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The physicians’ regulatory agency in Ontario won’t allow doctors to tell their patients anything which contradicts the mainstream view. In my opinion this is a total disgrace. And the governments wonder why there is so much mistrust...... https://www.cpso.on.ca/News/Key-Updates/Key-Updates/COVID-misinformation Maynard

Possible lawsuits over vaccine mandates: https://www.yahoo.com/news/resistance-vaccine-mandates-building-powerful-142443391.html I still can’t figure out how Rutgers is getting away with forcing students to take it while making it optional for staff. To my layman’s mind that is discrimination. Maynard

Well, you should certainly see more clearly in the distance with the glasses on, especially with your left eye. Didn’t the optometrist demonstrate the prescription??? In most states there is a minimum visual acuity requirement and, if demonstrated in one eye, it is accepted. That said, I have always maintained that a person should have the best possible acuity for driving, especially at night. Without glasses, I imagine you have done fairly well around the house since the myopia in the left eye should be giving you decent near vision while your right eye can let you see across the room (some folks have done this intentionally with contact lenses). If you get glasses, and plan to use them at night, consider adding a reflection free coating. It is amazingly effective for glare reduction. What was your uncorrected visual acuity? Maynard

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7355084/ Cleveland Clinic has reported this as have other hospitals and urologists. Maynard

There are studies which have shown that this happens to some as the vascular supply to the penis can be affected by the inflammatory process. Search the NLM for details. Maynard

I consider this a tragic mistake, especially since the PCR cycle times they are now using to evaluate the breakthrough cases are far lower than those used for the unvaccinated. This, of course, makes the vaccines look far more effective than they really may be. Maynard

The concerns expressed here have been mirrored by some of the doctors and other medical professionals I know. My EMT neighbor says that most of the COVID patients her unit has transported to the hospital have been fully vaccinated. My point in posting stuff like this is to raise awareness that mainstream media is presenting a one sided view. A person’s choice should only be made after consideration of all relevant information. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33113270/ Maynard

There are doctors who do not believe in a “one size fits all” vaccine mandate: https://aapsonline.org/open-letter-from-physicians-to-universities-reverse-covid-vaccine-mandates/ I also recommend reading Dr. Hooman Noorchashm’s letter to Rutgers University regarding their student-only vaccine mandate. His link has lots of other stuff, so search it yourself. Maynard

I get concerned when adverse reactions are deemed “coincidental” as happens far too often in my opinion. Maynard

Zen, we ARE in those times to an even greater degree! Maynard

No further commentary is necessary...... Maynard https://youtu.be/MRuS3dxKK9U

Myocarditis in some young vaccine recipients: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/cdc-covid-teenagers-shot/2021/05/23/id/1022396/ As usual, there is no acknowledgement that the vaccines are at fault and that a causal link has been found. Maynard

Apparently, vaccine passport requirements are not considered a HIPAA violation: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2021/05/is-it-a-hipaa-violation-for-a-business-to-ask-for-proof-that-you-got-a-covid-vaccine.html My concern is that if this is allowed to take place, proof of not having other communicable diseases like tuberculosis could follow. Sadly, this comes at a time when immunity from the vaccine may be gone after a few months. The newer vaccine candidates, which presumably will provide T cell immunity seem a much better bet to me. Maynard

From the CDC vaccine faq: “We don’t know how long protection lasts for those who are vaccinated. What we do know is that COVID-19 has caused very serious illness and death for a lot of people. If you get COVID-19, you also risk giving it to loved ones who may get very sick. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a safer choice. Experts are working to learn more about both natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity. CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.” So, it is quite possible that those who were vaccinated 5 to 6 months ago may no longer have sufficient resistance to the spike proteins to avoid getting as sick as the unvaccinated, or whether they even developed sufficient resistance in the first place. It seems to me that the public has been given a very false sense of security regarding removal of the mask mandate. Of course some scientists have said from the beginning that using a mask to contain a virus (unless specifically virus rated) is analogous to trying to keep out mosquitos with chicken wire. Maynard

“Vaccinated people could potentially still get Covid-19 and spread it to others.” https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/fully-vaccinated-people.html When did that view change? Maynard

I’m starting to feel like Randy H 😄! Concerns are now being raised about VAERS (vaccine adverse event reporting system): https://news.yahoo.com/covid-vaccine-safety-system-gaps-124022143.html Draw your own conclusions... Maynard

Another interesting change which only applies to breakthrough cases: “In the coming weeks, CDC will transition from monitoring all reported vaccine breakthrough cases to focus on identifying and investigating only vaccine breakthrough infections that result in hospitalization or death. This shift will help maximize the quality of the data collected on cases of greatest clinical and public health importance.” https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/health-departments/breakthrough-cases.html Another agenda at work here? Maynard

Many prominent scientists have long warned that the PCR cycle times of up to 45 used to diagnose “cases” are way too high and lead to a huge number of false positives. That number of cycle times will pick up viral fragments which pose no health risks to the individual or others. Well, in a blatant display of hypocrisy (in my opinion of course), the CDC is now using a cycle time of only 28 MAXIMUM when testing for breakthrough cases! Am I the only one to suspect an agenda here? https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/downloads/Information-for-laboratories-COVID-vaccine-breakthrough-case-investigation.pdf Maynard

Tubes which are matched for dc operating conditions only (I.e. for setting bias) can be very dissimilar under ac conditions (i.e. signal present). The only way to do it correctly is with a curve tracer. Small signal tubes can be grid leak biased. This eliminates the need for a cathode resistor/bypass cap and truly ensures self adjusting operation for the life of the tube. I use it almost exclusively. http://aeaaudio.com/matching-tubes-with-a-curve-tracer/ You can also look up work by Daniel Schoo on using curve tracers. Maynard

There is one of the problems. Around here some tell patients that the vaccines seem to be safe so far and may confer some degree of extra protection, but long term consequences are unknown, while others say that it is perfectly safe/tested/and there are no worries. Meanwhile, a cardiologist I know asked me for my thoughts on the J&J vaccine! Seems a bit backwards (of course he knows about my ties to the medical field and extensive research tendencies.....). Putting trust in certain agencies (which have negated all claims about harm from vaccines like Gardasil) is something I will never do. Maynard

But you did not answer my question about why McCullough’s recommendation is not acceptable to the mainstream “experts.” I understand your apparent belief in agencies you have often referred to. They are not, in my opinion, so trustworthy. A parallel which is valid is someone posting a question about a Klipsch product. They usually receive many opinions, some based on the technical knowledge of the respondent, and some which are mere opinion. It is up to them to sort things out. Medicine is no different. A person needs to read differing points of view and draw their own conclusion. If Klipsch censored anything with which they disagree, the forum would serve no purpose. Maynard

So, McCullough said: “There's only one doctor whose face is on TV now. One. Not a panel. (As) doctors, we always work in groups, we always have different opinions. There's not a single media doctor on TV who's ever treated a COVID patient. Not a single one. There's not a single person in the White House Task Force who has ever treated a patient,” he said. “Why don’t we do something bold. Why don’t we put together a panel of doctors that have actually treated outpatients of COVID-19, and get them together for a meeting. And why don’t we exchange ideas, and why don’t we say how we can finish the pandemic strongly.” Perhaps some of the forum pedants can explain what is wrong with this. In the medical field there are usually multiple ways to deal with illness. There is no secret about the suppression of points of view which do not fit a particular agenda. Do some research about studies which turned out to be written by ghost writers with no real credentials to have an idea about our being manipulated. Even the so called fact checkers who “debunk” misinformation often have no medical training (research that as well). To me, the problem is that we are considered too stupid to read various opinions and draw a conclusion which best suits our needs. I certainly don’t need someone like Zuckerberg or CNN to tell me what I need to believe. Maynard

I have no interest in the web site or its position. Rather, I want to know more about this doctor, who is apparently highly respected, and why his beliefs were not given due consideration. Maynard

Do any of you Texans have more information about this doctor and what he has said about the virus? https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/eminent-doc-media-censored-covid-19-early-treatment-options-that-could-have-reduced-fatalities-by-85 The link was sent sent to me by a friend. Maynard

My next door neighbor was given a disclosure on her way out of the vaccination site. Interestingly, she is one of four folks I know who would not consider the vaccine but suddenly decided to do it while relaxing watching TV. It makes me wonder if subliminal messaging is being employed as was used in movie theaters to create an urge for popcorn, etc. It is common knowledge among those I know that mainstream news outlets are heavily promoting the “accepted” agenda and ridiculing anyone who presents a different point of view. Maynard