The COVID Advisor

Dr. Peter McCullough is an internist, cardiologist, epidemiologist, a full professor of medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine in Dallas, USA. He also has a master's degree in public health and is known for being one of the top five most-published medical researchers in the United States and is the editor of two medical journals. McCullough Protocol 2022 Updates:  Double blind randomized controlled trial of saline solution gargling and nasal rinsing in COVID infection (Nov 2023) What really killed COVID-19 patients: It wasn't a cytokine storm, suggests study  (2023) Everyone is familiar with nasal and oral swab testing for COVID-19. It should be obvious the virus is replicating in the nose, and with Omicron, the speed of replication has become much greater than the pr...

Back at it again! This time, it’s not quite COVID — but the headlines are eerily familiar. The latest chapter in the bird flu saga is unfolding in animals, with the virus taking an unexpected leap from birds to dairy cows and, yes, even humans. On March 25, 2024, the first-ever cases of "bird-to-cow" transmission of H5N1 avian influenza were reported in the U.S. Since then, the virus has made its way across 16 states, impacting 845 dairy herds, according to the CDC. 1  According to the Ohio Department of Agriculture, however, most cows reportedly recover within a few days. Where did the bird flu come from? Many point fingers at wild birds, the usual culprits when it comes to avian flu. But before we rush to blame nature, it’s worth asking: is this virus truly "natural" or have we inadvertently tinkered with something that’s now out of control? 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Enter Gai...

The CDC study titled  Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infections in Humans   was just published in  The   New England Journal of Medicine : BACKGROUND Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United States, with sporadic human cases. We describe characteristics of human A(H5N1) cases identified from March through October 2024 in the United States. METHODS We analyzed data from persons with laboratory-confirmed A(H5N1) virus infection using a standardized case-report form linked to laboratory results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention influenza A/H5 subtyping kit. RESULTS Of 46 case patients, 20 were exposed to infected poultry, 25 were exposed to infected or presumably infected dairy cows, and 1 had no identified exposure; that patient was hospitalized with nonrespiratory symptoms, and A(H5N1) virus infection was detected through routine surveillance. Among th...