Demystifying COVID-19: Dr. Choctaw’s Deep Dive into mRNA Vaccines and the Future of Nasal Spray Immunizations

100:00:00,821 --> 00:00:03,490Speaker 1: Coming up on this episode of the HWWP. 200:00:04,682 --> 00:00:09,960Speaker 2: There is no vaccine that can kill the virus directly300:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,871, and what I mean by that is that's not how vaccines operate.400:00:13,871 --> 00:00:16,527They don't go in and kill the virus or kill the bacteria or 500:00:16,568 --> 00:00:16,910whatever. 600:00:17,201 --> 00:00:20,196Speaker 1: This podcast episode is sponsored by Choctaw Medical 700:00:20,216 --> 00:00:23,737Group Incorporated. Also sponsored by Bernie Brown 800:00:23,859 --> 00:00:27,553Esquire, author of a Prosecutor's Analysis of 900:00:27,655 --> 00:00:30,628Personal Supernatural Experiences. A collection of 1000:00:30,708 --> 00:00:34,969fascinating stories awaiting your verdict Fact, fiction, 1100:00:35,491 --> 00:00:39,456fabrication or fantasy, available in paperback and 1200:00:39,476 --> 00:00:46,764digital formats. Go to THWWPcom to get your copy. Welcome to the1300:00:46,764 --> 00:00:49,390Healthy, wealthy and Wise podcast with Dr William T 1400:00:49,450 --> 00:00:53,496Choctaw, mdjd, where the doctor helps you unlock your full 1500:00:53,536 --> 00:00:57,594potential by equipping you with tools and knowledge in the areas1600:00:57,594 --> 00:01:01,435of health, wealth and wisdom, anchored in his experience as a 1700:01:01,536 --> 00:01:04,718business executive, a physician surveyor for the Joint 1800:01:04,737 --> 00:01:09,457Commission, a former mayor and over 50 years of experience as a1900:01:09,457 --> 00:01:13,581general surgeon. You've got questions, he's got answers, so 2000:01:13,621 --> 00:01:17,980let's get started. Here's Dr William T Choctaw, mdjd. 2100:01:19,103 --> 00:01:22,626Speaker 2: Good morning. I'm Dr William T Choctaw and I will be 2200:01:22,668 --> 00:01:25,986your host today. Welcome to the Healthy, wealthy and Wise 2300:01:26,106 --> 00:01:29,989podcast. Each month, we strive to provide you, our listeners, 2400:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,320with mental, physical and spiritual strength by giving 2500:01:33,501 --> 00:01:38,480actionable advice and tips, guidance and information to help2600:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,430you achieve your own personal, professional and spiritual goals2700:01:42,430 --> 00:01:47,510. We consider the health of the mind, body and spirit paramount,2800:01:47,510 --> 00:01:52,271as a single unit that can provide a cumulative strength 2900:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,890greater than the individual parts to strengthen the whole 3000:01:56,950 --> 00:02:02,408person. So today, sit back and enjoy and come along on a very 3100:02:02,468 --> 00:02:07,442exciting journey with us. Today,we're going to be talking about3200:02:07,442 --> 00:02:14,205our COVID-19 spray vaccines coming soon. Our COVID-19 spray 3300:02:14,265 --> 00:02:19,818vaccines coming soon. As always,we like to start off with my 3400:02:19,838 --> 00:02:25,231beliefs. I believe life is aboutbeing of service to others. I 3500:02:25,272 --> 00:02:28,859believe knowledge is power. I believe leaders can change the 3600:02:28,878 --> 00:02:32,792world. We like to give you an outline. This basically tells 3700:02:32,812 --> 00:02:35,771you what we're going to talk about and, as importantly, it'll3800:02:35,771 --> 00:02:38,769let you know when we're just about done. You know you're very3900:02:38,769 --> 00:02:43,145, very busy people with a lot onyour plate, and so we are very 4000:02:43,205 --> 00:02:48,122grateful and are pleased and humbled that you've chosen to 4100:02:48,163 --> 00:02:51,602spend a few minutes of your valuable time with us. We're 4200:02:51,622 --> 00:02:54,830going to talk about the new COVID vaccine that's coming soon4300:02:54,830 --> 00:02:58,905and that may already be available. We're going to talk 4400:02:58,944 --> 00:03:03,524about the influenza versus COVIDvaccines and how they differ 4500:03:03,944 --> 00:03:08,044both in terms of type, quality and methodology. We'll talk 4600:03:08,085 --> 00:03:13,104about messenger RNA and how thisnovel approach to the COVID 4700:03:13,145 --> 00:03:20,409vaccine has changed forever vaccine pharmacology going 4800:03:20,469 --> 00:03:24,735forward. And we'll talk some about prevention in terms of 4900:03:24,794 --> 00:03:30,942helping you to stay safe. Well, we know that every year now we 5000:03:31,042 --> 00:03:37,530have what we call a tri-endemic influenza, and what that means 5100:03:37,631 --> 00:03:41,187is we have a tri-endemic. We have three different types of 5200:03:41,227 --> 00:03:46,030viruses that may very well causeinfection in any one of us in 5300:03:46,169 --> 00:03:50,689any given year. One is the respiratory sensitional virus, 5400:03:51,420 --> 00:03:54,389which does not affect a lot of people most of the young but 5500:03:54,430 --> 00:03:59,341does occur. The influenza virus,which is the most common, and 5600:03:59,381 --> 00:04:04,605then, of course, the coronavirus, the COVID-19 virus, and so 5700:04:04,626 --> 00:04:08,086we're going to look at how individuals can protect 5800:04:08,127 --> 00:04:12,663themselves, and we're going to primarily focus on the flu 5900:04:13,145 --> 00:04:17,942influenza virus and the COVID-19influenza virus. Just remember 6000:04:18,425 --> 00:04:22,266the basics of what works for allof those is masking, wearing 6100:04:22,305 --> 00:04:26,809mask distance at least six feet apart if possible, and hand 6200:04:26,829 --> 00:04:31,324washing. Those basics have not changed and please keep that in 6300:04:31,365 --> 00:04:35,862mind. Survival from any type of viral infection, certainly in a 6400:04:35,922 --> 00:04:40,661pandemic, depends on prevention and treatment. Prevention is 6500:04:40,742 --> 00:04:44,362important to hopefully prevent others from getting it or 6600:04:44,403 --> 00:04:49,324preventing the individual from getting it again. Treatment is 6700:04:49,504 --> 00:04:53,041for you to get over the illness that you have. But it's 6800:04:53,081 --> 00:04:58,247important to keep in mind that vaccines primarily deal with 6900:04:58,327 --> 00:05:06,387prevention. The way I like to think about it is that it's a 7000:05:06,447 --> 00:05:13,189preventive prevention. There is no vaccine that can kill the 7100:05:13,250 --> 00:05:17,968virus directly. What I mean by that is that's not how vaccines 7200:05:18,089 --> 00:05:20,406operate. They don't go in and kill the virus or kill the 7300:05:20,425 --> 00:05:25,300bacteria or whatever. Basically,what they do, which is 7400:05:25,360 --> 00:05:30,487ingenious, is that they go in, the vaccines stimulate the body 7500:05:31,067 --> 00:05:37,346to produce antibodies or its ownmechanism and the cells in the 7600:05:37,386 --> 00:05:41,605body basically kill the vaccine.Again, vaccines deal primarily 7700:05:41,646 --> 00:05:44,483with prevention and not treatment. We'll talk about 7800:05:44,502 --> 00:05:47,985treatment a bit later on in thisdiscussion, but as we talk 7900:05:48,024 --> 00:05:51,983about vaccines, we're talking about prevention. Administration8000:05:51,983 --> 00:05:55,142of the vaccines basically are two ways. We're talking about 8100:05:55,202 --> 00:06:00,288flu and COVID vaccines. Those two ways are needle with an 8200:06:00,329 --> 00:06:05,149injection in the arm, intramuscularly, and nasal spray8300:06:05,149 --> 00:06:08,240. We're going to look at for this presentation. We're going 8400:06:08,261 --> 00:06:12,901to look at the delivery mechanism for vaccines Needle, 8500:06:12,922 --> 00:06:17,423the more traditional approach, or nasal spray we're primarily 8600:06:17,463 --> 00:06:21,543going to look at the regular fluthat occurs every year in 8700:06:21,682 --> 00:06:25,762influenza and COVID-19, which has been with us for 8800:06:25,783 --> 00:06:29,685approximately the last four years. Let's start with the flu 8900:06:29,939 --> 00:06:33,204Now. We're all familiar with theflu. We've all had it over the 9000:06:33,245 --> 00:06:38,302last many, many years. But let'sstart even more basic. Before 9100:06:38,362 --> 00:06:42,648you get the flu, many of us get what we call COLS, c-o-l-d. 9200:06:45,365 --> 00:06:48,983What's the difference between a cold and the flu? Well, with the9300:06:48,983 --> 00:06:52,944cold, you have mild respiratorysymptoms. You may have mild 9400:06:53,004 --> 00:06:59,846fatigue. Onset tends to be gradual. You may have some 9500:06:59,947 --> 00:07:04,064headache or some nasal discomfort. With the flu, on the9600:07:04,064 --> 00:07:07,906other hand, you take all those things and you've doubled them 9700:07:07,966 --> 00:07:11,927by five to 10 times. In essence,the way I like to think about 9800:07:11,968 --> 00:07:18,966it, a fluenza is a very, very, very serious cold. A fluenza is 9900:07:19,007 --> 00:07:23,607a very, very serious cold. Influencers are associated with 10000:07:23,927 --> 00:07:29,209severe symptoms, oftentimes muscle body aches throughout the10100:07:29,209 --> 00:07:35,004body, usually with a sudden onset, and can involve a fever, 10200:07:35,144 --> 00:07:40,869exhaustion or loss of appetite. So, cold symptoms, flu symptoms 10300:07:41,759 --> 00:07:46,127let's go a little deeper Flu symptoms and let's compare them 10400:07:47,560 --> 00:07:53,466to what we're talking about withCOVID-19, which clearly can get10500:07:53,466 --> 00:07:58,548into respiratory difficulties, shortness of breath, inability 10600:07:58,588 --> 00:08:02,528to breathe and all the other problems that can be associated 10700:08:02,588 --> 00:08:06,629with that. So when we look at, okay, how do we prevent this 10800:08:06,689 --> 00:08:11,942from happening? So what is our basic prevention mechanism? Well10900:08:11,942 --> 00:08:17,992, those mechanisms tend to be vaccinations and with the 11000:08:18,031 --> 00:08:21,353traditional injection, needle injection, we have to go to a 11100:08:21,392 --> 00:08:26,834facility, a medical type facility, either inpatient or 11200:08:26,894 --> 00:08:32,192outpatient, and they inject us with the medication With the 11300:08:32,292 --> 00:08:38,894nasal spray. You can do it at home. So this would be a huge 11400:08:39,616 --> 00:08:46,133lift for individuals who have toget vaccinations for COVID. So 11500:08:46,173 --> 00:08:49,214with the nasal spray, basically we're talking about no needles, 11600:08:49,534 --> 00:08:55,179basically no pain. That's reallyanother step forward in this 11700:08:55,259 --> 00:09:00,052whole march toward providing better care for all of us. So 11800:09:00,131 --> 00:09:06,751far in this country there's onlyone nasal spray vaccine that's 11900:09:06,792 --> 00:09:11,091been approved by the FDA, the Federal Drug Administration, and12000:09:11,091 --> 00:09:14,854that's for the influenza, that's for the flu. Presently, 12100:09:15,034 --> 00:09:18,993as of today and we're in September right now there is no 12200:09:19,092 --> 00:09:25,333known FDA-approved nasal spray vaccine for COVID. But those are12300:09:25,333 --> 00:09:28,413coming and we'll talk about that a bit later. But let's look12400:09:28,413 --> 00:09:31,452at the flu miss and what have we learned? Well, flu miss 12500:09:31,472 --> 00:09:36,076contains a weak and strain of the virus, of the flu virus, 12600:09:37,511 --> 00:09:41,611that's made into a spray that's injected into the nose, sprayed 12700:09:41,652 --> 00:09:44,937into the nose. That then triggers the nose and the body's12800:09:44,937 --> 00:09:49,995response to improve its immune system and build antibodies to 12900:09:50,054 --> 00:09:53,532stop us from getting the flu. Let me say that again Flu miss 13000:09:54,173 --> 00:09:59,335is a nasal spray vaccine for theflu, only influenza that is 13100:09:59,414 --> 00:10:03,596injected into the nose, that triggers an immune response in 13200:10:03,615 --> 00:10:08,931the nose and the body to build antibodies that prevents us from13300:10:08,931 --> 00:10:13,255getting the flu again or that particular strain of the flu. 13400:10:14,671 --> 00:10:17,974Contraindications to the flu miss, this nasal spray vaccine 13500:10:18,014 --> 00:10:22,057for the flu only one contraindication is pregnant 13600:10:22,076 --> 00:10:26,333women, and part of that reason obviously may be that the fact 13700:10:26,374 --> 00:10:30,815that you are injecting an old virus, a dead virus or something13800:10:30,815 --> 00:10:35,052that may create problems for pregnant women. And the second 13900:10:35,734 --> 00:10:40,254is in patients who have an immune system, an immune 14000:10:40,355 --> 00:10:44,331protection system, that there's always a risk, obviously, if 14100:10:44,351 --> 00:10:46,692you're going to inject somethingin them, even though it may be 14200:10:46,753 --> 00:10:51,791weakened, but if they have a weakened system themselves, that14300:10:51,791 --> 00:10:56,035may significantly increase their risk. So we've talked 14400:10:56,076 --> 00:11:01,712about the mechanism, the vehiclefor vaccination. First with the14500:11:01,712 --> 00:11:08,130flu, only one that has a spray.Now let's go to COVID. One of 14600:11:08,150 --> 00:11:11,653the things that you may not haverecognized a few years ago a 14700:11:11,673 --> 00:11:15,154couple of years ago, basically, when the vaccines first came out14800:11:15,154 --> 00:11:20,518with COVID is that they came about with the use of a novel 14900:11:20,599 --> 00:11:25,619new approach, and this was what's called the messenger RNA 15000:11:25,679 --> 00:11:30,113approach, and so let's take a closer look at that. Why is that15100:11:30,113 --> 00:11:34,591such a big deal? One of the reasons it's a big deal is that 15200:11:34,611 --> 00:11:38,931vaccines used to take years to actually come online. It took 15300:11:39,032 --> 00:11:42,331years and, needless to say, we were all in a crisis talking 15400:11:42,350 --> 00:11:45,995about the world now, the world pandemic and so it was important15500:11:45,995 --> 00:11:49,909to get those vaccines and get vaccines as fast as possible. So15600:11:49,909 --> 00:11:53,750you had pharmaceutical and medical facilities working 15700:11:53,791 --> 00:11:57,693around the country, around the world, to come up with a safe 15800:11:57,995 --> 00:12:03,452and effective vaccine to save people's lives, and this was 15900:12:03,533 --> 00:12:08,269done. This was done and it was done because it was decided to 16000:12:08,451 --> 00:12:11,900use this new approach that, instead of the traditional way 16100:12:12,190 --> 00:12:18,991of using old virus or dead virusin small amounts to stimulate 16200:12:20,375 --> 00:12:24,534new antibiotic production, it was decided to use just a 16300:12:24,615 --> 00:12:30,034molecule of messenger RNA, whichhad nothing to do with the 16400:12:30,054 --> 00:12:36,610virus, just a molecule messengerRNA. Put that into a cell and 16500:12:36,649 --> 00:12:42,370then take that information that has been made in the cell and 16600:12:42,530 --> 00:12:46,812use that to stimulate the immunesystem. One of the things that 16700:12:46,852 --> 00:12:53,580this did, or confirm, is that our cells have memory. Think 16800:12:53,639 --> 00:12:58,331about that Our cells, cells in our body have memory. Now, we're16900:12:58,331 --> 00:13:01,995made up of billions of cells, billions and billions of cells, 17000:13:02,970 --> 00:13:07,895but each one of them has memory that if you inject something 17100:13:08,037 --> 00:13:15,090into them directly or indirectly, as in the case with mRNA, that17200:13:15,090 --> 00:13:19,850the cell can remember what message you left for them and 17300:13:19,889 --> 00:13:23,474can then actually act accordingly if they're invaded a17400:13:23,474 --> 00:13:24,216second time. 17500:13:25,573 --> 00:13:28,533Speaker 1: This podcast episode is sponsored by Choctaw Medical 17600:13:28,572 --> 00:13:32,096Group Incorporated. Also sponsored by Bernie Brown 17700:13:32,236 --> 00:13:35,909Esquire, author of a Prosecutor's Analysis of 17800:13:36,010 --> 00:13:38,971Personal Supernatural Experiences. A collection of 17900:13:39,052 --> 00:13:43,333fascinating stories awaiting your verdict Fact, fiction, 18000:13:43,835 --> 00:13:48,076fabrication or fantasy, available in paperback and 18100:13:48,115 --> 00:13:54,932digital formats. Go to THWWPcom to get your copy, absolutely 18200:13:54,972 --> 00:13:55,534extraordinary. 18300:13:56,230 --> 00:13:58,750Speaker 2: So how does this mRNAstuff really work? What the 18400:13:58,770 --> 00:14:02,573coronavirus is like is one of those calls one of the causes of18500:14:02,573 --> 00:14:07,472COVID-19 and was named for thiscrown-like spike on the surface18600:14:07,472 --> 00:14:10,895called spike proteins. These are spikes that are on the virus18700:14:10,895 --> 00:14:13,870itself and if you've ever seen pictures of the virus, it's like18800:14:13,870 --> 00:14:17,051a ball with a lot of little spiky things on it. Well, that's18900:14:17,051 --> 00:14:21,456important because there's thoselittle spiky things that the 19000:14:22,178 --> 00:14:28,947vaccine can attack and does attack and ends up taking part 19100:14:28,988 --> 00:14:35,154of that material with mRNA. Put it into a normal cell and have 19200:14:35,216 --> 00:14:41,323that cell replicate that spiky protein type of substance and 19300:14:41,403 --> 00:14:44,735put it into the cell's memory sothat the cell can then protect 19400:14:44,796 --> 00:14:50,326itself in future attacks. What'sdifferent about, again, this 19500:14:50,447 --> 00:14:54,289mRNA approach as compared to thetraditional approach, is that 19600:14:55,091 --> 00:14:59,423this new approach does not contain any virus, small or 19700:14:59,482 --> 00:15:06,312large. This is completely novel or different from any virus. And19800:15:06,312 --> 00:15:10,346the second thing is when the body responds. It can. Sometimes19900:15:10,346 --> 00:15:14,775you may have like a mild reaction to the vaccine, just 20000:15:14,816 --> 00:15:18,942like you normally do with flu vaccine, but usually it's very 20100:15:18,981 --> 00:15:22,519mild a little fever, maybe a little headache, a few tears, 20200:15:23,413 --> 00:15:27,557but usually that goes away. But what I want you to remember is 20300:15:27,830 --> 00:15:31,293number one. Yourselves have memory. Number two I believe 20400:15:31,654 --> 00:15:35,857that the work of the scientists and doctors and epidemiologists 20500:15:35,918 --> 00:15:40,769and others that come up with this new mRNA process for 20600:15:40,809 --> 00:15:44,836vaccination for the coronavirus is just absolutely extraordinary20700:15:44,836 --> 00:15:48,852. And so if we drill down a little more about this mRNA 20800:15:48,893 --> 00:15:53,657process, we notice that again, when the mRNA, messenger RNA 20900:15:53,850 --> 00:15:58,274that's what mRNA stands for goesinto the cell, it does not go 21000:15:58,354 --> 00:16:03,115into nucleus. Now let's back up.Let's imagine that a cell is 21100:16:03,154 --> 00:16:06,850like an egg. The center part of the egg is the yolk, that's the 21200:16:06,910 --> 00:16:09,956yellow part. What's around the egg? Let's see if you fry it. 21300:16:10,889 --> 00:16:13,392What's around the egg is white material. We'll call that 21400:16:13,452 --> 00:16:17,217cytoplasm. And then, of course, the egg is normally in a shell 21500:16:18,230 --> 00:16:24,798before you crack it and put it in a pan. The messenger RNA does21600:16:24,798 --> 00:16:30,753not go into the yolk part of the egg. It stays in the white 21700:16:30,812 --> 00:16:34,149part around the center of the egg. Why is that important? The 21800:16:34,210 --> 00:16:38,979center of the egg, the yolk, thenucleus is where the DNA is. 21900:16:39,630 --> 00:16:42,452That's where the message for life, that's where the 22000:16:42,493 --> 00:16:48,321distinction between each of us is developed and recorded. 22100:16:48,629 --> 00:16:52,798That's in the nucleus. This messenger RNA does this work in 22200:16:52,817 --> 00:16:56,097the periphery, in the white partsurrounding the yellow yolk, 22300:16:57,030 --> 00:17:00,153and that's where it does its work. That's where it replicates22400:17:00,153 --> 00:17:06,230and transcribes this foreign protein called coronavirus and 22500:17:06,592 --> 00:17:10,615strengthens the cell for future battle. At Yale University, at 22600:17:10,654 --> 00:17:14,876the School of Engineering and Applied Science, professor Mark 22700:17:15,057 --> 00:17:21,000Saltzman and others have been working on an mRNA, but as a 22800:17:21,663 --> 00:17:25,479nasal spray, instead of getting the injections for your vaccine 22900:17:27,089 --> 00:17:31,332based on mRNA. They, along with many others, I might add, there 23000:17:31,352 --> 00:17:35,213are other labs around the country, around the world, that 23100:17:35,233 --> 00:17:39,291are working on this and are working on a spray that allows 23200:17:39,332 --> 00:17:41,830you the same degree of protection using the same 23300:17:41,891 --> 00:17:49,219process, the mRNA process and basically the mRNA is able to 23400:17:51,844 --> 00:17:57,442attack this spiked part of the virus replicated within the cell23500:17:57,442 --> 00:18:02,760in the cytoplasm, not in the nucleus and then allow that cell23600:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,863to then to be able to create its own antibodies, which are 23700:18:05,883 --> 00:18:11,239like foot soldiers that fight infection of any type. The idea 23800:18:11,278 --> 00:18:16,020of a nasal spray is very good and is attractive because it is 23900:18:16,261 --> 00:18:19,780injected directly into the nose,which is where the virus begins24000:18:19,780 --> 00:18:23,878. We're certainly where it does most of its damage. It just 24100:18:23,939 --> 00:18:27,102makes sense that if you can takesomething and you put it where 24200:18:27,342 --> 00:18:31,178most of the virus lives or is going to be, that allows it to 24300:18:31,218 --> 00:18:37,483be even more effective. Keep in mind it's through the nose and 24400:18:37,503 --> 00:18:45,383the mouth, when we cough, sneeze, breathe, yell, sing, etc. Is 24500:18:45,403 --> 00:18:49,461how we spread the virus. There are many labs around the world 24600:18:49,923 --> 00:18:53,162that are working on nasal spraysas a vaccine for the 24700:18:53,201 --> 00:18:59,260Coronavirus of COVID-19. The labin India, the codeogenics lab 24800:18:59,300 --> 00:19:03,557in the US University of Hong Kong lab in China and our own 24900:19:03,616 --> 00:19:07,896National Institute of Health here in the United States. One 25000:19:07,936 --> 00:19:11,298of the things that's very uniqueabout this mRNA approach is 25100:19:11,338 --> 00:19:19,227that the package or the deliverysystem of this particular virus25200:19:19,227 --> 00:19:24,934, this particular spray, and theinformation in this spray, the 25300:19:25,035 --> 00:19:31,395mRNA, is encased in a nano-particle delivery system. I25400:19:31,395 --> 00:19:34,981know that's quite a bit, but nano means something that's real25500:19:34,981 --> 00:19:38,903, real small. It's a special delivery system that prevents 25600:19:39,536 --> 00:19:43,654the particle from being injured or destroyed by the body Because25700:19:43,654 --> 00:19:46,183, remember, the body does not like any foreign invasion. 25800:19:47,297 --> 00:19:50,220Anything comes into the body, the antibodies are going to be 25900:19:50,319 --> 00:19:53,417on alert and they're going to goafter it. You have to couch it 26000:19:53,519 --> 00:19:58,137in a way that it can escape and slip through those normal 26100:19:58,178 --> 00:20:02,557defenses of the body so that it can be delivered into the areas 26200:20:02,616 --> 00:20:05,704of the lung and parts of the respiratory system that would 26300:20:05,744 --> 00:20:10,663then allow it to be in place to stimulate those same antibodies 26400:20:11,163 --> 00:20:14,960to fight future invaders, particularly coronavirus 26500:20:15,020 --> 00:20:18,582invaders. Transcription is an important part of what the 26600:20:18,622 --> 00:20:22,577messenger RNA does, just very, very quickly. Transcription just26700:20:22,577 --> 00:20:27,583means it copies. It's able to copy information from this 26800:20:28,684 --> 00:20:33,565coronavirus, give it to the celloutside of the nucleus of the 26900:20:33,625 --> 00:20:38,442cell and allow the body to produce the same information and27000:20:38,442 --> 00:20:42,298create antibodies to that information. A quick word about 27100:20:42,338 --> 00:20:45,279the most recent variant, the most recent variants name is 27200:20:45,460 --> 00:20:52,278ERIS. It is different from othercoronavirus strains in that it 27300:20:52,378 --> 00:20:56,057is causing most of the new strains of coronavirus that 27400:20:56,117 --> 00:20:59,938we're now seeing, certainly in this country, since August. 27500:21:00,038 --> 00:21:05,358We're now in the month of September, but the good news 27600:21:05,419 --> 00:21:07,924about it, though, is that it does not appear to be that 27700:21:08,025 --> 00:21:11,615different from previous strains.Why is that important? That's 27800:21:11,675 --> 00:21:15,944good news, because it means thatthe vaccines that are based on 27900:21:16,005 --> 00:21:21,218last year's virus should be as effective, if not more effective28000:21:21,218 --> 00:21:26,147, against the upcoming virus that we'll see, mostly in 2024. 28100:21:27,699 --> 00:21:30,665Remember, when you take the vaccine in October or so 28200:21:30,954 --> 00:21:36,643September, october, November thevaccine is effective and it 28300:21:36,742 --> 00:21:40,861peaks three months later. You'retaking the vaccine during the 28400:21:40,921 --> 00:21:45,980fall to protect you for the virus that we expect to arrive 28500:21:46,340 --> 00:21:52,799January, february and March. Theother thing about ERIS, the new28600:21:52,799 --> 00:21:57,013variant, and this variant is a sub-variant of the Omicron 28700:21:57,034 --> 00:21:59,501variant. I'm sure some of you remember the Omicron variant a 28800:21:59,541 --> 00:22:02,836couple of years ago. It was the big, big change. This is a 28900:22:02,897 --> 00:22:05,880sub-variant of that, but again it does not appear to be too 29000:22:05,980 --> 00:22:10,679different from the Omicron. Consequently, we should be in 29100:22:10,739 --> 00:22:15,968good shape, hopefully with the vaccines that we come up with 29200:22:16,669 --> 00:22:19,656this year. The latter part of this year, I'm sure you remember29300:22:19,656 --> 00:22:24,476the basic symptoms of COVID-19,fever, fatigue and cough. It 29400:22:24,516 --> 00:22:27,396starts off with the respiratory type symptoms, but it is clearly29500:22:27,396 --> 00:22:33,300not limited to the respiratory area. It can cause diarrhea, 29600:22:33,580 --> 00:22:39,117gastrointestinal problems, abdominal pain, etc. Depending 29700:22:39,198 --> 00:22:42,659on the stage of the disease. Obviously, one of the reasons 29800:22:42,759 --> 00:22:46,577why it is so devastating is thatit depends on what your 29900:22:46,637 --> 00:22:51,403preexisting medical condition is. If you have ongoing medical 30000:22:51,442 --> 00:22:54,142problems, and this usually will occur in those of us who are 30100:22:54,182 --> 00:22:57,823getting older, then that makes obviously the virus even more 30200:22:57,883 --> 00:23:02,556dangerous and makes treatment even more important. Speaking of30300:23:02,556 --> 00:23:06,605treatment, again, leaving asidethe prevention treatment, 30400:23:06,644 --> 00:23:11,222specifically treatment like Paxovid, which is a medication 30500:23:11,262 --> 00:23:15,821you can take as an outpatient, or Redemzavir, which is an IV 30600:23:15,902 --> 00:23:18,836medication that you can take also as an outpatient, have been30700:23:18,836 --> 00:23:22,884quite effective in treating thesymptoms of COVID if given 30800:23:23,104 --> 00:23:27,480early and inappropriately. We'rein pretty good shape, but we 30900:23:27,519 --> 00:23:33,602want to stay ahead of the curve and kill or destroy this scourge31000:23:33,602 --> 00:23:38,457before it takes more beautiful lives away from us. One of the 31100:23:38,497 --> 00:23:42,391things to keep in mind is that COVID does more than just affect31200:23:42,391 --> 00:23:46,561the physical. There's been a huge emotional toll, both on 31300:23:46,602 --> 00:23:49,788patients and on caregivers, and on family members and friends. 31400:23:51,237 --> 00:23:55,164And remember, as I like to say, the mind, the body and the 31500:23:55,244 --> 00:23:59,160spirit are all connected and youcannot affect one part of that 31600:23:59,220 --> 00:24:03,056triangle without affecting all parts of that triangle. And so 31700:24:03,115 --> 00:24:07,063keep that in mind and be supportive and thoughtful of 31800:24:07,143 --> 00:24:09,866individuals who are going through stuff, particularly 31900:24:09,926 --> 00:24:12,576health care related stuff, and, even if you don't know the 32000:24:12,616 --> 00:24:16,865details, but just give a kind word, handshake, hug, smile, 32100:24:17,666 --> 00:24:22,282whatever Because sometimes that itself can be therapeutic and 32200:24:22,323 --> 00:24:26,278can be very helpful. In conclusion, flu mist right now 32300:24:26,439 --> 00:24:30,227is the only nasal spray vaccine that's been approved by the FDA 32400:24:30,815 --> 00:24:37,307and it's only available for the regular flu. All vaccines for 32500:24:37,367 --> 00:24:40,903COVID presently are given with an intramuscular injection. 32600:24:41,414 --> 00:24:45,663However, many, many labs around the world are working feverishly32700:24:45,663 --> 00:24:48,228and most of them are in the second and third phases of 32800:24:48,627 --> 00:24:52,321development, so they should be getting close and not here to 32900:24:52,342 --> 00:24:57,019develop the nasal spray variety,which has many advantages that 33000:24:57,039 --> 00:25:04,487we've talked about earlier, and it is something that I expect to33100:25:04,487 --> 00:25:10,523be available either the latter part of 2023, or in early 2024. 33200:25:12,538 --> 00:25:15,526Speaker 1: This podcast episode is sponsored by Choctaw Medical 33300:25:15,546 --> 00:25:19,078Group Incorporated. Also sponsored by Bernie Brown 33400:25:19,199 --> 00:25:22,885Esquire, author of a Prosecutor's Analysis of 33500:25:22,986 --> 00:25:25,938Personal Supernatural Experiences. A collection of 33600:25:26,038 --> 00:25:30,298fascinating stories awaiting your verdict Fact, fiction, 33700:25:30,798 --> 00:25:35,047fabrication or fantasy, available in paperback and 33800:25:35,086 --> 00:25:40,926digital formats. Go to THWPcom to get your copy. 33900:25:41,556 --> 00:25:43,701Speaker 2: And finally, I alwayslike to end on my basic 34000:25:43,740 --> 00:25:47,759principles. I like to share thiswith you. I am a physician of 34100:25:47,818 --> 00:25:52,458faith. My first principle is Godis in charge, and it's because 34200:25:52,518 --> 00:25:56,365of my faith and belief in God inmy life that I have been able 34300:25:56,404 --> 00:25:59,838to do those things that I've been able to do, and have been 34400:25:59,939 --> 00:26:05,778able to receive help and supportfrom others also. Secondly, I 34500:26:05,818 --> 00:26:08,904don't have any bad days. Principle number two I learned 34600:26:08,924 --> 00:26:12,780about 20 years, 30 years ago, that the days were good and bad,34700:26:12,780 --> 00:26:16,018or bad whenever I said they were, and so I decided that I 34800:26:16,057 --> 00:26:18,904didn't need any more bad days. So my days are the good days are34900:26:18,904 --> 00:26:22,041great days. Principle number three don't sweat the small 35000:26:22,082 --> 00:26:25,818stuff, and most stuff is small. I have learned that whenever 35100:26:25,898 --> 00:26:30,146things happen that most of timesit's usually not nearly as bad 35200:26:30,186 --> 00:26:34,240as I think it is. So I'm workingon putting things more in 35300:26:34,299 --> 00:26:38,047perspective and letting that dictate what my thoughts and 35400:26:38,067 --> 00:26:41,939what my actions are. Number fourforgiveness is therapy, that 35500:26:41,979 --> 00:26:47,107whenever someone does or says something to me that I perceive 35600:26:47,587 --> 00:26:52,963as negative, I have learned to forgive instantly. It doesn't 35700:26:53,003 --> 00:26:56,958matter what the facts are, just forgive them. And finally, 35800:26:57,519 --> 00:27:02,548number four everything is a relationship. Relationships are 35900:27:02,567 --> 00:27:05,719based on three things Mutual respect, mutual trust, good 36000:27:05,759 --> 00:27:09,026communication. If you have thosethree things, you have a good 36100:27:09,066 --> 00:27:14,904relationship. If you do not, youhave work to do. If you like to36200:27:14,904 --> 00:27:18,896subscribe to these podcasts, I would encourage you to go to 36300:27:19,198 --> 00:27:27,188wwwbusfraudcom, to 1-0-1-0-0-3. 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