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    Rob Verkerk and Mel Aldridge Part 2 Vaccine Transparency and the Immune System

    enDecember 03, 2020
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    About this Episode

    Rob has developed the 10-point guide for vaccine transparency and applies it to the current two vaccines ready for emergency use approval. See the description of the guide:  https://www.anhinternational.org/news/could-we-be-the-losers-in-the-vaccine-race/ Rob discusses how the current vaccine candidates stack up to the 10-point guide.

    To conclude Mel discusses the benefits of immune support by healthy lifestyle options. She points the way to healthy eating patterns as a way to support immunity against chronic disease and infections like SARS-CoV-2. Visit Alliance for Natural Health - International for more in-depth discussion and lifestyle guides.  https://www.anhinternational.org/ 

     

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    Rob has developed the 10-point guide for vaccine transparency and applies it to the current vaccines for emergency use. See the description of the guide:https://www.anhinternational.org/news/could-we-be-the-losers-in-the-vaccine-race/ Rob discusses how the current vaccine candidates stack up to the 10-point guide.

    To conclude Mel discusses the benefits of immune support by healthy lifestyle options. She points the way to healthy eating patterns as a way to support immunity against chronic disease and infections like SARS-CoV-2. Visit Alliance for Natural Health - International for more in-depth discussion and lifestyle guides.  https://www.anhinternational.org/

     

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