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Dec 13, 2021Liked by Juan Chamie

Thanks for your analysis. From a layman’s POV, the PCR test is and has been ripe for manipulation. So much of the fear narrative and so much of the data depends on PCR data taken at face value as accurate & valid. If even a small amount of it is not, the narrative cannot be supported. So it would not surprise me at all it PCR tests are either are outside any control parameter or are being manipulated to try and achieve some result. Or both.

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Jan 5, 2022Liked by Juan Chamie

thanks for analyzing this! the fear mongering around Omicron has been non-stop and South Africa has been the main example friends and family point to as a way to propagate fear and distrust.

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To make sense out of South Africa's data, follow Pieter Streicher - so far the news about Omicron is good, except (possibly) less so for the vaccinated. https://twitter.com/pieterstreicher

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I’ve been wanting to ask you, if I can get this question answered by a statistician it would satisfy a huge question for me.

I’m unvaccinated and totally convinced by the science behind ivermectin. I’ve been taking it prophylactically. Our 14 yr old son got sick, and I did not. Despite lots of time spent with him.

What I’ve been curious about is I keep seeing that cases are rising in areas like Great Britain with high vaccination. Even the vaccinated make up a larger portion of people in hospital.

What I’m curious about is in the US we hear that the unvaccinated make up 90% of hospitalizations.

What is the difference in death rates between the two countries?

Is there a way to tell whether or not vaccines are positively impacting serious outcomes?

Is there any provable benefit?

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Half the population is under 25 years old in sub-saharan Africa. I don't know if that holds true all the way down to SA or not. They are going into their summer so seasonal detrending might be a factor.

I know the people of SA won a court case for Ivermectin use as a treatment. How widespread is it?

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