This thread was deleted by a volunteer moderator. I certainly don't want a thread this big deleted so I've restored. THat being said, this thread has served it's purpose. I've closed it to new posts.
We have a new 2024 vaccine thread here. New people don't need to try to wade through 20,000 posts to figure out what is going on.
The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body's molecular machinery and cause disease.
This is a very impressive study! Hopefully, it will lead to a fast-tracked clinical trial to see if either of these weight loss drugs effectively stop Covid as an early treatment. A highly effective treatment would negate the need for continued vaccinations in all but the high risk populations.
Agreed. Dysregulated metabolism is common in viral infections. Gotta get that energy to make trillions of virons from somewhere! I don’t think metabolic target have ever been investigated as anti-virals though? Someone correct me if I am wrong. Would be interesting. As a caveat lots of cells lines and mono layer culture in general has non-physiological metabolism. Cells get way way more oxygen in monolayer culture then they do in the body. Furthermore they used a embryonic kidney cell line and a lung cancer cell line - both known to have messed up metabolic states already… The biochemical data is interesting though!
This is a very impressive study! Hopefully, it will lead to a fast-tracked clinical trial to see if either of these weight loss drugs effectively stop Covid as an early treatment. A highly effective treatment would negate the need for continued vaccinations in all but the high risk populations.
Paxlovid is highly effective already. The US has not approved a 4th shot for a vast majority of people yet. 3 vaccine doses is very normal for a typical series.
Looks like a widespread 4th shot will likely be an updated vaccine, which is plenty justification for “continued vaccination” as it’s keeping up with strain shifts in the virus.
This is a very impressive study! Hopefully, it will lead to a fast-tracked clinical trial to see if either of these weight loss drugs effectively stop Covid as an early treatment. A highly effective treatment would negate the need for continued vaccinations in all but the high risk populations.
Dr Yaakov Nahmias found the virus hijacks the cells and turns them into cholesterol factories so the virus has a supply of fat to make the fatty ball containing all the nasty viral proteins. He found in vitro that introducing a common anti-cholesterol drug, killed the virus by stopping it from replicating due to lack of fat.
Of course, his treatment was sidetracked like all the other proven treatments.
Hebrew University professor says he's worked out what makes the raging virus so vicious, and how to fix it using an anti-cholesterol med; no human testing done yet
Vax mob mafia, you ready to kick out every last one of them ?
****** "Thursday was the deadline for Army National Guard soldiers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or potentially face separation from the service, with roughly 40,000, or 13% of its force, having yet to be inoculated."
"The numbers pose a daunting challenge to the Pentagon, which mandated vaccination against COVID-19, as it does to counter more than a dozen other ailments such as hepatitis and the flu. The Army National Guard's deadline was the latest of any military component, with most other deadlines falling last year."
The numbers pose a daunting challenge to the Pentagon, which mandated vaccination against COVID-19, as it does to counter more than a dozen other ailments such as hepatitis and the flu.
This is a very impressive study! Hopefully, it will lead to a fast-tracked clinical trial to see if either of these weight loss drugs effectively stop Covid as an early treatment. A highly effective treatment would negate the need for continued vaccinations in all but the high risk populations.
Paxlovid is highly effective already. The US has not approved a 4th shot for a vast majority of people yet. 3 vaccine doses is very normal for a typical series.
Looks like a widespread 4th shot will likely be an updated vaccine, which is plenty justification for “continued vaccination” as it’s keeping up with strain shifts in the virus.
Pharmacist here. I guess I wouldn’t call it the “vast majority” of people but we’re administering lots of 4th doses right now. CDC website recommends it for anyone over 50 or for anyone over 18 who is immunocompromised. Anyone can make an appointment online to get a 4th dose. No documentation needed.
Only one dose of J&J for me so far. Seems like the benefit is questionable for younger people on the boosters to me. Even less benefit for healthy active children as far as I can tell. Mine are not vaccinated for now.
For the average, overweight, sedentary, patient I see with multiple health conditions, getting vaccinated and boosted is a no brainer. Can’t believe some of the 300 pound folks coming in over the past year talking about how it was all a hoax. 🤦♂️
Died from the combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine, according to medical examiners on Friday.
Are we really going to take the word of the cops on this? Nobody ever dies from fentanyl in this country. We need to find the cops who “found” him and put them on trial.