March dangers and homeopathy

CDC

The CDC has reached out to UK officials and is reviewing their new mortality data associated with variant B.1.1.7

Only 195 cases so far, but in 22 states

Many more cases are going undetected

California and Florida

Michael Osterholm, Epidemiologist, Coronavirus transition team

Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota

From public and non-public data, convinced that the new variant is deadlier

The data is mounting -- and some of it I can't share -- that clearly supports that B.1.1.7 is causing more severe illness and increased death

Already we know this variant has increased transmission, and so this is more very bad news

South Africa travel ban

South African variant, 501Y.V2

50% more infectious

In at least 20 countries

Not yet found in US

President Biden, impose a ban on most non-U.S. citizens entering the country who have recently been in South Africa

Last week, entry ban, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ireland, 26 countries in Europe that allow travel across open borders

High-transmission variants in Canada

January 25, 2021

What happens if a high-transmission variant becomes established, and is transmitted in the general community in Canada?

Trajectory we may see, higher-transmission variant

B.1.1.7, 40-80% increase in the reproduction number

Variant with a 40+% increase in transmission rate, likely would not be contained with current measures

What does it mean?

Failure to prevent or contain this now spells disaster in March.

While we don't see much impact for ~6 weeks

when it comes it comes steeply,

doubling time of 1-2 weeks

(Current about 30-40 days recently in provinces like Ontario)

Exponential growth

When you're halfway to the maximum capacity you can tolerate, you only have one doubling time left.

But it might have taken 8 doubling times to get to halfway

So what can we do?

Few detected B.1.1.7 cases already in Canada, (hope that community spread has not yet been established)

Prevent introductions of new variants into Canada

Step up quarantine and isolation of travellers

Improve detection

Be willing to act to curtail the spread of high-transmission variants already in Canada

If and when we find out that COVID-19 vaccines can impact transmission -- and we think it is likely that they will -- we could

Use vaccination as one of the tools in the transmission toolkit, e.g. truckers, Canada/US border

Reduce travel within Canada

Consider screening domestic travellers

Vaccination is not going to impact transmission in the 6-8 week time frame

Does homeopathy have a role in preventing and treating CoViD?

4Homeopathy

Representing 11 leading homeopathic organisations and charities

A FB post, dated January 5, diluted duck heart and liver extract, had been distributed to 953,416 families

The Covid-19 prevention study received spectacular results in one million people

viable modality in the treatment of Covid-19

coronavirus as a unique opportunity to use the current crisis for strengthening the foundations of

homeopathy

Professor Stephen Powis, NHS medical director

It's one thing for homeopaths to peddle useless but harmless potions,

but they cross a dangerous line when making ridiculous assertions about protecting people from Covid infection.

We urge everyone to ignore misleading claims and get vital protection against Covid when they are invited for their vaccine

Duck extract product selling on eBay

MHRA,

cannot be legally sold or supplied within the UK

Japan

Olympics July 23 to August 8, 2021