The first International COVID Summit 2021 was held in Central Rome, September 2021, with presentations by an array of international research scholars and heroes in the early treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections. This conference brought great promise that despite the failure of the vaccines in many individuals, there is effective, safe, and readily available early multidrug therapy in every country in the world.
The conference emphasized there are many ways to treat the infection and that single drugs are individually neither necessary nor sufficient. Much like other complicated infections, there are arrays of drugs that are organized to reduce replication of the virus, treat inflammation, and then thin the blood to reduce the risk of blood clotting, which is the cause of hypoxemia and the most common mechanism of death in COVID-19.
We have a wonderful broadcast this week with an interview with Dr. George Fareed, who headlined the Rome conference and delivered the final plenary speech. He will give us his impressions of what was accomplished and whether or not we will do as those in Rome with respect to recognizing the imperative for early therapy in high-risk individuals with COVID-19. We also have an update on the return of music legend Eric Clapton to the stage on tour after a two-year hiatus due to restrictions, lockdowns, and his personal battle and triumph over vaccine injuries.