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Let’s start with an example of how scientists used to approach a question — we have a hypothesis, then we seek to prove its validity. Unfortunately, the strategy for the past several years of science has been to find/produce/create a molecule that can make a lot of money as a drug and prevent any generic agent from being the answer to the issue.
As we frequently do before this week’s show, we scoured preprint servers looking for the latest articles that give us insights into COVID. Today, we start with a review by John Hopkins proving that convalescent plasma was an effective treatment for COVID.1 Unfortunately, we knew this well four years ago but it wasn’t widely available: no big PHARMA money to be made here.
Unlike convalescent plasma, Remdesivir did make the hospitals and PHARMA Billions of dollars, but the evidence from a huge meta-analysis completed this past week shows it didn’t help.2
In another example of the disingenuousness of science today, we reviewed an evaluation of montelukast for the treatment of COVID-193 – not surprisingly, it proved unbeneficial (we’ve always advocated for multiple agents simultaneously). We also reviewed a new article that sheds light on another important cytokine (IL-1).4
In our second segment, we take a pause and review the importance of honoring our heroes. Last week, Peggy Noonan penned a letter5 worth reading, which encouraged a return to loving our children by teaching them to love our country. In the insanity of the current climate, the children are led further from the concept of love as they are taught hate and ingratitude at every turn.
While our country’s founding principles are worthy of our adulation and respect for those who preserved them, our government today thinks that they are the only thing worthy of love, which only invites loathing. No segment of our government deserves more disdain than that of our ‘Public health’ experts — major destroyers of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Notes
2 Remdesivir for COVID-19: real-time meta-analysis of 70 studies (c19early.org)
5 Teach Your Children to Love America – WSJ
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