Tag 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 »

Michael Mina – The neglected CT (Cycle Threshold) levels to determine viral load and infectiousness

O problema dos testes PCR ao coronavirus. O que significa um teste PCR “positivo”?As autoridades assumem, burocraticamente, que um positivo é um positivo e um negativo é um negativo, numa escala binária. Mas em biologia não é assim.Quando se fala em sensibilidade dos testes, o que significa? Sensibilidade a quê? A que carga viral? A… 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 »

Could mass testing for Covid-19 do more harm than good?

Article by Prof Carl Heneghan & Tom Jefferson from the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine of Oxford University. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/could-mass-testing-for-covid-19-do-more-harm-than-good-

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 »

“COVID-19 – You Can’t Trust Any of the Statistics on the Number of Victims.”

“COVID-19. Here’s Why You Can’t Trust Any of the Statistics on the Number of Victims.” Thanks to Piers Corbyn for pointing this article. Dr. Malcolm Kendrick is a MD GP in the NHS and authored the book ‘Doctoring Data – How to Sort Out Medical Advice from Medical Nonsense” Excerpts:As an NHS doctor, I’ve seen… Read More »

Bjorn Lomborg: the ‘economic cost’ of lockdowns in developing nations ‘outweighs’ health benefit.

The ‘economic cost’ of lockdowns in developing nations ‘outweighs’ health benefit.Great interview by Bjorn Lomborg to Sky.au The “significant cost” of the hard-line closure of world economies may do more overall damage than good. “We have good studies from the US that actually indicate a moderate sustained reduction in social interaction probably makes sense in… Read More »