April 9, 2021

The Astronomical Cost of Lockdown

To laugh or to cry. It is difficult to know which response is more appropriate to the Government’s attempt to quantify the impact of lockdown, published last night with the title “Analysis of the health, economic and social effects of COVID-19 and the approach to tiering“. If you wanted a chuckle, then imagine you had the job of the unfortunate civil servant who had been given the job of cobbling together this strange hotch-potch of information. The document is clearly a rushed job, published with the political aim of persuading the growing number of Conservative MPs who are sceptical about the need for tighter restrictions that the
April 9, 2021

Covid-19 Mortality: A Matter of Vulnerability Among Nations Facing Limited Margins of Adaptation

The human development territories have been severely constrained under the Covid-19 pandemic. A common dynamics has been observed, but its propagation has not been homogeneous over each continent. We aimed at characterizing the non-viral parameters that were most associated with death rate.
April 9, 2021

Can the Indian legal framework deal with the COVID-19 pandemic? A review of the Epidemic Diseases Act

Universally, multiple methods like contact tracing, social-isolation and quarantine are being used to mitigate the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These methods used by the State invariably impinge on the autonomy, liberty and dignity of individuals. We allow these intrusions, as legitimised by laws, for the State to be able to act in the interest of the population at large.
April 9, 2021

Britain’s government is exploiting fear to suit its actions, whether on Covid or terrorism

Britain’s government is exploiting fear to suit its actions, whether on Covid or terrorism. The home secretary told me this week that I faced a terrorist threat that was “severe” and an incident that was “highly likely”. I should be “alert”, she said. What is the difference between likely and highly likely? Should I fear to leave home? Should I run for my life if I see a man with a backpack? Priti Patel also tells me to be “not alarmed”. So why does she try to scare me? Is she on the terrorists’ side?
April 9, 2021

COVID-19 Has Exposed the U.K. as a Failed State

When one’s ability to plan for the future depends entirely upon predicting the whims of technocrats, this is not a free society. udged according to any passable definition of a free society, the United Kingdom is no longer fit for purpose. To those with eyes to see and ears to hear, this has been clear for some time. The simultaneously heavy-handed and ineffective government response to coronavirus is only the most recent example.
April 3, 2021

WHOs Advice on the use of masks

WHOs Advice on the use of masks in the context of Covid19 pdf (Pgs. 6-8) Advice to decision makers on the use of masks for the general public As per the WHO:The potential harms and risks of mask and respirator use in the health facility setting include: Contamination of the mask due to its manipulation by contaminated hands Potential self-contamination that can occur if medical masks are not changed when wet, soiled or damaged; or by frequent touching/adjusting when worn for prolonged periods Possible development of facial skin lesions, irritant dermatitis or worsening acne, when used frequently for long hours Discomfort, facial temperature changes and headaches from mask wearing False sense of security leading potentially to reduced adherence to well recognized preventive measures such as physical distancing and hand hygiene;and risk-taking behaviours Difficulty wearing a mask in hot and humid environments Possible risk of stock depletion due to widespread use in the context of universal masking and targeted continuous mask use and consequent scarcity or unavailability for health workers caring for COVID 19 patients and during health care interactions with non-COVID-19 patients where medical masks or respirators might be required At present there is only limited and inconsistent scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of masking of healthy people in the community to prevent infection with respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 Fabric masks are not regulated as protective masks or part of the PPE directive. One study that evaluated the use of cloth masks in a health care facility found that health care workers using 2 ply cotton cloth masks (a type of fabric mask) were at increased risk of influenza-like illness compared with those who wore medical masks
January 18, 2021

Nationwide protests in India against mandatory Covid-19 restrictions

9th January, 2021: We call upon all Indians to awaken to the threat of the massive vaccine fraud being perpetrated on the Indian people & thus organise Nationwide Protests on the 9th of January in our cities, towns, villages, in our fields & factories, in our schools & colleges.  Today the reality is that people are more scared of taking the vaccines than they are of Covid-19. We thus demand complete transparency on all Covid-19 Vaccine Human Trial Data, so as to build a standard mechanism of “Informed Medical Consent” for Covid Vaccine acceptance, or its outright rejection, as we Indians refuse to be used & abused as experimental lab rats for the Pharmaceutical Corporations. We also condemn the fraudulent & criminal trials conducted upon the people of Bhopal, who were already victims of the Union Carbide Gas Tragedy of 1984. Once again these people are being victimised & used upon in this nefarious and diabolical form of human experimentation. Since there clearly aren’t enough volunteers for these trials, they are entrapping the people from the bastis & slums, with lies & financial inducements. Those part of the Bhopal trials were told that they were being given medicine to prevent Covid-19 infection & were not told that they were part of an experimental clinical trial. Yet the Government sides with the Bill Gates Foundation funded Pharma companies, the same Bill Gates who has a history of indulgence in fraudulent medical activities in India & across the world. The latest news whereby the Covishield (Oxford-AstraZeneca / Serum Institute of India) & Covaxin (Bharat Biotech-ICMR) Covid Vaccines have been cleared without start / completion of 3rd phase of human trial, under the nomenclature of “Clinical Trial Usage Mode” and the “Emergency Usage Authorisation” is very worrying. Hence, when efficacy has not been proven for the latter, how can the DCGI approve this vaccine under Emergency Use Authorization?  Side effects in the safety trials of Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine have been systematically covered up and statistical manipulation has been used to portray the vaccines as safe & effective when they aren’t. Severe adverse events like transverse myelitis, partial facial paralysis, anaphylatic reactions, stoppage of the menstrual cycle, and even death have been faced by many vaccine trial volunteers. All these clearances have been given on pretext of an unproven Pandemic and hence under the guise of protecting wider public interest, which itself is utterly bizarre, dangerous and cause for great concern for every Indian citizen. Under which Law, which Executive Order? As for the much used terms, “Emergency Usage Authorisation”, & the “Clinical Trial Usage Mode”, these are both a diabolical mystery. The Government, the Pharma Vaccine manufacturers, the Corporate Media need to tell us, as to under which law, which executive act, is the Vaccine rollout being mandated under these supposed emergency conditions & vague opaque terminologies. Nobody seems to care & the people are not being informed. Vaccines are Safe? Then why no legal accountability and no legal provision of compensation for the Adverse Effect Victims? Worse, even as both Serum Institute of India, Oxford/Astra Zenaca & Bharat Biotech, including Pfizer, Moderna, GlaxoSmithKline & others claim to be totally safe, with now ridiculous pronoucements from 110% to 200%, these are no more than lying desperate claims. Yet, since the Government & the Pharma companies are so confident of the safety of the Vaccines trial results, they must immediately declare that the Pharmaceutical-Vaccine manufacturers will be legally liable & accountable to face the Courts, as well as pay adequate compensation for Vaccine induced & related adverse effects, deaths, damages & injuries.  It is highly questionable and suspicious as to why the CEO of Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla, has come out publicly and asked the Government to exempt them of any legal liability?  This was all said on the background that even before the trials are over, more than 5 Crore doses are ready! Ridiculous indeed! So the final vaccine product is already ready & stored, ready to be rolled out and given to hundreds of millions of Indians! These trials worldover are a mere eyewash! As stated by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) – “the mantra of a highly successful trial, is in the trial design itself.” Serum Institute has millions of doses ready since months, thanks to funding given to them by none other than Bill Gates, who is connected with all Covid Vaccine manufacturing companies & institutions the worldover. Gates is their funder and also this so-called Philanthro-Capitalist is the primary influencer of the World Health Organisation (WHO), in capacity as its biggest donor via his numerous medico-health ventures and partners.  Most importantly, Soumya Swaminathan, currently the Chief Scientist at the WHO and ex-Director General at ICMR, has publically stated that there is no evidence that the vaccines will prevent transmission of the virus or infection, an astounding statement indeed!! Hence, any reason to force vaccines on people for the greater good in the name of herd immunity & protecting the elderly and the immune compromised gets completely diluted! Thus any kind of impositions of restrictions on people via health passports/vaccine certificates for people who refuse the vaccine (as has been stated by members from the Health ministry), is unscientific, unconstitutional & entirely fraudulent. The supposed Corona Emergency is long over. It’s been clear from the recent elections held in Bihar, Hyderabad, J&K, to the ongoing massive Farmers protests that the Covid-19 threat is long gone & there is no longer an emergency in our country. We are all being clearly lied to. Thus with no public emergency situation, why the need for Emergency Authorisation Usage, why the rush to unleash these vaccines, which will create health conditions far worse than the Covid situation. With 1.5 lakh deaths out of 135 crores people in India, the mortality rate is mere 0.01% and with 1 crore infections out of a population of 135 Crores, equal to less than 1% – this was never a Pandemic in reality. And to make it […]
January 18, 2021

‘Mothers Against Mandatory Vaccines: towards health freedom and informed medical consent’

18th December 2020: After organising four successful peaceful protests, and two educational public events, Awaken India Movement is hosting a panel of’ Moms Against Mandatory Vaccines’, on Friday 18th December, in Mumbai. The topic of the event is focused on one of the core motivations of the citizen group, ‘towards health freedom and informed medical consent to protect children and families.’ The event will see mothers including Nisha Koiri, Sapna Chhetija, Sunita Singh, Vandana Pawar, retired martial arts and civil defence teacher Ghazala Azad, social workers Varsha Vidya Vilas and Nafisa Colombowama sharing their stories, asking key questions, and offering advice for parents everywhere, based on scientific research, published data and their lived experiences.  In India over a 10 year period 10,612 children have died after government vaccination programmes, around 600,000 adverse effects occur every year. Now, as covid-19 vaccine trials progress rapidly, and pro-vaccination media messaging increases, the BMC too is amplifying their efforts to promote vaccine uptake and acceptance, and combat so-called ‘anti-vaccination’ sentiments. This comes in the wake of multiple medical experts, epidemiologists, doctors, activists and citizens publicly voicing concerns about covid-19 vaccine safety issues and serious adverse events taking place during clinical trials which aren’t being paused. There is a growing chorus of parents and citizens demanding their right to medical freedom and informed consent, insisting that the government must not make vaccination mandatory for Covid-19.  Naturopath & Sales Director Nisha Koiri says, “It is my primary responsibility as a Naturopath to make people aware of the natural healing capacity of our own body, which we humans have primarily forgotten. As Gandhiji said – vaccination is a barbarous practice and it contains filth which in no circumstances should be allowed inside our God-gifted body. Mothers should pay attention because our family is definitely our responsibility, not the government’s.” “I, Sapna Chhetija, am here as a Mother to share my daughters and others’ stories of suffering by vaccines. I appeal to all Mothers to question their pediatricians for all the possible information about the science of vaccines and their ingredients. Ask them if they would take responsibility for the possible adverse effects [of vaccines] on health and life of their children. The future of our children is at stake here. I declare my and my child’s right to health freedom and our bodies. My Family, Our Health, Our Choice, Our Responsibility,” said Sapna Chhetija, member of Awaken India.  Sunita Singh appeals, “I am taking part in this event to create awareness worldwide..I would like to say to all mothers out there – not to believe blindly, and to research on their own for the health of their loved ones. They should pay attention for their own children’s future and to uncover the truth for others as well.” Replying to the Delhi High Court ruling that vaccine adverse effects should be advertised, the Government had replied, it would be difficult to meet vaccine targets if that is done because if adverse effects are known no one would vaccinate. Given the history of the polio vaccine causing paralysis in children in India and in Africa, and the rising cases of cancer and autism in children, mothers from all walks of life have come together to stand for their human right to medical freedom, informed consent, access to transparent infromation and data, and to protect their children as they deem fit.