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New York Times Explains the How But Not the Why Behind Lack of COVID Treatments
the Defender ^ | 02/01/2021 | Lyn Redwood

Posted on 02/02/2021 7:22:08 AM PST by ptsal

The New York Times explained how the government poured $18.5 billion into experimental, fast-tracked vaccines, leaving doctors with “woefully few” drugs to treat the sick. But the author neglected to explain why that happened. [snip]Lipkin told Maddow:

“We are not investing as much in tried and true classical sort of methods, repurposing drugs and strategies that have already been shown to work. Most of our investment is in things which are sexy, new and patentable.”

(Excerpt) Read more at childrenshealthdefense.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fauci; money; vaccine
NIAID, which operates under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is directed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, is a joint patent holder with Moderna on its COVID vaccine. Through royalties, Fauci’s agency and employees stand to profit immensely.

[snip]In other words, if non-vaccine therapeutics for COVID, such as vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc or the inexpensive treatment protocol developed by the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance had been approved as viable treatments for COVID, the experimental mRNA Moderna and Pfizer vaccines wouldn’t have been eligible for Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA.

Instead, Moderna and Pfizer would have been required to go through the normal licensing procedure for vaccines, including more extensive safety testing. That would have taken longer, and perhaps led to safety concerns that might have kept them from ever being approved. Either scenario would have cut into profits for NIAID and the vaccine makers and jeopardized millions of dollars in royalties.

1 posted on 02/02/2021 7:22:08 AM PST by ptsal
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To: ptsal

If you have “effective treatments” it interferes with Fascist governance via fear.


2 posted on 02/02/2021 7:24:59 AM PST by G Larry (Authority is vested in those to whom it applies.)
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To: ptsal; bitt; Liz; ransomnote; generally
...more info from a video on 27-March-2020

https://youtu.be/xCnOqwvPivE

the NY Times story.
https://zdoggmd.com/one-dose-vaccine/
https://youtu.be/zNn1PGxu5OY

3 posted on 02/02/2021 7:25:07 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: G Larry

read and heed.


4 posted on 02/02/2021 7:26:06 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: ptsal

Government refuses to talk about D, C, Zinc, and zinc ionophores (quercetin, etc.)

While tens of thousands of deaths could have been prevented.

Still to this day, no government recommends simple prophylactic over the counter protection and early intervention.

It is as if they prefer ruling rather than saving lives.


5 posted on 02/02/2021 7:26:10 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Allegations of vote fraud cause you to 1)Provide contrary evidence or 2)Censor and erect razor wire)
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To: ptsal

“...if non-vaccine therapeutics for COVID, such as vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc or the inexpensive treatment protocol developed by the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance had been approved as viable treatments for COVID, the experimental mRNA Moderna and Pfizer vaccines wouldn’t have been eligible for Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA.

Instead, Moderna and Pfizer would have been required to go through the normal licensing procedure for vaccines, including more extensive safety testing. That would have taken longer, and perhaps led to safety concerns that might have kept them from ever being approved. Either scenario would have cut into profits for NIAID and the vaccine makers and jeopardized millions of dollars in royalties.”


This is exactly right.
The FDA has legal stipulations it must satisfy prior to granting an EUA for the vaccine.
One is that there can not be any effective, available and approved alternative. HCQ met all three.


6 posted on 02/02/2021 7:38:56 AM PST by Captain7seas ( )
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To: Uncle Miltie

Sure looks like big pharma and hospital administrators are chasing the big dollars and ignoring the inexpensive alternatives.

You can bet that everyone in that food chain will be making political donations intending to keep the cash flowing in their direction. /s


7 posted on 02/02/2021 7:40:15 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: ptsal

One needs to do some basic research on the Children’s Health Defense to put this in perspective:

From Wikipedia: “Children’s Health Defense is an American 501c3 nonprofit advocacy organization, known for its anti-vaccine activism. Much of the material put forth by the organization involves misinformation on vaccines and anti-vaccine propaganda. It was founded and is chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Established under the name World Mercury Project in 2016, it has been campaigning against various public health programs, such as vaccination and fluoridation of drinking water. The group has been contributing to vaccine hesitancy in the United States, encouraging citizens and legislators to support anti-vaccine regulations and legislation. Arguments against vaccination are contradicted by overwhelming scientific consensus about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children‘s_Health_Defense

IOW, this article comes from an anti-vaxxer website.
This is just another example of the anti-vaxxers on FreeRepublic engaging in the usual search for information supporting their conformation biases.
You’ll note that CDH often resorts to “misinformation on vaccines and anti-vaccine propaganda” and their “
Arguments against vaccination are contradicted by overwhelming scientific consensus about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.”


8 posted on 02/02/2021 7:47:19 AM PST by DugwayDuke (We deeply regret any inconveniences cause by the pandemic.)
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To: DugwayDuke

Sometimes one finds news in the darnedest places. It is the reader’s personal responsibility to weigh and consider the quality and credibility of the information.


9 posted on 02/02/2021 7:54:53 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: ptsal

The real story...

Updated 23 Jan 2021

Please watch and read the following.
The CDC, NIH, WHO have suppressed an effective early treatment of covid. You need to petition your governors to fix this. Ivermectin has been on the table and discussed as optional treatment since early 2020. Dr Cory has testified before the Senate twice now. Also attached is latest from India and EVMS Dr Marik.

To the Governors of this country, get your heads out of your ass and fix this... The people in DC will not.

Full Dr Cory Senate, Dec2020
https://vimeo.com/490351508

How India did it...
https://trialsitenews.com/an-unlikely-nation-is-kicking-this-pandemic-guess-which-then-why/
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/

EVMS Protocols (by Dr Marik)
https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_public/departments/internal_medicine/EVMS_Critical_Care_COVID-19_Protocol.pdf
https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_public/departments/internal_medicine/Marik-Covid-Protocol-Summary.pdf

If you can put this in front of your governor, please do so...

I am puting this out as much as I can, my version of an echo, feel free to copy at will...

Now from the NIH, on 14 Jan, need more studies...

https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/statement-on-ivermectin/

Going to court to get treated with ivermectin

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/after-judge-orders-hospital-to-use-experimental-covid-19-treatment-woman-recovers/article_a9eb315c-5694-11eb-aac5-53b541448755.html

Latest interview by Dr Cory and Dr Marik

https://covid19criticalcare.com/flccc-alliance-frequently-asked-questions-on-ivermectin/


10 posted on 02/02/2021 8:02:29 AM PST by Devils_Tower (media spin)
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To: G Larry

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS AND MEANS

There are other ways and means to enhance your resistance against viruses including that by now infamous covid-19 virus aside from taking any of these “Quick” developed vaccines utilizing a messenger RNA. So far science has not evolved far enough yet to be certain how the human body will react many month or years down the road once we start tinkering around with our RNA and how our bodies will react should we encounter mutated strains of similar viruses.

Below is a list of vitamins as well as nutrients suggested by a physician to enhance your resistance, they are harmless and even beneficial to your body unless someone goes crazy and over doing it. Even so they will NOT protect you from getting any specific viruses; neither will any of those new “QUICK” developed vaccines. But not only will they make you more resistant but also help you to overcome the effects of such a virus more quickly, should you have bad luck getting it. And once you are over it, your natural immune system will take over and protect you considerably better than any vaccination, this according to a statement by Merck.

Another suggestion to the wise, take some time and read up on each of these suggested components which is freely available on the internet.

Vitamin D — Vitamin D supplements are readily available and one of the least expensive supplements on the market. All things considered, vitamin D optimization is likely the easiest and most beneficial strategy that anyone can do to minimize their risk of COVID-19 and other infections, and can strengthen your immune system in a matter of a few weeks.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) — NAC is a precursor to reduced glutathione, which appears to play a crucial role in COVID-19. According to one literature analysis,7 glutathione deficiency may actually be associated with COVID-19 severity, leading the author to conclude that NAC may be useful both for its prevention and treatment.

Zinc — Zinc plays a very important role in your immune system’s ability to ward off viral infections. Like vitamin D, zinc helps regulate your immune function8 — and a combination of zinc with a zinc ionophore, like hydroxychloroquine or quercetin, was in 2010 shown to inhibit SARS coronavirus in vitro. In cell culture, it also blocked viral replication within minutes.9 Importantly, zinc deficiency has been shown to impair immune function.

Melatonin — Boosts immune function in a variety of ways and helps quell inflammation. Melatonin may also prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection by recharging glutathione11 and enhancing vitamin D synthesis, among other things.

Vitamin C — A number of studies have shown vitamin C can be very helpful in the treatment of viral illnesses, sepsis and ARDS,12 all of which are applicable to COVID-19. Its basic properties include anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antithrombotic and antiviral activities. At high doses, it actually acts as an antiviral drug, actively inactivating viruses. Vitamin C also works synergistically with quercetin.

Quercetin — A powerful immune booster and broad-spectrum antiviral, quercetin was initially found to provide broad-spectrum protection against SARS coronavirus in the aftermath of the 2003 SARS epidemic,14,15,16 and evidence suggests it may be useful for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 as well. Not only that but quercetin also acts as an ionophore for zinc similar to hydroxychloroquine.

B vitamins — B vitamins can also influence several COVID-19-specific disease processes, including17 viral replication and invasion, cytokine storm induction, adaptive immunity and hypercoagulability.


11 posted on 02/02/2021 8:41:02 AM PST by saintgermaine (THE TIME TRAVELLER )
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To: ptsal

Bttt.


12 posted on 02/02/2021 8:43:45 AM PST by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
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To: ptsal

The press should know how this happened. They helped the whole process. All they could say is Trump pills are bad and may have some side affects and haven’t been proven with their double blind top secrete crap. What they never said was the alternative was usually- go home and come back to get put on a vent. before you die. In other words, they not only did nothing, they prevented doctors from doing anything that may or may not help.


13 posted on 02/02/2021 10:42:56 AM PST by dgbrown
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