Gail writes:
Dr. Griffin,
How often would you recommend that someone who is over 65 years old and immunosuppressed, but able to mount an adequate antibody response to vaccines, get additional 2024-2025 Covid vaccines?
Also, if someone had a unique, transitory side effect to 30% of the Covid MRNA vaccines they’ve had so far (Pfizer & Moderna), how likely do you think it is that they’d get a similar side effect to the Novavax vaccine? In case this is relevant, the side effect had to do with sporadic swallowing issues which started the night of the vaccines & lasted around 2 weeks to a month.
Thanks,
Gail
Bradon writes:
Dear Dr Griffin,
The following was sent to a “healthy living” WhatsApp group I follow. My eyebrows were slightly elevated while reading it, and I thought I’d send it to you for fact checking. As an ID doc, what’s your take on these claims? Is there any evidence to back this up? I was especially interested in the point about disorders like ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn’s disease, as (from what I know from friends with the disorders) these are usually treated with chemotherapy not ivermectin
LET’S TALK ABOUT IVERMECTIN
1 – Ivermectin prevents the damage caused by RNA Vaccines.
2 – Ivermectin blocks the entry of Spike Protein into cells. So, if the person was vaccinated with a COVID vaccine, they have hope, they have a way to treat themselves through Ivermectin.
3 – Ivermectin is a treatment after Covid and after vaccination, it is an effective medicine in all phases of Covid 19, even before entering the cell, Ivermectin already destroys the virus in the blood. It only has beneficial effects and no harmful effects in the treatment of the coronavirus.
4 – Ivermectin has a very powerful anti-inflammatory action against Coronavirus.
5 – Ivermectin has a powerful action for traumatic and orthopedic injuries, it strengthens muscles and has no side effects like corticosteroids.
6 – Ivermectin treats autoimmune ailments such as: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, allergic rhinitis.
7 – Ivermectin reduces the frequency of flu and colds.
8 – Ivermectin improves the immunity of cancer patients.
9 – Ivermectin treats Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster.
10 – Ivermectin reduces the frequency of sinusitis and diverticulitis.
11 – Ivermectin protects the heart in cardiac overload, in an embolism for example, it prevents cardiac hypoxia because it stimulates the production of basic energy so that the tissue is not destroyed and thus improves cardiac function.
12 – Ivermectin is antiparasitic.
13 – Ivermectin is anti-neoplastic (anti-cancer), it suppresses the proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells, only killing cancer cells and preserving healthy cells, improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment, as it kills cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy, defeating the resistance to multiple chemotherapeutics that tumors develop, and combined with chemotherapy and/or anti-cancer agents, it provides an increase in the effectiveness of these treatments.
14 – Ivermectin is antimicrobial (bacteria and viruses), and increases immunity.
15 – Ivermectin reaches the Central Nervous System and regenerates the nerves.
16 – Ivermectin regulates glucose and insulin metabolism.
17 – Ivermectin regulates cholesterol metabolism.
18 – Ivermectin reduces liver fat in steatose.
19 – Ivermectin protects the liver exposed to insecticides.
20 – Ivermectin attacks the virus wherever it is, regardless of mutations.
21 – Ivermectin serves for the prevention and treatment of coronavirus, surprisingly. Unproven efficacy is not of Ivermectin, but of vaccines.
22 – Ivermectin, used as a prophylactic agent, was associated with a significant reduction in infection, hospitalization and mortality rates due to COVID-19.
23 – Ivermectin does not attack the liver, since it is not metabolized in it, and if in the intestine, on the contrary, it protects the liver.
Muhammad writes:
Dear Dr. Daniel Griffen,
I hope this email finds you in good health. My name is Muhammad. I am from Lahore, Pakistan. I enjoy your podcast, “This Week in Virology (TWiV). ” It provides invaluable information on the recent advancement in the field of virology, breakthrough research and clinical cases related to viral infections across the world.
I just have a simple question about Polio vaccine.
Since Oral polio vaccine is no longer used in the USA, our government still administer this vaccine in the children.
Why children need to be constantly vaccinated against Polio Virus? I mean why they receive multiple shots of OPV?
It’s live attenuated vaccine, why single dose cannot provide life long immunity?
Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
Kind regards!
Muhammad
Susan writes:
Sorry if this is a repeat. (I am a longtime listener of twiv.)
I was about to get the current updated vaccine when I got sick.
I was diagnosed with Covid 17 days ago , took Paxlovidimmediately and am now testing negative.
However, I still have mild symptoms – sore throat, some productive cough and fatigue. No fever.
I have a visit scheduled with family in two weeks, including a 10 month infant.
Do I put them at risk?
Should I take the current vaccine now or wait 3 months?
Is it best to cancel the visit and avoid contact with family members?
Many thanks.
Susan Bram, PhD
Rich writes:
After listen to your comment about nasal antihistamines, what is your opinion of using nasal neomycin for prevention of respiratory viral infections?
Thanks
Rich
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