From: ControlGroup-Info <info@controlgroup.coop>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 23:04:27 +0000
Subject: CoronaVirus - Monthly Update Reminder / Newsletter
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CONTROL GROUP NEWSLETTER – MARCH 2024
Whether you have joined the Control Group in the last four weeks or
whether you have been with us since the start of pandemic era, we are
delighted to have each and every one of you in the study!
Currently around 50 new people join the study every week. The steady
increase in the number of participants who keep their records up to
date every month is making a real difference to the kind of data the
Control Group can produce.
As more people contribute data over a longer period of time, initial
findings may change or remain the same – this is, after all, a
long-term study! Either way, we are interested in hard, unbiased data
to help us – and the wider public – understand what kind of impact
COVID interventions have had and continue to have upon our health
going into the future.
In this newsletter we will be recapping some of the additions made to
the database over the last few weeks to help us to achieve this goal,
including:
* reporting on death
* new items added to the database
* support with your account
* how to submit a question to our analytics team
A big THANK YOU to everyone for your continued support and
contributions – none of this would be possible without you!
THE CONTROL GROUP TEAM
AN URGENT NOTICE REGARDING PAYMENT DISPUTES
If you took out an ANNUAL subscription with us, it will no longer
renew automatically.
WHY ARE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS EXPIRING?
The number of payment disputes raised by renewed annual subscriptions
has triggered our payment provider Stripe to issue a cancellation and
penalty warning to us if we do not take action to reduce them.
Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to disable the
auto-renew on all annual subscriptions in order to stop any potential
disputes.
From now on, if you have an annual (rather than monthly or quarterly)
subscription with us, we will require you to login and confirm the
renewal manually to avoid cancellation. You will be sent an email with
instructions on how to do this before the renewal date.
WHAT ARE PAYMENT DISPUTES?
A payment dispute is raised when a payee tells a payment provider that
they do not agree with a payment that has been taken from them; this
may be because the payee does not recognise who the payment is going
to, or does not remember the subscription payment they set up.
Stripe charge $50 per dispute if the dispute threshold is breached and
a review fee of $25,000, prior to complete cancellation.
Please understand, this could mean the end of the Control Group and
then end of the study!
IF YOU DO WISH TO RAISE A DISPUTE ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
If you are:
* not sure if it is the us – ‘CG Coop’ – drawing money from
your account,
* having trouble cancelling your subscription
* need help cancelling your subscription
* or wish to contest a payment
Please DO NOT flag this as a dispute in Stripe!
Instead, please contact either support@controlgroup.coop or
gemma@controlgroup.coop and we will aim to resolve any issues within 3
working days.
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WE APPRECIATE YOU
The generosity of Associate members — like you — is the sole
reason the Control Group is able to continue collecting data on the
safety of efficacy of COVID vaccines and have supported people around
the world in their time of need.
REPORTING UPON DEATHS
The founding purpose of the Control Group is to understand whether
those who refused the COVID-19 vaccines die at a similar — or a
different — rate in the years following the pandemic era as those
who took one or more of the COVID vaccines.
The general public were assured that to refuse the COVID vaccine was
as good as a death sentence, whereas the COVID vaccines, as well as
“stopping transmission”, would prevent serious disease, and in a
way that was “safe and effective”.
To serve as a long-term ‘control group’ to the COVID vaccinated, a
comprehensive record must be kept, of the number of deaths occurring
each month and year, as well as the cause of death, to build up a
picture of potential health disparities between these two groups.
There are two methods by which you can record your death, or the death
of a loved one in your ‘participant household’, in the Control Group
database:
* The ‘Notify us of a participant death’ button, or,
* The ‘Death Notification Letter’
‘NOTIFY US OF A PARTICIPANT DEATH’ BUTTON
Many people in the Control Group do not just have a profile for
themselves, but include their spouses, children, parents, or friends
as participants in their Control Group ‘household’. Before, if a
participant died, another participant or a family member would have to
email us to record their bereavement and the cause of death.
Now, a death can be registered with the Control Group within the
participant’s account by clicking the ‘Notify us of a participant
death’ button — this is located on the profile(s) page when you
login, on the left-hand side, underneath the ‘Add participant’ / plus
sign button.
STEP-BY-STEP
* Click the ‘Notify us of a participant death’ button, a short
questionnaire will appear on screen
* Select the name of the participant that has died from the drop
down menu
* Select the cause of death — if the cause of death is unknown,
click ‘Undetermined’; if the cause of death is not listed, please pick
‘Other’ and type the cause of death in the box that appears below.
* Put the date of their death
* Click ‘Save’
Once a death has been registered, if you refresh the page, this
participant’s profile turns from green to grey, and their profile can
no longer be edited. The information they gave about their health
whilst they were alive, and the information relating to their death,
will still be included in the study and be included in our data
findings.
At the top of the page – underneath the ‘Participant Household’ box
— is a toggle switch which says ‘Show deceased participants’. If the
switch is ‘on’ (blue) you will see any participant registered as
deceased on screen in the greyed-out box. If you would like to keep
these profiles but hide them from view, turn the switch to the ‘off’
(grey) position.
Once a participant is registered as deceased, you CANNOT undo this
from within your account.
If you accidentally register a participant as deceased, please fill
out a support form on our website to request the participant is
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DEATH NOTIFICATION LETTER
We recognise that the pandemic era has left many people isolated
—through bereavement, social ostracism, family fights, depression
and anxiety, injury, illness and more. You may not have anyone close
to register your death on your profile, or you may not have anyone in
your life who is familiar with the Control Group and the study.
For this reason, we have created the ‘Death Notification Letter’
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Like the ‘Participation Certificate’ and ‘Participant Letter’, any
participant in the study can go to the ‘Resources’ page from within
their Control Group account and download a personalised, ‘Death
Notification Letter’.
The letter expresses your desire to have your death registered with
the Control Group for the purpose of the COVID study, and gives a
brief set of instructions on how to register a participant as
deceased. It includes your participant ID number and a unique QR code
which allows the executor of your estate to register your cause of
death with the Control Group.
We recommend you print out the letter, sign and date the letter at the
bottom, and keep it among your personal paperwork.
As with the ‘Notify of us of a participant death’ button, the data you
contributed to the study, and the information relating to your death,
will still be included in the study and be included in our data
findings.
ITEMS ADDED TO THE DATABASE
CAN’T FIND YOUR HEALTH CONDITION OR MEDICATION?
If you have a health condition, allergy, or take a medication or
supplement that does not appear when you try to add it to your health
record, write to us and let us know! We will happily add it to the
database catalogue!
Follow the link below to fill out a request form – select ‘NEW LIST
ITEM’ on the form and tell us what you would like us to add.
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ADDED TO THE DATABASE: NEW MEDICATION AND SUPPLEMENTS
In the last month, the following items have been added to the database
after participants’ requests.
MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLEMNTS
* Carbocisteine (Mucodyne) (Mucolytic) [TR-PHA357]
* Cardamom [TR-SUP369]
* Colecalciferol (high dose vitamin D) [TR-PHA362]
* Depo-Medrone injection (Corticosteroids ) [TR-PHA372]
* Diltiazem (Adizem, Angitil, Tildiem, Viazem, Zemtard) (High blood
pressure) [TR-PHA355]
* DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide) [TR-SUP359]
* Glutamine [TR-SUP371]
* Glutathione [TR-SUP370]
* Kenalog injection (Corticosteroids) [TR-PHA373]
* Levaquin (Levofloxacin) (Antibiotic) [TR-PHA368]
ALLERGIES AND INTOLERANCES
* Adhesives [HC-ALG287]
* Blood transfusion reaction [HC-ALG288]
* Lisinopril (Zestril) (Ace inhibitor) [HC-ALG289]
* Levaquin (Levofloxacin) (Antibiotic) [HC-ALG290]
HEALTH CONDITIONS
* Umbilical hernia [HC-GAS1104]
* Umbilical hernia [HC-GAS1104]
* COVID-19 – Arturus [HC-FEC1105]
* COVID-19 – BA.2.86 (Pirola) [HC-FEC1106]
* COVID-19 – Epsilon [HC-FEC1107]
* COVID-19 – Eris [HC-FEC1108]
* COVID-19 – Eta [HC-FEC1109]
* COVID-19 – Fornax [HC-FEC1110]
* COVID-19 – JN.1 [HC-FEC1111]
* COVID-19 – Kappa [HC-FEC1112]
* COVID-19 – Lambda [HC-FEC1113]
* COVID-19 – Theta [HC-FEC1114]
* COVID-19 – Zeta [HC-FEC1115]
* Rotator cuff injury (tear) [HC-JUR1116]
* Levothyroxine (Hypothyroidism, thyroid, hormone) [TR-PHA360]
* Lisinopril (Zestril) (ACE Inhibitor) [TR-PHA367]
* MasterPeace (Marine Plasma) [TR-SUP374]
* Oral vitamin K (injection alternative) (at birth) [TR-PHA366]
* Oramorph (Morphine, Opioid analgesics) [TR-PHA354]
* Residrenate (osteoporosis) [TR-PHA361]
* Uniphyllin Continus (Theophylline, oral bronchodilator)
[TR-PHA356]
* Vitamin K injection (New born injection) [TR-PHA358]
* Vitamin K1 [TR-SUP363]
* Vitamin K2 [TR-SUP364]
* Vitamin K3 [TR-SUP365]
HOW TO BUILD YOUR PROFILE
Have you logged into your Control Group account since the summer?
Having trouble building your profile in the new 2.0 system?
Diny provides a full walkthrough tutorial of the Control Group’s
health database!
This video shows you how to establish user profile (or “participant
profile”) on the database, how to add your basic information, such as
your lifestyle choices, blood group, and location type.
She then walks you through how to add your medical history, present
conditions, illnesses, medications and supplements, how to amend any
details should any of the information change in time, and how to
complete your monthly update.
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DIRECTION OF CONTROL GROUP RESEARCH
The Control Group analytics team are preparing the second edition of
our Quarterly Report. The Quarterly Report is a publication that
reviews of the last three months of health data contributed by you –
the committed participants in the Control Group study!
It is your data and the database is your resource. We want you to put
your questions to the analytics team.
Follow the link to our online survey to ask a question:
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Examples of questions you might ask:
* “What is the most common health complaint had by vaccinated
people?”
* “Has the prevalence of cancer increased among the unvaccinated as
well as the vaccinated?”
* “Is one sex experiencing more side effects from the vaccine than
another?”
* “What is the average age of those who are experiencing vaccine
side effects?”
Please submit one request at a time. Questions must be brief but you
can send as many as you like.
Your questions will help broaden our understanding of the ways in
which health outcomes may differ between those who did and those who
did not take the COVID-19 vaccines. It is not just the longevity of
life between vaccinated versus unvaccinated people that concerns the
Control Group — it is the quality of that life.
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STEFANIE HILGER’S INSPIRING MEDITATION SESSIONS
Stefanie Hilger helps to inspire us with her grounding and uplifting
meditation sessions! Stefanie is a psychologist whose coaching method
combines reflection and inspiration with concrete action. We can’t
recommend her lovely, interactive sessions enough; she fills us with
positivity, strength and offers practical solutions to our individual
concerns and then energizes us with a beautiful meditation.
THE THEME FOR THE NEXT SESSION IS: CREATING A WORLD THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYONE
These sessions are free and are open to everyone who participates in
the Control Group study.
NEXT SESSION: 25/03/2024 6:30 pm (GMT)
TIME ZONES: Vancouver 11.30am, New York 2.30pm, Paris 7.30pm, Kuala
Lumpur (next day) 2.30am, Auckland (next day) 7.30am
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We continue to wish all of you the very best! Do take advantage of
Stefanie’s meditation sessions, and keep a look out for the next
Quarterly Report – due for publication in early April 2024!
Diny
Co-founder
Control Group
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WELLBEING EVENTS OVER AT THE FEAR-FREE SPEAKEASY
We love to recommend great resources related to health and wellbeing,
so take a look at the incredible people who are giving their time to
tell you about the health modalities they practice:
POWER OF INTENTION SESSION
PRESENTER: Norman Cristina
DATE: 12/03/2024 10:00 am (GMT)
TIME ZONES: Vancouver 3am, New York 6am, Paris 11am, Kuala Lumpur 6pm,
Auckland 11pm
The purpose of the Power of Intention session is to come together as a
group to create a unified intention to heal (physically, mentally, or
both) for a session volunteer who is in need.
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SELF CARE TECHNIQUES FROM TOUCH FOR HEALTH KINESIOLOGY
PRESENTER: June Tranmer
DATE: 15/03/2024 11:00 am (GMT)
TIME ZONES: Vancouver 1am, New York 7am, Paris 12pm, Kuala Lumpur 7pm,
Auckland next day 12am
Tips and techniques from nearly 40 years of working with balancing my
own, my family’s and my patients and student’s energies. No prior
knowledge required – suitable for all ages
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LOW TOX LIVING
PRESENTER: Tanya Maidment
DATE: 14/03/2024 10:00 am (GMT)
TIME ZONES: Vancouver 2am, New York 5am, Paris 11am, Kuala Lumpur 6pm,
Auckland 11pm
Discover how to create your own natural personal care and cleaning
products that are good for you and good for the planet!
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HOW YOUR DAYTIME BREATHING CAN AFFECT YOUR SLEEP
PRESENTER: Annette and Graham of Henry and Henry
DATE: 20/03/2024 9:00 am (GMT)
TIME ZONES: Vancouver 1am, New York 4am, Paris 10am, Kuala Lumpur 5pm,
Auckland 10pm
Most of us are unaware of the link between day-to-day breathing and
both sleep quality and duration. This presentation aims to explain
that link and what we can do about it.
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