Covid-19
Vaccines
Articles, studies and analysis documenting adverse reactions following vaccination, hesitancy among frontline workers, the uncertainty of effectiveness and upcoming mandates. Posted in reverse chronological order. Updated daily.
2/18/21
Former Detroit news anchor dies one day after receiving COVID-19 vaccine
2/16/21
46 Nursing Home Residents in Spain Die Within 1 Month of Getting Pfizer COVID Vaccine
2/13/21
Memphis surgeon dies of COVID-related illness weeks after receiving second COVID vaccine
2/12/21
CDC to investigate death of Nebraska man who received Covid vaccine dose
2/10/21
Deaths of Elderly Who Recovered From COVID-19, but Died After Vaccine, Raise Questions
2/9/21
Coronavirus vaccination may be cause of rare blood disorder in at least 36 people
2/8/21
Northeast Ohio school district cancels class over COVID-19 vaccine reactions
2/7/21
Elderly man collapses, dies shortly after getting COVID-19 vaccine
2/3/21
Switzerland bans AstraZeneca vaccine for ALL citizens as Europe declares war on UK jab
2/3/21
Gloucester resident dies within hours of receiving Pfizer vaccine
2/1/21
51 percent of Americans would refuse or delay COVID vaccine, survey finds
2/1/21
19-year-old hospitalized in ICU days after receiving second Pfizer vaccine
1/30/21
A COVID-19 vaccine side effect mirrors breast cancer symptom
1/28/21
60-Year-Old Father Dies After Receiving Second Dose Of Pfizer Vaccine
1/27/21
39-year-old nurse aide dies ‘within 48 hours’ of receiving mandated COVID-19 shot
1/26/21
Health care worker dies after second dose of COVID vaccine, investigations underway
1/26/21
Norway May Refine Vaccine Strategy After Elderly Deaths, PM Says
1/25/21
Auburn Woman Warns She Saw Grandfather’s Aid Die After COVID Vaccine
1/25/21
Merck Discontinues Development of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates; Continues Development of Two Investigational Therapeutic Candidates
1/25/21
Patient dies in Placer County after receiving COVID-19 vaccine
1/24/21
17-year-old in ICU after receiving second coronavirus vaccine dose
1/23/21
Covid: Vaccinated people may spread virus
1/23/21
Californian dies hours after getting COVID-19 vaccine, prompting probe
1/20/21
Two deaths recorded in SD after COVID-19 vaccinations
1/19/21
Thousands of Israelis Tested Positive for Coronavirus After First Vaccine Shot
1/18/21
France, Once a Vaccine Pioneer, Is Top Skeptic in Covid-19 Pandemic
1/18/21
Woman’s severe reaction to Pfizer COVID vaccine prompts investigation
1/18/21
China Health Experts Call for Suspension of COVID Vaccines as Norway Investigates 33 Deaths, Germany Probes 10 Deaths
1/18/21
Norway Warns Against Vaccinating Frail, Terminally Ill People
1/17/21
California State Epidemiologist Statement Recommending Providers Pause Administration of Single Lot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
1/16/21
55 People Have Died in US After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines
1/15/21
Rock County nursing home likely first to require staff to be vaccinated; workers express concern
1/15/21
23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
1/15/21
13 people suffer facial paralysis after coronavirus vaccine
1/14/21
Can vaccinated people still spread COVID-19? Here’s what we know.
1/13/21
19% or 95%? US expert challenges Pfizer vaccine’s efficacy, triggers debates in China
1/11/21
L.A. students must get COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available for them
1/10/21
a surprising number of US healthcare workers are refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine
1/10/21
A Nursing Home had Zero Coronavirus Deaths. Then, It Vaccinates Residents for Coronavirus and the Deaths Begin
1/9/21
Thousands in FDNY reject COVID-19 vaccine
1/9/21
Covid-19 outbreak at Auburn nursing home infects 137 residents, kills 24 where 80% had been vaccinated
1/7/21
Norway probes deaths of two nursing home residents who got Pfizer’s COVID vaccine
1/6/21
Miami doctor dies within weeks of receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
1/6/21
U.S. officials report more severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
1/6/21
CDC reveals at least 21 Americans have suffered life threatening allergic reactions to Pfizer's COVID vaccine
1/6/21
CDC says severe allergic reactions to the Covid vaccine run 10 times reactions to the flu shot
1/5/21
Free Airbnb with your COVID-19 vaccine? Firefighters offered prizes along with priority access
1/5/21
Hundreds Sent to Emergency Room After Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
1/5/21
Portuguese nurse dies two days after getting Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine
1/4/21
Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines—we need more details and the raw data
1/2/21
Mexican doctor hospitalized after receiving COVID-19 vaccine
1/1/21
Oregon healthcare worker has severe allergic reaction to Moderna vaccine
12/30/20
49-year-old struck with anaphylactic shock after receiving COVID vaccine
12/30/20
Swiss nursing home resident reportedly dies after getting COVID-19 vaccine
12/30/20
88-year-old dies hours after COVID vaccination in second such incident
12/29/20
Israeli man reportedly dies of heart attack hours after getting COVID vaccine
12/26/20
Boston health care worker who experienced reaction to Moderna coronavirus vaccine has history of allergies
12/22/20
“Vaccination against SARS-Cov-2 may lead to Cytokine Storm Syndrome in some vaccinated people.”
Cytokine Storm Response to COVID-19 Vaccinations12/21/20
Suspicions grow that nanoparticles in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trigger rare allergic reactions
12/20/20
Thousands Negatively Affected After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
12/19/20
Suburban Hospital Temporarily Pauses Vaccinations ‘Out of Abundance of Caution' Following Adverse Reactions
12/18/20
Nurse faints while talking to press about getting COVID-19 vaccine
12/17/20
Fears Prompt Some Medical Workers to Balk at Getting the Vaccine
12/16/20
2 Alaska Health Workers Got Emergency Treatment After Receiving Pfizer’s Vaccine
12/15/20
FDA staff recommends watching for Bell’s palsy in Moderna and Pfizer vaccine recipients
12/11/20
Australia Scraps Covid-19 Vaccine That Produced H.I.V. False Positives
12/10/20
Allergy warning for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after UK health workers with allergy history suffer reaction
12/9/20
NHS told not to give Covid vaccine to those with history of allergic reactions
12/8/20
FDA: Death, heart attacks, stroke, blood disorders all possible side effects of COVID vaccine
12/4/20
Pfizer COVID jab warning: No breastfeeding, avoid pregnancy for 2 months, unknown fertility impacts
12/2/20
Vaccine hesitancy divides health care workers
12/1/20
Ex-Pfizer Exec Demands EU Halt COVID-19 Vaccine Studies Over 'Indefinite Infertility' And Other Health Concerns
11/27/20
Will COVID-19 vaccines protect us? Does efficacy equal effectiveness?
11/26/20
COVID-19 vaccines' scary side effects must not be dismissed
11/24/20
Moderna boss says COVID-19 vaccine not proven to stop spread of virus
11/20/20
Will the COVID-19 vaccine stop you from spreading it to others? Experts don't know yet
10/28/20
“COVID‐19 vaccines designed to elicit neutralising antibodies may sensitise vaccine recipients to more severe disease than if they were not vaccinated.”
Informed consent disclosure to vaccine trial subjects of risk of COVID‐19 vaccines worsening clinical disease10/12/20
Six died in Pfizer late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial
Covid-19
Masks
Articles, studies and analysis documenting the ineffectiveness of using masks to reduce the spread of illness as well as the harmful effects of mask usage. Posted in reverse chronological order. Updated daily.
1/31/21
Infectious disease expert warns double-masking ‘can do more harm’
1/15/21
Long term mask use breeds microbes that infiltrate the lungs and contribute to advanced stage lung cancer
11/20/20
“The pooled results of randomised trials did not show a clear reduction in respiratory viral infection with the use of medical/surgical masks during seasonal influenza.”
Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses11/20/20
Bacteria is growing on your mask
10/7/20
One of Europe’s Leading Neurologists Claims Masks Are Dangerous & Explains Why
10/4/20
GERMAN NEUROLOGIST MARGARETA GRIESZ BRISSON says MASKS ARE DANGEROUS
9/11/20
“In the 14 days before illness onset, 71% of case-patients reported always using cloth face coverings or other mask types when in public and 4% of case-patients reported never using cloth face coverings or other mask types when in public.”
Community and Close Contact Exposures Associated with COVID-19 Among Symptomatic Adults ≥18 Years in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities9/9/20
WHO Mask Study Seriously Flawed
8/13/20
More deception: KDHE hid data to justify mask mandate
8/11/20
Duke University Study Finds Neck Gaiters As Ineffective As Not Wearing A Mask
7/7/20
“Both surgical and cotton masks seem to be ineffective in preventing the dissemination of SARS–CoV-2 from the coughs of patients with COVID-19 to the environment and external mask surface.”
Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS–CoV-2: A Controlled Comparison in 4 Patients5/15/20
Wuhan man suffers collapsed lung while running with face mask
5/1/20
“There is limited evidence for medical masks’ effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure.”
Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures4/1/20
“We conclude that cloth masks and face coverings are likely to have limited impact on lowering COVID-19 transmission, because they have minimal ability to prevent the emission of small particles, offer limited personal protection with respect to small particle inhalation.”
Masks-for-all for COVID-19 not based on sound data3/12/20
Coronavirus: Face masks could increase risk of infection, medical chief warns
11/16/15
“the significant changes to respiratory physiology caused by breathing through N95 mask materials raise the concern regarding prolonged use of N95-masks by pregnant healthcare workers.”
Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers—a controlled clinical study4/22/15
“Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection.”
A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers2/12/15
“Coronavirus virions are spherical with diameters of approximately 125 nanometers or 0.125 microns.”
Coronaviruses: An Overview of Their Replication and Pathogenesis11/17/10
“No additional benefit was observed when facemask was added to hand hygiene by comparison with hand hygiene alone. Our findings are consistent with these results, suggesting a low effectiveness, if any, of facemasks when used alone to limit influenza transmission in a closed-setting.”
Surgical Mask to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households: A Cluster Randomized Trial2/13/09
“Face mask use in health care workers has not been demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.”
Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers: A randomized controlled trial8/1/04
“Wearing an N95 mask for 4 hours significantly reduced PaO2 and increased respiratory adverse effects in patients.”
The physiological impact of wearing an N95 mask during hemodialysis as a precaution against SARS in patients with end-stage renal disease8/31/01
“Respiratory infections and asthma were significantly more common in veils users.”
The Effect of Wearing the Veil by Saudi Ladies on the Occurrence of Respiratory DiseasesCovid-19
Lockdowns
Articles, studies and analysis documenting the ineffectiveness of using lockdowns to reduce the spread of illness as well as the harmful physical and mental consequences. Posted in reverse chronological order. Updated daily.
2/2/21
Will young people ever work again? The pandemic has left recent graduates facing an uncertain future
2/1/21
The crisis in lost learning calls for a massive national policy response
1/29/21
Kids Already Coping With Mental Disorders Spiral as Pandemic Topples Vital Support Systems
1/24/21
Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen
1/22/21
Glenbrook North star quarterback dies by suicide; Family says COVID-19 pandemic isolation played role
1/22/21
“The low seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in young children in this study may indicate that they do not play a key role in SARS-CoV-2 spreading during the current pandemic.”
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Their Parents in Southwest Germany1/5/21
“We do not find significant benefits on case growth of more restrictive non-pharmaceutical interventions. Similar reductions in case growth may be achievable with less restrictive interventions.”
Assessing Mandatory Stay‐at‐Home and Business Closure Effects on the Spread of COVID‐199/15/20
Professor’s model for coronavirus predictions should not have been used
5/23/20
Lockdown saved no lives and may have cost them, Nobel Prize winner believes
5/20/20
Doctors raise alarm about health effects of continued coronavirus shutdown: 'Mass casualty incident'
5/13/20
As hospitals see more severe child abuse injuries during coronavirus
5/8/20
“The COVID Pandemic Could Lead to 75,000 Additional Deaths from Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Suicide.”
Projected Deaths of Despair During COVID-194/28/20
Child Sexual Abuse Reports Are On The Rise Amid Lockdown Orders
Covid-19
Treatment
2/9/21
Common asthma drug cuts COVID-19 hospitalization risk, recovery time - Oxford study
2/8/21
“Early administration of inhaled budesonide reduced the likelihood of needing urgent medical care and reduced time to recovery following early COVID-19 infection.”
Inhaled budesonide in the treatment of early COVID-19 illness: a randomised controlled trial1/16/21
New York Supreme Court Judge Order: Give The Patient Ivermectin As Court Battle Leads to Ivermectin for Successful Treatment Against COVID-19
11/29/20
‘Only a one in 17 billion chance hydroxychloroquine doesn’t work’: medical professor
10/12/20
“Ivermectin treatment was associated with lower mortality during treatment of COVID-19, especially in patients with severe pulmonary involvement.”
Use of Ivermectin Is Associated With Lower Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 20199/1/20
“We believe that vitamin D deficiency is an easily modifiable risk factor of ARIs and should be actively corrected through inexpensive, safe and readily-available vitamin D supplements.”
Vitamin D deficiency and the COVID-19 pandemic4/6/20
Antiparasitic drug Ivermectin kills coronavirus in 48 hours
3/29/20
“These results demonstrate that ivermectin has antiviral action against the SARS-CoV-2 clinical isolate in vitro, with a single dose able to control viral replication within 24–48 h in our system.”
The FDA-approved drug ivermectin inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro