. However, in December 1976, with >40 million persons immunized and no evidence of H1N1 transmission, federal health officials decided that the possibility of an association of GBS with the vaccine, however small, necessitated stopping immunization, at least until the issue could be explored. There are two approaches in the treatment of Lyme disease. McCullough told The Wall Street Journal that the urgency of the public health crisis justified compromises on best practices in medical research. A few state medical boards . ; Vice Chief of Internal Medicine: Baylor University Medical Center; Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, TX; Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX. As for Mike Adams, no one expects him to know anything other than grift and propaganda. published an article in the American Journal of Medicine, August 2020: Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection. endstream endobj 123 0 obj <> endobj 124 0 obj <> endobj 125 0 obj <>stream The population initially targeted vaccination was exactly the population that has the highest baseline death rate, meaning that by random chance alone we would expect to see a seemingly large number of deaths within days of vaccination. But a Texas doctor . Early treatment - The Zelenko protocol The goal of early treatment of COVID-19 is to prevent hospitalization and death. We are over six months into the consequences of the SARS-Co-V2 . Dr. Peter McCullough has had no shortage of opportunities to discuss his controversial views about COVID-19 vaccines on television and the internet. So how many people die of all causes every year? Why a particular doctor is or is not listed. If the information was known about steroids, I believe treating with prednisone on day five could have shortened his course of illness, McCullough added. 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The FDA has not approved ivermectin for use in treating or preventing COVID-19. As a result, according to him, there was a scrubbing of reports of death to VAERS. Basically, Dr. McCullough should have stuck to cardiology and renal disease, the two areas for which he was known prior to the pandemic that led him, as he characterized it in the video, to completely reorient the focus of his academic career. Because of the limited number of physicians treating chronic Lyme disease nationwide, some states, and in some instances, entire regions, may not have any treating physicians who follow flexible treating approaches such as those in the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) Guidelines: Evidence Assessments and Guideline Recommendations in Lyme Disease: The Clinical Management of Known Tick Bites,Erythema MigransRashes and Persistent Disease. "Especially when we know that it didn't need to happen. To do so gets you banned, blacklisted and smeared. For instance, some of the most common symptoms of long COVID-19 include muscle weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Mark said. When cases of GBS were identified among recipients of the swine flu vaccines, they were, of course, well covered by the press. If this trend continues, we are likely to see somewhere between 12,000, 15,000 post-vaccine deaths reported to the VAERS system by the end of calendar 2021. Valentine said that he was not going to get the vaccine because his chances of dying from the virus were "way less than one percent." To fly from the USA to the Netherlands as a non-EU/Schengen citizen you will need to show proof of vaccination, being 1) primary vaccination series completed no more than 270 days before departure, or 2) primary vaccination series plus a booster. Then you're ready to go.". In the event that the Doctor Referral System contains no Lyme or TBD resource listings in a given area, the closest possible option(s) will populate based on the zip code entered and category/ies selected. Dr. Mary Bowden Rejects Texas Medical Board Compromise, Requests Public Hearing Over COVID Treatments, Medicaid Extension for New Mothers, Online Privacy Protections on Speaker Phelans Priority List, Abbott Doubles Back, Doubles Down on Outlawing Government Pandemic Restrictions. The first time I had noted this technique of antivaccine messaging was actually as far back as December, when antivaxxers were publicizing reports of Bells palsy and syncope within days after the Pfizer vaccine had been released under an EUA. McCullough has been published over 1,000 times and is joined by 22 other doctors in the article. While Phil was in the hospital, Mark says Phil told him that after he recovered from the virus, he would go on his radio show to encourage others to get vaccinated and be more "pro-vaccine. The heated debate has spilled over into hospitals, with some patients demanding unproven medications to treat COVID-19, like ivermectin, from doctors. for outpatient treatment and prophylaxis for COVID-19 to the FDA. Credentials: Peter A. McCullough, M.D., M.P.H. Basically, in the video hes rehashing the same dubious arguments made by Peter Doshi in January to claim that the actual efficacy of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines is much lower than the clinical trials found. Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images, FILE. In the case of the COVID shots, however, thousands of deaths have already been reported, and yet the mass vaccination programs continue to be pushed. Much like Rogan, McCullough is known to be against the conventional treatment and management of COVID-19 in the United States. Sawyer said that because physicians like McCullough tout unproven COVID-19 treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine while discouraging vaccines, many patients who believe disinformation "like a matter of faith" become critically ill from COVID-19. | Once a Vaccinated person gets sick with Covid. I'll go, 'No.'". This number is likely to exceed 250,000 by the end of this year, putting vaccine atrocities in the category of being, as Tucker Carlson said last night, The single deadliest mass vaccination event in modern history.. The UFC commentator confronted CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta during an episode of his podcast, and Gupta apologized for his network's reporting. Seriously, this is an error huge enough to make me wonder about everything else, in particular whether he got his MPH out of a cereal box. Steroids? An Excellent read! Remember who got priority for COVID-19 vaccines until very recently. Which topics, I wondered upon first reading that, a question that was answered by the last paragraph regarding his allegedly having developed a globally acclaimed and highly successful COVID treatment protocol. Tens of thousands of patients have successfully used the prior LDA system to locate Lyme and TBD resources. Lets get back to a core claim in this narrative, namely that the number of deaths reported to VAERS since the mass vaccination campaign with COVID-19 vaccines began in mid-December means that the vaccines are causing a vaccine holocaust. LDA made updates and enhancements to its prior system and has launched a new site to provide patients with information about doctors, other practitioners, testing labs, and pharmacies that are knowledgeable about chronic Lyme disease and often about many other tick-borne diseases (TBD). "Right now, there's not any suggestion of, does it do better than these other treatments that have proven evidence around it now?" While the results have not yet been released, McCullough said that they have reported to the FDA that hydroxychloroquine was found to be safe and well-tolerated. [33] Based on previous evidence, the article made recommendations for treating ambulatory COVID-19 patients, but presented no new evidence. He starts out, as he often does, trying to seem reasonable: According to government data published at VAERS.hhs.gov, just 82 people died in 2020 after being vaccinated. McCullough explained that early on, as a doctor treating COVID patients, he came up with an early treatment regimen for those struck with the virus, which reduced hospital stays by about 85 percent, and said he began publishing papers on what he had learned. When politicians say they follow science whilst cancelling the most renowned cardiologist in US who was never afraid to talk TRUTHFULLY about COVID and Oscar Espinar Mosquera on LinkedIn: A Victory for Dr. Peter McCullough is a Victory For All Physicians and And, as antivaxxers often do, Dr. McCullough misunderstands VAERS. Every Friday, VAERS makes public all vaccine injury reports received as of a specified date, usually about a week prior to the release date. [2] He was vice chief of internal medicine at Baylor University Medical Center and a professor at Texas A&M University. [34][37][38] The article was criticized in letters to the editors;[39][40][41][42][43] the editors responded that the article included some "hopeful speculationsWhat seemed reasonable last summer based on laboratory experiments has subsequently been shown to be untrue. In order to avoid pulmonary thrombosis, or blood clots, which McCullough theorizes is a cause of the chest heaviness described by some COVID-19 patients, aspirin is suggested. Hello? And the people who have the authority to stop just information, whether it be the social media platforms, legislators, the medical boards need to step up and protect the public from this dangerous, conspiratorial information that's being pushed out in a massively coordinated way," Sawyer told ABC News. by Peter A. McCullough, opinion contributor - 08/17/20 10:30 AM ET. Publication/Conferences As a Result of Grants. Fast forward 45 years, and we still have widespread community transmission of COVID-19, with the overall death toll approaching 600K in the US alone. Scientists explain that COVID cannot infect the body without binding to these receptors, which suggests the treatment will work against new variants. P. McCullough Medicine, Biology Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2020 TLDR The concept that favipiravir could be paired with at least one more off-target antiviral agent followed by corticosteroids and antithrombotics to prevent COVID-19 hospitalization and death in those over age 50 and/or those with one or more comorbidities is supported. [7][9] McCullough entered into a confidential separation agreement with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in February 2021. of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs), Chairman: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Ranking Member: Sen. Gary C. Peters (D-MI) Title: Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH COVID-19 Treatment Protocols ABC News interviewed Dr. Peter McCullough, a Texas cardiologist, who promotes ivermectin as part of a "multi-drug protocol" aimed at early treatment of COVID-19 outpatients -- despite the FDA and CDC's warning that people should not be taking ivermectin at all for COVID-19 treatment outside of a clinical trial. There's no evidence indicating that the amount of spike protein generated by mRNA vaccination is dangerous. The great gamble of COVID-19 vaccine development. In rare instances, myocarditis can also occur after COVID-19 vaccination. To date, there are no definitive randomized trials for the treatment of COVID at home and I do not anticipate any for many months if not years to come, McCullough explained. Re: Is Covid Vaccine required to visit Amsterdam from the USA? VAERS is the primary government-funded system for reporting adverse vaccine reactions in the U.S. Reports submitted to VAERS require further investigation before a causal relationship can be confirmed. Publications, books, video, talks Read More On-line infectious disease journal convenes panel with LDA President Pat Smith, ILADS doctors, in open discussion on the Lyme disease controversy, Lyme Disease Association, Inc. A National Non-Profit 501c3EIN 22-3123551PO Box 1438 Jackson, NJ 08527 Fax: 732 938-7215, Mission: Research, Education, Prevention & Patient Support, LDA Doctor Referral System Terms & Conditions and Guidelines. and is set to be published in the American Journal of Medicine. A free bi-weekly commentary on current events by Konni Burton. Using the aforementioned yearly incidence of death pre-pandemic of 868.7 per 100,000 in a year, we can say that in a population of that size there would be 66,619 deaths in a year, or 182.5 deaths per day or 1,278 deaths in a week. The second is: What is the baseline rate for such adverse events in the population studied? Reply. Unsurprisingly, Dr. Hotez wrote nothing of the sort, as his article, COVID vaccines: time to confront anti-vax aggression clearly shows. Disclosure: Unlike almost every other media outlet, The Texan is not beholden to any special interests, does not apply for any type of state or federal funding, and relies exclusively on its readers for financial support. I will give him one point. @`$D@,/`o) $X@H$ v a d#O _ G Oddly enough, there have now been quite a few RCTs of various COVID-19 treatments proposed early in the pandemic, and equally unsurprisingly, the vast majority of them have been negative. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. McCullough has authored papers on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19 with off-label medications including antibodies, hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, steroids, anticoagulants and anti-inflammatory drugs and spoke about them on YouTube videos that went viral. There are a number of red flags. (2021). McCullough told The Wall Street Journal that the urgency of the public health crisis justified compromises on best practices in medical research. In July, he posted on Facebook, "you have a doctor on speed dial who will write you a prescription for ivermectin. Phil Valentine, a Nashville-based conservative radio host, subscribed to the same thinking about ivermectin and COVID-19 vaccines as McCullough. Many of the doctors listed are often referred to as Lyme Literate Physicians/Doctors (LLMD). To further reduce the viral load (or amount of virus in a persons blood), McCullough recommends the use of zinc, antimalarials like hydroxychloroquine, antibiotics such as azithromycin or doxycycline which are known to have antiviral properties, and favipiravir, which has shown treatment promise in Russia and India. [31][32] In July, after major studies found hydroxychloroquine was ineffective against COVID-19 and the Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorization (EUA), McCullough supported a second EUA. The average person over age 50 and or with medical problems waits in complete terror while being ill for two weeks before coming into [a] hospital where they may never see their loved ones again. The cost or fees charged by any healthcare provider. Dr. Peter McCullough joins Meet Me For Coffee to have a serious conversation about the pandemic. Lets continue, though. Unsurprisingly, the answers to this particular antivaccine talking point will be similar to the ones I gave before three months ago, but with a somewhat different emphasis. A new episode of "Tucker Carlson Today" cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough discusses why more than a year into the pandemic, doctor's still don't have an official treatment protocol for. KUm--~q_0l@96tq#*[P/M}RKz4}|}\(2 \HsaitsW);eGH:V)ALhs Video on His Treatment Publication: October 11, 2020, see video of Dr. McCullough providing a critical update: Ambulatory Treatment of COVID-19. As the disease progresses, a common occurrence is inflammation and cytokine activation, where the body starts to attack its own cells instead of the disease. Additionally, McCullough and fellow cardiologist Dr. Kevin R. Wheelan issued, a letter supporting the emergency use authorization (EUA) of hydroxychloroquine. Those who have received a COVID-19 vaccination know that all those who receive COVID-19 vaccines are given instructions to sign up for V-Safe, a monitoring system that works by text message. (Association of American Physicians and Surgeons), His Testimony to US Senate Committee Hearing: See video from November 19th, 2020 Early Outpatient Treatment: An Essential Part of a COVID-19 Solution, in which Dr. McCullough and other witnesses give testimony at a US Senate Committee Hearing (Dept. For Sawyer, seeing people like Phil Valentine fight for their lives or fall victim to the virus is "devastating.". Your login session has expired. In response, Mike Adams launched a campaign of harassment against him, including publishing his work email address and phone numbers: Online trolls take anti-vaxx hate speech to a new level, attacking Houston's Dr. Peter Hotez https://t.co/Tyr2dsvmbg, Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) May 8, 2021. 00:59:37 - There are certain doctors who are blowing the whistle on the ways our government has handled Covid-19. I cant resist ending, as I began this post, with simple observation. Editor's note: One of the studies cited in this story, conducted in Egypt, has since been retracted.