People Thirsty to Reverse Their Coronavirus Vaccination Love This Wacky ‘Treatment’ A bizarre “protocol” popular among conspiracy theorists and people who feel forced into getting safe shots is concerning experts—and making money for its mastermind. https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-vaccination-reversal-fiends-love-this-wacky-treatment A few months ago, a channel popped up in the anti-vaccine recesses of the fringe-friendly social media platformTelegram and began extolling the virtues of the “Niatonin Protocol,” a daily regimen of high doses of niacin, butyric acid, and a few other supplements. (The exact cocktail is situational and ever-shifting.) Through a barrage of anonymous anecdotes and jumbled, supposedly scientific explanations, the group argued this program was a surefire “antidote” for the dangers—some real but rare, others seemingly invented—that they associate with safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. The group has grown rapidly, and several other notable anti-vax channels and sites have picked up and signal-boosted its contents. Recently, another large Telegram channel opened a cross-post promoting the protocol with this note: “Just as the C19 vaccinations were designed to harm, more and more research is being done by scientists looking at treatment and reversal… Keep the faith, stay strong, and stay connected.” Dmitry Kats, the man who developed the Niatonin Protocol as a supposed potential prophylactic against and treatment for COVID-19 itself, told The Daily Beast he didn’t start the primary channelpromoting it as a so-called vaccine-reversal regimen, nor the chat room connected to that channel. “I don’t want people to think this is particularly for vaccine injury-related issues,” he explained. “I’m not anti-vax at all… I feel like it’s working brilliantly for many people.” He added that he’s asked the Telegram community in question to change its name several times to something less vaccine-centric, but that“no one replies.” However, Kats does actively and frequently participate in the channel’s chat room, offering advice on dosing and occasionally making subtle nods to vaccine fears, like referring to mRNA vaccines in scare quotes. (He says he’s just sharing factual information to help people learn more.) On other platforms across the web—podcasts, videos, social media—he’s shared memes that position his protocol as a vaccine-injury treatment, appeared to equate elements of the effects of the vaccines and those ofCOVID-19 itself, and even stated: “I think the jabs are in a way kind of seamlessly trying to get the nanotech to be, you know, embedded within these receptors… to remote sap our energy for harvest.” Kats told The Daily Beast he meant that statement—which echoes longstanding, baseless, far-right conspiracies—to be conditional: If he were to indulge anti-vax conspiracy theories, then that’s the one he’d find most plausible. But it’s hard to know how seriously to take this explanation, as he’s invoked similar conspiracy concepts, like the term plandemic and concerns about 5G harms, on and off on social media. Kats acknowledged that his language is perhaps at times careless and “feelings-driven,” and that it could stir up anti-vax sentiments he claims he does not support. But he says he thinks that anyone feeling bad after receiving a jab, no matter the cause, may stand to benefit from his protocol, which he frames as a potential cure-all, with the power to stop or reverse the symptoms of acute COVID, long-haul COVID, and many other diseases and chronic conditions. He added that, while his protocol “does not even attempt to reverse the vaccine,” he does believe that it can “reverse all the deficits of the vaccine,” eliminating any negative side effects and improving its efficacy. Several doctors and researchers who reviewed Kats’ claims and reasoning, including a leading expert on the medicinal uses of niacin, told The Daily Beast that these beliefs are unfounded. Jeffrey Klausner, an infectious disease expert formerly with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a Daily Beast contributor, went so far as to call them “completely bogus.” Still, to get the word out, Kats argued, “you have to kind of appeal to both crowds.” "This is total BS." — Henry Ginsberg Suffice it to say public health experts don’t appreciate this apparent pandering and balancing act any more than they do the many unabashedly anti-vaccine voices hyping this and other products they claim will revert long-term bodily damage that COVID-19 vaccines don’t actually do. Pandemic misinformation watchers told The Daily Beast that they’ve noticed a massive spike in chatter about tools and techniques created or repurposed for this dubious project since mid-summer. Many are lo-fi, DIY ideas, like the caustic borax bath that went viral this past month, following a report by NBC News. But a fair number are monetized. This sudden surge in the visibility of—and apparent demand for—goods and services directly marketed or indirectly promoted for COVID vaccine-reversal purposes is in some ways actually a heartening development, public health experts say, as it signals the success of vaccination drives. But it also represents a potentially dangerous new twist in vaccine misinformation efforts as hundreds of Americans continue to perish every day at the hands of an ongoing pandemic. “There’s a large ecosystem of people promoting products and recipes for this,” said Ciaran O’Connor of the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a pandemic-misinformation watchdog group. “It’s notable to see detox figures emerge as respected voices so quickly, almost out of nowhere.” Some actors may benefit from this surge in interest in oblique ways. Kats, for example, says he shares info on his protocol for education only, but that he “can’t stop people... seeing what I’m disseminating and trying it on themselves—and getting successful results.” However, he offers $225 consultations to help individuals figure out the right dosing for their bodies and contexts. (They should always discuss this with a doctor, he said.) He alsonudges people towards a supplement retailer, which he claims has the purest and best product, and gets a small commission on each referral sale. (The retailer did not respond to a request for comment.) And he solicits donations to support his work. (More at above url about COVIDIOTS trying to unvax themselves and the idiotic cures snake-oil salespeople are pushing on them.)
Anti-vaxxer dies of Covid 2 weeks after being cheered for 'no jabs' rally speech https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/anti-vax-champion-dies-covid-25677610
People Got Sick at a Conspiracy Conference. They’re Sure It’s Anthrax. The fact that the conference was likely a COVID outbreak and superspreader event has been almost entirely ignored. https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7w...conspiracy-conference-theyre-sure-its-anthrax A group of unvaccinated people who attended a huge conspiracy conference in Dallas earlier this month all became sick in the days after the event with symptoms like coughing, shortness of breath, and fever. Instead of blaming the global COVID pandemic, however, the conspiracy theorists think they were attacked with anthrax. This far-right conspiracy claim began after a dozen people spent time together in a confined space at the ReAwaken America tour event in Dallas over the weekend of Dec. 10. And the fact that this was likely a COVID outbreak and superspreader event has been almost entirely ignored. (More about these Covidiots at the above url)
An unvaccinated Michigan man who defied an order to close his restaurant has died of COVID-19 https://www.alternet.org/2021/12/anti-vaxxers-2656109982/
Yep... Aaron Rogers is still an idiot... Aaron Rodgers Sparks Controversy With Latest Comments https://itsgame7.com/aaron-rodgers-sparks-controversy-with-latest-comments/
Kickboxer Who Denied He Had Covid Dies After Discharging Himself From Hospital https://www.ladbible.com/news/kickboxer-dies-after-discharging-himself-20211227
Self-Proclaimed ‘Plague Spreader’ Dies of COVID After Boasting About Maskless Grocery Store Stunt Maurizio Buratti died in a Verona hospital less than a month after telling radio listeners he was out mingling in public while seriously ill. https://www.thedailybeast.com/maurizio-buratti-dies-of-covid-after-boasting-of-maskless-store-stunt An Italian anti-vaxxer and COVID-denier who sparked outrage after declaring himself a “plague spreader” and boasting about how he walked around sick and maskless in a supermarket is now dead of COVID-19, according to local media reports. Maurizio Buratti, also known as Mauro from Mantua, died in a Verona hospital Monday, just a few weeks after he was hospitalized. He was 61. (More about this Covidiot at above url)
GOP County Commissioner who fought to keep schools and businesses open in the darkest days of the pandemic gets his final reward for loyalty to COVID-19. Lebanon County Commissioner William Ames dies at 81 of COVID-19 complications https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/12/lebanon-county-commissioner-william-ames-dies-at-81.html
'I have it too': Maskless woman casually admits Covid-19 infection at anti-vax rally https://www.rawstory.com/stephanie-denaro-anti-vax-rally/