Ivo Vegter on PANDA’s ‘truth, half-truths and lies’
“My critique of PANDA and its head honcho, Nick Hudson, prompted a manifesto of prodigious length. In many ways, it simply underscores my concerns.”
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Alec Hogg’s Inbox: The ‘mandatory vaccination’ slope is very slippery
Steven Darge weighed in on yesterday’s contribution and thinks the ‘mandatory vaccination’ slope is more slippery than a certain judge of the Western Cape High Court.
Covid-19 rules kept the sick away and now they’ve disappeared – SA doctor
Doctors believe many people passed away at home instead of being treated for serious illnesses, while hospitals focused on Covid-19.
People with TB and obesity are high-risk populations for Covid-19 – study
An analysis of data in Mpumalanga has identified the highest risk populations for Covid-19 as those with HIV, hypertension, diabetes, TB and obesity.
Covid-19 masks: Beg, borrow, steal, improvise – a face covering could save your life
Professor Robin Wood, an expert on infectious diseases, urges the use of masks, describing how humans swap huge amounts of air daily, which is why TB is so widespread in our communities.
Our childhood TB vaccination may be unwitting protection for SA in Covid-19 war
Research by an assistant professor and his students at the NY Institute of Technology found mortality rates are up to 100 times higher in countries like Italy, the US and Netherlands, where the BCG vaccine was never used.
Inside Covid-19: NYIT’s Dr Otazu on his research BCG may provide shield; How SA medics protect themselves – Ep 12
Much needed hope for South Africa’s fight against the virus as research from a top US university suggests the BCG vaccination against TB, administered in the country for the past 80 years, provides protection against Covid-19.
Prostate, intestinal and colon cancers push death rate higher in SA
A report published by the IRR has found an increase in the cancer death rate for South Africa for both men and women since 1994.
TB is leading cause of death in South Africa: stats
Mortality is dropping in South Africa, Statistics SA (StatsSA) says. A total of 505,803 deaths were registered in the country in 2011, Statistician General Pali Lehohla said. Around 45,990 of those fatalities were from unnatural causes, including accidents, assaults, complications in medical and surgical operations, and suicides. “The number of deaths between 2010 and 2011 decreased by … Read more