WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COVID 19
Len Saputo, MD March 23, 2020
Corona viruses have been around forever. We know they cause the common cold, and for most of us they do not ordinarily cause serious illness. However, for those of us who are over the age of 70 or have an underlying disease that compromises immunity, the new COVID 19 can cause pneumonia that can be lethal. This is common medical knowledge.
How serious is this so-called pandemic?
Let’s begin with what happened in Wuhan, China. China normally has 2-3 million deaths from pneumonia every year. That is an enormous number of deaths from pneumonia, and you would think that by itself it warrants a high order of concern. However, that is not what has happened. The COVID 19 outbreak in Wuhan caused about 3500 deaths before its downswing. Why all of a sudden the panic about relatively few deaths from Corona virus pneumonia compared to the usual much higher baseline?
Now let’s look at what has happened in the US. According to the CDC there are an expected 30,000 deaths from influenza this year. To date there have been less than 300 deaths from COVID 19 infections in the entire country. That begs the question of why we’re not focusing attention on influenza rather than COVID 19? And why have we not focused on influenza last year or the year before?
What is going on?
The CDC’s advice is social distancing and safe personal hygiene that includes frequently washing our hands, how we sneeze, and how greet one another. They say there is no treatment specifically for the COVID 19 except for supportive care. All kinds of predictions are being tossed around and most recently the Governor of California, Gavin Newsome, stated that in the absence of social distancing, “We project that roughly 56% of our population will be infected with the virus over an eight week period.” That translates into 22 million people becoming infected and hundreds of thousands dying! Consequently, we are on the verge of Marshall Law and our economy is collapsing.
Does this sound reasonable to you?
So, is our situation hopeless or are there treatments outside of mainstream medicine that can boost our resistance to COVID 19 or help us recover once we get it? Fortunately, in my opinion and that of my trusted colleagues the answer is yes! Because you are my patient, you can check with me to determine which of the following protocols I recommend for you:
To boost immunity during the COVID 19 epidemic, for most of you I recommend (not for pregnant women):
- Vitamin D3 10,000 IU per day until the epidemic quells
- Vitamin C 3-5 grams twice a day or microsomal vitamin C 2 grams twice a day until the epidemic quells
- Vitamin A 10,000 IU (not beta carotene) per day for one month only
This is a regimen if you have signs of a COVID 19 infection:
- Vitamin D3 50,000 IU for four days and then 10,000 IU/day thereafter until well
- Vitamin C to bowel tolerance and then 3-5 grams twice a day until you are well
- Vitamin A 100,000 IU one time (not for pregnant women)
If you have a serious COVID 19 infection I recommend considering:
- IV vitamin C
- Chloroquin
- Artemisinin
- Oxidative therapies such as ozone
There is no need to panic about COVID 19
As you can see it is difficult to understand why the CDC is all of a sudden recommending such extreme measures. Let’s maintain a positive attitude and make the best of what is happening. Enjoy the newly found time with your family and friends, even if it is on Skype or a phone call. Catch up with those activities around the house that you haven’t gotten around to. Cultivate that creative project that you’ve not gotten around to such as writing a short story or poem, playing the guitar or piano, or painting.
For now hunker down, practice safe personal hygiene, and pray that COVID 19 disappears just like all pandemics of the past.
