Tag Archives: Defense Production Act

Dec 30 2020

The Meaningless Meaning of ‘COVID Cases’


What differentiates the “common flu” from “COVID-19?

Re-Posted from the Canada Free Press By Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser —— Bio and Archives—December 30, 2020

Each day, we’re bombarded (I’d say ad nauseam) with reports and news of more COVID-19 “cases,” whatever that term means.

You’d think that this term would be well defined, here, there and everywhere. I wish you luck in finding a standard, generally accepted definition of it. If you succeed, please let me know.

But, don’t despair, there’s a cure for it. Big Pharma is “on the case.”

Some Definitions of “Cases”

  • First, let’s see how Wikipedia defines it: Searching Wikipedia for the definition of “case,” at (accessed on Dec. 29, 2020, 6:21 pm EST) in this context. I could not find any reference to COVID-19, or any other medical meaning of the term “case” – none at all!
  • The CDC (U.S. Centers for Decease Control and Prevention); again just searching for a definition of the term “case” provides only such for Listeriosis: No mention of COVID-19—none at all.
  • Undeterred, further checking found a CDC definition, dating back to April, 2020, answering my quest. There, it states, under the Headlines (also accessed on Dec. 29, 2020) as follows : 
  • ”Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2020 Interim Case Definition, Approved April 5, 2020”:
Clinical Criteria

Most interesting, at least in my mind is that “evidence of pneumonia”—by this definition alone—now qualifies as a clinical evidence of COVID-19 “infection.”

Clearly, several decades ago now, I must already have had contracted “COVID-19” already. At that time I felt pretty lousy and went to see our GP physician whose diagnosis of my condition was “pneumonia.” His advice then was: “Rest up and drink lots of fluids and in a few days you’ll be fine again.”

Indeed, having plenty of prescribed fluids on hand and following the good doctorcs advice, after a few days of rest I was eager and ready to go back to work. 

And I had just thought of it then as a “case” of the common seasonal flu!

That truly begs the question:

What differentiates the “common flu” from “COVID-19?”

As far as I can reckon, the answer to that question is hard to come by. 

Both the “flu” and COVID-19,” diagnosed via the unspecific “PCR” (polymerase-chain-reaction test), appear to test for similar or, perhaps even identical, biological fragments in one’s body.

The Wrong Pandemic

What’s of interesting significance in that regard is also a recent report in the journal Nature that states, inter alia, 

“In May [2020], at the tail end of the first wave of COVID-19 deaths in many nations, and when some of the strictest lockdowns were in place, health workers noted an abrupt and early halt to the 2019–20 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere.”

Of course, such trivia is not welcome by the purveyors of the many millions of vaccine doses against this novel covidian type of the coronavirus variety. Nor is it welcome by progress-minded folks at the World Health Organization and their prime disciples (Drs. Tedros, Fauci, Tam, etc.), nor by the movers and shakers (attendance by invitation only) at the World Economic Forum, nor the pharmaceutical giants which may reap great profits from their vaccine products, nor from government entities that may have the best in mind but are, nevertheless, just turning into fear-mongering ping-pong balls of the afore-mentioned.

For another opinion along this line of thought, A. Firstenberg summarized that in a recent post with the title “The Wrong Pandemic.”

With that in mind, please accept my  Best Wishes for You and Yours for 2021!

Dec 30 2020

Countries who take the Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine Have Lowest Cases of COVID!


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Dec 30, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: Dear Martin Armstrong

It seems to me that if a country has Malaria problems it apparently also has a very low number of Covid19 cases. I think the explanation is Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine which are used as a prophylactic. Can any such link be found in all your statistics?

Thank you very much for your postings. Your blog makes the world more transparent.

Best greetings and very high regards

U

REPLY: I have never seen any disease be turned into a political weapon as this COVID-19. Simply because Trump said to use it then everyone says it suddenly does not work. If Trump came out and said sunlight is the cure, CNN, New York Times, and Washington Post would tell people to move underground that sunlight is lethal.

Here is the CDC’s own page which states that for Malaria, use Chloroquine. The death toll out of 69 million people in Thailand was 60. Ofm but Chloroquine does not work and you will die? I really can’t wait for the day when the people start dragging their journalists out of their offices and put them on trial for using this virus to impose climate change and Communism 3.0. They are destroying our way of life and they think they can destroy the economy and build it back better in a year. It took more than 200 years to create the industrial revolution and technology boom. None of that was directed by any government.

People starved in Russia because they seized all property and then bureaucrats, with no experience, were to direct when to plant and where to plant crops from a central office. T^hey killed 7 million Ukrainians. This is what you get with the centralized government no matter what form they profess it to be – democracy, republic, authoritarian, dictatorial, or totalitarian.

Dec 30 2020

Fauci Lied – He Never Took the Maderna Vaccine


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Dec 30, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

When Fauci staged him pretending to get the vaccine, it was in his left arm. When he was interviewed about it, he said his arm was a little sore as with all vaccines and touched his right arm – not his left. He has been caught lying about the herd immunity. Why anyone believes anything that comes from any official is beyond me. NOTHING they tell the public is ever the truth! He claimed to take the Maderna vaccine, which 80% of the people report significant side effects which he claims is nothing because he never took it!

Dec 30 2020

80% of People Taking Maderna Vaccine Had Significant Side-Effects


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Dec 29, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

I have warned that there is a legal precedent for mandatory vaccinations which dates back to a 1905 Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachusetts after a smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts. But this vaccine is like nothing before. It is not the typical vaccine built on the virus. This is a RNA vaccine never before used. In any state that is going to make it mandatory, you should pack your bags and leave. This virus has a better than 99% survival rate. We need to see what happens to these people taking the vaccine and that will take one year in my opinion to see what it is really going to do.

Let’s see if Norah O’Donnell of Seattle CBS retains her job for asking Gates a real question are the vaccines safe. CNN would never ask such a question! Anyone who waves his hands around like that I would never believe. The Imperial College which started the lockdowns on the recommendations of their bogus model by Neill Ferguson is in bed with Schwab’s World Economic Forum. Gates is the #1 supporter of the WHO. Absolutely everyone involved in this pandemic is connected to Schwab and Gates.

Vaccinating the entire world is IMPOSSIBLE and at best vaccines are only 60% effective according to the CDC, which Bill Gates also controls thanks to Fauci. We cannot even trust the FDA because nobody will investigate Bill Gates and look into his control of the FDA, which he also openly works with. So they are not trustworthy after rushing this vaccine out with no real independent testing. Who the hell ever allowed government agencies to accept money from private people and then pretend they are independent should be in prison for life.

Dec 29 2020

COVID Madness, California State Authorities Raid Beauty Salon, Local Authorities Refuse Cooperation


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on December 28, 2020 by Sundance

A slight shift in this COVID compliance and resistance example.  The California state regulatory authorities raid a beauty salon citing COVID compliance demands; however, the local authorities refuse to cooperate with the state intent.

Pomp Hair Salon in Stockton California was raided by state officials who cited the salon for continuing operations [media story here].  The subsequent misdemeanor citation comes from the state.  However, local law enforcement and county prosecution say they will not participate in the enforcement mechanism.

This creates an unusual dynamic as the state has threatened to revoke licenses for the salon and the workers; but what “enforcement” action could the state undertake?

The issues highlighted here cover more than hair salons.  Restaurants and bars are facing similar threats from regulatory agencies: Dept of Health, Bureau of Alcohol, etc.  It is the regulatory issue that keeps many business owners in fear of defying COVID lock-downs.

If local officials break from state regulatory and compliance demands, there’s no precedent for what enforcement action a state might attempt to take unilaterally.

Would ideologically prone state governors attempt to send State Police to enforce their unilateral fiats and face a showdown with local law enforcement?

It is into this dynamic when everyone should remember the County Sheriff is the highest constitutional officer in the region.  A county sheriff can nullify any outside law enforcement agency by simply not complying.  This is a well known issue inside law enforcement.

This takes the blue state (totalitarianism) -vs- red state (freedom/liberty) issue into a more granular distinction.  Within the Blue States there are likely to be contests of power between local and state officials.  It is an interesting dynamic.

Meanwhile… Thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis,  Florida is leading the way in allowing local jurisdictions and individual businesses to make up their own mind about what COVID mitigation efforts best suit their constituents and customers.  This approach puts the accountability on the local officials who are closest to the voices of those who live there.

Until now we have noted blue state citizens fleeing the totalitarian states for red state places where freedom is more pronounced.  However, with this internal regulatory issue highlighted, there may be regional moves within a state where citizens migrate in-state to areas where they are able to live with greater liberty.

The local -vs- state enforcement activity is an interesting dynamic to keep watching.

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — A Stockton hair salon that was the focus of an enforcement visit for COVID-19 restrictions by the Department of Consumer Affairs will not be facing any charges from the county.

The San Joaquin County District Attorney said they, “as well as local law enforcement”, had no involvement in the incident.

Dec 29 2020

Germany First, Angela Merkel Orders 30 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Outside EU Agreement


Posted originally on The Conservative tree House on December 28, 2020 by Sundance

The one constant in an ever-changing universe is the hypocrisy within the positions of the left-wing ideology.

In an earlier reference, Germany demanded the EU stay united in the Paris Climate Treaty until President Trump withdrew; then, immediately Germany went solo and said they would not adhere to the communal climate dictates they previously demanded.

In the most recent example Angela Merkel goes rogue and orders 30 million doses of COVID vaccine from  pharmaceutical company Pfizer.  Outside the EU plan for their collective distribution.

“It is known that Germany has placed an order for 30 million doses of the anti-Covid vaccine, bilaterally, with Pfizer and BioNtech”, which will add to the quota of 55.8 million destined for the country. in the distribution of the 300 million doses ordered by the European Union

The spokesman for the German health ministry, Jens Spahn, said in response to a question during the government press conference in Berlin. (link)

Ultimately, each leader should act according to their own nations’ best interests; that’s the essential underpinning of nationalism.  However, it is a little beyond hypocritical for Germany to lead the collectivist argument while selectively picking and choosing which of those “greater good” demands they individually choose to adhere to.  I digress…

Dec 28 2020

COVID from a reader


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Dec 28, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: Marty.

You are correct. People are afraid of others. They think they will die!
I have covid now. Positive on monday. Only mild cold symptoms: stuff nose, no taste or smell for 3 days. No fever, no chills, no body aches, no headache, no lung issues. I’m sure i’m nearly over it and can function easily. My taste and smell are almost back 100%. We live in a very different world now. very sad what they have done to people

DF

REPLY: Yes, my neighbors had it and she was pregnant. They were over it and walking the beach as normal. My cousin which was a front-line nurse got it. She too got over it with no issues. Others I have know got it has been the same outcome. The interview I did in Canada when the death toll from COVID was said to be almost 11,000 with more than 10,700 deaths in nursing homes, left the total death toll in Canada to be only 165 people. In Thailand, out of a population of 69 million, the death toll was 53.

This clearly seems to be politically intended to scare people to create political change. It will be interesting to see if a real account of history ever emerges.

Dec 21 2020

Dr. Deborah Birx Applied COVID Holiday Travel Restrictions to a Nation of Proles, Then Ignored Them Herself


Posted originally on The Conservative tree house on December 20, 2020 by Sundance

Comrades, the elites within the Ministry of COVID compliance are once again caught applying rules for the proles, but not themselves.

An AP article outlines how Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, instituted a series of travel rules and regulations for the nation and then personally ignored them by traveling out-of-state with three households of her family members to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday – unencumbered by her own dictates.

(AP) The day after Thanksgiving, she traveled to one of her vacation properties on Fenwick Island in Delaware. She was accompanied by three generations of her family from two households. Birx, her husband Paige Reffe, a daughter, son-in-law and two young grandchildren were present.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked Americans not to travel over the holidays and discourages indoor activity involving members of different households. “People who do not currently live in your housing unit, such as college students who are returning home from school for the holidays, should be considered part of different households.”

[…] After The Associated Press raised questions about her Thanksgiving weekend travels, Birx acknowledged in a statement that she went to her Delaware property. She declined to be interviewed. (more)

…The Ministry of COVID Compliance, where the rules will always be in their favor…  Go figure…

None of these government officials or elected politicians believe the nonsense they are espousing to the rest of the world, none of them.  If they really believed in the dangers they expressed they would never even fathom putting themselves or their families in harms way.

They don’t believe the alarm bells they are ringing and they don’t give a tinkers-damn about the chaos it causes because they are economically isolated from the impact.

If we want these officials to start feeling the impact of their own dictates, then stop providing them services.  Quit mowing their lawns; quit doing their dry-cleaning; quit cleaning their houses; quit servicing their lives; quit allowing them seats in restaurants; stop them from having hair and nail appointments; quit serving any of their needs…

…Then watch how fast those COVID dictates disappear.

Dec 21 2020

COVID-19 Study of Almost Ten Million Finds No Evidence of Asymptomatic Spread, Media Quiet


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on December 20, 2020 by Sundance

An interesting article from the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) is gaining increased attention as questions about asymptomatic spread of COVID-19, the baseline for all COVID mitigation, is being reconciled with the latest tracing data.

In essence, the larger question being asked is: can people without coronavirus symptoms spread the COVID-19 virus?  This question is at the heart of all current COVID mitigation efforts.  If there is no asymptomatic spread then what is all of this mask wearing nonsense and shut-down mandates all about?

A research paper published on November 20th highlights a case study of almost 10 million people in China.  What the study found was there were 300 cases of Coronavirus in the population being carried without any symptoms at all.  So the scientists then tracked the asymptomatic carriers.  The contact tracing of 1,174 “close contacts” with the asymptomatic carriers showed ZERO transmission.  Not a few, not a couple, but zero -none-  not a single transmission of Coronavirus from a person without symptoms.

The conclusion is not that asymptomatic spread is rare or that the science is uncertain. The study revealed something that hardly ever happens in these kinds of studies. There was not one documented case. Forget rare. Forget even Fauci’s previous suggestion that asymptomatic transmission exists but not does drive the spread. Replace all that with: never. At least not in this study for 10,000,000.

[STUDY] … Stringent COVID-19 control measures were imposed in Wuhan between January 23 and April 8, 2020. Estimates of the prevalence of infection following the release of restrictions could inform post-lockdown pandemic management. Here, we describe a city-wide SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid screening programme between May 14 and June 1, 2020 in Wuhan. All city residents aged six years or older were eligible and 9,899,828 (92.9%) participated.

No new symptomatic cases and 300 asymptomatic cases (detection rate 0.303/10,000, 95% CI 0.270–0.339/10,000) were identified. There were no positive tests amongst 1,174 close contacts of asymptomatic cases. 107 of 34,424 previously recovered COVID-19 patients tested positive again (re-positive rate 0.31%, 95% CI 0.423–0.574%). The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Wuhan was therefore very low five to eight weeks after the end of lockdown.

One might suppose that this would be huge news. It would allow us to open up everything immediately. With the whole basis for post-curve-flattening lockdowns crumbled, we could go back to living a normal life. The fear could evaporate. We could take comfort in our normal intuition that healthy people can get out and about with no risk to others. We could take off our masks. We could go to movies and sports events.

… We keep hearing about how we should follow the science. The claim is tired by now. We know what’s really happening. The lockdown lobby ignores whatever contradicts their narrative, preferring unverified anecdotes over an actual scientific study of 10 million residents in what was the world’s first major hotspot for the disease we are trying to manage. You would expect this study to be massive international news. So far as I can tell, it is being ignored. [More]

In essence, what the study of 10 million people confirmed is what many people, doctors, scientists and World Health Organization already suspected.

Like the common cold and flu when a person is infected with the virus they are only infecting others when they have symptoms: cold, runny nose, coughing, aching, sneezing, fever, congestion etc; hence, when a person has an illness they should isolate to not spread the virus. However, when a person has no external symptoms of the virus, just like the cold and flu, they are not a risk of transmitting the virus to others.

♦ This is a major issue with massive ramifications because all of the current COVID-19 mitigation effort is based on the principle that people can carry and spread the virus while having no idea they have it, and no symptoms.

If asymptomatic transmission is not happening, and it appears with scientific certainty it is not, then all of the current lock-down regulations, mask wearing requirements and social distancing rules/decrees are based on a complete fallacy of false assumptions.

The asymptomatic case study published in November affirms the earlier reporting from the World Health Organization that COVID-19 is only known to transmit from people who are showing symptoms of the virus.  In June of 2020, Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the World Health Organization’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said transmission of the coronavirus by people who aren’t showing symptoms is “very rare.”

.

As you can see from the video explanation, in June 2020 Ms. Kerkhove could not identify a single study or case that was traced to asymptomatic spread; but scientists still thought it might be possible so she -and others- kept using the “very rare” terminology.

However, with the latest information and a far more lengthy timeline to study the disease, the cumulative 2020 data shows “very rare” actually means “never”, asymptomatic spread just doesn’t happen – EVER.

So why is the entire world engaged in COVID-19 mitigation processes to block the transmission of a virus that has never, not even once, been identified as occurring?

Dec 17 2020

Should the Elderly Get Vaccinated?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Dec 17, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

Q. My mother is in her late 80s. She received the flu vaccine this year, but I heard that it won’t be as effective because of her age. Is this true?

A. The flu vaccine can be less effective in elderly adults. That’s because the flu vaccine works by priming the body’s own immune system to mount a response to the virus if it’s encountered. Older adults may have weaker immune systems, and therefore a weaker immune response to the vaccine.

Dr. Kelly Moore, associate director of the Immunization Action Coalition, publicly said: “One of the things we want to make sure people understand is that they should not be unnecessarily alarmed if there are reports, once we start vaccinating, of someone or multiple people dying within a day or two of their vaccination who are residents of a long-term care facility.”

While Moore was explaining how deaths among care home residents who had received the vaccine could be unrelated to their immunization, the problem she is not addressing straight up is that the elderly do not respond well with respect to vaccines to begin with.

I am not a doctor, nor is Bill Gates who has admitted that even the flu vaccine does not work well on the elderly. All I can say is I would decline to have an elderly person vaccinated with this stuff. Healthy people often have side-effects of feeling like they have the flu for a day or so. This is not a drug I would be allowing them to experiment with on my parent. If you are lucky to have an HONEST doctor rather than only one who simply preaches the agenda, then talk to them.Categories:Disease