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ment health services for HIV/ Aids out of the booths. Omicron ruled. frightened of discussing selenium? total 7.7 million infected. Clearly, Covid has set Normally drug companies comAll these years I have been wrong. There has back the national program to defeat HIV. After mand the centre ring at Aids circuses – I mean been something simple that people with Aids
Ladysmith Black Mambazo entertained with conferences. Aids is big business. The voices of have not been told that has an enormous impact their world- famous songs and dance, and virtual old- line Aids activists recede ever more faintly on this disease – without which one cannot fully speeches from afar were interspersed with those into history, replaced by NGOs funded by bigger understand Aids and many viral diseases. It is of South African health authorities, the opening NGOs, the Global Fund, and Big Pharma. Soon, selenium. I always assumed that since this is ceremony tent poles were taken down, followed long Covid activists will spring up to replace the well- documented in medical journals, it was not
around the corner?
by the traditional conference welcoming buffet. I Aids activists of thirty- five years ago, none the “covered up” so to speak. But it has been. followed the sparse herd of fifty hungry delegates wiser that they too have little idea of how viruses The international leadership of AIDS Incorto the food- bar after handing Minister of Health work in the cellular nanosphere and biome. These porated did not so much hide the truth, as they
Dr Joseph Phaahla and a few other top health infectious agents straddle the definition of what ran away from the truth because it threatens their bureaucrats my twenty- page handout on the constitutes a living thing. business model. It threatens their research grants, science of Covid- 19. I had prepared that booklet Those suffering with long Covid, have no idea pharmaceutical profit margins, and perhaps on Covid hoping to share important science with what hit them, or how long it may last. Their even their Aids circuses. They must keep AIDS delegates from across Africa. physicians frequently are little more enlightened. Incorporated churning on profitably, whistling
Instead, they saved airfare and hotel bills, safely Where we were in 1990 with Aids, we are today past the graveyard of those who have passed ensconced in their home countries, adjusting with Covid- 19 and Covid- 21 – the Omicron on, none the wiser that something could have their Zoom boxes. King Omicron ruled ICASA Edition. At least we can thank science and the helped them live longer and healthier with HIV. would be virtual, and virtual it became. Having pharmaceutical industry for quickly developing Now selenium can help against Covid- 19/ 21. But attended fifty- seven previous Aids and viroleffective vaccines for Covid. After forty years we health authorities remain in a trance- like state of ogy conferences, your correspondent had better are still waiting for an Aids vaccine. When that inaction while personal and national economies things to do than watch professors, activists and vaccine riddle is finally solved, the entire world collapse around them. The WHO provides no dihe International Conference on Aids and NGOers drone on for four days about marginal will rejoice. rection for early therapy. The perfect, expensive,
STDs in Africa ( ICASA) convened at the progress towards ending Aids in Africa by 2030. As a person who has researched Aids, viruses, out- of- reach solution becomes the enemy of the
Durban International Conference Centre My assignment is to complete my book on Coand the immune system for over three decades; good, available, affordable one.
s I sat at the large conference table in Ndeke
on 6 December to discuss the gradual progress vid- 19, “Conquering Covid”. over the years many people have asked did I The only international consensus that can be towards achieving success against the aging, To date, the medical community has done a think there was something they were not being reached is to protect the status quo, ignore sci
House, the Ministry of Health ( MoH)
forty- year- old pandemic of HIV/ Aids in Africa. terrible job treating Covid because they have told about Aids. Was there perhaps some simple ence, and unconscientiously let people die.
Unfortunately, Aids campaigns now live with a ignored the fundamental science of how SARS- 2 thing that could help against this disease that When the next novel virus pops out of the
building in Lusaka, Zambia in 2005, every
monkey on their back, the added burden of a causes Covid, by depleting the critical element somehow, they were not being informed about? bat- cave in China or Congo- Zaire, international second pandemic – Covid- 19 – now showcasing required for immune function – selenium. I always assured them no, there was no secret health authorities will have to start the battle all
seat in the room was taken for the all- stakeholder
its latest supercharged Omicron model. As the Selenium depletion also is how HIV and Ebola thing that could cut the Gordian Knott of Aids over again from scratch. Yes, we now know how
meeting to address the threatening epidemic of
seven hundred delegates that initially planned work. If the World Health Organization were that was being held in secret. Unfortunately, I to develop vaccines quickly, but we also know to gather in person mostly failed to materialise not bought off by the pharmaceutical- industrialhave had to re- evaluate that answer. how long it takes to manufacture and distribute
H5N1 bird flu that had winged itself across the
due to the sudden appearance of Omicron, the complex and their ten- million- dollar checks, the lthough selenium has repeatedly been them to seven billion people, including paranoid three thousand who joined via the virtual world world would have a more people and science shown by top scientists to play an absoanti- vaxxers and the vaccine hesitant. Mean
steeps of Asia and the Middle East, all the way
became the actual conference. focused response to HIV, Ebola, and SARS- 2. It lutely central role in the drama of HIV while, infection and mortalities mount. Unfortu
Your indefatigable correspondent joined in also would be more prepared for the next emergdisease, ironically, Aids conferences never mennately, the incompetence or quasi- corruption at
from China to the shores of the Great Lakes region
person – vaccinated, PCR tested, masked and ing epi- pandemic. The next viral invasion could tion it. It is as if some Grand Wazir declared the top of the international health establishment ready to speak truth to power – or at least to happen at any time. from on- high that no one should mention this ignores science. It blinds the world from knowing
East Africa. Would it strike Zambia? Would it
ask the difficult questions no one seems to have Following Harare, Abidjan, and Kigali, this element or else the whole world of Aids conferthat with nuclear- factor kappa- binding inhibitors
blossom into a worldwide pandemic? Would it be
a good answer for. Like, why after twenty- five was my fourth ICASA conference, and fifth Aids ences might come tumbling down. Selenium is - NF- kBIs - and selenium we can use broadyears do we still not use one of the most powerconference at the Durban ICC. However, it was the essential trace element they dare not speak spectrum, antiviral drugs from the very start of
replay of the 1918- 20 flu pandemic that killed
ful tools science has against viral epi- pandemics my first where most delegates were secluded in its name. But what do we really know about this infection. We have effective therapies that can
– selenium? the virtual world. If only viruses would dwell unmentionable chemical element that seems to save lives and help salvage national economies,
over fifty million worldwide on the heals of the
This question can be asked several ways. How there too, apart from the human cells they infect threaten the world of Aids conferences – or at but we fail to use them. This constitutes criminal can you ignore what a virus is composed of? How to affect their replicative imperative - survival of least their moneyed sponsors? negligence of science.
War to End All Wars, World War One? No one
can you ignore the critical nutritional deficiency the fittest mutation. Right now, those are OmiFirst, viruses are constructed partly of seleScience can best understand AIDS as acquired viruses like HIV and SARS- CoV- 2 ( SARS- 2) cron with SARS- 2; and C- clade with HIV across nium. They need it to construct their protective immune deficiency of selenium. Coronavirus
knew. Only time would tell.
cause? How can you ignore that the fastest way Southern Africa. outer envelopes. Viral genes encode selenium disease - Covid – HIV, and Ebola all involve a to increase CD4 count in HIV disease is by takLike old- time gold rush miners picking at the containing proteins so they can manufacture viral attack on the body’s selenium supply. These
All interested health organisations had joined
ing selenium supplements? How can you ignore landscape for nuggets of gold; HIV, SARS- 2 and their protective envelopes. A person cannot can be effectively, yet incompletely treated using
meeting chaired by the Minister of Health, Syl
that a human protein called NF- kappaB is the other viruses like Ebola attack the landscape of exist without their skin. Enveloped viruses like selenium and various anti- inflammatory drugs primary stimulant to viral replication and there human cells to mine their precious selenium reHIV, Ebola, SARS- 2, Zika and influenza- A can– NSAIDS - that also inhibit the NF- kB protein.
via Masebo, a formidable woman who did not suf
are many drugs that can inhibit this? Why are sources. Viruses cannot exist in the intercellular not exist without their envelopes. Skin and viral Early therapy for Covid- 19 using selenium plus doctors not using them? environment without a fully formed protective envelopes serve the same purpose – protection NF- kBIs is safe, easy, accessible, and affordable.
fer fools gladly. Half were officials from the MoH
Bureaucrats and scientists do not like questions envelope. They cannot construct that envelope from a hostile natural environment. How many millions of lives must continue to they cannot answer that penetrate their bubble of without selenium. Paradoxically, the best proSecond, a virus obtains everything it is combe sacrificed on the altar of AIDS/ Covid Incor
and the rest from an assortment of international
high- priced perspicacity. Luckily, safely encapsutection against selenium scavenging viruses and posed of from elements found within the human porated? How many pandemics must humanity lated in their impenetrable virtual cocoons, none their vicious assault on the cellular selenium cell. Viruses need selenium. They acquire it from endure as the international medical community
organisations concerned with health including
of them would face my real- world questioning. supply is refilling the cell’s mineral reserves with inside the cells they infect. Recently scientists ignores the basic microbiology of viruses, how
However, I did meet delegates from Mali, Malawi, more selenium. That is like depositing money have seen how SARS- 2 harvests selenium by they attack us, and how we can mount an effec
World Health Organization ( WHO). Sitting
Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Lesotho, and four Aids into a bank account after robbers have stolen the aggressively attacking cellular antioxidants tive defense?
three seats to the left of Minister Masebo who was
activists from Liberia. original deposit. Replacing that money prevents where much of the cell’s selenium exists. It uses How many national economies, businesses,
I also provided a tutorial on how we can bankruptcy. Replacing virally purloined selenium its protease cutting enzyme to chop- up and defamilies, and lives must be destroyed as we ignore
the head of the table, I was surprised when she
improve treatment for Covid- 19 to a triad of prevents immune deficiency and death. Selenium stroy antioxidants so it can repurpose the cell’s early therapy and how viral diseases work?
President Ramaphosa’s security guards, explainis the most critical nutritional NH1 element Bird required Flu selenium to form viral envelopes. I apologise to those that asked me over the
called on me to explain the situation with avian
ing how the ANC needs a success. A win against for immune function. It also acts as a broadThird, as viruses replicate, exponentially years if some simple thing must exist that they
Covid could provide one if the president were spectrum, natural antiviral by inhibiting NF- kB. increase, and viral load escalates parabolically were not being told about. Although I was fo
influenza. I had recently returned from California how the MoH potentially could improve health near the health ministry, I
willing to learn from a scientist that understands Ingeniously, viruses deplete the exact resource higher; hundreds of millions of viruses eventucused on this research myself, I did not want to
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how viruses work instead of committees of prothe body needs to fight them off. ally deplete the body’s store of selenium. This is recognise the monumental coverup that existed
where I had purchased an instant analysis book in Zambia with selenium. With active input from meetings with Chief Medical
fessors who clearly can only repeat regurgitated ike an uninvited party crasher, Covid- 19 incritical because not only does selenium play a within the HIV/ AIDS community about it. I was
the budding epidemic and had shared that four senior government medical doctors and Dawn who quickly called
non- solutions from the WHO, an organisation vaded the ICASA extravaganza and claimed central role in keeping cells clean and healthy too far inside the AIDS circus tent and could not that has recommended zero effective early theraalmost 20 percent of the program space. as the key component of antioxidants, they also see through the cover- up forest for the many trees
book with the doctor who oversaw contagious PhDs, together we edited my draft into the final consultant, Dr. Moses Massaquoi
pies for Covid even though effective antiviral It elbowed aside other staple topics including play a critical role in keeping the entire body of corrupted self- interests. therapies clearly exist. Those include selenium hepatitis, tuberculosis, malaria, and STDs 1- 2- 3. healthy. That is because the cells and organs of It undoubtedly constitutes scientific and medi
diseases at the MoH. Although I was not an expert report. This constituted my ultimate accomplishHealth Consortium to join
and other nuclear- factor kappa- binding ( NFIn the future it might be advisable to broaden the the immune have a higher requirement for selecal immorality to continue to ignore the use of kB) inhibitors. ICASA format from just Aids- focused to become nium than other parts of the body. When viral selenium and NF- kappaB inhibitors against viral
bird flu, Minister Masebo knew I was highly ment after five years in Zambia as I tried to bring hours of discussion the selenium
One- week later President Ramaphosa tested an emerging virus conference. load skyrockets, the immune system collapses. disease – HIV, Ebola, Covid, and the next one. positive for Omicron. He could benefit from That would be more appropriate for a period One aspect of this collapse is that the thymus The damage done is too great both personally
knowledgeable about HIV and viruses, and I was selenium to the people suffering with HIV who to the ELWA- ll Ebola treatment
using solid science instead of the flat- Earth of human history that may be remembered as the gland that produces CD4 helper cells does so in and economically. Something must be done to approach doctors currently take in treating Age of Pandemics. They should not ignore Lassa response to the body’s level of selenium. When unmask this injustice to society. I am trying.
to date on H5N1. needed it. Unfortunately, the expertly developed direction of Liberian Dr. Jerry
Covid- 19. or yellow fever, West Nile virus or Zika. When the selenium levels decline, so do CD4 counts. When Will anyone else acknowledge this semi- suicidal,
As I started my unplanned explanation as to Report of the Technical Working Group on Selewas named Time magazine’s
At the truncated opening ceremony, I sat two next round of swine or avian influenza escapes selenium levels increase, CD4 counts do too. flat- Earth approach to pandemics? socially distanced seats behind Vice President China, it will feel right at home at ICASA. Then Of course, viruses are composed of more than Physicians need to accept basic scientific facts.
what avian influenza was and potential chalnium was shoved under the rug by the powerful Year for his work during
David Mabuza. we can all Zoom in on their particulars from just selenium. They also acquire other elemental They must apply those to reduce the sickness
He and other big wigs ascended the stage and home, and not have to wear a mask, have nostrils components from cells. But selenium is the eleand dying and the damage done to long- term
lenge Zambia faced, the former minister of health permanent secretary of the ministry who had Just six hours after I
mouthed all the politically correct commentary tickled or fingers pricked. ment in shortest supply - the key element that personal health and human economies. about ending the AIDS pandemic by 2030, With few flesh- and- blood delegates attendprovides both cellular and bodily immunity. It
Nkandu Luo, sitting next to me, objected to why ulterior motives. He did not want to upset the selenium was being
despite real- world backsliding since 2019 when ing, the conference exhibition area seemed like constitutes the essence of the immune system
South Africa only needed to get two million a ghost town after a nuclear accident. An eerie - its critical component. Every cell in the body
should give the presentation. Minister Masebo AIDS funding applecart in any way because he patients, added to their
more people onto ARVs. Today SA has a backlog feeling prevailed when not even the World Health contains selenium – in tiny amounts. So why are
immediately cut the former minister off saying, was in the process of stealing $ 3.5 million from medication. However,
of three million who are not accessing governOrganization set out its information booklets and Aids conferences, Aids agencies, Ministries of
pharmaceutical companies were not staffing their Health and the World Health Organization so
This man is a genius. Let him speak.” So I did. the Global Fund. That is public record. He would their patients some selenium,
had never thought of myself as a genius. soon be fired for his corrupt theft and the Global
Instead, books define a genius as someone who