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Knowles Hits Fauci for ‘History of Lying’
Following Dr. Anthony Fauci announcing his retirement Monday as the president’s top medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in December, Daily Wire host Michael Knowles had a few thoughts to share about the so-called expert on “science.”
Knowles, who has notoriously been an outspoken critic of Fauci, pointed out during his show Monday that in the 40 years the infection disease czar has spent in office advising U.S. presidents while pocketing the most money out of any other federal employee, his record is “one of absolute failure.”
“Deception, intentional lies, incompetence, screw-ups going all the way back to AIDS — all the way up through the 90s — especially right after the war on terror,” Knowles said.
“We haven’t even gotten to COVID yet,” Knowles said, adding a list of “lies” about where Fauci was during the origins, funding and the gain of function of COVID-19.
U.S. CDC Recommends Use of Novavax’s COVID Shot for Adolescents
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday signed off on the use of Novavax Inc.’s (NVAX.O) COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 through 17.
The recommendation follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s authorization for the vaccine for the age group last week.
The protein-based vaccine received emergency use authorization in July for use among adults in the United States, with health officials hoping it would drive uptake among those skeptical of messenger RNA shots from Moderna Inc. (MRNA.O) and Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N).
However, Novavax earlier this month halved its full-year revenue forecast, saying it does not expect further sales of its COVID-19 shot in the United States this year.
Fauci on COVID Conspiracy Theories: ‘What We’re Dealing With Now Is Just a Distortion of Reality’
Anthony Fauci, who on Monday announced that he is leaving the Biden administration, pushed back on conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic hours later, calling the claims “a distortion of reality.”
False claims and criticisms, particularly about the origins of the COVID-19 virus, Fauci said on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show., “impeded a proper response to a public health challenge” and continue to interfere with addressing public health issues.
During the MSNBC interview, he pushed back on the theories and the personal attacks against him.
Fauci also told Maddow that community input and pressure were constructive as the government dealt with HIV/AIDS, but that current COVID-19 criticisms are counterproductive.
Regular Exercise Slashes Risk of COVID, Study Suggests
Regular exercise can reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19 or developing severe disease, according to a large study published Monday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, backing a wealth of research underscoring the numerous health benefits of physical activity as the world looks ahead for ways to live with COVID.
Including regular physical activity in weekly routines helps protect people against COVID-19, according to the peer-reviewed analysis of 16 global studies that included more than 1.8 million adults.
Racking up 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity, offered the best protection against COVID infection and severe disease, the researchers found.
The researchers said it wasn’t clear how exercise reduces the risk of COVID-19. It is likely to be a combination of environmental and metabolic factors, they said. Physical activity is well known to have a positive effect on immunity, the researchers noted, and offers a likely explanation for protection against COVID.
It is known to boost the immune system and the body’s anti-inflammatory responses, for example, as well as mitigate the negative effects of stress on immunity. The higher level of cardiovascular and muscular fitness in people who exercise regularly could also help explain why it protects against severe disease, hospitalization and death from COVID, the researchers added.
Taiwan Study: Phellinus Linteus Fungus Used in TCM Prevents COVID
A research team led by Jaung-Geng Lin, a fellow of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan, found that the ingredients of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Phellinus linteus, a fungus, can effectively prevent the CCP virus (SARS-CoV-2) from entering cells and reduce the risk of infection. The research report has been published in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.
The CCP virus infects human cells by combining with ACE2 on the cell membrane, and TMPRSS2, another protein, can accelerate the entry of the virus into cells.
The study found that the hispidin and 3,4-dihydroxy benzal acetone, components in Phellinus linteus, can inhibit cell production of ACE2 and TMPRSS2, thereby preventing the virus from infecting cells.
Moreover, Phellinus linteus has no cytotoxicity and will not damage organs.
Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine 73.2% Effective in Kids Under 5 — New Data Shows
Pfizer Inc.’s (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine was 73.2% effective in children aged between 6 months and 4 years, the company’s data showed on Tuesday, two months after the U.S. rollout of the shots began for that age group.
Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine was authorized for children under 5 years of age in June, based on data that showed the vaccine generated a similar immune response to those seen in older age groups.
An early analysis based on 10 symptomatic COVID-19 cases in the study had suggested a vaccine efficacy of 80.3%. But experts had warned that the data was preliminary due to a low number of symptomatic cases.
Moderna to Supply 12 Million Doses of Omicron-Targeted COVID Shot to Canada
Moderna Inc. (MRNA.O) will supply 12 million doses of its COVID-19 shot adapted to target the Omicron variant of the coronavirus to Canada, the company said on Monday.
The Canadian government had entered into a supply deal with the company last year for the supply of its COVID vaccine for 2022 and 2023, with the contract allowing access to new vaccine adaptations.
Moderna and Canada have agreed to convert six million doses of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, which targets the original virus, to an Omicron-containing bivalent vaccine.
British Scientists Behind Key COVID Trial Launch Study to Test Monkeypox Treatment
The British scientists behind one of the major therapeutic COVID-19 trials have turned their focus to treatments for monkeypox, a viral disease that has been labeled a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The team from Oxford University behind the so-called RECOVERY trial — which honed in on four effective COVID treatments — on Tuesday unveiled a new trial, dubbed PLATINUM, to confirm whether SIGA Technologies’ (SIGA.O) tecovirimat is an effective treatment for monkeypox.
Monkeypox Projections Reveal Future of Virus in U.S.
Monkeypox projections suggest cases of the virus will continue to climb in the U.S. over the next few months before they start to level off.
As of Aug. 17, the U.S. had 34% of all worldwide cases. Other countries that have been hit hard by the latest outbreak, such as the U.K. and Spain, have begun to see the curve of cases fall. But this is not yet the situation in the U.S., where case numbers continue to climb.
On Aug. 23, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded 42,954 cases of monkeypox worldwide, the vast majority of which are in countries and regions where monkeypox is not endemic. The U.S. has 15,432 cases.
According to disease spread modeling data scientist @JPWeiland, the U.S.’s total proportion of monkeypox cases is likely to rise more, before leveling out. Weiland’s models show that the growth rate of monkeypox cases has decreased from 9% per day in early June to 5.9%.
Polio in U.S., U.K. and Israel Reveals Rare Risk of Oral Vaccine
For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds — typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world.
Now, in a surprising twist in the decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, authorities in Jerusalem, New York and London have discovered evidence that polio is spreading there.
The original source of the virus? The oral vaccine itself.
