Uh-Oh... Dr McMillan (Vejon Health) thinks WE'RE SCREWED! If you haven't been following Dr McMillan, he's big into the Auto Immune aspects of COVID, and has been concerned with the "original antigenic sin" angle that occurs when folks are vaccinated with one strain of virus and the body then encounters multiple different versions of the virus (or new vaccines) over time.
Someone has gone and chummed the waters he swims in with a study on reinfections, and increased risk of multiple different health issues, including all cause mortality.
https://www.nature.c...591-022-02051-3
Acute and postacute sequelae associated with sars-cov-2 reinfection
It actually is kind of spooky, as cardiac issues were elevated for the entire 6 months following reinfection, which might explain the epidemic of "died suddenly" that's occurring.
Here's Dr McMillan, & he is alarmed!
https://www.youtube....0S_FSdf2d1Whg2q
I've posted this in our Strategies if Covid Symptoms thread, because my latest kick is EARLY TREATMENT (as in real early), and also because the primary treatment to reduce risk from auto immune issues is immune modulation, and I'm a super-fan of our old friend hydroxychloroquine, which may be the big fix for COVID auto immune issues.
One thing that I noticed watching the video, was the dramatic increase of risk that lasted a full 30 days after the infection is largely resolved. I instantly had a flashback to my 1st round with COVID, detailed in my "Ma-ma-ma-my Corona" thread:
https://www.longecit...a-ma-my-corona/
Hydroxychloroquine has a very long half life (around 30 days), so I figured I could halt therapy as soon as my symptoms started to abate. Interestingly, I had experienced a flair in symptoms within a short period, which I described...
"An interesting postscript.
I went off HCQ ten days after my exposure. 30 hours later, I got a sinus headache. Restarted HCQ & it vanished.
Don’t believe this was a virus flare, but inflammatory response from left over viral debris.
I recommend staying on what ever anti-inflammatory therapeutic you choose for a full 30 days after exposure.
Post COVID inflammatory syndrome is real (ask Bob Saget)."
Hey! I can relate to this auto immune issue, & in the future I'll be on my HCQ for a full month (or more) with any new infections. This may also explain the "Long COVID" issue. Have there been any studies on immune modulation with HCQ for Long COVID? Perhaps there should be!
I think this renews the importance of early treatment and at least short term immune modulation with HCQ. You may recall... Doctors love HCQ for Lupus and RA because it's the only immune suppressant that doesn't dramatically increase infection risks. Ask for it by name!
Edited by Dorian Grey, 13 December 2023 - 05:15 AM.