Events to kick off 2025: Jan 8 SBOH in Tumwater and medical freedom discussion with Naturopaths Peven & Lockhart in Seattle; Jan. 13 is Day 1 of Legislature; and the DoH uses long COVID to push shots
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Events Kicking Off 2025
January 8 Washington Board of Health - all-day meeting in Tumwater – Dr. Shah’s farewell and more Fluoridation fireworks.
There’s plenty to keep an eye on for the morning portion of the Washington Board of Health (BOH) meeting on Wednesday, January 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Washington Department of Labor and Industries auditorium at 7273 Linderson Way SW in Tumwater.
After their meeting formalities, twenty minutes will be allotted for public comment from 9:50 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. In-person commenters should sign up by sending an email by noon on Tuesday, January 7, to wsboh@sboh.wa.gov. To attend virtually or to make a public comment remotely, one must register for the meeting.
For written comments to have the most effect, it is best to have them included in the corresponding meeting materials package by sending them before noon on Friday January 3 to wsboh@sboh.wa.gov.
You can also dial in using your phone for listen-only mode: (253) 215-8782 Webinar ID: 819 0957 8431/ Webinar Passcode: 682856
Washington Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah is scheduled to make his last appearance at a BOH meeting by giving a Department of Health (DOH) update. Shah is expected to step down from his position a week after the board meeting.
Shah was appointed to the position in December 2020 by Governor Jay Inslee, which meant taking the reins of Washington's COVID-19 pandemic response from Dr. John Weisman right as the COVID-19 shots were becoming available.
To prepare you for Dr. Shah’s farewell presentation, we remind you of some of his pandemic retrospective words from 2023. In a guest opinion piece in the Spokesman Review two years later, Shah credited the COVID-19 shots with ending the pandemic:
The spirit of “holding on” and “better times are ahead” from a COVID-19 perspective were spot on. Barring some unexpected twists, we can all agree that we are past the worst of this pandemic and the emergency part of this crisis is mostly over. This is a testament to people pulling together. People getting vaccinated and boosted. People getting tested when exposed or with COVID-19 symptoms – including through the state’s Say Yes to COVID Test program, where millions of tests went out our door and arrived at yours often the very next day. Most everyone cooperated.
He then put the blame on the spread of misinformation for those who did not cooperate:
I say most everyone because there were those who spread misinformation or deliberately targeted specific communities to confuse or dissuade them from taking the same actions to protect themselves and those around them. In this day of incessant sources of chatter, trust in the very institutions that have been the bedrock of our democracy has eroded.
Now, the U.S. Congressional Report from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released just this December 4th showed the hypocrisy of Shah’s 2023 accusations, for on page 327 under the heading “The Government Perpetrated COVID-19 misinformation,” it was Public Health officials who spread misinformation by disparaging Ivermectin as only for animals and demonizing off-label prescriptions. These tactics were employed by the Department of Health and other Washington agencies.
At 11 am, Kelly Cooper is scheduled to speak about “Government Public Health System Partner 2025 Legislative Priorities.” Cooper is coming off a successful DOH 2024 legislative season in which, at the April 10 Washington Board of Health meeting in Spokane, she proudly informed the board at the 1:56:30 mark, “We were able to pass all three of our bills,” two of which were allowing standing prescription orders to be made by the Secretary of Health, and changing the definition of vaccine to be whatever is approved as a vaccine by the FDA.
Perhaps the most anticipated moment of the meeting will then follow with another Petition for Rulemaking WAC 246- 290-220, Drinking Water Materials and Additives, with possible action, is scheduled for 11:20 a.m.
And action is hoped for!
At the last BOH meeting on November 13, Shay Bauman and Kate Dean led the board’s unanimous rejection of Bill Osmunson’s petition, which simply asked that the Department of Health stop recommending that local jurisdictions fluoridate their drinking water. We covered this meeting in detail in our November 20 Weekly News.
In a changeup, to accompany Shay Bauman, board member Paj Nandi will replace Kate Dean to address this petition. A year ago, Governor Inslee appointed Nandi to the BOH as someone who “fills the position of a person experienced in matters of Health and Sanitation.”
Eleven days after the November 13 BOH meeting, Dr. Osmunson filed another petition in a different approach to end fluoridation in Washington state. His petition letter to the BOH begins with:
Dear Washington State Board of Health
Consistent with health and safety issues in Title 246, Title 173, Title 296, WAC 173-340, and WAC 296-62-07521; this petition is made in compliance with RCW 34.05.330 and WAC Chapter 82-05.
This petition is for amendment to WAC 246-290-220
“(8) In keeping with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act S.433 and the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21, the Board of Health does not recommend any substance be added to water with intent to treat humans, unrelated to treatment of water as defined in RCW 18.64.011(14)(15) or 21 U.S. Code § 321(g)(1), unless approved by the Food and Drug Administration in compliance with the U. S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. This recommendation does not apply to substances added to water to make water safer as determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.”
(NOTE that fluoride does not make water safer!)
The proposed amended wording says the Department of Health should be following the EPA, not the FDA in regard to water fluoridation.
Dr. Osmunson’s petition letter continues with:
With this 22nd petition for rule making which follows 21 others over 14 years, this current Board appears to be having a hard time understanding what previous Boards came to slowly realize, that water is different than humans. Water (H2O) is what humans drink. Different agencies regulate water than regulate drugs intended to treat humans or animals.
Congress gave jurisdiction over the treatment of water to the EPA. (SDWA)
Congress gave jurisdiction over the treatment of humans to the FDA. (FD&C Act)
If the Board intends to treat water, consult the EPA, not the FDA. And if the Board intends to treat humans, go to the FDA and not the EPA. The Department and Board said they relied on known National entities and we list here National, state and international entities in support of our petition.
Previous scientific, legal and ethical evidence submitted to the Board in the past 21 Petitions for rule change must be included with this petition. The Department has those on file. In addition, a PowerPoint presentation with audio was prepared for the Board for review.
Osmunson then referred to the Florida surgeon general’s actions:
The Surgeon General of Florida, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, advised all cities and counties statewide to stop adding fluoride to drinking water. According to Fox 13 News, Dr. Ladapo is quoted as saying “It is public health malpractice with the information that we have now to continue adding fluoride to water,” mentioning studies that point out the possibility of excessive fluoride exposure causing lower IQ levels and mental health issues among children.
Yahoo News: Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a healthcare skeptic who has been mentioned for possible jobs in the Trump administration, issued an advisory Friday calling on Florida communities to stop fluoridating their water supplies.
Event Jan. 8th: Medical Freedom Discussion with Drs. Kye and Dana 7 PM in Seattle
Informed Choice Washington is excited to invite you to Whole Systems Healthcare - Seattle Clinic on Wednesday, January 8th from 7-9pm, with Drs. Kye Peven and Dana Lockhart, naturopathic doctors and acupuncturists who will discuss various topics chosen by the audience and matching their experience and expertise.
Topics they’re prepared to address:
An overview of fields of medicine and available modalities beyond conventional care.
Reasons for choosing different types of medicine.
Home care and natural immunity support for acute respiratory illness.
Understanding and utilizing sound healing.
Treating vaccine injuries, particularly from the covid vaccines.
"How do you know it's an emergency?" A discussion of when to go to the hospital.
They can also choose topics based on audience requests.
Please RSVP on Eventbrite. $20 per person, refundable just to ensure maximum attendance.
Location: Whole Systems Healthcare Seattle Clinic, 3301 Burke Avenue North #360 in Seattle
We hope you’ll join.
Event Jan. 13th: First Day of Legislative Session – Ask your legislator to sponsor bills
Your legislators are officially back in office starting on Monday January 13. They may be available now to schedule meetings to request their sponsorship of bills. We encourage ICWA members and Weekly News readers to call and schedule meetings with their District senators and representatives, or at least send emails. For new bill ideas, it is best to send written communications through the leg.wa.gov Find your Legislator portal.
Informed Choice Washington is looking for sponsors of our top three bill ideas surveyed:
Idea 1) A Sovereignty from WHO/UN ‘recommendations’
If you want to stop the World Health Organization, the United Nations and the World Economic Forum from having any direct effect in Washington State, please ask your legislator to file a bill like those already passed in Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Suggested simple wording:
Please sponsor a bill that will not allow international organizations to impact local authority on issues relating to the health and welfare of our states citizens in times of emergencies or otherwise. These organizations are the World Health Organization, the United Nations and the World Economic Forum, which are continually exploring means that would bypass U.S. sovereignty so we need to protect Washington citizens from these external policies.
Idea 2) No Vaccine Ingredients in Foods
Tennessee passed a bill that redefined drugs to include the active ingredients (human infectious disease antigens and mRNA) which must be regulated as drugs and therefore cannot be added to the food supply. In this bill idea, or a separate one, it would be hoped this would apply to mRNA for feed animals.
Idea 3) Restoring Trust in Public Health
Synopsis: Given that the Department of Health parrots information from the CDC and other agencies that have been shown to be completely false, this bill would protect consumers and rebuild trust in public health by preventing certain conflicts of interest, and by requiring government agencies in Washington to adhere to state consumer protection laws and federal labeling and advertising laws that apply to drug and medical device manufacturers and their products.
History: bi-partisan HB 1610 and companion SB 5596 (2022-23) were filed but not heard in committee.
For bills already filed, please submit supporting or opposing comments via the Find a Bill link.
Follow the ICWA bill tracker, which will populate throughout the session with the most important bills for you to act on.
Prohibiting puberty blocking medications, cross-sex hormones, and gender transition surgeries for minors, and additional sponsors are needed.
Washington Department of Health Uses Long COVID As a Marketing Ploy
Last week, the Washington Department of Health (DOH) continued its Long COVID fear campaign in a Power of Providers update to its “healthcare partners.”
The Long COVID interest group for January 8 is part of an ongoing campaign to further promote the COVID-19 shots.
In February of 2024, the DOH started its “Protect Yourself from Long COVID: Get Vaccinated” campaign.
Then on March 29, 2024, the DOH conducted a Power of Providers webinar titled “University of Washington Research Updates on Long COVID.” Dr. Helen Chu, a familiar pro-vaccine voice from the University of Washington School of Medicine, provided the following three disclosures:
1. I received research support from Gates Ventures, NIH, CDC, Gates Foundation, DARPA, Sanofi-Pasteur, and Cepheid and served on advisory boards for Vir, Abbvie, Merck, Pfizer, Ellume, and the Gates Foundation.
2. I have served as a co-investigator on studies funded by Pfizer, Novavax, and Glaxo Smith Kline.
3. These studies were funded by the Gates Foundation and NIH.
Sure enough, the research given in the webinar promoted the COVID-19 shots to fight against long COVID. Page fifty-two in the webinar packet reflects this.
But six months later, a study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic suggested that being vaccinated against COVID-19 does little to prevent long COVID. On September 4, CIDRAP published the following about the study including data from nearly 42,000 patient reports:
The findings contradict what has become conventional wisdom in the last 3 years—that vaccines offer a chance to significantly reduce the risk of long COVID, or new or persistent symptoms 3 months or more after infection, most likely by reducing the severity of infection.
Melanie Swift, MD, MPH, was the lead author of the study, which was published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. She said despite the current thinking that vaccines reduce the risk of developing long COVID, she wasn’t surprised she found no association.
"A lot of the early literature on long COVID was really defining long COVID through patient surveys," Swift told CIDRAP News. Swift’s study instead relied on participants having received a long-COVID diagnosis from a physician after having a documented case of post-vaccination COVID-19 infection.
In total, 6.9% of patients were diagnosed as having long COVID, with no observed difference between unvaccinated patients, those vaccinated with two doses of an mRNA vaccine, and those with more than two doses.
Swift said that vaccines still play a role in preventing long COVID. "If you don't get COVID, you don't get long COVID," she said. "It remains the most important medical tools in our arsenal by virtue of not getting COVID and severe COVID, but we can’t stop there and say 'if you were vaccinated, you don’t have to worry about long COVID.' "
The article also provided two opposing viewpoints to the Mayo Clinic study:
Clifford Rosen, MD, a senior scientist at the Maine Health Institute for Research, has reviewed studies on long COVID and vaccines. He said the current study may be skewed because of its sample size.
Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, chief of research and development at the VA St Louis Health Care System and a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University, has just published a review of evidence showing that vaccination reduces the risk of long COVID. While the effect size varies by 15% to 70%, there is an estimated average reduction of 40% to 50%, almost universally.
He said he found Swift’s study surprising and said it likely suffers from one main confounding factor: The type of patient who seeks out a long-COVID diagnosis likely uses healthcare and is vaccinated.
Al-Aly said vaccination may help reduce some clusters of long-COVID symptoms better than others. For example, his work has shown a "profound effect in pulmonary symptoms of COVID, and less on metabolic effects on long COVID."
Though more research needs be done on long COVID and vaccination, Al-Aly remains confident that vaccines play an important role in reducing the risk of long COVID.
“As an internest and a practicing cardiologist, I’ve been seeing people with long COVID every day. What we have learned with both the infection and vaccination is the body takes on the spike protein, which is the spine on the surface of the coronavirus, and it causes symptoms. So about five to ten percent of the United States population has residual symptoms. We call it post-acute sequelae after the infection, or we call it vaccine syndrome. Since most people who took the vaccine got COVID anyway, they actually had both exposures.”
Dr. McCullough then discussed his protocol for tackling long COVID:
“And the common features are loss of mental clarity and brain fog, heart pounding palpitations, numbness, and tingling, and we have learned that there are some methods by which we can actually help the body clear the spike protein and resolve the syndrome. We’ve published two peer-reviewed papers on this topic. I’m the first author, and the protocol is called McCullough Protocol Base Spike Detoxification. It’s been copyrighted in my name so that people can locate it. It’s the combined used of three over-the-counter oral supplements: nattokinase, bromelain, and curcumin. These are products that have been shown in preclinical studies to dissolve the spike protein, aid the body by clearing it, and then it blocks some of the inflammation that happens in the body from the spike protein. So, this triple combination is featured in the Wellness Company product called the Ultimate Spike Detox.”
After discussing additional supplements for particular features of long COVID, Dr. McCullough added that, in his experience, it most likely takes a year or more for patients to be restored to normal.
In a significant counterpoint to the Power of Provider claim, Dr. McCullough has notably pointed to a study published in the Lancet that disclosed data that showed the shots worsening the symptoms of long COVID: Vaccination Makes Long-COVID Syndrome Worse and Last Longer
The medical literature is loaded with papers on long-COVID ignoring the fact the same patient groups have all been taking COVID-19 vaccines. In essence, there is a global coverup of vaccine injury syndromes as “long-COVID.”
Mateu et al studied 548 individuals, 341 with long-COVID, followed for a median of 23 months (IQR 16.5–23.5). With continued vaccination, only 26 subjects (7.6%) recovered from long-COVID during follow-up; almost all of them (n = 24) belonged to the less symptomatic cluster and importantly the syndrome finally lessened when they dropped vaccination. The authors fail to include vaccination in their multivariate models, thereby missing this effect in the patient population. However, they inadvertently show the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on persistent long-COVID in a figure shown in the Lancet manuscript.
Lourdes Mateu, Cristian Tebe, Cora Loste, José Ramón Santos, Gemma Lladós, Cristina López, Sergio España-Cueto, Ruth Toledo, Marta Font, Anna Chamorro, Francisco Muñoz-López, Maria Nevot, Nuria Vallejo, Albert Teis, Jordi Puig, Carmina R. Fumaz, José A. Muñoz-Moreno, Anna Prats, Carla Estany-Quera, Roser Coll-Fernández, Cristina Herrero, Patricia Casares, Ana Garcia, Bonaventura Clotet, Roger Paredes, Marta Massanella, Determinants of the onset and prognosis of the post-COVID-19 condition: a 2-year prospective observational cohort study, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 2023, 100724, ISSN 2666-7762, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100724.
Dr. McCullough then drew the following conclusion:
No wonder people are sick with long-COVID! The vaccines install long-lasting genetic code for the Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein, which deposits in tissues and organs and directly causes cardiovascular, neurological, thrombotic, and immunologic disease which is being blamed on “long-COVID.” Thus, an important part of treatment for long-COVID is to stop ill-advised every six-month mass vaccination.
As you can see there is much work to do, and we must all stay vigilant and vocal, countering the false narrative. But there is much reason for hope that real health and ethical health policies are possible. Together we will Make America Healthy Again.
Happy MAHA NEW YEAR!
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What a great question. EMF from cells phones has been associated with causing mitochondrial and oxidative stress, as well as mutagenicity and genotoxicity. Yes, proximity is an issue; head and neck cancers have skyrocketed since cell phones have come out. I'll hunt down some research articles for you and post them. Again, thanks for the excellent question and I apologize for being off Substack for so long.
Love that you're addressing the thyroid gland. Many of our followers/ students have hormonal issues.
Does Dr. Carver know/address EMF from our phones as a potential thyroid stressor?
(e.g. many hold the phone close to the neck area, and radiofrequency can destroy calcium/ hormonal signaling)
Hi Roman,
What a great question. EMF from cells phones has been associated with causing mitochondrial and oxidative stress, as well as mutagenicity and genotoxicity. Yes, proximity is an issue; head and neck cancers have skyrocketed since cell phones have come out. I'll hunt down some research articles for you and post them. Again, thanks for the excellent question and I apologize for being off Substack for so long.