Category: PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION

COVID-19 Injections May Damage Young Children’s Innate Immune Systems: Dr. Paul Alexander

COVID-19 injections may damage the innate immune system in children from properly developing and functioning, according to epidemiologist and researcher Paul Alexander. People are born with an innate immune system, which is the body’s first line of defense against the many pathogens they encounter. Alexander says that while the innate immune system in young children is…


Monkeypox Joins COVID-19 as Global Health ‘Emergency,’ WHO Says

Monkeypox has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), joining COVID-19, which the international agency continues to label as such nearly two and a half years after it was first declared. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” WHO Director-General Tedros…


Japanese Researchers Discover Antibodies From Alpacas Can Combat COVID-19 Variants

Researchers in Japan have found two types of antibodies derived from alpacas that are effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants. The derived antibodies from the South American animal are expected to be put into practical use within the next two years. The researchers are from Kyoto, and they published their research in the journal Nature on…


Natural Immunity From Omicron Strong Against Virus Subvariants: Study

The protection afforded by surviving COVID-19 was strong against the latest virus subvariants, including the one currently dominant in the United States, scientists in Qatar found. People who were infected with Omicron, a variant of SARS-CoV-2, had 76.1 percent protection against symptomatic reinfection from BA.4 and BA.5 and 80 percent shielding from any reinfection, regardless…


Hong Kong Team Found a Broad-Spectrum Antibody Capable of Neutralizing Omicron and Delta Variants

A joint study by multiple laboratories in two Hong Kong universities found a broadly neutralizing antibody ZCB11. Isolated from local mRNA vaccine recipients, ZCB11 showed potent antiviral activity against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. In live virus challenge experiments, administration of ZCB11 protects from lung infection by Omicron in golden Syrian hamsters. In this study,…


COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Dropped for Illinois College Staff, Students After Lawsuit

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced on July 13 that colleges and universities across the state can drop COVID-19 vaccine mandates for staff and students. However, the vaccine mandates for K-12 students and day care facilities will remain intact, according to a statement from Pritzker, a Democrat. “Vaccine mandates for higher education employees and students…


Studies on Saliva Show Its Many Beneficial Properties

Several studies on saliva show that it has many beneficial properties including preventing viruses from binding to cells and promoting wound healing. Saliva Prevents Virus Adherence to Human Cells A study by a Japanese research team has shown that a specific protein in saliva has the function of preventing adherence of the CCP virus that…


Natural Immunity 97 Percent Effective Against Severe COVID-19 After 14 Months: Study

The protection against severe illness from so-called natural immunity remains superior to the protection bestowed by COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study. People who  survived COVID-19 infection and were not vaccinated had sky-high protection against severe or fatal COVID-19, researchers in Qatar found. “Effectiveness of primary infection against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 reinfection…


Experts Recommend Healthy Foods to Help Reduce ‘Brain Fog’ Symptoms

Many people who have recovered from COVID-19 still have varying degrees of symptoms, including “brain fog,” forgetfulness, trouble focusing, and slow reaction time. Huang Shumin, a Taiwanese dietitian at Nantou Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, recommends eating more of the following foods to help restore brain health. 1. Fish Fish such as mackerel, salmon, and…


Hong Kong Medical Expert Says COVID Vaccine May Cause Heart Disease

According to a statistical survey, medical experts found an increase of almost 50 percent in the number of cardiovascular imaging test requests in Hong Kong in 2021. The increase is suspected to be related to covid vaccinations. The 15th Congress of Asian Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (ASCI 2022), co-organized by the Hong Kong College of…