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WHY I STOPPED WRITING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS

5/8/2020

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Today, after weeks of "radio silence",  I have finally added the following banner to the Coronavirus pages of my website:
​PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO MANY INCONSISTENCIES IN THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT THE VIRUS (INCLUDING INFORMATION FROM THE OFFICIAL SOURCES AND FROM THE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES), I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO SHARE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THE VIRUS FOR THE TIME BEING.

​I WILL RESUME AS SOON AS SOLID DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE.


THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING!
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​HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS I STOPPED WRITING ABOUT THE VIRUS IN A Q&A FORMAT:
Q: Is the information we hear on the news accurate?
A: Not always. (This includes "right", "left", "conspiracy", and "independent" news sources.)

Q: Is the information coming from the WHO and CDC accurate?
A: 
Not always. This is my conclusion after reading the actual scientific studies that WHO and CDC are using to make their guidelines. Many of the SARS-CoV-2 guidelines have been inherently flawed.

Q: Is the information from the White House accurate?
A: 
Not always. With that said, I believe that it is important to pay close attention and to read between the lines, since in addition to WHO, CDC, and the experts, the White House also relies on intelligence sources. PS: It takes a calm and neutral mind to read between the lines, so I believe it's essential to stay open-minded and apolitical if we want to HEAR anything.

Q: Are there fake profiles on Facebook and other social media that propagate misinformation?
A: 
Yes. I've come across them personally. It is important to point out, that the fake profiles are not specific to any one camp - they are present across the board. So just because someone's post aligns with most of what we believe or want to believe, it might not be real and had been simply set up to propagate fear and the division in our society.

Q: Are there any scientific studies that are published to propagate a specific agenda?
A: Yes, I believe so.

Q: Have you been blocked by Google when searching for COVID-19 treatments used in other countries? 
A: Yes

Q: Have you been blocked by Google when searching for SARS-CoV NIH research grants from the mid 2000s?
A: 
Yes

Q: Have you video captured being blocked?
A: Yes, I have. That video has been blocked.

Q: Have any of your neutral, unbiased, posts with apolitical information about Coronavirus been blocked or deleted by Facebook?
A: Yes

Q: Has Facebook prevented you from adding this website to your FB page?
A: 
Yes

Q: Has any of the Coronavirus data you've published been misrepresented and then praised while being falsely inflated by the media?
A: 
Yes

Q: Has the same exact information been misrepresented and then discredited by the experts interviewed by the media?
A: 
Yes

Q: Have you been falsely quoted by the media (by journalists who never spoke to you or contacted you in any way)?
A: 
Yes

Q: Have you come across fake doctor profiles on Facebook that proliferate fear in our society, including among other physicians?
A: 
Yes, it appears that some physician profiles in some of the Facebook COVID-19 doctor groups are fake

Q: Have you uncovered any disturbing information about the virus and about the pandemic? 
A: Yes. I do not feel comfortable sharing a lot of it, but some of this information is beginning to surface on its own.

Q: So are the conspiracy theories true then?
A: Some parts of what's considered to be "conspiracy theories" might actually be true, yes.

Are you worried that you could be discredited as a doctor if you continue sharing what you are discovering?
A:
Yes. When I started writing about the Coronavirus, my goal was to share unbiased medical and scientific facts with the public and with the healthcare providers. It has become progressively more challenging to discern truth from fiction. The information keeps changing on a daily basis, and I certainly do not wish to share something today that will end up being incorrect tomorrow. I do not wish to add additional confusion in a setting of a wide-spread disinformation. I believe that it is wiser to review what we discovering over time and then to form a scientific/medical view that can be shared. I am taking this time to reflect and to form a more informed opinion. I will share more with you, as I uncover more of the solid facts.

SO WHAT CAN WE DO IN THIS CHAOS?
  • Take it day by day
  • Stay calm, neutral, and clear-headed
  • Take everything you hear with a grain of salt and be open to hearing opposite points of view
  • Do not fall prey to fear- or anger-based manipulation from any source, no matter how tempting
  • We are in this together, we should be there FOR each other and not against each other
  • Do not spend time worrying - find healthy ways to destress
  • Use common sense, trust your gut feeling
  • Believe what you see with your own eyes and what you hear from people YOU KNOW PERSONALLY
  • Be kind to others
  • Appreciate what you have - find something positive in your life right now, embrace and treasure special moments
  • Try to take care of yourself - mind, body and spirit
  • Approach yourself and the ones around you with love and compassion

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COVID-19 FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

3/15/2020

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Updated daily. Last updated on 03/15/2020 at 20:10 PM PST.

Let's help each other flatten the curve!

COVID-19 GRAPHS


ADDRESSING VENTILATOR SHORTAGES

Off-label use of one ventilator to save multiple lives.

USEFUL LINKS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

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MAP - Coronavirus interactive map
WHO - online training
CDC - for healthcare professionals
Stanford coronavirus study - please share

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION - ADDITIONAL LINKS TO BE ADDED
  1. Symptoms of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  2. Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China - JAMA, Wang et al., February 7, 2020
  3. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China - Huang et al., The Lancet. January 24, 2020
  4. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study - Chen et al, The Lancet, January 30, 2020
  5. Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [Pdf] - World Health Organization, Feb. 28, 2020
  6. The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) - China CCDC, February 17 2020
  7. Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [Pdf] - World Health Organization, Feb. 28, 2020
  8. Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report-7 - World Health Organization (WHO), January 27, 2020
  9. China's National Health Commission news conference on coronavirus - Al Jazeera. January 26, 2020
  10. Symptoms of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - CDC
  11. Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Australian Government Department of Health
  12. Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany - The New England Journal of Medicine, Jan. 30, 2020
  13. 'There's no doubt': Top US infectious disease doctor says Wuhan coronavirus can spread even when people have no symptoms - CNN, Jan. 31, 2020
  14. Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia - Qun Li et al., New England Journal of Medicine, Jan. 29, 2020
  15. Asymptomatic #2019nCoV infection - WHO Tweet, Feb. 1, 2020
  16. Philippines reports coronavirus death, as China toll reaches 304 - Al Jazeera, Feb. 2, 2020
  17. Backer Jantien A, Klinkenberg Don, Wallinga Jacco. Incubation period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections among travellers from Wuhan, China, 20–28 January 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(5):pii=2000062. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.5.2000062
  18. Clinical characteristics of 2019 novel coronavirus infection in China, Guan WJ, Ni ZY, Hu Y, et al., February 9, 2020.
  19. Coronavirus incubation could be as long as 27 days, Chinese provincial government says - Reuters, Feb. 22, 2020
  20. Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19. JAMA. Bai Y, Yao L, Wei T, et al., February 21, 2020.
  21. Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports - World Health Organization (WHO)
  22. 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the U.S. -. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  23. Outbreak Notification - National Health Commission (NHC) of the People’s Republic of China
  24. Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - Australian Government Department of Health
  25. Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic prediction - Jonathan M. Read et al, Jan. 23,2020.
  26. Early Transmissibility Assessment of a Novel Coronavirus in Wuhan, China - Maimuna Majumder and Kenneth D. Mandl, Harvard University - Computational Health Informatics Program - Posted: 24 Jan 2020 Last revised: 27 Jan 2020
  27. Report 3: Transmissibility of 2019-nCoV - 25 January 2020 - Imperial College London‌
  28. Case fatality risk of influenza A(H1N1pdm09): a systematic review - Epidemiology. Nov. 24, 2013
  29. A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern - Chen Want et al. The Lancet. January 24, 2020
  30. Symptoms of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - CDC
  31. China's National Health Commission news conference on coronavirus - Al Jazeera. January 26, 2020
  32. Wuhan lockdown 'unprecedented', shows commitment to contain virus: WHO representative in China - Reuters. January 23, 2020
  33. Statement on the meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) - WHO, January 23, 2020
  34. International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on novel coronavirus in China - WHO, January 30, 2020
  35. Human-to-human transmission of Wuhan virus outside of China, confirmed in Germany, Japan and Vietnam - The Online Citizen, Jan. 29, 2020
  36. Who: "Live from Geneva on the new #coronavirus outbreak"
  37. CDC Confirms Person-to-Person Spread of New Coronavirus in the United States - CDC Press Release, Jan. 30, 2020
  38. CMO confirms cases of coronavirus in England - CMO, UK, Jan. 31, 2020
  39. Coronavirus in France: what you need to know - The Local France, Jan. 31, 2020
  40. First two persons infected with coronavirus identified in Russia - Tass, Jan. 31, 2020
  41. Updated understanding of the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019nCoV) in Wuhan, China - Journal of Medical Virology, Jan. 29, 2020
  42. Estimating the effective reproduction number of the 2019-nCoV in China - Zhidong Cao et al., Jan. 29, 2020
  43. Preliminary estimation of the basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven analysis in the early phase of the outbreak - Jan. 30, 2020
  44. Coronavirus: Window of opportunity to act, World Health Organization says - BBC, Feb,\. 4, 2020
  45. Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China - Wang et. al, JAMA, Feb. 7, 2020
  46. Update on the situation regarding the new coronavirus [transcript] - World Health Organization (WHO), January 29, 2020
  47. WHO: "Live from Geneva on the new #coronavirus outbreak" [video] [audio]
  48. A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern - Chen Wang et al., The Lancet. January 24, 2020
  49. Case fatality risk of influenza A(H1N1pdm09): a systematic review - Epidemiology. Nov. 24, 2013
  50. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China - Huang et al., The Lancet. January 24, 2020
  51. Updated understanding of the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019nCoV) in Wuhan, China - Journal of Medical Virology, Jan. 29, 2020
  52. NHS Press Conference, Feb. 4 2020 - National Health Commission (NHC) of the People’s Republic of China
  53. Methods for Estimating the Case Fatality Ratio for a Novel, Emerging Infectious Disease - Ghani et al, American Journal of Epidemiology
  54. Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China - Wang et. al, JAMA, Feb. 7, 2020
  55. Virus-hit Wuhan speeds up diagnosis, treatment of patients - Xinhua Net, Feb. 2, 2020
  56. Coronavirus: 100,000 may already be infected, experts warn - The Guardian, Jan. 26, 2020
  57. Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [Pdf] - World Health Organization, Feb. 28, 2020
  58. WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 3 March 2020 - World Health Organization, March 3, 2020
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    Dr. Maria Danilychev, M.D., is a San Diego based medical doctor with 20 years of experience and board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Hospice/Palliative Medicine, and as a Hospice Medical Director. Dr. Danilychev also conducts clinical trials and was one of the first responders during 9/11.

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