PS I want to add,that I have no issue with vaccines, and have gotten mine, but I want to honor the perspective of others and appreciate the opportunity to dialogue about the differences not argue.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 2:39 PM Terri Widergren <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Weogo, for your thoughtful response and citing your sources so > I can further investigate your perspective. I heard no vaccine hate > rhetoric, just concern and curiosity from your point of view and openness > to other ideas if folks want to present them in a way that supports claims > and opinion. > > This is such a divisive and emotionally charged topic, my heart has been > aching over the division being created on so many levels in our society. > I hear your heart of concern and sincerity and the amount of researching > and soul searching you are doing about Covid, and appreciate it. There can > be so many hurtful and unproductive reactions to one another when someone > does not align with our perspective. May we find new ways of hearing and > seeing the humanity in each other. > > Yes, good health to all as we trust our wisdom and conscious to guide us, > Terri > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 8:28 AM Weogo Reed via Organizers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Folks, >> >> I'm not on a hill, looking for a fight or intending to harm, insult >> or shame anyone. >> The best outcome of this exchange is for all of us to be a bit more >> educated. >> >> CDC / NIH / FDA: >> Historically the CDC and NIH were sources of current, accurate >> health information. >> Small and low-income countries often used CDC/NIH recommendations >> verbatim as their health guidelines. >> From what I see today, they appear remarkably slow to acknowledge some >> current science. >> >> Vitamin D: >> "Several recent studies have looked at the impact of vitamin D on >> COVID-19. One study of 489 people found that those who had a vitamin D >> deficiency were more likely to test positive for the virus that causes >> COVID-19 than people who had normal levels of vitamin D. >> Other research has observed high rates of vitamin D deficiency in >> people with COVID-19 who experienced acute respiratory failure. These >> people had a significantly higher risk of dying. And a small, randomized >> study found that of 50 people hospitalized with COVID-19 who were given >> a high dose of a type of vitamin D (calcifediol), only one needed >> treatment in the intensive care unit. In contrast, among the 26 people >> with COVID-19 who weren't given calcifediol, 13 needed to be treated in >> the intensive care unit." >> >> https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/expert-answers/coronavirus-and-vitamin-d/faq-20493088 >> Note that the current RDA(Recommended Daily Allowance) is for bone health. >> For optimal health, it may be more. >> >> From Liz: >> "Sunshine and fresh air will not keep you safe." >> Partially correct. They can increase your health and improve your >> body's covid response. >> Sunshine helps your body produce Vitamin D. >> Time outside for me generally equals exercise - in the garden, >> doing construction, walking/hiking and more. >> For the past year and a half, my one gig as a sound person was outside, >> providing audio for >> the local state university's graduation in May, with everybody masked >> and spaced 6'. >> >> Liz wrote: >> "And then there's this: >> >> https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19 >> " >> f There's wide evidence the FDA is out of date on their Ivermectin >> information. >> I suggest reading this website: https://covid19criticalcare.com/ >> >> Moderna safety under review: >> >> https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-probing-moderna-vaccine-increased-heart-inflammation-risk-washington-post-2021-08-20/ >> >> Deaths from Covid 'incredibly rare' among children: >> https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01897-w >> >> With an extremely low covid risk for children, and some risk from >> any medicine, >> Is vaccinating children for covid the wisest choice? >> >> Liz wrote: >> "The nation's hospitals are filled with young, otherwise healthy, mostly >> unvaccinated >> people dying of Covid." >> Can you please provide data? >> I couldn't find hospitalization data for young, unvaccinated people, but >> did find this for deaths, based on age: >> https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographicsovertime >> With so few deaths among the young, might it be accurate to say there >> aren't that many in hospitals? >> >> Ron wrote: >> "We need everyone vaccinated." >> >> Is natural immunity or vaccine-acquired immunity better? >> Here's one voice: >> >> https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/dr-makary-says-natural-immunity-is-more-effective-then-vaccine-immunity/ar-AAMX3sM >> From the BBC today: >> https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58270098 >> There are many points of view to this question, and it may boil down to >> what's best for an individual. >> I suggest we consider what we really need is for everybody to be >> healthy and >> have covid immunity, not necessarily vaccination. >> >> For Americans, 42% are obese: >> https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html >> Could this be a more significant health issue than covid? >> Would you support an effective Public Health campaign for obesity >> education and reduction? >> Someone I love dearly is morbidly obese. >> I remember when he was slim and healthy. >> He now has multiple health issues that are known to be caused by >> obesity yet says the health issues are causing the obesity. >> (May be a bit of both?) >> Currently he is taking multiple medications and seeing a psychiatrist that >> isn't helping him be healthier, just more drugged. >> >> If I got anything wrong here, please correct me and cite your >> sources. >> >> Thanks and good health, Weogo >> _______________________________________________ >> Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >
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