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Somewhat similar story. We were down in Mexico in mid-April, while I was there I stopped by a pharmacy and grabbed a supply of HCQ and IVM for my immediate family, "just in case". We tested negative and made the trip back fine, but sure enough, a week or so after arriving home, there was a breakout in my son's elementary school and we all ended up with it. We took all of the regular American OTC's (Vitamin A, C, D, Zinc, Quercetin, etc.) but also the HCQ/IVM. None of our cases turned severe, or really even "moderate". Glad to have made the trip and brought home those "souvenirs"!

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Nicely done! I've noticed that there are quite a few people online who would call our experiences "anecdotes" and therefore not worthy of attention, but they're happy to downplay our cases saying "it would have been even easier or no symptoms at all if you'd gotten the vax" or even "you just have a strong immune system and the IVM & HCQ didn't make any different, but they'll happily share a story (anecdote) of an unvaxxed radio show announcer who died as a cautionary tale or even 'proof' that foregoing the vax is deadly. They tend to go silent if you actually point them to the meta-analyses showing IVM and HCQ are effective.

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Yes, the thing that I really don't understand is that even putting aside the pretty good studies backing the efficacy of IVM & HCQ and all for that matter of the vitamins and minerals that a lot of us are taking (A, C, D, Zinc, Querceten, NAC), all of them have zero side effects and near zero risk of adverse reactions or long-term negative effects (billions of doses already given out for many years). Vax or not, why wouldn't all of these be made widely available, given that the alternative is zero at-home treatment, often followed by hospitalization with a very poor record of success? It's a worldwide pandemic killing millions, why not throw "everything but the kitchen sink" at it? For the life of me, I just cannot get over that part of all of this. Seems completely obvious.

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The best explanation I've heard so far is that if there were even ONE existing safe and effective COVID treatment or preventative, that the requirements for the vaccines' EUAs (Emergency Use Authorizations) would not have been met and the vaccines could not have been marketed and distributed until after a full three stages of clinical testing successfully completed (they'd have failed). We now know that Pfizer's internal documentation and data showed the vaccines weren't/aren't up to their usual standards of safety. Why maintain the charade that NONE of these alternative treatments (yours is a good list) are relevant? Some say it's simply greed. Some say there are darker motivations. I suspect some of both. Have you read "The Real Anthony Fauci" by RFK Jr, yet?

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No, I haven't read RFK Jr's book yet, but I've seen a couple of pretty extensive interviews with him. Yes, I'm pretty sure that the requirement around existing treatments played a major role in the hysterical response to any mention of the early "alternative" (really, to "nothing") treatments. I do also think that it is deeper and maybe "darker" than just the short-term profit to be derived from EUA for the vaccines, it has to do with a mentality around the "medicalization" of health that in my opinion represents both a fundamental misunderstanding of life, but also a real threat to life itself.

They want to substitute our organic immune systems with complete dependence on medicine. "Health" will be 100% defined and determined by laboratory tests and pharmaceutical products, without which we will not be able to live even 24 hours. Once they obtain possession of those dials, they will then finally achieve the population control they've long sought. This plan, horrific as it is, is not the worst part of it though. The worst part of it is that they aren't capable of doing this, they are only capable to trying and failing to do it, creating massive collateral damage along the way. Most recent example: 6.5 million dead from COVID, the origin of which is very likely to have been an attempt by this crew to create an aerosolized vaccine to spray in wild bat caves.

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We have visited Mexico several times, including Lake Chapala. So many aspects of Mexico to love, and you've highlighted several here. As for being "devoted" to the well-being of everyone, what does that mean?

This "COVID operation" was just that -- an operation. It saddens me that so many grown people in this country fell for it. In so doing, they revealed their vices, including a willingness to sacrifice their liberty while demanding that others do so, as well. I'll never get over that; I must not because it represents an existential threat far more dangerous than "COVID".

Glad you're feeling better and glad you could access care and treatment.

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Thank you for asking what I meant by "devoted to the well-being of everyone". I understand that motivation has been twisted during the pandemic to induce people to accept the mRNA shots (and ignore promising early treatment options). Please accept my assurance that my intent is for the GENUINE well-being of everyone, which means freedom to choose and access to accurate info about options and risks.

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