On Oct. 13, Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, hosted a SARS-COV-2 presentation and roundtable with fellow legislators and other government officials. Topics included SARS-COV-2 death rates, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing, masks, herd immunity, natural immunity, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting (VAERS) data, and alternative therapeutics.

“During this presentation, we had great discussions revolving around research that has been conducted in other parts of the world, “Roberts said. “Unfortunately, researchers in the U.S. do not have the same level of access to SARS-COV-2 data as they do in other countries. This is due to mass censorship of medical research.

“While we need to combat this mass censorship of medical data in the U.S., we also need to be continually discussing other research done around the globe.”

Roberts said roundtable participants were made aware of two studies. One is the United Kingdom double-blind study, which examined the rising fatality rates in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.

The other was a study done in India and compared the Kerala and Uttar Pradesh proveniences. The Uttar province has a population of 241 million with a vaccination rate of 6.3%. In comparison, the Kerala province has a population of 34 million and a vaccination rate above 70% in individuals over 45.

“The Uttar province had fewer cases of SARS-COV-2, under 1,000 active cases since May, while the Kerala province has not been under 10,000 active cases since March of 2021,” Roberts said. “The Uttar Province took a preventative standpoint and started treating with therapeutics against SARS-COV-2 early on. At the same time, the Kerala province focused on getting individuals vaccinated, not treatments. It is clear we need to start looking at preventative and early treatments for SARS-COV-2 at the state level. If I need to draft legislation to push our Department of Health to do this, I will. It is beyond time.”

Roberts said, as the House continues interim studies and discussing future policy, he encourages his constituents in House District 36 to contact his office with questions, comments, or concerns.