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PJ's avatar

I know one thing for sure - good mechanics are disappearing.

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Taft's avatar

This was an informative read, thank you

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

Where’s John Galt? AI

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Kat Bro's avatar

Hello. I subscribed to your SS yesterday and was subsequently subscribed to FOUR more on your recommendation. If you are doing this you will lose subscribers as soon as they sign up. Fix this problem please.

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Raymond Kordonowy MD's avatar

Thank you but I am not. I will ask Substack if there is something on my dashboard settings I can set. It appears to be driven from their end.

Ray

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Taft's avatar

The app asks if you want to subscribe to the recommended publications, if you click through too quickly, you’ll get this outcome.

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Raymond Kordonowy MD's avatar

Thanks. Confirms it’s on the app algorithm.

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Raymond Kordonowy MD's avatar

Testing for antibody to spike protein is not the same as testing for spike protein. We produce antibodies to foreign invaders as part of our immune response. Testing positive for antibodies to the surface spike protein would be the natural outcome of infection as well as vaccination using spike protein as the targeted antigen.

Ideally the body will maintain permanent memory of past infection. This is demonstrated by measuring IgG antibodies.

On a personal note, I was forced to produce evidence of antibodies to measles mumps and rubella to maintain hospital privileges. Yes, that is ethically and morally a violation of my person to demand such information (and discriminatory). But thank God for immune memory. 50 plus years since these infections, I still have antibodies. I clearly am not sick with measles mumps or rubella.

Ditto for spike antibody measurememts.

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SB Native's avatar

Interesting. So if you’ve been tested for “Covid” antibodies twice, and neither time had them (and not vaxxed), what would be conclusion? Never had it? Thank you in advance.

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Raymond Kordonowy MD's avatar

That would be my conclusion. Or… your interferon/primary response defended you in combination w prior Coronavirus antibody response ; thus not placing demand on B cell antibody response

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Raymond Kordonowy MD's avatar

There are plenty of authors covering that story. But your point is noted. IF more doctors were in private practice (like yours truly), they wouldn't have been under the "spell" of the CDC.

Institutions (hospitals) thrive on complying with the rule makers (CDC, CMS, JCO, etc). They also are behind forcing 100% Board Certification requirements for privileges. This creates the marketing façade of superior quality (it really is just grade inflation and more regulatory capture). It is all becoming one big blurred vanilla shake backed by group think. Doctors from an ethical standpoint need to shake these shackles off. It means a very hard choice but for the higher moral ground.

Say no to all these grifters and master puppeteers and start defending the profession and patients. This means a change in payment sources and that is a pill that so far doctors aren't willing to swallow.

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