Originally published: . Volume 12, No. 4. Source pages: 13.
In an article, "The Best COVID Vaccines, Safety, and How to Get the Most Out of Vaccination," medical researcher, Cass Nelson-Dooley, concluded that, "… even to the most scrutinizing integrative and functional medicine practitioners, these vaccines are performing quite well. They are providing protection against severe illness and death. And the side effects are quite low." "But let’s be clear. These vaccines are not FDA approved; they are FDA emergency authorized. They have not been fully tested, which can take 10 years at least …" she wrote. "I was cynical about the vaccines when they were under development. I have seen cases of vaccine injury and medical mistakes. …" However, "After many thousands have been vaccinated in clinical trials, and tens of millions have been vaccinated in real life, we are all feeling a lot more comfortable about COVID vaccine safety." The following are excerpts from the article:
What are the Best COVID Vaccines?
– The Pfizer vaccine has 95% efficacy and has been tested on 43,538 people in phase 3. – The Moderna vaccine has 94% efficacy and has been tested on 30,420 people in phase 3.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine data (not peer reviewed) shows 66% efficacy and it has been tested on 43,783 people in phase 3 clinical trial. The AstraZeneca vaccine has 67% efficacy and has been tested on 23,848 people in phase 3.
What are the COVID Vaccine Side Effects?
– Flu-like symptoms – Local skin reactions – Bell’s palsy, which is weakness or paralysis of the face that usually goes away (7 cases out of 40,000 who received Pfizer or Moderna vaccines) – Anaphylaxis (2-11 cases per one million shots), an allergic reaction that can be life- threatening – Immune thrombocytopenia, bleeding disorder due to low levels of the cells that help with clotting (37 cases out of 31 million vaccinated).
Reports of Death Very Low
A total of 1,913 people have died after vaccination, as of March 15, 2021. Out of 109 million vaccinations, this comes to 0.0018% reports of death. Of those, many were elderly, frail, and lived in long-term care facilities. Older, sick people may be harmed by these vaccines, but the numbers are very low. It is also possible that the vaccine didn’t cause death, but occurred coincidentally around the time of death. The vaccine safety committee has not changed their vaccination recommendations, even in the elderly. For more information and full article go to: https://healthfirstconsulting.com/category/blog/
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