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☆ RFK Jr. details medical abnormality that he says was a parasitic worm in his brain
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday detailed the medical abnormality he experienced in 2010 that he said was caused by a worm that entered his brain and then died, marking his first public explanation of the incident. “The issue was resolved more than 10 years ago and he is in robust physical and mental health. Questioning Mr. Kennedy’s health is a hilarious suggestion, given his competition,” the campaign said, referring to the advanced ages of the 81-year-old President Joe Biden and 77-year-old former President Donald Trump. So, ten times what, you know, the EPA levels were for blood mercury, I think it was,” Kennedy said. And I had that chelated out and all of that brain fog went away.”Kennedy said he has made a full recovery from both health incidents.

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☆ We asked a parasite expert about RFK Jr.'s claim that a worm ate his brain. Here's what they said.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Geoff Weiss | Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. His campaign's press secretary confirmed that Kennedy was infected with a parasite 10 years ago and said it was resolved. His campaign told Business Insider that Kennedy is in "robust physical and mental health" and said questioning his fitness is a "hilarious suggestion, given his competition." One medical expert told Business Insider that Kennedy's version of events doesn't quite add up. But there's no way the larvae could have consumed Kennedy's brain tissue.

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☆ NYT: RFK Jr. says worm ‘got into my brain and ate a portion of it’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Michelle Shen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In 2010, Kennedy, now 70, experienced severe memory loss and mental fog, he said in a deposition two years later. Robert Kennedy said at the time that his earning power had been negatively affected by the cognitive issues, the Times reported. Kennedy told the paper he has recovered from the memory loss and brain fogginess and that the parasite did not require treatment. The worms get nutrients from the body, but they are not eating the brain tissue, he said. It’s more common to find the worm after it has died and left behind a calcified cyst in the brain, Hotez said.

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☆ YouTube removed video of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for violating vaccine misinformation policy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —YouTube said on Monday that it had removed a video of presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. being interviewed by podcast host Jordan Peterson for violating its policy prohibiting vaccine misinformation. YouTube began cracking down broadly on vaccine misinformation in 2021, following an earlier policy preventing false or misleading claims about Covid-19. Under its policy, YouTube removes false claims about currently administered vaccines that the World Health Organization and local authorities have approved and confirmed to be safe. Although YouTube removed the video, it remains available on Twitter, showing the fractured approach to vaccine misinformation across the internet as his campaign gets underway. Hotez had tweeted in support of a Vice article criticizing Spotify’s handling of vaccine misinformation in an interview with Kennedy on Rogan’s show.

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☆ Mark Cuban says Joe Rogan and Elon Musk have become everything they say is wrong with the mainstream media
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cuban also slammed Rogan and Elon Musk for becoming everything they say is wrong with the media. Billionaire Mark Cuban has slammed Joe Rogan and Elon Musk on Twitter for becoming "everything" that they claim is wrong with the mainstream media. Cuban also said that Musk and Rogan have become exactly what they've said they hate about the mainstream media. "Joe, you and @elonmusk's @twitter are the mainstream online media and your platforms have become everything supposedly wrong with MSM. Hotez, for his part, has agreed to go on Rogan's show to talk about vaccines, but not to debate Kennedy.

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☆ A vaccine scientist says being tag-teamed and dogpiled on by Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, and RFK Jr. all at once has been 'overwhelming'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But the attacks are now coming from Joe Rogan and Elon Musk, Twitter's most influential users. And let's face it, when you have RFK Jr. and Joe Rogan, and Elon Musk, all tag-teaming, those tres hombres at the same time," Hotez added. "I offered to go on Joe Rogan but not to turn it into the Jerry Springer show with having RFK Jr. on," Hotez said. "First, science is not something that is typically debated like say 18th enlightenment philosophy or political issues," Hotez added. And then there is the particular problem of debating RFK Jr on this.

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☆ A prominent vaccine scientist says he was ‘stalked’ in front of home after Joe Rogan Twitter exchange
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A prominent vaccine scientist said he was accosted outside of his home after a Twitter exchange with podcaster Joe Rogan, who challenged him to debate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over the weekend. “I just was stalked in front of my home by a couple of antivaxers taunting me to debate RFKJr.,” Houston-based scientist Peter Hotez tweeted Sunday. The confrontation came after Hotez tweeted Saturday in support of a Vice article that criticized Spotify’s handling of vaccine misinformation on Rogan’s show. Investor Mark Cuban defended Hotez, jumping in the Twitter debate. “Trying to bully Dr Hotez is ridiculous,” Cuban tweeted, accusing Musk and Rogan of acting in their own self interest.

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☆ Bill Ackman wants you to know exactly why he's been stirring the anti-vaccine pot all weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He's offering to fork out $150,000 for scientist Peter Hotez to debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the topic of vaccines. "This is a debate that you cannot walk away from," Ackman tweeted at Hotez. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who's spent a good chunk of the weekend putting his weight — and his money — behind the prospect of a Joe Rogan-hosted vaccine debate, wants you to know he's not an anti-vaxxer or an advocate for conspiracy theories. "If you are truly interested in saving lives, you need to further the public's understanding of the truth about vaccines," Ackman added. Every day we wait, thousands more will die," Ackman tweeted at the time.

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☆ Bill Ackman offered to donate $150,000 if a doctor debated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about vaccines on Joe Rogan's podcast
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bill Ackman offered to donate $150,000 if a doctor debated vaccines on Joe Rogan's podcast. Dr Peter Hotez criticized Rogan for hosting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his podcast. Bill Ackman has waded into a vaccine misinformation debate, offering $150,000 to charity if a doctor agrees to debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Joe Rogan's podcast. Rogan responded to Hotez's criticism by pledging $100,000 to charity if he came on the podcast to debate Kennedy. Rogan signed a $200 million deal with Spotify to bring his hugely popular podcast exclusively to the streaming platform in 2020.

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☆ Updated Covid boosters cut the infection risk from XBB.1.5 subvariant by half, CDC finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Berkeley-Lovelace-Jr.Jpg | Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The updated Covid boosters reduce the risk of Covid infection from the predominant omicron subvariant by nearly half, according to early data published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings are “quite reassuring,” Dr. Brendan Jackson, the head of the CDC’s Covid response, said on a call with reporters Wednesday. As of last Wednesday, only about 15% of people in the U.S. had received an updated booster, according to CDC data. People who were vaccinated but had not received the updated booster were compared to those who got the updated booster in the previous two to three months. People who got the updated boosters are probably "much more likely to wear masks indoors or restrain their travel or not go to indoor restaurants," he said.

A key adviser to the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine panel is questioning whether more Covid booster shots are necessary for healthy, younger people. The FDA later backed the vaccine panel, authorizing a new formulation of the booster shots. “The people who are talking about why young people need it are missing the point,” he said, referring to the booster. Levy, the director of the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, continues to encourage Covid boosters for everyone who is eligible. Relatively few people in the U.S. have had updated boosters.

☆ Long Covid may be 'the next public health disaster' — with a $3.7 trillion economic impact rivaling the Great Recession
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Norpel is one of millions of Americans with long Covid, also known as long-haul Covid, post-Covid or post-acute Covid syndrome. Key symptoms: Long Covid has been linked to more than 200 symptoms, according to The Rockefeller Foundation. Duration: There's no consistent definition of how long symptoms must persist for someone to be considered a long Covid patient. What experts do know is that for some, long Covid symptoms can last months or even years. "I don't know if it's for the rest of my life or not," Hurst said of feeling long Covid symptoms.

☆ FDA says two studies showing omicron boosters weren't much better than old Covid shots were too small to come to any conclusions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The recently authorized booster vaccine protects against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the more recent omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5. The Food and Drug Administration said two studies this week showing that the new omicron boosters weren't that much better than the old shots were too small to come to any real conclusions. The antibody responses were slightly higher with the omicron boosters, though the studies concluded the difference wasn't significant. The studies are of public interest because there's very limited human data on how the omicron BA.5 boosters perform right now. The FDA also looked at data directly on the BA.5 shots that came from animal studies.

☆ ‘Scrabble variants’ now cause the majority of new Covid-19 infections in the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Omicron BA.5 subvariant is no longer the dominant cause of Covid-19 infections in the United States, according to estimates released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The gaggle of new variants have been gaining ground against BA.5, which has dominated Covid-19 infections in the United States since July. Together, they now account for more than 1 in 4 new Covid-19 infections nationwide, according to CDC data. BQ.1.1 is now causing about 1 in 5 new Covid-19 infections in the Northeast, where cases and hospitalizations are rising. But that strain is causing just 3% of new Covid-19 infections in the Pacific Northwest.

☆ New Covid boosters aren’t better than old shots at neutralizing omicron BA.5, early studies find
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The new COVID-19 booster which includes protection for Omicron at AltaMed Health Services in South Gate on Thursday, October 6, 2022. Two studies are raising doubts about whether the new omicron BA.5 booster really will offer better protection against Covid than the first generation shot. Scientists at Columbia University in New York City found the new boosters did not produce a better antibody response in humans against BA.5 than the first-generation vaccines. Hotez said there should also be investigations into how the boosters perform against emerging omicron subvariants such as XBB and BQ.1., as the currently dominant BA.5 declines in circulation. It could be the case that the new boosters perform better against these emerging variants than the first generation shots do, Hotez said.

☆ How concerned should you be about Covid-19 ‘Scrabble' variants? Here's what we know so far
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Though BA.5 still accounts for most U.S. Covid-19 cases, percentages are rising for the other omicron variants circulating throughout the country, per the CDC. "The ones that are particularly concerning are BQ.1 and another related one called BQ.1.1. Internationally, another concerning variant, XBB, which first emerged in Singapore and hasn't been detected in the U.S., is being closely watched worldwide as it spreads quickly in other countries. The new variants were coined the "Scrabble" variants by Peter Hotez, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children's Hospital, during an interview with the Houston Chronicle. The nickname refers to the letters that are used to define the variants like B, X and Q, which would rack up many points in a game of Scrabble.

Pediatric cases of the flu and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, are on the rise. Here are the signs and symptoms to look out for if your child has a respiratory virus. Does my child have RSV, Covid or the flu? Early symptoms of Covid, RSV and the flu can look similar for many children, including:CongestionCoughRunny noseMuscle achesFeverHeadacheA sore throat, Moffitt said, could be a sign of Covid, as doctors have noticed that infections with omicron subvariants often begin with sore throats. Hotez also urged parents to get their children vaccinated against Covid and the flu.

☆ Quick and stealthy new Covid-19 variants are poised to drive a winter surge
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A flurry of new Covid-19 variants appears to be gaining traction globally, raising fears of a winter surge. As the US moves into the fall, Covid-19 cases are dropping. But virus experts fear that the downward trend may soon reverse itself, thanks to this gaggle of new variants. Lumped together, the variants accounted for almost 1 in 3 new Covid-19 infections nationwide last week, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The updated bivalent booster vaccines and antiviral drugs like Paxlovid are expected to continue to be protective against severe outcomes from Covid-19 infections caused by the new variants.

☆ Rising Covid-19 cases in the UK may be a warning for the US
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —There are signs that the United Kingdom could be heading into a fall Covid-19 wave, and experts say the United States may not be far behind. A recent increase in Covid-19 cases in England doesn’t seem to be driven by a new coronavirus variant, at least for now, although several are gaining strength in the US and across the pond. Spector runs the Zoe Health Study, which uses an app to let people in the UK and US report their daily symptoms. After seeing a downward trend for the past few weeks, the Zoe study saw a 30% increase in reported Covid-19 cases within the past week. In the US, some models have predicted that Covid-19 cases will begin to rise again in October and continue to increase into the winter.

☆ 'Wasn't too surprising': Doctor reacts to Biden's positive Covid test
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-30 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again , according to presidential physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor, in what is likely a "rebound" Covid-19 positivity that the doctor noted is "observed in a small percentage of patients treated with Paxlovid." Dr. Peter Hotez explains.

☆ Gamma, cea mai nouă tulpină de COVID-19 descoperită de oamenii de știință; Ce se știe până acum despre ea
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: AFPGamma, cea mai nouă tulpină de COVID-19 descoperită de oamenii de știință; Ce se știe până acum despre eaDovezile actuale sugerează că varianta Gamma poate rezista efectelor tratamentelor cu anticorpi. „Dacă nu ești vaccinat deloc sau dacă ești imunizat doar cu o singură doză de ser, ești mult mai vulnerabil”, a declarat decanul Peter Hotez de la Colegiul de Medicină Baylor. Totodată, potrivit Aleph News, s-a demonstrat că varianta Gamma are o rezistență mai mare la anticorpi decât Alpha, dar o rezistență comparabilă cu Delta. Johnson&Johnson ar putea avea unele probleme, însă tot ar fi un ser benefic”, a spus Moore. Toți oamenii ar trebui să se vaccineze complet, mai ales că o singură doză nu ar fi suficient, a mai transmis expertul în imunologie.

Persons: Peter Hotez, John P . Moore, Johnson, Moore Organizations: Medicină, Alpha Locations: New York

☆ Motivele de optimism ale anului 2020: Realizările care au trecut neobservate din cauza pandemiei
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-26 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

„Niciun copil nu va mai fi paralizat de virusul poliomielitei din Nigeria”, a spus el. „Sunt un optimist născut”, a spus Funsho. O astfel de realizare a fost atinsă de o echipă de medici, inclusiv virologul Ravindra Gupta, care a vindecat de HIV o persoană din Londra. „A fost o veste cu adevărat uriașă”, a declarat Gupta pentru CNN. „Intrăm într-o nouă eră de dezvoltare a vaccinurilor”, a spus Andrew Preston de la Universitatea din Bath.

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☆ Cum a ajuns Moderna să înceapă dezvoltarea vaccinului anti-COVID cu două luni înainte de declararea pandemiei
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Totuşi, vaccinul nu ar fi putut să fie aprobat atât de devreme de către autorităţi, chiar dacă prima fază a testelor clinice a oferit un nivel satisfăcător de eficienţă. De altfel, ar fi fost aproape imposibil în luna mai, de exemplu, ca un epidemiolog de renume mondial să îşi ofere aprobarea în ceea ce priveşte vaccinul produs de Moderna, iar şansele ca autorităţile să fi fost de acord cu utilizarea în caz de urgenţă ar fi fost aproape nule. Însă faptul că structura principală a vaccinului a fost creată cu aproape două luni înainte ca OMS să declare pandemie, în condiţiile în care un astfel de vaccin este dezvoltat în mod normal într-o perioadă de cel puţin cinci ani, poate deveni un ghid util pentru viitoarele generaţii şi pentru modul în care vor trata inevitabilele crize sanitare. Până acum au fost infectaţi cu coronavirus aproape 71 de milioane de oameni la nivel global, în timp ce numărul deceselor a depăşit pragul de 1,5 milioane. Aproape 50 de milioane de persoane au fost declarate vindecate.

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Persons: Marte, Nicholas Christakis, Peter Hotez, OMS Organizations: americană, Universităţii Yale, Mediafax, Moderna Locations: Statelor Unite, SUA, american, New York

☆ Kim Jong Un și familia lui s-au vaccinat împotriva COVID-19 cu un vaccin chinezesc
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

China a pus la dispoziţia liderului nord-coreean Kim Jong Un şi a familiei acestuia un vaccin experimental anti-coronavirus, a afirmat marţi un analist american, care citează două surse neidentificate din serviciile de informaţii nipone, transmite Reuters.Potrivit lui Harry Kazianis, expert în Coreea de Nord la institutul de analize Center for the National Interest din Washington, Kim, familia sa şi mai mulţi înalţi responsabili ai regimului de la Phenian au fost vaccinaţi, scrie agerpres.ro Nu este clar ce companie anume a livrat vaccinul şi dacă s-a dovedit că acesta este sigur, a menţionat expertul.Unii experţi se îndoiesc însă că liderul nord-coreean ar folosi un vaccin experimental.Mark Barry, analist pentru Asia de est şi editor la International Journal on World Peace, a estimat la rândul său că liderul nord-coreean ar prefera vaccinuri europene avizate celui furnizat de Beijing. "Riscul este prea mare. Dar e mulţumit să primească echipamente de protecţie personală chinezeşti", a menţionat Barry.Harry Kazianis a scris într-un articol în publicaţia online 19FortyFive, citându-l pe cercetătorul american Peter Hotez, că cel puţin trei companii din China lucrează la un vaccin anticoronavirus, între care Sinovac Biotech Ltd, CanSinoBio şi Sinopharm Group.Sinopharm susţine că vaccinul pe care îl produce a fost folosit deja de 1 milion de persoane în China, deşi nu se ştie ca vreuna dintre companii să fi lansat public faza a treia a testelor clinice pentru tratamentele lor anti-COVID-19, menţionează Reuters.

Persons: coreean Kim Jong, Harry Kazianis, Kim, Kazianis, american Peter Hotez Organizations: Journal, World, Reuters Locations: China, coreean, american, Coreea de Nord, Washington, Phenian, Asia, Beijing, Ltd

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