Trial Site News is skeptical on Covid vaccines so we post selectively from their fact-based reports. The fact that Scandinavian countries are taking the steps described below underscores the essentially variable meaning of "follow the science" in different countries...
Long Covid Now Has an Official Definition From the World Health Organization
Lingering fatigue, shortness of breath, and brain fog are among the symptoms people may experience months after infection, the WHO says. By Ed Cara This week, the World Health Organization released diagnostic criteria for long covid, a perplexing condition that...
Predominance of antibody-resistant SARS-CoV-2 variants in vaccine breakthrough cases from the San Francisco Bay Area, California
By Venice Servellita, et al. PREPrint ~ August 25, 2021 with Commentary from TrialSiteNews Below Abstract Associations between vaccine breakthrough cases and infection by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants have remained largely unexplored. Here we analyzed...
Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) efficiently blocks the interaction between ACE2 cell surface receptor and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein D614, mutants D614G, N501Y, K417N and E484K in vitro
By Hoai Thi Thu Tran ~ PREPrint article ~ March 19, 2021 ~ & Review below Abstract On 11th March 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). To date, there are...
Increases in COVID-19 are unrelated to levels of vaccination across 68 countries and 2947 counties in the United States
By S. V. Subramanian & Akhil Kumar Published September 30, 2021 in European Journal of Epidemiology Vaccines currently are the primary mitigation strategy to combat COVID-19 around the world. For instance, the narrative related to the ongoing surge of new cases in...
Effects of adding L-arginine orally to standard therapy in patients with COVID-19: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. Results of the first interim analysis
By Giuseppe Fiorentino published in The Lancet September 9, 2021 below with analysis of the article & research by Chris Masterjohn, PhD below and commentary by Mark Bricca, ND "Based on an interim analysis recently published in a journal affiliated with...
Heart Damage Racks Covid Survivors a Year After Infection, study shows
By Jason Gale Heart damage from Covid-19 extends well beyond the disease’s initial stages, according to a study that found even people who were never sick enough to need hospitalization are in danger of developing heart failure and deadly blood clots a year later....
We’re Losing Our Humanity, and the Pandemic Is to Blame
“What the hell is happening? I feel like we are living on another planet. I don’t recognize anyone anymore.” by Sarah Smith Kurt Thigpen clenched his hands around the edge of the table because if he couldn’t feel the sharp edges digging into his palms, he would have...
Natural infection versus vaccination: Differences in COVID antibody responses emerge
By Michel C. Nussenzweig, Senior Physician, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Zanvil A. Cohn and Ralph M. Steinman Professor, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology This news story (August 24 2021) has been updated to reflect the publication on October 7,...
Is Ivermectin For Covid-19 Based On Fraudulent Research? Part 4
The story of ivermectin for Covid-19 continues to get even more worrisome By Gideon M-K This is part 4 in what appears to be a deep well of research issues underpinning the entire evidence-base for ivermectin and Covid-19. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is...
Stop Bashing Other Parents for Their Vaccine Choices in Front of Your Kids
By Annaliese Griffin If you’ve dipped even a toe into the kiddie pool of modern parenting politics, then you’re probably aware that it’s actually a shark tank. Confess your love for the convenience of school lunches and expect a pitying smile. A far...
A New Vaccine Strategy for Children: Just One Dose, for Now
Myocarditis, a rare side effect, occurs mostly after the second dose. So in some countries, officials are trying out single doses for children. By Apoorva Mandavilli Even as parents in the United States wrestle with difficult questions over vaccinating their children...
Merck’s New COVID Pill: ‘Game-Changer’ or Just One More Tool?
By Kathleen Doheny Soon after Merck announced on October 1 that it would ask federal regulators for emergency use authorization (EUA) for its auspicious new COVID-19 pill, the accolades began. Former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Scott...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Pandemic proofing your life is not what you think
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent I have bad news for you: We're stuck with this novel coronavirus in our environment perhaps indefinitely. And there might be another, more deadly and contagious pathogen right behind it that's poised to dart around...
Biden’s new health challenge: Find another Francis Collins
The high-profile opening could cause headaches for an administration that is struggling with pandemic messaging as it choreographs the rollout of vaccine boosters. By SARAH OWERMOHLE and MEGAN WILSON National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins was that rare...