{"id":211186,"date":"2020-07-30T07:58:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T07:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=211186"},"modified":"2020-08-02T08:26:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T08:26:34","slug":"facts-about-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=211186","title":{"rendered":"Facts about Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swiss Policy Research — July 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Fully referenced facts about Covid-19, provided by experts in the field, to help our readers make a realistic risk assessment. (Regular updates below)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe only means to fight the plague is honesty.\u201d (Albert Camus, 1947)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/h4>\n
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  1. According to the latest immunological studies<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the overall lethality of Covid-19 (IFR) is about 0.1% and thus in the range of a severe influenza (flu). For people at high risk or high exposure (including health care workers), early or prophylactic treatment<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is essential.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. In countries like the US, the UK, and also Sweden (without a lockdown), overall mortality since the beginning of the year is in the range of<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>a strong influenza season; in countries like Germany, Austria and Switzerland, overall mortality is in the range of a mild influenza season.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Even in global \u201chotspots\u201d, the risk of death for the general population of school and working age is typically in the range of a daily car ride to work<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. The risk was initially overestimated because many people with only mild or no symptoms were not taken into account.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Up to 80% of all test-positive persons remain symptom-free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Even among 70-79 year olds, about 60%<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>remain symptom-free. About 95% of all people develop at most moderate symptoms<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Up to 60% of all persons may already have a certain cellular background immunity<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to the new coronavirus due to contact with previous coronaviruses (i.e. common cold viruses). The initial assumption that there was no immunity against the new coronavirus was not correct.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. The median age of the deceased in most countries (including Italy) is over 80 years<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (e.g. 86 years in Sweden) and only about 4%<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of the deceased had no serious preconditions. The age and risk profile of deaths thus essentially corresponds to normal mortality<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. In many countries, up to two thirds of all extra deaths occurred in nursing homes<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, which do not benefit from a general lockdown. Moreover, in many cases it is not clear<\/strong><\/span><\/a> whether these people really died from Covid-19 or from weeks of extreme stress and isolation<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Up to 30% of all additional deaths may have been caused not by Covid-19<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, but by the effects of the lockdown, panic and fear<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. For example, the treatment of heart attacks and strokes decreased<\/strong><\/span><\/a> by up to 60% because many patients no longer dared to go to hospital.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Even in so-called \u201cCovid-19 deaths\u201d it is often not clear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> whether they died from<\/em> or with<\/em> coronavirus (i.e. from underlying diseases) or if they were counted as \u201cpresumed cases<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a> and not tested at all. However, official figures usually do not reflect<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>this distinction.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Many media reports of young and healthy people dying from Covid-19 turned out to be false: many of these young people either did not die<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from Covid-19, they had already been seriously ill<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (e.g. from undiagnosed leukaemia), or they were in fact 109 instead of 9<\/strong><\/span><\/a> years old. The claimed increase in Kawasaki disease in children also turned out to be false<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Strong increases in regional mortality can occur if there is a collapse in the care of the elderly and sick<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>as a result of infection or panic, or if there are additional risk factors such as severe air pollution<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Questionable regulations<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>for dealing with the deceased sometimes led to additional bottlenecks<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in funeral or cremation services.<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. In countries such as Italy and Spain, and to some extent the UK and the US, hospital overloads due to strong flu waves are not unusual<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Moreover, this year up to 15% of health care workers were put into quarantine<\/strong><\/span><\/a>,<\/strong><\/span> even if they developed no symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. The often shown exponential curves of \u201ccorona cases\u201d are misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, as the number of tests also increased exponentially. In most countries, the ratio of positive tests to tests overall (i.e. the positivity rate) remained constant at 5% to 25%<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or increased only slightly. In many countries, the peak of the spread was already reached well before the lockdown<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Countries without<\/em> lockdowns, such as Japan<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, South Korea<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Belarus<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and Sweden<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, have not experienced<\/a><\/strong><\/span> a more negative course of events than many other countries. Sweden was even praised<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>by the WHO and now benefits from higher immunity<\/strong><\/span><\/a> compared to lockdown countries. 75% of Swedish deaths happened<\/strong> in<\/strong><\/span><\/a> nursing facilities that weren\u2019t protected fast enough.<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. The fear of a shortage of ventilators was unjustified<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. According to lung specialists, the invasive ventilation (intubation) of Covid-19 patients, which is partly done out of fear<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of spreading the virus, is in fact often counterproductive<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and damaging to the lungs.<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Various studies have shown that<\/strong><\/span><\/a> the main routes of transmission of the virus are neither long-range aerosols (i.e. tiny particles floating<\/em> in the air) nor smear infections<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (i.e. on surfaces), but direct<\/em> contact and droplets<\/em> produced when coughing or sneezing.<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. The effectiveness of face masks in healthy<\/em> and asymptomatic<\/em> individuals remains questionable<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Experts warn that such masks may interfere with normal breathing and may become \u201cgerm carriers<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a>. Leading doctors called them a \u201cmedia hype\u201d and \u201cridiculous<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. Many clinics in Europe and the US remained strongly underutilized<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or almost empty<\/strong><\/span><\/a> during the Covid-19 peak and in some cases had to send staff home<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Millions of surgeries and therapies were cancelled<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, including many cancer screenings and organ transplants.<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Several media were caught trying to dramatize<\/a><\/strong><\/span> the situation in hospitals, sometimes even with manipulative<\/a><\/strong><\/span> images and videos. In general, the unprofessional reporting<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of many media maximized fear and panic in the population.<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. The virus test kits used internationally are prone to errors<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and can produce false positive and false negative results. Moreover, the official virus test was not clinically validated<\/strong><\/span><\/a> due to time pressure and may sometimes react positive to other common coronaviruses.<\/span><\/li>\n
  21. Numerous internationally renowned experts<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in the fields of virology, immunology and epidemiology consider the measures taken to be counterproductive<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and recommend rapid natural immunization<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of the general population and protection of risk groups.<\/span><\/li>\n
  22. At no time was there a medical reason<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for the closure of schools, as the risk of disease and transmission in children is extremely low<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. There is also no medical reason<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for small classes, masks or \u2018social distancing\u2019 rules in schools.<\/span><\/li>\n
  23. The claim that only (severe) Covid-19 but not influenza may cause venous thrombosis and pulmonary (lung) embolism is not true, as it has been known for 50 years<\/a><\/strong><\/span> that severe influenza greatly increases the risk<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of thrombosis and embolism, too.<\/span><\/li>\n
  24. Several medical experts described<\/strong><\/span><\/a> express coronavirus vaccines as unnecessary<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or even dangerous<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Indeed, the vaccine against the so-called swine flu<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>of 2009, for example, led to cases of severe neurological damage<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>and lawsuits in the millions. In the testing of new coronavirus vaccines, too, serious complications<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and failures<\/a><\/strong><\/span> have already been reported.<\/span><\/li>\n
  25. A global respiratory disease pandemic can indeed extend over several seasons<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, but many studies of a \u201csecond wave\u201d are based on very unrealistic assumptions<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, such as a constant risk of illness and death across all age groups.<\/span><\/li>\n
  26. In places like New York City, nurses described an oftentimes fatal medical mis\u00admanage\u00adment <\/a><\/strong><\/span>of Covid patients due to questionable financial incentives<\/a><\/strong><\/span> or inappropriate medical protocols. On the other hand, early treatment<\/em> with zinc and HCQ turned out to be effective<\/strong><\/span><\/a> after all.<\/span><\/li>\n
  27. The number of people suffering from unemployment, depressions<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and domestic violence as a result of the measures has reached historic record levels<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/span> Several experts predict that the measures will claim far more lives<\/a><\/strong><\/span> than the virus itself. According to the UN 1.6 billion people<\/a><\/strong><\/span> around the world are at immediate risk of losing their livelihood.<\/span><\/li>\n
  28. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warned that the \u201ccorona crisis\u201d will be used for the permanent expansion<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of global surveillance. Renowned virologist Pablo Goldschmidt spoke<\/strong> <\/span>of<\/a> a \u201cglobal media terror\u201d and \u201ctotalitarian measures\u201d. Leading British virologist Professor John Oxford spoke of<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>a \u201cmedia epidemic\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n
  29. More than 600 scientists have warned of<\/strong><\/span><\/a> an \u201cunprecedented surveillance of society\u201d through problematic apps for \u201ccontact tracing\u201d. In some countries, such \u201ccontact tracing\u201d is carried out directly by the secret service<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. In several parts of the world, the population is being monitored by drones<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and facing serious police overreach during lockdowns.<\/span><\/li>\n
  30. A 2019 WHO study on public health measures against pandemic influenza found that from a medical perspective, \u201ccontact tracing\u201d is \u201cnot recommended in any circumstances<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a>. Nevertheless, contact tracing apps have already become<\/strong><\/span><\/a> partially mandatory in several countries<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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