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AARON SIRI GIVES TESTIMONY TO THE ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Last week, Aaron Siri, the lead counsel for ICAN, delivered compelling testimony at the Arizona Novel COVID South Western Intergovernmental Committee (NCSWIC), an important platform dedicated to addressing the challenges and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and charting a path forward.
Does anyone have the current weather in hell? I’m thinking it may have finally frozen over and am happy to report that the Ohio House of Representatives has passed HB73 on a BIPARTISAN basis!!! This bill passed by a huge margin even seeing some democrats support it. Could it be that we have finally found something that is so based on common sense that even Governor DeWine and I could find common ground? I guess we will see but let’s talk about HB73.
Throughout the COVID nightmare, patients were denied access to treatments that their doctors wanted for them by bureaucrats at hospital that were focused on the bottom line rather than the interests of the patients. Doctors would prescribe Ivermectin or HCQ but the hospital would not allow the patient to have it. While this may well have constituted a tort in many states, that was not something a sick person being denied proper treatment had time to litigate. The result was the denial of effective treatment for COVID and the needless death of many thousands of people.
I have been working with OAMF and Rep. Jennifer Gross on the language of this bill and believe it is good. The bill is 8 pages long you can see it here) and is an easy read. OAMF has provided these bullet points which do a good job summarizing. This legislation:
Protects against licensing boards and Ohio state and local health departments pursuing a disciplinary action against a prescriber, hospital or skilled nursing facility, for prescribing an off-label drug, or a pharmacist who dispenses it, unless there is gross negligence.
Says patients are not required to be tested or screened for or exposed to a particular disease, illness, or infection in order to get the off-label prescription from their prescriber filled for home or prophylactic use.
Requires a pharmacist, hospital, or inpatient facility to dispense the prescribed off-label drug, unless there is a religious/ethical objection or a life-threatening contraindication.
This legislation does NOT in any way prevent conversations regarding drug concerns between pharmacists and prescribers
In cases where a pharmacist, hospital, or inpatient facility has to fill a prescription that they are not religiously opposed to, and there is no life-threatening reason not to give it, but they have a good faith scientific objection to filling the drug prescribed by the doctor…. then the pharmacist, hospital or inpatient facility is immune from any harm that may come from the use of the drug, so long as the objection is documented in the patient’s record and also submitted by the pharmacist to the Board of Pharmacy or by the hospital or inpatient facility to the Ohio Department of Health. This provides documentation for lawyers to reference to see if immunity is in place for a particular off label drug when a patient or entity is considering a suit.
In cases where the hospital or inpatient facility doesn’t have the drug in stock, they have to attempt to locate it and offer to let the patient pay for it up front, out of pocket. If the hospital or facility cannot get the prescription, and the patient either has an outpatient pharmacy where they can get it, or they have it at home, then the hospital or inpatient facility must allow them t
"...the United States did not have to collapse into Covid partisanship, with citizen turning against citizen and each party vilifying the other as the source of ...national misery......
This is one of the revelations of “Lessons From the Covid War, an Investigative Report,” by 34 experts, published in April by PublicAffairs."
BREAKING: The US COVID mitigation measures resulted in 23X higher COVID deaths
The unvaccinated Amish were the control group. Their infection fatality rate from COVID was 23X lower than the surrounding community. Their secret? They ignored ALL the CDC's recommendations.
Nobody could do that. I got a few names. And nobody could name anyone under 50 years old who was suspected of dying from COVID. The best anyone could do was come up with 5 names, 52 years of age and older, mostly very old people.
In other words, the Amish didn’t do anything to protect against getting COVID: no lockdowns, no vaccinations, no masks, no social distancing, no mandates, no school closures, nothing. If they got sick, they used ivermectin and other methods that were not recommended by the CDC or FDA.
This means their overall COVID infection fatality rate (IFR) for all ages is .011% and for under 50, their IFR is 0%. For >60, their IFR=.044% which is 23X lower than the surrounding community.
The US <60 IFR is .09% and <70 IFR is .18% from the Ioannidis paper.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his presidential campaign on Wednesday ... built on re-litigating Covid-19 shutdowns and shaking Americans’ faith in science.
Possible toxicity of chronic carbon dioxide exposure associated with face mask use, particularly in pregnant women, children and adolescents – A scoping review Kai Kisielinski a,* , Susanne Wagner b , Oliver Hirsch c , Bernd Klosterhalfen d , Andreas Prescher e a Independent Researcher, Surgeon, P
ABSTRACT Introduction: During the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic, face masks have become one of the most important ubiquitous factors affecting human breathing. It increases the resistance and dead space volume leading to a re-breathing of CO2. So far, this phenomenon and possible implications on early life has not been evaluated in depth. Method: As part of a scoping review, literature was systematically reviewed regarding CO2 exposure and facemask use.
Results: Fresh air has around 0.04% CO2, while wearing masks more than 5 min bears a possible chronic exposure to carbon dioxide of 1.41% to 3.2% of the inhaled air. Although the buildup is usually within the short-term exposure limits, long-term exceedances and consequences must be considered due to experimental data. US Navy toxicity experts set the exposure limits for submarines carrying a female crew to 0.8% CO2 based on animal studies which indicated an increased risk for stillbirths. Additionally, mammals who were chronically exposed to 0.3% CO2 the experimental data demonstrate a teratogenicity with irreversible neuron damage in the offspring, reduced spatial learning caused by brainstem neuron apoptosis and reduced circulating levels of the insulin-like growth factor-1.
With significant impact on three readout parameters (morphological, functional, marker) this chronic 0.3% CO2 exposure has to be defined as being toxic. Additional data exists on the exposure of chronic 0.3% CO2 in adolescent mammals causing neuron destruction, which includes less activity, increased anxiety and impaired learning and memory. There is also data indicating testicular toxicity in adolescents at CO2 inhalation concentrations above 0.5%.
Discussion: There is a possible negative impact risk by imposing extended mask mandates especially for vulnerable subgroups. Circumstantial evidence exists that extended mask use may be related to current observations of stillbirths and to reduced verbal motor and overall cognitive performance in children born during the pandemic. A need exists to reconsider mask mandates.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his presidential campaign on Wednesday ... built on re-litigating Covid-19 shutdowns and shaking Americans’ faith in science.
Bang: Switzerland withdraws all Covid vaccination recommendations
April 07, 2023
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Switzerland stops the Covid vaccinations: All vaccination recommendations have been withdrawn, doctors can only administer the controversial vaccines in individual cases under certain conditions - but then bear the risk of liability for vaccination damage. When will countries like Germany and Austria follow this example?
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) and the Federal Commission for Vaccination Issues (EKIF) state, as of 3.4.23, in their vaccination recommendation ( can be found on this websi
In principle, the FOPH and EKIF will not formulate a recommendation for vaccination against Covid-19 in spring/summer 2023 due to the expected low virus circulation and the high level of immunity in the population.
Vaccination is only possible in individual cases – namely:
Vaccination is possible for people who are particularly at risk (BGP) ≥ 16 years of age if the attending physician considers it to be medically indicated in the respective epidemiological situation in the individual case, a temporarily increased protection against serious illness is to be expected and the last vaccination dose at least 6 months ago.
However, no vaccination recommendation for risk patients is explicitly given here.
In the following, it will be discussed that the effectiveness of vaccinations against current variants is reduced and short-lived - especially for people who are at risk. The adaptation of the mRNA vaccine could not keep up with the development of the variants. The BAG's recommendations could change if there was a new wave of outbreaks, but even then, according to the document, vaccinations are no longer recommended for people under the age of 65.
No positive risk-benefit ratio
The remarks on “Adverse Vaccination Symptoms” (UIE) are also piquant:
According to the current state of knowledge, the risk of severe UIE with a recommended vaccination is much lower than the risk of a complication from Covid-19, against which the vaccination protects. The benefit of the vaccination administered according to the recommendation therefore outweighs the possible risks.
In the case of the valid non-recommendation, this essentially means that there is no longer a positive benefit-risk ratio for any Covid vaccination. Liability: the federal government is out, doctors have a duty
Compensation by the federal government to injured persons for vaccination damage can only be considered for vaccinations if they were officially recommended or ordered (see Art. 64 EpG).
However, the federal government only stepped in if the damage was not covered by the vaccine manufacturer, the person vaccinating or an insurance company. The person vaccinating - i.e. generally the doctor - can be held liable if he has violated the duty of care. In this context, it is pointed out that the same rules regarding patient information apply to the Covid vaccination as to all other vaccination. However, very few doctors are likely to have informed their patients correctly about all the risks and side effects and the limited effectiveness of the Covid vaccinations. The off-label use of vaccines (not unusual for Covid vaccinations. For example, the bivalent mRNA vaccines in Switzerland are not approved as first vaccinations, not as a booster for people under the age of 18 and not as a fifth vaccination) must be discussed become. For doctors, the justification of vaccinations is becoming more difficult due to the changed recommendations, according to a BAG document on liability issues:
Suppose the doctor treating you chooses or prescribes a vaccine based on the vaccination recommendations of the BAG. In that case, he/she can prove that he/she has observed the recognized medical and pharmaceutical sciences rules and has therefore fulfilled the duty of care under the law on therapeutic products.
The “ Weltwoche ” reports that from now on, the doctors will have to be held liable for the vaccination – which means that their willingness to vaccinate is likely to decrease significantly.
Nattokinase in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseas
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Opinion Article
Approximately 15% of Americans who took a COVID-19 vaccine have some new medical illness and regret the shot. Many are looking to nattokinase in formulations of Spike protein support supplements asking is it safe, and what is the track record for this Asian discovery?
Chen et al reviewed human studies before the pandemic on the use of nattokinase with this introduction: “Natto, a cheese-like food made of soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis, has been consumed as a traditional food in Asian countries for more than 2000 years. Natto consumption is believed to be a significant contributor to the longevity of the Japanese population. Recent studies demonstrated that a high natto intake was associated with decreased risk of total CVD mortality and, in particular, a decreased risk of mortality from ischaemic heart diseases.
Before the 1980s, very little was known about the mechanism by which natto consumption led to overall cardiovascular health. In 1987, Sumi et al discovered that natto contained a potent fibrinolytic enzyme called nattokinase (NK). Since then, a considerable amount of NK research has been performed on NK in Japan, Korea, China, and the United States, and these studies confirmed that NK, an alkaline protease of 275 amino acid residues with a molecular weight of approximately 28 kDa, is the most active ingredient of natto and is responsible for many favourable effects on cardiovascular health. First, NK has potent fibrinolytic/antithrombotic activity.
In addition, in both animal and human studies, NK also has an antihypertensive, anti-atherosclerotic, lipid-lowering, antiplatelet/anticoagulant, and neuroprotective actions…The most unique feature of NK is that, as a single compound, it possesses multiple CVD preventative and alleviating pharmacologic effects (namely, antithrombotic, antihypertensive, anticoagulant, anti-atherosclerotic, and neuroprotective effects). There are no other drugs or drug candidates with multiple pharmacologic properties similar to NK. In addition, NK is a natural product that can be administered orally, has a proven safety profile, is economical to use, and provides distinct advantages over other pharmaceutical products.”
In drug development, the most important early observations are on safety. There are two units used in nattokinase dosing, e.g. 100 mg=2000 fibrinolytic units (FU). In the table, Lampe et al in 2016 tested nattokinase up to 10 mg/kg/day (~160,000 FU for an 80 kg person). That means in doses of 100 mg or 2000 FU twice a day are well within a safety range to avoid significant toxicities.
In summary this review is reassuring that the ever-increasing use of nattokinase in post-COVID-19 and after COVID-19 vaccine injuries is safe and reasonably well tolerated.
There may be additional benefits on the cardiovascular system. There is a pressing need for continued clinical development for the COVID-19 and cardiovascular indications. Patients wanting to use the supplement ahead of the emerging science given the lack of FDA approved indication should discuss with a knowledgeable healthcare professional and be on alert for intolerances, allergic reactions, or bleeding complications.
The NY Times and The Atlantic are nothing but WEF-controlled propaganda rags.No published peer review evidence in the article, just nonsense spewed by a couple of bought and paid-for scientists. These articles are so ridiculous that it insults the intelligence of even someone with a modicum of knowledge about virology and evolution.
As per Dr. Malone.
Well, things are getting interesting on the fifth generation information warfare battleground concerning the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
For those who (like me) find the preponderance of information makes a compelling case for a laboratory origin, this appeared to have been mostly settled. Both Jeffrey Sachs (chair of the Lancet commission investigating the origin) and World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have concluded that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered in a laboratory (see this reference). The Department of Energy (DOE) in a classified intelligence report has concluded that Covid-19 most likely originated with a leak from a laboratory, although this conclusion was made with “low” confidence. The FBI backed the lab leak theory with “moderate confidence” in a 2021 report. Christopher Wray, the FBI director, has also weighed in on the debate over Covid’s origins and endorsed the theory that it may have leaked from a lab. (see this reference). And we recently had Robert (Bob) Redfield throw Anthony Fauci, NIAID, the US State Department, USAID, and DoD under the bus concerning funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (now under control of the CCP Peoples Revolutionary Army) to perform the gain of function research which purportedly gave rise to this virus. In this “Who is Robert Malone” substack, we have previously covered the Project Veritas document releases which appear to explain the “rationale” for this funding (see this reference and this 2022 reference) and Redfield’s testimony (see this reference).
Now we also have these additional truth bombs from Senate investigator Diane Cutler, Senator Roger Marshall, and CBS News. Video is available here.
According to records reviewed by CBS News, the U.S. government may have made duplicate payments for projects at labs in Wuhan, China, through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
"I've found evidence that points to double billing, potential theft of government funds. It is concerning, especially since it involves dangerous pathogens and risky research," said Diane Cutler, a former federal investigator with over two decades of experience combating white-collar crime and healthcare fraud.
Cutler found evidence of possible double payments as she investigated U.S. government grants that supported high risk research in China leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was hired by Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, who took her records to USAID and the internal watchdog at USAID, which launched a new probe, details of which have not been previously reported.
Cutler said she has viewed over 50,000 documents and that the U.S. government may have made duplicate payments for possible medical supplies, equipment, travel, and salaries.
Sources told CBS News that tens of millions of dollars could be involved.
Sources familiar with the grant records did not dispute CBS News reporting.
A spokesperson for USAID declined to comment. A USAID inspector general spokesperson declined to comment "on the existence of a specific open investigation." The press office for NIH did not respond to CBS News' questions.
Sources told CBS News the investigation of possible double-billing could take at least six months to conclude.
Marshall is now calling for a 9/11-style commission.
"I think there are 1.1 million reasons American taxpayers should care," he said. "You'll have a plane crash. We want to find out why the plane crashed. We go to any lengths to do that. And the hope is we don't have another plane crash for the same reason."
While intelligence agencies have not been able to reach a consensus on the origin of the pandemic, the FBI and Energy Department have found an accidental lab leak is plausible. The Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted viral research in the city where the SARS-CoV-2 virus first emerged.
During a recent congressional hearing regarding the origins of COVID-19, the House voted unanimously on a bill ordering the declassification of intelligence about the origins. Robert Redfield, the former director of the CDC, testified that money from the NIH, the State Department, USAID and the Defense Department provided funding for high-risk virus research in Wuhan.
In the face of this rising tide of consensus regarding the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and the role of the US Government (and the retired/not retired USG employee/consultant Anthony Fauci), Dr. Fauci has apparently decided to mount a media campaign to create confusion and a cloud of ambiguity around the issues. Sycophantic corporate media (such as MSNBC), which has been complicit in spreading the mis- dis- and mal-information peddled throughout the CORONAcrisis by Dr. Fauci, is lapping all of this up and is gladly amplifying his limited hangouts, misdirections, obfuscations and misrepresentations - because they have been actively complicit in facilitating the lies, censorship and gaslighting which has characterized the WHO and US Governments’ response throughout the CORONAcrisis.
Regarding whether Dr. Fauci is representing himself or the USG at this point, I have it from a reliable source that he has worked out some sort of employment agreement which allows him to have six HHS Marshalls/Inspector general agents protect and drive him around. A big outstanding question is how is Fauci still is able to be employed by the USG and to get government assigned protection and drivers?
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