Author: lenbilen

Retired engineer, graduated from Chalmers Technical University a long time ago with a degree in Technical Physics. Career in Aerospace, Analytical Chemistry, computer chip manufacturing and finally adjunct faculty at Pennsylvania State University, taught just one course in Computer Engineering, the Capstone Course.

The Nordic Countries show the way of COVID-19 treatment.

First, let us acknowledge that the Nordic Countries are not socialistic. They are welfare states, and as such have government controlled medical care paid for by taxpayer dollars. In Sweden the Value Added Tax is 22% and it is paid by everybody for all purchases. Of course gasoline and other luxury items such as cosmetics and spirits are taxed much higher, but you get the point. The important part is that all pay their fair share of taxes, so all contribute to the welfare state. But other than that, the Nordic countries are less socialistic than U.S.A. Even the railroads are privatized. It is true they all flirted with socialism in the 1970’s but found it was unsustainable (read Pomperipossa in Monismania), so they turned back from the brink and are now doing better than most countries. In fact, their 2021 economic freedom index is mostly higher than the U.S.A’s. They are as follows: Denmark is ranked 10th, Iceland 11th, Finland 17th, Sweden 21th and Norway 28th. By comparison U.S.A. is 20th out of 178 ranked countries.

Now to the Nordic countries and COVID-19. Almost alone in the western world Sweden decided to take the route of achieving herd immunity rather than using masking and shutdowns. Only sports and other large gatherings were prohibited. At first it looked like a catastrophe for Sweden, this was before any vaccines, but then some form of herd immunity started to form. More than a month ago Norway decided to treat Covid-19 just like a flu and abolished all Covid restrictions. Three weeks ago Sweden decided to “pause” the Moderna vaccine for people under the age of 31 years of age. Their reason was that there are more severe vaccine cases than cases in that age group. Denmark, Finland and Iceland followed.

What is the current COVID-19 situation in the Nordic countries?

. Fully Total since beginning of pandemic Last 7 days average per day

Country Vaccinated Cases/million Deaths/million Cases/million Deaths/million

Sweden 67% 114,137 2,465 58 0.40

Finland 66% 27,000 201 103 0.54

Denmark 78% 63,128 460 112 0.20

Norway 68% 35,760 161 73 0.36

Iceland 81% 36,197 96 122 0.00

(U.S.A) 56% 137,120 2,230 1,405 4.22

As we can see, Sweden, with a horrendous start is now near or at herd immunity having less than one tenth of the death rate of the U.S. The other Nordic countries are doing equally well, and this is without forced wearing of masks. Their vaccination rates are higher than In the U.S.A, but the difference in result is staggering. The masks will actually increase COVID cases.

October 16, read through the Holy Bible in a year.

Titus 2. The Apostle Paul wrote to Titus that in order to have a sound church he must teach sound doctrine. And it is all done through saving grace. Quote to remember: “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”

Ezekiel 2 is about Ezekiel’s call to a rebellious Israel.

Ezekiel 3. Ezekiel got the call from God to rebellious Israel and was given the charge to be a watchman.

Ezekiel 4. Ezekiel was told by God to portray the siege of Jerusalem.

Psalm 99. The LORD reigns. Exalt Him for He is holy.

Psalm 100. Six verses telling us to make a jubilant noise to the LORD.

October 15, read through the Holy Bible in a year.

Titus 1. After the customary greeting, the Apostle Paul instructed Titus to appoint elders and listed the qualifications for elders and their duties. Be careful, some Cretans are corrupt!

Ezekiel 1 tells of Ezekiel’s vision from God. As a 23 year old I read of the Swiss author Erich von Däneken and his wild hypotheses about aliens visiting us and mentioned the wheel in a wheel from Ezekiel’s vision. And this was before I believed! Read the chapter carefully and see what you think. Däneken was speculating widely, but what God showed Ezekiel will challenge your imagination!

Psalm 96 was written to “declare His glory among the nations“, and ends up with “Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth.”

Psalm 97 tells what it means to  rejoice “for the LORD reigneth” and “For you, Lord, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.”

Psalm 98. Let us celebrate! Sing unto the LORD a new song!

October 14, read through the Holy Bible in a year.

2 Timothy 4. The Apostle Paul gave the charge to Timothy: Preach the word, be ready in season and out of season. At the end of the letter Paul gave his farewell message. Although he called himself the abandoned apostle, the Lord is faithful, now and forever.

Proverbs16 , Proverbs of Solomon. God looks at the heart, take heed and do what is right in the eyes of the Lord, not men.

Psalm 94. This time the psalmist prayed for the LORD to execute vengeance on all who disobey the LORD, and bring comfort to all who follow the LORD.

Psalm 95 is a song of praise to God, but also a warning that they should not harden their hearts as they did in the wilderness and thus were not allowed to enter God’s rest.

Coronavirus in Africa. Rates with and without Ivermectin.

The countries that use Ivermectin in blue, the others in orange

It is fascinating to see the Covid-19 rates for the countries that use Ivermectin to protect against river blindness and other parasites and compare them with the rates for the countries that do not use Ivermectin. Could Ivermectin be the cure for COVID-19? This data seems to suggest so.

Country Use Ivermectin Vax rate Cases and Deaths per million people

  1. Algeria                              NO   13%                4,565         131
  2. Angola                               Yes    8.4%             1,802          48
  3. Benin                                 Yes    1.8%              1,943          13
  4. Botswana                           NO   19%              75,143        987
  5. Burkina Faso                      Yes    1.3%                671           9
  6. Burundi                              Yes    ?                    1,560           3
  7. Cameroon                           Yes   1.4%              3,483         55
  8. Cape Verde                          Yes 52%               67,239       614
  9. Central African Republic  Yes  4.0%               2,309         20
  10. Chad                                     Yes   0.8%                 297         10
  11. Camoros                             ?      22%                  4,668       165
  12. Dem. Rep. of the Congo     Yes    0.1%                  615        12
  13. Republic of the Congo        Yes   4.5%               2,606        36
  14. Djibouti                                Yes   6.6%             13,186      106
  15. Egypt                                     NO   13%                2,989      169
  16. Equatorial Guinea               Yes  16%                8,748      106
  17. Eritrea                                   Yes    ?                    1,872        12
  18. Ethiopia                                 Yes   2.5%              2,994        51
  19. Gabon                                    Yes   4.6%            14,209        89
  20. Gambia                                  Yes   7.4%              3,972      135
  21. Ghana                                    Yes   4.3%              4,024        36
  22. Guinea                                    Yes   9.3%             2,247        28
  23. Guinea-Bissau                        Yes   5.4%             3,018       70
  24. Ivory Coast                             Yes   7.1%             2,236       25
  25. Kenya                                      Yes   5.7%            4,545       94
  26. Lesotho                                   NO  16%               9,917       30`
  27. Liberia                                    Yes    1.6%            1,114       55
  28. Libya                                       NO  20%             49,692     688
  29. Madagascar                            NO   0.7%            1,500       34
  30. Malawi                                     Yes   4.4%            3,122     116
  31. Mali                                          Yes   1.5%               738      26
  32. Mauritania                               NO    ?                 7,582    163
  33. Mauritius                                  NO  68%             12,783       86
  34. Morocco                                 HCQ  62%            25,086     387
  35. Mozambique                             Yes   6%               4,665       59 
  36. Namibia                                    Yes  11%            49,289   1,357 
  37. Niger                                         Yes    1.7%              343          8
  38. Nigeria                                       Yes    2.3%             978        13
  39. Rwanda                                      Yes  17%              7,391       98
  40. Sao Tome and Principe          Yes   33%            16,176     259
  41. Senegal                     HCQ and Yes     7.4%            4,267     108
  42. Seychelles                                  NO  78%            218,292  1,190
  43. Sierra Leone                               Yes   2.4%                782       15
  44. Somalia                                      NO    1.8%             1,292       72
  45. South Africa                      Banned  22%              48,388   1,467
  46. South Sudan                               Yes    0.7%            1,068        11
  47. Sudan                                           Yes    1.4%            860          65
  48. Swaziland (Eswatini)                NO  19%           39,374    1,046
  49. Tanzania                                      Yes    0.6%             419         12
  50. Togo                                             Yes    9.5%           3,025        28
  51. Tunisia                                         NO  44%            59,272   2,091
  52. Uganda                                         Yes   4.7%           2,623        67
  53. Zambia                                        NO     ?               10,996      192
  54. Zimbabwe                                    NO  21%              8,711      307
  55. The World                                  —     47%             30,700      625      
  56. U.S.A                                           NO  74%           135,923   2,203

October 13, read through the Holy Bible in a year.

2 Timothy 3. The apostle Paul spoke of perilous times and perilous men, but as for Timothy, he was to be the man of God, and keep in mind“ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”

Lamentations 3 displays the Prophet Jeremiah’s anguish and hope.“Great is thy faithfulness!“

Lamentations 4. Trouble continues, the dirge continues with the degradation of Zion. And yet, there is a glimmer of hope.

Lamentations 5. Although this chapter has 22 verses, it is not an acrostic, but it is an urgent prayer for restoration.

Psalm 93. A Psalm of only five verses: The LORD reigns!

Covid-19, Ivermectin compared to Vaccination. 3 nations: Haiti, Dominican Republic and Singapore.

To see the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, let us take a look at 3 countries, all tropical. Singapore, a country of 5.9 million people, a vaccination rate of 81% and one of the best health care systems in the world, the Dominican Republic, a country of 11.0 million people, a good health care system and a vaccination rate of 46%, and its neighbor Haiti, a country of 11.6 million people and a health care system that is probably the worst in the western hemisphere.

First, take a look at Covid-19 data from Singapore:

From less than 20 cases a day until Jul 20 2021, on October 10 it was 3,300
From having almost no deaths at all, it is now up to 8 a day.

Now take a look at the Dominican Republic:

there were 3 spikes over 1,200 cases/day recently about 675 cases/day
The first 2 spikes, over 20 deaths/day, the 3rd spike about 5 deaths/day, occurring after vaccination, now about 2 deaths/day

Now take a look at Haiti:

There were 3 spikes of less than 200 cases/day recently about 60 cases/day
The first spike, 4 deaths/day, the second 1 death/day the 3rd spike about 5 deaths/day, now about 4 deaths/day

What conclusions can we draw from this? Initially Singapore did a fantastic job holding down cases and deaths, and seemed almost to have overcome covid-19, but the hit from the delta variant hit even the 81% vaccinated people severely and the latest snapshot with 3,300 cases daily. that makes Singapore the worst of the 3 by a factor of 9 versus the Dominican Republic and 112 times worse than Haiti. But since most of the Singaporeans are vaccinated the death rates are much closer: 7.5 times worse than the Dominican Republic and 5.4 times worse than Haiti.

Haiti is a country with a great problem of parasitic infections. Ivermectin is one of the few medications that is taken almost universally. This is why their numbers are so low.

Conclusion: Ivermectin is far superior to vaccine. Let that sink in!

October 12, read through the Holy Bible in a year.

2 Timothy 2:14-26. The Apostle Paul defended his motives and his conduct, they were all pure. Then he gave thanks to God for the conversion of the Thessalonians and mentioned his longing to see them.

Lamentations 1. It was written as dirge poetry at the time when Jerusalem was afflicted and captured. It is a true acrostic, which means the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet are used in succession to begin the lines and sections of those songs.

Lamentations 2. It too is dirge poetry written in an acrostic form emphasizing God’s anger over Jerusalem.

Psalm 91. The author is anonymous. Charles Spurgeon commented: “In the whole collection there is not a more cheering Psalm, its tone is elevated and sustained throughout, faith is at its best, and speaks nobly.” He also quoted (in English) Siméon Marotte deMuis: “It is one of the most excellent works of this kind which has ever appeared. It is impossible to imagine anything more solid, more beautiful, more profound, or more ornamented.”

Psalm 92. A Song for the Sabbath day. Give thanks to the LORD. God judges His enemies, and He makes His people flourish.

October 11, read through the Holy Bible in a year.

2 Timothy 2:1-16. God, through the apostle Paul gave advice to the young Timothy, such as: Be strong in grace, be not ashamed of the truth as you are an approved worker.

Proverbs 16, Proverbs of Solomon. God looks at the heart, take heed and do what is right in the eyes of the Lord, not men.

Psalm 89, of Ethan the Ezrahite. “I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever“. A Psalm of praise to God and His covenant with David, His glory and holiness, His faithfulness to deliver His promises, but also the trouble with the unfaithful. It ends up with a plea for a speedy restoration.

Psalm 90, a Prayer of Moses, the Man of God. This is his prayer in the wilderness, and is the only song of Moses in the Psalms, but there are two others in the Pentateuch (Exodus 15 and Deuteronomy 32-33).

Indonesia and India has shown the solution to end COVID-19. Use Ivermectin.

In July 2021, the Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) finally granted the Emergency Use Authorization for Ivermectin as the therapeutic drug to cure the Covid-19.

This was due to the country’s “worst-case scenario” epidemic at the time according to officials.

Indonesia experienced a spike in COVID-19 infection and deaths in July and was struggling to slow the virus transmission due to its high population. Indonesia is ranked as the world’s fourth most populous country.

The government imposed an emergency measure to slow the spread of the virus. One of its measures was to authorize the use of Ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment.

The Strait Times reported:

The Indonesian government on Thursday (July 15) began distributing free medicine and vitamins to self-isolating Covid-19 patients in high-risk areas as the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus continued to rip through the country, emptying pharmacy shelves.

Each package will have seven days worth of therapeutic Covid-19 drugs and vitamins, and will be given to asymptomatic patients as well as those with mild to moderate symptoms including fever and dry cough. The medication for the latter group will require consultation with a doctor and a prescription.

Medical facilities are stretched thin, and demand for oxygen and medication has also soared. As scores of people are isolating themselves at home and self-medicating, prices of drugs have shot up in pharmacies and online. The health ministry has since moved to cap the prices of drugs such as favipiravir, remdesivir and ivermectin.

Indonesia’s food and drug agency has authorised ivermectin for emergency use against Covid-19, Reuters reported, although the World Health Organisation, as well as European and the US regulators did not recommend its use for Covid-19 patients.

After the government authorized the use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 patients, the number of cases significantly plummeted since July.

The data below proves that Ivermectin played a major role on the steep decline of COVID-19 cases despite having a low vaccination rate.

Number of cases Jul 15 50,069 Oct 8, 1,306, a 97% drop
Number of deaths Jul 15 1,778 Oct 8, 76, a 96% drop

Here is an article on how India defeated the delta variant of Covid with Ivermectin. In the state of Uttar Pradesh 33 districts declared themselves free from COVID-19 on September 7. Only the district of Agra has lingering outbreaks, probably because it is the home of Taj Mahal and with it the large influx of people from all over the world visiting the area. The statistics for all of India looks like this today:

New cases May 08, 388,000 Qct 09, 19,900, a 95% drop
New deaths May 18, 4,618; Qct 09, 253; a 94% drop

How does the U.S. A. compare? Indonesia has a population of about 275 million people, the population of India is about 1,400 million and USA’s is about 330 million.The delta variant of COVID hit first in India, spread to Indonesia, and hit the USA in August. India took decisive early action, Indonesia followed. USA has yet to consider remedies.

New cases Aug. 29, 660,000; Qct 09, 407,000; a 29% drop
New deaths Aug. 24, 10,240; Qct. 09, 6,961; a 22% drop

The statistics are staggering. Indonesia has a current daily death rate of 0,28 per million, India’s rate is 0.18 per million and the current daily death rate from COVID-19 in the U.S.A. is 21.1 per million, 75 times worse than Indonesia and 117 times worse than India. And we are supposed to have a better health care system!

If our esteemed bureaucrats in CDC and NIH would consider the people they would have approved Ivermectin, HydroCloroQuine and a few other working cures rather than only approve medicine that has undergone double blind trials through paying manufacturers, willing and able to charge for the medicines. If they were to consider proven generics the same we the people could have saved at least 5,000 lives a day just from Ivermectin alone.