Why I’m Participating in a Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

On January 20, 2020, while the whole world was watching the inauguration of U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, I was on my way to Grady Hospital in Atlanta to begin my own transition as a participant in a 2 year, 2 month coronavirus vaccine trial.

Why would someone who has dedicated her life’s work to natural healing participate in a COVID vaccine trial? 

I want to share with you why I feel so passionately committed to doing what I can – however small a step that may be – to stamping out what the head of the World Health Organization called “an enemy against humanity.”

First, I will start with where we are now in the course of this pandemic. 

According to The Washington Post, there are now three variants of COVID-19 that may be up to 70 percent more contagious.

That would mean that for every one person who contracts the virus, up to 600 people could become infected, leading to exponential increases in worldwide suffering and death.

Considering that there have already been 100,990,354 cases of COVID-19 worldwide and 2,177,611 deaths, I shudder to think what an exponential increase could mean for the human race.

Yes, I understand that it can take 10 to 15 years to develop safe and effective vaccines given medical history. 

Given the ease with which coronavirus is spreading, I don’t believe we have the grace of 10 to 15 years. 

I believe what Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in a virtual news conference.

He stressed the need for countries everywhere to “come together as one against a common enemy: an enemy against humanity.”

And that means those of us in natural healing joining with and supporting the scientific medical community to do everything we can do to eradicate this global threat.

I have read with great dismay articles by so-called experts in natural healing who say that masks don’t work and that social distancing doesn’t make any difference. 

I feel angry when I read such stupidity and feel these so-called experts are only contributing to the spread of suffering and death. 

Professionally I do not want to be associated with such idiocy. 

In 2019, I published two books. 

In 2020, I spent the entire year writing articles to help people cope with the devastating physical, emotional, spiritual, social and economic effects of coronavirus. 

By now I have also worked with countless clients who have contracted the virus and believe me you want to do whatever it takes to avoid getting this virus.

Second, I will share a little about my personal health and what a big step it is for me to participate in a vaccine trial.

I’m 61 years old – two months shy of my 62nd birthday to be precise.

I don’t take drugs.

I’m healthier than I was 30 years ago.

I teach yoga six times a week, I instruct one qi gong class every week, I walk my dog and I lift weights probably two or three times a week.

I tend to avoid doctors but take a wide range of natural healing remedies to support my general health.

I am not anti-doctor. I respect the medical community. 

My brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle were or are medical doctors.

In my work as a medical intuitive healer I teach people how to heal themselves naturally but I recommend they visit their doctors and believe that we in the natural healing community can work in harmony with medical professionals for the highest good of our clients.

I wrote an article that explains what I have found works for my clients who do get sick with coronavirus and I decided to give away everything I knew for free because I don’t want people to suffer. You can read my recommendations at this link.

Now that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been approved, scientists are having a hard time getting people to participate in other vaccine trials. People who had enrolled in the trial earlier had begun to drop out as other vaccines got approved.

When I heard about the Novavax vaccine trial at Emory University, I reached out to volunteer in December 2020 but was told I wasn’t old enough and that the researchers were looking for more minority participants.

I was happy when the researchers called me back earlier this month.

I feel if healthy people like me don’t volunteer to help scientists figure out how to eradicate this deadly virus, who will or who should?

So far I have been impressed with the carefulness of the  researchers.

I have to fill out an app every day listing my symptoms. 

The study will last for 2 years, 2 months.

I had a 66 percent chance of getting the real vaccine.

Even though my friends who are over 65 are eligible to receive the COVID vaccine, many have had a hard time getting appointments and it is anybody’s guess how long it will be before the vaccine is readily available for the general population.

Meanwhile, I am obsessed – I admit – with thinking about people in the developing world.

They don’t have access to world class medical care.

They may not have the luxury of working from home like I do, have access to natural healing remedies like I do and are quite likely to suffer from hunger as the economic devastation of the coronavirus pandemic deepens.

Oxfam International predicts that the world is on the brink of a hunger pandemic as coronavirus threatens to push millions into starvation.

Here in the U.S., 1 in 4 households has experienced food insecurity due to the economic effects of coronavirus. 

If I can help someone in Sri Lanka, Gabon or any part of the world by supporting scientists here in Atlanta, I’m all for it.

As we have come to recognize throughout the past year,  my health, your health, is very much dependent on the choices that I make, the decisions of people in my community and the well-being of people in far-flung countries like China where the virus is believed to have originated.

I feel incredibly privileged to participate in the Novavax vaccine trial.

If I go for two days with any symptoms of coronavirus, I can send in a nasal swab and have the Emory researchers tell me whether or not I have contracted the disease.

Many who get sick are not even able to get properly tested.

If you would like to participate in the Novavax vaccine trial in Atlanta, please call Meena Dhir at 470-603-5786.

The researchers especially need minority participants and people over the age of 65. 

Even though two vaccines are currently available, scientists are still working to develop other vaccines that can be safely and easily delivered to your fellow human beings all over the world. 

In my 61 years of privileged existence I have discovered that one of the shortest routes to happiness is to engage in what I call ALL thinking.

I can think about myself. Me. My health, my money, my well-being.

I can think about my tribe. My family. My friends. My community.

Or I could think about the highest good of all. The brotherhood and sisterhood of man.

When I think about how I can contribute – in whatever tiny ways that I can – to make a difference in improving the betterment of everybody, I feel my life has meaning and purpose. 

And that makes me happy.

Any my happiness serves me, my tribe and everybody around me.

What is healing? Healing happens when we make choices for the highest good of all. 

To set up an appointment for a medical intuitive reading or healing work, please email catherine@catherinecarrigan or call 678-612-8816. If you are calling internationally, please call me at the same number through WhatsApp so I can return your call toll free!

Coronavirus Survival Resources 

Right now the environment we are all living in has changed due to the coronavirus pandemic. We have to consider how this larger situation is affecting us mind, body and spirit.

I’ve been searching around for ways to help everyone get through the Coronavirus, an illness known to attack the respiratory system, hinder breathing and adversely affect people’s lungs both during and after the virus.

To learn what to do should you or your loved ones get sick with the virus, read my recommendations at this link.

Because so many people are suffering, be the answer to someone else’s prayers right now. Read how at this link.

To re-set the stress out of your brain in 3 minutes or less, read the article and follow the videos at this link.

Find out how moderate exercise improves your immune response and increases the effectiveness of vaccines by 30 to 100 percent by reading my blog at this link.

To discover 3 ways you can be happy right now – even in the midst of a pandemic – read my blog about happiness at this link.

I explained how to clear phobias and fears in the article and videos at this link.

Get your mindset right by reading my article 4 Steps to Overcome Any Adversity at this link.

You can root for me as I do my best to beat my addiction to reading the news. Find out what I’m doing about that at this link.

Learn to release tension out of your face with this simple yoga exercise. Watch the video and read the directions at this link.

To discover what you can do to prevent suicide watch the video and read the article at this link.

Learn how natural sunlight, therapeutic light and calling in divine light can lift your mood at this link.

You can learn how to clear loneliness by using the healing technique I describe at this link.

Discover how healing soul wounds empowers you to clear grief. Read the article at this link.

Learn how to overcome fear by connecting to the power within. Learn how by reading this article.

I explained how to take your power back from the fear pandemic. You can read the article I wrote at this link.

To cultivate the feeling of contentment no matter what your life circumstances, read the article I wrote at this link.

I wrote an article and did an interview about how empaths and highly sensitive people can survive coronavirus that you can read at this link.

I wrote an article explaining why it’s crucial for you to get out of survival mode so that you can think clearly and move forward at this link.

We added an extra Saturday morning 10 a.m. yoga class on Zoom. You can find out about joining us at the link.

I discussed how to stay out of overwhelm during the coronavirus pandemic at this link.

I wrote about the healing power of rest at this link.

Discover how to cope with the loneliness of social distancing during the coronavirus by reading this article.

Read a message from the orchid world at this link.

Turn to Mushti Mudra to release emotional stress when you don’t think you can handle any more anxiety, depression or loneliness. Find out by reading this blog.

I wrote a blog and created a video “How You Can Balance Your Lung Meridian” to read and watch at this link.

I explained “How to Clear Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)” at this link.

I published “24 Ways to Boost Your Immune System Naturally Right Now” that you can read at this link.

I wrote a blog with directions and a video for Linga Mudra, a hand mudra you can use anytime, anywhere to boost your immune system. You can read that here.

I pondered the metaphysical meaning of the Corona virus. You can read that article at this link.

And above all I know how profound the breathing exercises in The Little Book of Breathwork can be.

I wrote the book and produced a series of FREE videos of these exercises because I know you can usually cut your anxiety in half in a mere eight minutes. That’s why I called the breath work routine “Eight Minutes to Inner Peace.”

When it’s 2 a.m. and you can’t call your best friend, you can practice the breathing exercises, affirmations and hand mudras to feel better.

When you’re experiencing shortness of breath, anxiety, high blood pressure or don’t know what else to do to make yourself feel better, these are simple tools you can turn to for FREE.

If you are sick with Coronavirus and notice yourself having trouble breathing, you can turn to these breathing exercises, hand mudras and affirmations to redirect your chi and hopefully open up your airways.

To join us for yoga and qi gong classes via video conference right now, email [email protected] or call 678-612-8816 to receive the code. Yoga classes meet via Zoom.us on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 to 9 p.m. EST and Thursdays 11 a.m. to meet via Zoom.us on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:30 to 9 p.m. EST and Thursdays 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings 10:30 a.m. EST. Qi gong meets on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. EST.