Covid Politicized

I am trolling my friend, doc Iggy Agbayani, hehehe. Below I am reposting what he posted in his fb wall since last week. For those who have not heard enough about this cool guy, Doc Benigno "Iggy" Agbayani Jr. is: Independent Science based health activist. Orthopedics,Sports Medicine and Joints Specialist, Past President, Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines (CDC Ph), Past Chairman, Department of Orthopedics at Manila Doctors Hospital, Studied Arthroplasty and Arthroscopy at Flinders Medical Centre, Studied Medicine at University of the Philippines Manila, Studied BS Biology at UP Diliman.  He's two years younger than me in UP. Never met him there, I met him only in many CDC Ph events and meetings last year. Being an Ortho, I brought my youngest daughter to him to check if she has mild scoliosis as my wife has suspected. After initial physical check up, glad that he said No. During my recent Covid survival fight at home, he was one of my three doctors on cal...

Here is a list, not complete, of recent Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines (CDC Ph) weekly, sometimes bi-weekly Huddles, normally Wednesday and Saturday nights, 7-9pm. Regular hosts are Mari Kaimo, Lovely Rivero and Eli Abela. There are other CDC Ph members and volunteers behind the scene. CDC Ph Huddles: 1. July 30, 2021  Speakers:  Dr Romy QuiJano, Dr Fidel Fernandez, Dr Raffy Castillo https://youtu.be/90nO0n4uB24 2. Aug 4, 2021, "Huwag and Mga Bata." Speakers: Dr Homer Lim, George Barcelon, Dr Iggy Agbayani, Dr Jade del Mundo, Dra Jody Dalmacion https://youtu.be/-5ux9vKmYGE 3. Aug 7, 2021, "Bakuna at Kwarantin, mabisa ba?" Speakers:  Nicanor Perlas, Dr Fidel Fernandez, Dr Romeo QuiJano, Dr Homer Lim, Dr Iggy Agbayani https://youtu.be/ip6LmQqmuhU 4. Aug 11, 2021, Speakers: Bienvenido Yangco, IDS, Dr Allan Landrito, Dra Marivic Villa https://youtu.be/sZcFnZxu7AA 5. Aug 14, 2021, "Agenda-Free Science." Speakers: Dr Romy QuiJano, Dra Jody Dal...

See these pronouncements from a trying hard government bureaucrat: (1) Creating a transport bubble for the fully vaccinated  GO NEGOSYO PILIPINAS ANGAT LAHAT! - Joey Concepcion August 19, 2021 | 12:00am  https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/08/19/2120936/creating-transport-bubble-fully-vaccinated Yesterday, I met with Transportation Secretary Art Tugade to recommend the possible deployment of buses for fully-vaccinated individuals….   Currently, when fully-vaccinated individuals leave their homes, they commute alongside unvaccinated passengers, hence letting their guard down. With the regular buses, both the unvaccinated and the vaccinated are at risk to each other. We do not want a scenario wherein we just simply let the vaccinated individuals interact with those who are unvaccinated given the current threat from the Delta variant. Again, we will not surpass this lockdown if unvaccinated individuals are given absolute liberty that they had during the pre-pandemic...

 * My article in  BusinessWorld  last August 23, 2021. On Aug. 10, I and our elder daughter got unwell. No fever but body pains. The next day, the symptoms continued, I began to suspect COVID symptoms and I traced back where the virus may have come from. On Aug. 8 I went to the public market in Makati to buy food. I have been doing this for the past 17 months, so it is possible but not strong plausible reason. On Aug. 10 and the previous days, I did my usual routine for the last 17 months — get direct sunlight for a minimum of 10 minutes, a maximum of 25 minutes, a day, the sun directly hitting my skin and head. Plus walk our dog two kilometers a day on average except when it is raining and stormy. It is possible that I got the virus while doing the usual daily round. On Aug. 6, my wife got her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. My doctor friend at the Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines (CDC PH) and former Department of Health Undersecretary Dr. Jade del Mun...

Dr. Romy Quijano was a guest sometime this August in one of the bi-weekly "CDC Ph Huddle" every Wednesday and Saturday nights, 7-9pm. (1)  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9T_01Jl_3nK9nQQM6RDtoA  (2)  https://www.facebook.com/Concerned-DX-and-CX-of-Philippines-107617331530041 (3)  https://cdcph.org/ . 57 slides,  https://rquijanomd.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/covid-19-vaccines_balancing-risks-vs-benefits.pdf His opening slides: Some numbers he presented: ---------------- On the Safety of Covid-19 Vaccines: Dr. Quijano’s Rejoinder to the DOH and UP Manila Statements August 13, 2021 https://romeoquijanomd.net/2021/08/13/on-the-safety-of-covid-19-vaccines-dr-quijanos-rejoinder-to-the-doh-and-up-manila-statements/ The DOH and UP Manila statements castigate me and other health professionals for questioning the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines, accused of spreading false information and of being irresponsible. This was obviously a panicky reaction to the DZRH rad...

My cool, articulate, TV host friend Mari Kaimo and his wife Enchang Kaimo got sick last July 3. This is a belated repost, his story how he survived Covid, long haul. I failed to post this earlier because I myself got sick of Covid and was hardly touching my laptop for at least a week. Anyway here it is. ------------ July 31, 2021 It’s now official! By the grace of God, Enchang and I are now documented COVID survivors.  I first felt sick July 3rd. If you check the CDC USA website on COVID, you will find a list of symptoms. These are the ones I had:     Fever or chills     Cough     Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing     Fatigue     Muscle or body aches     Headache     Sore throat     Congestion or runny nose  Ench had similar symptoms but fewer than I did. On Day 2, I started to experience the shortness of breath and immediately double-dosed on Iverm...

 I repost here two recent interviews of Dr. Jody Dalmacion, retired faculty member of UP College of Medicine (UPCM). Then her recent fb posts. Brave lady, bow. IVERMECTIN IS A REPURPOSE DRUG - DR. JODY DALMACION Aug 10, 2021  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8-j0RAsw9s CDC Ph Weekly Huddle: Prof Jody Dalmacion on Vaccine Efficacy 08 14 21  Published August 16, 2021  https://rumble.com/vl7zbk-cdc-ph-weekly-huddle-prof-jody-dalmacion-on-vaccine-efficacy-08-14-21.html   ------------ July 23, 2021 Microbiology 101 and Ethics of Medical Communication 101 Ever wondered why there is no vaccine for HIV, a RNA virus like SARS Cov2?   Vaccines will not likely   work for RNA viruses like HIV and SARS CoV2 because these viruses can mutate very rapidly and render any vaccine useless sooner than you can come up with another one. To quote   Dr.    McCullough known Texas cardiologist, researcher and prescriber of ivermectin and other drugs   for co...

Some materials I encountered recently, should be helpful to people reading on their own. ------------ (1)   Study: Fully Vaccinated Healthcare Workers Carry 251 Times Viral Load, Pose Threat to Unvaccinated Patients, Co-Workers A preprint paper by the prestigious Oxford University Clinical Research Group, published Aug. 10 in The Lancet, found vaccinated individuals carry 251 times the load of COVID-19 viruses in their nostrils compared to the unvaccinated. By Peter A. McCullough, M.D., MPH   8/23/2021  https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/vaccinated-healthcare-workers-threat-unvaccinated-patients-co-workers/ (2) Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant Among Vaccinated Healthcare Workers, Vietnam  31 Pages Posted: 10 Aug 2021  https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3897733    Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Nghiem My Ngoc, Vo Minh Quang, Dao Bach Khoa, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Le Mau Toan, Bui Thi Ton That, Huynh Phuong Thao, Tran Nguyen ...