MAECC calls for diversified approach to COVID-19

By Malaysian Alliance for Effective COVID-19 Control

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysian Alliance for Effective COVID-19 Control (MAECC) welcomes the current position of our government in not making the vaccination for COVID-19 mandatory. We will continue to defend this non-compulsion stand that has scientific basis and support from current world data.

From the outset MAECC has made a very clear stand that vaccines should not be the sole strategy to combat COVID-19. Ivermectin, along with boosting the immune system should complement the vaccine strategy for a swifter and more effective epidemic control. Also, from the outset MAECC has opined that the strive to attain herd immunity should be achieved through the better approach of natural exposure. This strategy goes with prophylactic and early treatment of cases to prevent disease aggravation. The goal of achieving a swift herd immunity through these approaches would have made lockdowns unnecessary.

Malaysia’s daily confirmed COVID-19 cases (per million population) is the 11th highest in the world, higher than other developed countries like US, UK, Canada, Germany, and France (ourworldindata.org). In terms of deaths per million, we are the 6th highest in the world. This is attestation to our COVID-19 control strategy that needs serious reviewing.

Data released from our health ministry showed a consistent percentage rise among the fully vaccinated (14 days after the second inoculation), from 12.5 percent on Aug. 12 to 35 percent on Sept. 8. Such reporting has ceased since Sept. 9.

During this same period there has been an average 34 daily cases among those fully vaccinated in the ICU, debunking the claim that vaccines could prevent severe COVID-19.

MAECC has in our previous media statement mentioned the success of certain states in India in the control of the COVID-19 epidemic. In April 2020 India had the highest daily infection record in the world with 360,960 cases. Within a month after Ivermectin was mass distributed in the most affected states and cities, the infection rate was swiftly brought below seven thousand cases a day.

Today, India, with less than 15 percent of its population fully vaccinated, has effectively brought the COVID-19 epidemic under control. As of September 18, no death has been reported in 15 states, including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. In contrast, some of the world’s developed and highly vaccinated countries that rely on vaccines as the sole strategy are seeing a surge in infection of the Delta variant, infecting those fully vaccinated too.

The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 is now a major concern globally. Recent scientific studies have shown that this highly infectious and virulent mutated strain is able to by-pass the vaccines, and those vaccinated are more susceptible and carry higher viral loads than the unvaccinated. In short, those vaccinated are more at risk.

There are at least 15 studies pointing to infection breakthroughs, especially of the Delta variant, but three among which are most conspicuous – Israel (Gazit et al, 2021); Japan (Liu et al, 2021); and Vietnam (Chau et al, 2021).

We wish to reiterate that ivermectin has a broad-spectrum mechanism of action to prevent virus entry into human cells and to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication, including the Delta variant. The safety of Ivermectin is beyond argument. Its scientific basis for the use against COVID-19 especially as prophylaxis and early treatment is well established . Any ridicule of its insufficient efficacy evidence is mere conspiracy to promote the corporate-financial agenda.

In view of the latest scientific reports and data observed in the current infection trend, there must be no mandatory vaccination imposed by our health authorities. Likewise there must be no coercion by any means – restriction of travel, restriction of rights and freedom to access public places, eateries, and places of business; or any form of vaccine passport imposed.

With regard to the vaccine mandate for students aged 12 to 17 that is about to commence, MAECC supports the judicial review case filed by 18 children that was heard in the Penang High Court on Sept. 10. We understand there are more than 19,000 subscribers of a social media platform group, GPMC (Gerakan Post Mortem Covid) that expressed solidarity with the parents and sympathy with the 18 plaintiffs.

This case must be heard soonest as delaying the case is delaying justice. We are of the opinion that a stay of vaccination programme for the minors who are not in a position to comprehend the full meaning of informed-consent nor perceiving possible harm regarding the experimental vaccines, is necessary.

MAECC intends to organise crowd funding for this and other cases against mandatory vaccination.

Capt Dr Wong Ang Peng (Rtd)
MAECC Secretariat

This statement is co-signed by:
Datuk Dr Selvam Rengasamy on behalf of the members of SAHAMM
(Society for Advancement of Hormones and Healthy Aging Medicine Malaysia)

Dr Vijaendreh Subramaniam on behalf of the members of MAAFIM
(Malaysian Association for the Advancement of Functional and Interdisciplinary Medicine)

Connie Lee Yoke Kwan on behalf of the members of MSCM
(Malaysian Society of Complementary Medicine)

Saroja Theavy Balakrishnan on behalf of the members of SNH
(Society of Natural Health Malaysia)

Prof Dr Chong Wee Fong on behalf of the members of NMAM
(Naturopathic Medical Association Malaysia)

Dato Nadzim Johan on behalf of the members of PPIM
(Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia)