A lower level of antibodies against the Omicron virus variant is triggered by COVID-19 vaccines, researchers said in a new study. Using blood samples from people who received two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine or the Pfizer-BioNTech jab, researchers with the University of Oxford found “a substantial fall” in neutralizing antibodies, with evidence of some…
COVID-19 Vaccines Induce Lower Antibodies Against Omicron Variant: Study
Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Spread of Disease
Being aware of your vitamin D levels and increasing your levels if you’re deficient are two of the simplest steps you can take to stay well. This includes helping to protect against infectious diseases like COVID-19, as a wealth of data show that vitamin D levels are strongly correlated with the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection.1…
Labs With No One to Run Them: Why Public Health Workers Are Fleeing the Field
There were days, nights and weekends in the early months of the pandemic when Denise Von Bargen was the only person running covid tests at the public health lab in Ventura County. She once had eight or nine employees to assist her, but, one by one, they had all retired or left for other jobs….
Doctor Says He Was Fired for Trying to Treat COVID-19 Patients With Ivermectin
A Mississippi doctor was fired for attempting to treat COVID-19 patients with ivermectin, which is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat parasites. Dr. John Witcher, an emergency room physician at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Yazoo City, said he was terminated for taking several COVID-19 patients off Remdesivir, which is approved by the FDA…
Fauci: Federal Officials Not Changing ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Definition for Now
White House pandemic adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday said that despite his recent comments, currently two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, provide full vaccination. Several days ago, Fauci said that the definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated will likely change…
CDC: Influenza Virus Detections on the Rise Across US
Influenza virus detections are rising across the United States, federal health officials said in their most recent influenza update. In its weekly flu surveillance report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that influenza activity remains low but is on the rise. “The number of influenza viruses detected by clinical and public health labs…
What You Need to Know About Early Treatment for COVID
Dr. Pierre Kory is one of the leaders in the movement to provide early treatment for COVID infection. Kory is a critical care physician (ICU specialist), triple board certified in internal medicine, critical care and pulmonary medicine, and is part of the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), which was among the first to publish…
China’s HIV Cases Reach 1 Million With Prevalence Among Youth: Study
HIV and AIDS remain a major public health problem and cause of death in China, with more than a million people reportedly having HIV at the end of 2020, according to a recent report. In the past decade, China’s HIV infection rates have increased significantly for men of all age groups, with a growing prevalence…
Does Cellphone Radiation Affect Fertility?
“Are men talking their reproductive health away?” a 2015 study in the Asian Journal of Andrology asks. There have been “unexplained declines in semen quality reported in several countries,” according to a 2014 review in Environment International. Might cellphones be playing a role? “Radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation [RF-EMR] from these devices could potentially affect sperm development and function,”…
29 US States Have Confirmed Omicron Variant Cases, Most Among Vaccinated
Ohio and Rhode Island on Saturday became the 28th and 29th states to report cases of the Omicron virus variant. Ohio officials said two cases were detected, both of which were among persons who were fully vaccinated more than six months ago. Rhode Island officials confirmed one case. The patient is fully vaccinated and recently…
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