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The COVID-19 virus attacks protective airway cells and how mouthwashes can stop it This article talks about a preprint study that came out yesterday at medRxiv. The first is from Yale University shows how the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 infects the ciliated cells of the respiratory tract. Greaney and colleagues from Yale found that…
Moderna’s study shows the ineffectiveness of their shots against the Omicron and why they recommend a booster Moderna scientists published a study Serum Neutralizing Activity of mRNA-1273 Against the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant: A Preliminary Report that came out yesterday as a preprint in medRxiv. They took blood samples from participants in their phase 2…
Viral respiratory infections start at the nose. The nasal cavity lining is rich in ACE2 receptors, where the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the cause of COVID-19, can attach to enter the cells and begin viral replication. The article, Nasal rinse and deep gargle stop viral respiratory infections in their tracts, talks about using saline solutions, diluted povidone-iodine,…
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…
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…
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…
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Strike the enemy while they are in preparation. – Sun Tzu, Art of War Viruses need to multiply before they infect Viruses have to multiply in the nose and throat to reach an infectious dose to cause disease. It can be any respiratory…
Bromhexine is an over-the-counter drug that is recommended to dissolve mucus. It has several brand names worldwide that can be found at this link. c19bromhexine.com gathers medical studies about the use of bromhexine for COVID-19 and presents them together in a meta-analysis. The table below is from c19bromhexine.com and presents five studies using bromhexine for…
The media and health agencies have conditioned the population that variants are dangerous. The discovery of the Delta and omicron variant has led governments to push for more vaccinations, whether first, second dose, booster, or further boosters. They also use it as an excuse to vaccinate children who don’t need it. The paper, Intra-host variation and…
A study published in the British Medical Journal shows increased covid-19 infection 90 days after the second injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine. Elapsed time since BNT162b2 vaccine and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection: test negative design study Results: 83 057 adults received an RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 during the study period and 9.6% had a…
Nigella Sativa (NS), also known as Black Seed or Black Cumin, has been established to have antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. The active ingredient in Nigella Sativa is thymoquinone (TQ). [1] Studies have shown that NS is effective for early treatment of COVID-19, decreases hospitalization, and lowers mortality. The website c19ns.com makes a meta-analysis…
The FrontLine Critical Care Alliance has protocols for the Prevention and Early Treatment of COVID-19. Povidone-iodine or PI is included in both protocols as a mouthwash and nasal drops. Prevention Protocol Early Treatment Protocol. The complete protocol as PDF is on this link. They can be printed for future reference. Does Povidone Iodine work? The…
Pfizer should be 95% effective, Moderna 94%, AstraZeneca 90%, Johnson & Johnson 66%, and CoronaVac 50%. If they are that effective, why are vaccinated people still getting COVID-19 even with 2 doses? First, let us look at countries where the majority are vaccinated. Notice that the COVID-19 cases were high during the Winter 2020-2021,…
Patients with severe COVID-19 are noted to have a higher tendency to form blood clots inside the blood vessels. These blood clots can block the flow of blood and lead to organ dysfunction. The blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. A study from Ireland available as a preprint from Medrxiv described the…
Antibodies are usually associated with a healthy immune system fighting an infection. That’s mostly true, but there is a saying from Paracelsus, The Dose Makes the Poison. Anything in excess can be poisonous. Too much food, water, coffee, sugar, or mostly too much of anything are unhealthy. It is the same with antibodies against COVID-19….
A previous article, Antibodies to COVID-19 can Exist in the Uninfected, talked about research from the Francis Crick Institute about how the antibodies formed against seasonal coronavirus infections can protect against the new coronavirus infection COVID-19. Aside from antibody production, the body’s adaptive immune system has other components in its armory. One of which is the…
According to the CDC, among U.S. adults, 29% have hypertension, 42.4% are obese, and 10.5% have diabetes. Prediabetes, the condition where the blood sugar is above normal but not high enough to be type 2 diabetes, is present in 88 million Americans or 1 in 3. Hypertension, obesity, and diabetes increase the risk of death…
People who have asymptomatic COVID-19 are more likely to contaminate surfaces and spread COVID-19. That was one of the findings of a preprint study released in BioRxiv. The study examined asymptomatic, mild, and moderate cases of COVID-19 and different places, 641 environmental surfaces, and air samples. The presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was tested with…
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