Category Archives: Covid-19

Should covid be left to spread among the young and healthy? Two petitions by scientists clash on the matter.

Devemos deixar a covid propagar-se pelas populações jovens e saudáveis?Duas petições de cientistas confrontam-se. A Economist fez uma interessante comparação entre duas petições de cientistas, uma defendendo o fim dos lockdowns (Great Barrington Declaration) e outra contestando a primeira (John Snow Memorandum). Não tenho escondido a minha preferência por um dos lados do debate (o… Read More »

Covid experts: there is another way – “Focused Protection”

Three eminent epidemiologists – Dr Sunetra Gupta (Oxford), Dr Jay Bhattacharya (Stanford) and Dr. Martin Kulldorff (Harvard) – met in Massachusetts on October 4th to plan a better response to the pandemic.They call it “Focused Protection” as opposed to the current general lockdown. Key points: “Current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and… Read More »

A note of optimism from the latest findings on how our immune system is dealing with sars-cov2

Could pre-existing and acquired immunity be the best protection against covid, helping solve the pandemic before vaccines are widely available? Excellent summary of the latest immunology findings on sars-cov2 at the British Journal of Medicine [Mentioning the work of Portuguese researcher Gabriela Gomes]. Key points: “… This would be because… of the result of a… Read More »

T-Cell immunity may be the best defense against covid-19

Antibodies vs. T-Cell Immunity Studies of asymptomatic infected show that T-Cell immune response maybe the best defense against covid-19. Whereas CDC cautiously say that 40% of infected are asymptomatic, some studies on particular groups point to more than 90% – namely in a Boston homeless shelter, Tyson Foods Warehouse (481 infected) and in Prisons (this… Read More »

Novos testes covid sugerem alteração profunda na estratégia de gestão da pandemia

Neste momento, já sabemos o suficiente sobre o sars-cov2 para não ser aceitável que nos deixemos guiar pelo medo. A estratégia de defesa face à pandemia sars-cov2 mereceria uma reflexão profunda por quem de direito. Algumas notas, suscitadas pelo acompanhamento dos últimos desenvolvimentos que tenho visto sobre o tema, do ponto de vista científico. Estamos… Read More »

Vitamin D & COVID-19 Immunity

The role of vitamin D in preventing viral infections, including COVID-19, is gaining attention as more studies are released.  In this video, Dr. Seheult of https://www.medcram.com discusses a recent vitamin D review article published in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrients which has compelling implications for COVID-19 and overall vascular and endothelial health. Studies mentioned in the… Read More »

Corona reappraisal: why everyone was wrong

By Dr. Beda M. Stadler, emeritus professor of immunology and former director of the Institute of Immunology at the University of Bern. The corona virus gradually disappears. What has actually happened in the past few weeks? The experts have overlooked fundamental connections. The immune response to the virus is much stronger than you thought. Interview… Read More »

Dr. Scott Atlas: Lockdown’s cost much higher than the benefits

Scott Atlas Professor of Medicine at Stanford and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, specializing in Health Care, interviewed for Uncommon Knowledge. https://www.hoover.org/research/doctor-scott-atlas-and-efficacy-lockdowns-social-distancing-and-closings For several weeks, Dr. Atlas has been making the case in print and in other media that we as a society have overreacted in imposing draconian restrictions on movement, gatherings, schools, sports,… Read More »