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

1 00:00:00,821 --> 00:00:03,490 Speaker 1: Coming up on this episode of the HWWP. 2 00:00:04,682 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 2: There is no vaccine that can kill the virus directly 3 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,871 , and what I mean by that is that's not how vaccines operate. 4 00:00:13,871 --> 00:00:16,527 They don't go in and kill the virus or kill the bacteria or 5 00:00:16,568 --> 00:00:16,910 whatever. 6 00:00:17,201 --> 00:00:20,196 Speaker 1: This podcast episode is sponsored by Choctaw Medical 7 00:00:20,216 --> 00:00:23,737 Group Incorporated. Also sponsored by Bernie Brown 8 00:00:23,859 --> 00:00:27,553 Esquire, author of a Prosecutor's Analysis of 9 00:00:27,655 --> 00:00:30,628 Personal Supernatural Experiences. A collection of 10 00:00:30,708 --> 00:00:34,969 fascinating stories awaiting your verdict Fact, fiction, 11 00:00:35,491 --> 00:00:39,456 fabrication or fantasy, available in paperback and 12 00:00:39,476 --> 00:00:46,764 digital formats. Go to THWWPcom to get your copy. Welcome to the 13 00:00:46,764 --> 00:00:49,390 Healthy, wealthy and Wise podcast with Dr William T 14 00:00:49,450 --> 00:00:53,496 Choctaw, mdjd, where the doctor helps you unlock your full 15 00:00:53,536 --> 00:00:57,594 potential by equipping you with tools and knowledge in the areas 16 00:00:57,594 --> 00:01:01,435 of health, wealth and wisdom, anchored in his experience as a 17 00:01:01,536 --> 00:01:04,718 business executive, a physician surveyor for the Joint 18 00:01:04,737 --> 00:01:09,457 Commission, a former mayor and over 50 years of experience as a 19 00:01:09,457 --> 00:01:13,581 general surgeon. You've got questions, he's got answers, so 20 00:01:13,621 --> 00:01:17,980 let's get started. Here's Dr William T Choctaw, mdjd. 21 00:01:19,103 --> 00:01:22,626 Speaker 2: Good morning. I'm Dr William T Choctaw and I will be 22 00:01:22,668 --> 00:01:25,986 your host today. Welcome to the Healthy, wealthy and Wise 23 00:01:26,106 --> 00:01:29,989 podcast. Each month, we strive to provide you, our listeners, 24 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,320 with mental, physical and spiritual strength by giving 25 00:01:33,501 --> 00:01:38,480 actionable advice and tips, guidance and information to help 26 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,430 you achieve your own personal, professional and spiritual goals 27 00:01:42,430 --> 00:01:47,510 . We consider the health of the mind, body and spirit paramount, 28 00:01:47,510 --> 00:01:52,271 as a single unit that can provide a cumulative strength 29 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,890 greater than the individual parts to strengthen the whole 30 00:01:56,950 --> 00:02:02,408 person. So today, sit back and enjoy and come along on a very 31 00:02:02,468 --> 00:02:07,442 exciting journey with us. Today, we're going to be talking about 32 00:02:07,442 --> 00:02:14,205 our COVID-19 spray vaccines coming soon. Our COVID-19 spray 33 00:02:14,265 --> 00:02:19,818 vaccines coming soon. As always, we like to start off with my 34 00:02:19,838 --> 00:02:25,231 beliefs. I believe life is about being of service to others. I 35 00:02:25,272 --> 00:02:28,859 believe knowledge is power. I believe leaders can change the 36 00:02:28,878 --> 00:02:32,792 world. We like to give you an outline. This basically tells 37 00:02:32,812 --> 00:02:35,771 you what we're going to talk about and, as importantly, it'll 38 00:02:35,771 --> 00:02:38,769 let you know when we're just about done. You know you're very 39 00:02:38,769 --> 00:02:43,145 , very busy people with a lot on your plate, and so we are very 40 00:02:43,205 --> 00:02:48,122 grateful and are pleased and humbled that you've chosen to 41 00:02:48,163 --> 00:02:51,602 spend a few minutes of your valuable time with us. We're 42 00:02:51,622 --> 00:02:54,830 going to talk about the new COVID vaccine that's coming soon 43 00:02:54,830 --> 00:02:58,905 and that may already be available. We're going to talk 44 00:02:58,944 --> 00:03:03,524 about the influenza versus COVID vaccines and how they differ 45 00:03:03,944 --> 00:03:08,044 both in terms of type, quality and methodology. We'll talk 46 00:03:08,085 --> 00:03:13,104 about messenger RNA and how this novel approach to the COVID 47 00:03:13,145 --> 00:03:20,409 vaccine has changed forever vaccine pharmacology going 48 00:03:20,469 --> 00:03:24,735 forward. And we'll talk some about prevention in terms of 49 00:03:24,794 --> 00:03:30,942 helping you to stay safe. Well, we know that every year now we 50 00:03:31,042 --> 00:03:37,530 have what we call a tri-endemic influenza, and what that means 51 00:03:37,631 --> 00:03:41,187 is we have a tri-endemic. We have three different types of 52 00:03:41,227 --> 00:03:46,030 viruses that may very well cause infection in any one of us in 53 00:03:46,169 --> 00:03:50,689 any given year. One is the respiratory sensitional virus, 54 00:03:51,420 --> 00:03:54,389 which does not affect a lot of people most of the young but 55 00:03:54,430 --> 00:03:59,341 does occur. The influenza virus, which is the most common, and 56 00:03:59,381 --> 00:04:04,605 then, of course, the coronavirus , the COVID-19 virus, and so 57 00:04:04,626 --> 00:04:08,086 we're going to look at how individuals can protect 58 00:04:08,127 --> 00:04:12,663 themselves, and we're going to primarily focus on the flu 59 00:04:13,145 --> 00:04:17,942 influenza virus and the COVID-19 influenza virus. Just remember 60 00:04:18,425 --> 00:04:22,266 the basics of what works for all of those is masking, wearing 61 00:04:22,305 --> 00:04:26,809 mask distance at least six feet apart if possible, and hand 62 00:04:26,829 --> 00:04:31,324 washing. Those basics have not changed and please keep that in 63 00:04:31,365 --> 00:04:35,862 mind. Survival from any type of viral infection, certainly in a 64 00:04:35,922 --> 00:04:40,661 pandemic, depends on prevention and treatment. Prevention is 65 00:04:40,742 --> 00:04:44,362 important to hopefully prevent others from getting it or 66 00:04:44,403 --> 00:04:49,324 preventing the individual from getting it again. Treatment is 67 00:04:49,504 --> 00:04:53,041 for you to get over the illness that you have. But it's 68 00:04:53,081 --> 00:04:58,247 important to keep in mind that vaccines primarily deal with 69 00:04:58,327 --> 00:05:06,387 prevention. The way I like to think about it is that it's a 70 00:05:06,447 --> 00:05:13,189 preventive prevention. There is no vaccine that can kill the 71 00:05:13,250 --> 00:05:17,968 virus directly. What I mean by that is that's not how vaccines 72 00:05:18,089 --> 00:05:20,406 operate. They don't go in and kill the virus or kill the 73 00:05:20,425 --> 00:05:25,300 bacteria or whatever. Basically, what they do, which is 74 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:30,487 ingenious, is that they go in, the vaccines stimulate the body 75 00:05:31,067 --> 00:05:37,346 to produce antibodies or its own mechanism and the cells in the 76 00:05:37,386 --> 00:05:41,605 body basically kill the vaccine. Again, vaccines deal primarily 77 00:05:41,646 --> 00:05:44,483 with prevention and not treatment. We'll talk about 78 00:05:44,502 --> 00:05:47,985 treatment a bit later on in this discussion, but as we talk 79 00:05:48,024 --> 00:05:51,983 about vaccines, we're talking about prevention. Administration 80 00:05:51,983 --> 00:05:55,142 of the vaccines basically are two ways. We're talking about 81 00:05:55,202 --> 00:06:00,288 flu and COVID vaccines. Those two ways are needle with an 82 00:06:00,329 --> 00:06:05,149 injection in the arm, intramuscularly, and nasal spray 83 00:06:05,149 --> 00:06:08,240 . We're going to look at for this presentation. We're going 84 00:06:08,261 --> 00:06:12,901 to look at the delivery mechanism for vaccines Needle, 85 00:06:12,922 --> 00:06:17,423 the more traditional approach, or nasal spray we're primarily 86 00:06:17,463 --> 00:06:21,543 going to look at the regular flu that occurs every year in 87 00:06:21,682 --> 00:06:25,762 influenza and COVID-19, which has been with us for 88 00:06:25,783 --> 00:06:29,685 approximately the last four years. Let's start with the flu 89 00:06:29,939 --> 00:06:33,204 Now. We're all familiar with the flu. We've all had it over the 90 00:06:33,245 --> 00:06:38,302 last many, many years. But let's start even more basic. Before 91 00:06:38,362 --> 00:06:42,648 you get the flu, many of us get what we call COLS, c-o-l-d. 92 00:06:45,365 --> 00:06:48,983 What's the difference between a cold and the flu? Well, with the 93 00:06:48,983 --> 00:06:52,944 cold, you have mild respiratory symptoms. You may have mild 94 00:06:53,004 --> 00:06:59,846 fatigue. Onset tends to be gradual. You may have some 95 00:06:59,947 --> 00:07:04,064 headache or some nasal discomfort. With the flu, on the 96 00:07:04,064 --> 00:07:07,906 other hand, you take all those things and you've doubled them 97 00:07:07,966 --> 00:07:11,927 by five to 10 times. In essence, the way I like to think about 98 00:07:11,968 --> 00:07:18,966 it, a fluenza is a very, very, very serious cold. A fluenza is 99 00:07:19,007 --> 00:07:23,607 a very, very serious cold. Influencers are associated with 100 00:07:23,927 --> 00:07:29,209 severe symptoms, oftentimes muscle body aches throughout the 101 00:07:29,209 --> 00:07:35,004 body, usually with a sudden onset, and can involve a fever, 102 00:07:35,144 --> 00:07:40,869 exhaustion or loss of appetite. So, cold symptoms, flu symptoms 103 00:07:41,759 --> 00:07:46,127 let's go a little deeper Flu symptoms and let's compare them 104 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:53,466 to what we're talking about with COVID-19, which clearly can get 105 00:07:53,466 --> 00:07:58,548 into respiratory difficulties, shortness of breath, inability 106 00:07:58,588 --> 00:08:02,528 to breathe and all the other problems that can be associated 107 00:08:02,588 --> 00:08:06,629 with that. So when we look at, okay, how do we prevent this 108 00:08:06,689 --> 00:08:11,942 from happening? So what is our basic prevention mechanism? Well 109 00:08:11,942 --> 00:08:17,992 , those mechanisms tend to be vaccinations and with the 110 00:08:18,031 --> 00:08:21,353 traditional injection, needle injection, we have to go to a 111 00:08:21,392 --> 00:08:26,834 facility, a medical type facility, either inpatient or 112 00:08:26,894 --> 00:08:32,192 outpatient, and they inject us with the medication With the 113 00:08:32,292 --> 00:08:38,894 nasal spray. You can do it at home. So this would be a huge 114 00:08:39,616 --> 00:08:46,133 lift for individuals who have to get vaccinations for COVID. So 115 00:08:46,173 --> 00:08:49,214 with the nasal spray, basically we're talking about no needles, 116 00:08:49,534 --> 00:08:55,179 basically no pain. That's really another step forward in this 117 00:08:55,259 --> 00:09:00,052 whole march toward providing better care for all of us. So 118 00:09:00,131 --> 00:09:06,751 far in this country there's only one nasal spray vaccine that's 119 00:09:06,792 --> 00:09:11,091 been approved by the FDA, the Federal Drug Administration, and 120 00:09:11,091 --> 00:09:14,854 that's for the influenza, that's for the flu. Presently, 121 00:09:15,034 --> 00:09:18,993 as of today and we're in September right now there is no 122 00:09:19,092 --> 00:09:25,333 known FDA-approved nasal spray vaccine for COVID. But those are 123 00:09:25,333 --> 00:09:28,413 coming and we'll talk about that a bit later. But let's look 124 00:09:28,413 --> 00:09:31,452 at the flu miss and what have we learned? Well, flu miss 125 00:09:31,472 --> 00:09:36,076 contains a weak and strain of the virus, of the flu virus, 126 00:09:37,511 --> 00:09:41,611 that's made into a spray that's injected into the nose, sprayed 127 00:09:41,652 --> 00:09:44,937 into the nose. That then triggers the nose and the body's 128 00:09:44,937 --> 00:09:49,995 response to improve its immune system and build antibodies to 129 00:09:50,054 --> 00:09:53,532 stop us from getting the flu. Let me say that again Flu miss 130 00:09:54,173 --> 00:09:59,335 is a nasal spray vaccine for the flu, only influenza that is 131 00:09:59,414 --> 00:10:03,596 injected into the nose, that triggers an immune response in 132 00:10:03,615 --> 00:10:08,931 the nose and the body to build antibodies that prevents us from 133 00:10:08,931 --> 00:10:13,255 getting the flu again or that particular strain of the flu. 134 00:10:14,671 --> 00:10:17,974 Contraindications to the flu miss, this nasal spray vaccine 135 00:10:18,014 --> 00:10:22,057 for the flu only one contraindication is pregnant 136 00:10:22,076 --> 00:10:26,333 women, and part of that reason obviously may be that the fact 137 00:10:26,374 --> 00:10:30,815 that you are injecting an old virus, a dead virus or something 138 00:10:30,815 --> 00:10:35,052 that may create problems for pregnant women. And the second 139 00:10:35,734 --> 00:10:40,254 is in patients who have an immune system, an immune 140 00:10:40,355 --> 00:10:44,331 protection system, that there's always a risk, obviously, if 141 00:10:44,351 --> 00:10:46,692 you're going to inject something in them, even though it may be 142 00:10:46,753 --> 00:10:51,791 weakened, but if they have a weakened system themselves, that 143 00:10:51,791 --> 00:10:56,035 may significantly increase their risk. So we've talked 144 00:10:56,076 --> 00:11:01,712 about the mechanism, the vehicle for vaccination. First with the 145 00:11:01,712 --> 00:11:08,130 flu, only one that has a spray. Now let's go to COVID. One of 146 00:11:08,150 --> 00:11:11,653 the things that you may not have recognized a few years ago a 147 00:11:11,673 --> 00:11:15,154 couple of years ago, basically, when the vaccines first came out 148 00:11:15,154 --> 00:11:20,518 with COVID is that they came about with the use of a novel 149 00:11:20,599 --> 00:11:25,619 new approach, and this was what's called the messenger RNA 150 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:30,113 approach, and so let's take a closer look at that. Why is that 151 00:11:30,113 --> 00:11:34,591 such a big deal? One of the reasons it's a big deal is that 152 00:11:34,611 --> 00:11:38,931 vaccines used to take years to actually come online. It took 153 00:11:39,032 --> 00:11:42,331 years and, needless to say, we were all in a crisis talking 154 00:11:42,350 --> 00:11:45,995 about the world now, the world pandemic and so it was important 155 00:11:45,995 --> 00:11:49,909 to get those vaccines and get vaccines as fast as possible. So 156 00:11:49,909 --> 00:11:53,750 you had pharmaceutical and medical facilities working 157 00:11:53,791 --> 00:11:57,693 around the country, around the world, to come up with a safe 158 00:11:57,995 --> 00:12:03,452 and effective vaccine to save people's lives, and this was 159 00:12:03,533 --> 00:12:08,269 done. This was done and it was done because it was decided to 160 00:12:08,451 --> 00:12:11,900 use this new approach that, instead of the traditional way 161 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:18,991 of using old virus or dead virus in small amounts to stimulate 162 00:12:20,375 --> 00:12:24,534 new antibiotic production, it was decided to use just a 163 00:12:24,615 --> 00:12:30,034 molecule of messenger RNA, which had nothing to do with the 164 00:12:30,054 --> 00:12:36,610 virus, just a molecule messenger RNA. Put that into a cell and 165 00:12:36,649 --> 00:12:42,370 then take that information that has been made in the cell and 166 00:12:42,530 --> 00:12:46,812 use that to stimulate the immune system. One of the things that 167 00:12:46,852 --> 00:12:53,580 this did, or confirm, is that our cells have memory. Think 168 00:12:53,639 --> 00:12:58,331 about that Our cells, cells in our body have memory. Now, we're 169 00:12:58,331 --> 00:13:01,995 made up of billions of cells, billions and billions of cells, 170 00:13:02,970 --> 00:13:07,895 but each one of them has memory that if you inject something 171 00:13:08,037 --> 00:13:15,090 into them directly or indirectly , as in the case with mRNA, that 172 00:13:15,090 --> 00:13:19,850 the cell can remember what message you left for them and 173 00:13:19,889 --> 00:13:23,474 can then actually act accordingly if they're invaded a 174 00:13:23,474 --> 00:13:24,216 second time. 175 00:13:25,573 --> 00:13:28,533 Speaker 1: This podcast episode is sponsored by Choctaw Medical 176 00:13:28,572 --> 00:13:32,096 Group Incorporated. Also sponsored by Bernie Brown 177 00:13:32,236 --> 00:13:35,909 Esquire, author of a Prosecutor's Analysis of 178 00:13:36,010 --> 00:13:38,971 Personal Supernatural Experiences. A collection of 179 00:13:39,052 --> 00:13:43,333 fascinating stories awaiting your verdict Fact, fiction, 180 00:13:43,835 --> 00:13:48,076 fabrication or fantasy, available in paperback and 181 00:13:48,115 --> 00:13:54,932 digital formats. Go to THWWPcom to get your copy, absolutely 182 00:13:54,972 --> 00:13:55,534 extraordinary. 183 00:13:56,230 --> 00:13:58,750 Speaker 2: So how does this mRNA stuff really work? What the 184 00:13:58,770 --> 00:14:02,573 coronavirus is like is one of those calls one of the causes of 185 00:14:02,573 --> 00:14:07,472 COVID-19 and was named for this crown-like spike on the surface 186 00:14:07,472 --> 00:14:10,895 called spike proteins. These are spikes that are on the virus 187 00:14:10,895 --> 00:14:13,870 itself and if you've ever seen pictures of the virus, it's like 188 00:14:13,870 --> 00:14:17,051 a ball with a lot of little spiky things on it. Well, that's 189 00:14:17,051 --> 00:14:21,456 important because there's those little spiky things that the 190 00:14:22,178 --> 00:14:28,947 vaccine can attack and does attack and ends up taking part 191 00:14:28,988 --> 00:14:35,154 of that material with mRNA. Put it into a normal cell and have 192 00:14:35,216 --> 00:14:41,323 that cell replicate that spiky protein type of substance and 193 00:14:41,403 --> 00:14:44,735 put it into the cell's memory so that the cell can then protect 194 00:14:44,796 --> 00:14:50,326 itself in future attacks. What's different about, again, this 195 00:14:50,447 --> 00:14:54,289 mRNA approach as compared to the traditional approach, is that 196 00:14:55,091 --> 00:14:59,423 this new approach does not contain any virus, small or 197 00:14:59,482 --> 00:15:06,312 large. This is completely novel or different from any virus. And 198 00:15:06,312 --> 00:15:10,346 the second thing is when the body responds. It can. Sometimes 199 00:15:10,346 --> 00:15:14,775 you may have like a mild reaction to the vaccine, just 200 00:15:14,816 --> 00:15:18,942 like you normally do with flu vaccine, but usually it's very 201 00:15:18,981 --> 00:15:22,519 mild a little fever, maybe a little headache, a few tears, 202 00:15:23,413 --> 00:15:27,557 but usually that goes away. But what I want you to remember is 203 00:15:27,830 --> 00:15:31,293 number one. Yourselves have memory. Number two I believe 204 00:15:31,654 --> 00:15:35,857 that the work of the scientists and doctors and epidemiologists 205 00:15:35,918 --> 00:15:40,769 and others that come up with this new mRNA process for 206 00:15:40,809 --> 00:15:44,836 vaccination for the coronavirus is just absolutely extraordinary 207 00:15:44,836 --> 00:15:48,852 . And so if we drill down a little more about this mRNA 208 00:15:48,893 --> 00:15:53,657 process, we notice that again, when the mRNA, messenger RNA 209 00:15:53,850 --> 00:15:58,274 that's what mRNA stands for goes into the cell, it does not go 210 00:15:58,354 --> 00:16:03,115 into nucleus. Now let's back up. Let's imagine that a cell is 211 00:16:03,154 --> 00:16:06,850 like an egg. The center part of the egg is the yolk, that's the 212 00:16:06,910 --> 00:16:09,956 yellow part. What's around the egg? Let's see if you fry it. 213 00:16:10,889 --> 00:16:13,392 What's around the egg is white material. We'll call that 214 00:16:13,452 --> 00:16:17,217 cytoplasm. And then, of course, the egg is normally in a shell 215 00:16:18,230 --> 00:16:24,798 before you crack it and put it in a pan. The messenger RNA does 216 00:16:24,798 --> 00:16:30,753 not go into the yolk part of the egg. It stays in the white 217 00:16:30,812 --> 00:16:34,149 part around the center of the egg. Why is that important? The 218 00:16:34,210 --> 00:16:38,979 center of the egg, the yolk, the nucleus is where the DNA is. 219 00:16:39,630 --> 00:16:42,452 That's where the message for life, that's where the 220 00:16:42,493 --> 00:16:48,321 distinction between each of us is developed and recorded. 221 00:16:48,629 --> 00:16:52,798 That's in the nucleus. This messenger RNA does this work in 222 00:16:52,817 --> 00:16:56,097 the periphery, in the white part surrounding the yellow yolk, 223 00:16:57,030 --> 00:17:00,153 and that's where it does its work. That's where it replicates 224 00:17:00,153 --> 00:17:06,230 and transcribes this foreign protein called coronavirus and 225 00:17:06,592 --> 00:17:10,615 strengthens the cell for future battle. At Yale University, at 226 00:17:10,654 --> 00:17:14,876 the School of Engineering and Applied Science, professor Mark 227 00:17:15,057 --> 00:17:21,000 Saltzman and others have been working on an mRNA, but as a 228 00:17:21,663 --> 00:17:25,479 nasal spray, instead of getting the injections for your vaccine 229 00:17:27,089 --> 00:17:31,332 based on mRNA. They, along with many others, I might add, there 230 00:17:31,352 --> 00:17:35,213 are other labs around the country, around the world, that 231 00:17:35,233 --> 00:17:39,291 are working on this and are working on a spray that allows 232 00:17:39,332 --> 00:17:41,830 you the same degree of protection using the same 233 00:17:41,891 --> 00:17:49,219 process, the mRNA process and basically the mRNA is able to 234 00:17:51,844 --> 00:17:57,442 attack this spiked part of the virus replicated within the cell 235 00:17:57,442 --> 00:18:02,760 in the cytoplasm, not in the nucleus and then allow that cell 236 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,863 to then to be able to create its own antibodies, which are 237 00:18:05,883 --> 00:18:11,239 like foot soldiers that fight infection of any type. The idea 238 00:18:11,278 --> 00:18:16,020 of a nasal spray is very good and is attractive because it is 239 00:18:16,261 --> 00:18:19,780 injected directly into the nose, which is where the virus begins 240 00:18:19,780 --> 00:18:23,878 . We're certainly where it does most of its damage. It just 241 00:18:23,939 --> 00:18:27,102 makes sense that if you can take something and you put it where 242 00:18:27,342 --> 00:18:31,178 most of the virus lives or is going to be, that allows it to 243 00:18:31,218 --> 00:18:37,483 be even more effective. Keep in mind it's through the nose and 244 00:18:37,503 --> 00:18:45,383 the mouth, when we cough, sneeze , breathe, yell, sing, etc. Is 245 00:18:45,403 --> 00:18:49,461 how we spread the virus. There are many labs around the world 246 00:18:49,923 --> 00:18:53,162 that are working on nasal sprays as a vaccine for the 247 00:18:53,201 --> 00:18:59,260 Coronavirus of COVID-19. The lab in India, the codeogenics lab 248 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:03,557 in the US University of Hong Kong lab in China and our own 249 00:19:03,616 --> 00:19:07,896 National Institute of Health here in the United States. One 250 00:19:07,936 --> 00:19:11,298 of the things that's very unique about this mRNA approach is 251 00:19:11,338 --> 00:19:19,227 that the package or the delivery system of this particular virus 252 00:19:19,227 --> 00:19:24,934 , this particular spray, and the information in this spray, the 253 00:19:25,035 --> 00:19:31,395 mRNA, is encased in a nano-particle delivery system. I 254 00:19:31,395 --> 00:19:34,981 know that's quite a bit, but nano means something that's real 255 00:19:34,981 --> 00:19:38,903 , real small. It's a special delivery system that prevents 256 00:19:39,536 --> 00:19:43,654 the particle from being injured or destroyed by the body Because 257 00:19:43,654 --> 00:19:46,183 , remember, the body does not like any foreign invasion. 258 00:19:47,297 --> 00:19:50,220 Anything comes into the body, the antibodies are going to be 259 00:19:50,319 --> 00:19:53,417 on alert and they're going to go after it. You have to couch it 260 00:19:53,519 --> 00:19:58,137 in a way that it can escape and slip through those normal 261 00:19:58,178 --> 00:20:02,557 defenses of the body so that it can be delivered into the areas 262 00:20:02,616 --> 00:20:05,704 of the lung and parts of the respiratory system that would 263 00:20:05,744 --> 00:20:10,663 then allow it to be in place to stimulate those same antibodies 264 00:20:11,163 --> 00:20:14,960 to fight future invaders, particularly coronavirus 265 00:20:15,020 --> 00:20:18,582 invaders. Transcription is an important part of what the 266 00:20:18,622 --> 00:20:22,577 messenger RNA does, just very, very quickly. Transcription just 267 00:20:22,577 --> 00:20:27,583 means it copies. It's able to copy information from this 268 00:20:28,684 --> 00:20:33,565 coronavirus, give it to the cell outside of the nucleus of the 269 00:20:33,625 --> 00:20:38,442 cell and allow the body to produce the same information and 270 00:20:38,442 --> 00:20:42,298 create antibodies to that information. A quick word about 271 00:20:42,338 --> 00:20:45,279 the most recent variant, the most recent variants name is 272 00:20:45,460 --> 00:20:52,278 ERIS. It is different from other coronavirus strains in that it 273 00:20:52,378 --> 00:20:56,057 is causing most of the new strains of coronavirus that 274 00:20:56,117 --> 00:20:59,938 we're now seeing, certainly in this country, since August. 275 00:21:00,038 --> 00:21:05,358 We're now in the month of September, but the good news 276 00:21:05,419 --> 00:21:07,924 about it, though, is that it does not appear to be that 277 00:21:08,025 --> 00:21:11,615 different from previous strains. Why is that important? That's 278 00:21:11,675 --> 00:21:15,944 good news, because it means that the vaccines that are based on 279 00:21:16,005 --> 00:21:21,218 last year's virus should be as effective, if not more effective 280 00:21:21,218 --> 00:21:26,147 , against the upcoming virus that we'll see, mostly in 2024. 281 00:21:27,699 --> 00:21:30,665 Remember, when you take the vaccine in October or so 282 00:21:30,954 --> 00:21:36,643 September, october, November the vaccine is effective and it 283 00:21:36,742 --> 00:21:40,861 peaks three months later. You're taking the vaccine during the 284 00:21:40,921 --> 00:21:45,980 fall to protect you for the virus that we expect to arrive 285 00:21:46,340 --> 00:21:52,799 January, february and March. The other thing about ERIS, the new 286 00:21:52,799 --> 00:21:57,013 variant, and this variant is a sub-variant of the Omicron 287 00:21:57,034 --> 00:21:59,501 variant. I'm sure some of you remember the Omicron variant a 288 00:21:59,541 --> 00:22:02,836 couple of years ago. It was the big, big change. This is a 289 00:22:02,897 --> 00:22:05,880 sub-variant of that, but again it does not appear to be too 290 00:22:05,980 --> 00:22:10,679 different from the Omicron. Consequently, we should be in 291 00:22:10,739 --> 00:22:15,968 good shape, hopefully with the vaccines that we come up with 292 00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:19,656 this year. The latter part of this year, I'm sure you remember 293 00:22:19,656 --> 00:22:24,476 the basic symptoms of COVID-19, fever, fatigue and cough. It 294 00:22:24,516 --> 00:22:27,396 starts off with the respiratory type symptoms, but it is clearly 295 00:22:27,396 --> 00:22:33,300 not limited to the respiratory area. It can cause diarrhea, 296 00:22:33,580 --> 00:22:39,117 gastrointestinal problems, abdominal pain, etc. Depending 297 00:22:39,198 --> 00:22:42,659 on the stage of the disease. Obviously, one of the reasons 298 00:22:42,759 --> 00:22:46,577 why it is so devastating is that it depends on what your 299 00:22:46,637 --> 00:22:51,403 preexisting medical condition is . If you have ongoing medical 300 00:22:51,442 --> 00:22:54,142 problems, and this usually will occur in those of us who are 301 00:22:54,182 --> 00:22:57,823 getting older, then that makes obviously the virus even more 302 00:22:57,883 --> 00:23:02,556 dangerous and makes treatment even more important. Speaking of 303 00:23:02,556 --> 00:23:06,605 treatment, again, leaving aside the prevention treatment, 304 00:23:06,644 --> 00:23:11,222 specifically treatment like Paxovid, which is a medication 305 00:23:11,262 --> 00:23:15,821 you can take as an outpatient, or Redemzavir, which is an IV 306 00:23:15,902 --> 00:23:18,836 medication that you can take also as an outpatient, have been 307 00:23:18,836 --> 00:23:22,884 quite effective in treating the symptoms of COVID if given 308 00:23:23,104 --> 00:23:27,480 early and inappropriately. We're in pretty good shape, but we 309 00:23:27,519 --> 00:23:33,602 want to stay ahead of the curve and kill or destroy this scourge 310 00:23:33,602 --> 00:23:38,457 before it takes more beautiful lives away from us. One of the 311 00:23:38,497 --> 00:23:42,391 things to keep in mind is that COVID does more than just affect 312 00:23:42,391 --> 00:23:46,561 the physical. There's been a huge emotional toll, both on 313 00:23:46,602 --> 00:23:49,788 patients and on caregivers, and on family members and friends. 314 00:23:51,237 --> 00:23:55,164 And remember, as I like to say, the mind, the body and the 315 00:23:55,244 --> 00:23:59,160 spirit are all connected and you cannot affect one part of that 316 00:23:59,220 --> 00:24:03,056 triangle without affecting all parts of that triangle. And so 317 00:24:03,115 --> 00:24:07,063 keep that in mind and be supportive and thoughtful of 318 00:24:07,143 --> 00:24:09,866 individuals who are going through stuff, particularly 319 00:24:09,926 --> 00:24:12,576 health care related stuff, and, even if you don't know the 320 00:24:12,616 --> 00:24:16,865 details, but just give a kind word, handshake, hug, smile, 321 00:24:17,666 --> 00:24:22,282 whatever Because sometimes that itself can be therapeutic and 322 00:24:22,323 --> 00:24:26,278 can be very helpful. In conclusion, flu mist right now 323 00:24:26,439 --> 00:24:30,227 is the only nasal spray vaccine that's been approved by the FDA 324 00:24:30,815 --> 00:24:37,307 and it's only available for the regular flu. All vaccines for 325 00:24:37,367 --> 00:24:40,903 COVID presently are given with an intramuscular injection. 326 00:24:41,414 --> 00:24:45,663 However, many, many labs around the world are working feverishly 327 00:24:45,663 --> 00:24:48,228 and most of them are in the second and third phases of 328 00:24:48,627 --> 00:24:52,321 development, so they should be getting close and not here to 329 00:24:52,342 --> 00:24:57,019 develop the nasal spray variety, which has many advantages that 330 00:24:57,039 --> 00:25:04,487 we've talked about earlier, and it is something that I expect to 331 00:25:04,487 --> 00:25:10,523 be available either the latter part of 2023, or in early 2024. 332 00:25:12,538 --> 00:25:15,526 Speaker 1: This podcast episode is sponsored by Choctaw Medical 333 00:25:15,546 --> 00:25:19,078 Group Incorporated. 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My first principle is God is in charge, and it's because 342 00:25:52,518 --> 00:25:56,365 of my faith and belief in God in my life that I have been able 343 00:25:56,404 --> 00:25:59,838 to do those things that I've been able to do, and have been 344 00:25:59,939 --> 00:26:05,778 able to receive help and support from others also. Secondly, I 345 00:26:05,818 --> 00:26:08,904 don't have any bad days. Principle number two I learned 346 00:26:08,924 --> 00:26:12,780 about 20 years, 30 years ago, that the days were good and bad, 347 00:26:12,780 --> 00:26:16,018 or bad whenever I said they were, and so I decided that I 348 00:26:16,057 --> 00:26:18,904 didn't need any more bad days. So my days are the good days are 349 00:26:18,904 --> 00:26:22,041 great days. Principle number three don't sweat the small 350 00:26:22,082 --> 00:26:25,818 stuff, and most stuff is small. I have learned that whenever 351 00:26:25,898 --> 00:26:30,146 things happen that most of times it's usually not nearly as bad 352 00:26:30,186 --> 00:26:34,240 as I think it is. So I'm working on putting things more in 353 00:26:34,299 --> 00:26:38,047 perspective and letting that dictate what my thoughts and 354 00:26:38,067 --> 00:26:41,939 what my actions are. Number four forgiveness is therapy, that 355 00:26:41,979 --> 00:26:47,107 whenever someone does or says something to me that I perceive 356 00:26:47,587 --> 00:26:52,963 as negative, I have learned to forgive instantly. It doesn't 357 00:26:53,003 --> 00:26:56,958 matter what the facts are, just forgive them. And finally, 358 00:26:57,519 --> 00:27:02,548 number four everything is a relationship. Relationships are 359 00:27:02,567 --> 00:27:05,719 based on three things Mutual respect, mutual trust, good 360 00:27:05,759 --> 00:27:09,026 communication. 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