Was Kamala Harris caught using audio earrings during the ABC News debate with Donald Trump?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Kamala Harris caught using audio earrings at Trump debate!
Right after the Harris-Trump debate on ABC News ended, some people started claiming or suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris was secretly using the NOVA H1 audio earrings to cheat!
The Trump Train : BREAKING🚨 It appears Kamala Harris was being coached by using earphones embedded in her earrings during the ABC presidential debate against President Trump.
MJTruthUltra : No way… did Kamala really wear Audio Earrings? Holy crap… they look EXACTLY the same They’re called NOVA H1 Audio Earrings
The Truth : 🚨 KAMALA BUSTED WEARING EARPHONE EARRINGS‼️
NOVA H1 Audio Earrings – the first and only wireless earphones embedded in a pair of pearl earrings on a gold- or silver-plated clip. LOOK AT HER EARRINGS! Busted!
Alex Jones : Look at these Earpieces that look like earrings. Looks a lot like what Cackling Kamala was wearing. What do you think?
Sam O’Leary : That debate was a farce, even with 3 v 1 it looks like Kamala was wearing ‘Audio Earings’ AKA earphones embedded in earrings.
Larry : At the debate against Trump, Kamala Harris made quite the statement with her choice of earrings. Those look a lot like Nova Audio earrings. 🤔
Truth : Kamala Harris was not using audio earrings at Trump debate!
This appears to be yet another example of fake news created about Kamala Harris, and here are the reasons why…
Kamala Harris was not wearing NOVA H1 audio earrings
Many people are claiming that Kamala Harris wore the NOVA H1 audio earrings during her debate with Donald Trump. That’s not true.
The NOVA H1 audio earrings are pearl earrings that are clipped onto the earlobes. Each earring has an integrated microphone inside the pearl that projects sound into the ear canal.
As you can see from the photos below, the NOVA H1 audio earrings have a thick and solid clip which connects the large stem (containing the electronics and battery) to the microphone inside the pearl.
While the NOVA H1 sports a large pearl, it uses a completely different design than the earrings Kamala Harris wore during her debate with Donald Trump.
Kamala Harris wore Tiffany double hinged pearl earrings
The earrings Kamala Harris wore to her ABC News debate with Donald Trump has a large pearl too, but lacks a thick clip. In fact, her earrings appear to have a double hinge design – the pearl sits on a hinged loop of metal.
If you look at the zoomed-in photo that we provided below, the hinge appears to be hanging freely below her earlobe. The earring Kamala Harris wore does not appear to be clipped onto her earlobe, and is likely attached by a post.
Kamala Harris appears to be wearing the South Sea Pearl Earrings (no longer available online) from Tiffany & Co. It has a similar design to Double Pearl Hinged Earrings, but features 9-10 mm South Sea Pearls and is 18K gold-plated instead of silver-plated.
What is certain is that Kamala Harris was not wearing the NOVA H1 audio earrings.
Kamala Harris is known to favour pearls, and is often seen wearing pearl earrings. In fact, she was seen wearing the same earrings at earlier events. For example:
At NCAA championship teams celebration on the White House South Lawn on July 22, 2024 : Photo
At the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on September 11, 2023 : Photo
At the NBC News “Meet the Press” interview on September 11, 2022 : Photo
In short – Kamala Harris was just wearing a pair of her existing pearl earrings. It wasn’t even a new pair of earrings.
This is just political fake news
Ultimately, this is yet another example of political fake news surrounding the upcoming 2024 US Presidential election. Here are some other examples I fact checked recently:
As the 2024 US Presidential election draws close, you can expect more of such fake news to appear, so be wary and skeptical!
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Did Korean and Japanese scientists find self-assembling nano-structures in mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Self-assembling nano-structures were found in mRNA vaccines!
Some people are sharing a study which claims to have discovered self-assembling nano-structures in mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna!
Andrew Bridgen : Self assembling nano particles found in the Covid 19 jabs !!!!
Alex Jones : SHOCKING! Self-Assembling Nano Structures Found In Incubated Specimens From Pfizer and Moderna mRNA Jabs Have Been Shown In a Peer-Reviewed Study
Kim Dotcom : WARNING: Nanotech discovered in Covid-19 vaccines. In a peer reviewed study Scientists show that Nano structures self assemble after Pfizer/Moderna vaccines are injected into humans
Concerned Citizen : 🚨🌎 Holy Crap – Japanese & South Korean Scientists find NANO-STRUCTURES ‼️
Dr John Campbell reports on latest Pier reviewed Science Paper ‼️
“They took mostly Pfizer & Moderna Vaccines, incubated them in a replicated human body environment”
Legacy Media won’t tell you this – but this is hard evidence that supports all the reported Fibrous Blood Clotting which leads to other chronic illness.
Died Suddenly : BREAKING: COVID SHOTS INSTALLED NANOBOTS
New Japanese study proves Pfizer and Moderna v*ccines contain unauthorized “animated worm-like” entities, invisible to the human eye, which swim, wiggle, and assemble themselves into complex structures, which cause clots inside the body. (What embalmer Richard Hirschman found and exposed in the film Died Suddenly).
Dr. Young Mi Lee and Dr. Daniel Broudy from Okinawa Christian University discovered these “undisclosed additional engineered components” by isolating unused vaxx vials for 3 weeks, and then examined them under 400X magnification.
Lee and Broudy saw that when the nanotechnology was energized it created “discs, chains, spirals, tubes, and right-angle structures.”
The researchers, who published their findings in the International Journal of Vaccine Theory Practice and Research, believe these mysterious nanoparticles are responsible for the explosion of “turbo cancer” and autoimmune diseases around the globe.
Truth : Self-assembling nano-structures were not found in mRNA vaccines!
The study, which is called Real-Time Self-Assembly of Stereomicroscopically Visible Artificial Constructionsin Incubated Specimens of mRNA Products Mainly from Pfizer and Moderna: A Comprehensive Longitudinal Study, can be read in full here.
As impressive as its long name and article length (64 pages!) may seem, it does not show any actual evidence of self-assembling nano-structures in mRNA vaccines, this appears to be yet another example of fake news about the COVID-19 vaccines, and here are the reasons why…
The vaccine vials were likely contaminated
The study authors collected 58 vials, of which only 4 were unopened – 2 Pfizer, 1 AstraZeneca and 1 Novavax. The other 54 vials were used, and only contained residuals – leftover vaccine. There were no unopened Moderna vaccine vials.
Ideally, the study authors should have used only the unopened vials. However, it appears that they used all those vials – the vast majority which were already opened and used, and therefore highly likely to be contaminated.
Both Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are delivered in multi-dose vials – 6 doses per Pfizer vial, and 10 doses per Moderna vial. The vaccine doses in those vials are sterile but do not contain preservatives, and must be kept refrigerated at very low temperatures.
But when a nurse or doctor inserts a needle to withdraw a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, it will likely introduce some contaminants, including microbes. Hence, the contents of each vaccine vial must be used within 2 hours (Pfizer) or 6 hours (Moderna) – to ensure its safety as well as effectiveness.
Therefore, it is highly likely that the used vaccine vials were contaminated before the study authors even got their hands on them.
mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna have to be stored at very low temperatures, or they will degrade quickly:
-70°C to -80°C (-94°F to -112°F) for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, or
-25°C to -15°C (-13°F to 5°F) for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Just before administration, they must be thawed and kept at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F) – and then, they must be used within 30-31 days.
While the study authors said they kept those vials at -20°C, it is uncertain whether they maintained the cold chain. If the vaccines were left at room temperature for more than a few hours, they would have degraded by the time they were put back into refrigeration.
But more importantly – the COVID-19 vaccines do not last long in our bodies. Right after being injected into our body, these vaccines rapidly enter nearby cells to produce the spike proteins that trigger our immune system to create the necessary antibodies against COVID-19.
Those COVID-19 vaccines, especially the delicate mRNA vaccines, would have broken down into their constituents if they were kept at room temperature for days, never mind weeks or months! It is therefore highly likely that what the study authors observed or photographed were agglutinated (clumps of) components of the degraded vaccines, rather than self-assembling nano-structures!
It is also highly possible that the vaccine samples were contaminated during their 12-21 months incubation period. After all, even filtered air in a clean laboratory would contain contaminants and microbes.
Unless the samples were sterilised after being prepared, and kept sealed and untouched during their incubation period, it is highly possible they were contaminated at some point in time.
The samples could also be contaminated at anytime the study authors handled them, if they did not take the necessary aseptic precautions.
The photos show large variety of “nano-structures”
If the COVID-19 vaccines were manufactured to deliver some kind of self-replicating nano-structure (for whatever nefarious reasons), the study authors should see the same “nano-structures” appear in all vaccine vials.
Yet, their photos show a dizzying array of different “nano-structures”, some with crystalline structures while others appear to be biological cells. This suggests that the photos show different kinds of contaminants in the vaccine samples, and not actually man-made “nano-structures” of any kind.
It is odd to see the study authors use a stereo microscope to observe nano-structures. A stereo microscope is a type of optical microscope with two eyepieces (instead of one).
Despite having two eyepieces, stereo microscopes actually have much lower magnification than compound microscopes which have only one eyepiece. Hence, stereo microscopes are used for “low magnification” observation of a sample.
In any case, light microscopes of any kind are not the ideal way to observe nano-structures, because they do not offer enough magnification to resolve such tiny objects. Typically, they have a maximum resolution of just 400 to 700 nanometres (nm).
To observe nano-structures, extremely high-resolution electron microscopes should be used, as they can resolve structures from 0.1 to 10 nanometers (nm) in size.
That is why the study authors were not able to take photos of the mRNA vaccine lipid nanoparticle capsules were are approximately 80-100 nm (Pfizer) or 90-120 nm (Moderna) in size.
In fact, the study does not show any any object in the nanometre scale! The photos they took were of really massive objects in the micrometer scale – 1000x larger than nanometer.
The study authors also provided a 10 micrometer scale in their photos. This tells us that the objects they saw were, for most part, over 100 µm in size. It is possible that some of these structures are even 500-1000 µm (1 mm) in size, and might therefore be visible to the naked eye!
IJVTPR does not appear to be a credible science journal
The study was published in a journal called the International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research (IJVTPR). If you have never heard of the IJVTPR, you are not alone. I have never heard of it either.
In fact, it appears to have been established only in 2020 – during the COVID-19 pandemic. And according to the New Lines Magazine, it does not appear to be a credible science journal:
The International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research could easily be mistaken for a respectable publication. Its stated aim is to “bring rigorous independent and unbiased research to the subject of vaccine safety and analysis.”
All 18 members of its editorial board have university degrees, though that doesn’t make them relevant authorities. The editor-in-chief, for example, is neither a scientist nor a medical doctor but a retired professor of linguistics. Its senior editor, meanwhile, is a Canadian neuroscientist with a long history of spreading scare stories about vaccines.
In short, the International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research is not the publisher of rigorous and unbiased research that it purports to be.
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Has Hillary Clinton been confirmed to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 US Presidential Election?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Hillary Clinton Is Replacing Joe Biden In 2024 Election!
Some people are claiming that Hillary Clinton has been confirmed to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 US Presidential Election!
Jason Miller :SHE’S RUNNING!!! These opinion pieces don’t happen organically – Crooked is on the move!!!
ShengLiang : Breaking! Hillary Clinton to replace Joe Biden as democrat nominee at DNC convention! What is the impact on #China, #Russia, #Iran, #SaudiArabia, #India and other countries?
希拉里·克林顿将取代乔·拜登成为民主党候选人！这对 #中国、#俄罗斯，#伊朗，#沙特阿拉伯，#印度 等国又啥影响
Financelot : BREAKING: Hillary Clinton is said to be replacing Joe Biden at the DNC Convention.
Truth : Hillary Clinton Is Not Replacing Joe Biden In 2024 Election!
This is yet another example of fake news about US politics, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : No Evidence Hillary Clinton Is Replacing Joe Biden
Let me start by simply pointing out that Hillary Clinton is not replacing Joe Biden in the 2024 US Presidential Election.
These rumours appear to originate from posts on X (formerly Twitter) by Alex Jones and senior Trump advisor, Jason Miller. Jason Miller never offered any evidence, while Alex Jones claimed to have called Roger Stone and other unnamed “sources” who allegedly confirmed it.
I called Roger Stone, I called other sources. They said, yeah, that’s the word.
However, Roger Stone is not only a close confidante of Donald Trump, and self-described political hit man, he was convicted of lying to authorities, obstructing a congressional investigation, and witness intimidation, amongst the seven felony counts. Never mind he lacks credibility, Roger Stone is unlikely to know anything about any plan within the Democratic Party to replace President Joe Biden as its nominee for the 2024 Presidential Election.
So who were his other sources? Someone at the White House or the DNC? The man running the hot dog stand down the street? An ouija board? Who knows??? What appears certain is that this rumour has not been independently corroborated by other sources, never mind actually verified as true.
It doesn’t help that Hillary Clinton herself ruled out running for President in the 2024 election during a “Morning Joe” interview in March 2022.
Fact #2 : Joe Biden Endorsed Kamala Harris After Dropping Out
On Sunday, 21 July 2024, President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign, and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic candidate.
Fact #3 : Rumour Was Based On Opinion Piece By Pablo O’Hana
Alex Jones appears to be reacting to an opinion piece published by The Hill, in which Pablo O’Hana suggested that Hillary Clinton would be a good choice to replace President Joe Biden should he step down as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 Presidential election.
All right, folks, it’s Saturday night and we saw The Hill, all the news reporting Hillary said to replace Joe Biden. They’re really going to try to replace Joe Biden in Chicago with Hillary Clinton with all of her criminal activity, all of her background, all of this. So they are literally involved in a Democrat civil war, a power struggle over what public gets control.
However, Pablo O’Hana never claimed that Hillary Clinton will be replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee at the DNC convention. He only stated that she would make a great candidate to replace Biden. It’s clearly stated in the first two paragraphs of his article!
“But who?”
The strongest argument against replacing President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic nominee is the notion that no suitable successor exists. But there is, and not just a good one but one of the most qualified people ever to run for the office: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Even the title unambiguously states that he thinks Hillary Clinton would be a good replacement for Biden – “Ready for Round 2: Why we Need Hillary more than ever“. Did anyone who made these claims actually read the article???
Fact #4 : Pablo O’Hana Criticised Claim Hillary Clinton Is Replacing Joe Biden
Pablo O’Hana criticised claims that Hillary Clinton is replacing Joe Biden based on the opinion piece he wrote for The Hill.
At first, he did not respond specifically to Alex Jones’ comments, but expressed his amazement that some people are unable to differentiate between news and opinions.
The inability to differentiate between ‘news’ and ‘opinion piece’ is absolutely extraordinary
But after more and more people ran with the (baseless) claim that Hillary Clinton has been confirmed to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, he pushed back more forcefully, calling out “the insanity from Alex Jones or Trump hacks“.
I truly can’t believe how much drama my opinion piece has caused on the right. I implore you to properly read what I wrote and not listen to the insanity from Alex Jones or Trump hacks.
That is good advice. Instead of listening to people who have a history of being less than honest, you should read Pablo O’Hana’s article and determine for yourself if he really stated that Hillary Clinton has been confirmed to replace Joe Biden in the US Presidential Election.
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Does Bill Gates plan to replace cow milk with maggot milk he just launched called EntoMilk?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Bill Gates plans to replace cow milk with maggot milk!
Some websites are claiming that Bill Gates wants to replace cow milk with maggot milk he just launched called EntoMilk. One website even claimed that Bill Gates ordered governments to replace cow milk with his EntoMilk maggot milk!
Infowars / Alex Jones : DISGUSTING: Bill Gates Wants You To Eat Maggot Milk
The future being created for humanity is deeply disturbing
During Thursday’s edition of The Alex Jones Show, viewers learned about the sick Bill Gates project to feed people maggot milk.
Slay News : Bill Gates Launches ‘Maggot Milk’ to Feed General Public
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has launched a new project that seeks to introduce “maggot milk” into the food supply of the general public.
The new “EntoMilk” is described as a “dairy alternative” that is made from “black soldier fly larvae” or maggots. The maggots are blended into a “rich and creamy liquid which looks and acts just like dairy,” according to its creators.
The People’s Voice : Bill Gates Orders Govt’s To Replace Cow Milk With ‘Creamy Maggot Milk’
Billionaire eugenicist Bill Gates has ordered governments worldwide to phase out the use of cow milk in favor of maggot milk.
Gates announced the new “dairy alternative” produce called “EntoMilk” that he says will eventually replace milk from animals. A typical carton of EntoMilk is made from thousands of crushed up maggots.
Once the bugs are blended and processed, the result is a “rich and creamy liquid which looks and acts just like dairy.”
“It’s got a very creamy mouthfeel,” said a spokesperson in the promotional video for EntoMilk below.
Truth : Bill Gates does not plan to replace cow milk with maggot milk!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS about Bill Gates, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Bill Gates did not launch any maggot milk
Let me start by pointing out that Bill Gates did not launch a new project or maggot milk product called EntoMilk.
If he did, he would have announced it on his LinkedIn page, or his blog – GatesNotes. It would also have been reported worldwide by the mainstream media, and commented on extensively on social media.
Yet, there has been no official announcement by Bill Gates, nor confirmation through the mainstream media. That’s because it was all made up.
Needless to say – none of those making these claims actually provided any evidence that Bill Gates launched a maggot milk product called EntoMilk.
Fact #2 : Bill Gates did not order governments to replace cow milk
There is also no evidence that Bill Gates ordered governments across the world to replace cow milk with maggot milk.
Unsurprisingly, those who made that claim did not provide any evidence that Bill Gates ordered any government to replace cow milk with maggot milk.
Obviously – no government has announced any plans to replace cow milk with maggot milk…
Fact #3 : Bill & Gates Foundation is not involved with EntoMilk
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation also confirmed that it has no involvement with EntoMilk, and claims that EntoMilk is their product is “false”.
EntoMilk was not introduced or launched by Bill Gates, or the Gates Foundation. It was created and launched by Gourmet Grubb – a South African company that started operations in 2017.
Neither Gourmet Grubb, nor EntoMilk, were funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which can be confirmed by the foundation’s portfolio.
Some detractors are pointing to a May 2012 grant the Gates Foundation made to “develop a method for the efficient production of nutritionally dense food using insect species“.
However, that grant was to All Things Bugs, LLC – an American company based in Florida, which has nothing to do with Gourmet Grubb from South Africa, or EntoMilk.
Fact #5 : EntoMilk launched six years ago!
Even more damning – EntoMilk isn’t even new. Gourmet Grubb launched EntoMilk more than 6 years ago! In fact, the official EntoMilk video clip was posted on YouTube on 7 June 2018!
So all those websites or people claiming that EntoMilk was recently launched or introduced aren’t being honest, are they???
Fact #6 : Gourmet Grubb appears to be defunct
Finally, Gourmet Grubb appears to be defunct. Its official website is no longer available, and its domain taken over by other people. Its official Instagram page has also been inactive since 2020.
So why would anyone claim that Bill Gates just launched EntoMilk, when the company making it appears to have shut down 3-4 years ago???
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Did the US Court of Appeals rule that mRNA COVID-19 jabs are not vaccines?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : US Court Ruled That mRNA COVID-19 Jabs Are Not Vaccines!
Some people are sharing articles which claim or suggest that the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that mRNA COVID-19 injections do not qualify as vaccines!
Alex Jones : Breaking! COVID mRNA Jabs Are NOT Vaccines, Court Rules
Truth : US Court Did Not Rule That mRNA COVID-19 Jabs Are Not Vaccines!
This is yet another example of fake news created / promoted by anti-vaccine supporters, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Appeals Court Did Not Rule That mRNA COVID-19 Jabs Are Not Vaccines
First, let me just point out that the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit did not rule that the mRNA COVID-19 injections are not vaccines. You can read the court’s opinion for yourself – PDF.
In November 2021, the Health Freedom Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District, claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines are not actually vaccines, but are instead “medical treatments” and cannot be mandated.
That lawsuit was dismissed in 2022, so the case was never litigated. The Health Freedom Defense Fund appealed, which led to the June 7 decision by the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to reverse that dismissal.
This does not mean that the Health Freedom Defense Fund won the lawsuit. Two Trump-appointed judged on that three-judge panel ruled that the lower court was wrong to dismiss the case and that the school district’s “pattern of withdrawing and then reinstating its vaccination policies was enough to keep this case alive.”
The court also said clearly that its decision to reverse the dismissal did not mean that the plaintiff’s allegations were true:
We note the preliminary nature of our holding. We do not prejudge whether, on a more developed factual record, Plaintiffs’ allegations will prove true.
To be clear – the US Court of Appeals did not rule that COVID-19 vaccines are not actually vaccines.
Fact #2 : Court Has To Legally Accept Plaintiff’s Claims As True
It is customary for appellate courts to assume that the plaintiff’s allegations are accurate, as fact-finding has not yet occurred when a case was dismissed. As Doris Reiss – a professor at the University of California’s Collage of the Law explains:
The court said that since it must assume the plaintiffs’ claims are true, and since they are claiming COVID-19 vaccines just mitigate symptoms and do not prevent transmission, the case can go on to fact-finding.
It did not directly rule on whether the vaccines prevent transmission or just ‘mitigate symptoms.’
Fact #3 : LAUSD Can Appeal Again, Or Proceed To Court
According to CalMatters, the LAUSD school district can appeal the ruling to a larger panel of judges on the 9th Circuit.
If they don’t or the new ruling stands, then the lawsuit returns to the US District Court for Central California in Los Angeles for further arguments.
Regardless of what the school district decides, it will be quite some time before this lawsuit is settled one way or another.
Fact #4 : Vaccines Are Meant To Prevent Diseases
The CDC defines a vaccine as a “preparation that is used to stimulate the body’s immune response against diseases“.
COVID-19 vaccines are not a medical treatment because they have to be taken before you get infected, for the express purpose of training your immune system to build its own defences against an actual SARS-CoV-2 infection.
If COVID-19 vaccines are actually “medical treatments” as the plaintiffs are claiming, it would have been given after infection, not before.
The truth is – COVID-19 vaccines are true vaccines, and work by stimulating our body’s own immune system to create an immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Did a new study show that mRNA vaccines are behind the explosion of cancer deaths in Japan?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Japan study shows explosion of mRNA cancer deaths!
People are claiming or suggesting that a new study shows that mRNA vaccines are behind the explosion of cancer deaths in Japan!
Alex Jones : New Japanese Study Suggests mRNA Vaccines Behind Explosion of Cancer Cases in Japan during the Pandemic. I suggest the sun is yellow…
Comprehensive study from Japan reviewing Cancer data correlations with mRNA injections.
“Strongly suspecting increase instance of several types of cancer especially after 3rd dose of Booster Vaccine”
“Statistically significant increase in age adjusted mortality rates of all cancer, but specifically – prostate, ovarian, pancreatic & breast cancers were witnessed in 2022, after 2 thirds of the Japanese population received the mRNA Lipid nanoparticle vaccines”
Absolutely terrifying data, based on highly detailed studies.
Vaccinated or not – people everywhere should be screaming as loud as they can at their elected officials for answers on this – the subject simply continues to be ignored by Legacy Media & Governments alike.
Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH : A COVID-19 vaccine is not analogous to recharging the body. With each shot there is the risk of cardiac arrest, stroke, blood clots, and new immunological problems. Gibo et al suggest there is cumulative oncogenicity toxity with starting at 3rd ill-advised injection.
Toby Young : A new peer-reviewed study has linked mRNA jabs to excess cancer deaths in Japan, with pancreatic, prostate and ovarian cancers showing excess deaths in both 2021 and 2022.
Truth : Japan study does not show explosion of mRNA cancer deaths!
This appears to be another example of fake news by anti-vaccine activists, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Japan Continues To Support COVID-19 Vaccination
Let me start by quickly pointing out that Japan continues to support vaccination against COVID-19. In fact, its Health Ministry has officially designated the COVID-19 vaccine (translated archive) as a routine vaccination:
Starting from 2024, the new coronavirus vaccine will be considered a routine vaccination, and people aged 65 and over will be eligible for the vaccination.
The schedule for routine vaccinations is to be conducted once every fall and winter, based on data on the status of infectious diseases and the effectiveness of vaccines.
The type of COVID-19 vaccine (strain contained in the vaccine) used for routine vaccinations will be reviewed annually for the time being.
I should also point out that COVID-19 vaccinations continue to be supported by virtually every country in the world. That would not be the case if the COVID-19 vaccines have been proven to cause or accelerate cancer.
Fact #2 : Cureus Relies On Post-Publication Peer Review
These claims appear to be based on a Japanese study by Miki Gibo et. al. called “Increased Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality After the Third mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticle Vaccine Dose During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan” (PDF).
Even though this paper was marked as “peer-reviewed”, the peer review process at Cureus is “unusually fast“, and Cureus relies on “post-publication peer review“, as its Editor in Chief John R. Adler explained to Retraction Watch in 2015:
Yes, Cureus has an unusually fast review process, which is an important part of the journal’s philosophy. We believe that post publication peer review, a focus of our journal through commenting and our unique SIQ process, is potentially a more powerful way to discern truth.
In other words – the pre-publication peer review appears to be superficial, and Cureus relies on the scientific community to peer-review the papers after publication.
Even if the paper was properly peer-reviewed by a prestigious journal, that would only be the first step in the scientific review process, which would include replication and verification, as well as criticism by other members of the scientific community.
Fact #3 : Study Does Not Show Cancer Deaths From mRNA Vaccines
The Gibo et. al. study only performed statistical analysis of publicly-available data to look at whether there has been any increase in cancer deaths. While such studies may suggest a potential issue with the COVID-19 vaccines, they cannot prove any correlation, much less causation.
In fact, the authors themselves admitted at the end of their paper that their findings have “not been clinically validated“, and that “further studies” are warranted.
Here are some reasons why this paper does not show a rise in cancer deaths in Japan and/or that they were caused by mRNA vaccines:
COVID-19 Vaccination Status Was Not Established
The study did not even establish the vaccination status of people included in the data, never mind how many actually received the third dose! The authors actually admitted that at the end of their long paper:
Further analytical statistics study by vaccination status is needed.
Japanese government data showed that as of April 2024, 80.4% received at least one dose, 79.5% received at least two doses, while just 67% received all three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. In other words – about ⅓ of the people in the study do not meet the definition of receiving the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine!
Japan also used a mix of COVID-19 vaccines, not just mRNA vaccines. The study did not filter out those who received non-mRNA vaccines, so how can anyone use its analysis to tie any excess deaths to the mRNA vaccines???
There Was No Control Group
The study also lacked a control group – unvaccinated people. So how can anyone use its analysis to link any excess deaths to COVID-19 vaccines?
For all we know – the excess deaths may be attributed to unvaccinated cancer patients dying from COVID-19! After all, cancer patients are more likely to die from COVID-19 than healthy people.
Cancer Deaths Have Been Rising For Years
The study appears to focus only on three years – 2020, 2021, and 2022. However, if you look further back, you will see that deaths from cancer have been rising for years, as Professor Marc Veldhoen pointed out!
The greatest surge actually occurred between 2014 and 1995, before increasing at a slower rate. Then cancer deaths started picking up from 2019 – before the COVID-19 pandemic, and before mRNA vaccines were approved.
Professor Veldhoen also pointed out that Japan has an ageing population, with over 30% of its people aged 65 years and older, while over 10% are 80 years and older.
This could easily explain the increase in cancer rates, as well as cancer deaths. Elderly people are less likely to survive cancer, after all.
Cancer Is Leading Cause Of Death In Japan
I should also point out that cancer has been the leading cause of death in Japan since 1981 (source), accounting for ⅓ of total deaths.
In fact, this 2023 study projects that cancer cases will rise by 13.1% from 2020 to 2050, based on data collected from 1975 to 2019.
Obviously, this increase in cancer cases has nothing to do with COVID-19 vaccines, because they were only approved at the end of 2020.
Fact #4 : Turbo Cancer Does Not Exist
Finally, there is no such thing as “turbo cancer”, and after billions of doses have been administered worldwide in the past 3 years – there is still no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine can cause cancer, or make cancer go “turbo”.
The US National Cancer Institute also clearly states that there is no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, lead to recurrence, or lead to disease progression. It also pointedly stated that COVID-19 vaccines do not change your DNA.
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Did OJ Simpson just die suddenly from COVID-19 vaccine turbo cancer?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : OJ Simpson Died From Vaccine Turbo Cancer!
Right after news broke that OJ Simpson died from prostate cancer, some people immediately claimed or suggested that the former NFL star developed turbo cancer from the COVID-19 vaccine!
Alex Jones : Watch OJ Simpson demand you get your COVID Shots. Turbo Cancers are off the charts, and we warned you.
The People’s Voice : Fully Vaccinated OJ Simpson Dies After Sudden Bout of Cancer
Starship Alves : OJ SIMPSON died of Turbo cancer. OJ JIMPSON pushed the covid vaccine.
I was going to feature some of his vaccine posts but I am not getting any search results for vaccine or covid on his profile right now. 🤔
⚡️Romo⚡️ : I’m sure you’ve probably heard the news that OJ Simpson died. Remember when he blamed the unvaccinated for spreading “Covid” and blatantly lied to promote the vaccines? Mainstream media is reporting that he died from cancer and lost the battle.
This is what they want you to believe. You ARE NOT supposed to battle cancer. This isn’t a WAR. Your body IS NOT a battlefield. Everything is cause and effect. I have a few questions:
– Did OJ get cancer from the vaccines?
– What type of cancer did OJ have?
– When was his diagnosis?
– Was he undergoing chemotherapy?
No one dies from cancer. They die from the causes of the cancer and not addressing the root causes of it or from harmful medical treatments they undergo after the diagnosis!
Truth : OJ Simpson Did Not Die From Vaccine Turbo Cancer!
This appears to be yet another example of fake news created by anti-vaccine activists, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : OJ Simpson Died From Prostate Cancer
In May 2023, OJ Simpson (born Orenthal James Simpson on 9 July 1947) publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and was undergoing chemotherapy. At that time, he did not reveal what cancer he had. It was only in February 2024 when it was reported that OJ Simpson was being treated for prostate cancer.
In the final days before his death, all of his children visited him at his home in Las Vegas, right next to the Rhodes Ranch Golf Club. On Wednesday, 10 April 2024, OJ Simpson died from prostate cancer, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
To be clear – OJ Simpson did not die from his COVID-19 vaccination. He died from prostate cancer.
Fact #2 : His Family Did Not Blame COVID-19 Vaccines
OJ Simpson’s family announced his death on his official account on X (formerly known as Twitter):
On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer.
He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.
-The Simpson Family
Notably, OJ Simpson’s family did not claim that he died from COVID-19 vaccines, or turbo cancer.
Fact #3 : OJ Simpson Likely Had Advanced Prostate Cancer
When OJ Simpson announced in May 2023 that he was diagnosed with (prostate) cancer, he also said that he was undergoing chemotherapy. That suggests that Simpson was diagnosed with metastatic or advanced prostate cancer.
Unfortunately, the prognosis for advanced or metastatic prostate cancer is rather poor, with a 5-year survival rate of just 32%. So it is not surprising that OJ Simpson would succumb just under a year later.
Fact #4 : Turbo Cancer Does Not Exist!
I should also point out that there is no such thing as “turbo cancer”, and after billions of doses have been administered worldwide in the past 3 years – there is still no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine can cause cancer, or make cancer go “turbo”.
What OJ Simpson experienced is similar to what many men with prostate cancer have experienced. The fact that he underwent chemotherapy in May 2023 suggests that he was diagnosed with metastatic or advanced prostate cancer.
Needless to say, anti-vaccine activists provide no evidence to back their claims that vaccinated people are dying from turbo cancer. Ironically, they even accused unvaccinated people (and fellow anti-vaxxers) like Kirstie Alley of dying from turbo cancer!
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Is Ukraine now forced to draft soldiers with Down syndrome?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Ukraine is drafting soldiers with Down syndrome!
People are sharing videos of what they claim or suggest is a Ukrainian soldier with Down syndrome, in a trench being abused by his fellow Ukrainians. In another video, the same Down syndrome soldier is seen almost dropping a bomb upside down a mortar tube!
Ian Miles Cheong : There are multiple videos of Ukrainian men with obvious physical and intellectual disabilities being press-ganged, “mobilized” and forced to be on the front lines—some of whom are rescued by women who no longer want to lose their men to fight Zelensky’s war. This video of an intellectually disabled man is one such example. How much longer must this go on?
Alex Jones : I have seen dozens of videos posted by the Ukrainian soldiers torturing this man. The first time I saw it 6 months ago I thought it must be fake. Then I investigated and determined it is real. The other videos are so evil I can make myself post them. My question is, what is wrong with the military in Ukraine to do stuff like this and post it? How could you be proud of this?
Alex Jones : Yesterday I posted another video of this disabled man who has been conscripted in to the Ukrainian army to fight their lost NATO sponsored war with Russia. A lot of pro Zelenskyy sickos thought it was funny to watch him be abused. Others think it is fake. The truth is Ukraine has been forcing children as young as 14 and men as old as 65 in to service. We are sleep walking in to WW3 and people need to wake up.
Joey Mannarino : Zelenskyy is sending men with Downs Syndrome to fight for Ukraine now. America should refuse to fund this.
The People’s Voice : Ukraine Resorts To Drafting Physically & Mentally Disabled Men
Jackson Hinkle : 🚨🇺🇦 UKRAINE has run out of soldiers, so they are FORCING 25 YEAR OLDS with DOWN SYNDROME to fight WALL STREET’S WAR!
SpetsnaZ 007 : 🇺🇦 This is Vokha, a Ukrainian soldier with Down syndrome getting harassed and beat up by his “comrade”.
Truth : Ukraine is not drafting soldiers with Down syndrome!
This appears to be yet another example of Russian propaganda and/or fake news, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Down syndrome Man Does Not Appear To Be AFU Soldier
Let me start by pointing out that there is no evidence that the soldier with Down syndrome is actually part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). In fact, there is no evidence he is even a soldier!
If you look carefully at the two videos (another below), you will notice a few problems with claims that the Down syndrome man is an AFU soldier:
His uniform lacks any unit patch or identification
He’s wearing rubber boots, even though it’s winter
While you may think he’s wearing a bulletproof vest, he’s just wearing an empty plate carrier, without any actual armour plate.
He also lacks a helmet and a weapon of any kind, even though the videos claim / suggest that he’s on the frontline.
Unsurprisingly, none of those sharing these videos actually provided any evidence that the man, who is apparently called Vokha, is serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Fact #2 : It Was Likely Recorded Far From Any Frontline
The videos lack any features that allow for geolocation, so it could easily be recorded in Russia, or Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine, using a Ukrainian man with Down syndrome.
In fact, it was likely recorded far away from any frontline as his abuser / cameraman was very loud. Such shouting would have attracted the attention of the opposing side, resulting in artillery fire or a drone attack.
In addition, there was a distinct lack of background sound – no booming of artillery, not even gunshots in the distance. It literally sounds like the videos were taken in a safe environment, far from any fighting.
Fact #3 : AFU Does Not Accept Soldiers With Disabilities
I should also point out that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) does not accept soldiers with such significant disabilities.
As the AFU’s Regulation on Military Medical Examination decreed (archive), people with significant congenital or chromosomal abnormalities are ineligible for military service, even if they wish to voluntarily join the AFU!
Fact #4 : He Would Have Endangered His Fellow Soldiers
Frankly, it would not make sense for Ukraine to deploy soldiers with Down syndrome on the frontlines, even if they are desperate, because they would pose even more danger to their fellow soldiers.
People with Down syndrome not only have some intellectual impairment, they also have health problems. If they are ever drafted to serve in the military, they would be serving in the rear, and never on the frontlines.
Fact #5 : This Is Likely Just Russian Propaganda
This is likely just Russian, or pro-Russia, propaganda / fake news, just like these examples that I fact checked earlier:
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Did Alex Jones just agree to shut down Infowars, and pay Sandy Hook families $1.5 billion in damages?!
How Alex Jones Came To Shut Down Infowars!
Alex Jones has finally seen the light! After praying at a church for the first time in his life on Easter Sunday, the notorious far-right and alt-right conspiracy theorist decided to shut down Infowars for good! He also promised to pay the Sandy Hook families the $1.5 billion in damages he tried to avoid earlier.
Amazingly, his path to redemption started with his deep distrust of his wife, Erika Wulff. When she took their daughter to an Easter Sunday celebration, he suspected that she was really there to get a little sugar from the new pastor, who was quite the hunk!
So he sent one of his trusted Infowars employees to follow her car from a distance, and another to join the Easter Sunday celebration with his family. The two-pronged strategy appeared to hit pay dirt, when one of them spotted Erika and her daughter disappear into the sacristy while looking for Easter eggs.
On receiving the message, Alex Jones rushed over to the church with his Bushmaster XM15-E2S and Glock 20SF, and a trench coat to hide them in. But Easter Sunday traffic slowed him down, and by the time he arrived, the Easter egg hunt was over, and people were filing in for the second service.
He spotted his wife and daughter in the front, but kept his peace – he didn’t want to start his own Sandy Hook “action”, without first catching his wife “in flagrante delicto”. So he sat quietly at the back, and waited for the opportune moment.
The pastor came forth to start the service, and Alex Jones could not help admiring how he was incredibly attractive. So young and fit. He looks like he has a six pack, and quite a dong, Jones thought to himself, before realising awkwardly that he started to get an erection.
Pressing his legs together to stifle his growing tumescence, Jones could not help listening to the hot young pastor speak about the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and what it meant. It was the first time he had ever heard the whole story and its significance. He always thought Jesus was crucified because he was a Casanova who got caught with a Roman noble lady!
At the end of the sermon, Alex Jones was hit by three epiphanies. First, he realised he could not stop thinking about the hot pastor and that he might actually be gay, or at least bisexual. Secondly, he realised it is possible for his own moral “rebirth” if he just confess to his sins and repent. Finally, he realised how close he came to easily killing strangers out of (misplaced?) jealousy using legally-purchased firearms.
He sat stunned and speechless for the first time in his life, as people filed out of church. That’s when his wife and daughter spotted him looking catatonic, but with tears streaming down his fat cheeks, and wearing a black trench coat. His two Infowars employees also noticed that he wasn’t quite himself, and came over.
When they realised he was “packing heat”, Erika ordered them to quickly carry him to his car before people were aware that he almost wanted to commit mass murder. Heck, he could still do it, if they didn’t hurry!
They didn’t have to worry, because Alex Jones was not able to do anything but sob like the insecure little boy he always was, but with his eyes finally opened by his three epiphanies. What an awkward scene it was as they struggled to help him to his car, with people staring and wondering why he was bawling like a baby.
Alex Jones Decides To Shut Down Infowars!
When he got home, he ran to his computer on which he wrote so many fake stories. He wrote confession after confession – to his readers, to his family, and to the many people he falsely wrote about, and asked for their forgiveness.
He also asked his estranged family for forgiveness, and admitted that he was lying when he said he forgot details about his children because he ate too much chili. He sure loves chili, but it never made him forget anything.
Then he told his employees that he would be shutting down Infowars for good, and offered them all six-months severance if they agreed to never write or post fake news again.
Alex Jones also wrote to the families of mass murders that he accused of faking their deaths, and said that he would no longer stonewall their lawsuits, and will gladly pay them what they were asking for. He was a billionaire, and even after paying everyone, he would have plenty of money left.
He then pledged to donate the rest of his money to charities, and will dedicate the rest of his life to stop the proliferation of fake news and guns in the United States.
That was when Alex Jones woke up in cold sweat, with a sense of impending doom. He tried to reach out to his laptop, as he felt the ache in his chest grow and spread down his left arm. If he could just reach it…
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Did a cyberattack cause the Dali to hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to collapse?!
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Claim : Cyberattack Caused Dali To Hit Baltimore Bridge!
Right after news broke that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a massive container ship, some people immediately began suggesting there was more to the tragedy than meets the eyes…
Alex Jones : Looks deliberate to me. A cyber-attack is probable. WW3 has already started..
Andrew Tate : This ship was cyber-attacked. Lights go off and it deliberately steers towards the bridge supports. Foreign agents of the USA attack digital infrastructures. Nothing is safe. Black Swan event imminent.
Lara Logan : Welcome to the world of cyber terrorism. Acc to intel sources: The Baltimore bridge collapse was a 9/11 style attack but they won’t admit it and we cannot see it because it was a CYBER ATTACK.
All the SCADA systems that run our critical infrastructure like sewage, electric grid, shipping etc are all wide open systems with no encryption because it is too expensive. They can shut us down anytime they want.
MJTruthUltra : 🚨 US Govt. Confirmed China Compromised US Infrastructure via Cyber Attacks, Including Transportation, in February
• Fast Forward.. The Baltimore Bridge Collapse is the suspected act of a cyber attack.
No Evidence Cyberattack Caused Dali To Hit Baltimore Bridge!
This appears to be yet another example of fake news created or promoted by conspiracy theorists and conspiracists, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Dali Lost Power Before Hitting Baltimore Bridge!
Let me start by simply pointing out that the Dali – a massive container ship, only hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, after it lost engine power.
The Dali lost power soon after leaving the Port of Baltimore in the middle of the night. Not only were the crew blinded in the dark, none of its electronics worked and there was no propulsion, so they were unable to control the ship.
As the crew tried unsuccessfully to restart its engine, a local pilot onboard the vessel ordered the ship to be steered to port (left), and the anchor to be dropped. While the crew managed to restore electrical power using an emergency generator, they were not able to restart its engines.
With the ship floating adrift, the two local pilots onboard issued a mayday call at 1:30 AM to warn authorities that a collision was imminent, which allowed them to stop traffic from going over the bridge. A Maryland Transportation Authority official was recorded saying at that time:
There’s a ship approaching that has lost their steering. Until you’ve got that under control, we’ve got to stop all traffic.
The video below, which is being shared on WhatsApp, does not accurately reflect the truth – the ship never regained the use of its engines, but it clearly shows when the ship lost power, and when it restored electrical power.
Despite claims by people with unnamed “inside sources”, there is simply no evidence that the Dali was hit by a cyberattack which steered it right into a bridge in Baltimore.
Built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, the Dali is powered by a single MAN 9-cylinder S90ME-C9.2 crosshead diesel engine. It also has a single 3,000 kW bow thruster for manoeuvring in ports, and four diesel generators for electricity.
While those engines, and controls, may be connected to a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), they are not connected to the Internet. Even if the Dali’s SCADA system was somehow taken over by malware, the lack of Internet connectivity would make it impossible for any hacker to steer it into the bridge.
An early Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) report appears to rule out an intentional or act of terrorism, finding that the Dali “lost propulsion” as it was leaving port.
The Baltimore Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a press statement, that “There is no specific and credible information to suggest any ties to terrorism at this time.”
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron also dismissed those claims in a public statement, saying “There is no evidence at this time to suggest that today’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has any ties to terrorism.”
If the Dali was indeed hit by a cyberattack before its crash, there would be evidence of hacking or malware in its SCADA system. However, until such evidence is discovered, anyone who tells out that it was definitely hit by a cyberattack is likely lying to you.
Unsurprisingly, none of those who claimed that a cyberattack caused the Dali to lose power and hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge ever provided a single shred of evidence from behind their keyboards.
The loss of power is common in the maritime industry (source) – as many as 600 cases each year according to FuelTrust, although most occur in open water. They are often associated with poorly mixed fuel, or changing from high-sulphur to low-sulphur fuels when entering coastal emission control areas (ECAs).
In fact, shipping experts think “dirty fuel” may be the reason for Dali to lose power before smashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge (source).
That power loss could have been caused by dirty fuel clogging filters that leadto the ship’s main generator.
While inside a port, as the Dali was before the collision, ships typically run on a relatively light diesel fuel. That also could have been contaminated. Common contaminants include water, dirt and algae. He definitely could have had dirty fuel
– Gerald Scoggins, a veteran chief engineer in the oil and gas industry and the CEO of the Houston company Deepwater Producers
Ian Ralby, the CEO of I.R. Consilium, a maritime and resource security consultancy, also said heavy marine fuel loaded onto ships in port is mixed with what is called cutter stock, and is prone to being loaded with contaminants and is not closely regulated. Such dirty fuel could have “gummed up all of the fuel lines on the ship.”
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Is the American Red Cross rejecting blood from people who were vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines?!
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Claim : Red Cross May Be Rejecting COVID Vaccinated Blood!
Some people are claiming or suggesting on X (formerly Twitter) that Red Cross may be rejecting blood from people who were vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines!
Alex Jones : COVID Vaxxed May Be Ineligible To Give Blood, Says Red Cross
Truth : Red Cross Is Not Rejecting COVID Vaccinated Blood!
This is yet another example of fake news circulating on X (formerly Twitter), and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : This Eligibility Requirement Isn’t New
Let me start by pointing out that this eligibility requirement isn’t new. The American Red Cross posted about this in a Q&A (archive) on 28 July 2021. That’s 2.5 years ago!
The fact that some people are only realising this now isn’t shocking. What’s shocking is that they are actually making a fuss about it.
Fact #2 : Red Cross Isn’t Rejecting Any COVID Vaccinated Blood
I should also point out that the American Red Cross has not, and is not, rejecting any blood from people who were vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Q: Are individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine eligible to give blood, platelets and plasma?
A: Yes, you can donate blood after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, as long as you are symptom-free and feeling well at the time of the donation. Please come prepared to share the manufacturer name of the vaccine you received. If you do not know the name of the vaccine manufacturer, we request you wait two weeks to donate after vaccination, out of precaution.
Fact #3 : Red Cross Only Defers Some Blood Donations
The truth is Red Cross is only asking blood donors who received a “live attenuated COVID-19 vaccine” to wait two weeks before giving blood.
But guess what – no live attenuated COVID-19 vaccine has ever been approved anywhere in the world, as of 21 February 2024!
It appears that the Red Cross initiated this decision as far back as July 2021, out of an abundance of caution – because some donors may be a participant in a clinical trial involving a live attenuated COVID-19 vaccine, and kept it as a forward-looking requirement, when such COVID-19 vaccine is ever approved.
Eligible blood donors who received a live attenuated COVID-19 vaccine or do not know what type of COVID-19 vaccine they received must wait two weeks before giving blood.
Even that deferral isn’t set in stone, as it appears that the Red Cross will still accept blood donations from donors who are “symptom free and feeling well at the time of donation”:
In most cases, there is no deferral time for individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine as long as they are symptom free and feeling well at the time of donation.
Fact #4 : There’s No Deferral For Inactivated / RNA / mRNA Vaccines
In any case, all of the approved COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, and the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, do not require any deferral, because they are based on the inactivated or RNA and mRNA vaccine technologies:
There is no deferral time for eligible blood donors who are vaccinated with an inactivated or RNA based COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca, Janssen/J&J, Moderna, Novavax, or Pfizer.
So why would anyone throw a (pretend?) hissy fit about something that has zero effect on blood donors in the United States?
Fact #6 : Red Cross Is Helping To Vaccinated People
Interestingly, the American Red Cross points out that while they are not a healthcare provider that administers COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States, its teams are helping to vaccinated US service members overseas!
The Red Cross, as an organization, is not a healthcare provider and is not administering COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S. However, Red Cross volunteers who are medical professionals may work with local authorities to help give vaccinations if their state licenses permit them to do so. In addition, Red Cross teams are currently helping to vaccinate U.S. service members on bases around the world.
Yet again, it shows that the Red Cross does not have an issue with COVID-19 vaccinations. So why would anyone suggest otherwise???
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Infowars has been proven wrong about its claims that the Biden Administration will introduce a face mask mandate in September 2023!
Claim : Biden Admin Will Order Face Mask Mandate!
People have been sharing an Infowars article which claimed that the Biden Administration will order a new face mask mandate for TSA and airport employees, followed by “full Covid lockdowns“. Here is an excerpt:
Biden Regime to Reinstate COVID-19 Restrictions Beginning with Mask Mandate as “COVID Cases Rise”, Say TSA and Border Patrol Whistleblowers
The Biden regime is preparing to reinstate full COVID-19 lockdowns, beginning with masking mandates for TSA and airport employees reportedly as early as mid-September, Infowars first to report.
A high-level TSA official reached out to Infowars, detailing a Tuesday meeting where TSA managers were informed of new memorandums and policies that would reimplement mask-wearing.
These policies will reinstate the mask mandate for TSA and airport employees starting in mid-September.
The official added that by mid-October, mask-wearing will be mandated for pilots, flight staff, passengers, and all airport patrons.
Following this disclosure from the TSA official, Infowars reached out to a trusted Border Patrol source, also in a managerial position.
This source corroborated the directives, confirming that similar measures were being planned for Border Patrol personnel.
“They were told it was not a matter of “if” but “when” official Covid numbers will go back up and they expect by mid-October a return to forced-masking policies that the Biden administration previously only reluctantly ended after massive pressure,” Infowars reported.
Infowars Proven Wrong About Biden Face Mask Mandate!
Infowars first claimed on August 18, 2023, that TSA and Border whistleblowers leaked information about a rollout of “full Covid restrictions”, which would include a face mask mandate in September, followed by full Covid lockdowns in December.
Well, it is now October 3, 2023, and there is nary a sight of any face mask mandate for TSA or airport employees in the United States. Infowars has been proven WRONG yet again.
Frankly, that’s hardly surprising. Alex Jones and/or Infowars never actually showed any evidence that the Biden Administration is planning to introduce a face mask mandate for air travel, much less full COVID-19 restrictions which would include lockdowns.
If you watch the video above, you can see that Alex Jones has a ton of paper on his table. Unfortunately, none of them were the leaked memorandum or policy documents from his TSA and Border Patrol whistleblowers.
Rather, they appear to be nothing more than printed copies of news articles! Alex Jones never showed any evidence of the “planned COVID-19 protocols” that were supposed to roll out in the middle of September 2023.
And it’s already October 2023, without a single TSA agent or Border Patrol officer required to wear a face mask in the United States.
I should point out that lockdowns are, frankly, no longer necessary because a combination of vaccines and prior infections have given people significant protection against COVID-19 infections.
Even though cases are spiking due to new variants (which are more adept at evading protection), hospitals and healthcare workers are no longer overloaded with COVID-19 patients. In fact, there has been multiple waves of new COVID-19 variants, but they have not necessitated new lockdowns.
That’s why the WHO itself declared on 5 May 2023 that COVID-19 as a whole is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Instead, COVID-19 is now considered “an established and ongoing health issue“.
Finally, I should also point out that any order for a face mask mandate on public transportation, including airlines, would be issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevent, not the TSA or Border Control.
It was the US CDC that issued the first and only face mask mandate for public transportation in the United States (PDF download) on January 29, 2021. The TSA and Border Control had nothing to do with that, but only issued their own directives to comply with the CDC order.
However, the CDC face mask mandate was made “unenforceable” by court order on April 18, 2022, and expired when the Biden Administration ended the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023.
If the CDC ever issues another face mask mandate, it seems inevitable that it would be challenged in court, and made “unenforceable” by another court order. So what really is this panic over a “future” face mask mandate?
I should also point out that, long before the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers all over the world have had no issues wearing face masks to protect themselves and their patients. Seriously, stop being such a wuss.
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Is the Biden Administration preparing to reinstate FULL COVID-19 lockdowns, beginning with face mask mandates in mid-September 2023?! Find out what the facts really are!
Updated @ 2023-08-30 : Added video fact check, and other updates Originally posted @ 2023-08-25
Claim : Biden Admin Is Reinstating Full COVID Lockdowns!
People are sharing an article by The Gateway Pundit, which claims that the Biden Administration is preparing to reinstate FULL COVID-19 lockdowns, beginning with face mask mandates in mid-September 2023!
The article is pretty long, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
Biden Regime to Reinstate COVID-19 Restrictions Beginning with Mask Mandate as “COVID Cases Rise”, Say TSA and Border Patrol Whistleblowers
The Biden regime is preparing to reinstate full COVID-19 lockdowns, beginning with masking mandates for TSA and airport employees reportedly as early as mid-September, Infowars first to report.
A high-level TSA official reached out to Infowars, detailing a Tuesday meeting where TSA managers were informed of new memorandums and policies that would reimplement mask-wearing.
These policies will reinstate the mask mandate for TSA and airport employees starting in mid-September.
The official added that by mid-October, mask-wearing will be mandated for pilots, flight staff, passengers, and all airport patrons.
Following this disclosure from the TSA official, Infowars reached out to a trusted Border Patrol source, also in a managerial position.
This source corroborated the directives, confirming that similar measures were being planned for Border Patrol personnel.
“They were told it was not a matter of “if” but “when” official Covid numbers will go back up and they expect by mid-October a return to forced-masking policies that the Biden administration previously only reluctantly ended after massive pressure,” Infowars reported.
The news outlet added, “Both whistleblowers were told this rollout will be in tandem with the new Covid “variant” hysteria that the MSM has been reporting on this week.”
The media is now pushing for another lockdown. Another fear porn from the so-called health experts and media just in time for the next election. The same old playbook.
No Evidence Biden Administration Is Reinstating COVID Lockdowns!
The Gateway Pundit was basically just summarising what Infowars claimed, and here is what you need to know:
Fact #1 : Infowars Is Notorious Fake News Website
First, let me just point out that Infowars is notorious for posting conspiracy theories and fake news.
2020 study by four universities – Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers, found that Infowars was amongst the top 5 most shared websites for COVID-19 fake news.
Infowars is listed as #4 on the Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Websites list.
Infowars video editor Josh Owens admitted to intentionally creating misleading videos – “It’s not about truth, it’s not about accuracy — it’s about what’s going to make people click on this video…In essence, we lied.“
Both Alex Jones and Infowars have been subjected to multiple lawsuits, losing them one after another. In December 2022, he and the Infowars parent company was ordered to pay about $1.5 billion for spreading lies about the 2002 Sandy Hook mass shooting.
Based on its reputation, everything posted by InfoWars should be considered as FAKE NEWS until proven otherwise.
Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should NEVER share anything from InfoWars. Here are some of its fake stories that I fact checked earlier:
Fact #2 : Alex Jones + Infowars Provided No Evidence
If you watch the Infowars video where Alex Jones detailed the “exclusive news” that the Biden Administration is planning to bring back FULL COVID-19 restrictions, you may be forgiven for thinking that all those papers on his table are leaked memorandum and policy documents that TSA and Border Patrol whistleblowers provided.
Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case. While there is A TON of papers on his massive table, they appear to be nothing more than printed copies of news articles. Alex Jones never showed any evidence of the “planned COVID-19 protocols” that will roll out in the middle of September 2023.
It’s easy to make outlandish claims, it’s quite another thing to back them with actual evidence. Needless to say, Infowars offered ZERO evidence to back up its claims.
Fact #3 : Lockdowns Were Necessary Because There Was No Vaccine
In his video, Alex Jones said that his whistleblowers were told to expect “a return to the full COVID protocol of 2020/2021” by December 2023.
The problem with that claim is that many governments implemented lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, because there was no treatment and vaccines were not yet invented or available in sufficient quantities.
Lockdowns were used as a way to limit transmission, and prevent hospitals and healthcare workers from being overloaded with COVID-19 patients.
Now that many people have some protection from a prior infection, or from COVID-19 vaccines, there has been no new need for governments to implement new lockdowns. In fact, there has been multiple waves of new COVID-19 variants, but they have not necessitated new lockdowns.
So the claim that the Biden Administration is going to implement COVID-19 lockdowns in December 2023 over the new Eris EG.5 variant is not supported by the prevailing evidence.
Fact #4 : WHO Declared COVID-19 Is No Longer PHEIC
It is interesting that the whistleblowers mentioned that the World Health Organization (WHO) may declare (an emergency?) over the new EG.5 Eris variant.
For one thing, the WHO itself declared on 5 May 2023 that COVID-19 as a whole is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Instead, COVID-19 is now considered “an established and ongoing health issue“.
Fact #5 : Eris Variant Is Not More Dangerous
The WHO has been monitoring the new EG.5 “Eris” variant, designating it as a “variant of interest”. However, that does not mean Eris is a more dangerous variant.
According to the WHO, the EG. 5 variant has increased prevalence, growth advantage, and immune escape properties, but…
presents a low public health risk at a global level, and
has no reported changes in disease severity to date
While it is possible that EG.5 / Eris will become the dominant COVID-19 variant moving into the winter months of 2023, it has the same symptoms and severity as past variants.
Fact #6 : New Vaccines Are Coming In September 2023
Even if the Eris / EG.5 becomes dominant, it is unlikely for the United States to require lockdowns in December 2023, because new COVID-19 vaccines coming in September will offer better protection against it.
From late September 2023 onwards, Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax are introducing new COVID-19 vaccines that will target XBB variants. As EG.5 is part of the XBB lineage, the new vaccines are expected to offer better protection against this new variant.
EG.5 is part of the XBB lineage and is more closely related to the XBB variants than it is to previous vaccine strains.
For this reason, the expectation is that the reformulated vaccines that will be available this fall will offer better protection to EG.5 than previous vaccines.
– Justin Lessler, professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
In short, there really isn’t a need for new lockdowns, because the improved COVID-19 vaccines are already coming in the fall of 2023.
Fact #7 : Biden Administration Does Not Want New Lockdowns
I should now point out that it is against the Biden Administration’s interest to implement new lockdowns, which would cripple the economy. In fact, the Biden Administration mentioned this when it released its National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan (PDF download) in March 2022.
The path forward in the fight against COVID-19 is clear: schools, workers, and workplaces have resources and guidance to prevent shutdowns.
Finally, I should also point out that any order for a face mask mandate on public transportation, including airlines, would be issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevent, not the TSA or Border Control.
It was the US CDC that issued the first and only face mask mandate for public transportation in the United States (PDF download) on January 29, 2021. The TSA and Border Control had nothing to do with that, but only issued their own directives to comply with the CDC order.
However, the CDC face mask mandate was made “unenforceable” by court order on April 18, 2022, and expired when the Biden Administration ended the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023.
If the CDC ever issues another face mask mandate, it seems inevitable that it would be challenged in court, and made “unenforceable” by another court order. So what really is this panic over a “future” face mask mandate?
I should also point out that, long before the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers all over the world have had no issues wearing face masks to protect themselves and their patients. Seriously, stop being such a wuss.
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Is the Biden Administration preparing to bring back FULL COVID-19 restrictions beginning in mid-September 2023?! Find out what the facts really are!
Updated @ 2023-08-24 : Added a fact check video, updated parts of the article Originally posted @ 2023-08-19
Claim : Biden Admin Bringing Back Full COVID Restrictions!
People are sharing an InfoWars article which claims that the Biden Administration is preparing to bring back FULL COVID-19 restrictions, beginning in mid-September 2023!
The article is pretty long, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
EXCLUSIVE: Biden Admin Preparing to Bring Back FULL Covid Restrictions, Rollout to Begin Mid-September
Whistleblowers from the TSA and Border Patrol have raised the alarm to Infowars that the Biden administration is setting the stage for full Covid lockdowns that will begin with incremental restrictions like masking TSA employees in mid-September.
The first source, a high-level TSA official confirmed and known to Infowars, reached out to Infowars and cited a Tuesday meeting in which TSA managers were told new memorandums & policies were being completed that would reimplement masking, starting with TSA & airport employees as early as mid-September.
The TSA official also said next week they will receive new guidelines on how the policy will escalate: by mid-October, mask-wearing will be required by pilots, flight staff, passengers, and airport patrons.
After hearing from the TSA manager, Infowars reached out to our trusted Border Patrol source who is also a manager. This source confirmed the same directives were being given to Border Patrol.
They were told it was not a matter of “if” but “when” official Covid numbers will go back up and they expect by mid-October a return to forced-masking policies that the Biden administration previously only reluctantly ended after massive pressure.
Both whistleblowers were told this rollout will be in tandem with the new Covid “variant” hysteria that the MSM has been reporting on this week.
Infowars’ analysis is clear: this new rollout’s timing is perfect for the embattled Biden administration to put the country back in a state of civil emergency and even martial law to further divide and confuse the public and move forward with the greatest election meddling in history.
Many times, Alex Jones has warned that the system will bring back biomedical tyranny. And the launch of this new crisis in September will allow a build-up of control that would allow the use of mail-in ballots for the next presidential election.
Remember, mail-in ballots were decisive for Biden’s victory last election.
We now know the Covid lockdowns were an international psychological warfare operation run by the Ministry of Defense and Pentagon.
Countries worldwide implemented fear campaigns for political purposes and to push experimental shots.
But this time around, the masses have awakened to the globalist playbook of conquest, and may not be as receptive to MSM hysteria.
Simply put, the Deep State is getting desperate and is behaving like a cornered animal.
No Evidence Biden Administration Is Bringing Back COVID Restrictions!
Let’s take a look at what Infowars just claimed, and find out what the facts really are!
Fact #1 : InfoWars Is Notorious Fake News Website
First, let me just point out that InfoWars is notorious for posting conspiracy theories and fake news.
2020 study by four universities – Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers, found that InfoWars was amongst the top 5 most shared websites for COVID-19 fake news.
InfoWars is listed as #4 on the Top 10 Worst Anti-Science Websites list.
InfoWars video editor Josh Owens admitted to intentionally creating misleading videos – “It’s not about truth, it’s not about accuracy — it’s about what’s going to make people click on this video…In essence, we lied.“
Both Alex Jones and InfoWars have been subjected to multiple lawsuits, losing them one after another. In December 2022, he and the InfoWars parent company was ordered to pay about $1.5 billion for spreading lies about the 2002 Sandy Hook mass shooting.
Based on its reputation, everything posted by InfoWars should be considered as FAKE NEWS until proven otherwise.
Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should NEVER share anything from InfoWars. Here are some of its fake stories that I fact checked earlier:
Fact #2 : Alex Jones + InfoWars Provided No Evidence
If you watch the InfoWars video where Alex Jones detailed the “exclusive news” that the Biden Administration is planning to bring back FULL COVID-19 restrictions, you may be forgiven for thinking that all those papers on his table were leaked memorandum and policy documents that TSA and Border Patrol whistleblowers provided.
Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case. While there is A TON of papers on his massive table, they appear to be nothing more than printed copies of news articles. Alex Jones never showed any evidence of the “planned COVID-19 protocols” that will roll out in the middle of September 2023.
It’s easy to make outlandish claims, it’s quite another thing to back them with actual evidence. Needless to say, InfoWars offered ZERO evidence to back up its claims.
Fact #3 : Lockdowns Were Necessary Because There Was No Vaccine
In his video, Alex Jones said that his whistleblowers were told to expect “a return to the full COVID protocol of 2020/2021” by December 2023.
The problem with that claim is that many governments implemented lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, because there was no treatment and vaccines were not yet invented or available in sufficient quantities.
Lockdowns were used as a way to limit transmission, and prevent hospitals and healthcare workers from being overloaded with COVID-19 patients.
Now that many people have some protection from a prior infection, or from COVID-19 vaccines, there has been no new need for governments to implement new lockdowns. In fact, there has been multiple waves of new COVID-19 variants, but they have not necessitated new lockdowns.
So the claim that the Biden Administration is going to implement COVID-19 lockdowns in December 2023 over the new Eris EG.5 variant is not supported by the prevailing evidence.
Fact #4 : WHO Declared COVID-19 Is No Longer PHEIC
It is interesting that the whistleblowers mentioned that the World Health Organization (WHO) may declare (an emergency?) over the new EG.5 Eris variant.
For one thing, the WHO itself declared on 5 May 2023 that COVID-19 as a whole is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Instead, COVID-19 is now considered “an established and ongoing health issue“.
Fact #5 : Eris Variant Is Not More Dangerous
The WHO has been monitoring the new EG.5 “Eris” variant, designating it as a “variant of interest”. However, that does not mean Eris is a more dangerous variant.
According to the WHO, the EG. 5 variant has increased prevalence, growth advantage, and immune escape properties, but…
presents a low public health risk at a global level, and
has no reported changes in disease severity to date
While it is possible that EG.5 / Eris will become the dominant COVID-19 variant moving into the winter months of 2023, it has the same symptoms and severity as past variants.
Fact #6 : New Vaccines Are Coming In September 2023
Even if the Eris / EG.5 becomes dominant, it is unlikely for the United States to require lockdowns in December 2023, because new COVID-19 vaccines coming in September will offer better protection against it.
From late September 2023 onwards, Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax are introducing new COVID-19 vaccines that will target XBB variants. As EG.5 is part of the XBB lineage, the new vaccines are expected to offer better protection against this new variant.
EG.5 is part of the XBB lineage and is more closely related to the XBB variants than it is to previous vaccine strains.
For this reason, the expectation is that the reformulated vaccines that will be available this fall will offer better protection to EG.5 than previous vaccines.
– Justin Lessler, professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
In short, there really isn’t a need for new lockdowns, because the improved COVID-19 vaccines are already coming in the fall of 2023.
Fact #7 : Biden Administration Does Not Want New Lockdowns
I should now point out that it is against the Biden Administration’s interest to implement new lockdowns, which would cripple the economy. In fact, the Biden Administration mentioned this when it released its National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan (PDF download) in March 2022.
The path forward in the fight against COVID-19 is clear: schools, workers, and workplaces have resources and guidance to prevent shutdowns.
Finally, I should also point out that any order for a face mask mandate on public transportation, including airlines, would be issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevent, not the TSA or Border Control.
It was the US CDC that issued the first and only face mask mandate for public transportation in the United States (PDF download) on January 29, 2021. The TSA and Border Control had nothing to do with that, but only issued their own directives to comply with the CDC order.
However, the CDC face mask mandate was made “unenforceable” by court order on April 18, 2022, and expired when the Biden Administration ended the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, 2023.
If the CDC ever issues another face mask mandate, it seems inevitable that it would be challenged in court, and made “unenforceable” by another court order. So what really is this panic over a “future” face mask mandate?
I should also point out that, long before the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers all over the world have had no issues wearing face masks to protect themselves and their patients. Seriously, stop being such a wuss.
Please help us FIGHT FAKE NEWS by sharing this fact check article out, and please SUPPORT our work!
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He continues to devote countless hours every day writing about tech, medicine and science, in his pursuit of facts in a post-truth world.
Did Pfizer secretly add Tromethamine – a “heart attack drug” also known as Tris – to their COVID-19 vaccine for kids?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Pfizer Secretly Added Tromethamine To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids!
The Alex Jones Show, The Expose UK, Infowars, Natural News and other anti-vaccination websites have been pushing the claim that Pfizer secretly added Tromethamine to their newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine for kids!
They claimed that Pfizer added Tromethamine to their COVID-19 vaccine for kids, to reduce the risk of children getting heart attacks as a side effect.
A newly released document shows that drug giant Pfizer added a secret heart attack drug to the children’s version of its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee that voted 17-0 to approve the jabs for children as young as five was notified that the children’s formulation of the drug contains tromethamine (Tris), a chemical that reduces blood acidity and stabilizes people who have suffered a heart attack.
Here are known side effects: Respiratory depression – local irritation- tissue inflammation – injection site infection – febrile response – chemical phlebitis – venospasm (vein spasms) – hypervolemia – IV thrombosis – extravasation (with possible necrosis and sloughing of tissues) – transient decreases in blood glucose concentrations – hypoglycemia, and Hepatic Necrosis with infusion via low-lying umbilical venous catheters.
Truth : Pfizer Did NOT Secretly Add Tromethamine To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids!
This is yet another example of vaccine FAKE NEWS being created and propagated by anti-vaxxers to discourage the vaccination of children.
Pfizer did NOT “secretly” add Tromethamine to their newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine for children to reduce or prevent the risk of heart attacks in children.
Everything posted by Alex Jones, Infowars, Natural News or The Expose UK, must be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
For those who want more information on why this is false, here are the reasons…
Fact #1 : It Was Public Information
Anti-vaccination websites and supporters are FALSELY claiming that Pfizer SECRETLY added Tromethamine (Tris) to the new paediatric COVID-19 vaccine.
The truth is – that was PUBLICLY AVAILABLE information that Pfizer and US FDA released in page 12 of the VRBPAC briefing document on 22 October 2021!
Pfizer/BioNTech are requesting authorization of a modified formulation of BNT162b2 to accommodate the 10-µg dose.
This modified formulation allows for an improved stability profile and greater ease of use at administration sites. The modified formulation uses a Tris buffer instead of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and excludes sodium chloride and potassium chloride.
Authorization and future licensure of the modified formulation is based on analytical comparability to the currently authorized PBS containing formulation in accordance with CBER guidance. The change in buffer is not considered clinically significant.
By lying that it was a secret, they are trying to fool you into thinking that Pfizer was trying to slip tromethamine into the paediatric vaccine without the US FDA or the public knowing about it.
That’s not only easily proven false, it is intentionally deceitful.
Fact #2 : Tromethamine Used To Stabilise Paediatric Pfizer Vaccine
By replacing the original phosphate-buffered saline in the new paediatric COVID-19 vaccine, it can now be stored in a normal refrigerator at 2-8°C for up to 10 weeks.
That is a HUGE 2.5X improvement over the current storage limit of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine :
originally, the vaccine could only be stored between 2-8°C for up to 5 days.
after further stability tests, the US FDA determined on 19 May 2021 that it can be stored between 2-8°C for up to 31 days.
There are no other changes to the vaccine, so only the change in the buffer could have accounted for the big jump in vaccine stability and longer storage time.
Fact #3 : Tromethamine Is NOT A Heart Attack Drug
Tris, which is short for tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane or tromethamine / trometamol / THAM in medical use, is an organic compound with MANY uses.
In biochemistry and molecular biology, it is used in buffer solutions (to maintain pH level) especially when there is a need to stabilise nucleic acids.
In medical use, Tris is used to treat metabolic acidosis, as an alternative to sodium bicarbonate. That’s its purpose in cardiac bypass surgery – to correct metabolic acidosis that may occur during or immediately after surgery.
Tromethamine is NOT a drug that treats heart attack. Neither is it capable of preventing heart attacks. So the claim is completely false and nonsensical.
If Tromethamine can actually prevent myocarditis / pericarditis, it would have been added to the Pfizer vaccine for adults and adolescents long ago.
Fact #4 : Tromethamine Is Used In The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been using Tris or tromethamine as a buffer from the very beginning, to maintain its pH level and stabilise the nucleic acid macromolecules.
If Tris / Trometamol / Tromethamine is truly being added to prevent heart problems as a side effect, then the Moderna vaccine would not have the same problem with myocarditis or pericarditis.
Yet, the Moderna vaccine can similarly cause myocarditis / pericarditis in young males, just like the Pfizer vaccine.
This shows that Tris / Trometamol / Tromethamine has ZERO effect on heart problems.
Fact #5 : Only 0.15 mg Of Tromethamine In Each Dose
Each dose of the Pfizer paediatric COVID-19 vaccine contains 0.02 mg tromethamine and 0.13 mg of tromethamine hydrochloride.
For simplicity’s sake – that’s a total of 0.15 mg of Tromethamine in a single shot. There is 6X more sodium chloride (0.9 mg) than Tromethamine in that shot.
The maximum dose for tromethamine is 500 mg/kg when taken within an hour. A typical 5 year-old child weighs about 18 kg, so we should not exceed 9,000 mg or 9 grams.
In other words – the 0.15 mg of tromethamine in that Pfizer vaccine dose is just 0.00167% of the maximum dose a 5 year-old child can receive.
Fact #6 : Tromethamine Can Be Injected Intramuscularly
Many Google doctors who looked up tromethamine in the use of metabolic acidosis will see that it is usually administered intravenously, and immediately insist that it can only be administered intravenously.
That’s not true. For example, ketorolac tromethamine can either be injected intravenously or intramuscularly. Heck, it even comes in the form of eye drops and oral tablets!
It all depends on what it’s used for, and its formulation.
Fact #7 : Myocarditis / Pericarditis Is NOT Heart Attack
Antivaxxers are trying to conflate the existing myocarditis / pericarditis adverse effect, with a myocardial infarction (heart attack). They are completely different.
Myocarditis / pericarditis is the INFLAMMATION of the heart muscle (myocarditis) or outer lining of the heart (pericarditis), causing chest pain, shortness of breath or feelings of a pounding or fast-beating heart.
It is generally mild, and most will respond well to medicine and rest, and recover completely. They can usually return to normal daily activities once their symptoms improve / resolve.
Myocardial infarction is the IRREVERSIBLE DEATH of the heart muscle due to a PROLONGED LACK of oxygen supply. This is a medical emergency which will result in death if not treated quickly.
Individuals who survive a myocardial infarction will not recover completely, because you cannot restore the dead heart muscle.
Fact #8 : COVID-19 Causes More Myocarditis / Pericarditis Than Vaccines
The adult dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has a rare risk of causing myocarditis or pericarditis in adolescents and young males., but the paediatric Pfizer vaccine has SO FAR not caused any case of myocarditis or pericarditis.
However, what antivaxxers won’t tell you is that COVID-19 itself causes way more cases of myocarditis or pericarditis than the Pfizer vaccine!
For a better perspective of the risk of developing myocarditis, I created this comparison table for you :
Myocarditis Risk
Per Million People
Difference
COVID-19 Patient
450
+2208%
Pfizer Vaccine
(Adult Dose)
20
+2.6%
Normal Population
19.5
Baseline
As you can see, the risk of developing myocarditis is MUCH higher if your child gets infected with COVID-19, compared with getting a full dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
I have no idea if the myocarditis risk is truly lower with the paediatric dose, but it surely cannot be more than the full dose that is currently being administered to adolescents.
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He continues to devote countless hours every day writing about tech, medicine and science, in his pursuit of facts in a post-truth world.
Did Pfizer secretly add a heart attack drug, tromethamine (Tris), into their COVID-19 vaccine for kids? Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Pfizer Added Heart Attack Drug To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids!
The Alex Jones Show, The Expose UK, Infowars, and Natural News are pushing a new claim – that Pfizer secretly added a heart attack drug to their newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine for kids!
They are suggesting that Pfizer added the drug, Tris, to their COVID-19 vaccine for kids, to reduce the risk of children getting heart attacks as a side effect.
A newly released document shows that drug giant Pfizer added a secret heart attack drug to the children’s version of its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee that voted 17-0 to approve the jabs for children as young as five was notified that the children’s formulation of the drug contains tromethamine (Tris), a chemical that reduces blood acidity and stabilizes people who have suffered a heart attack.
Truth : Pfizer Did NOT Add Heart Attack Drug To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids!
This is yet another example of vaccine FAKE NEWS being created and propagated by anti-vaxxers to discourage the vaccination of children.
Pfizer did NOT add any heart attack drug to their newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine for children to reduce or prevent the risk of heart attacks in children.
Everything posted by Alex Jones, Infowars, Natural News or The Expose UK, must be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
For those who want more information on why this is false, here are the reasons…
Fact #1 : COVID-19 Causes More Myocarditis / Pericarditis Than Vaccines
The paediatric Pfizer vaccine has, SO FAR, not caused any case of myocarditis or pericarditis, but the sample size is currently too small to know for certain.
The adult dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has a rare risk of causing myocarditis or pericarditis in adolescents and young males.
However, what antivaxxers won’t tell you is that COVID-19 itself causes way more cases of myocarditis or pericarditis than the Pfizer vaccine!
For a better perspective of the risk of developing myocarditis, I created this comparison table for you :
Myocarditis Risk
Per Million People
Difference
COVID-19 Patient
450
+2208%
Pfizer Vaccine
(Adult Dose)
20
+2.6%
Normal Population
19.5
Baseline
As you can see, the risk of developing myocarditis is MUCH higher if your child gets infected with COVID-19, compared with getting a full dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
I have no idea if the myocarditis risk is truly lower with the paediatric dose, but it surely cannot be more than the full dose that is currently being administered to adolescents.
Fact #2 : Myocarditis / Pericarditis Is NOT Heart Attack
Antivaxxers are trying to conflate the existing myocarditis / pericarditis adverse effect, with a myocardial infarction (heart attack). They are completely different.
Myocarditis / pericarditis is the INFLAMMATION of the heart muscle (myocarditis) or outer lining of the heart (pericarditis), causing chest pain, shortness of breath or feelings of a pounding or fast-beating heart.
It is generally mild, and most will respond well to medicine and rest, and recover completely. They can usually return to normal daily activities once their symptoms improve / resolve.
Myocardial infarction is the IRREVERSIBLE DEATH of the heart muscle due to a PROLONGED LACK of oxygen supply. This is a medical emergency which will result in death if not treated quickly.
Individuals who survive a myocardial infarction will not recover completely, because you cannot restore the dead heart muscle.
Tris, which is short for tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane or tromethamine / trometamol / THAM in medical use, is an organic compound with MANY uses.
In biochemistry and molecular biology, it is used in buffer solutions (to maintain pH level) especially when there is a need to stabilise nucleic acids.
In medical use, Tris is used to treat metabolic acidosis, as an alternative to sodium bicarbonate. That’s its purpose in cardiac bypass surgery – to correct metabolic acidosis that may occur during or immediately after surgery.
Tris is NOT a drug that treats heart attack. Neither is it capable of preventing heart attacks. So the claim is completely false and nonsensical.
Fact #4 : Tris Is Used In The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been using Tris or tromethamine as a buffer from the very beginning, to maintain its pH level and stabilise the nucleic acid macromolecules.
If Tris / Trometamol / Tromethamine is truly being added to prevent heart problems as a side effect, then the Moderna vaccine would not have the same problem with myocarditis or pericarditis.
Yet, the Moderna vaccine can similarly cause myocarditis / pericarditis in young males, just like the Pfizer vaccine.
This shows that Tris / Trometamol / Tromethamine has ZERO effect on heart problems.
Fact #5 : Tris Is Used To Stabilise Paediatric Pfizer Vaccine
In the new paediatric version of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Tris replaced phosphate-buffered saline, thereby allowing the vaccine to be stored in a normal refrigerator at 2-8°C for up to 10 weeks.
It isn’t even a secret, as Pfizer openly pointed this out in the VRBPAC Briefing Document for their newly-approved paediatric COVID-19 vaccine.
This modified formulation allows for an improved stability profile and greater ease of use at administration sites.
The modified formulation uses a Tris buffer instead of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and excludes sodium chloride and potassium chloride.
The change in buffer is not considered clinically significant.
Pfizer will also use this Tris buffer in updated versions of its COVID-19 vaccine for adults and adolescents.
Fact #6 : Tromethamine Can Be Injected Intramuscularly
Many Google doctors who looked up tromethamine in the use of metabolic acidosis will see that it is usually administered intravenously, and immediately insist that it can only be administered intravenously.
That’s not true. For example, ketorolac tromethamine can either be injected intravenously or intramuscularly. Heck, it even comes in the form of eye drops and oral tablets!
It all depends on what it’s used for, and its formulation.
Each dose of the Pfizer paediatric COVID-19 vaccine contains 0.02 mg tromethamine and 0.13 mg of tromethamine hydrochloride.
For simplicity’s sake – that’s a total of 0.15 mg of Tris / Tromethamine in a single shot. There is 6X more sodium chloride (0.9 mg) than Tris in that shot.
The maximum dose for tromethamine is 500 mg/kg when taken within an hour. A typical 5 year-old child weighs about 18 kg, so we should not exceed 9,000 mg or 9 grams.
In other words – the 0.15 mg of tromethamine in that Pfizer vaccine dose is just 0.00167% of the maximum dose a 5 year-old child can receive.
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