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Geo-Politics / Re: Ukraine-NATO-Russia
« Last post by Chandrasekhi on February 27, 2022, 10:18:19 am »
From the streets of Ukraine:
https://youtu.be/TK2h4Ma-l0s
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Geo-Politics / Ukraine-NATO-Russia
« Last post by Chandrasekhi on February 19, 2022, 02:38:29 pm »
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Big Tech, MSM, Gaslighting & Censorship / Re: The Gatekeepers
« Last post by Chandrasekhi on January 29, 2022, 04:10:20 am »
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dear-ted-is-it-bad-scienc_b_3104049
Dear TED, Is It 'Bad Science' or a 'Game of Thrones'?
It surprised the millions of admirers of TED, whose conferences attract wide attention to new, cutting-edge ideas, when that organization recently decided to practice semi-censorship.
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Deepak Chopra, Contributor, Stuart Hameroff, Contributor, and Menas C. Kafatos, Contributor

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Therapeutics / Vitamin D ***must read
« Last post by Chandrasekhi on December 25, 2021, 12:08:36 pm »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5g9AVqRsjo
original reference:
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Deficiency of vit D limits the performance of systems resulting in, increased spread of diseases of civilization, reduced protection against infections, reduced effectiveness of vaccination. 
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Blood level of 20 ng/mL, (50 nmol/L) sufficient to stop osteomalacia
Preferable, 40–60 ng/mL (100 to 150 nmol/L)
Vitamin D3 supplementation in the range of 4000 to 10,000 units (100 to 250 µg) needed to generate an optimal 40–60 ng/mL (100 to 150 nmol/L)

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At a time when vaccination was not yet available, patients with sufficiently high D3 serum levels preceding the infection were highly unlikely to suffer a fatal outcome.
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Vitamin D is a powerful epigenetic regulator
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Academic paper referenced:
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/10/3596

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Received: 28 September 2021 / Revised: 9 October 2021 / Accepted: 11 October 2021 / Published: 14 October 2021
COVID-19 Mortality Risk Correlates Inversely with Vitamin D3 Status, and a Mortality Rate Close to Zero Could Theoretically Be Achieved at 50 ng/mL 25(OH)D3: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Big Pharma / National Sovereignity vs Citizens' Lives
« Last post by Chandrasekhi on October 27, 2021, 01:10:11 pm »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYIJxoh7gqw
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Gravitas: Revealed: How Pfizer blackmails countries for shots

Is Pfizer putting profits above lives? Public Citizen,  a non-profit organization says that Pfizer can stop countries from speaking about contracts, block vaccine donations, unilaterally change delivery schedules & demand public assets as collateral. Palki Sharma tells you more.
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https://www.citizen.org/news/report-how-pfizer-silences-world-governments-in-vaccine-negotiations/
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Report: How Pfizer Silences World Governments in Vaccine Negotiations
October 19, 2021
Contracts Show Pfizer Controls Vaccine Donations and Delivery Schedules, Bars Governments’ Public Discussion of Agreements


WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new Public Citizen report has revealed the extent to which Pfizer bullies governments in COVID-19 vaccine negotiations, including barring governments from discussing the agreements without Pfizer’s approval, retaining unilateral control to make key decisions and even securing an intellectual property waiver for itself.

“Pfizer is taking advantage of countries’ desperation,” said Peter Maybarduk, director of Public Citizen’s Access to Medicines program. “Most of us have sacrificed during the pandemic; staying distant to protect family and friends. Pfizer went the other way, using its control of scarce vaccines to win special privileges, from people that have little choice.”
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First, Pfizer silences governments through the use of nondisclosure provisions in many of its contracts. Brazil, for example, is prohibited from making “any public announcement concerning the existence… or terms” of the contract or commenting on its relationship with Pfizer without Pfizer’s prior written consent.

Second, Pfizer can disallow governments from accepting additional donations of the Pfizer vaccine.

Third, Pfizer exempts itself from liability for intellectual property infringements, shifting the financial risk of Pfizer’s actions to government purchasers – despite Pfizer’s opposition to similar exemptions for manufacturers proposed at the World Trade Organization.

Fourth, it gives the power to secret private arbitrators, not public courts, to decide issues on contract disputes.

Fifth, Pfizer requires some countries to waive sovereign immunity, so it can go after state assets in case of a dispute.

Finally, Pfizer gives itself sole power when it comes to making key decisions, including how vaccine deliveries will be prioritized if there is a supply shortage.

“Behind closed doors, Pfizer wields its power to extract a series of concerning concessions from governments,” said Zain Rizvi, law and policy researcher at Public Citizen’s Access to Medicines program and author of the report. “The global community cannot allow pharmaceutical corporations to keep calling the shots.”
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https://www.citizen.org/article/pfizers-power/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=9b708ddb-d34d-4dfa-95e4-d4d672a82a1b#_ftn57
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October 19, 2021
In February, Pfizer was accused of “bullying” governments in COVID vaccine negotiations in a groundbreaking story by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.[1] A government official at the time noted, “Five years in the future when these confidentiality agreements are over you will learn what really happened in these negotiations.”[2]

Public Citizen has identified several unredacted Pfizer contracts that describe the outcome of these negotiations. The contracts offer a rare glimpse into the power one pharmaceutical corporation has gained to silence governments, throttle supply, shift risk and maximize profits in the worst public health crisis in a century. We describe six examples from around the world below.[3]
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Some governments have pushed back on Pfizer’s unilateral authority for other decisions. In South Africa, Pfizer wanted to have the “sole discretion to determine additional terms and guarantees for us to fulfill the indemnity obligations.”[57] South Africa deemed this “too risky” and a “potential risk to [their] assets and fiscus.”[58] After delays, Pfizer reportedly conceded to remove this “problematic term.”[59]
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But others have not been as successful. As a condition to entering into the agreement, the Colombian government is required to “demonstrate, in a manner satisfactory to Suppliers, that Suppliers and their affiliates will have adequate protection, as determined in Suppliers’ sole discretion” (emphasis added) from liability claims.[60] Colombia is required to certify to Pfizer the value of the contingent obligations (i.e., potential future liability), and to start appropriating funds to cover the contingent obligations, according to a contribution program.[61]

Pfizer’s ability to control key decisions reflects the power imbalance in vaccine negotiations. Under the vast majority of contracts, Pfizer’s interests come first.
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Therapeutics / Re: Re-purposed Drugs
« Last post by Chandrasekhi on October 02, 2021, 04:52:34 am »
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7713548/
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Identification of antiviral antihistamines for COVID-19 repurposing
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Efforts to identify approved drugs with in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2 resulted in identification of antiviral sigma-1 receptor ligands, including antihistamines in the histamine-1 receptor binding class.
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Usage of diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine and azelastine was associated with reduced incidence of SARS-CoV-2 positivity in subjects greater than age 61. We found diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine and azelastine to exhibit direct antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro.
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 Prior usage of loratadine, diphenhydramine, cetirizine, hydroxyzine, and azelastine was associated with a reduced incidence of positive SARS-CoV-2 test results in individuals 61 years and above in a statistically significant manner (Supplemental Table 1). Although numerous factors confound the observed association of antihistamine usage with SARS-CoV-2 positivity (e.g., socio-economic status, co-morbidities), we asked if associated drugs may exert direct antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 as a possible contributing factor.

List of OTC antihistamines by brand name:
https://www.allergywesterncolorado.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Medications_to_Avoid.pdf
https://www.kcallergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Antihistamine-sheet-2020-10-19.pdf

Dilinct (diphenhydramine)
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Big Tech, MSM, Gaslighting & Censorship / Re: Reclaiming your Privacy
« Last post by Chandrasekhi on October 01, 2021, 11:04:00 pm »
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