"Science" needs a day of reckoning after this pandemic is over. We made serious mistakes that cost many lives.
Here are just a few:
1- We appointed ONE scientist- FAUCI- to rule over the pandemic. He said if you go against me, you go against science. Wow!
That is precisely ANTI-science. Science is about doubt and questioning general wisdom. Fauci ended up being wrong on so many things and this killed people. Many others like #GreatBarringtonDeclaration had opposing views (which were correct) but were ridiculed. Terrible!
2- Medications such as Remdisivir with little benefit were touted as the correct treatment for Covid while others were religiously attacked. "Scientists" and "doctors" cheered medications such as "Ivermectin" failed in one trial even as it was shown to be effective in another!
How did doctors celebrate when a cheap drug that had the potential to save lives "fail"? This was politically motivated and delusional. Doctors should be happy when a medication works. The FDA even put out an ad saying you are not a horse! That was disgusting!
May medications such as fish oils (Lovaza/ Vascepa) or gout medications such as colchicine or anti-depressants such as Luvox were repurposed for Covid- but not Ivermectin? Why? We truly lost our collective minds!
3- So many mistakes have been made on vaccines. But, even today, as we have tons of correct information- we are being told to vaccinate everyone without proper informed consent and/ or risk/benefit analysis. Why?!
a) Vaccines significantly decrease the risk of hospitalization/ oxygenation/ intubation/ death in older people (>50-60) and those with multiple medical problems. The benefit in this group clearly outweighs the risk and this is the only group that should be highly encouraged!
b) Others- were being forced to vaccinate because we were told that vaccinated people cannot transmit the virus. That was false! Vaccinated people CAN get covid and DO transmit the virus to others. This narrative must change. Given this, you get vaccinated to save your life.
Given this, you get vaccinated to save your own life, not other people's lives! So if others want to get vaccinated, that is their prerogative, not ours. I AM PRO-VACCINE FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT BUT AM ANTI-MANDATES!
c) Vaccines were not injected properly. Technicians were not aspirating before injecting. That can rarely cause injection of the vaccine into the bloodstream causing inflammation in the blood, heart, brain!

d) It is wrong to say vaccines have NO side effects. Everything has.
e) We did not and still are not taking into consideration people who have natural immunity. Studies show that these people have strong immunity and those with one shot + natural immunity have the highest defense! Why are we ignoring natural immunity???!
f) Children. With Omicron now being the majority of Covid, with all children contracting Omicron, with children being at extremely low risk, WHY ARE WE FORCING CHILDREN TO GET MULTIPLE VACCINES?!!! Even WHO says boosters are not needed in children.
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Jan 12
There is trued madness in the medical and scientific community. They want to categorize you as a "vaxxer" or "anti-vaxxer". All medical decisions should be guided NOT by absolutes but by risk/benefit analysis. 1/
I highly encourage older and at-risk patients (multiple medical problems) to get vaccinated and boosted.

The vaccines significantly reduce the risk of hospitalization and death in higher-risk groups.
I do not encourage (nor discourage) children or younger people to get vaccinated. Why? They are at low risk. For the vast majority, Covid is nothing but the flu. With Omicron now being > 95% of Covid, this risk is even further reduced.
Read 7 tweets
Jan 9
Notes from a call with Edward Ryan MD, Director of International Infectious Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital
(exactly what I've been saying):

1. Close to 100% of the positive cases in MA are Omicron. Delta is almost completely gone from New England.
2. This surge will peak sometime between 1/10 and 1/21 and then begin a quick downhill journey of two to four weeks.

3. We will end up with a 20-50% positive rate.

4. February will be clean up mode, March will begin to return to "normal".
5. Omicron lives in your nose and upper respiratory area which is what makes it so contagious. It isn't able to bond with your lungs like the other variants.
Read 10 tweets
Jan 2
They said if you get vaccinated:
*You will not get Covid.
*You will not transmit Covid.
*You will not need multiple boosters.
*You will end the pandemic.
*You will have more protection for variants than if you overcome Covid.

ALL WRONG!

I'm PRO-VAX, but let's tell the truth:
If you get vaccinated, you will more likely not end up in the hospital, intubated, and will be less likely to die.

You can still get Covid.
You can still transmit Covid.
You will certainly get variants.
You will need boosters.

Furthermore...
The strongest protection comes from natural immunity (having had Covid, and recovered) plus one shot of vaccine. This is stronger than even three shots.

Yet, governments and medical community still avoid talking about natural immunity and ONLY push the vaccine. Why?!
Read 5 tweets
Dec 28, 2021
I'm getting requests to do TV, newspaper and radio interviews. I won't. But, for those interested, here are my basic thoughts:

1- Omicron is nothing more than a seasonal cold virus. Now we have 5 coronaviruses that will be around.
2- There is little we can do to stop this virus from infecting 80% + of the population. Masks. Vaccine card mandates will make no difference.

3- Sure, people who are vaccinated have a much lower chance of dying or getting hospitalized.
4- Vaccinated people still get infected and pass the virus to others.

It's important to be honest about the role of the vaccines because the authorities were all wrong in saying you won't get variants and you won't pass variants. Clearly.
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