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Lockdowns Had Almost Zero Impact on Covid Deaths, New Study Finds

Lockdown measures enforced by local governments across America and around the world had almost no impact on the number of COVID-19 deaths, a new study has found. According to a new analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, lockdowns during the early phase of the pandemic in 2020 only reduced…

Ivermectin Has ‘Antiviral Effect’ against All ‘Mutant Strains’ of COVID, Japanese Study Finds

The drug ivermectin has been proven to have an "antiviral effect" against Omicron and all other "mutant strains" of COVID-19, a Japanese study has found. Pharmaceutical company Kowa Co., who carried out the study, reported on Monday reported that ivermectin shows promising results as a treatment against Omicron and other…

10-Year-Old Suffers Heart Attack Just Hours after Receiving Vaccine

A 10-year-old girl is in a critical condition due to suffering a heart attack just after receiving a dose of the Pfizer vaccine, according to reports. Luisa Petenuci from São Paolo, Brazil was rushed to hospital suffering from a cardiac arrest 12 hours after getting the jab in Lençóis Paulista.…

Djokovic Owns 80% Stake in Biotech Company Developing Non-Vaccine Covid Treatment, Report Shows

Tennis star Novak Djokovic and his wife own an 80 percent stake in a biotech company that is developing a non-vaccine-based treatment for COVID-19, according to a new report. The Djokovics are the majority shareholders in a Danish biotech firm QuantBioRes, the company’s boss said on Wednesday. The Serbian native…

WHO: ‘No Evidence at All’ That Children, Adolescents Need Booster Shots

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top scientist has warned that there is "no evidence at all" to support claims that healthy children and adolescents need booster shots to protect against COVID-19. Speaking during a media briefing on Tuesday, the WHO’s chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said the goal needs to be…

WHO Warns Against Repeated Booster Shots and Vaccine Mandates: ‘It’s Over, People’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against the use of repeated "booster" shots to tackle COVID-19. In a statement, the United Nations (UN) health body warns that a vaccination strategy based on repeated doses of the original vaccines is unlikely to be appropriate or sustainable. Recognizing the inability of the…

COVID-19 Was Politicized from Day One

The COVID-19 pandemic was politicized from the very moment it emerged. Since the SARS-CoV-2 virus likely escaped from a level-4 security virology lab in Wuhan, China, a political frenzy was inevitable The rapid spread of the coronavirus soon threatened to indict the Chinese Communist Party for nearly destroying the world…

Treat Covid Like Flu and End Mass Vaccinations, Former Vaccine Chief Urges

COVID-19 should be treated like the flu and mass vaccination plans should be scrapped, the former chief of the UK's vaccine task force has said. Dr. Clive Dix, who was chairman of the government agency from December 2020 until April, is calling on Western governments to return to a "new…

Novartis Seeks Emergency Use FDA Approval for New Covid Therapy

Swiss pharmaceutical corporation Novartis has announced that positive data from a clinical trial of COVID-19 therapeutic drug ensovibep has prompted the firm to seek emergency use approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The comapny wishes exercise an option to in-licence the antiviral from development partner Molecular…

Washington Bill Allows Authorities to ‘Involuntarily Detain’ Unvaccinated Families

A new bill has been introduced in Washington state that authorizes a "strike force" with powers to "involuntary detain" unvaccinated Americans and their families. The state's Legislature is due to vote on the measure that allows the involuntary detainment of residents as young as 5 years old in "isolation" facilities.…