• Re: Long covid - evidence for

    From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Sun Feb 23 20:48:45 2025
    On 23 Feb 2025 07:20:42 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

    This is exactly the sort of analysis that does happen after every
    major change in vaccine development for a new infection - yes there
    will be a small percentage of people that have adverse effects, but
    overall it is still worth having a major push for population
    vaccination. As the article said:

    "The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have
    saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including
    3million in the US.

    In the new study, which has not been peer-reviewed, Iwasaki's team
    collected blood samples from 42 people with post-vaccination syndrome
    (PVS) and 22 people without it between December 2022 and November
    2023.

    When they analyzed the patients' immune systems, those with PVS had
    different proportions of some immune cells. It’s unclear what these
    differences might mean as the researchers couldn't link them to
    specific symptoms.

    The team also looked at 134 people with long Covid, as PVS symptoms
    overlap with it, as well as 134 healthy vaccine recipients.

    Both people with long Covid and those with PVS seemed to have
    reactivated Epstein-Barr syndrome.

    More than nine in 10 adults have had Epstein-Barr at some point in
    their lives, a common infection spread through bodily fluids like
    saliva or semen.

    It causes symptoms like fatigue, fever, and rashes, and once symptoms disappear, the virus remains dormant in the body, where it can be
    reactivated when the immune system is low.

    People with PVS also had elevated levels of Covid spike proteins."
    ___________

    So the question for any country facing a new virus that they can see
    is causing high death rates, is whether it is worth taking drastic
    steps to slow the infection until a vaccine is available? Our
    government decided yes and instituted restrictions of international
    arrivals and on internal travel. Meantime we saw mass graves being dug
    in New York and horror stories from Italy.

    Eventually we saw that early vaccines were making a difference, but
    they were being directed to countries with very high death rates, so
    we had to wait longer.

    Vaccines developed, but were being tested "live", and it was not clear
    whether any vaccine was better than others. We did what we could, and
    started to obtain supplies and make them available.

    By the time the crisis largely passed, we discovered that we had very
    low infection rates or deaths relating to Covid compared with other
    countries. In particular, we are able to assess from the comparison of
    actual deaths against pre-covid death rates that, had we followed the
    policies of the United States, we could have lost an additional 22,000
    lives - our combination of isolation and then encouraging vaccine
    saved a huge number of lives.

    Yes the complications between dying of Covid and remaining healthy
    despite a brief infection can be severe - in effect they must feel
    like "partial deaths" - but it is likely that because we had a much
    lower percentage of deaths than most other countries, chances are we
    had fewer in relative terms of those with harsher experience than
    infection but less than death.

    So the question for New Zealand (and other countries), is what
    policies should now be considered should another infectious virus
    outbreak occur? I suspect the answer is not to reject medical science,
    and understand that vaccines are not perfect, and balance higher death
    rates against the costs to individuals, families and communities, both
    short and long term of taking different levels of precautions.

    Would you have been happier with fewer restrictions - for example at
    the level of those adopted in the USA, and accept 22,000 more deaths
    of New Zealanders?

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 23 07:20:42 2025
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Gordon on Sun Feb 23 07:33:46 2025
    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.
    No surprie here, just another step in the way to truth. Or at least open minds.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Feb 23 19:12:31 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 23 Feb 2025 07:20:42 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >>Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

    This is exactly the sort of analysis that does happen after every
    major change in vaccine development for a new infection - yes there
    will be a small percentage of people that have adverse effects, but
    overall it is still worth having a major push for population
    vaccination. As the article said:

    "The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have
    saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including
    3million in the US.

    In the new study, which has not been peer-reviewed, Iwasaki's team
    collected blood samples from 42 people with post-vaccination syndrome
    (PVS) and 22 people without it between December 2022 and November
    2023.

    When they analyzed the patients' immune systems, those with PVS had
    different proportions of some immune cells. It’s unclear what these >differences might mean as the researchers couldn't link them to
    specific symptoms.

    The team also looked at 134 people with long Covid, as PVS symptoms
    overlap with it, as well as 134 healthy vaccine recipients.

    Both people with long Covid and those with PVS seemed to have
    reactivated Epstein-Barr syndrome.

    More than nine in 10 adults have had Epstein-Barr at some point in
    their lives, a common infection spread through bodily fluids like
    saliva or semen.

    It causes symptoms like fatigue, fever, and rashes, and once symptoms >disappear, the virus remains dormant in the body, where it can be
    reactivated when the immune system is low.

    People with PVS also had elevated levels of Covid spike proteins." >___________

    So the question for any country facing a new virus that they can see
    is causing high death rates, is whether it is worth taking drastic
    steps to slow the infection until a vaccine is available? Our
    government decided yes and instituted restrictions of international
    arrivals and on internal travel. Meantime we saw mass graves being dug
    in New York and horror stories from Italy.

    Eventually we saw that early vaccines were making a difference, but
    they were being directed to countries with very high death rates, so
    we had to wait longer.

    Vaccines developed, but were being tested "live", and it was not clear >whether any vaccine was better than others. We did what we could, and
    started to obtain supplies and make them available.

    By the time the crisis largely passed, we discovered that we had very
    low infection rates or deaths relating to Covid compared with other >countries. In particular, we are able to assess from the comparison of
    actual deaths against pre-covid death rates that, had we followed the >policies of the United States, we could have lost an additional 22,000
    lives - our combination of isolation and then encouraging vaccine
    saved a huge number of lives.

    Yes the complications between dying of Covid and remaining healthy
    despite a brief infection can be severe - in effect they must feel
    like "partial deaths" - but it is likely that because we had a much
    lower percentage of deaths than most other countries, chances are we
    had fewer in relative terms of those with harsher experience than
    infection but less than death.

    So the question for New Zealand (and other countries), is what
    policies should now be considered should another infectious virus
    outbreak occur? I suspect the answer is not to reject medical science,
    and understand that vaccines are not perfect, and balance higher death
    rates against the costs to individuals, families and communities, both
    short and long term of taking different levels of precautions.

    Would you have been happier with fewer restrictions - for example at
    the level of those adopted in the USA, and accept 22,000 more deaths
    of New Zealanders?
    So you cannot refute the argument that is at the core of the post and link. No surprise there.
    The substance of thee post is alleged genetic changes being caused by the "vaccine".
    Perhaps you could address that instead of paroting the usual party handouts.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Mon Feb 24 14:12:32 2025
    On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:12:31 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 23 Feb 2025 07:20:42 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >>>Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

    This is exactly the sort of analysis that does happen after every
    major change in vaccine development for a new infection - yes there
    will be a small percentage of people that have adverse effects, but
    overall it is still worth having a major push for population
    vaccination. As the article said:

    "The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have
    saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including
    3million in the US.

    In the new study, which has not been peer-reviewed, Iwasaki's team >>collected blood samples from 42 people with post-vaccination syndrome
    (PVS) and 22 people without it between December 2022 and November
    2023.

    When they analyzed the patients' immune systems, those with PVS had >>different proportions of some immune cells. It’s unclear what these >>differences might mean as the researchers couldn't link them to
    specific symptoms.

    The team also looked at 134 people with long Covid, as PVS symptoms
    overlap with it, as well as 134 healthy vaccine recipients.

    Both people with long Covid and those with PVS seemed to have
    reactivated Epstein-Barr syndrome.

    More than nine in 10 adults have had Epstein-Barr at some point in
    their lives, a common infection spread through bodily fluids like
    saliva or semen.

    It causes symptoms like fatigue, fever, and rashes, and once symptoms >>disappear, the virus remains dormant in the body, where it can be >>reactivated when the immune system is low.

    People with PVS also had elevated levels of Covid spike proteins." >>___________

    So the question for any country facing a new virus that they can see
    is causing high death rates, is whether it is worth taking drastic
    steps to slow the infection until a vaccine is available? Our
    government decided yes and instituted restrictions of international >>arrivals and on internal travel. Meantime we saw mass graves being dug
    in New York and horror stories from Italy.

    Eventually we saw that early vaccines were making a difference, but
    they were being directed to countries with very high death rates, so
    we had to wait longer.

    Vaccines developed, but were being tested "live", and it was not clear >>whether any vaccine was better than others. We did what we could, and >>started to obtain supplies and make them available.

    By the time the crisis largely passed, we discovered that we had very
    low infection rates or deaths relating to Covid compared with other >>countries. In particular, we are able to assess from the comparison of >>actual deaths against pre-covid death rates that, had we followed the >>policies of the United States, we could have lost an additional 22,000 >>lives - our combination of isolation and then encouraging vaccine
    saved a huge number of lives.

    Yes the complications between dying of Covid and remaining healthy
    despite a brief infection can be severe - in effect they must feel
    like "partial deaths" - but it is likely that because we had a much
    lower percentage of deaths than most other countries, chances are we
    had fewer in relative terms of those with harsher experience than
    infection but less than death.

    So the question for New Zealand (and other countries), is what
    policies should now be considered should another infectious virus
    outbreak occur? I suspect the answer is not to reject medical science,
    and understand that vaccines are not perfect, and balance higher death >>rates against the costs to individuals, families and communities, both >>short and long term of taking different levels of precautions.

    Would you have been happier with fewer restrictions - for example at
    the level of those adopted in the USA, and accept 22,000 more deaths
    of New Zealanders?
    So you cannot refute the argument that is at the core of the post and link. No >surprise there.
    The substance of thee post is alleged genetic changes being caused by the >"vaccine".
    Perhaps you could address that instead of paroting the usual party handouts.

    I am not aware of any claims that vaccines, or even the virus, caused
    genetic changes to anyone, but certainly it caused extreme problems
    for some individuals, and the example given was of extreme
    complications, which are acknowledged to have happened in an extremely
    small number of cases - probably only one person came through such
    problems as were described in that article. I prefer the medical
    profession to "party handouts;" ymmv. You may be aware of similar
    outliers in development of early vaccines for other diseases - even
    now after well over a century of influenza, vaccines are modified at
    least annually to cope with new variants, but nobody claims that in
    not stopping all infection those vaccines are not worth taking
    regularly, particularly for the elderly such as yourself, Tony. Your "parroting" of unsupported fringe views would be supported by the
    Atlas network linked "Free Speech Union," but in reality all they are
    doing is telling you that you are entitled to make as many wrong
    statements as you like; all they want is for you to think there are
    people that share your delusions, so vote ACT!

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Feb 24 03:43:09 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:12:31 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 23 Feb 2025 07:20:42 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >>>>Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

    This is exactly the sort of analysis that does happen after every
    major change in vaccine development for a new infection - yes there
    will be a small percentage of people that have adverse effects, but >>>overall it is still worth having a major push for population
    vaccination. As the article said:

    "The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have
    saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including
    3million in the US.

    In the new study, which has not been peer-reviewed, Iwasaki's team >>>collected blood samples from 42 people with post-vaccination syndrome >>>(PVS) and 22 people without it between December 2022 and November
    2023.

    When they analyzed the patients' immune systems, those with PVS had >>>different proportions of some immune cells. It’s unclear what these >>>differences might mean as the researchers couldn't link them to
    specific symptoms.

    The team also looked at 134 people with long Covid, as PVS symptoms >>>overlap with it, as well as 134 healthy vaccine recipients.

    Both people with long Covid and those with PVS seemed to have
    reactivated Epstein-Barr syndrome.

    More than nine in 10 adults have had Epstein-Barr at some point in
    their lives, a common infection spread through bodily fluids like
    saliva or semen.

    It causes symptoms like fatigue, fever, and rashes, and once symptoms >>>disappear, the virus remains dormant in the body, where it can be >>>reactivated when the immune system is low.

    People with PVS also had elevated levels of Covid spike proteins." >>>___________

    So the question for any country facing a new virus that they can see
    is causing high death rates, is whether it is worth taking drastic
    steps to slow the infection until a vaccine is available? Our
    government decided yes and instituted restrictions of international >>>arrivals and on internal travel. Meantime we saw mass graves being dug
    in New York and horror stories from Italy.

    Eventually we saw that early vaccines were making a difference, but
    they were being directed to countries with very high death rates, so
    we had to wait longer.

    Vaccines developed, but were being tested "live", and it was not clear >>>whether any vaccine was better than others. We did what we could, and >>>started to obtain supplies and make them available.

    By the time the crisis largely passed, we discovered that we had very
    low infection rates or deaths relating to Covid compared with other >>>countries. In particular, we are able to assess from the comparison of >>>actual deaths against pre-covid death rates that, had we followed the >>>policies of the United States, we could have lost an additional 22,000 >>>lives - our combination of isolation and then encouraging vaccine
    saved a huge number of lives.

    Yes the complications between dying of Covid and remaining healthy >>>despite a brief infection can be severe - in effect they must feel
    like "partial deaths" - but it is likely that because we had a much
    lower percentage of deaths than most other countries, chances are we
    had fewer in relative terms of those with harsher experience than >>>infection but less than death.

    So the question for New Zealand (and other countries), is what
    policies should now be considered should another infectious virus >>>outbreak occur? I suspect the answer is not to reject medical science, >>>and understand that vaccines are not perfect, and balance higher death >>>rates against the costs to individuals, families and communities, both >>>short and long term of taking different levels of precautions.

    Would you have been happier with fewer restrictions - for example at
    the level of those adopted in the USA, and accept 22,000 more deaths
    of New Zealanders?
    So you cannot refute the argument that is at the core of the post and link. >>No
    surprise there.
    The substance of thee post is alleged genetic changes being caused by the >>"vaccine".
    Perhaps you could address that instead of paroting the usual party handouts.

    I am not aware of any claims that vaccines, or even the virus, caused
    genetic changes to anyone, but certainly it caused extreme problems
    for some individuals, and the example given was of extreme
    complications, which are acknowledged to have happened in an extremely
    small number of cases - probably only one person came through such
    problems as were described in that article. I prefer the medical
    profession to "party handouts;" ymmv. You may be aware of similar
    outliers in development of early vaccines for other diseases - even
    now after well over a century of influenza, vaccines are modified at
    least annually to cope with new variants, but nobody claims that in
    not stopping all infection those vaccines are not worth taking
    regularly, particularly for the elderly such as yourself, Tony. Your >"parroting" of unsupported fringe views would be supported by the
    Atlas network linked "Free Speech Union," but in reality all they are
    doing is telling you that you are entitled to make as many wrong
    statements as you like; all they want is for you to think there are
    people that share your delusions, so vote ACT!
    You can continue with your deliberately ignorant posts but the truth is not affected. People better educated and with higher moral standards than you (and that means most people) are slowly being heard, you will one day have to admit your appalling ignorance and refusal to see the truth. It will happen.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to blah@blah.blah on Mon Feb 24 18:00:09 2025
    On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:24:55 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:48:45 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On 23 Feb 2025 07:20:42 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >>>Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

    This is exactly the sort of analysis that does happen after every
    major change in vaccine development for a new infection - yes there
    will be a small percentage of people that have adverse effects, but
    overall it is still worth having a major push for population
    vaccination. As the article said:

    "The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have
    saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including
    3million in the US.

    Estimated by whom?
    Did you miss "As the article said:" ?

    The big unanswered question in this whole fiasco is; why did some >governments, including the Ardern administration, ban the use of
    certain generic drugs as a preventive measure or for early
    intervention? If none of them were in any way effective, it would have >quickly become apparent and would therefore have vindicated the likes
    of Pfizer in their push to sell their vaccine.

    Bill.

    What products were banned, Bill?

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  • From BR@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 24 17:24:55 2025
    On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:48:45 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On 23 Feb 2025 07:20:42 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >>Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

    This is exactly the sort of analysis that does happen after every
    major change in vaccine development for a new infection - yes there
    will be a small percentage of people that have adverse effects, but
    overall it is still worth having a major push for population
    vaccination. As the article said:

    "The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have
    saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including
    3million in the US.

    Estimated by whom?

    The big unanswered question in this whole fiasco is; why did some
    governments, including the Ardern administration, ban the use of
    certain generic drugs as a preventive measure or for early
    intervention? If none of them were in any way effective, it would have
    quickly become apparent and would therefore have vindicated the likes
    of Pfizer in their push to sell their vaccine.

    Bill.

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  • From BR@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 25 06:08:35 2025
    On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:00:09 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:24:55 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:48:45 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>wrote:

    On 23 Feb 2025 07:20:42 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving.

    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >>>>Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

    This is exactly the sort of analysis that does happen after every
    major change in vaccine development for a new infection - yes there
    will be a small percentage of people that have adverse effects, but >>>overall it is still worth having a major push for population
    vaccination. As the article said:

    "The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have
    saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including
    3million in the US.

    Estimated by whom?
    Did you miss "As the article said:" ?

    The big unanswered question in this whole fiasco is; why did some >>governments, including the Ardern administration, ban the use of
    certain generic drugs as a preventive measure or for early
    intervention? If none of them were in any way effective, it would have >>quickly become apparent and would therefore have vindicated the likes
    of Pfizer in their push to sell their vaccine.

    Bill.

    What products were banned, Bill?

    Doctors were forbidden from prescribing ivermectin for anything
    related to covid.

    Why?

    Bill.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to blah@blah.blah on Tue Feb 25 09:26:24 2025
    On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:08:35 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:00:09 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:24:55 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 20:48:45 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:

    On 23 Feb 2025 07:20:42 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14414367/covid-vaccines-new-syndrome-biological-changes-yale.html

    First off, this is in the main stream media, so things are improving. >>>>>
    Rich, and others, you may wish to add this to your understanding of the >>>>>Covid-19 history, and the phase "Safe and effective".

    The child of the link above, if interested.

    This is exactly the sort of analysis that does happen after every
    major change in vaccine development for a new infection - yes there >>>>will be a small percentage of people that have adverse effects, but >>>>overall it is still worth having a major push for population >>>>vaccination. As the article said:

    "The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have >>>>saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including
    3million in the US.

    Estimated by whom?
    Did you miss "As the article said:" ?

    The big unanswered question in this whole fiasco is; why did some >>>governments, including the Ardern administration, ban the use of
    certain generic drugs as a preventive measure or for early
    intervention? If none of them were in any way effective, it would have >>>quickly become apparent and would therefore have vindicated the likes
    of Pfizer in their push to sell their vaccine.

    Bill.

    What products were banned, Bill?

    Doctors were forbidden from prescribing ivermectin for anything
    related to covid.

    Why?

    Bill.

    A quick google search resulted in this: https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/Alerts/ivermectin-covid19.htm

    From that article, it appears that while there is no ban on the use of Ivermectin for treatment of parasites and animals, it was not approved
    to prevent or treat Covid-19. That means that Ivermectin continued to
    be available for approved uses, but is used in relation to Covid-19,
    was considered dangerous and the lack of approval would presumably
    have been seen by Doctors as indicating that they would be taking a professional risk in prescribing for that purpose - they could for
    example have to justify the use if a case came before a court.

    I am not aware of any ban by government on the professional use of
    Ivermectin, for the purposes for which that drug had been found
    effective. Again from that site:

    "If Stromectol is prescribed for an unapproved use (also called “off
    label use)” or consideration is given to prescribing imported
    ivermectin, prescribers must consider the potential risks and benefits
    and obtain informed consent from patients about the condition and
    treatment options. The Medsafe website has information on the
    considerations for doctors intending to prescribe a medicine for an
    unapproved indication."

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  • From BR@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 26 17:44:32 2025
    On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:26:24 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    From that article, it appears that while there is no ban on the use of >Ivermectin for treatment of parasites and animals, it was not approved
    to prevent or treat Covid-19. That means that Ivermectin continued to
    be available for approved uses, but is used in relation to Covid-19,
    was considered dangerous and the lack of approval would presumably
    have been seen by Doctors as indicating that they would be taking a >professional risk in prescribing for that purpose - they could for
    example have to justify the use if a case came before a court.

    That sounds like utter bullshit to me. I don't care if it comes from a government website. Indeed, that makes it even more suspicious. I know
    one thing; I don't want the government to be my doctor.

    Ivermectin is an extremely safe drug which can be bought over the
    counter in many countries. It is also very cheap. If it were shown to
    also be an effective prophylactic against covid, it would have put an
    end to the villainy imposed on this country by what was arguably the
    most dishonest government in this country's history.

    Bill.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to blah@blah.blah on Wed Feb 26 21:17:31 2025
    On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:44:32 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:26:24 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    From that article, it appears that while there is no ban on the use of >>Ivermectin for treatment of parasites and animals, it was not approved
    to prevent or treat Covid-19. That means that Ivermectin continued to
    be available for approved uses, but is used in relation to Covid-19,
    was considered dangerous and the lack of approval would presumably
    have been seen by Doctors as indicating that they would be taking a >>professional risk in prescribing for that purpose - they could for
    example have to justify the use if a case came before a court.

    That sounds like utter bullshit to me. I don't care if it comes from a >government website. Indeed, that makes it even more suspicious. I know
    one thing; I don't want the government to be my doctor.

    And as I showed, the government is not anyone's doctor. But there is a requirement on doctors, from their professional body, to be able to
    justify actions which turn out to cause harm to patients.

    Ivermectin is an extremely safe drug which can be bought over the
    counter in many countries.
    I am not aware of it being banned in New Zealand.

    It is also very cheap. If it were shown to
    also be an effective prophylactic against covid, it would have put an
    end to the villainy imposed on this country by what was arguably the
    most dishonest government in this country's history.

    That is however a big "If" As I understand it Ivermectin was tested
    and found very much wanting in relation to Covid-19 - if you have
    any evidence otherwise do let us know. You have not demonstrated any
    facts to support your wild assertion about any dishonesty relating to
    the NZ government during the Covid pandemic, Bill. Time for you to
    apologise?


    Bill.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Wed Feb 26 22:20:24 2025
    On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:17:31 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:44:32 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:26:24 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>wrote:

    From that article, it appears that while there is no ban on the use of >>>Ivermectin for treatment of parasites and animals, it was not approved
    to prevent or treat Covid-19. That means that Ivermectin continued to
    be available for approved uses, but is used in relation to Covid-19,
    was considered dangerous and the lack of approval would presumably
    have been seen by Doctors as indicating that they would be taking a >>>professional risk in prescribing for that purpose - they could for >>>example have to justify the use if a case came before a court.

    That sounds like utter bullshit to me. I don't care if it comes from a >>government website. Indeed, that makes it even more suspicious. I know
    one thing; I don't want the government to be my doctor.

    And as I showed, the government is not anyone's doctor. But there is a >requirement on doctors, from their professional body, to be able to
    justify actions which turn out to cause harm to patients.

    Ivermectin is an extremely safe drug which can be bought over the
    counter in many countries.
    I am not aware of it being banned in New Zealand.
    See: https://pharmac.govt.nz/news-and-resources/official-information-act/official-information-act-responses/ivermectin-special-authority
    which indicates that ivermectin is available in New Zealand

    It is on sale in New Zealand in different forms for different
    purposes; but I do not recommend that you try it on yourself without
    seeking professional advice


    It is also very cheap. If it were shown to
    also be an effective prophylactic against covid, it would have put an
    end to the villainy imposed on this country by what was arguably the
    most dishonest government in this country's history.

    That is however a big "If" As I understand it Ivermectin was tested
    and found very much wanting in relation to Covid-19 - if you have
    any evidence otherwise do let us know. You have not demonstrated any
    facts to support your wild assertion about any dishonesty relating to
    the NZ government during the Covid pandemic, Bill. Time for you to
    apologise?


    Bill.

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  • From BR@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 28 18:22:36 2025
    On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:17:31 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:



    That is however a big "If" As I understand it Ivermectin was tested
    and found very much wanting in relation to Covid-19 -

    Tested by whom?

    if you have any evidence otherwise do let us know. You have not demonstrated any
    facts to support your wild assertion about any dishonesty relating to
    the NZ government during the Covid pandemic, Bill.

    I can give you three examples.

    Firstly, the prime minister, just weeks before the 2020 election,
    guaranteed on national television that there would be no penalties or
    coection for people who refuse to take the vaccine. After the
    election, it was "yip yip, that's what it is!" she said as she rubbed
    her hands either with glee or with nervousness. Remember that?

    Secondly there was the example was of someone who died of a gunshot
    wound and was found to have covid during the post mortem. His death
    was included in the covid fatality statistics.

    Thirdly there was a protest in downtown Auckland during the first
    lockdown. The target of the protesters beef was over the George Floyd
    death. It wasn't even any of their business, but they were given a
    pass anyway.

    A dishonourable mention should also go to that pink haired wench who
    broke the lockdown rules she had vehemently defended when she was
    caught on video at a beach with her friend. Hypocrites and liars all
    of them.


    Time for you to apologise?

    I don't think so. Have you ever apologised for anything?

    Bill.

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