The Triumph of Natural Immunity

The Triumph of Natural Immunity

Opinion | A new CDC study shows that around 75% of American children have already had COVID-19. That means that they have strong natural immunity that protects them from SARS-CoV-2 infections as they get older. Despite this, the CDC, the FDA and other government agencies are pushing all of them to get vaccinated. Why? One […]

A Review and Autopsy of Two COVID Immunity Studies

A Review and Autopsy of Two COVID Immunity Studies

How effective is immunity after COVID recovery relative to vaccination? An Israeli study by Gazit et al. found that the vaccinated have a 27 times higher risk of symptomatic infection than the COVID recovered. At the same time, the vaccinated were nine times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID. In contrast, a CDC study […]

Hospitals Should Hire, Not Fire, Nurses with Natural Immunity

Hospitals Should Hire, Not Fire, Nurses with Natural Immunity

Among many surprising developments during this pandemic, the most stunning has been the questioning of naturally acquired immunity after a person has had the COVID-19 disease. We have understood natural immunity since at least the Athenian Plague in 430 BC. Here is Thucydides: Yet it was with those who had recovered from the disease that the sick […]

Scientists and Doctors Call for Return to Normal Life in The Great Barrington Declaration

Scientists and Doctors Call for Return to Normal Life in The Great Barrington Declaration

Story Highlights On Oct. 6, 2020, an international group of scientists, doctors and other medical professionals issued a petition, The Great Barrington Declaration (GBD), challenging the wisdom of current restrictive public health strategies employed by governments for addressing COVID-19. The GBD signatories called for “focused protection” that commits resources to protecting vulnerable populations, allowing most […]