14/12/2021
Послушайте, что доктор Эрик говорит о штамме Омикрон
December 6, 2021, Covid-19 Omicron Variant Update:
The news has been surprisingly quiet about Omicron lately and maybe that is a good thing. Perhaps we’ve reached the realization, two years later, that panic, rumor, and non-scientific assumptions have done us no good. Here is the up-to-date information on Omicron. Please keep in mind that it is still early.
These are the 3 important factors and questions with COVID-19 new mutations:
• Increased infectivity by mutation
• Susceptibility to Vaccines
• Increase in virulence or severity of the disease once it is in the human body
Here is what we know about these so far.
1. Infectivity- Though the numbers of infections rose in South Africa, the fact is those daily COVID infections are still at one of their lowest points in that country. Again we must realize that this mutation is growing and proliferating in a country that is barely 24% vaccinated. Unvaccinated regions will see more daily cases no matter what mutation is spreading. We’ve already seen and proven that vaccination has lowered the number of cases, the severity of the cases, and the deaths and hospitalizations. This is no longer speculation. This is proven. Anti-vaxxers even struggle now to come up with erroneous data to say otherwise.
Do mutations occur more in unvaxxed regions? Yes, certainly there is more opportunity in places where there is more virus. Viruses get into the body and begin to replicate. In this replication process, new proteins are formed randomly in the DNA and these are mutations. Not all of them stick around. Omicron is potentially more infectious due to the number of mutations more than its predecessors (and remember this important point: OMICRON DID NOT DEVELOP FROM DELTA! This is not a progression of a super virus from the most dominant form). But to put this in perspective, South Africa has had more hospitalizations –remember still mostly in unvaxxed people—but reportedly less severe cases.
2. Susceptibility to vaccines- The most important point you need to know here is that the vaccine effect is not a YES or NO Phenomenon. In order to test Omicron’s sensitivity to current vaccines, the virus will be mixed with the blood of vaccinated persons—from all the current vaccines—and the effect of neutralization will be recorded. It is a quick way to study vaccines. The mutations on the surface of COVID and on the Spike Proteins can, in some cases, make the virus not recognizable to all antibodies produced by a vaccine. That is how a mutation works. This data should be available within a week as it is a quick and dirty way to get answers.
3. Will this variant create a more deadly, virulent virus?? This is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that a mutation on a Coronavirus will kill the host more quickly. This is not how mutations work historically or biologically in this virus. Indeed, the initial reports from South Africa, where Omicron is most prevalent, are that the infection is milder than Delta. Theoretically, this could be an advantage as there would be more asymptomatic and mild infections producing natural antibodies to prevent further infections in the future. A “natural” vaccine, if you will. But do not mistake here the effectiveness of vaccines on large , vulnerable populations. Again, we’ve already proven it has helped lower Deaths, Hospitalizations and ICU/ventilator use.
Also did you know that it is not ONLY Antibodies that kill and “neutralize” COVID-19. The T CELLS and the Natural Killer Cells (NK Cells) also play a big part in killing COVID-19. Vaccines also raise T Cells and NK cells, but there are many other supplements that do this too:
1. Vitamin C- large doses are more effective in increasing the effectiveness of T Cells
2. NAD+/NADH- This amazing substance (Vitamin B3) actually increases the “differentiation” of the T Cells, which makes them more effective at finding and killing invaders in our body (including viruses, fungi and parasites).
3. Vitamin D3- This is CRUCIAL in activating T Cell production. Low Vitamin D3 levels leads to poor immunity and poor immune response to viruses.
Omicron has already been seen around the world in Israel, UK, Hong Kong and other parts of Europe. You cannot contain a virus effectively by banning travel. It just doesn’t work. It is literally like closing the barn door after the horses have escaped.
Also I should mention briefly that the “COVID PILLS” such as Paxlovid (soon to be released, has lowered hospitalizations by 89%), Malupiravir (lowered by 30%) and Fluvoxamine (an already approved medicine for flu, also has 30% reduction in hospitalizations) work on ALL mutations as they have a different point of killing on the virus.
We will keep a watchful eye on this new variant and within 2 weeks we will know if it is a new boogeyman or another strain. I would contrast this with the Influenza Virus that mutates yearly as well. Some infections are worse than others, but ultimately survivable without massive death and hospitalizations when vaccines are used intelligently. Don’t panic. Follow the science. Stay healthy. Sleep 7 hours, exercise and take care of yourself.
#Омикрон #коронавирус