2019 Novel Coronavirus (CoVID-19): Part XXIII
2019
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV (first named); COVID-2019 (later named
disease); SARS-CoV-2 (final name of the virus causing COVID-2019),
COVID-2019 Pandemic:
August 30, 2021 update Part 23
Paul Herscu ND, MPH
Herscu Laboratory
Entering the third phase of this pandemic (Part 2 of 5)
A piece for those who have not been vaccinated
Hello and welcome. It has been a while since I have written. We have just now arrived at the third phase, of my understanding of the 5 phase stage of this pandemic. I imagine many of you are feeling frightened, angry and frustrated, as well as simply confused. Things have not gone as well as they should have, as we are experiencing the next increase of incidence in the USA. The question is how to proceed from where we are. I am bombarded by questions from family, friends, patients and students. I would like to discuss several major aspects to help the general discourse. This is a difficult task as at this time as there are two paths, one for those who have been vaccinated and one for those who have not been vaccinated. As a result, I would like to break down the writing into 5 separate posts. They are:
1. A piece for those who have been vaccinated
2. A piece for those who have not been vaccinated
3. A piece on effective natural therapies
4. A piece on other pharmaceuticals
5. A short recap
Herein, I begin with the second piece, for those that have not been vaccinated:
While this seems like a simple category, it is far from simple. There are many reasons why someone has not gotten vaccinated. Here are some: Individuals who have a religious prohibition to all vaccinations, those who have had severe adverse events from prior vaccines, people younger than 12 years for whom the vaccine is not yet tested, those undergoing medical treatment where vaccination is not recommended at this time, people who cannot afford the vaccine, people living in regions of the world where the vaccine is not widely available, people who are too old or too infirm to mount a proper response, those who have a philosophical opposition to all vaccinations, people who do not want to be forced by the government to get vaccinated, people confused by a variety of misinformation and are therefore afraid of getting vaccinated, people who already caught the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and people who are averse to anything new.