If you feel sick DO NOT test for COVID19 | The case against using rapid antigen tests | My debate

[@laurelvanwilligen9787]

Weird. Going back to the way that worked for my entire life: if you feel sick stay home.

[@booch326]

Too weird for words!!! 😁

[@sl4983]

👍

[@vln987]

Exactly, it is common sense (something that has been eradicated in the last 3 years).

[@sdrc92126]

I think I got PTSD from covid

[@evelyndaisy9722]

Except most people don’t care and just spread it around.

[@chocojavachip]

The problem is…people don’t stay home when they’re sick. 😕 And most people don’t get paid when they’re sick.

[@sc100ott]

Yes. This phenomenon is underappreciated by everyone in medicine and everyone who makes policy.

[@slomo1716]

OR as my empoyer a BIG BANK Wells Fargo, has a policy to FIRE ANYONE WHO IS OUT SICK FOR A SPECIFIC TIMEFRAME. My back would go out and I was in excruciating pain several times each year and was almost FIRED (by an imbecile from Bolivia) for my sick days taken.

[@Ur2ez4me81]

I ran out of sick time & I am just getting over my 3rd Covid infection. This is such a big set back for me 😞 wasn’t even to finished Christmas shopping but at least I will know that I did the right thing…

[@organichuman]

They (totally devoid of using their brain) believe they are sick if a “test” tells them. Same as everything else for sheeple with the media and government. I am all for consideration of others but people seem to only have sense when told what to do these days and it is usually anti-sensical.

[@FareAlert]

@@slomo1716my mom worked for Wells, easily the worst company she ever worked for.

[@PeevyMctweevy]

You may need a degree to be a doctor but common sense doesn't come with a degree..

[@kdkseven]

Most doctors just do what they're told.

[@loriegordon5227]

Say it louder for those on the back row!

[@Odin313]

A degree doesn't make you smart or good at your job. Just means you have some experience from a book. True experience comes from life.

[@surgtek2006]

The best thing about being a conspiracy theorist is avoiding myocarditis

[@jazzystallworth7003]

Yes!!

[@sallylawson6742]

Love it So true!

[@jarshcharty3013]

bonuz

[@Myheartsease]

More people haven’t gotten myocarditis from having Covid then from the vaccine.

[@gaileenkern3240]

You can still get it if you got sick with covid. I didn't get the vaccines but I got covid twice. Now I get short of breath easily. My arm randomly tingles too...

[@ShirleyGanske]

As my daughter said recently, “covid really launched us into a weird dystopian world, we need to find our way.”

[@serahkonner]

Kids are closer to god.. Between 6 and 11?

[@l.w.paradis2108]

💯+

[@0N3DR3AD]

NWO - WO2020060606A1 ✋👁️🤚

[@Jesus_is_All_we_need]

We need to find our way back out of this dystopian world by doing truth. Obey Acts chapter two and verse 38, before it's too late. Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

[@george.s.8491]

You have a wise daughter 👍

[@lynx1357-f3c]

I have felt this way for the past two years...all testing does is freak people out and creates and fuels fears that every symptom you have is COVID when symptoms could be the result of allergies, the common cold, flu, etc. We have a neurotic culture now and every time you hear that you have been "exposed" you get triggered. Absolutely agree with your conclusion. Push fluids, rest, and stay home when you feel sick. My soul is weary.

[@janemot2368]

Don't blame your mum, they deliberately scared people into believing all that nonsense, with their silly non stop counting of the dead and infected each day. It wasn't real, but it was deliberate

[@murraypooley9199]

I never tested for flue or common cold, why test for a mind virus? I last had a mild 2 day virus which might have been cold flue or covid back in January 2020. It did not stop me working. I was 65 then which they say made me likley to die from covid. This may be true where most people get more and more unhealthy as they age but I choose to get healthier as I age. Easily acheived, just do the exact opposite to official advice. Injest no processed food, grains, seed oils, fiber, vegitables, sugar or medications, eat predominatly red meat with high fat and salt, excercise regually and suprise suprise, perfect health.

[@theresearcher253]

In my daughter's first year at university (from September 2021), it didn't take long for the students to figure out how to fake the documentation showing that they'd taken a test.

[@jamesharmon3827]

They sure created a paranoid society, COVID wasn't particularly deadly during its most dangerous phase. Especially now, where it is REALLY not dangerous. Unless of course you were already health compromised.

[@jamesharmon3827]

The biggest issue with the vaccines is people really weren't dying from the virus to begin with. Every one caught coronavirus at one point or another vaccinated or not. The worst part, is many people survived the vaccine, leading them to believe the narrative

[@janedough6575]

If you’re sick it doesn’t matter what you have specifically, just stay home.

[@liberty-matrix]

“The vaccine was not brought in for COVID. COVID was brought in for the vaccine. Once you realize that, everything else makes sense.” ~ Dr. Reiner Fuellmich

[@kazzicup]

Don't call the injectables "vaccine". It is not a vaccine.

[@evilamo]

if I was dumb maybe this would make sense.

[@gxlorp]

I hate how everyone always I includes the "dr." In this quote. He's a lawyer who fought against Doutcha Bank. He has done good work. But "dr." Is an appeal to titles. It's dumb. Imho Fuellmich is on the side of people on the left hand side who are "too conspiratorial" and people on the right who aren't aware enough of how bad the actual corruption is. He's probably to the near side of the center going slightly too conspiratorial. Not so say the quote isn't correct. But other topics he talks about

[@camlacasse3760]

This is so true.

[@grayirishgalt]

@@evilamono, you’re dumb so it makes no sense to you

[@goldcountryruss7035]

$112,000 would buy a full truckload of Vitamin D3 which without question would improve the immunity of thousands of people for years.

[@sassyrobin420]

@kali542 I think it was because of a study of Covid death, that low vitamin D₃ levels were common in most.

[@lat1419]

​@kali542 it was relevant among darker skinned health workers I the UK, where initially there was a higher death rate from the respiratory illness in 2020, who in our Northern climate are overwhelmingly vit d deficient. Once the link was made, it went out through one of the black medical associations, and the deaths stopped. I also am prone to Vit D deficiency having porphyria triggered by sunlight, so have to stay out the sun in our summer. My osteosurgeon said he was sure his vit d was OK as he had 2 sunny holidays every year. Yet he tested as very low in Vit D. It is a huge problem in Northern European countries, and in Sweden it is added to bread by law.

[@iansuncoast]

Get in the sun

[@lat1419]

@@iansuncoast we dont actually get enough sun in UK and nirthern Europe between September and April. There really is only enough to generate Vit D for a few months of the year.

[@goldcountryruss7035]

@@iansuncoast Sun only works for producing Vitamin D when its angle is above 45degrees, hard to do as you get further north or south of the equator. Also, most people in the developed countries live indoor lives, others have been convinced that sunblock is necessary to prevent cancer and damaged skin, and some just don't want any tan at all. The bottom line is the majority of the earth's population have Vitamin D levels that are well below the minimum required for strong immunity and good health. Sun may not be enough, many people in countries with strong sun such as Italy, Portugal, and Spain have inadequate Vitamin D levels. The minimum level of Vitamin D was established about 100 years ago to a level known to prevent Ricketts. That has proven inadequate for immune health and an updated standard hasn't been set. I think a safe minimum 25-hydroxy vitamin D level is 50ng/mL or 125nmoL/L, my personal goal is 70/175.

[@westfield90]

Sadly Medicine has become so corrupted and politicized that we no longer can agree with simple facts based on data. This is true for most aspects of modern day society. It’s a very sad statement on where we are and where we are heading.

[@robinhood4640]

One of my major concerns is that the consequences of this, are being either seriously underestimated, or totally ignored. If we collectively let marketing, or politics, overrule science, we're going to be in serious trouble.

[@jgriffin282]

Not all medicine. Just with Covid.

[@mikepalmer1971]

I think it’s been that way longer than we want to admit.

[@nascar0509]

A very dangerous place... m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4OTo4KwmNWehsk

[@srock7967]

The medical industrial complex has taken over along with the military and agricultural industrial complexes. The three of these own everything and most governments.

[@denisebenedict9692]

I had symptoms. I was feeling achy and a dull headache at work. When I got home I had 101 temp. So the next day I tested and it was positive. I had to send a pic to work so they would pay me to stay home for 5 days. Symptoms subsided by day 4. Came back to work on day 6 with a mask required to wear 5 more days. They had me work in the back all day and One person was freaking out that I came to work and told everyone that I had covid and was SICK and I came to work anyway. I got sent home after being at work for 5.5 hours! smh. Then the boss realized he made a mistake and said I could come back the next day. Testing positive for covid is a new way to be singled out as the leper in the group. Being separated and ostracized. A scarlet letter C on your shirt. People in this country are so uneducated and paranoid about the current situation of covid. Thank you for your intelligent, rational talks on this subject.

[@JOJOHN-19]

Spins like Australia We are full of brainwashed sheep still freak out too

[@whatsnext2359]

Stop testing.

[@lilolmecj]

Well, in your case, it also tested your coworker positive for being a jerk. But you probably already suspected! The one benefit, in some jobs, is you will be paid for staying home while sick. Even as an RN, I felt great pressure to work while sick. Mostly non spreading illness, like menstrual cramps. But what kind of sick system that is devoted to “health” would encourage someone who is in pain to come to work?

[@hannahcommean2232]

Absolutely was treated like a leper for not getting vaccinated too

[@whitecollardiary]

​@@hannahcommean2232Same here😢

[@cleetx3546]

Testing positive at the hospital can be a death sentence even if you are there for a stroke or something else unrelated

[@Mermaid2261]

Testing and masking. The paranoid in my own profession, Nursing, still mask and still test. I never did either unless compelled to by my job. Otherwise, never tested independently, nor wasted time or money buying masks. I am with Dr. Prasad. If you are ill: Stay At Home!!!!!

[@gerthddyn]

Give companies a tax break for sick days, if they don't already. Make it beneficial and not stingy.

[@TripReviews]

Yep stay home! Worked with a fellow who would come to work with the flu. Everyone says go home why are you here? Answer: “I called in sick, Anne Marie, the manager guilted me into coming in.“ He soon went home. This is at a large, a huge American owned company that was always telling associates to stay home if sick! Edit: fixed my typos! 🤭

[@cynthiacools-lartigue5297]

Masks now are a great unveiling of the sheep who are the most fearful.

[@organichuman]

​@@methane1027Tyranny.

[@pizzapartytime1826]

Talk to the parents of my preschool 😂

[@johncampbell3377]

As an ER physician, the only benefit of testing for COVID-19 for me is when someone test positive I get to say “it’s only Covid, just go home and be happy you don’t have influenza.”

[@poodledaddles1091]

I like that response!

[@calvinrovinescu6166]

Underrated comment. I've had flus that beat me up way more than this thing ever has. If you're not sick enough that you need a test to tell you how sick you are, then you aren't that sick and it's not that bad.

[@montanagal6958]

or when we got paid 10 days off...

[@OceanFrontVilla3]

I've never had either and I'm 67, zero shots LOL

[@jandjamaze]

Ha! Thats true. But, I came down with the latest strain and it kicked my butt. I practice Chinese Medicine which is great for treating colds/flus. This was no common cold. I would not want to expose vulnerable people to this thing. So, staying home for Christmas.

[@8aNda1d]

You were quoted on your comments on statins, by Dr Scott Jenson. He's a Dr who, because of his views on covid and the vx, had to go before the board 5x to defend his position to keep his physician's license. ALL of your videos are reaching more people because you are speaking out and making sense.

[@sl4983]

What state?

[@gardeninggalagain]

@@sl4983 MN

[@8aNda1d]

@@sl4983 Minnesota

[@darcykamin1111]

MN

[@jane1044]

hallelujah

[@bkailua1224]

Here in Hawaii we still have people driving alone with a mask on, or walking alone outside with a mask on. We also have adults with a preschool age child with a mask on and no mask on the adult. Unfortunately these people are allowed to vote.

[@cynthiaharmon4793]

Yesterday I saw an adult out walking w a mask on. Not as unusual as I would like.

[@cl5193]

Here in Texas only democrats wear masks. It's nothing more than a political symbol anymore.

[@freedomforevar1377]

Same in Ca they walk alone with mask on stipid

[@liz9284]

I’m in Atlanta, and we went to a David Ryan Harris concert a couple of nights ago (if you love amazing guitarists, I highly recommend him, LOL) and the venue was small, but packed, and there were exactly 3 ppl in there wearing masks. It was hot bc of the number of ppl in that small space, ppl were sweaty and standing shoulder to shoulder, and then I saw those ppl lift up their masks to try each others drinks. I thought “WHY??? WHY DO YOU DO THIS???” LOL. I can honestly say that those ppl haven’t actually put any thought into it, they’re just following the leader. It’s sad, really.

[@lana11111]

Yes, on the Big island I confirm this is true. They're also the slowest drivers 😂

[@nbrown5907]

When I was young you went to work unless you were bleeding out but that changed many years ago. When I was a young man working retail and fast food we stayed home if sick. That was long before covid. Employers recognized spreading a virus around work was worse than someone taking a sick day.

[@sl4983]

Interesting

[@gerthddyn]

The crazy thing is it is turning around. My company used to have a very generous sick policy. They then switched to a very specific granted 40 hours, because some people were ending the year with more than 40 hours of sick pay not made up through our unpaid overtime policy (fiscal year ending in December guarantees that). Now everyone always uses the 40 hours up. They don't like that since it is granted at the start of the year, so they are adding to the standard vacation accrual so you don't get the 40 hours until the end of the year. But you know, you're supposed to stay home if you get sick for a week.

[@s3xedmanthunder192]

@@gerthddyn sick days? with helping farmers farm, well lets just say, it doesn't pay sick days. when every day becomes a monday sick days go by the sideline. 😉 all us dirty pickers. sharing smokes and drinks not caring about how sick we was all throughout the 'demic... sick days? 😂

[@jamesharmon3827]

The coronavirus was never very deadly, the main cause of death was poor initially metabolic health. Meaning these people would have been vulnerable to ANY variable

[@markbajek2541]

Unless the weather is nice and you've got a good tee time that deserves a call off at my workplace., @@gerthddyn

[@tallard666]

I like the new room lighting. Please never stop doing covid stuff until all the aholes like Topol, Fauci, etc are all held to account. And please, please, discuss all the NON-covid excess deaths being seen across the world

[@markrosenthal9108]

Seriously? "Excess deaths" means deaths that could have been prevented. From whatever cause.

[@iainhill492]

On target, missing reply , gb

[@scillyautomatic]

LOL Working in video, I always notice the lighting. 🎥 I wish someone had helped The Dark Horse podcast withe their new studio.

[@TH-dg2mm]

Nobody is ever going to be held accountable for this. These people will be given their golden parachute retirement payoff and go retire to a $10 million mansion in the tropics somewhere.

[@HeyYall398]

You gotta ask an ER nurse, someone beautiful and fantastic, right there on the frontline, about this whole COVID thing. They see it, they know it, not like those guys, those so-called experts in their ivory towers. They're just sitting up there, talking theory, all talk, no action. Believe me, we need the real deal, the people who are dealing with it every day, not someone who's just reading about it. These nurses, they're incredible, they look beautiful, they're doing an amazing job, much better than these guys who just stay on their theoretical platforms. They don't know what's happening on the ground. We need the truth, the real picture, not just theories!

[@roncarlin3209]

"Do not test for Covid-19". Wish we had followed that advice in Mar 2020.

[@DD-ld1xq]

It was why it was derisively labelled a "casedemic".

[@terrifiorelli9819]

I never took the jab and never got sick. Around people all the time. Those test were probably amusing problems too.

[@karenkaren3189]

So we could watch another 500K die in the first six months?

[@roncarlin3209]

​@@karenkaren3189 The 510,000 computer-modelled deaths from Prof Lockdown's Report 9 was a bit of an exaggeration.

[@Karen_Busch]

I survived the plandemic without taking a single test. I have a cold right now. My whole family stayed home from church Sunday and didn't have guests over today. Its common sense.

[@davidmasiak3060]

During my medical career, I and most of my colleagues would drag ourselves in to work while sick: there were patients to see and there really was not enough redundancy in the system such that someone else could pick up the slack. I thought one benefit of the pandemic would be that it would become "OK" to stay home from work while sick, but I think what has happened is that it's only OK to stay home if your Covid test is positive.

[@montanagal6958]

yeah but no pay, and who has 5-10 days of PTO?, just not testing or mentioning if I am sick like we always did

[@dcone54321]

And with the way the home tests "work" , u can test several times and get different results. If you have enough of the free or cheap ones at home, it's like pulling a slot machine as to what results you may get. Stupid that they even count on those tests at all... weren't designed for that. But, sadly, here we still are.

[@IronDiva]

I wasn’t feeling well, went to the doctor. She asked me if I tested for Covid, I said no,and she said “meh, you’re probably fine anyway.” (I had a sinus infection)

[@gerthddyn]

Hell even if you have covid you'll probably end up with a sinus infection at the end.

[@mimicleveland7607]

We still have the same old boring crud around that we’ve always had. Every cold is not C-19. 😂

[@synergyb3926]

My doctor never asked me if I’d had a jab or if I wanted one. I’m unjabbed & haven’t been sick in almost 4 years - pre-plandemic.

[@vallang4832]

During the winter when the heat is on run a humidifier. Will help prevent sinus infections.

[@oiioxx]

The CV test is an IQ test that most of us have failed miserably

[@user-pv7pk5nh3k]

So true !!

[@kelf114]

It showed them who would be obedient...and who the "trouble makers" are. Proud to be a "trouble maker"!

[@jarshcharty3013]

nothing says "dumb" like those still wearing surgical masks for protection against contracting or transmission of invisible airborne illness

[@whatsnext2359]

Amen! Never took one, never will! When I got sick once in the past three years, I stayed home for a few days. End of story. No drama, no fuss! I think most people like the drama & attention they get by saying they have covid. They almost brag about it. So lame.

[@Mantras-and-Mystics]

​​@babskaz74 If you're forced to have a test in future, do the "lollipop" test. They just take fluid from under your tongue. No, of course they don't tell you about this! It's not as scary or as damaging as the other test - and as we know, this whole thing is based on causing as much fear and trauma as possible.

[@danlowe8684]

Another problem is the corruption of the hospitalization data at 12:00. Remember, the hospital admissions went from no testing, to staff suspicion, to testing everyone as often as possible, to not testing the vaccinated, to testing everyone again. And this is not to be confused with the whole 'from c-19' or 'with c-19' debacle. But I get it. It is the only data we have to work with.

[@sl4983]

To firing unvaccinated nurses, to hiring others vax status irrelevant

[@maxinemoo6972]

They got paid for all that testing.

[@sassyrobin420]

And why bother testing for information? If you have an adverse effect or die within the first 2 weeks after the jab, you’re put in the un-jabbed category which makes it rigged!

[@markthomas207]

​@@maxinemoo6972Yes, so many where racking in record profits. It was an excellent reason to question everything surrounding the whole Covid affair. Consider too, the inventor of the PCR technology, Kary Mullis, said the process should never be used for testing.

[@organichuman]

​@@sl4983All about control.

[@patrickbarrett1220]

I am an ER doctor. I no longer routinely test for COVID, or flu. I will talk with my patients and explain my rationale (won’t change how I treat them, won’t give them any treatment for it), most decline the test.

[@karenkaren3189]

If your patient is older and has Covid you wouldn’t prescribe Paxlovid? This is very anecdotal but my very healthy 68 yr old sister got very sick with Covid about a year ago. She started Paxlovid immediately and felt much better by day 3. A friend of mine didn’t take it and is still struggling almost two weeks later.

[@patrickbarrett1220]

@@karenkaren3189 anecdotes are anecdotes. I trust the data, which says paxlovid has NO benefit for people who are vaccinated and have had COVID before, which is essentially everyone, especially for this variant. So no, I probably wouldn’t. Keep yourself hydrated, do light exercise like walking, get sunlight, and take ibuprofen and Tylenol.

[@Al3xJ0n3s]

Why wouldn't you treat with ivermectin? It's recommended now. Criminal

[@PandemicIndex]

You are now a professional liability and the appropriate authorities will be contacted, Patrick.

[@daizee106]

Well, i guess you know that a pcr is not a test for covid, but a dna gathering tool for law enforcement

[@lynnoettl5996]

Great video. Saw my doctor this week. She apologized for wearing a mask, admitted with a chuckle that they don't work, and said she does it so people FEEL safe. I told her they trust her and she's perpetuating the untruth that masks work and is actually creating more fear and anxiety. She shrugged her shoulders.

[@chk6111]

This trend is truly disturbing. I say this as someone who has worked in healthcare for 40 years.

[@insane5769]

sounds to me like she didn't agree with you

[@tonyag69]

Luckily my doctor never wore a mask during covid and was against the vaccine from the beginning. I have to see him every 30 day because of my prescriptions and during covid it was do nice to walk into the office and not see masks on the staff. Some patients complained so he did online appointments with them. When I seen him 2 day's ago he told me they had 4 patients die from fast cancers in December and every single one of them had the vaccine and boosters. That's a lot of patients for a small practice.

[@synnical77]

Masks aren't 100% but they do reduce spread of larger droplets. It is as simple as that. Masks do lower transmission odds of contagions like cold, flu, covid. It may be by only an average of 20 to 60% but there is a measurable difference.

[@kateoneal4215]

You're right-- It makes people appear horribly ignorant. It's hard to trust an ignorant doctor.. .......

[@Idrinklight44]

Thank You! Thank You!! Thank You!!! For being what a Dr and Healer is meant to be!!!! Basic Biology

[@gerthddyn]

I finally caught covid for the first time now. A doctor friend insisted I take a test, I told her no. After the second day of feeling terrible, I went ahead and used an expired antigen test. It showed I had both the C and T line very darkly so I had it. I asked her what it tells me. She said, "Oh it means you should quarantine yourself". I responded, "Um. That's it? You should do that if you are sick like this anyway." I posted the same thing on my facebook, most were sympathetic and a few said people that some people are going to go out are going to go out anyway and then I get a keyboard warrior who used to be a friend saying "OH THE ECONOMY IS FINE AND IF PEOPLE HAD NOT SPREAD IT MY WIFE'S GRANDFATHER MIGHT NOT HAVE DIED BEFORE SHE SAID BYE DUR HUR". You make the point that at most it changes behaviors in a negative way if it changes them at all. If you are sick, you should stay home. DUH!

[@whatsnext2359]

Your doctor friend is a dumb sheep.

[@petegww]

PREACH! PLEASE IT FEELS LIKE NO ONE WILL LISTEN BUT KEEP PREACHING!

[@TA-tf5lr]

I'm an unpoked flight attendant, and all the people that had two or three pokes had the illness at least twice by Feb 2022. It's insane. Now they keep getting it. Many have had it again twice this year! Sadly, after a drink or two at the bar, many open up about insane health problems. I've heard so many sad stories about bazaar illnesses. One a 25 year old wakes up everyday with her body feeling as if it's bruised. That's just a mild health issue compared to the ones that have much worse health issues. Not a single doctor has been able to help her. On top of all this, I spoke to about 12 different doctors on my flights over the year of 2021-2022 and gave them the name of a pharmacy to get the Nobel prize winning drug for "horses". It's so sad because most of the people I spoke to didn't want the poison. If everyone just didn't get the poison like me, well, maybe they would have saved these children who are being subjected to this hell.

[@dcarr-kr7hk]

@TA-tf5lr.. Yes. Isn't it crazy? They KEEP getting it because they are giving it to one another! Even if you get it from someone, it probably will not kill you. As a high risk person, I never got it, never got any shots and have (over a lifetime) only had a flu shot twice. Studies now show that the best thing for preventing ALL of it isn't masks but WASHING ONES HANDS!!!

[@AussieDreamChaser]

100% I lost my 13 year career here in Australia because they mandated 3 pokes and I would not ever have a single one, my intuition warned me off it from the start. At least I still have my dignity and self respect even though I've lost all of my savings while trying to find work as I won't be dependent on government for a single thing including welfare.

[@giselafiege7169]

I have gone down this rabbit hole! Does anyone realize who started the health “care” system? Rothschild Where else has this family invested their money to manipulate our society. There is nothing care about the health system! I never believed in 💉since childhood haven’t had any. With all the push and talk about AI and them (the 1%) saying the planet is overpopulated, now bring your thoughts to this 🦠💉🧐

[@Andy-df5fj]

It's like testing to see if you have a cold.

[@chewbrookaw8588]

Another great video! Thanks for continuing to educate and inform!

[@nasagolfer]

You are the only guy I can trust. You completely explain your logic. Your reasoning is rock solid. I hope you get rewarded for the energy and effort and integrity that you bring to everything you do.

[@tammyrogers9129]

I have never tested for covid, I never followed the rules, and I never got sick. Natural immunity is the key.

[@katydid2k]

Ditto!

[@n.f.6126]

What exactly would you have done prior to 2019? Use common sense, or run and get a test? Asking for a friend 🥴​@@sidneybristow815

[@shaneinan7797]

I work at a hospital, our policy is you must test when calling out sick, the only way for me to get around not testing is to go to work when I’m sick. Which is stupid. Yet I’m hearing of some going to work symptomatic , like they would do before Covid, I guess because they are no longer scared of Covid, or maybe some might do it to avoid testing. My challenge to the safety official was asking “so if I have a cold/flu I stay home until a couple days without fever or vomiting etc, and if I had Covid, same thing. So if I’m staying home when if feel sick and go back to work when I feel better, then why the test?” I couldn’t get her to come around to the logical conclusion. I suppose because she’s required to do her job.

[@bmolale081]

So refreshing to see your perspective evolve with new information. (Hence the scientific method) I hope Zdogg is influenced by you and apologizes to all of the “covidiots”

[@jss2103]

….huh?

[@SenatorBluto]

Zdogg was terrible during the "pandemic."

[@pegstervegas]

Yep. Zdogg lost credibility with me for his Covidiocy

[@CreamyJalapeno]

Zdogg went off the rails with his woowoo awakening bullshart. I feel like his covid stance evolved fine along with Vinay.

[@Idrinklight44]

Z dogg is a typical greedy Dr, not capable of new information.....or he's just an idiot.....yep bunch of MDS are dumber than a box of rocks.

[@rebeccapiamonte]

How do we find reasonable and honest doctors like you? One of the tragedies of 2020+ was a total breakdown of trust between patients and healthcare providers.

[@krisbaker4095]

The problem is that there were issues before 2020 with doctors and healthcare but nobody cared. 2020 just opened some people's eyes to the problems.

[@joker14n]

It’s almost as if this was never about people’s health.

[@andersenfrfm1]

Bingo

[@elizabethjanitsch7586]

All about the MONEY 💰

[@bushy240]

No vax, never tested, no cold or sickness in many years. Still very healthy.

[@CowboyPants-h5p]

Wow. You must be a SUPERHERO

[@billyhughes9776]

That's great for you, but within the context of this talk and the subject at hand it really means nothing.

[@Romns1513]

@@billyhughes9776 it’s not meaningless. I’m sure we could come up with all kinds of plausible reasons why the OP rarely gets sick compared to other people. Diet, sleep habits, lifestyle all play a huge part in how healthy people are. Most of the people who have ever died “from covid” have all had co-morbidities, many of which are perfectly preventable and treatable through the 3 aforementioned avenues.

[@billyhughes9776]

@@Romns1513 I'm aware of why most people died of covid being a big contributing factor. The OP made no mention of his or her lifestyle habits/choices possibly contributing to them not getting sick. They simply said no vax -- again, that means little to nothing. Opposite example -- I know people that got the vax that never had covid -- that doesn't mean the vax worked.

[@pjstpierre2340]

Here, the same . Never tested never got the mystery juice. D never got it . Whereas our whole church with seriously maybe 8 adults never took the jabs.. and we were never the ones getting repeat Covid and boosters…

[@Anikanoteven]

Thank you for keeping this issue alive! So many in the world go about their life already having mindlessly forgotten all the lessons learned in the covid times, including the lies and misinformation people were told (and most of those never even realized the lies)

[@oneseeker2]

trump,was and I'd the liar

[@essanjay8604]

Ive ALWAYS taken the view that if youre ill you stay away from others. Pure common sense.

[@GrimaceMcBurglar]

Too bad 99% of the people don’t abide by this

[@essanjay8604]

@@GrimaceMcBurglar Back in the day it was the norm - there again we boomers usually had to endure measles, chicken pox, mumps, whooping cough etc. All memorably nasty illnesses. It made people far more aware of why you don't want to go around spreading germs!

[@jj4cpw]

Hey Doc, what happened in all those countries (primarily in Africa) which had almost zero vaccine uptake and almost zero medical issues with covid?

[@crunchybeen4263]

But they take their Sunday Sunday medicine...

[@jeremyashford2145]

They keep on getting AIDS but it’s not AIDS as we know it Jim. (Really, truly, what they call AIDS in Africa is a totally different illness, if there is indeed an illness, from what people get in the Western world.) Swings and Roundabouts. I’m not saying they get COVID. I’m not saying they get AIDS. Just what is reported. In the future, if the WEF’s coup fails, COVID will, eventually, be recorded for posterity as a mental illness. If the coup succeeds the illness will continue as long as it is useful.

[@doremi9]

​@@crunchybeen4263yes, the *quines and the IVMs.

[@sdrc92126]

They all died. Duh

[@robinhood4640]

@@sdrc92126 Not all of them, i think there are 4 of them left.

[@thrivingproof]

Yes! If you feel sick, your body needs rest and healing time... Stay home! You shared the message perfectly!

[@trevorpullen3199]

About a year ago my family (me, my wife and young daughter) had some type of flu go through our house. It was pretty mild. Maybe a fever for a day, some congestion and a cough for a few days after. My mom requested that we take covid tests before she would be around us afterward. She had some take home tests she had bought and hadn't used so she dropped them off. I was like "ok, whatever, I've never taken a covid test, might as well do one". Wife and I both tested negative. So I called my mom to tell her we were negative, but those tests aren't reliable so maybe it was covid, maybe it wasn't. She agreed. So I was left wondering WTF was the point of the test then? She came to visit that evening and wore a mask the whole time. I love my mother to death, but my god.....I don't have the heart to explain to her how illogical the whole thing was. Like, you're sitting in my house for 2 hours in close proximity to all of us. You really think the mask is going to make a difference....still....in 2023?

[@carbonking53]

Rip the bandaid of and tell her it's nuts. Otherwise, the insanity will continue. During the holidays I've seen people arrive at businesses to shop. They exit the same car and as they enter the building one of them will put on a mask. Then they leave and all get in the same car and go back to the same house while not wearing masks. What possible benefit does the mask wearer think they are getting when they all live under the same roof and went to same places with one masked and the others no. It's nuts!

[@nickieglazer33]

​@@carbonking53Maybe they enjoy breathing micro-plastics into their lungs. Or it's simple virtue signalling. Same people seem to belong to the other cult of 'climate change'. Even though over 2 billion non biodegradable plastic masks (made from oil) are now polluting our beautiful oceans and harming wildlife. Ignorance is bliss.

[@RoamTownGirl]

Yes! Masks make a difference! If you can’t figure out that it works like a filter, so it can decrease the viral load exposure, well then, as Bill Engvall says, “here’s your sign”

[@soniag4516]

lol Im a mother of four and grandma of two. im the one who fights all this farce perpertrated by pharma, media, govt, medical sorcery

[@ThesmartestTem]

I love my mom, but when she tried playing along with the covidiot stuff early on, my husband and I both told her to "stop acting f*cking hard-r-word-ed if she wanted to be allowed to come visit her grandkids", because we weren't messing around with exposing them to lunacy. She knocked it off quick. 😂

[@Richard.Atkinson]

Imagine actually thinking that the current strain of COVID is somehow more dangerous than other respiratory viruses 😂

[@rudykraft5526]

Possibly it is not, but there is reason to believe it is worse.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"Imagine actually thinking" I don't know how to imagine a thing I am not actually thinking. Covid is the disease caused by SARS-Cov-2 virus; the SARS viruses are extremely dangerous to high risk persons (elderly, also those with no prior contact with SARS viruses). It is indeed vastly more dangerous than ordinary rhinoviruses. Part of the problem isn't that the virus is dangerous, which it is, but the body's attempt to fight the virus becomes more dangerous than the virus itself.

[@gfyabc]

No worries, I've never gotten one, and I don't intend to start.

[@jkoadventures7401]

Excellent, as usual! Some of the most misinformed people are my colleagues in medicine who are boosting for the nth time & wearing two N95 masks around the hospital. Common sense & critical thinking seem to be lost skills in medicine. I enjoy & appreciate your honesty & humor! Thank you so very much! Always follow the $$$.

[@2fathomsdeeper]

N95 masks are a sick joke! Think about this: What happens to any trapped virus when you exhale? You are backflushing the filter media forcing the virus airborne again so others can catch it!

[@mikekrone4582]

Hopefully they are among the statistics that have higher cancer risks after getting the shots.

[@dcone54321]

Seeing same thing... Brother in medical field had mild, barely noticable arrhythmia since a child, now says it is much more frequent and much more intense since last 2 yrs, ... yet he doesn't understand "what's changed in their life during past 2 yrs to explain this". Boosted upon boosted upon boosted. I just SMH 🙄😒

[@ithacacomments4811]

My 93 year old mother tested positive for COVID19 twice as a resident of a nursing home. Never got sick.

[@jarshcharty3013]

but she could've been one of those anomalous asymptomatic super spreaders

[@Hollyucinogen]

@@jarshcharty3013 It happened to me, too, just a few months ago. I think that the tests were designed to be defective in the first place, not that we're all just exceptions to the rule.

[@Demosophist]

I'm just starting to recover from this illness. It's the first time I've had it, and it's like the worst flu I've ever had. Well, flu combined by dysentery. I didn't even realized diarrhea was a symptom until I had it. I'm 76. Very unpleasant but I never felt it was life threatening, and I've never had any of the vaccines. Glad it's over with, though. The irritating bit was the way my lungs kept whistling at me, like little whimpering puppies.

[@Demosophist]

I did not get tested, btw. So strictly speaking I don't *know* that I've had Covid... but I know.

[@lat1419]

​@@Demosophist we had the "worst flu" go around our small (UK) community in 2019 - early 2020. Before that other thing officially had a name. I had another bout of a different flu this autumn, and was ill for 3 weeks. We have never tested.

[@jasonthomas7501]

Lol. Just had that a few nights ago. Very strange. Weird part for me, they were whistling in between breaths. 52. Glad you’re feeling better. Agreed. The new Covid comes with a lot of stomach turmoil. I’ve had it four times I think. Concerning that it seems to get worse each time, but I never felt like I was sick...joint pain or fatigue. Just weird things like...no smell, no taste, headaches...the last go round I thought was food poisoning...but I think it was just Covid again. Not ever taking a gene therapy for a respiratory virus, but I find the persistence and in my case rising severity a bit disturbing. Luckily, I hate this place anyway...

[@Demosophist]

@@jasonthomas7501 I thought having it once gave you immunity. Sounds like that might be a vain hope.

[@larahuffmaster5857]

​@@Demosophistit's a coronavirus AKA a cold virus. You will get it again.

[@emigliori1]

Thank you Dr. Prasad for your honest, succinct and well communicated information. Many of us feel these things intuitively, but you give us the tools to communicate our stance with confidence.

[@roywall8169]

I have never taken a Covid test. Not going to start now.

[@alfredopampanga9356]

Scintillating intelligence on display. Like watching a natural phenomenon

[@sl4983]

IKR??

[@AnaLucia-wy2ii]

I’m gonna have to look up “scintillating.” 😂 Then I’ll try to use it in a sentence this week.

[@alfredopampanga9356]

@@AnaLucia-wy2ii I will have to look up ‘ gonna’ Is it something like goanna ?

[@paramedivmso4]

Clever. But just in case you are serious it means "going to" Im going to the store. Or Im gonna go to the store.@@alfredopampanga9356

[@Ridingrules10000]

Funny story to back up your point. I had my first experience with covid back in 2021. I went on an offshore job where we tested the day before getting onboard, the day we got onboard, and again 7 days after we boarded. On day 10, I got covid from the guy who sat next to me in my office. He was sick when he boarded, but tested negative 3 times, so he went to work.

[@StarwaterCWS]

Randomized control trials vanished in 2019. I just changed my primary care provider(he retired) and upon seeing my new doctor he was wearing a mask. Needless to say I am looking for a new doctor.

[@sl4983]

Some doctors are only doing "zoom" or other video. It's ridiculous.

[@janissquirell5072]

And what is that caused you to avoid doctors wearing masks? Would you like also better having surgery from unmasked surgeons?😅

[@StarwaterCWS]

@@janissquirell5072 it is obviously messaging. If you are equating surgery (masking to prevent spittle from getting into an incision) with an office visit then I can’t deconfuse you.

[@jeremyashford2145]

@janissquirell5072 Surgeons do not wear masks for medical reasons, they do it for public relations. The wearing of masks by theatre staff during surgery has no effect on the surgical outcome. This has been tested scientifically.

[@2cupojoe136]

The US generally sucks at doing RCTs even before 2019.

[@10bohemian]

Thank you for your update. After 44 years in my private internal medicine practice, I am so disappointed with our public health department and CDC. Could you give us the latest research papers regarding the new findings that after the third COVID19 vaccine there is an increased amount of the regulatory IgG4 antibodies. These antibodies suppress our immune system and therefore make our defenses weaker rather than stronger after 2-3 months. The new mRNA vaccine technology is not perfect yet. Thanks and looking forward to more updates.

[@nancyk-ms3pc]

mRNA not perfected? That's an understatement. It's the type of comment that explains why the public no longer trusts doctors.

[@4truthandpeace25]

Check out Merogenomics. He has a lot of videos on this topic.

[@liz9284]

Have you read anything that’s come out recently about the ribosomal frame shifting? There was a paper published about it in the last couple of weeks. I’m a layman, so I don’t claim to be an expert by any means, but it seems to me there’s a fundamental flaw in the technology itself. Offit blamed the autoimmune responses on using the spike protein, but I’m thinking that using ANY foreign protein would trigger the same responses. The ribosomal frame shifting is just another issue that’s pretty terrifying. I don’t believe mRNA tech is anywhere near ready for the market, I just have to wonder how many lives were shortened to figure this out and when the health authorities are going to admit it. It’s horrifying.

[@montanagal6958]

I'm shocked that the doctors at the hospital didn't say a word. Only a small number of nurses refused and spoke up to protect the patients, now we all see the new moms with blood clots and pre term babies filling the NICU, still SILENCE.

[@andersenfrfm1]

Crimes against humanity. Nuremberg 2.0

[@user-no2mz9hl4f]

I’ve been doing this for almost two years. In that time, I’ve had two very mild colds - one could’ve been covid, no idea - I stayed home as much as possible and that was that.

[@MrPvgo]

We are ruled by clowns, not merely the weird, cringy, mostly impotent birthday party clowns, but by IT clowns that don't mind killing us.

[@natebyars2439]

cdc should have to watch the videos they tag on youtube. Would love to see the faces on those clowns seeing you dismantle the nonsense they constantly spew.

[@pegstervegas]

I know!!

[@catfishrushdie1444]

You are very articulate and you make a great case- you are a real doctor. Bravo!

[@coeniedevilliers8792]

Thank you, Dr Prasad. We as lay people do not know how to interpret and what to do with often contadictory info about the pandemic.I totally believe in your observations, based on scientific explanations. Thank you for keeping the search for truth going on behalf of all of us. I have been following you for the last few years and will continue to do so.

[@2cupojoe136]

Thanks, my IT guy got some respiratory symptoms and went to urgent care. He tested negative for Covid and they treated him for Covid. WTF! Testing for Covid is a joke.

[@bigpardner]

What was the treatment they gave him ?

[@2cupojoe136]

@@bigpardner . An antiviral. I’m not sure which one.

[@Mantras-and-Mystics]

​@@2cupojoe136 The one they now know causes all sorts of health problems no doubt.

[@FuturesBrizio]

Love you Dr Prasad. So based and grounded.

[@illitero]

lol

[@mikecarton2866]

Best explanation in recent times. This should be on all main stream media. Thank you from Canada 🇨🇦.

[@teresabenson3385]

Preach! Will we ever escape from this corrupt system and our own willingness to outsource our thinking?

[@larrydykes7643]

Tnanks, Vinay. Excellent analysis & one of your best expositions ever. And that is saying something!

[@sl4983]

"feel sick feel well, we're just going to keep testing you relentlessly " Lol!

[@soniag4516]

And pumping you with meds that have numerous side-effects

[@orienteqbano]

A beacon of information. Reliable information. Thank You for carrying the torch that truth is! Bless you Dr.

[@clareellis4906]

My mum has been super sick all week, she tested negative for covid, today she decided that she would go to the shops where its is the busiest time of the year, my husband said but you are sick, you should stay home, she said well i tested nagative for covid so its ok 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@AN-jw2oe]

Such a clear example of why testing can lead to harmful, riskier behavior!

[@Romns1513]

Lol.. 😂 nice. So coughing everywhere around people and sniffling constantly is ok as long as it’s not “the ick”. Still gross, and colds are highly contagious. I’m pregnant, and trying my best to avoid getting any kind of sickness because my immune system is already compromised. I don’t understand people who are sick just going out and about to different stores when they have a choice, and could have something delivered or someone else go get it for them.

[@bigpardner]

How "super sick" can someone be if they go shopping?

[@jjjameson3364]

Thanks for your efforts to bring integrity back into medical research. We have a long way to go I’m afraid.

[@spectator-o8h]

I think what you do is important and I am always interested to see your thoughts. I understand your target audience is advice and policy for the general public. What is tricky for me is that I am in my thirties with leukemia on a clinical trial so trying to navigate all this is difficult. It probably would take too much time to address it but I wonder how you approach many of the subjects you tackle with your own hem-onc patients. Maybe some patients say they watch your content but aren’t sure what to do in their case. Best, Matt

[@gerthddyn]

Given your condition, whether you get covid, flu or RSV, all of those are a huge risk to you. I hope he can give guidance, I doubt he can give you specific advice, but I would think you would want anyone with any respiratory infection to stay as far away from you as possible and not care if they've had a test saying it is or isn't covid. My uncle with stage 4 lymphoma lost the battle just 2 weeks ago to pneumonia after getting RSV and then getting hospitalized. My hopes and prayers are with you. Hope this comment pumps yours towards the top so he sees it.

[@b.k.buchholtz3705]

Hey Matt, am curious, have you gotten any of the covid vaccines? I'm a bit older (56) and undergoing treatment for leukemia as well. My hemotologist has been pushing for me to get the vaccine (had covid in jan of '22). You're exactly correct in that this material is difficult to navigate. Also, what trial are you in? Thanks, Bruce

[@spectator-o8h]

@b.k.buchholtz3705 yeah I've basically had em all since I couldn't get an immune response to the first 3. I do whatever my trial doctor asks. I did get acute pericarditis after the first two pfizer shots but the rest have been fine. I telework and haven't had it yet. I caught the flu two weeks after starting my trial which sucked. If I was a normal dude I wouldn't bother. But if I caught it and ended up hospitalized and had to stop my trial drugs I'd feel guilty for messing up the trial and not getting the therapeutic effect. I have SLL. I am taking btki and bcl2 inhibitors on trial.

[@philnewpower]

Wow someone talking actual science 🧪 instead of belief systems. Well done Vinay

[@laureenjohnson5123]

Actually my sister and brother in law flew to visit our dad prior to Thanksgiving. My brother in law started feeling a scratchy throat the morning of their flight. By time they got to our dad's house he started with other symptoms. He tested positive when reaching our dad's house and "quarantined" in the bedroom. This was on a Saturday and by Monday when they were due to fly back home my sister started with symptoms. She tested positive on the way to the airport! They left our 92 year old dad by himself; knowing if he came down with COVID his caregiver wouldn't be able to come back for 10 days! He came down with COVID 2 days later; had a fall in the night and ended up in the hospital. He fought for his life for 6 weeks and ended up passing away in Hospice care. 😢 Prior to this he was living on his own with a caregiver coming in for 11 hours a week. He was also still driving.

[@krisbaker4095]

I am sorry for the loss of your father. I wish people would stay home if they are getting sick regardless of the virus.

[@megscott222]

Common sense has such a beautiful sound ❤❤❤

[@SymphonicEllen]

Could you look into what some are calling frame shifting? It's sounding pretty bad.... Thanks, love you much XOXO

[@ml2549]

Love your logical approach!!!

[@kimfleury]

I know someone who lives in a group home, and have gotten to know the staff there. They still have to routinely test for covid regardless of any indication that they might be sick. At least one of the staff has been off work after testing positive recently. This person feels fine and has no symptoms, but isn't allowed to work for however many days + two negative tests in a row. I don't know if that staff member is getting some kind of unemployment compensation, since the Federal UIA-PUA ended early last year. But still, it's either decreased income with UIA or it's zero income, and it's Christmas time. So the grandkids can't see the grandparents, and the grandparents have to tighten their belts to get through the season. All because of a stupid, illogical work policy. The staff are concerned about the residents, so they don't complain, because they think it's protecting the residents. Yet every resident has had covid at least once without complications, and they're all injected with mRNA.

[@poodledaddles1091]

Interesting. Are they testing only the unvaccinated or everyone?

[@sl4983]

Oh sheesh!! That's unfortunate

[@Fred-hc2jt]

Your objectivity brings me peace

[@vanessamay3689]

Totally agree with what you’re saying and have done since I realised we should be in control of our own health as we should always be.

[@walterbortz355]

His rationale is undeniable. The critical appraisal of clinical research is a mandatory skill for any professional dictating public health policy. The fact that the US is an international outlier in Covid policy tells us all we need to know about the quality of those now in charge. Social media attention is not a suitable selection criterion for public health leadership. We need scientists,not politicians, to lead our public health efforts. That is the primary lesson learned from the US public health leadership debacle. If Biden had any brains he would have Vinay as his chief advisor!

[@Vansmackable]

Lol, people are still testing for covid???😂

[@DBMMMMM]

🤡😂🤡😂🤡😂

[@steve_beatty]

Of course...Have to keep the numbers of those tested to keep hysteria high...It's the seasonal flu for gosh sakes..We should treat it just like we have forever...

[@sl4983]

They are! Can you believe it???

[@Unvaccinated69]

Never done a test. Been sick twice in the last 4 years. I'm assuming at least one of those times it was covid

[@jeffhart4361]

When I got sick, I needed a covid test to get fmla to stay home from work and then to return to work

[@earthlover1]

Thank you for speaking common sense!

[@marybethw.davidson2707]

I came to that conclusion quite a while ago, but I’m glad medical professionals are now Saying this out loud!

[@patwoessner198]

No one stays home when sick especially for 7 days...

[@jeremyashford2145]

Nurses stay home routinely after a “positive” “COVID” “test” whether they are sick or not. As a group, they are also over represented as smokers, and eat too much.

[@PhillTheGreat]

Exactly!!! I've been telling my employees that for decades, even through 2020. Exactly, don't waste money, stay home

[@darlingrunnerpt3342]

I was forced to get a COVID test so I could go inside and see my doctor. Then I got hit with a suprise $40 bill for the stupid test. So frustrating!!

[@poodledaddles1091]

What state?

[@sl4983]

You weren't provided informed consent.

[@darlingrunnerpt3342]

Of course California.

[@kathybrady4033]

There is a new law called "No Surprise Billing", so I would contest that.

[@jessicaandtrains7768]

USA! 🥳

[@bevlawton2513]

This boils down to the work culture in America. We are raised to push through and keep working even when we're sick because we don't get paid if we don't work. Many companies in the US lack sick days or paid time off. Without a definitive reason to stay home, you will risk your job not coming to work. Then who is going to support you or your family here in the U.S.? We do not have a social system that supports this type of mentality.

[@TheLupusLady]

One of my FAVORITE DOCS EVER! Thank you for this! As a Lupus/MS/RA/SMS/SRSD and many other AI disorders and multiple time cancer warrior… my kiddos and I just went through Covid and flu. (No jabs per multiple docs request.) They wanted to give me Pax…but that made zero sense to me! It’s outrageous and honestly…flu hit us all a lot harder than Covid did this round. Naturally I took longer to recover because I’m a Mom and my immune system hates me lol! But I was able to care for them and get better thankfully. Also many tests are coming up positive even if they aren’t; as well as still showing positive for weeks! It’s crazy! They test me anytime I go to the center for infusions. But I couldn’t agree with you more. Also no data! Why?!?! If they are going to do the tests…do something with that data that’s positive (and anonymous) and figure out how it could be detected earlier, if it’s a false positive or negative and down time. Craziness! Thanks Doc! You’re one in a billion! 💜🙏💜

[@wafflebroz]

This is how I feel too. Last time I went to get checked out (turns out I had a pneumonia) they forced a COVID test on me and then treated me like shit afterwards because I was “positive”

[@mariabain8717]

Thank you for this information and all that you do!

[@aptosvideochannel3521]

I could not love this guy more Dr VP is the best

[@larahuffmaster5857]

Thanks, Vinay! You and I do not agree politically, but we both have common sense.

[@AN-jw2oe]

Just curious, what do you think his political stance is? He has mentioned in the past that he is socially progressive…

[@larahuffmaster5857]

@@AN-jw2oe that, and I am socially conservative, but I am attracted to people who have common sense no matter what side of the aisle they are on politically.

[@lburbs]

I’d love to hear you again with ZDogg

[@jeffreyschroeder9350]

Flu may be more dangerous now in older populations. But constant testing will give the impression that COVID is more dangerous - positive tests are followed for events.

[@jeremyashford2145]

When I say the following it surprises people: No two people ever see the same rainbow. Once you understand the process you may get around to realising what you have just said has no meaning. The only reason to get a “COVID” “test” is to keep a fictional news story alive. If no one had ever mentioned the existence of a thing called “COVID” then “COVID” would never have existed, in their minds, or in the real world, and no one would have suffered from the crazy government policies. And the even crazier ongoing policies that rely on the changes to society that people’s belief in “COVID” has enabled. For the record, I did not wear masks did not have any jabs and have not had any sort of cold or flu for five years. I took one “test”, reluctantly (and not through my nose), and only because the hospital would have continued to treat me on the street for an injury if I had not. The test was negative, but the result was never going to have any effect on my health unless someone else had a bad (psychological) reaction to the result.

[@catbee1452]

Hmm, don't agree that positive tests are being 'followed for events'.

[@wannabedal-adx458]

I will say from a personal standpoint that I gave COVID to my mother and aunt in Sept 2022. Their PCP prescribed them Paxlovid immediately. They were symptomatic almost immediately. Within taking Paxlovid they were asymptomatic with 24 hours. They were both vaccinated over a year ago prior, so the immunity wore off. My mom and aunt are in the high risk category, so I am glad they took Paxlovid. And if they get it again (COVID), I hope they are prescribed it again. But I will let their doctor of course make the final call. Good talk and viewpoints here Dr. Prasad. Big supporter and follower of you channel. Thanks.

[@terrarayner8766]

I miss the old days where the common cold was for the vast majority merely a temporary nuisance, except in small populations of already immune compromised or near death people, every few years...and we would take off the shelf remedies that we pretend help until it runs its course and we move on...but that was so 2019!!

[@murda2999]

Team Prasad for the win!

[@skeptigal4626]

They have been using an inaccurate test anyway. It’s so stupid.

[@janemot2368]

At 6.44, this is exactly what happened. Despite testing, masking, distancing etc, etc, etc..... The whole world caught covid 19 anyway, what utterly silly people we are, some a lot sillier than others 😂😂😂

[@djt8518]

Not me or my wife we never had it took vax stayed home

[@Romns1513]

@@djt8518 1) you can’t actually know that you’ve never ever had it, because you could have been asymptomatic 😂 2) even if you haven’t had it yet, you will eventually. Can’t avoid everyone forever. You will be exposed to any widespread virus like this no matter what.

[@janemot2368]

@@Romns1513 thing is it was never anywhere near as deadly as they said it was, filthy liars

[@soniag4516]

Dr. Vinay well done. Watch your back. Research Dr. Buttar's untimely death among several others. We need honest caring intelligent doctors like you.

[@techguy651]

I appreciate the solution at the end (advocating paid time off). The only reason my family is testing anymore is because we’re required to stay home if we’re positive for COVID-19 but required (or pressured) to come to work if it’s anything else. On the other hand, it’s my understanding that RSV and flu (and maybe all the COVID strains) have worse outcomes for certain populations so it would be nice to have a broad range multi-test that could determine exactly what you have so you can make focused protection plans (I.e. avoiding children if you have RSV or whooping cough).

[@betsyadams9670]

My job had a different sick reimbursement for COVID illness so it made sense to us to test. Of course I barely got sick with it in September after working with covid patients all during the pandemic. It wasn’t as bad as influenza I have had.

[@liz9284]

Having a different reimbursement for Covid is what doesn’t make sense, it only incentivizes ppl to test more frequently, which racks up more positive test results (many of them false positives) which perpetuates the whole machine. I was much worse off with the flu, just as you said, so I can’t understand why employers would reimburse differently for Covid. Testing positive for Covid doesn’t mean you’re sicker than someone with a sinus infection, so none of that makes sense to me. Idk, I think corporations and everyone else just lost their minds, LOL

[@user-zz9gn2dc3l]

So you were motivated into testing by money/sick pay and a coercive employment policy!