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A Little Common Sense Goes a Long Way<br />
By: Kyo Mitchell / A Healthier You<br />
Follow the science. That is what we have been<br />
told long during the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
<strong>The</strong> elderly and those with medical conditions<br />
were told they are the most vulnerable and should get vaccinated.<br />
Most got vaccinated and were told they could no longer get the virus.<br />
Wrong. This is not science.<br />
Getting the vaccine does not mean that you cannot contract the<br />
virus. What it means is that there is a high probability that you have<br />
developed a sufficiently high, targeted immune response specifically to<br />
Covid 19.<br />
This response includes the development of specific T cells, B cells and<br />
antibodies in the immune system. Should you now contract Covid-19,<br />
the immune system will recognize and irradicate it efficiently and<br />
effectively.<br />
Notice previously that I said there is a “high probability.” <strong>The</strong> Pfizer-<br />
BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccine are each about<br />
95%, 94% and 72% effective, respectively.<br />
This means that 5% of the people that received the Pfizer vaccine,<br />
6% receiving the Moderna vaccine and 28% of Johnson and Johnson<br />
vaccine receivers may not develop a sufficient level of immune response<br />
to effectively fight off the virus.<br />
<strong>The</strong> question you should be asking, “What if I am in that small<br />
percentage than does not<br />
develop the appropriate<br />
immune response after<br />
receiving the vaccine? Am<br />
I still vulnerable?” <strong>The</strong><br />
answer is yes.<br />
This is where science<br />
comes in. Remember<br />
back to before the time we had the vaccine. <strong>The</strong>re were two Covid-19<br />
tests.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first one tested if you had the actual virus. <strong>The</strong> second tested if<br />
you had the antibodies. This second test demonstrated if your immune<br />
system had developed an immune response that allowed you to fight<br />
off Covid 19.<br />
This showed that you had immunity to the virus. My question is why<br />
we are not using actual science?<br />
After getting the vaccine, we could use the antibody test to determine<br />
whether any vulnerable person had immunity to Covid19 and how long<br />
they maintained it. Why haven’t the people in charge of the pandemic<br />
done this?<br />
Dr. Kyo Mitchell served as faculty at Bastyr University in Seattle<br />
and Wongu University in Las <strong>Vegas</strong> for over a decade. Dr. Mitchell<br />
practices in Summerlin and can be reached at 702-481-6216 or<br />
rkyomitchell@gmail.com.<br />
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