*COVID-19 Strategies - Ineffective and Harmful - Dr Atlas
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COVID-19 Strategies - Ineffective and Caused Harm - Dr Scott W Atlas
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COVID-19 - Lockdowns, School/Business/Venue Closures and Mask Mandates were Ineffective and Caused Significant Harm...
Dr Scott W Atlas - An Alternative View
Dr. Atlas, who served as a special adviser to President Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been a vocal critic of the widespread use of COVID-19 vaccines.
Instead, he advocates for achieving herd immunity through natural infection of the COVID-19 virus (which has a 99.9% recovery rate in adults and a 100% recovery rate in children). He argues that the focus should be on protecting vulnerable segments rather than mass vaccination. Only with pre-existing pathology should protective strategies be used and effective, safe medication (i.e. Ivermectin) prescribed.
Dr. Atlas also opposes lockdowns, school and other closures, and mask mandates. His views have been controversial and have sparked significant debate within the scientific and medical communities.
In his 2021 book, A Plague Upon Our House, Dr. Atlas provides an insider account of his time in the U.S. White House, detailing his disagreements with other task force members like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx.
He argues that the policies they supported, including lockdowns and vaccine mandates, were ineffective and caused significant harm.
So, what are some of Dr. Atlas's critical arguments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it?
- Opposition to Lockdowns: Atlas argued that lockdowns caused more harm than good, leading to economic damage, mental health issues, and delayed medical treatments for non-COVID conditions.
- Herd Immunity: He advocated achieving herd immunity through natural infection rather than problematic vaccines. He believed that protecting the vulnerable while allowing the virus to spread among the less vulnerable would be a more effective strategy. It is established that the risk for severe COVID-19 increases with age or pre-existing comorbidities. Consequently, that is where protection is needed.
- School Reopenings: Atlas was a strong proponent of reopening schools, arguing that children were at low risk from COVID-19 and that school closures were detrimental to their education and mental health. He also did not believe that children were carriers.
- Criticism of Mask Mandates: He questioned the effectiveness of widespread mask mandates, suggesting that no real scientific evidence supported them.
- Vaccine Scepticism: While not entirely against vaccines, Dr Atlas was critical of the push for universal vaccination, especially for younger and healthier populations. He believed that natural and herd immunity was being undervalued.
I Have a Question:
What constitutes "Acceptable Risk" when it directly concerns our loved ones? What if the risk is "multi-millions to one", but your loved one is the "one"? Is the "Risk" then acceptable?
In his book's dedication, Dr Atlas wrote:
In special remembrance of all those who lost loved ones,
and to all those still suffering from the failures of those in power.
May you find some peace in knowing that the truth will prevail.
And may we all never let this happen again.
An interesting quote, in italics, was used by Dr Atlas on social media:
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
It was their final, most essential command.
His heart sank as he thought of the enormous power arrayed against him, the ease with which any Party intellectual would overthrow him in debate, the subtle arguments which he would not be able to understand, much less answer. And yet he was in the right! They were wrong and he was right…
And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth.
"Who controls the past," ran the Party slogan, "controls the future: who controls the present controls the past."
(Nineteen-Eighty-Four, George Orwell)
Dr Atlas Sums it All Up: America's COVID Response Was Based on Lies
Published: 06 Mar 2023
(https://www.newsweek.com/america-covid-response-was-based-lies-opinion-1785177)
Almost all of America's leaders have gradually pulled back their COVID mandates, requirements, and closures—even in states like California, which had imposed the most stringent and longest-lasting restrictions on the public. At the same time, the media has been gradually acknowledging the ongoing release of studies that totally refute the purported reasons behind those restrictions.
This overt reversal is falsely portrayed as "learned" or "new evidence." Little acknowledgement of error is to be found. We have seen no public apology for promulgating false information, or for the vilification and delegitimization of policy experts and medical scientists like myself who spoke out correctly about data, standard knowledge about viral infections and pandemics, and fundamental biology.
The historical record is critical. We have seen a macabre Orwellian attempt to rewrite history and to blame the failure of widespread lockdowns on the lockdowns' critics, alongside absurd denials of officials' own incessant demands for them. In the Trump administration, Dr. Deborah Birx was formally in charge of the medical side of the White House's coronavirus task force during the pandemic's first year. In that capacity, she authored all written federal policy recommendations to governors and states and personally advised each state's public health officials during official visits, often with Vice President Mike Pence, who oversaw the entire task force. Upon the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci became chief medical advisor and ran the Biden pandemic response.
We must acknowledge the abject failure of the Birx-Fauci policies. They were enacted, but they failed to stop the dying, failed to stop the infection from spreading, and inflicted massive damage and destruction particularly on lower-income families and on America's children.
More than 1 million American deaths have been attributed to that virus. Even after draconian measures, including school closures, stoppage of non-COVID medical care, business shutdowns, personal restrictions, and then the continuation of many restrictions and mandates in the presence of a vaccine, there was an undeniable failure—over two presidential administrations—to stop cases from rapidly escalating.
Numerous experts—including John Ioannidis, David Katz, and myself—called for targeted protection, a safer alternative to widespread lockdowns, in national media beginning in March of 2020. That proposal was rejected. History's biggest public health policy failure came at the hands of those who recommended the lockdowns and those who implemented them, not those who advised otherwise.
The tragic failure of reckless, unprecedented lockdowns that were contrary to established pandemic science, and the added massive harms of those policies on children, the elderly, and lower-income families, are indisputable and well-documented in numerous studies. This was the biggest, the most tragic, and the most unethical breakdown of public health leadership in modern history.
In a democracy, indeed in any ethical and free society, the truth is essential. The American people need to hear the truth—the facts, free from the political distortions, misrepresentations, and censorship. The first step is to clearly state the harsh truth in the starkest possible terms. Lies were told. Those lies harmed the public. Those lies were directly contrary to the evidence, to decades of knowledge on viral pandemics, and to long-established fundamental biology.
Here are the 10 biggest falsehoods—known for years to be false, not recently learned or proven to be so—promoted by America's public health leaders, elected and unelected officials, and now-discredited academics:
- SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has a far higher fatality rate than the flu by several orders of magnitude.
- Everyone is at significant risk to die from this virus.
- No one has any immunological protection, because this virus is completely new.
- Asymptomatic people are major drivers of the spread.
- Locking down—closing schools and businesses, confining people to their homes, stopping non-COVID medical care, and eliminating travel—will stop or eliminate the virus.
- Masks will protect everyone and stop the spread.
- The virus is known to be naturally occurring, and claiming it originated in a lab is a conspiracy theory.
- Teachers are at especially high risk.
- COVID vaccines stop the spread of the infection.
- Immune protection only comes from a vaccine.
None of us are so naïve as to expect a direct apology from critics at my employer, Stanford University, or in government, academic public health, and the media. But to ensure that this never happens again, government leaders, power-driven officials, and influential academics and advisors often harboring conflicts of interest must be held accountable. Personally, I remain highly skeptical that any government investigation or commission can avoid politicization. Regardless of their intention, all such government-run inquiries will at least be perceived as politically motivated and their conclusions will be rejected outright by many. Those investigations must proceed, though, if only to seek the truth, to teach our children that truth matters, and to remember G.K. Chesterton's critical lesson that "Right is right, even if nobody does it. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong about it."
Scott W. Atlas, MD is the Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in health policy at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, Co-Director of the Global Liberty Institute, Founding Fellow of Hillsdale's Academy for Science & Freedom, and author of A Plague Upon Our House: My Fight at the Trump White House to Stop COVID from Destroying America (Bombardier Press, 2022).
Other Voices
A recent multinational study involving around 99 million vaccinated individuals has confirmed some rare but severe side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines. These include blood clotting disorders, neurological conditions, and myocarditis (heart muscle inflammation). It also identified a possible relationship between the first dose of the Moderna vaccine and a small risk of a neurological condition.
Published: 12 Feb 2024
(https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/study-largely-confirms-known-rare-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects/)
BMJ--The largest vaccine safety study to date has identified two new but rare side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines—transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. However, these side effects are rare. For example, the study found that the risk of conditions like Guillain-Barré syndrome and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was significantly higher with the AstraZeneca vaccine, but the risk remains low. Similarly, myocarditis was observed more frequently with mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna, and again, the incidence is rare.
Published: 26 Feb 2024
(https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q488)
University Hospital Basel Switzerland - Myocardial injury (one in 35 has been suggested), manifesting clinically as myocarditis, has recently emerged as a possible severe adverse event following the administration of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. It occurs mainly in young men a few days after vaccination. Using passive surveillance following vaccination with BNT162b2-mRNA (Pfizer-BioNTech) or mRNA-1273 (Moderna), COVID-19 mRNA vaccination-associated myocarditis is considered rare. However, passive surveillance detects mostly severe cases requiring hospitalization. Conclusion: mRNA-1273 vaccine-associated myocardial injury was more common than previously thought, being mild and transient and more frequent in women than men. However, these new findings have sparked serious concerns and discussions about the safety and monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines.
1st Published: 20 Jul 2023
(https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejhf.2978)
Ivermectin
NLM - National Library of Medicine
Ivermectin for Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis to Inform Clinical Guidelines.
The antiparasitic ivermectin, with antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties, has now been tested in numerous clinical trials.
There is also evidence emerging from countries where ivermectin has been implemented. For example, Peru had a very high death toll from COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Based on observational evidence, the Peruvian government approved ivermectin for use against COVID-19 in May 2020. After implementation, death rates in 8 states were reduced between 64% and 91% over two months. Another analysis of Peruvian data from 24 states with early ivermectin deployment has reported a drop in excess deaths of 59% at 30+ days and 75% at 45+ days.
Conclusions: Moderate certainty evidence finds that ivermectin can significantly reduce COVID-19 deaths. Using ivermectin early in the clinical course may reduce the number of people progressing to severe disease. The apparent safety and low cost suggest that ivermectin is likely to significantly impact the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic globally.
Ivermectin is likely to be an equitable, acceptable, and feasible global intervention against COVID-19. Health professionals should strongly consider its use in both treatment and prophylaxis.
Published Online: 21 Jun 2021
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8248252/)
Breaking - Dementia Warning
- Scientists warn that COVID vaccinations cause "Contagious dementia"
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can cause "infectious dementia" through prions.
- Prions are infectious agents composed of protein material that cause neurodegenerative diseases.
- Prions are resistant to traditional sterilization methods and are difficult to treat.
- mRNA injections can trigger dementia, according to Stephanie Seneff's theory.
- Tech entrepreneur Sid Belzberg compiled data on the neurological side effects of injections on his website, prions.rip.
- Replacing uracil with synthetic methylpseudouridine in COVID-19 vaccinations may cause a frameshift and the production of non-target aberrant proteins.
- Non-targeted cellular immune responses occur in 25-30% of people vaccinated against COVID-19.
- Misfolded proteins caused by prions can affect all organs and systems of the body.
- Prions may be the main molecule secreted by COVID-19 vaccine recipients, and their effect on the development of dementia may be bad.
(prions.rip)
These alternative views are highly controversial and seem to contradict the recommendations of other public health experts and organisations.
Important: When deciding on an important issue, it is crucial to thoroughly analyse and evaluate all available evidence to arrive at a thoroughly informed and well-considered conclusion.
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Appendix - Rebuff
COVID-19 Vaccines are Safe!
Campbell M Gold
The information and interpretations herein do not reflect any opinion of this editor or our clients.
While it’s essential to consider all perspectives, I’d like to provide some context regarding the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
1. Safety and Benefits:
- COVID-19 vaccines have undergone rigorous testing and monitoring to ensure safety and efficacy. An international study of around 99 million people confirmed known rare side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. These side effects are rare, and the vaccines’ benefits significantly outweigh the risks (https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/study-largely-confirms-known-rare-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects/).
- Vaccination campaigns have been effective in preventing severe disease (https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/study-largely-confirms-known-rare-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects/).
- The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, widely administered in the U.S., have proven benefits (https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/study-largely-confirms-known-rare-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects/).
- COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have prevented 14.4 million deaths worldwide in their first year (https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2024/04/new-comprehensive-review-examines-potential-harms-of-covid-19-vaccination-and-intramuscular-vaccination).
2. Misinformation:
- Some social media posts may misrepresent the results, leading to unfounded claims about vaccine risks (https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/study-largely-confirms-known-rare-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects/).
- Claims that vaccines are “experimental” or “untested” are inaccurate; extensive testing and real-world data support their safety and effectiveness.
3. Spike Proteins:
- There’s no evidence that spike proteins generated by vaccination are harmful or circulate in the body, damaging tissues (https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/scicheck-covid-19-vaccine-generated-spike-protein-is-safe-contrary-to-viral-claims/).
- The vaccines primarily trigger an immune response against the spike protein, which is a harmless part of the virus.
Remember that "expert consensus" supports COVID-19 vaccination as a crucial tool in "controlling the pandemic."
If you have specific concerns, consult with your healthcare professional.
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