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30 Apr 2020
LOKIN-20: UK Quarantine Sparks Increasing Health Concerns
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Millions of lives will be cut short by LOKIN-20...
Authored by Iain Davis:A new public health crisis, very recently identified as LOKIN-20, is raising increasing health concerns in the UK.
In their response to a respiratory illness called COVID-19 (C19) the UK
State are among those who have responded by locking up their
populations and destroying their own national economy. This appears to be causing LOKIN-20. The most recent statistics from UK’s Office of National Statistics
(ONS) raise significant concerns about health impact of the lockdown
regimes favoured by some, but not all, governments.
'...in the UK, a positive test is not even required for
someone to be deemed to have died from C19. Nor does there need to be
any clear evidence of causality for C19 to be declared as the underlying
cause of death.
All in response to a
disease which researchers at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford University estimate to have an infection fatality rate (IFR) of between 0.1% and 0.36%. Similar to seasonal flu. Of course, a syndrome called LOKIN-20 hasn’t been identified as a
cause of death. However, in light of the current data, this post asks if
it should.
LOKIN-20 AND THE LACK OF SCIENTIFIC JUSTIFICATION
Both Public Health England (PHE) and the Advisory Committee on
Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) were satisfied that COVID-19 (C19) presented
a “low risk” of mortality and downgraded it from the status of a High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) on March 19th. The ACDP board members
include Professor Neil Ferguson from Imperial College. Presumably Prof.
Ferguson was among the dissenting voices on the ACDP board as he
completely ignored the majority opinion of his scientific colleagues.
In an interview on 13th February, widely reported by the mainstream media (MSM), he stated his predictive models were “not absurd.” He said that infection rates of 60% of the population with a 1%
mortality rate were possible. Standing by his prediction of 400,000 C19
deaths in the UK. The Imperial College computer model report was released
to the public on 16th March, predicting huge numbers of deaths from
C19. By the 19th March Prof. Ferguson must have known a majority of his
peers disagreed with him. When it comes to wildly inaccurate predictions Prof. Ferguson’s work
at Imperial College has a long and distinguished history. In 2002, he
said that 50,000 people in the UK would die from “mad cow disease”, to date less than 200 have passed away; he predicted 200 million global deaths from the H5N1 bird flu. Currently it is a suspected factor in the deaths of 455 people world wide; in 2009 he told the UK Government that 65,000 could die from swine flu in the UK and worked with the World Health Organisation to predict millions of deaths from the H1N1 global flu pandemic. Suspected resultant UK deaths from swine flu were estimated to be 457 and the global total showed 18,500 laboratory-confirmed deaths from
the H1N1 pandemic. The U.S. Center For Disease Control (CDC) claim
there were many more, though their estimate varies between 150,000 and
500,000. Quite an error margin and still considerably less than Imperial Colleges fantasy. The CDC is heavily funded by flu vaccine manufacturers. While Prof. Ferguson and his Imperial College colleagues have been consistently wrong they
have also been unquestioningly believed by governments and
intergovernmental bodies on every occasion. Seemingly without
reservation. Despite the clear evidence to the contrary, policy makers from all
political parties have shown tremendous loyalty to Imperial College’s
silly data models. In doing so, they have not only ignored the
researchers woeful history of failed predictions but have also denied
the scientific evidence which usually contradicts them. In no way can basing policy decisions on Imperial Colleges computer models be considered science led decision making. Quite the opposite.
LOKIN-20 AND LOCKDOWN MADNESS
Farr’s Law is
observed with all viral diseases and describes the rate at which a
viral infections increases and then declines in a given population.
Initially, the virus has practically unlimited hosts and the rate of
increasing infection is exponential. As more people become infected that rate declines. The numbers still
increase but the rate of that increase drops sharply. Once the rate
starts to decline virologists and epidemiologists can then predict the
scale of the outbreak with some confidence. It indicates that the disease has passed its peak potential and will
wane naturally in the coming days and weeks. Regardless of intervention. Increase in Mortality Analysis by John Hopkin’s University shown by The Financial Times [CLICK TO ENLARGE] Based upon UK statistics released by Worldometer we
can see this initial rapidly increasing rate of infection and identify
when that rate began to slow down. For the 50 day inclusive period,
between the February 25th until April 15th, this changing rate of
increase was evident. That rate peaked on the March 4th and has declined since. Following
the drop in this rate on the 4th, with a consistent downward trend to
March 16th, the scientists on the ACDP board could predict the
trajectory of the disease with some certainty and consequently
downgraded C19 due to low mortality rates. Calculating the daily rate of increase can be done simply by dividing
the current day’s total number of cases by the previous days total. For
example, on March 3rd there were 51 total cases rising by 36, to reach a
total of 87, by March 4th. A ratio rate increase of 0.71. This was the peak rate of increasing infections in the UK. From this
date onward the rate of increase declined markedly, in accordance with
Farr’s Law. We can plot these figures to find the changing rate of the
increase in cases.
This slowing rate of new infections is also evident when we look at
the logarithmic scale of UK Infections rates. This produces the familiar
infection rate curve synonymous with Farr’s Law. UK Case Infection Growth Rate From Worldometer [CLICK TO ENLARGE] The UK government are among the many who apparently ignored the most
basic concepts in virology and chose instead to base their lockdown
regime upon the fictitious Imperial College models. All the science
indicated that existing measures, encouraging the public to observe
basic hygiene and limit interactions with vulnerable people, was
working, as C19 followed the normal bell curve of any viral disease in a
population. There was no scientific justification for the lockdown. Nothing about the UK State’s response was “led by the science.” Nor is there any evidence that lockdown regimes have any positive
impact upon infections rates. Comparisons between severe lockdown states
and those who opted for less draconian measures reveal no advantage to
placing your population under house arrest. States who chosen not to rip their economies apart appear to have
fared much better. Sweden did not deploy a lockdown and yet, according
to data from John Hopkin’s University, case rates per million of populations are lower. Further comparative analysis supports
these findings. In terms of limiting infection rates, there is no
discernible benefit to lockdown regimes. In fact, Oxford University
found a direct correlation between infection rates and the relative
severity of lockdown regimes. It suggests the more stringent the
lockdown, the higher the infection rate. This is not unexpected, as numerous epidemiological studies have
shown that infection rates for C19 are higher when people are exposed
to it for prolonged periods in confined spaces. Locking people up in
their homes is probably the worst thing you could do if you wanted to reduce the infections and the duration of the outbreak. This is well known to the World Health Organisation. In their joint study with Chinese authorities, published in February, the WHO stated that airborne spread wasn’t reported for C19 and was not considered to be a method of transmission. They found that most infections occurred within families where the
chance of infection was as high as 20%. However, the chance of infection
in the community was estimated to be between 1-5%. The WHO also stated that COVID 19 is less virulent than influenza. They say it is spread by droplets and cannot linger in the air. Equally there is little evidence that flu transmission is airborne. The comparison between C19 and influenza is worth considering as we discuss LOKIN 20.
LOKIN-20 LURKS BEHIND THE DATA
About the only consistent element of the narrative we have been given
about C19 is that we must believe the death toll is horrendous. This “alarmism” has been spread by State officials and the mainstream media (MSM). It is unmitigated drivel. Here are some important factors to bear in mind whenever the MSM give
you statistics about alleged deaths from C19 in the UK. These factors
are unique to C19. The ONS recording system was changed by the State, but only for C19,
from recording only registered deaths to adding in provisional deaths assumed to be from C19. The RT-PCR test for C19 does not appear to be very reliable. Furthermore, the man who won the Nobel Prize for designing it specifically stated that it could not identify a virus. As previously stated, emerging studies indicate a much higher infection and thus much lower mortality rate for C19. However, in the UK, a positive test is not even required for
someone to be deemed to have died from C19. Nor does there need to be
any clear evidence of causality for C19 to be declared as the underlying
cause of death. Merely “mentioning” C19 is considered sufficient. Regardless
of other, often multiple, comorbidities and infections. In addition,
from an age demographic perspective, C19 deaths appear to be
indistinguishable from quite normal mortality. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) have reported a consistent
rise in mortality between weeks 11 – 15, covering the period 7th March
to 10th April 2020 in England and Wales. During that period deaths from
all causes (all cause mortality) have steadily climbed and have been
above the ONS 5 year average in weeks 14 and 15. The ONS calculate the mean average from the 5 preceding years
completed statistics. This means that any year prior to 2014, many with
much higher than average mortality, are not used to calculate the
current average. There is no evidence that this years all cause mortality in England and Wales is in any way unprecedented.
In recent history 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2017 have all been years
with comparable, if not higher mortality. None were deemed reason to
force the population to incarcerate themselves. The demographics of the UK show a growing but ageing population. Age
is the primary corollary for normal mortality and C19 is no different.
The ONS expect the 5 year average figure to steadily increase while the population continues to age. The MSM regularly report C19 suspected deaths among the relatively young. This is to give you the impression that C19 can strike anyone at anytime. What they consistently fail to mention is that PHE records of ICU admissions for influenza indicate all ages are at risk from the flu. This is not the case with C19. Its risks apparently increase with age. There was a media frenzy when the ONS released their all cause mortality statistics for Week 15. This showed there were 7,996 deaths over and above the 5 year average. In total 6,213 mentioned C19.
Despite the MSM’s attempt to convince you this somehow proves C19 is a
modern day plague, a cursory look at the data demonstrates that it is no
such thing. The ONS noted that these were the highest single week mortality
figure for England and Wales since 2000. This is true, however the
historical data also demonstrates that one week statistical record was
exceeded in 2000, 1999 and 1997. Bluntly, not only is there nothing unprecedented about the overall mortality figures, the high one week spike isn’t anything new either. To further put this into perspective, the population of England and
Wales in 2000 was just under 53 million. In 2020 it conservatively
stands at more than 60 million. That’s more than a 13% increase in 20 years, with a notable ageing of the population over the same period. Normalising for population growth alone, irrespective of ageing, if
20,566 died in one week in 2000 then week 15 mortality figures in 2020
are equivalent to 16,109. About 4,450 fewer than in 2000, in relative
terms. If we take similar normalisation into account for previous years
of high mortality (1995, 1996, 1998, 199) then, as a percentage of
population, relative 2020 mortality statistics are well below those
years and further below 2017. As the death rate from C19 reduces in the UK, it is clear that the
C19 threat level never warranted the lockdown regime and the collapse of
the economy. At the risk of being accused of heresy, it is absolutely
possible to state that C19 is like the flu in many respects.
UK Statistics from Worldometer [CLICK TO ENLARGE]
LOKIN-20 SEEN IN THE DATA
As usual, in their week 15 report, the ONS noted what appeared to be a
deliberate attempt to inflate the C19 mortality statistics. Of the
6,213 reported C19 deaths, for week 15 in England and Wales, 2,333 also
mentioned both influenza and pneumonia. It is impossible to see how
these deaths can legitimately be called C19 deaths. Consequently, all that can be said is that of the 7,996 excess deaths, beyond the 5-year average, 3880 deaths mentioned C19
on its own, though we know from previous releases that more than 90% of
those had at least one other serious comorbidity. The remaining 4116
deaths were also attributable to at least one other infection and
additional comorbidities. The confusion about causes of death has been highlighted by the Royal College of Pathologists who have called for a systemic review. The Health Service Journal reported that there was “uncertainty” about reported C19 deaths and questions remained about how many may have died as a “knock on” consequence of the lockdown. The reasons for scepticism becomes clearer when we look at
comparative death in the first 15 weeks of 2020. This shows considerably
higher numbers of deaths from respiratory infections other than C19 in
England and Wales. When we also consider that attribution of C19 deaths are uniquely
vague, and that a considerable proportion may well be attributable to
influenza or other respiratory infections, the MSM’s insistence that C19
is the only story doesn’t stack up. Something else is happening too. ONS reported all cause mortality 2020 to date [CLICK TO ENLARGE] Frankly, we have no idea how many people have actually died from C19. Nor does the UK State. Speaking on the 18th March the UK’s Chief Scientific Officer, former GlaxoSmithKline head of research and development, Sir Patrick Valance, clarified the situation for the British people. He stated:
It is worth remembering again that the ONS rates are people who’ve
got COVID on their death certificates. It doesn’t mean they were
necessarily infected because many of them haven’t been tested. So we
just need to understand the difference.”
The difference appears to be that the C19 is the first
disease in history from which you can officially die without any firm
evidence that you actually had it. The symptoms of C19 are very hard to distinguish from symptoms of other respiratory infections, such as influenza and the common cold.
Diagnoses from symptoms alone seems even more unreliable than the
RT-PCR test. Yet the ONS confirmed this is how C19 can be identified as a
cause of death:
A doctor can certify the involvement of COVID-19 based on symptoms
and clinical findings – a positive test result is not required.”
This is a consequence of the State’s advice to doctors which informs them:
if before death the patient had symptoms typical of COVID 19
infection….it would be satisfactory to give ‘COVID-19’ as the cause of
death.”
As recorded C19 mortality shows a decline, once again, the state is
changing the way statistics are recorded. It has now asked the Care
Quality Commission (CQC) to record more suspected cases from social care settings. Speaking on the April 14th a CQC spokesperson reportedly said:
From this week, the death notifications we collect from providers
will allow them to report whether the death was of a person with
suspected or confirmed Covid-19.”
If the system for recording hospital C19 deaths is questionable the one suggested by the CQC for
care homes is downright bizarre. At the request of the State the CQC
have asked non medically trained care home providers to report, what
they suspect, are C19 cases. These figures will then be added to the claimed C19 mortality figures. The lack of testing in care settings suggest the CQC will be adding far more suspected cases
to the ONS statistics than confirmed. Care homes, other than nursing
homes, do not typically retain medically trained staff. The vast
majority of those who suspect C19 from care homes won’t be basing their suspicions on qualified medical opinions. The claimed C19 mortality figures are so disparate they have become
practically worthless from a statistical perspective. Even if we accept
all reported C19 deaths resulted from it, which is a very long stretch,
clearly something else is also pushing up excess mortality in England
and Wales. Over the two week period of weeks 14 and 15, of the 14,078 additional
deaths, 8189 people lost their lives due to something other than just
C19. We don’t yet know what other factors may be playing a part in the
increase. All we can say is that excess mortality was unusually high
and, at most, plausibly claimed C19 deaths accounted for less than 42%
of those deaths. So what other changes may have impacted mortality this year? One in particular stands out. The lockdown itself. Are we starting to see the consequences? Could we call this LOKIN-20? The evidence strongly suggests that possibility.
LOKIN-20 DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE
LOKIN-20 appears to be the increased health risk caused by the
lockdown regime. Those most at risk from LOKIN-20 are the same people
who are at highest risk from C19. This additional “wave” of mortality, as a direct consequence of the lockdown, has recently been highlighted by NHS data analysts Edge Health. Based upon ONS weekly figures, their comparative analysis of excess
mortality and A&E attendance highlighted the significant impact of
LOKIN-20. Speaking of an initial second and then third wave of
mortality, from the impact of the lockdown, the co-founder of Edge
Health George Batchelor said:
“If projected forwards, these numbers get so large it is hard to
relate to them on a personal level. Unlike the current peaks, this third
wave may be spread out over a longer period of time. But make no
mistake this could be could be a very deadly wave.”
Edge Health Analysis [CLICK TO ENLARGE] Those who require home care, vulnerable adults in care settings and
older people in care homes, have been all but abandoned by the State.
This is a direct result of its counterproductive lockdown regime. Dying
from systemic neglect appears to be a symptom of LOKIN-20. During the alleged response to the C19 pandemic you might imagine the
State would streamline vulnerable people’s access to potentially
lifesaving medical interventions. However, it has done the precise
opposite. Spreading disinformation, the MSM reported that there were 7,500 C19 deaths in care homes in weeks 14 and 15. This was fake news. Of the 7,500 excess care home deaths only 1,500 were attributed to C19. Analysis by the Health Service Journal (HSJ) found that 80% of these people probably died from something else. They identified 6000 people, without diagnosed C19, who had died in
care or at home. Were it not for the lockdown these people would
otherwise have gone to hospital. The HSJ assumed these people would have died anyway, and they may
well be right. But who knows how many would still be with us had they
received the hospital care they needed. This appears to be just one of the health consequences of the States
lockdown regime. It seems to be precipitating vulnerable people’s deaths
in a variety of ways. During the same period the NHS issued guidance which stated care home residents should not be conveyed to hospital. At the same time ambulance response times increased dramatically. Being unable to get emergency medical support when you need it is another apparent LOKIN-20 symptom. Rather than more closely monitoring care homes and isolating
vulnerable people from infection, the State decided not to bother. The
care industry has been calling for widespread testing and Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) since the start of the outbreak. So far
neither the testing nor the PPE has materialised. There is currently considerable capacity within
the NHS for the people dying in care homes to be treated in hospital.
The State continues to build Nightingale Hospitals across the country,
most of which are completely empty .
While we are misled into believing people are dying in their many
thousands in care homes from C19, it appears most are dying from a lack
of treatment from every condition other than C19. Instead of providing medical treatment there are widespread reports of residents having “do not attempt resuscitation” (DNAR) notices attached to their care plans by visiting NHS practitioners. Other more vulnerable adults, such as those with learning difficulties, who frequently have additional comorbidities, are also effectively being told to drop dead. The UK’s home care industry, providing care to older people living in
their own homes, warns that many providers are unable to cope with the
additional costs imposed upon them by the lockdown regime. Raina Summerson, the chief executive of one of England’s largest home care provider Agincare said:
“With a lack of funding and sky-high costs of PPE, there will be
providers who go bust….Overnight, local authorities will have the
responsibility of picking up care for bankrupt providers but will not
have resources to do so. It could well mean people left without care
and, in the worst-case scenarios, falling through the cracks and dying
alone at home.”
The UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock recently made the magnanimous gesture of allowing families to see their loved ones who
were dying of C19 in care homes. Whether that offer extends to the
families of the majority who are seemingly dying from a lack of medical
treatment isn’t clear. Meanwhile, under his watch, either by design or rank ineptitude, the
UK State has effectively created what appears to be a euthanasia
program. His platitudes are grotesque.
LOKIN-20 IS EVERYWHERE
Accident and Emergency attendance has dropped to a record low while
the percentage of admissions following attendance have risen to a record
high. This means people are presenting to
A&E for suspected C19 but little else. However, given the dramatic
increase in ambulance response times, perhaps many are simply not making
it to A&E alive. Dr Katherine Henderson, the President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, stated:
We are concerned that this drop in attendance may mean that people
with serious health problems are avoiding going to their emergency
department for fear of getting coronavirus….Even before Covid-19, we
knew that patients were getting sicker – people are living longer and
acquiring more health problems……The most important thing the public can
do at the moment is to stay indoors and follow the government’s
advice…..But do seek medical help if you need it – don’t stay at home
with a heart attack out of fear.”
Dr Katherine Henderson I think we can all agree that the State and the MSM have ramped up fear
of C19 to quite extraordinary levels. As we have discussed, the medical
and scientific justification for this is largely absent. The propaganda
seems primarily designed to justify the lockdown regime. It is absurd for the State and senior health professionals to now express concern that people aren’t going to hospital when they need to. Of course they aren’t. To claim this was unforeseen is ridiculous. The whole UK propaganda
narrative has urged people both to be terrified of a flu-like illness
and stay away from health services to “protect the NHS.” The first annual increase in coronary heart disease mortality in the UK, following nearly two decades of steady reductions in the UK, was noted last year, before LOKIN-20 began. The former president of the Society for Acute Medicine Dr Nick Scriven stated:
“The biggest fear is people sitting at home ill and not attending
A&E […] people feeling sick at home or having a heart attack and
not coming to hospital as they are frightened…We have seen a few sick
young people just sitting at home for five or six days getting worse and
worse”.
“It seems there has been a uniform reduction in hospital
attendances for heart attacks…..it’s around 40% down in terms of
callouts for emergency treatment for heart attacks….There also seems to
be substantial reduction in referrals in for acute coronary syndrome….A
number of units have also reported people presenting late with
complications due to having a heart attack that we don’t normally see.
The concern is people sitting out symptoms rather than calling help.”
It is clear, people with acute need for cardiovascular treatment are
not presenting to hospital as they otherwise would. Fear driven
reluctance to access health services, when they are most needed, appears
to be another symptom of LOKIN-20. Around 170,000 people die every year from cardiovascular disease in the UK. A 40% reduction in callouts present a potential health crisis which dwarfs any perceived risk from C19. This is entirely due to the lockdown. Part of what we might call the LOKIN-20 condition. There is no“surge” in C19 patients and there are more empty hospital beds than
ever before. Yet the risk to cancer patients from withheld treatment
has increased significantly during the same period. Thanks to LOKIN-20. This prompted Gordon Wishart, Professor of Cancer Surgery at Anglia
Ruskin School of Medicine, to write to State officials urging the rapid
reestablishment of access to screening and treatment for cancer
patients. He stated:
We pushed the panic button and there was a knee-jerk reaction when it
was thought there would be hundreds of thousands of deaths from Covid
[…] However, in the event it seems we are at or near the peak and that
capacity has not been needed […] We have the worst cancer survival rates
compared with many of our European neighbours […] We are not in a
position to cope with any increased demand at the end of lockdown.”
A leading heart surgeon, Professor Stephen Westaby, said:
…We could see thousands of deaths from heart disease and cancer over
the next six months. Their families will never forget this. Neither
China nor Italy stopped treating these conditions despite the chaos
there earlier this year. It’s bizarre.”
How many of the additional deaths we are seeing now are caused by LOKIN-20? Early indications from the ONS suggest
the lockdown regime is having a considerable additional impact upon the
nation’s health. Approximately 84% of people surveyed stated they were
worried about C19. Nearly half reported an increase in anxiety levels.
ONS Statistics on LOKIN-20 Impact Upon Mental Health In The UK [CLICK TO ENLARGE] Anxiety increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and a range of other health conditions. Studies have shown a clear link between
increased levels of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents.
LOKIN-20 is seemingly creating a mental health crisis too. Depression often has a lifelong impact and substance misuse, domestic
abuse, low income and other comorbidities are all frequent
consequences. The head of the department of psychiatry at the University
of Cambridge Professor Ed Bullmore reported:
The pandemic is clearly having a major social and psychological
impact on the whole population, increasing unemployment, separating
families and various other changes in the way that we live that we know
are generally major psychological risk factors for anxiety, depression
and self-harm.”
However, it is not the pandemic that is “increasing unemployment” and “separating families” but rather the baseless lockdown regime of the State. The kind of economic devastation caused by the lockdown regime, unlike C19, is genuinely unprecedented. The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR)
predict a 35% drop in the UK’s GDP with an additional 2 million job
losses. For some reason they envisage the UK economy will instantly
recover from this hammer blow. Others are far less confident. The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) predict that nearly one quarter of UK jobs (more than 6.5 million) will be lost thanks to the lockdown. Failing to see the “bounce back” predicted by the OBR they state:
Our baseline scenario predicts an overall contraction in GDP and employment of around 20%.”
ISER predictions [CLICK TO ENLARGE] Whether the OBR or the ISER predictions are accurate it is obvious that
the economic and social impacts of the lockdown regime will be
catastrophic. Social deprivations and poverty, already on the rise before the alleged C19 pandemic, are set to soar. The link between economic deprivation and mortality is not in doubt. UK Government Life Expectancy Statistics [CLICK TO ENLARGE] Between 2001 and 2016 economic and social deprivation in
England consistently accounted for a staggering 9.3 year average
reduced life expectancy for males and, by 2016, shortened women’s lives
by 7.4 years. Millions of lives will be cut short by LOKIN-20. It is a very sad reality to acknowledge that the loss of life
from COVID-19 is as nothing by comparison. LOKIN-20 won’t end in a few
weeks. It will continue for years to come. The longer the State persists
with its destructive lockdown regime the worse will be the consequences
of LOKIN-20. Source
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