Don't Get Sick!
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain from harmful molecules and infections. COVID-19 and the Long COVID syndrome have neurologic and psychiatric effects. This article presents three studies that show evidence that the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 can cross the BBB and wreak havoc by itself. Endothelial cells line the inside of the BBB, and…
A study in Italy compared two groups of people. Both groups have recovered from COVID-19. One group (n=21) was vaccinated with two doses of the Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccine, and the other group (n=19) was not. Backgrounder: The SARS-CoV-2 virus has several proteins, including the spike and nucleocapsid protein (NCP). After a COVID-19 infection, antibodies (IgG) to…
Do you know that there are viral genes in all humans? They are called Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERV). HERVs are nucleotide sequences from viral infections that infected our ancestors millions of years ago. HERVs comprise ∼5-8% of the human genome, with over 22 HERV families.[1] Nucleotides are instructions to make amino acids which are the…
Why do some people have persistent symptoms after COVID-19? Did something change in the infected person’s body? This is the question answered by a study made with the collaboration of several medical schools in New York. They used golden hamsters that were inoculated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The best animal model that mimics the human…
How long does the Omicron variant stay alive on plastic surfaces and the skin? And what does it take to disinfect, and in what concentration? Those are the questions answered in the study from the Kyoto Prefectural, University of Medicine. It came out yesterday and is a preprint available at medRxiv. The authors tested the…
How can a microscopic, inorganic substance be identified? Before, they are ground up and examined by chemical analysis. Now, they use a technique called RAMAN infrared spectroscopy. It has been around since 1928 and is named after Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, who won a Nobel Prize in PHysics in 1930 for his discovery. RAMAN spectroscopy focuses…
This article shows graphs made from data from Alberta, Canada. The graphs say a lot, and they show that people who get COVID shots are prone to get sick, hospitalized, or die from COVID-19 weeks or months after the shot. It has to do with the vaccine, antibody-dependent enhancement, and immune deficiency. Why is that?…
Dr. Pablo Campra has published his findings on what he found on mRNA vaccines. The findings discussed here are contained in his Nov 29, 2021 paper. Dr. Campra was the first to identify graphene structures in the COVID shots in June 2021. Dr. Pablo Campra has Ph.D. in the chemical sciences and is a teacher…
An autopsy or post mortem is an examination of the body after death to determine death’s cause. There are several situations where such a medical examination is required and advisable. [1] The 1954 Model Post-Mortem Examination Act states, Section 4. [Deaths To Be Investigated.] The Office of Post-Mortem Examinations shall investigate all human deaths of…
Adults and children with the Omicron variant are less sick compared to the same group with Delta COVID-19. The article, COVID-19 in children under five years old with Omicron is mild compared to the Delta variant, was posted yesterday. The same authors from Case Western Reserve University have another paper comparing the clinical outcomes for…
Recently, I saw a report in the Daily Mail about quarantine camps in Xi’an, China. The centers were supposed to isolate people who have the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Millions of chinese people are living in covid quarantine camps now! 2022/1/9 pic.twitter.com/wO1cekQhps — Songpinganq (@songpinganq) January 9, 2022 I looked for the Twitter page of…
What are the outcomes for children under five years old who have Omicron? That’s the purpose of the study released yesterday from Case Western Reserve University. How many went to the emergency room? How many got hospitalized? And how many needed intensive care treatment and required mechanical ventilation for respiratory support. The study compared two…
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has four structural proteins: the spike, membrane, envelop, and nucleocapsid proteins. The spike protein protrudes from the middle of the coronavirus and attaches to the ACE2 receptor of cells to start the process of cell entry, replication, and infection. The two major parts of the spike protein are the S1 and S2…
The CEO of OneAmerica, in this article Indiana life insurance CEO, says deaths are up 40% among people ages 18-64 said that the increase in fatalities is across the board in the whole insurance industry. That made me look at the CDC, where all the deaths for the US are reported. I checked the CDC…
145 countries with higher COVID-19 cases and deaths after the COVID shots Any immunization program aims to provide more protection to the people against a particular infection. And that should reflect on the lower the number of cases and deaths after the program started. Kyle Beattie discovered the opposite in 145 countries in his paper,…
Antibodies and T- cells are produced in response to viral infections and immunizations, and they are specific to the protein sequences of each virus. The immune system “reads” those protein sequences during infections and immunizations and makes particular antibodies and T cells specific to them. The immune system also retains the information in its memory….
I have been taking zinc tablets since my days in the emergency room. In all 18 years, I never took a sick day off despite people accidentally coughing in my face when I checked their throats. It is particularly valuable during winter when other upper respiratory viruses are in season. Zinc is part of the…
I received this question from GB, a reader. Dr. Santiano – thank you for your very helpful piece on the Bristol UK study about the impact of spike proteins on the heart. While you’ve explained clearly how that can happen from vaccination, why is this impact not so apparent from the coronavirus itself? If the…
Recently, I gave a ride to a family member from a train terminal. She just traveled internationally. Airline passengers are required to be tested by PCR 24 hours before boarding. She had the PCR test done, but the results were unavailable when she was about to board her flight. The delay is the result of…
An athlete’s muscles need a lot of oxygen when they’re playing, and the heart has to pump more blood to meet the oxygen demand, and it has to beat faster. The rapid heart rate also increases the heart muscles’ oxygen need, and the heart’s blood vessels have to dilate to allow more blood to flow through….