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The survey, which surveyed over 11,000 people in 322 districts in India, said that 72 per cent reported one or more individuals in their close social network - extended family, friends, neighbours and colleagues - experiencing medical conditions like brain stroke, cardiac arrest, heart attack and cancer acceleration in the last three-and-a-half-years post March 2020 following the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in India.
The survey by LocalCircles, India's leading community social media platform, also found that the percentage of citizens with such cases amongst their close contacts increased by 21% from October 2022 to October 2023.
- Nov. 14, 2023 (Washington Post) - Scientists have discovered what may be the first 'vampire' virus
- Nov. 13, 2023 (Telegraph) - How to break the cycle of panic and neglect surrounding pandemics
- Nov. 13, 2023 (GAVI) - To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Follow the Science
- Nov. 13, 2023 (Singularity Hub) - How Generative AI Could Help Us Predict the Next Pandemic
- Nov. 10, 2023 (Fortune) - These 4 lethal viruses could fuel the next pandemic, new research says. What they are — and how the world can prepare
- Nov. 6, 2023 (The Hill) - CDC adding flu, RSV surveillance at major US airports
- Nov. 4, 2023 (Daily Mail) - Next pandemic deemed the 'Big One' could be the most contagious and deadliest disease known to humanity, scientists warn
- Oct. 30, 2023 (European Pharmaceutical Review) - Are we globally prepared for the next pandemic?
- Oct. 29, 2023 (The Atlantic) - The Viral Threat Almost No One Is Thinking About
- Oct. 17, 2023 (RUDAW) - World not prepared for a new pandemic: Health officials
- Sep. 23, 2023 (WION) - 'Disease X' likely to prove 20 times deadlier compared to COVID-19, hints expert
Comment: Head of Russia's Security Council Nikolay Patrushev also thinks that something is soon coming:
Top Russian security official sees risk of new pandemics amid Washington's activity
Nikolay Patrushev mentioned the emergence of dangerous domestic and external factors that may cause previously unheard-of diseases, epidemics and pandemics as he proposed discussing extra measures to ensure biosecurity
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev warned about the risk of new epidemics and pandemics as well as of additional biological threats being posed by Washington's activity.
"Ensuring biological security in today's world is a pressing issue as it relates to potential risks and threats, among other things being posed by US military and biological activity, including in Ukraine," Patrushev explained, opening a conference on the situation in Russia's Central Federal District.
Patrushev mentioned the emergence of dangerous domestic and external factors that may cause previously unheard-of diseases, epidemics and pandemics as he proposed discussing extra measures to ensure biosecurity.
Answer: just remove most-likely-to-miscarry vaccinated women from the data!
Are COVID vaccines safe for women trying to become pregnant?
A newly published study that intended to prove that COVID vaccines are safe for women trying to become pregnant is raising more questions than it answers.
The study appears to intentionally exclude women most likely to experience miscarriage, but only among the vaccinated cohort!
https://academic.oup.com/humrep/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/humrep/dead211/7326030
This study is cited on Twitter by COVID vaccine promoters, who did not read it past the abstract, as the full text is not free.
[listo] Expertos plantean temores de salud pública sobre el síndrome de microondas de las antenas 5G
Acabo de leer los cuatro estudios de casos de 5G llevados a cabo este año por el profesor Lennart Hardell y Mona Nilsson, en los que ocho personas desarrollaron síntomas debilitantes tras la instalación de antenas 5G junto a sus viviendas, donde se tomaron mediciones precisas de la radiación. Los resultados ponen un gran interrogante sobre la declaración del Gobierno.
¿Ha ignorado nuestro Gobierno los llamamientos mundiales y las declaraciones consensuadas de científicos y médicos independientes, que piden una revisión de las directrices de seguridad y el cese del despliegue de la 5G sobre la base de la investigación de los niveles mucho más bajos de emisiones anteriores a la 5G? Entre ellos se incluyen:
- 433 científicos que han firmado el llamamiento 5G de la UE,
- 259 científicos de 44 países que han firmado el llamamiento internacional de científicos CEM (campo electromagnético)
- 164 científicos y médicos, así como 95 organizaciones no gubernamentales que han firmado el llamamiento CEM.
As of November 12, the death toll stands at 1,476, and 291,832 people are infected, overwhelming hospitals in the densely populated country. The 2023 death toll is more than five times that of 2022, marking the deadliest outbreak since tracking began in 2000. Climate change-induced shifts in temperature and rainfall patterns are conducive to the breeding of the Aedes mosquito, which transmits dengue.
This year, dengue cases have been reported in all 64 districts of the country, prompting the need for year-round vector surveillance. Symptoms vary, with some patients presenting only with coughing, making diagnosis challenging. Despite the lack of a specific vaccine or treatment, early detection and proper medical care can reduce fatalities to less than 1%. Hospitals in Bangladesh are grappling with the surge in patients, exacerbated by a shortage of intravenous fluids crucial for severe cases.
Comment: Whilst the climate is indeed exhibiting extremes of all kinds, as noted above, hospitals are also suffering life-threatening shortages of medical supplies. Furthermore, economies across the planet are falling into recession, and so one wonders just how factors such as these are exacerbating the unprecedented dengue crisis: US suffering another medication shortage: penicillin - amid record number of syphilis cases
There are two key points to note.
Firstly, there was a lack of respiratory deaths in 2020, 2021 and even 2022. Any analysis of excess mortality needs to account for that. Secondly, many of the excess deaths were not included in the major cateogories of death.
Figure 1: Total deaths.
Total mortality was lower in 2020 and higher in 2021 than expected levels (see figure 1). Figure 2 shows the same data with an adjusted y-axis to show that these differences were not insignificant. For 2021, there were 4,145 excess deaths in 2021 whereas there were only 1,224 deaths attributed to covid.
Besides aging, viral infections are also factors that contribute to Alzheimer's disease. COVID-19 has increasingly been linked to cognitive decline, a connection that appears to be confirmed by a new review of neurological symptoms connected to the condition.
According to researchers, viral infection significantly adds to the risk of dementia in older people. In effect, Alzheimer's and COVID appear to work together to damage our brains.
"I believe over the next several years, emerging evidence will further support a link between microbial infection and neurodegenerative diseases," corresponding author of the study Thomas E. Lane, who holds a doctorate in microbiology and immunology, said in a press statement.
Comment: See also:
- Researchers identify Alzheimer's tipping point: Excess glycation (i.e. too much sugar)
- Studies About Relations Between Alzheimer's and Omega-3s, Alcohol
- Researchers explore fungus' role in Alzheimer's
- Cleveland Clinic-led study identifies how COVID-19 linked to Alzheimer's disease-like cognitive impairment
- The Alzheimer's antidote: using a low-carb, high-fat diet to fight Alzheimer's disease, memory loss, and cognitive decline
Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults improve their subtle problems with cognition (memory and thinking skills). It also helped them with a fundamental multitasking skill: walking while your attention is elsewhere.
But while tai chi was effective, a "cognitively enhanced" version that added mental challenges to the mix worked even better, the study found.

The Bayer AG logo sits on display at the headquarters in La Garenne-Colombes, near Paris, France, May 13, 2019.
The verdict includes $7 million in compensatory damages and $325 million in punitive damages awarded to plaintiff Mike Dennis, who was diagnosed at age 51 with a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a spokesperson for the company.
The punitive damage award is almost certain to be reduced sharply, as the U.S. Supreme Court has found that punitive damages should be less than 10 times the compensatory damages in virtually all cases.
According to the Kenyan Daily Post, Gates' role in assisting the Kenyan government in its development and rollout of Maisha Namba was announced after a recent series of "closed-door meetings" with Kenyan President William Ruto.
"The billionaire, who is known to champion GMO [genetically modified organism] foods, has met Ruto in a series of meetings since he came to power with most of the engagements shrouded in secrecy," the Kenyan Daily Post wrote.
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