Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser New “TRUTH” Episode with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. In the second episode of our second season of “TRUTH” with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Mr. Kennedy interviewed life coach and internet comedian J. P. Sears.  The two had a lively and thought-provoking conversation that centered on several themes relevant to the COVID crisis including: How censorship leads to totalitarianism and the importance of the First Amendment Children’s Health Defense’s lawsuit against Facebook Keeping a healthy attitude in troubling times The toll on human life from deaths of despair vs. the coronavirus The physical and societal impacts of mask mandates The consequences of living in fear  (All episodes can be found on CHD’s social media, and on the CHD Channel found on Peeps TV, a network on Roku. Roku is accessible from any Smart TV and can be purchased separately for older TVs.) Watch Now Covid-19: Do Many People Have Pre-Existing Immunity? By Peter Doshi, Associate Editor, BMJ It seemed a truth universally acknowledged that the human population had no pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2, but is that actually the case? Peter Doshi explores the emerging research on immunological responses and T cells.  Below are some excerpts: “The immunologists I spoke to agreed that T cells could be a key factor that explains why places like New York, London, and Stockholm seem to have experienced a wave of infections and no subsequent resurgence. This would be because protective levels of immunity, not measurable through serology alone but instead the result of a combination of pre-existing and newly formed immune responses, could now exist in the population, preventing an epidemic rise in new infections.” … “A group led by Sunetra Gupta at the University of Oxford has arrived at similar conclusions of lower herd immunity thresholds by considering the issue of pre-existing immunity in the population. When a population has people with pre-existing immunity, as the T cell studies may be indicating is the case, the herd immunity threshold based on an R0 of 2.5 can be reduced from 60% of a population getting infected right down to 10%, depending on the quantity and distribution of pre-existing immunity among people, Gupta’s group calculated.” Read More Apple’s Big Surprise — No New Products Include 5G Compatibility By Dafna Tachover, Director, CHD’s 5G and Wireless Harms Project This year, the big surprise during Apple's annual mid-September launch event wasn’t what new products they were offering, but what the new products didn’t offer — none of the new Apple devices include 5G compatibility. A year ago, Apple reached an agreement with Qualcomme to buy its 5G modems and hired all of Intel's 5G modem department employees. Clearly, the absence of 5G adaptability in its products is not the lack of necessary technology and analysts. So, why didn’t Apple launch its 5G products this fall? Read More Federal Judge Rules Against City’s Cellphone Radiation Warning Law By Nathan Solis     [CHD Note: A major defeat for public health and a sobering precedence was set Thursday, as the deep pockets of the tech industry and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) won again. In 2015, the city of Berkeley passed a carefully crafted “right to know” ordinance that required retailers to warn customers about cellphone radiation, using the language which is used in the phone manuals and reiterated the FCC warnings. The case got to the Supreme Court and despite winning in the 9th Circuit twice, it was returned to the district court which ruled that because of the FCC's 2019 December decision that reaffirmed its health guidelines, the Berkeley ordinance is preempted. Children's Health Defense sued the FCC for its 2019 decision and its case is in the US Court of Appeals of the DC Circuit. ] Read More Lawsuit Filed Against Pharmaceutical Giant Merck on Behalf of Young Man Allegedly Injured by Gardasil By the Children's Health Defense Team The law firm of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman filed a lawsuit Wednesday against pharmaceutical giant Merck on behalf of a young man, Zachariah Otto, who was allegedly injured by Gardasil, Merck’s HPV vaccine. Baum Hedlund accuses Merck of knowingly and recklessly placing Gardasil’s profits ahead of patient safety. The team is asking for punitive damages to deter Merck from withholding information on the serious adverse events associated with Gardasil while promoting it as “safe and effective.” Read More