T. Belman. Why masks? From what I read, aside from being a pain in the ass, masks do more harm than good. Is there any studies to confirm their efficaciousness.
“vaccines instead of lockdowns”. Why not neither? Can anyone substantiate Israel’s policies or produce studies that say otherwise?
Dr. Scott Jensen: Cases of Myocarditis in kids that we’ve seen are ‘tip of the iceberg’
Doctor running for Minnesota governor slams campaign to vaccinate kids. “They have 0% statistical chance of dying from COVID-19.”
‘Masks instead of restrictions, vaccines instead of lockdown,’ says PM as he appeals to teenagers;
By TOI STAFF 27 June 2021, 1:39 pm
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that he hoped not to impose new restrictions despite a rise in the number of new virus cases, citing the lack of increase in the number of patients hospitalized.
“There is an increase in the number of cases but at the moment there is no increase in the number of people hospitalized,” Bennett said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting. “Our strategy is the maximum protection of Israeli citizens with the minimum violation of routine.”
“Masks instead of restrictions, vaccines instead of lockdowns,” Bennett said.
“I am appealing directly to young people: I know how much you want to enjoy the summer, and you will be able to,” the premier said. “We do not want to impose any limits — not on parties, or trips or on anything. But precisely because of this, if you do not want to have limitations, go out today to get vaccinated. Talk to your parents and get vaccinated.”
Bennett also appointed Roni Numa to take charge of COVID-19 policy at Ben Gurion Airport, after recent outbreaks in the country came from people who had arrived from abroad. Numa previously oversaw action to try to counter the widespread coronavirus outbreaks among Israel’s ultra-Orthodox population.
Bennett’s comments came as as two central Israel cities were downgraded from green to yellow in the Health Ministry’s color-coded ranking system on Sunday, amid a rise in COVID-19 cases said to be mostly due to the Delta variant of the virus.
On Saturday, 97 cases were identified in 37 different locales in the country. Another 18 cases were travelers who had arrived from abroad.
The Health Ministry on Sunday morning downgraded localities that have seen a surge in infections under its “traffic light” system for ranking municipalities based on the severity of morbidity there. Herzliya and Kfar Saba were designated yellow, as was the West Bank settlement of Zufim.
Meanwhile the central city of Modiin remained orange, and the northern town of Binyamina stayed red after cases there rose to 152.
Binyamina’s outbreak was the first major spread of the virus in Israel in recent months, and apparently began with a student who came into contact with an infected person who recently arrived from abroad.
The Delta variant of the virus, first identified in India, is more contagious than other variants and may be better able to bypass vaccines, but apparently does not cause serious infection. The transmissibility of the Delta variant over the original strain is around 40%, according to the United Kingdom’s Public Health agency. The effectiveness of two vaccine doses for protection from hospitalization is at 96%, according to the agency.
Despite the apparent surge in Delta cases in Israel, serious cases and hospitalizations in the country have remained relatively stable.
In the past month, just eight people have died from virus complications. There are 26 people listed in serious condition as of Sunday morning, down from nearly 1,200 in January during the peak of the pandemic in Israel.
On Sunday evening, the new government’s coronavirus cabinet is set to convene for the first time, to discuss the possibility of returning some restrictions amid the rise in cases.
On Friday, Israel re-imposed an indoor mask requirement, as over 200 new COVID-19 cases were recorded during the previous day, the highest daily caseload in two and a half months.
The Health Ministry also called on Israelis to wear face coverings when taking part in mass gatherings outdoors, and urged those in at-risk groups or who are not vaccinated to avoid gatherings. Officials are also reportedly weighing whether to recommend the wearing of masks outdoors as well as whether to place restrictions on gatherings.
The Health Ministry said Sunday morning that 113 people had been diagnosed with COVID-19 a day earlier, with 0.4% of test results coming back positive.
According to Health Ministry data, the number of active cases in Israel now stands at 1,175.
There have been 840,850 confirmed cases in Israel, and 6,429 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began.
Last week, the Health Ministry said it would begin a greater push to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds. While that particular age group has been eligible for several weeks, the ministry had previously stopped short of issuing an official recommendation, and the number of vaccinations among teenagers in general has remained low.
According to the Israeli Pediatric Association on Sunday, 1,417 children have been hospitalized with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, 226 of them in moderate to critical condition.
The association followed the Health Ministry in recommending the vaccine to those over 12 years old.
As of Sunday, 6% of 12-year-olds in Israel have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. Among 13- to 15-year-olds, 9% have received one dose, with that number climbing to 62% of those aged 16 to 19.
“T. Belman. Why masks? From what I read, aside from being a pain in the ass, masks do more harm than good. Is there any studies to confirm their efficaciousness.
“vaccines instead of lockdowns”. Why not neither? Can anyone substantiate Israel’s policies or produce studies that say otherwise?
Dr. Scott Jensen: Cases of Myocarditis in kids that we’ve seen are ‘tip of the iceberg’
Doctor running for Minnesota governor slams campaign to vaccinate kids. “They have 0% statistical chance of dying from COVID-19.”
Can We Finally Admit That Mask-Wearing Was Pointless?”
— T. Belman.
Yes, Ted, I admit mask-wearing is pointless, vaccinating people under 60 is, in balance, very harmful, and vaccinating anyone seems to have no real effect (else, why would the State continue to require restrictions on vaccinated people — who seem, by the way, to fall at least as fast as unvaccinated ones.)
The government has been trying to penetrate us and inject their fluids into us. In other words,they’re literally trying to f— with us.
(2 of 2)Allow me a techy moment to note that it can be conjectured that the population-wide vaccination programs would create what is known as an ‘evolutionary pressure’ that would actually increase the survival and spread of mutants with mutation in the spike proteins due to the wide vaccination – as all the other mutants would theoretically be selected against due to the supposed efficacy of the vaccine.
As a consequence, the Delta variant, and later the Epsilon variant and Zeta variant…down to the Omega variant and likely then to the double Alpha variant, will all have mutated spike proteins that will result in a complete lack of any vaccine protection to these mutant spike proteins. So if the vaccine break-thru in Israel is due to this Delta variant with a mutated spike protein, further vaccination, or even re-vaccination would do….what exactly?
If it is a mutation at the spike protein that allows it to evade the vaccine immunity, further vaccination against the original spike protein won’t save you, it can’t even help you, but the serious and often-times deadly side-effects would still be there to elicit their toll and damage, and this could possibly be increased with each vaccine dose administered.
This is why there should be so much celebration that we have treatments, safe and effective treatments, that will produce a robust, broad immunity to SARS-Cov2, and this immunity would be protective against any variant so long as one piece of the virus is left unchanged for the immune system to recognize. Yet in Israel and across the globe, crickets are all that is heard of these treatment from any gov’t body, even though they have to be aware of the existence of such treatments.
So when Bennett prescribed masks and vaccines as his treatment to this mutated outbreak, it lead me to question many things about his knowledge of the vaccines and the disease itself as he claimed some aptitude towards late last year and during the vaccine rollout earlier this year. This should reflect the reality that he, like Bibi and others, is just a politician and he has his advisers to these matters who should answer many questions that no one seems capable or interested in asking.
But masks and vaccines? I addressed the masks yesterday, but needed to speak to the vaccines. This treatment plan will save no one from a mutant that has already mutated from any protections afforded by this vaccine. Or is their rationale that they really believe there is no mutant, rather that the vaccines are not long protective and require an new dose this soon? That would make more sense, but very questionable concerns are raised by the knowledge of serious side-effects of these vaccines. and THERE ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE BROAD PROTECTION TO ANY VARIANTS GOING FORWARD WITH NO SERIOUS SIDE-EFFECT.
So spread the word and maybe someone will someday ask these gov’t officials and their advisers why they are so reluctant to make these treatments known and easily available to the public. It’s not the cost, it’s not the safety and it’s not the efficacy that keeps this focus on a vaccine that has 0% chance of efficacy against a mutated spike protein it wasn’t designed to protect against.
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So, Variants, Vaccines and Treatments.
The claim is that the vaccine works, but now that there is this mutated Delta-strain everyone needs to double-down and trust this vaccine or the hospitals will be overwhelmed and many will die as a consequence. Let’s for a moment accept all of this as true – it isn’t, but lets deal in small bites first and accept this claim for now.
No where in this assertion is the issue of safety mentioned. Over and over again, gov’t officials discuss the need of mass-vaccinations hyped helpful and effective, but there is no discussion of any risks associated with them. And the risks are real. As of two weeks ago, in the US alone, the VAERS system is reporting nearly 400,000 adverse reactions including over 6,000 deaths and nearly 52,000 urgent care cases.
This does not include the backlog that the CDC is suffering nor does it relate unreported cases estimated somewhere between 10X-100X. So, these numbers, as horrific and shocking as they are, are very likely a token of reality that will likely never be recognized or reported. Hence, the risk is quite tangible. However, the reality remains that there is a serious disease to manage, and there are no treatments for Covid beyond relying on this sometimes effective but risky vaccine – of course, this is an abject lie to make a point.
There have always been treatments, as this is not the first respiratory/inflammatory/clotting disease in history. The problem is that the CDC and its sister agencies across the globe have seen fit to prevent the development of any treatment protocol to treat the triad of conditions seen in Covid – viral replication, uncontrolled inflammation, and body-wide blood clot formation.
It was not exactly illegal, but if any doctor treated their patients, based on CDC guidance to the contrary, they could have their license pulled or be terminated from whatever hospital or practice they were working for.
Hundreds of doctors faced license reviews due to their refusal to ignore their patients and many of them suffered consequences due to these actions. Despite this, and without the first gov’t dollar, treatments were pursued and are now currently available. With the use of monoclonal antibodies and treatment protocols including 4-6 drugs, out-patient care(means no hospital stay) provides an 85%-reduction in hospitalization and deaths.
Furthermore, the immunity provided from the treatment of an infection from the natural virus as opposed to just a piece in a vaccine provides much greater immunity. When someone survives a natural infection of SARS-Cov2 virus, their immune system is sensitized against every part of the virus, including the spike protein, but not limited to it.
This means that mutations in every part of the virus would have to occur before a ‘variant’ would be capable of breaking-through this broad protection derived from natural infections. In contrast to this broad immunity from natural infection, the vaccines were developed to strategically provide protection of the spike protein, and only the spike protein, which is only one piece of the entire virus.
Hence, when the virus mutates at just the spike protein, there was always an understanding that this would create strains which would not be sensitive to the very specific immunity provided by vaccines.
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(2 of 2)Allow me a techy moment to note that it can be conjectured that the population-wide vaccination programs would create what is known as an ‘evolutionary pressure’ that would actually increase the survival and spread of mutants with mutation in the spike proteins due to the wide vaccination – as all the other mutants would theoretically be selected against due to the supposed efficacy of the vaccine.
As a consequence, the Delta variant, and later the Epsilon variant and Zeta variant…down to the Omega variant and likely then to the double Alpha variant, will all have mutated spike proteins that will result in a complete lack of any vaccine protection to these mutant spike proteins. So if the vaccine break-thru in Israel is due to this Delta variant with a mutated spike protein, further vaccination, or even re-vaccination would do….what exactly?
If it is a mutation at the spike protein that allows it to evade the vaccine immunity, further vaccination against the original spike protein won’t save you, it can’t even help you, but the serious and often-times deadly side-effects would still be there to elicit their toll and damage, and this could possibly be increased with each vaccine dose administered.
This is why there should be so much celebration that we have treatments, safe and effective treatments, that will produce a robust, broad immunity to SARS-Cov2, and this immunity would be protective against any variant so long as one piece of the virus is left unchanged for the immune system to recognize. Yet in Israel and across the globe, crickets are all that is heard of these treatment from any gov’t body, even though they have to be aware of the existence of such treatments.
So when Bennett prescribed masks and vaccines as his treatment to this mutated outbreak, it lead me to question many things about his knowledge of the vaccines and the disease itself as he claimed some aptitude towards late last year and during the vaccine rollout earlier this year. This should reflect the reality that he, like Bibi and others, is just a politician and he has his advisers to these matters who should answer many questions that no one seems capable or interested in asking.
But masks and vaccines? I addressed the masks yesterday, but needed to speak to the vaccines. This treatment plan will save no one from a mutant that has already mutated from any protections afforded by this vaccine. Or is their rationale that they really believe there is no mutant, rather that the vaccines are not long protective and require an new dose this soon? That would make more sense, but very questionable concerns are raised by the knowledge of serious side-effects of these vaccines. and THERE ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE BROAD PROTECTION TO ANY VARIANTS GOING FORWARD WITH NO SERIOUS SIDE-EFFECT.
So spread the word and maybe someone will someday ask these gov’t officials and their advisers why they are so reluctant to make these treatments known and easily available to the public. It’s not the cost, it’s not the safety and it’s not the efficacy that keeps this focus on a vaccine that has 0% chance of efficacy against a mutated spike protein it wasn’t designed to protect against.
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So, Variants, Vaccines and Treatments.
The claim is that the vaccine works but now that there is this super virulent Delta-strain, everyone needs to double-down and trust this vaccine or the hospitals will be overwhelmed, and so many will die as a consequence. Let’s for a moment accept all of this as true, which it isn’t, but lets deal in small bites first and accept this claim for now.
No where in this assertion does the issue of safety come into any concern or mention. Over and over again, the discussions of the need to be vaccinated are hyped as being helpful and effective, but there is no discussion of any possible risk associated with them. And the risk is real. As of two weeks ago, in the US alone, the VAERS system is reporting nearly 400,000 adverse reactions including over 6,000 deaths and nearly 52,000 urgent care cases.
None of these figures account for any backlog that the CDC is suffering nor does it relate the unreported cases which are somewhere between 10X-100X, so these numbers, as horrific and shocking as they are, are very likely a token of reality that will likely never be realized or reported. The risk is quite tangible. However, the reality remains that there is a serious disease to manage and there are no treatments for Covid beyond relying on this sometimes effective but risky vaccine – sorry, but this is an abject lie.
There have always been treatments, as this is not the first respiratory/inflammatory/clotting disease in history encountered. The problem is that the CDC and its sister world health organizations have seen fit to outlaw the use of any treatment protocol that could be used to symptomatically treat the triad of conditions seen in Covid – viral replication, uncontrolled inflammation, and body-wide blood clot formation.
It was not exactly illegal, but if any doctor treated their patients, based on CDC guidance to the contrary, they could have their license pulled, be terminated from whatever hospital or practice they were working for, or be personally sued.
Hundreds of doctors faced license reviews due to their refusal to ignore their patient’s care and many of these suffered consequences due to these actions. In spite of this, and without the first gov’t dollar, treatments were pursued and are now available. With the use of monoclonal antibodies and treatment protocols including 4-6 drugs, out-patient care(means no hospital stay) provides an 85% reduction in hospitalization and deaths.
Furthermore, the immunity provided from the exposure and treatment of the entire virus as opposed to just a piece (spike protein) provides significant protections going forward. When someone survives a natural infection of SARS-Cov2 virus, their immune system is sensitized against every part of the virus, including the spike protein but not limited to it.
This means that mutations in every part of the virus would have to occur before a ‘variant’ would be capable of breaking-through this broad protection derived from natural infections. In contrast to this broad immunity from natural infection, the vaccines were developed to strategically provide protection of the spike protein, and only the spike protein, which is only one piece of the entire virus.
Hence, should the virus mutates at just the spike protein, there was always an understanding that this would create strains which would not be sensitive to the very specific immunity provided by vaccines.
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So while the use of masks indoors would be a less stupid use than masks outside, it would offer no real protection for anyone. There is support that obviously sick individuals(not asymptomatic individuals) using masks would prevent spittle(spit droplets) and sputum(mucous droplets) from being freely launched into the air but it is not an all win perspective, much like the vaccines, as there are undesired consequences to their use.
Mask designs are variable from shirts pulled up over the mouth and nose to disposable hardware towels cut to form. None of these have any safety testing to support their use as safe. In fact, it is well known that nylon, which is used in the fabric of many shirts being doubled as masks, causes a high degree of reactivity(not a good thing) to lung tissue – as you breathe through any reusable mask, particles of the fabric will break off, due to damage associated with reuse, and be sucked into the lung.
Beyond the improvised masks there are other issues that create concerns. N95 masks are developed using layers of masking material that create a torturous labyrinth that air must pass thru and creates its filter. The masking is very delicate, and any damage to the mask, such as would be expected with its reuse causes this masking material to shatter and can be sucked into the lung.
Masks that are are kept with low hygiene standards will collect bacteria, mold and viruses in higher concentrations than are present in the air and provide the concentration, discussed earlier, that will lead to infections. Also cleaning masks allows the inhalation of any residual soap or detergents into the lung, again there is no known safety standard as these detergents are not routinely intended to be inhaled hours on end.
So, masks are unhelpful with only a debate of a possible benefit when used by obviously ill people only, meanwhile they carry the undesired consequence of allowing toxins and infectious agents to be inhaled in concentrations that may override the body’s defenses, which they are proposed to support not defeat.
With all of this in mind, it is disappointing that Bennett, who claims to have had such a strong grasp on the situation related to the pandemic earlier this year, would display such a basic misunderstanding of the risk/benefit of mask usage as is evident with his current mandates.
…Apologies for this quick rundown on masks, but I am quite distracted with other matters at the moment, yet I did need to review a few basic points on the topics
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For a mask to offer protection from a invective agent the size of Covid, it would require thickness of layers that would overwhelm the capacity of the lungs to draw air thru it. This is why at the CDC or elsewhere when employing such biological entities that are quite lethal, the use of closed ventilation suits are utilized instead of some silly mask. The surgical masks that are commonly utilized by people for days-weeks-months on end, are meant to be utilized as a one use purpose only and then discarded.
Masks are also only intended to limit spittle, globules of saliva, from being launched into an opening in the surgical site. So it isn’t so much that masks don’ work, as they don’t work towards the purpose these wizards of propaganda would like to mesmerize people into believing was their designed purpose. Virus’ and bacteria launched into the open air have no ability to gain a concentration that would routinely cause infection.
For an infection to be successful, it requires an individual to be exposed to a concentration of virus that will create a successful infection. The exposure to a minimum concentration is needed to overwhelm the defense mechanisms of the body which prevent any infection from being successful with anything less than this minimum concentration – think of it as a large group of men charging up a hill as opposed to just a single man, a certain minimum is needed to take the hill.
This is why the massive crowds last year in the riots and protests did not result in massive outbreaks as might have been expected – outside there is no ability for the virus to concentrate as any concentration breathed into the air is immediately dispersed. To contrast this point, the lock-downs last year were the most self-defeating use of a plan to defeat the SARS-Cov2 virus spreading, as people were trapped inside their homes where a single infected person could spread the virus at some rate into the air.
The air conditioning systems would keep the virus circulating as this single individual created more and more virus, and the concentrations in the house would rise and continue to circulate and eventually provide concentrations that could infect others in the home.
You might imagine a gas main leak – outside there is little ability to concentrate the gas so an explosion is only possible at the point of the leak, whereas if the same leak were in a house, the gas concentrations could mount, and even just a spark on the other end of the home could ignite a large explosion.
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