Day: April 22, 2021
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COVID ‘vaccine failure’ more likely if you have a weakened immune system
Why do breakthrough infections happen? In this April 20, 2021 article for Miami Herald, writer Katie Camero attempts to explain. In the article, Camero cites Dr. Ghady Haidar, an infectious diseases physician specializing in immunosuppressed populations at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who says that immunocompromised people are more likely to get infected with…
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Pro-vaccine internal medicine doctor explains why he won’t take the COVID vaccine
In this March 31, 2021 video, Dr. Suneel Dhand, raises an important question: should he get the COVID vaccine even when he already has antibodies against SARS-CoV-2? Dr. Dhand says that he believes in routine vaccinations and that some members of his family have already received the COVID vaccines. He, however, is on the fence…
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Pro-vaccine immunologist: “I would probably prefer to have natural immunity”
The following article is a transcript of a presentation by Dr. Bryam Bridle to the Covid Plan B, a group from New Zealand which opposes the lockdowns imposed on the country, and calls for a balanced response to the health crisis. Dr. Bridle is an associate professor and viral immunologist in the Department of Pathobiology…
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Bacolod Council to study Ivermectin as possible COVID treatment
In this article for Sunstar Bacolod published on April 15, 2021, writer Merlinda A. Pedrosa reports on a new resolution passed by the Bacolod City Council seeking for a “more intellectual, unbiased, scientific and no competitive financial interest debates and discussions for the inclusion of Ivermectin in the list of essential drugs against coronavirus disease.”…