Clarity
The Latest Coronavirus Update
from Dr. Dale Migliaccio, D.C.
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This is my 7th Newsletter on Coronavirus and I am glad to say once again,
keep up the good work Santa Barbara!
Continue to Be Smart, and Be Healthy. See below regarding how well we are doing. Also,
do me a favor and Please forward this article to as many people as you can.
There is very important and updated information below. By sharing this you can help others reduce their risk and at the same time, hopefully reduce their fear. Additionally, I am very proud of my patients. With their great efforts of taking care of themselves,
I have seen no real severe infections since early January in my existing patients!
That is even better than a typical year and I have no doubt it is due to everyone's ramped up protocols and focus.
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Our Immune product stock is mostly doing very well, however,
we are still running into intermittent shortages. Lately mostly only Humacel
. Currently we have a very short supply and will be saving it for anyone with an active viral infection. We do have a back up in this category, which is a very good product and that is CompliVir. It is taken at the same dosage as Humacel.
I have had to use our new product,
MuSolve, now in 3 persistent lung infections, 1 being an out of state patient with Coronavirus, and so far and it has been extremely impressive
, getting dramatic results within 5 days. It is a sophisticated product specifically for someone having significant lung congestion from any infection, or difficulty breathing. This product is now available for those in need or those with a past history of lung problems.
Additionally, we have a new Preventative recommendation, Stellar C,
for anyone wanting to do the most to keep their immune system in ready mode and also to help if you get sick.
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New Important COVID 19 Facts for Santa Barbara/CA/USA
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The numbers for this Edition are based on the 4.29.20 Public Health Dept. report.
Santa Barbara is doing Great!
First and Foremost,
the County Public Health Dept. has begun listing mortalities by City.
The City of Santa Barbara is at ZERO!!
The other very impressive statistic is that for the entire South County, we have only had 11 new Coronavirus cases in the past 7 days. This represents a 7 day average of 1.6 new cases per day vs. a high for the S. County of 4.6 per day on a 7 day average back on April 2nd.
This represents a 65% decline!
Over the past 14 days, there have only been 18 new cases reported for all of South County. This number includes Healthcare workers, which saw 26 new cases over that same time (unfortunately it is unclear how many of those were in S. County). The South County total of 18 cases over the last two weeks works out to about 1 new case per 11,050 South County residents per day.
We continue to do a very good job and the risk of this virus for any one individual is still very, very low. Our County now has 485 Confirmed Coronavirus cases. Out of 446,000 people, that comes to 0.108%, or 1 case for every 919 county residents! This is still a very low number!
Our Great News
is that of our 485 county residents who have tested positive, 360 are fully recovered, (that is 74%!), 81 are recovering at home and only 33 are recovering at our hospital. Also, the number of patients in ICU is down from a high of 19 to a recent low of 11. These are continually improving and impressive numbers.
Exciting News!
Dr. Niko and I have continued tracking 7-Day and 14-Day Rolling Average of New Cases. Below you can see the update of both South and North County, reflecting significant downward trends.
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BLUE: NORTH COUNTY
RED: SOUTH COUNTY
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Very Important NEWS!
The Public Health Department's made a prediction a few weeks ago, of a peak in new cases coming somewhere between April 29 and later in July. This "peak" was considered a key to rolling back restrictions. Two weeks ago I predicted we would either be on the early side of that projection or beat it. Well from my calculations for S. County
we have already dropped below that peak.
On a 14 day rolling average that occurred on April 8th when new cases per day averaged 3.6 and we have been below that ever since. Currently we are at a less than half of that average at 1.6 new cases per day.
Very, Very Important:
we still need to respect the Coronaviruses ability to threaten the lives of those with chronic health challenges. This group, especially if they are over 65 are still at great risk and need a very high level of protection against being exposed to this virus.
When we begin rolling back restrictions, which I am all for, IF we keep those residents very protected we will not have a significant increase of dangerous cases of Covid 19. We will also be increasing the number of residence who have become exposed, developed antibodies and from that point on decrease our risk of spreading the virus. The more people with a prior exposure/antibodies, the less risk of people spreading the virus. Those with antibodies generally don't expose others. This is what we need.
My Opinion:
Our combined Lompoc prison and our health care workers positive cases come to a total of 169 of our 485 county total. That is 35% of our county cases. These are both very unique situations. Obviously they are members of our community, however in each situation, they are mostly isolated (some healthcare workers may not be if they are in private practice). Their ability to spread more the virus in our communities should be almost none existent, unless these situations are not being handled properly.
I conclude that our Public Health Department should consider our county numbers and graphs of those numbers with and without the above added in.
When looked at this way, without those 2 groups, our County, especially South County, relative to California and most of the country, will look exemplary and
this more refined way of looking at our county numbers should lead to easing of restrictions sooner than they would if looked at with these unique and isolated situations included.
Please Be Smart and Be Healthy!
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Here is another benefit of the Coronavirus, a very special PEMF Package Deal. We have never made this deal available for our full patient population before! For a limited time, buy
a 20 PEMF Package for just $950!
Usually this package would be at least $1,280! Here is a link to the Power of PEMF Update ...
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Coronavirus Antibody Testing is Here!
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Quest Diagnostics is now offering antibody testing for the novel coronavirus. This type of test detects antibodies that show if you have already been exposed to and produced an immune response to COVID-19—even if you never experienced symptoms. Previous exposure means you most likely now have some level of immunity to the virus*. Understanding your immune response gives you and your doctor the information to assist in making an informed decision about returning to work or activity.
Who can get tested:
Immune response testing is available only to patients who are NOT currently experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and have not experienced symptoms within 10 days. Common COVID-19 symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. This applies to existing patients and new patients.
How the testing works
: If you would like to check your antibodies, and are not currently experiencing symptoms, give the front desk a call and let them know. We have negotiated a discounted rate through Quest of $73.03, which needs to be paid in advance (normal price is $165). We are also charging a $15 processing fee for existing patients and $20 for non-patients. Once you order your test, we will send the order to Quest. Do to demand at Quest, it may take us a few days to get everyone processed. We will email you your lab order along with further instructions.
Where to get tested
: You can
make an appointment
at a Quest patient service center for an immune response test.
*While the role of antibodies in preventing COVID-19 disease has yet to be established, antibody testing for other respiratory illnesses (SARS, flu) provides insight into immunity to future diseases and deceased risk of infecting others.
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As mentioned above, the good news is we have had excellent results! What I am referring to is my track record with treating patients with acute and chronic infections, both Bacterial and Viral. These cases range from severe staph infections and chronic or acute strep, to viral infections like Hepatitis C and the "so far so good" Covid-19 patents.
I have had 2 Covid 19 patients,
both from out of the area, neither were patients before and I was called on after they were severely rundown and suspicious of infection. One had already tested positive. Both have responded very favorably and within a week are out of the woods (as long as they keep up their protocols).
In general, conventional medicine has very few and generally ineffective options when it comes to viruses. The wonderful exceptions are HIV and Hepatitis C; these have seen life saving drug therapies, but once again, they are the exceptions.
The very complex Medical Podcasts that I listen to regularly can only "hope" that something along those lines comes along for Covid-19, but they are not expecting it.
Once again, it comes down to how responsive the Immune System is of the Host!
Here is a great example of that. Over the weekend Iceland released their nation's Covid-19 statistics. They received a lot of attention, as they are the first country to have tested 10% of their population. No other country is even close. For example, the U.S. has tested just about 1%.
Iceland was also smart enough to test both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.
The startling statistic was that 50% of the asymptomatic population they tested, were Positive!
No expert that I have followed thought any percentage of asymptotic individuals over 25% would be seen. These individuals were healthy enough, their immune systems were so responsive that they didn't even know they had fought off this dreaded virus!
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Announcing TeleMed Services with Dr. Dale!
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This should turn out to be one of the few benefits to come from this challenging situation. I have been introduced to a new TeleMed platform that is Very Secure and
allows me to have face-to-face appointments
with new patients, or my existing patients who live out of town or prefer not to come into the clinic at this time.
For a limited time there will be special pricing to introduce you to this service.
My normal fees for phone consultations range from $71 - $125, based on time. My rates for this introductory service are as follows (good until May 7th):
15-minute TelMed appointment: $55 (normally $71)
Up to 30-minute appointment: $75 (normally $95)
Up to one-hour, typically reserved for Complex New Patient cases: $95 (normally $125)
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Emergency Services:
I have already been called on to help out with friends and families of patients who needed emergency interventions. Some of these have been severe persistent cases that were responding very slowly to medical care and some are critical Prevention Programs for those at high risk. The good news is we have had excellent results.
I will continue to provide this service for any of your friends or family as needed. As many of you know we ship daily all over the country, so we can help almost anyone in America. If you have anyone in your circle that needs immune support or advice, please have them contact our office at 805-687-0533 ASAP.
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I am very hopeful that one outcome of this catastrophe is that our country shifts from a focus of treating disease to Preventing Disease, Creating Health and Very Strong Hosts.
Additionally, I am very optimistic that this catastrophe will move our federal government to return to the investment into a national pandemic branch of the public health department that the most successful countries had in place when this crisis began.
This could be the beginning of a major positive change for our country that will improve the quality of life for many, save many lives, and save many national resources that can be used for other important causes.
Also, please send me any of our Coronavirus questions or comments at drdale@silcom.com
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Would you like to order any of the above product recommendations?
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DATE AND TIME
04/29/20
8:00am -
05/08/20
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Click below and our staff will be in touch to get you your immune products, just let them know which formulas and how many you need!
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