Patriot Act.
https://vaers.hhs.gov/data.html
(excerpt)
VAERS accepts reports of adverse events and reactions that occur following vaccination. Healthcare providers, vaccine manufacturers, and the public can submit reports to the system.
The strengths of VAERS are that it is national in scope and can quickly provide an early warning of a safety problem with a vaccine. As part of CDC and FDA’s multi-system approach to post-licensure vaccine safety monitoring, VAERS is designed to rapidly detect unusual or unexpected patterns of adverse events, also known as “safety signals.” If a safety signal is found in VAERS, further studies can be done in safety systems such as the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) or the Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) project. These systems do not have the same scientific limitations as VAERS, and can better assess health risks and possible connections between adverse events and a vaccine.
And:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/index.htm
National Center for Health Statistics:
(excerpt)
NCHS collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on the health of the nation. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NCHS is providing the most recent data available on deaths, mental health, and access to health care, loss of work due to illness, and telemedicine from the vital statistics system, the NCHS Research and Development Survey, and through a partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covid-19-data-sources.html
For general information including symptoms, testing, and community safety, visit https://www.cdc.gov.
Articles on NCHS Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The margin of error is minimal, especially when we're seeing hospitals at capacity and the un-vaxd being turned away. Mainstream media has been good to report the fallout of actual cases that can't be ignored.
But just as people deny the Holocaust, they're also denying Covid-19 and the Delta Variant, calling it a government hoax, even as they're dying from it.
The point is that the reports are “unverified”.
https://banned.video/watch?id=615f96b3aa816336dbd21792
Michael, I am SO DISAPPOINTED in you, because it is obvious that you have not done the deep research on this subject that is needed to learn the truth as to what is happening surrounding this COVID pandemic and especially the vaccines. I had hoped that the next project that you were working on was an expose on all of this.
Regarding the safety of the vaccines, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports as of 9-17-21 that there have been 15,386 deaths and 99,410 serious injuries in vaccinated individuals. This is from a system notorious for under-reporting vaccine injuries. A Harvard study done about 10 years ago found that the system captured <1% of actual injuries. Here is a link to an excellent video of the problems in reporting to the VAERS system the many vaccine injuries that this health leader in her hospital, a P.A., encountered:
https://www.naturalhealth365.com/covid-jab-adverse-event-3985.html
Long-term adverse events from the vaccines are mostly unknown at this point, since such data take years, not months, to accumulate. Just assuming that the vaccines will be safe in the long-term is clearly irrational, especially considering that these vaccines depend on the body's production of a toxic substance, the spike protein, which travels to all organs of the body. A number of experts have described plausible scenarios for very serious injuries in the long-term, and it is likely that the injuries, such as micro clots in the lungs, will be cumulative with each jab.
Regarding people who should not get the vaccines, one obvious group is those who have had COVID and recovered. It is generally accepted, and is being proven in real time with COVID, that natural immunity following an infection is more robust and long-lasting than that achieved with vaccines (which in the case of the COVID vaccines is not even true immunity, since the vaccinated can both acquire and transmit the infection). The COVID recovered individuals are at even more risk of an adverse event from the vaccines through antibody dependent enhancement (ADE) than are others.
It only makes sense that those with natural immunity will have better immunity than those who get vaccinated, since the vaccine results in antibodies directed only against a portion of the spike protein of the virus, which has now mutated, while natural immunity antibodies are directed against all of the virus.
Other groups who should not get the vaccines include children and adolescents, since their risk/benefit ratio clearly favors acquiring the infection over getting the vaccine. Pregnant women are another group which should not get the vaccine, as there is insufficient evidence proving that the vaccine is safe for them. Those who have had a serious reaction to a previous vaccine obviously should not be given one of these vaccines.
Regarding the unvaccinated driving a "monster Covid variant", it is much more likely that the vaccinated are the ones driving the emergence of variants, due to the pressure exerted by the vaccines on the virus. This is somewhat similar to the emergence of resistant bacterial strains due to the pressure exerted upon them due to overuse of antibiotics.
There is an alternative to the vaccines, and that is early treatment of the infection. Notwithstanding how badly Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine have been mischaracterized in the media, many physicians and physician groups have developed protocols, many including one or both of those substances, which have been shown to be very effective and safe. These have been suppressed from the beginning, because if there were an alternative to the vaccines there would be no ability to grant an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), as such an authorization can only be given if there is no good alternative.
It has been estimated that 85% of those who have died from the infection could have been saved if they had been given early treatment. These treatments can be started at home as soon as the infection is acquired (ideally within the first 5 days), as opposed to sending patients home with no treatment to "wait and see" if they get so much worse that they require hospitalization or recover on their own. It is truly unconscionable that these treatments have been and continue to be suppressed. Some can also be used prophylactically.
Every night on the news I see reports of the serious situation in hospitals, e.g., currently in Idaho and Alaska, which are filled up with COVID patients (and some of these will be individuals who have been vaccinated) and have no more beds. Vaccines will not solve this problem, certainly in the short-term, but these early treatment protocols could.
Due to the extreme censorship surrounding all of this, driven by Big Pharma and Big Government (you got some of that right), as well as Big Media, any information that might be critical of the vaccines does not see the light of day. Experts who have spoken up have been censored, de-platformed, derided, and defamed. Some have lost their livelihoods. This is not how a democracy should function. Science is not a settled dogma but is open to discussion, criticism, and advancement of evidence.
Regarding the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and their "Disinformation Dozen", please investigate CCDH to see who is behind it and determine who gave it the authority to determine what is misinformation or disinformation. I am not familiar with everyone on their list, but at least some are the truth-tellers.
Michael, PLEASE do some deep research on this subject. Here are some sources of information:
Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance - flccc.net
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons - aapsonline.org
Children's Health Defense - childrenshealthdefense.org
National Vaccine Information Center - NVIC.org
Dr. Joseph Mercola's website - mercola.com
THANK YOU.
You can get sued as alternative-medicine Mercola can be:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/technology/joseph-mercola-coronavirus-misinformation-online.html
The statistics are overwhelmingly in Michael's favor and against you and Mercola.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm
(excerpt)
During April 4–June 19, fully vaccinated persons accounted for 5% of cases, 7% of hospitalizations, and 8% of deaths overall; these percentages were higher during June 20–July 17 (18%, 14%, and 16%, respectively). Using the reported 37% vaccination coverage for the 13 jurisdictions during April 4–June 19 and an assumption of 90% VE, vaccinated persons would have been expected to account for 6% of cases (close to the 5% observed). With 53% coverage reported during June 20–July 17, vaccinated persons were expected to account for 10% of cases at a constant VE of 90%; the observed 18% would have been expected at a lower VE of 80%.
Overall mortality rate as of 9/22/2021:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#SexAndAge
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
(excerpt)
More than 386 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through September 20, 2021. During this time, VAERS received 7,899 reports of death (0.0020%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.
https://www.cdc.gov/aging/covid19/covid19-older-adults.html
(excerpt)
Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. People 65 and older who received both doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines showed a 94% reduced risk of COVID-19 related hospitalization. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.
The New York Times has accurately reported cdc research:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/10/us/covid-breakthrough-infections-vaccines.html
The BBC statistics are similar to cdc:
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58545548
There is a need for more data and better statistical analysis. But it is clear as Michael emphasizes: We need to get vaccinated, wear a mask and keep a distance, especially indoors, as we can be asymptomatic, un-vaxd, feverish etc.
Michael has the statistics on his side, but more importantly, he addresses the fear that keeps nearly 60% of people globally from getting vaccinated. In some countries, they don't have vaccines for those who want them.
Oh, Michael....as a fellow journalist, I.have to tell you, this is the first time I disagree (heartily) with you. We are being gaslighted about sooooo much re: these "vaccines". I have both a medical and legal background (Air Force Medical Corpsman, attorney in Arizona, and have also been employed as an Ethics (business, medical, environmental ) professor..... I wonder if you might entertain my proposal that you freeze any further comments on this matter until you open your mind to an incredibly thorough source of solid info ( tho he has been blacklisted for obvious reasons) .....Dr. Joseph Mercola. I have been reading his daily columns for more than a decade and he is no Chicken Little nor Conspiracy theorist. He reads volumes of medical and technical literature and cites them after every column. Best of all, he has been helping us understand our bodies and health for many many years because he cares. Would you at least consider checking him out for yourself? His new book is on the best sellers' list....I think you will be surprised at what you discover once you look into his background and work in the area of health and wellness. Thank you for all you do!
Marianne
I have a medical background as well, as a doctor, and I agree with you wholeheartedly. I am very familiar with Dr Joseph Mercola's research and how the mainstream media tries to vilify him.
Yes, if nothing else convinced me, the government and media villification of Dr. Mercola made it crystal clear that we're being propagandized, with our very lives at stake.
Robert F Kennedy, Jr is another advocate of facts re:vaccines who the media likes to dismiss. www.childrenshealthdefense.org
The U.S. is continuing to sink on the list of global vaccination rates, currently ranking No. 45. Just 64.5% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Do your part💉😷 686,000+ dead!
The statistics are against you, Marianne. Your credentials do not validate your claims.
Especially in a court of law, which you may know.
The statistics are overwhelmingly in Michael's favor and against you and Mercola.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm
(excerpt)
During April 4–June 19, fully vaccinated persons accounted for 5% of cases, 7% of hospitalizations, and 8% of deaths overall; these percentages were higher during June 20–July 17 (18%, 14%, and 16%, respectively). Using the reported 37% vaccination coverage for the 13 jurisdictions during April 4–June 19 and an assumption of 90% VE, vaccinated persons would have been expected to account for 6% of cases (close to the 5% observed). With 53% coverage reported during June 20–July 17, vaccinated persons were expected to account for 10% of cases at a constant VE of 90%; the observed 18% would have been expected at a lower VE of 80%.
Overall mortality rate as of 9/22/2021:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#SexAndAge
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
(excerpt)
More than 386 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through September 20, 2021. During this time, VAERS received 7,899 reports of death (0.0020%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.
https://www.cdc.gov/aging/covid19/covid19-older-adults.html
(excerpt)
Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. People 65 and older who received both doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccines showed a 94% reduced risk of COVID-19 related hospitalization. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.
The New York Times has accurately reported cdc research:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/10/us/covid-breakthrough-infections-vaccines.html
The BBC statistics are similar to cdc:
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58545548
There is a need for more data and better statistical analysis. But it is clear as Michael emphasizes: We need to get vaccinated, wear a mask and keep a distance, especially indoors, as we can be asymptomatic, un-vaxd, feverish etc.
Michael has the statistics on his side, but more importantly, he addresses the fear that keeps nearly 60% of people globally from getting vaccinated. In some countries, they don't have vaccines for those who want them.
CDC stats are meaningless. The numbers are manipulated.....as are we. Dr. Mercola has been a health advocate for 25 years....backs up all his info with citations, and his mantra has always been "Take control of your health".... His ethics are unquestionable.
Boy, you have one heck of a projection on Mercola.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/technology/joseph-mercola-coronavirus-misinformation-online.html#:~:text=The%20Federal%20Trade%20Commission%20brought,who%20bought%20the%20tanning%20beds.
How many unvaxxed people have died compared to those who are vaxxed?
GREAT ARTICLE!!!! Thanks Mike!!!
Thank you for putting all the questions and answers all in one nice neat little package. The good lord almighty could not have done a better job!
Michael is my truth teller!
Already shared it!
Er, it was the Good Lord working thru Michael, same as any of us.
Don't get him in trouble with God! Or yourself. Okay?
All great points, except the one critical one: "if we all get vaccinated, this virus is toast".
***No, it's not***
Even if you're vaccinated, it takes 2.2 days on average to launch an immune response to the delta variant, which replicates over 1000x faster than alpha. That means you are INFECTIOUS for on average of 4 days EVEN IF YOU'RE VACCINATED. If you're unvaccinated, you're probably infectious marginally longer, data is unclear, but the benefits are marginal. This means vaccines are not going to slow transmission or mutation of this virus!
Epidemiologists knew this would happen last year when vaccines were being developed, they predicted something like delta would happen. Not a single one of the experts thought we had a chance of "ending the pandemic" through vaccination. At best, we slow it down, at worst, we drive a mutation that is vaccine resistant - as leading experts are very worried about us doing by NOT TESTING FOR ACTIVE INFECTIONS BEFORE VACCINATING.
I'm vaccinated, but the message that vaccines are going to end this pandemic is BIG PHARMA BS, and you of all people should be spreading that knowledge along with all these other great points. WE STILL NEED MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND WE SHOULD NOT BE REOPENING THE ECONOMY.
WE NEED A CURE, and we're never going to find one so long as our media is beholden to Big Pharma's need for there to not be a cure as this would forfeit their emergency use authorization for shortly tested vaccinations. Please start beating the drum for us to stop focusing on a bandaid that will never end the pandemic but is causing a different kind of liberal idiocy that thinks "I'm safe to be around because I'm vaccinated". NO, you're protected, somewhat (vaccinated people are still dying from Covid), but you are still very dangerous to other people
The endgame for covid-19 won’t look like smallpox or measles. It has features that make it unlikely to be eradicated, including its high level of transmissibility, the ease with which its symptoms can be mistaken for other common respiratory infections, and the ability of the virus to be transmitted during asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic periods. Multiple safe and effective vaccines are helping to turn the tide, bringing the virus under control as more people take it. Eventually, the virus will become endemic, which means it will circulate at persistent, but low, rates through a region at manageable levels. Endemic viruses, such as influenza or the rhinovirus that causes the common cold, can spark outbreaks and have a seasonal pattern, but they do not usually rise to epidemic levels. Since the vaccines are remarkably effective in preventing severe covid-19, they will be our primary conduit to reaching the point of control. Do your part for the common good 💉😷
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! If you're not a scientist/medical professional, you should be. There's actually a demand because many of have left from burn-out. I helped with C19 intake but had to quit when I hit a limit.
How serious is this? Suicide is epidemic as it is. C19/DV has made it worse.
Those who claim they have a right not to take precautions can be held accountable as many have. No one has the right to endanger others, especially intentionally.
It's socio-psychopathic and self-destructive.
Anti social in this case.
When you say "bringing the virus under control" what research is that based on?
I haven't seen anything but hopeful speculation and, again, ignoring looking for a CURE
The only cure is taking precautions that Michael described. The px of him masked up and getting vaxd says it all to stop the spread/mutations.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9978071/Covid-vaccines-wont-end-pandemic-officials-gradually-adapt-strategy.html
Science Alert! Vaccines don’t prevent mutations, it encourages them. The virus is already endemic. We can not vaccinate our way to herd immunity with a mutating virus, it will take natural immunity. Vaccination can be part of the strategy to protect the most vulnerable to severe illness, but over vaccination will make the situation worse in the long run. And the side effects outweigh the benefits in younger, healthier people. What you can do is take care of your health and support your immune system. Many, many of us can work through diet etc to overcome the diseases of lifestyle that make us more susceptible to serious illness. We aren’t victims. Take charge of your life and health .
Vaccines make deadly pandemics manageable and not like now, out of control. Treatments exist but no cure, like AIDS.
I'm looking at primary science sources, not news outlets, and I haven't seen any research that says vaccines definitively will make this pandemic "manageable".
This virus is not like measles or polio, or anything we've ever seen before. This is why it's always referred to in the medical community as a "novel" virus.
And there are many possible cures, but because our country will never let our tax dollars fund research on something that isn't a big pharma cash cow, we haven't looked at any. Google "Enovid Nitric Oxide" and you'll see what I mean.
Vaccines are worth literally trillions of dollars, so long as there's no cure. The only "cures" we're hearing about getting any attention are again big pharma patented drugs. Funny how the results of the IV Vit C trials in China from last year have been thoroughly scrubbed from the internet...
Ahhhh, a voice of reason.
I’m sure scientists would love finding a cure.
of course! But who's going to fund the research?
Oh, Please! Getting vaccinated is a major hurdle for many of us that Michael has helped over. And of course, we still need to take precautions because each time C19/DV spreads, it mutates. Getting vaxd and taking precautions as Michael wonderfully says is our CURE!
Especially the love he gives us.
actually, mutations occur whenever the virus replicates, the same as any organism. As I mentioned in my comment, this is happening thousands of times faster with delta compared to alpha. With alpha, our immune system would pick up on the infection on average after 1 day, with delta that's 2.2 days (vaccinated or unvaccinated). Delta is arguably thousands of times more likely to mutate than alpha before a vaccine can even begin to work
If you have ever worked in a ICU like me, you sure don’t want to visit as an unvaccinated patient.
I'd sensed you were a medical health professional, Kirsten.
Thank You for saving lives, hearts and minds.
I was a med student while young but not now. Health care is still my interest shown in my advocacy for a healthy lifestyle to prevent diseases.
and my main point is that vaccines will not bring about an end to this pandemic, and so the pressure to get vaccinated is misplaced. The pressure should be on not catching COVID through masks, social distancing, etc.
Masks are highly recommended, they keep even flu and colds away too 😊
I run, cycle etc, with my mask. I rarely get sick as it is, but the mask also makes my lungs work harder, same as swimming, except pools are closed. I live at 7,000' in the Rocky Mountains.
there are many aspects of the pandemic that were hidden blessings like that :)
If one can even get admitted with hospitals having to turn others away, usually those who aren't vaxd, as they're chances of dying are far greater.
With insurance companies charging copay fees, Look Out!
Please Everyone, get vaxd and take precautions to "Stop The Spread."
Absolutely. I'm not saying don't get vaccinated, I'm saying don't pretend like you're safe to be around if you are and don't act like you're doing the world a favor- you're only protecting yourself. Of course, it's fair to also say you're reducing burden on ICUs, but we don't know how many people are getting infected from vaccinated people who think they're "safe to be around"
You probably have less viral load when vaccinated so less contagious. But CDC recommends mask wearing when inside and I’m crowded places. I always wear mine and will till Covid is on the run.
and I'm glad you wear a mask, especially as a health professional. I cannot understand why the CDC ever lifted the mask mandate in the first place, it defied everything we knew
Vaccinated person catches delta, virus replicates for 2.2 days, antibodies respond, person may feel some slight symptom, may not, but shedding continues for another couple days.
Unvaccinated persona catches delta, virus replicates for 2.2 days, antibodies try to respond, person feels strong symptoms and is probably bed ridden before too long. Continues to shed live virus for longer, in bed.
Who is more likely to transmit?
I know these scenarios are being painted by our political beliefs, but there is a public health reality that by solely soliciting for people to get vaccinations is not going to address.
Yes, this is true, but the virus has to spread to replicate.
This is from WHO:
https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/the-effects-of-virus-variants-on-covid-19-vaccines?gclid=Cj0KCQjwtMCKBhDAARIsAG-2Eu89nXMa6r3mZbkCQ9amq0nxENETRfJz2Czcb81MQaeKYj276NwlcY4aAm0CEALw_wcB
(excerpt)
The more opportunities a virus has to spread, the more it replicates – and the more opportunities it has to undergo changes.
I know you're not splitting hairs Darin, but the point is to "Stop The Spread."
I do appreciate your saying something, especially about precautions.
Thanks!
I appreciate the civility Stan!
But this article repeats what I said- that a virus can mutate any time it replicates (in a host or by spreading to new one). It has a higher chance of producing new mutations in a new host. This is why giving a vaccine to a person with an active infection is particularly dangerous because it can push the virus to mutate in a way to escape the antibodies
Brilliant. Humane. Useful. Have loved you for years, Michael Moore. A conscience with a sense of humor and common sense!
I would also warn against long covid. Dying is dying but living with permanent damage from covid may be worse. A few months before the polio vaxx was ready, I caught it at 4 yrs old. This virus left me to deal with the results every day since. Just get the damn shot. ✌️
Polio patients also die earlier due to health complications later in life. My Dad had polio and was ‘lucky’ to escape with a paralyzed Achilles’ tendon but died at age 66.
Just shared this big time.
I expect some interesting comments good , bad and bizarre.
That is how the world is now….
I believe in you Michael..
Here's a few video conversations/interviews with some very credible scientific/medical
researchers/truthtellers. You won't find this stuff in the establishment media outlets.
Censorship, incessant propaganda, fear spreading, and group-think are the real pandemics. Take the challenge and watch/listen with an open (but critical) mind. It's a good way to refresh your memory of what that feels like. It's a skill/ability that seems to be slowly disappearing into the depths of group over-identification. You like movies, don't you?
First they came for and silenced the intellectuals, the wise, the scientists...
https://www.bitchute.com/video/Yc1lwMBsCBZG/
https://www.bitchute.com/video/9vxg81CqXEmJ/
If we all get vaccinated,wear masks,limit social contacts we stand a chance. Otherwise this nightmare will continue and escalate. For now get the vaccine so you stay out of the hospital.My cousin died of Covid and it was not a peaceful way to go. She got infected before the vaccine was available.
Thank you Michael. You are awesome, as usual!!!
Dear Michael,
I subscribed (paid) to your community to support work to bring out Truth to our world, but I see that you are still only committed to bring out your view of the Truth and not willing to look at everything. I am disappointed in this. I hoped for more. You say you are not a “conspiracy theorist “ and just play into the hands of the powerful people who throw that label around to discredit people and ideas they don’t want us to look at. More and more Truth is coming out, and you will see you are late to the party. I hoped you could help lead us there.
Be Brave, Open Your Mind, Be Willing to Challenge Your Closely Held Beliefs. Be Michael Moore.
Else I want to cancel my paid subscription .
Nearly 1 million U.S. children have contracted COVID in the past 4 weeks
COVID cases among children are rising “exponentially,” according to a report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association on Monday, as the more contagious Delta variant continues to wreak havoc with students returning to school.
The coronavirus doesn’t seem to be burning itself out like the flu virus did 100 years ago. Instead, it’s adapting, with new, more contagious variants like delta. The estimated death toll of the 1918 pandemic is just that — an estimate — meaning it’s possible that we had already surpassed it.
688,000+ dead 🎚Do your part! 💉😷
Thank you Michael. You make complete sense! I agree, Trump is killing his voters! So be it!
Besides preaching to the choir, you are correct. And I may not trust the government but I trust scientists and doctors. The people who aren't getting vaccinated are the ones who trust Sean Hannity and Rand Paul. And Trump may have been in office when the vaccines were developed, but he tried his damnedest to make people think their "freedom" would be compromised by getting them.
I'm not getting vaccinated and I don't trust Sean Hannity or Rand Paul. Our freedom is compromised my mandated vaccines.
What about the freedom from disease this society needs? Or is it all about you? Have you ever been vaccinated for other diseases? Just imagine what would have happened if we never got the polio or smallpox vaccines. Your freedom is not worth the lives of others. We all have the right to be free of fools who think their freedom is all that matters. Really, how selfish.
It's all about me. It's always been about me.