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COVID 19: A Clinical Primer—Overview and Plaquenil/

Zithromax

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, is one of the most frequently quoted Let’s start by putting things in perspective.
integrative medical authorities in the world. He is the author 1 – in China, the regular flu season causes about
of the best-selling From Fatigued to Fantastic!, Pain Free, 90 000 deaths a year. As of the date I am writing this,
1,2,3!, Complete Guide to Beating Sugar Addiction, Real COVID 19 has caused 11 500 deaths in China, and a Nobel
Cause Real Cure, The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution, laureate has noted that the virus already seems to have
Diabetes Is Optional, and the popular free Smart Phone peaked and is slowing down in China. So it may pass
app Cures A-Z. He is the lead author of 4 studies on effective much more quickly than is currently suspected. So
1
treatment for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome simply put, there is a significant possibility that you would
and a study on effective treatment of autism using be more likely to die from the regular flu that goes around
Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Techniques (NAET). each year, then from COVID 19.
Dr Teitelbaum appears often as a guest on news and talk The concern is that the cause of death tends to be
shows nationwide including Good Morning America, The pneumonia with ARDS (shock lung). Social distancing is
Dr Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and FoxNewsHealth. being used to slow the spread of the virus, to keep the
Learn more at www.Vitality101.com/. healthcare system from being overwhelmed.
2 – in the United States, 80 000 people died of the
regular flu last year. As of March 26, there have been less
There has been a lot of good sense and nonsense than 1000 US deaths from COVID 19. So it’s okay to relax.
information being put out to both physicians and the Again, caution – and not panic or fear. Although we do
public about this virus. So I am happy to share with you not know what the final death toll will be, I believe the
what the research and common sense actually does show. information in this article can markedly decrease the
Including how to decrease the viral risk for you and those number of deaths.
you treat. 3-over 80% of deaths are in people over 65. In China
in one study, there were no deaths in children except for
Should I Panic? three that had severe underlying health conditions such as
No. Keep calm, and carry on… leukemia or a surgical abdomen. Most cases of coronavirus
It was important for people to become aware of the in children are mild. So for children, although I
2,3
coronavirus and its concerns, so that people would be recommend a good child’s multivitamin and making sure
aware of the importance of social distancing, while we get they stay hydrated, I would just treat this like any other
ahead of the virus. Unfortunately, the media is once again crud that’s part of their growing up.
going into its usual pattern of making people horribly Basically, for many if not most people, the infection is
frightened and hateful of each other. Seemingly, about no more severe than a mild or normal flu. Though it is fatal
almost everything. I was glad to see both parties working even in some in the 20-60 yo age group, overall it may not
together initially, but now the virus has gone into being be a bad thing for people under 60 years of age to get it, and
politicized. And I suspect a number of industries, well develop immunity. What is key is to improve their immunity
beyond those selling toilet paper, have a strong financial to lower the risk of the infection being severe. The vitamin
interest in keeping people panicked. powder, and zinc plus vitamin C, as well likely the Plaquenil
Put simply, although the virus warrants caution, it and Zithromax, discussed below can all do this.
does not warrant fear. There are simple measures you can
do that will likely leave you at about the same risk as if you Prevention and Treatment
had a regular flu bug. It is also good to remember that in Here is what to do to markedly decrease the risk of
80% of people the illness is mild. getting the virus and decrease the severity of the illness.

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