huge<\/strong> fail for The Narrative, newly disclosed FDA documents show that more people died in the key clinical trial for Pfizer\u2019s Covid injection than the drugmaker publicly reported. Pfizer publicly reported that only 15 people who got the injection in its original trial had died as of mid-March. But new documents show the real number was 21 deaths. That is very significant, because only 17 people died in the uninjected control group.<\/p>\nOn page 23 of the FDA\u2019s tardy November 8 \u201cSummary for Basis of Regulatory Action,\u201d which explains why it approved Comirnaty in August, it says \u201cFrom Dose 1 through the March 13, 2021 data cutoff date, there were a total of 38 deaths, 21 in the COMIRNATY group and 17 in the placebo group.\u201d<\/p>\n
In other words, seven more people died in the injection group than the placebo group. That is NOT GOOD.<\/p>\n
Now remember. Pfizer\u2019s trial included only healthy folks. Only three of the people in the entire trial died from Covid-related symptoms – one who got the injection, and two who got a saline shot. All the other deaths were from other causes, mostly CARDIOVASCULAR. In fact, nine injection folks died from cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes, compared to six in the placebo group who died from those same causes.<\/p>\n
At best, the results showed that the Pfizer drug did nothing to reduce overall deaths \u2014 the single most important measurement. At worst, it suggests that \u201csomething\u201d may have actually caused statistically-significant numbers of excess deaths in the injection group.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not clear why there is a discrepancy between Pfizer\u2019s original claim of only 15 deaths in the injection group and the FDA\u2019s disclosure of 21 deaths. There could be some explanation, I suppose, like the timing of reporting data or something. But obviously, 15 deaths makes Pfizer\u2019s drug look better, since it is under the 17 who died in the placebo group, whereas 21 makes it look HORRIBLE.<\/p>\n
If only we had some kind of government agency devoted to studying the safety of drugs in this country. That would be helpful at a time like this, huh? Oh well!<\/p>\n
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🔥 A second group of U.S. states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration\u2019s injection mandate for health care workers. Remember \u2014 there are currently THREE Biden mandates: the OSHA mandate, currently enjoined by the Fifth Circuit, the Executive Order Mandate for federal workers and contractors, and the CMS Mandate, which is the one for health care workers in institutions that receive Medicare funding.<\/p>\n
This latest suit, dated Monday, was filed in Louisiana on behalf of 12 states and comes less than a week after another lawsuit challenging the rule was filed in Missouri by a coalition of 10 states. So that\u2019s almost half.<\/p>\n
In addition to Louisiana, the suit includes Montana, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia. The earlier Missouri suit includes Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.<\/p>\n
The Biden administration has not responded in either of the suits.<\/p>\n
The new Louisiana-based lawsuit was assigned to U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump appointee. Appeals from a Doughty decision would go to the 5th Circuit. And we already know what the Fifth Circuit thinks about the OSHA Mandate. So.<\/p>\n
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🔥 In a letter sent to failed Supreme Court nominee and Attorney General Merrick Garland yesterday, House Republicans announced having new whistleblower documents that show the FBI is currently using its counterterrorism division to investigate and add \u201cthreat tags\u201d to parents \u2014 contradicting Attorney General Garland\u2019s sworn testimony before Congress. He\u2019d said that was NOT happening. So now he has some \u2018splaining to do. I suspect he\u2019s not looking forward to his next testimony before Congress.<\/p>\n
At least Garland\u2019s son is still selling those CRT books, so it\u2019s not all bad news for the beleaguered Attorney General.<\/p>\n
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🔥 New Hampshire\u2019s legislature is on fire. Yesterday it passed a late amendment that would ban private businesses from mandating vaccines and expand vaccine exemptions to include natural immunity and philosophical objections in its House Education Committee, on an 11-8 vote (one democrat supporting).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is my constitutional right to either be vaccinated or not. It\u2019s my choice, not that of the government,\u201d NH Rep. Rick Ladd (R) said. \u201cTo be denied employment based upon not being vaccinated is nothing short of discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t confuse low odds with low stakes,\u201d NH Rep. Betty Gay said. \u201cThe stakes can be your life. It should be your choice to take a vaccine. I know lots of people who\u2019ve taken, but I\u2019m not going to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a last ditch attempt to deny science and promote conspiracy theories, House Republicans disrespected the legislative process today by amending an unrelated education bill with language undermining public health and safety during a pandemic,\u201d said NH Rep. David Luneau (D). Oh.<\/p>\n
The bill goes before the full NH House for a vote in January. It\u2019s a great start, but Governor Chris Sununu has previously said he doesn\u2019t support vaccine mandate bans. We\u2019ll see. Things are tipping, after all.<\/p>\n
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🔥 New Hampshire\u2019s legislature also voted in a contentious party-line vote yesterday to defund public schools, kind of. According to reports, NH dems accused the republicans of ambushing them with a surprise amendment that completely replaced a previous educational savings bill. Assuming the new approved version of the bill is signed by the governor, all families \u2014 regardless of income \u2014 will be able to take their children\u2019s local education dollars to the education provider of their choice. It would include not just state funding, but also local funding from property tax revenues (if approved by voters in each local district).<\/p>\n
Maybe Florida should do something like that.<\/p>\n
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🎯 CLARIFICATION. We received the excerpt from the judge\u2019s ruling in my Ascension Hospital case yesterday, and I need to clarify one point. When I described that ruling last week after the hearing, I said that the judge had found several things, including that the Covid injections were the most dangerous vaccines ever created. That was an overstatement. He DID mention that fact, but here, for accuracy, are his seven remarkable findings:<\/p>\n
Based upon the unrelated medical testimony which I find to be credible that I have in this case:<\/p>\n
First, although the COVID threat has not completely dissipated, the case numbers are down significantly and are continuing to decline particularly here in Florida.<\/p>\n
Second, most people who get COVID have mild to no symptoms.<\/p>\n
Third, the mortality rate is only half a percent, and it\u2019s ten times less than that for people without other health conditions or risk factors.<\/p>\n
Fourth, there\u2019s significant and legitimate bioethical concerns about mandating the COVID vaccines because there\u2019s growing evidence that the relatively low benefits of the vaccines are not significantly outweighed by the associated risks. Indeed, one of plaintiff\u2019s medical experts testified that, statistically, the COVID vaccines are, quote, \u2018the most dangerous vaccines ever created,\u2019 unquote, because their adverse event incident rate is nearly twice the rate of other diseases,<\/p>\n
Fifth, the vaccines are unnecessary for persons who have previously had COVID because they have natural immunity that provides equivalent or greater protection against severe infection than the vaccines. And, according to one of plaintiffs\u2019 medical experts, quote, \u2018if you have had COVID, there is no legitimate reason to be vaccinated,\u2019 unquote.<\/p>\n
Sixth, unlike other diseases for which a vaccine is the only effective treatment option, there are multiple effective outpatient treatment alternatives available to prevent or treat COVID, including ivermectin and monoclonal antibodies.<\/p>\n
And perhaps most importantly, the unrefuted evidence in this case shows that the vaccines simply do not accomplish the purpose of the policy that it\u2019s aimed at achieving; that is, quote \u2018keeping everyone safer,\u2019 because, again, they do not protect people from contracting the virus, nor do they prevent people from getting the virus.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The findings by a U.S. federal judge are extremely significant. We\u2019re getting there. Tipping.<\/p>\n
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🔥 According to Global Travel Industry News, 118% of Gibraltar\u2019s population is fully injected against Covid-19 (it\u2019s over 100% due to doses given to Spaniards who cross the border to work or visit the territory every day). So, they\u2019re all good, right? Pandemic is over? Nope. Gibraltar\u2019s Grinch-like government just canceled Christmas, announcing that all parties, official receptions and similar gatherings have been nixed. For safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe drastic increase in the numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19 in recent days is a stark reminder that the virus is still very prevalent in our community and that it is the responsibility of us all to take every reasonable precaution to protect ourselves and our loved ones,\u201d Gibraltar\u2019s Health Minister Samantha Sacramento explained. So \u2026 the injections they took to protect them \u2026 don\u2019t actually \u2026 you know.<\/p>\n
Gibraltar\u2019s entire adult population has been \u201cfully vaccinated\u201d since March, and masks are still required in shops and public transportation. It\u2019s SO weird. Experts baffled, and so forth. But don\u2019t worry. They\u2019re getting on top of the situation, jabbing everybody with boosters and injecting kids. That should do it.<\/p>\n
In Ireland, where around 92% of the adult population is \u201cfully vaccinated,\u201d cases AND DEATHS from the virus have roughly doubled just since August. Deaths. But, Safe and Effective.<\/p>\n
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🦩 Florida continues to lead the nation in Covid performance. You wouldn\u2019t know that by watching Corporate Media. Just a few weeks ago when Florida was weathering high case numbers, the Corporate Media couldn\u2019t say enough about the Sunshine State. Now, crickets. Freaky!<\/p>\n
Anyway, Minnesota now leads the charts with 90 cases per 100K, Michigan is right up there with 77 per 100K. Guess Florida\u2019s number. Go ahead. Oh, I\u2019ll just tell you. Florida has only five (5) cases per 100K right now. FIVE. So!<\/p>\n
Have a wonderful Wednesday and we\u2019ll pour more java into the Erlenmeyer flask tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n___
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