Zeke Emanuel Pushes Dangerous Covid Misinformation
Plus, vitamin D deficiency again linked to bad covid outcomes
You have to watch this to believe it:
Dr. Zeke Emanuel joins Kristen Welker to discuss Pfizer’s submission of their Covid vaccine for kids under five amid low vaccination numbers for eligible children. “With the omicron variant, kids are either going to get the vaccine or they're likely to get a serious condition of omicron,” says Emanuel. “I am confused about parents’ attitude. Five and above, seems like it's a no brainer.”
In English, words mean things. “Likely” means “probable”, as in, a more than 50% chance of occurring. There is no way that kids have a more than 50% chance to get a serious condition of omicron.
More than 4 in 100,000 children under age 5 were admitted to a hospital with Covid-19 as of January 1, the CDC reported.
I’m a little fuzzy on the math, but is 4 children per 100,000 a “likely” outcome? Does he know Fauci already admitted most kids aren’t even in the hospital for covid? When can we expect Mr. Emanuel to be removed from polite society for spreading dangerous misinformation? I won’t hold my breath.
In better news, another study confirms the link between vitamin D deficiency and bad covid outcomes. Go out into the sunshine (if you can find it) and take a walk!
Of 1176 patients admitted, 253 had records of a 25(OH)D level prior to COVID-19 infection. A lower vitamin D status was more common in patients with the severe or critical disease (<20 ng/mL [87.4%]) than in individuals with mild or moderate disease (<20 ng/mL [34.3%] p < 0.001). Patients with vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL) were 14 times more likely to have severe or critical disease than patients with 25(OH)D ≥40 ng/mL (odds ratio [OR], 14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4 to 51; p < 0.001).
Also yesterday, Matt Taibbi spoke with Glen Greenwald yesterday during a call-in, and it was AMAZING! Greenwald spoke at length about how the notion that ‘private companies can do what they want’ is untrue if they’re actually taking direction from government. If you’ve got an hour, take a listen!
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The body converts sunlight to Vitamin D, but dark skin interferes.
But, but, but.....vitamin D is as cheap as sunlight. If most of SARS-Covid-19 (not to mention ALL other coronaviruses (clears throat of cold and flu flem)), would go away with a cheap and easily obtainable substance, why the ramifications are earth shattering. For one, the U.S. Director of Infectious Diseases (might have the name of the high and mighty office wrong) would probably no longer be the HIGHEST PAID and HIGHEST PENSIONED public scold, I mean servant.