Is the American Red Cross rejecting blood from people who were vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
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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Did the US government intentionally release the COVID-19 virus in Wuhan, to trigger a global pandemic so that people will accept vaccines?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : US Intentionally Released COVID Virus In Wuhan!
People are sharing an article by The Standard newspaper in Hong Kong, in which David Martin claimed that the US government intentionally released the COVID-19 virus in Wuhan, to trigger a global pandemic so that people will accept vaccines!
The article is being shared not only by anti-vaccination activists and conspiracy theorists, but also pro-CCP netizens and the Chinese 50 Cent Army (wumao, 五毛) as “evidence” that the COVID-19 pandemic was caused by the United States, and not China.
Here is an excerpt from the article. It’s long, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
US ‘intentionally released Covid virus in Wuhan’ EU summit told
The Covid-19 coronavirus was “intentionally released” by the United States in Wuhan, China, with the target to trigger a global pandemic to raise public acceptance of vaccines, a US businessman specializing in patent auditing said.
David Martin, the founding chairman of M Cam asset management company, said at an International Covid Summit organized by the European Parliament in Brussels earlier this month that the US was responsible for the making of both coronaviruses causing the outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome – or SARS – in 2003 and the Covid-19 pandemic in the past three years.
The third edition of the summit featured speakers from anti-lockdown advocates to medical academia to discuss the global pandemic response. The speakers shed light on the possibility that the coronavirus which caused the pandemic was man-made, instead of naturally occurring.
In his speech, Martin said: “The pandemic that we alleged to have happened in the last few years did not happen overnight. In fact, the very specific pandemic using the coronavirus began at a different time.”
He said that in 1965, scientists discovered the coronavirus as a model of a pathogen – an agent that causes disease. They also found out that coronaviruses can be modified.
“Later we started learning how to modify a coronavirus by putting them in animals such as dogs and pigs,” Martin said, adding that such a practice became the basis for US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s first coronavirus spike protein vaccine in 1990.
But very soon the medical sector and drug makers found out that the vaccines did not work.
“Because the coronavirus is a malleable model, it mutates,” Martin said. “Every medical publication concluded that coronaviruses escape vaccines because it modifies and mutates too rapidly for a vaccine to be developed.”
In 2002, a university in North Carolina initiated a study to develop an “infectious replication defective,” which Martin interpreted as “a weapon to target individuals, but not have collateral damage.”
Characterizing the project as having “mysteriously preceded SARS by a year,” Martin said the coronavirus that caused the highly deadly infection was not from China and that it was “engineered” instead of naturally occurring.
On Covid-19, Martin said the coronavirus – named as SARS-CoV-2 by the World Health Organization – was poised for human emergence in 2016, with a preview about an “accidental or intentional release of a respiratory coronavirus” from a laboratory in Wuhan.
He said the purpose of the coronavirus “release” was to boost global acceptance on universal vaccination.
Explaining the common concern among the medical industry, Martin said: “Until an infectious crisis is very real, present and at the emergency threshold, it is often largely ignored.
“To sustain the funding base beyond the crisis, we need to increase the public understanding of the need for medical countermeasures, such as the pan-influenza, or pan-coronavirus, vaccine. A key drive is the media and the economics will follow the hype.
“We [pharmaceutical firms] need to use that hype to our advantage to get to the real issue. Investors will respond if they see profit at the end of the process,” he said.
Truth : US Did Not Release COVID-19 Virus In Wuhan!
This appears to be yet another example of FAKE NEWS circulating on WhatsApp and social media platforms like TikTok and Twitter, and here are the reasons why!
Fact #1 : International COVID Summit III Was Not Organised By EU Parliament
The article wrongly states that the International COVID Summit III was organised by the European Parliament.
As I explained in my previous article, the International COVID Summit III was not an official EU Parliament event. It appears to be a private conference organised by COVID-19 conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccination activists.
Held in the Anna Lindh room of the European Parliament, it was not an official EU or European Parliament event, and only 5 MEPs attended as “co-hosting members” of the event.
In other words – the speakers at this event was only “testifying” to the few attendees in the room, and to the event’s livestream, not to the European Parliament.
Fact #2 : This Was The First International COVID Summit
The article also wrongly called it the “third edition of the summit”. The first International COVID Summit, and International COVID Summit 2 do not appear to exist!
What actually existed were the Global COVID-19 Summit, and the 2nd Global COVID-19 Summit, but they are both completely unrelated to this International COVID Summit III. Those were official events involving heads of states and governments, as well as heads of international organisations, NGOs, and industries across the world.
So why would this International COVID Summit jump to its “third” iteration, when this was really the first time it was held? Could it be trying to mislead people into thinking that it was the third version of the Global COVID-19 Summit?!
Fact #3 : Coronavirus Was First Isolated In 1930s
David Martin said that the first coronavirus as a model of a pathogen was isolated in 1965. Well, I have no idea what he meant by “as a model of a pathogen”, but that’s wrong on several counts.
first coronavirus sample (IBV) was isolated in 1930s
second coronavirus sample (MHV) was isolated in 1947
third coronavirus sample (B814) was isolated in 1961
fourth coronavirus sample (229-E) was isolated in 1966
all four virus samples were determined to be from same group, and named “coronavirus” in 1967
All viruses can mutate when they replicate, just like how all animals evolve through reproduction. Just because a virus mutates does not mean that vaccines stop working.
Vaccines are training programs that teach our immune system how to identify the actual virus, and make its own antibodies against it. It’s like training your army by showing them how the enemy soldiers look like and behave, so they can train and prepare for war.
The vaccines do not stay in your body to fight the COVID-19 virus. They only teach your immune system how to do that, and they do that regardless of whether the virus has mutated or not.
As viruses evolve, they may get better at evading the antibodies that your immune system developed to defeat them. But that doesn’t mean they are immune. The antibodies may not be as effective, but they will still offer some protection, reducing the risk of severe disease and death.
This isn’t just theory. During the pandemic, the first vaccines only targeted the original SARS-CoV-2 virus. But it continued to offer robust protection against the Beta, Delta, and Omicron variants that came after.
Fact #5 : No Evidence US Released COVID-19 Virus In Wuhan
Claims that the US released the COVID-19 in Wuhan to create the pandemic has been circulating since 2020, but until today – there has been ZERO EVIDENCE of that.
Pro-CCP netizens and the Chinese 50 Cent Army (wumao, 五毛) accused US soldiers like Maatje Benassi of spreading the COVID-19 virus while participating in the 2019 Military World Games. They even spread a fake video (see below), claiming to show an American soldier spreading the COVID-19 virus in a subway in Wuhan.
However, all of those claims have long been proven to be completely false. More importantly, David Martin himself did not offer any actual evidence that the US released the COVID-19 virus, intentionally or otherwise, in Wuhan.
Fact #6 : Most COVID-19 Vaccines Developed By Foreign Companies
The claim that the US government would create a pandemic to drive demand for vaccines is ludicrous. For one thing – big pharmaceutical companies are public-listed companies, and many are based outside of the United States.
More importantly – most COVID-19 vaccines were developed by foreign companies:
Only the Moderna Spikevax vaccine was developed in the United States
The Pfizer COMIRNATY vaccine was developed by German company, BioNTech
The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was developed by Oxford University, and AstraZeneca is a UK company.
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was developed by Janssen Vaccines in the Netherlands.
The Sinovac, Sinopharm, CanSino COVID-19 vaccines were developed in China.
So the conspiracy theory that the United States created the COVID-19 pandemic for profit is absurd…
Fact #7 : Vaccines Are Cheaper Than Cures
I should also point out that prevention is always better and CHEAPER than the cure. Vaccines may seem expensive, and a way for Big Pharma to make billions of dollars. But vaccines are still better and CHEAPER than the cures.
Vaccines prevent you from developing severe COVID-19, thus negating your need to be hospitalised – which is expensive. Sure, Big Pharma now has drugs to treat COVID-19, like PAXLOVID, but they are much more expensive.
When it comes to dollars and common sense, vaccines are cheaper and better because they prevent hospitalisation. Big Pharma would make far more money selling you everything from expensive new drugs like PAXLOVID, or machines and drugs to keep you alive in the ICU!
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Did the US CDC just quietly recall the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, because it caused too many deaths and injuries?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : CDC Just Quietly Recalled Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine!
People are claiming that the US CDC just quietly recalled the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, because it caused too many deaths and injuries!
Died Suddenly : The checks have been cashed and the mission has been accomplished. They think they can begin to quietly roll back and that we will just forget.
Millions are injured, and millions are dead or dying slowly. Never forget what they have done.
Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis : COVID Vaccine pulled from US – No CDC comment.
Andrew Bridgen : Just like the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Johnson and Johnsonvaccine has been quietly withdrawn and stocks destroyed. Both of these products were actually a strand of DNA and used an Adenovirus vector to enter the cells. Where are the national media headlines?…
TaraBull : Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been pulled from the U.S. amid health concerns. Should Pfizer be next?
Truth : CDC Did Not Recall Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by anti-vaccination activists, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Use Limited In May 2022
The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson received an Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) from the FDA on February 27, 2021.
However, the FDA later limited its use on 5 May 2022, because it was shown to introduce a small risk of developing thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) – the same problem affecting the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Fact #2 : Pfizer + Moderna Introduced Bivalent Vaccines In 2022
Thanks to evolutionary pressures, these variants and subvariants have evolved to evade the protections offered by both vaccines and natural immunity from a prior infection.
To combat these new variants, Pfizer and Moderna developed bivalent mRNA vaccines, which target both the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as the newer and much more infectious Omicron variant.
Pfizer and Moderna announced, on 25 June and 8 June respectively, that they successfully tested their bivalent COVID-19 vaccines. With the introduction of bivalent vaccines, there really isn’t any use for older monovalent vaccines like the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.
Fact #3 : US CDC Did Not Recall Janssen COVID-19 Vaccines
Just to be clear – the US CDC did not recall the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
The US CDC only updated its Janssen COVID-19 vaccine information page on May 10, 2023 to inform the public that the vaccine is no longer available in the United States.
Claims that the CDC did not mention any reason for this decision are also false. The CDC specifically said that the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine is no longer available in the US, because all remaining stock expired on May 7, 2023!
Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine is no longer available in the U.S. All remaining U.S. government stock of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine expired May 7, 2023. Dispose of any remaining Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.
Fact #4 : US CDC Recommends Boosting With Bivalent Vaccines
The CDC recommended that those who received one or two doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine should receive one dose of the new bivalent mRNA vaccine from Moderna or Pfizer.
People ages 18 years and older who received 1 or 2 Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine dose are recommended to receive 1 bivalent mRNA dose (Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech) at least 2 months after completion of the previous dose.
Fact #5 : This Is Just COVID-19 Vaccine Fake News!
This is yet another example of fake news created to scare people about the COVID-19 vaccines. Here are other examples you may see circulating on WhatsApp and social media platforms:
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Do P-500 Paracetamol / Acetaminophen tablets contain the dangerous Machupo virus?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : P-500 Paracetamol Contains Machupo Virus!
People are sharing a post and photo on WhatsApp and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, claiming that the P-500 or P / 500 or Aeknil paracetamol tablets contain the dangerous Machupo virus!
URGENT WARNING!
Be careful not to take the paracetamol that comes written P / 500. It is a new, very white and shiny paracetamol, doctors advise that it contains “Machupo” virus, considered one of the most dangerous viruses in the world, with a high mortality rate. Please share this message, with all people on your contact list as well as family, and save a life or lives ….I’ve done my part, now it’s your turn … remember that God helps those who help others & themselves!
Truth : Paracetamol Tablets Do Not Contain Machupo Virus
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created to scare people about the safety of medications, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Paracetamol = Acetaminophen
First, let me just point out that paracetamol is known as acetaminophen in the United States, Canada, Japan, Venezuela and Columbia.
You may better know them by their trade names – Panadol is the GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) trade name for paracetamol, while Tylenol is the trade name owned by McNeil, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for the same drug – acetaminophen.
Many people now call all forms of paracetamol / acetaminophen “Panadol” or “Tylenol”, whether it comes from GSK or McNeil or another company. In other words :
Paracetamol = Panadol = Tylenol = Acetaminophen
Fact #2 : Paracetamol / Acetaminophen Do Not Contain Machupo Virus
To be clear – paracetamol or acetaminophen tablets do not contain the Machupo virus.
This was confirmed by many health authorities like the Malaysia Ministry of Health (KKM) [pdf download]:
Seperti kebanyakan virus yang lain, virus ini tidak boleh hidup dalam persekitaran yang kering seperti tablet paracetamol.
Like many other viruses, this virus cannot live in a dry environment like paracetamol tablets.
The Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) also confirmed that this is fake news:
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) would like to inform members of the public that an “alert” that is circulating on social media regarding the transmission of “Machupo” virus through paracetamol tablets is a hoax. Its content is untrue.
HSA assures the public that the content of the hoax “alert” is inaccurate and is not a cause for concern. Anyone who receives the hoax “alert” should not forward it to others as the information is untrue.
Fact #3 : Machupo Virus Only Documented In South America
The Machupo virus is the informal name for Machupo mammarenavirus, an RNA virus of the Arenaviridae family that causes Bolivian haemorrhagic fever (BHF) – also known as black typhus or Ordog Fever.
First identified in 1963, the Machupo virus is deadly with a mortality rate of between 5% to 30%, with an average case-fatality rate of 22%.
However, the Machupo virus has only been documented in South America, mostly in Bolivia, where it is endemic in the regions of Mamoré and Iténez.
Fact #4 : Machupo Virus Is Transmitted By Infected Rodents
The Machupo virus is transmitted through infected rodents, specifically the large vesper mouse (Calomys callosus) that is indigenous to northern Bolivia. That’s why its spread is limited mainly to Bolivia.
In addition, the virus spreads through the saliva, faeces, and urine of infected rodents. Therefore, it is unlikely to spread through sealed packages of any medication, unless the contents were contaminated during production or packaging.
Fact #5 : This Is Old Fake News
Finally, this fake news isn’t even new. It was been circulating since mid-2017. It just keeps resurrecting and going “viral” every few years on WhatsApp and social media platforms.
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Did Bill Gates call for the withdrawal of all COVID-19 vaccines, because they are “far more dangerous than anyone imagined”?
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This article was originally posted in August 2021, and was updated and reposted because people keep re-circulating this fake story on WhatsApp, and social media platforms!
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Claim : Bill Gates Calls For Withdrawal Of ALL COVID-19 Vaccines!
People are sharing an article by Daily Expose, claiming that Bill Gates is calling for the withdrawal of ALL COVID-19 vaccines, because they are “far more dangerous than anyone imagined”!
It’s a VERY long article, so please skip to the next section for the FACTS!
BREAKING – Bill Gates calls for the withdrawal of all Covid-19 Vaccines; “The vaccines are far more dangerous than anyone imagined”
In a shocking announcement, Bill Gates, billionaire Microsoft co-founder and the major force behind the COVID-19 vaccines, called for all the COVID-19 genetic-based vaccines to be taken off the market immediately.
In an often anguished 19-minute televised speech, Gates said: “We made a terrible mistake. We wanted to protect people against a dangerous virus. But it turns out the virus is much less dangerous than we thought. And the vaccine is far more dangerous than anyone imagined.”
By W. Gelles
“These vaccines—Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca—they’re killing people left and right—and they’re injuring some people very badly,” Gates continued, waving his hands in the air at times for dramatic effect.
“The government’s own data shows us this is what’s happening. The CDC’s reporting system is showing, what?…around 13,000 deaths so far in the U.S. and over half a million adverse events. Well, we all know the reporting system is a sham.
“We know that VAERS [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System] captures only around one percent of what’s going on. So we’re talking over a million deaths from these Covid vaccines, and more than 60 million people with bad side effects.”
“This is not what we wanted. This is not acceptable,” Mr. Gates asserted.
Wall Street shares of all the major Covid vaccine companies plummeted by 20% to 30% as Mr. Gates announced that he was joining the urgent Citizen Petition filed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense organization calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to immediately withdraw all the COVID vaccines from the market.
Gates continued: “Too many people who take these vaccines drop dead…one day, two days, five days after getting the shot. Other people suffer paralysis, blindness, convulsions, heart attacks, immune system collapse, blood clots, brain inflammation, lung or kidney damage, miscarriages, autoimmune disease, multiple organ system failure, permanent profound fatigue, and many other horrible problems.
“Of course, our Media Mouthpieces—I mean the mainstream news media, dismiss all these tragedies as ‘just a coincidence.’”
“The reason they say that,” Gates explained, “is because of what I did at Event 201, a Coronavirus Pandemic Simulation held in New York in October 2019 just a few weeks before we announced the actual pandemic. I got all the major newspapers, TV channels, and radio stations to agree to stick with the Official Narrative—‘the vaccines are safe and effective’—and to censor anybody who questions this line of BS.
“So the public never got to hear the evidence from hundreds of distinguished doctors and medical researchers who warned that the vaccines are dangerous and often lethal.”
“That was a huge mistake on my part,” Gates maintained, looking weary and at times teary-eyed. “We never should have done that. People have every right to be well-informed, to get all the facts so they can make a rational decision.”
Changing the topic as if to elicit sympathy, Mr. Gates confided: “I’ve been going through a rough time and doing a lot of soul-searching since Melinda dumped me. This divorce has caused me to take a good hard look at myself. I don’t want to be remembered as a monster who killed millions of people through deadly vaccines. I am not a monster. I am not a mass murderer. I don’t want to be remembered as a mass murderer by my family, my friends, and my company.
“Some people have called me a sociopath or even a psychopath because of my visionary schemes to help humanity—like reducing global warming by spraying dust into the upper atmosphere, or releasing millions of genetically-modified mosquitoes to combat dengue and Zika virus.”
Truth : Bill Gates Did NOT Call For Withdrawal Of COVID-19 Vaccines!
The truth is – this is yet another fake story by Daily Expose, which is notorious for creating and posting fake news. Here are the FACTS…
Fact #1 : Daily Expose Is A Fake News Website
Like Real Raw News and NewsPunch, Daily Expose is a FAKE NEWS website that capitalises on making shocking but fake stories to generate page views and money. It was later rebranded as The Expose.
It was founded in November 2020 by Jonathan Allen-Walker, a mechanic from Lincolnshire, and is infamous for publishing COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation that were quoted by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, and Chinese state media.
Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should NEVER share anything from Daily Expose / The Expose. Here are some of its fake stories that I personally debunked earlier:
Fact #2 : Bill Gates Did Not Call For Withdrawal Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Bill Gates never called for the withdrawal of COVID-19 vaccines. This is a complete fabrication by Daily Expose.
If he actually did that – it would have been big news on mainstream media, but there’s completely no coverage of such momentous news.
Check your favourite news media – CNN, BBC, Fox News, Al Jazeera, CGTN, etc. See if you can find ANY legitimate news outlet confirming what Daily Expose claimed.
No one reported on it, because the “19-minute televised speech” never happened!
Daily Expose fabricated this article as a piece of “satire”, but hid the fact by only mentioning that it’s “satire” at the very bottom of their fake article.
They also misleadingly posted it with the title that said nothing about the article being “satire”. It seems intentional – so that people would think it’s genuine.
And true enough – people thought it was genuine, and they shared it out as factual, making it go viral.
Daily Expose later changed the title to “SATIRE – In an alternate universe Bill Gates has called for the withdrawal of all Covid-19 Vaccines“.
They also added “a note from the editor”, stating that “when we first published this article we should have made it clear at the beginning that it was satire rather than at the end. We did not do this and we apologise…”
However, it’s too late – and they know it – because people continue to share the original version which pretended to be genuine.
Fact #4 : Daily Expose Lied That The Rest Is Factual
Even though the Daily Expose editor insisted the article is satire, the writer – W. Gelles claimed that it’s mostly factual.
Note – The following satire is fictional in that Mr. Gates has made no such speech and the Gates Foundation has not established any funds to compensate vaccine victims or to make available effective, inexpensive COVID-19 remedies. All the rest of the article is factual – W. Gelles
The truth is that the entire article is FALSE – a complete fabrication by W. Gelles and the Daily Expose.
For example, the claim that VAERS captures “only one percent of what’s going on”, and yet reported 13,000 deaths and over half a million adverse events is COMPLETELY FALSE.
The claim that “hydroxycholoroquine is known to be very effective in fighting COVID-19” is also COMPLETELY FALSE. Also false are the claims that the studies that discredited HCQ were retracted.
Everything in their article can be verified as false, but Daily Expose is counting on you not checking their false claims.
Fact #5 : COVID-19 Vaccines Have Been Proven Safe + Effective
Anti-vaccination proponents are not interested in your health, which is why they keep lying about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
The truth is – COVID-19 vaccines were only approved AFTER they have undergone extensive safety and efficacy tests, involving tens of thousands of volunteers.
The reason why doctors and health authorities STRONGLY advocate vaccination is because the vaccines have been PROVEN to protect the vast majority of people from getting COVID-19 in the first place.
And even if you do get infected after vaccination, the vaccine will protect you against hospitalisation and death from COVID-19.
So stop listening to fake news websites like Daily Expose. Protect yourself and your family by vaccinating against COVID-19!
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Did the US FDA finally admit that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes dangerous blood clots?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : FDA Finally Admits Pfizer Vaccine Causes Blood Clots!
Anti-vaccination activists have recently been claiming that the US FDA finally admitted that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes dangerous blood clots on social media.
FDA Finally ADMITSPfizer Covid Vaccine Causes Blood Clots.. The Gateway Pundit REPORTED ON THIS for over a Year..
Here is the article where the FDAadmits yet another reaction that we were exposing over a year ago from the initial covid injections which is – Blood clots…. When will you see? “You trusted Satan and that is the problem!”
It did not help that Elon Musk amplified one of the claims to his millions of followers:
Hodgetwins : So the FDA finally came out and said that Pfizer’s Covid shot causes blood clots? Only 2 years late!
Elon Musk : Much will come to light as (Dr. Anthony) Fauci loses power.
Truth : FDA Did Not Admit Pfizer Vaccine Causes Blood Clots!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccination activists, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Study Shows FDA Vaccine Surveillance At Work
Anti-vaccination activists have long claimed that the US FDA is colluding with Big Pharma companies like Pfizer and Moderna.
But the truth is – this study is evidence that the US FDA is doing its job by continuing to monitor the safety of the four approved COVID-19 vaccines in the United States.
FDA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are using the Medicare health insurance database, covering more than 25 million elderly persons aged 65 years and older, to conduct near real-time safety monitoring of 14 outcomes on a weekly basis following COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2, mRNA-1273, or Ad26.COV2.S) administration.
Fact #2 : The FDA Study Is Available Online
The FDA study in question is available online, and I strongly encourage you to read it for yourself, but here is a quick summary:
The study is called “Surveillance of COVID-19 vaccine safety among elderly persons aged 65 years and older“.
It was published in the journal Vaccine on 1 December 2022.
It looked at data from the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) covering 30,712,101 elderly persons, from December 11, 2020 until January 15, 2022.
Out of 30.7 million participants, about 17.4 million persons were vaccinated with a total of 34,639,937 doses.
It looked at 14 outcomes of interest, and initially four outcomes met the threshold of a “statistical signal”, but after further evaluation, only one outcome met the “statistical threshold for a signal”.
No signals were detected for the Moderna mRNA-1273, or the Janssen Ad26.COV2.S vaccines.
I should point out that the FDA study looked at people who are 65 years and older, many of whom have pre-existing co-morbidities, or other risk factors like being in assisted living facilities.
High Risk
hospital stay
major surgery – abdominal / pelvic surgery, or knee / hip replacement surgery
major trauma : automobile accident or fall
nursing home living
Moderate Risk
65 years or older
trips over 4 years by plane, car, train or bus
co-morbidities like heart failure, obesity, cancer
In other words – this population has a higher risk than normal for developing blood clots. That’s likely one of the reasons why the FDA team chose to look at the elderly population.
I should point out that the Pfizer cohort comprised of particularly old people (85 years and older) who were nursing home residents (implying that they have cognitive or mobility issues), and had a higher percentage of previous COVID-19 infections.
Fact #4 : Increased Risks Were Only Modestly Elevated
Initially, the CMS database showed four outcomes that met the threshold for a “statistical signal” of modestly elevated risks (RR of less than 2) after vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine.
But after further evaluation, only one outcome ultimately met that statistical threshold for a signal – pulmonary embolism (PE).
Outcome of Interest
Overall
Rate Ratio
(RR)
Rate Ratio of
Signal Identified
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
1.15
1.54 on 27/2/2021
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
0.97
1.42 on 27/2/2021
Disseminated Intravascular
Coagulation (DIC)
0.92
1.91 on 13/2/2021
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
1.26
1.44 on 24/4/2021
Fact #5 : The Study Did Not Say Pfizer Vaccine Causes Blood Clots
Let me be clear – the study did not say that the Pfizer vaccine causes blood clots.
The study authors pointed out that these statistical signals do not necessarily mean that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes them, as the potential association was less than twice that of historical rates, and may be associated with other factors:
many of those who received the Pfizer vaccine were much older (85 years+) nursing home residents, and people with more co-morbidities
these outcomes may be explained by co-morbidities that existed before vaccination, including previous COVID-19 infections
In fact, they warned against any conclusion that the Pfizer vaccine caused those outcomes:
Our new findings of statistical signals for four important outcomes for the BNT162b2 vaccine should be interpreted cautiously because the early warning system does not prove that vaccines cause the safety outcomes.
What anti-vaccination activists gloss over as well, is the fact that the FDA study showed NO SIGNALS for other clotting, or clotting-related, disorders like deep vein thrombosis (DVT), heart attacks, and non-hemorrhagic stroke.
It should be noted that pulmonary embolism often happens when a blood clot in the leg (like in a DVT!) breaks free and gets lodged in the lungs. How likely is it for a person to develop pulmonary embolism without a deep vein thrombosis?
Fact #7 : FDA Is Not Taking Any Action
The study also notes that the FDA is currently not taking any regulatory actions based on these signal detection activities, because they need further study to determine if they are causal or merely coincidence.
These signal detection studies are part of the FDA’s active surveillance systems, and serve to identify potential adverse outcomes for further study. They cannot be used to make regulatory decisions.
Just because these signals were detected, does not mean they were caused by the vaccine. Until there is proof that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes blood clots, there is simply no reason for the FDA to take any action.
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Al Roker has been in and out of hospitals with blood clots, which people are blaming on the COVID-19 vaccine!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out why his blood clots are not from vaccine TTS!
Claim : Al Roker Got His Blood Clots From Vaccine TTS!
People are claiming that Al Roker got his blood clots from vaccine-induced thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), after he was admitted to the hospital for blood clots again, right after being discharged!
2 weeks ago, Al Roker 68: hospitalized for clots in his legs & lungs — 59 days after his booster
He was discharged Thanksgiving to MUCH fanfare
NOW: “Roker Rushed Back To Hospital 24 Hrs After Release..”
Al Roker ‘Rushed’ Back to Hospital Within 24 Hours of His Thanksgiving Release
I SURE HOPE THE COVID VACCINE DOESN’T KILL AL 🙏 # NO FAUCI OUCHY FOR ME
Experimental Covid Shot Al Roker Rushed Back To Hospital Via Ambulance 24 Hours after being released – Poor Al after him being a poster boy for the Covid Jabba Jabba Jabba
Truth : Al Roker Did Not Get His Blood Clots From Vaccine TTS!
It’s now a tradition for anti-vaccination activists to immediately blame all celebrity deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccination activists, and here are the reasons why… and the current facts that we know so far.
Fact #1 : Al Roker Was Admitted For DVT + Pulmonary Embolism
Al Roker was admitted to the hospital sometime in the middle of November 2022, with pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lungs) from a blood clot in his leg (deep vein thrombosis).
He announced this on Instagram on November 18, 2022:
So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where I’ve been. Last week I was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in my leg which sent some clots into my lungs. After some medical whack-a-mole, I am so fortunate to be getting terrific medical care and on the way to recovery. Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers and hope to see you soon. Have a great weekend, everyone.
Fact #2 : Al Roker Was Discharged On Thanksgiving Day
Al Roker was discharged from the hospital on Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 24, 2022.
So much to be #thankful for on the #thanksgiving day. Leaving the hospital and home for #thanksgivingdinner
Fact #3 : Al Roker Was Rushed Back To The Hospital A Day Later
Al Roker’s condition took a turn for the worse at home, and he was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance on Friday, November 25, 2022.
Fortunately, his condition improved once he got treated at the hospital:
His condition was worrying, but once back in the hospital he improved.
Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb confirmed that Al Roker was recovering at the hospital on Thursday, December 1, 2022.
We all wish that Al could have been with us, but due to some complications, he is back in the hospital and he’s in very good care. He’s resting, and his doctors are keeping a close eye on him.
Al and his family want everybody to know how grateful they are for all the love, the support, and the well-wishes. He gave us a big thumbs-up.
Fact #4 : Al Roker Received The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Al Roker received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on January 19, 2021 live on the Today show.
His second dose was about 21 days later, which means Al Roker was fully vaccinated by the middle of February 2021.
In January and February 2021, only two COVID-19 vaccines were available in the United States – both mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.
In any case – both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines do not cause a rare side effect called Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), which is also know as Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT).
Only the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (which was never approved in the United States), and the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine (which was only approved on February 27. 2021) can potentially cause the TTS / VITT side effect.
Because Al Roker received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, his blood clots could not be due to his vaccinations 21 months earlier.
Fact #6 : Vaccine TTS Is Different From DVT
Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia (TTS) is not only rare, it is very unique. People affected by TTS will develop blood clots in the large veins of the brain / abdomen / lungs, together with low platelet counts.
This unique and rare side effect is seen mostly in women younger than 50 years old, and is exceedingly rare in males older than 50 years old. Al Roker is 68 years old.
But the key thing to note is that Al Roker:
presented a large blood clot in his leg, and not in the large veins of the brain / abdomen / lungs,
did not have a low platelet count
Therefore, he most definitely does not suffer from TTS / VITT, even if he was vaccinated with the AZ or Janssen vaccines (he was not).
Fact #7 : Claims Of Celebrities Injured By COVID-19 Vaccine Proven False
This is yet another example of anti-vaccination activists abusing celebrity deaths / injuries to create and propagate FAKE NEWS about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
So far, claims of celebrity deaths / injuries due to the COVID-19 vaccine have been proven false at every instance. Here is the latest dozen of other false celebrity claims!
Will these anti-vaccination activists apologise for lying to you? Nope! They will just move on to the next celebrity tragedy…
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Did 19 year-old Sukma athlete Stephanie Sim die from a stroke caused by the COVID-19 vaccine?!
Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Stephanie Sim Died From Stroke Caused By COVID-19 Vaccine!
People are starting to claim that 19 year-old Sukma athlete Stephanie Sim Shu Ming died from a stroke caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.
Many are also sharing her news in anti-vaccination groups and websites, as “another example” of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) from the vaccines.
BAAM 💥endnu en, må af ‘ukendte årsager’ og helt ‘pludseligt’ forlade os blot 19 år gammel 😌
BAAM 💥another one, must for ‘unknown reasons’ and completely ‘suddenly’ leave us just 19 years old 😌
The Sarawak shooting community is saddened by the loss of Sukma shooter Stephanie SimShu Ming who passed away on Tuesday evening. Stephanie, 19, suffered #SuddenAdultDeathSyndrome#SuddenDeath
Rip… sudden deaths among young people r becoming common since mid of last year
No Evidence Stephanie Sim Died From Stroke Caused By COVID Vaccine!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccination activists, and here are the reasons why… and the current facts that we know so far.
Fact #1 : Stephanie Sim Died From A Stroke
19 year-old Stephanie Sim Shu Ming suffered a stroke on Thursday, June 16, 2022, and went into a coma.
She was hospitalised at the Sarawak General Hospital, where she passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022. She was buried at the Nirvana Memorial Park in Bau on Friday, June 24, 2022.
Sarawak State Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship Minister Abdul Karim Hamzah confirmed that Stephanie’s cause of death was a stroke.
Stephanie Sim did not die from Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS), also known as Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.
Fact #2 : There Are Thousands Of SADS Deaths Every Year
To be clear, Stephanie Sim died from a stroke, not Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS).
But I would like to point out that SADS was first documented in 1977, and occurs at a rate of 0.12 to 0.21 per 100,000 people every single year.
In other words, approximately 9,000 to 16,000 people die from SADS every single year, before the COVID-19 vaccines were invented.
Despite what anti-vaccination activists may tell you – SADS is not a new vaccine-related syndrome.
Fact #3 : Stephanie Was Healthy + Well Earlier
There is no evidence that Stephanie was suffering from any vaccine adverse effects like myocarditis or VITT.
There would have been very noticeable symptoms like breathing difficulties, chest pain, bleeding tendencies, etc. and she wouldn’t be able to train properly.
Yet she trained with the Sarawak Sukma shooting squad just days ago – on Saturday, June 11, 2022.
It is unknown if Stephanie Sim was vaccinated against COVID-19. She did not publicly mention her vaccination status, and neither did her family.
Despite the high adult vaccination rate of some 84%, COVID-19 vaccination is not mandatory in Malaysia. A significant number of people in Malaysia remain unvaccinated.
While it is very likely she was vaccinated, we simply do not know if she received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Fact #5 : Vaccine Side Effects Appear Within Hours / Days
If Stephanie Sim was vaccinated against COVID-19, she would have received her vaccine doses last year – at least half a year ago.
She cannot possibly be suffering from a vaccine side effect, because they appear within hours or days, not months later.
Mild side effects like injection site pain, fever, muscle ache, headache, lethargy develop within minutes to hours of the vaccination.
Anaphylaxis develops within minutes, while other severe adverse reactions like myocarditis and VITT develop within days.
Fact #6 : Deaths / Injuries From COVID-19 Vaccines Can Be Proven
Despite anti-vaccination activists chalking up sudden, unknown deaths to the vaccine, death or injury from rare vaccine adverse effects like anaphylaxis, myocarditis and VITT can be proven.
Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) from Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccines happens within minutes. That’s why people are asked to wait for 15-30 minutes after getting the vaccine. People who get an anaphylactic shock will require an epinephrine shot to quickly relieve it.
Vaccine-induced myocarditis has distinct histopathology findings that are different from typical myocarditis, so a pathologist will be able to determine if the myocarditis was caused by the vaccines or otherwise.
Vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT) is very specific to the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. It is also easily differentiated by its unique combination of blood clots in large veins of the brains, abdomen and lungs, together with low platelet counts leading to bleeding tendencies.
What anti-vaccination activists won’t tell you is that COVID-19 infections also cause myocarditis and blood clots in the cerebral vein too.
They also won’t tell you that the risk of developing cerebral vein blood clots is 170X higher with a COVID-19 infection, than it is with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Cerebral Vein
Thrombosis Risk
Per Million
People
Difference
Patient with COVID-19
207
+8,525%
AstraZeneca Vaccine
3.6
+50%
Normal Population
2.4
Baseline
They also won’t tell you that the risk of developing myocarditis is hundreds of times higher with a COVID-19 infection, than with three doses of any COVID-19 vaccine!
COVID-19 vaccines underwent massive clinical trials, and were only approved after they were proven to be safe and effective.
In addition, they were constantly monitored after they received their approvals, which picked up rare side effects after they were administered to billions of people.
Anti-vaccination activists have often claimed that those who received the vaccine would die. Yet, the opposite was true – the vaccines are not only safe, they are effective in protecting people from getting hospitalised or dying from COVID-19.
Fact #9 : Claims Of Celebrities Dying From COVID-19 Vaccine Proven False
This is yet another example of anti-vaccination activists abusing celebrity deaths / injuries to create and propagate FAKE NEWS about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
So far, claims of celebrity deaths / injuries due to the COVID-19 vaccine have been proven false at every instance.
Will these anti-vaccination activists apologise for lying to you? Nope! They will just move on to the next celebrity death…
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Does Panadol / Tylenol stay in our body for 5 years, destroying our kidneys and liver?
Take a look at the viral message, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Panadol / Tylenol Stays In Our Body For 5 Years!
This viral message has been circulating for more than a decade now, but always gets revived every year or so.
My husband was working in a hospital as an IT engineer, as the hospital is planning to set up a database of its patients and he knows some of the doctors quite well.
The doctors used to tell him that whenever they have a headache, they are not willing to take PANADOL / PARACETAMOL.
In fact, they will turn Herbal Medicine or find other alternatives. This is because Panadol is toxic to the body, and it harms the liver. According to the doctor: Panadol will remain in the body for at least 5 years…..!!
And according to the doctor, there was an air-hostess who consumed lots of Panadol as she needed to stand all the time and work under lots of pressure. She’s now in her early 30’s, and she is undergoing kidney cleaning (DIALYSIS) every month.
Whenever we have a headache, that’s because it is due to the electron / Ion imbalance in the brain.
Some alternative solution to cope with this matter is
Drink lots of water.
Another method will be to submerge your feet in a basin of warm water so that it brings the blood pressure down from your throbbing head.
As Panadol is a pain killer, the more Panadol you take, the lesser would be your threshold for pain (your endurance level for pain). We all will fall ill as we age.
Imagine that we had spent our entire life popping quite a substantial amount of Panadol (Pain Killer), when you need to have a surgery or operation, you will need a much more amount of general anaesthesia.
The thought is scary enough to turn me to Herbal Medicine or other healthier al ternative. Value your health, value your life, THINK TWICE before you easily pop that familiar pill into your mouth again.
Suami saya bekerja sebagai Jurutera IT di sebuah hospital, di mana pihak hospital sedang menyiapkan pengkalan data untuk pesakitnya. Dia mengenali rapat doktor tersebut.
Doktor memberitahu suami saya, apabila mengalami sakit kepala, mereka sendiri tidak sanggup mengambil Panadol atau Paracetamol. . Sebaliknya, mereka akan mencari ubatan herba Cina atau mencari altenatif lain.
Ini kerana Panadol adalah bertoksik kepada tubuh kita . Ia merosakkan organ hati . Menurut doktor tersebut, Panadol akan tinggal di dalam tubuh selama sekurang-kurangnya 5 tahun .
Menurutnya lagi, pernah berlaku seorang pramugari menelan terlalu banyak Panadol semasa kedatangan haid kerana tugasnya perlu berdiri sepanjang masa penerbangan. Dia kini baru berumur 30-an tetapi sudah perlu menjalani rawatan buah pinggang (dialisis) setiap bulan.
Seperti kata doktor tersebut, sakit kepala disebabkan ketidak-seimbangan elektron/ion di dalam sel otak .
Sebagai rawatan alternatif, beliau mencadangkan membeli sebotol atau 2 botol minuman isotonik, campurkan dengan air minuman pada kadar 1:1 atau 1:2. Mudahnya, secawan isotonik dengan 2 cawan air minuman.
Saya dan suami pernah mencuba kaedah ini dan mendapati ia berkesan. Kaedah lain ialah merendam kaki ke dalam besin yang mengandungi air suam. Ia akan memberi tekanan darah menurun dari kepala anda.
Panadol adalah sejenis “pain killer”, semakin banyak anda mengambilnya, semakin lama semakin kurang kesannya kepada anda. Bererti anda perlukan dos yang lebih lagi apabila ia kurang berkesan
Kita semua akan jatuh sakit apabila usia kita semakin meningkat. Untuk wanita, mereka akan melalui pengalaman melahirkan zuriat. Bayangkan mereka akan diberi dos yang kuat apabila terpaksa melalui proses beranak melalui pembedahan
Jika anda terlalu banyak mengambil Panadol atau Paracetamol sepanjang hidup anda, seperti mereka yang ada migrain, ia akan memberi kesan sifar terhadap kesakitan yang anda alami dan anda memerlukan ubat yang lebih kuat lagi untuk mengurangkan rasa sakit. Adakah anda sanggup diberi dadah yang kuat seperti morfin?
Hargailah kehidupan anda. Fikir sebelum mudah memasukkan ubat yang “biasa” ini ke dalam mulut anda.
Truth : Panadol / Tylenol Does NOT Stay In Our Body For 5 Years!
This is yet another example of medical fake news that people keep sharing on Facebook, WhatsApp, and emails.
Let me tell you what the facts really are…
Fact #1 : They Are Paracetamol / Acetaminophen
Panadol is a GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) trade name for paracetamol, which is also known as acetaminophen in the United States, Canada, Japan, Venezuela and Columbia.
Tylenol is the trade name owned by McNeil, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for the same drug – paracetamol or acetaminophen.
Due to its longevity and popularity since it was introduced in 1955, the names Panadol and Tylenol have been genericised.
Many people now call all forms of paracetamol / acetaminophen “Panadol” or “Tylenol”, whether it comes from GSK or McNeil or another company. In other words :
Paracetamol = Panadol = Tylenol = Acetaminophen
Fact #2 : They Have A Short Half-Life
Both Panadol and Tylenol have a short half-life of about 2 hours. That’s why we take them up to 4 times a day.
If paracetamol or acetaminophen can stay in our body for 5 years, heck, we would only need take one tablet and it would last for the next few years!
Fact #3 : They Don’t Reduce Your Pain Threshold
Paracetamol or acetaminophen do not reduce your pain threshold. In fact, it INCREASES our pain threshold by reducing nerve-sensitising prostaglandins in the brain and spinal cord.
However, this increase in pain threshold is only temporary, and wears off in a few hours. See Fact #2.
Fact #4 : Doctors Practice Evidence-Based Medicine
The funniest part of the hoax is the claim that doctors refuse to take paracetamol for headaches, and prefer herbal medicine instead. It’s such an unbelievably bold LIE.
Doctors practice evidence-based medicine, and paracetamol / acetaminophen are part of their toolkit – drugs that have been proven to work, at specific dosages for specific purposes.
No doctor worth his/her salt is going to advocate herbal medicine with uncertain effects and properties, over the known effects and properties of paracetamol / acetaminophen.
Fact #5 : They Can Be Toxic, Like Any Other Substance
Paracetamol / acetaminophen (like any other substances) can be toxic when taken in excessive amounts. Even water can be toxic, for the matter.
Overdosing on paracetamol can damage the liver. Excessive amounts of its metabolite, NAPQI, will deplete the liver’s glutathione and damage its cells.
How much do you need to consume to overdose on paracetamol? Usually taking 10 grams at one go – that’s 20 tablets of standard 500 mg paracetamol, or 6 grams or 12 tablets a day.
Alcohol consumption increases the risks of liver damage, so the maximum dose should be cut in half for those who consume alcohol.
Excessive, prolonged use of paracetamol can also cause SICK (small, indented and calcified kidneys). How much is excessive? That’s 300 grams a year – 600 tablets a year, or 50 tablets a month.
Now, how many of us actually consume enough paracetamol to run the risk of liver or kidney damage? Everyone knows the recommended limit is 2 x 500 mg tablets every 6 hours, which is 4 grams per day. Usually, we all make do with just 2 to 4 tablets a day.
The fake news creator is right that we should think twice before popping a pill into our mouths, but we should also think TWICE and VERIFY before forwarding such messages.
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Denmark is the first EU country to lift all COVID-19 restrictions, fully opening up despite a massive surge in cases.
Find out why they are able to do that… again.
Denmark Is First EU Country To Lift All COVID-19 Laws!
On Tuesday, 1 February 2022, Denmark became the first country in the European Union to lift all COVID-19 restrictions… again.
Wearing of face masks is no longer mandatory on public transport, shops and standing clients in restaurant indoor areas.
Face masks will only be recommended in hospitals, healthcare facilities, and nursing homes.
The COVID-19 digital pass is no longer required to enter nightclubs, cafes, party buses, and to be seated indoors in restaurants, unless required by individual event organisers.
There will no longer be limits on the number of people allowed in indoor gatherings.
Social distancing measures will no longer be required.
The Danish government no longer considers COVID-19 to be a “socially critical sickness“, even as the country experienced a massive surge in cases.
There is one notable exception though – unvaccinated travellers, or those who were not previously infected between 11 and 180 days ago, must undergo a COVID-19 test before being allowed to enter Denmark.
Some antivaxxers are already touting the move by Denmark as evidence that COVID-19 is not serious. After all, they will point out – Denmark currently has the second-highest infection rate in the world.
That’s an intentionally misleading, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Denmark Has Very High Vaccination Rates
Danish Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said that “widespread vaccination and boosters have helped the country open up again“, and it shows :
Over 81% of people 5 years and older have been fully-vaccinated.
Over 61% of people 12 years and older received their booster dose
Jens Lundgren, a professor of viral diseases at the Copenhagen University Hospital said, “We have been very successful in our national vaccine programme throughout 2021, a lot of people have received two vaccination shots, and a lot have received three doses as well, and many of those doses were provided in the fourth quarter of 2021.”
Fact #2 : Denmark Has Very Low ICU + Death Rates
Thanks to the high levels of vaccinations, Denmark has experienced very low levels of ICU usage and mortality rates.
Even though they are experiencing a massive surge in new COVID-19 cases, the number of people in ICUs have fallen to only 32.
Even people dying today is far lower than the peak in December 2020, when Denmark experienced far fewer COVID-19 cases.
Danish Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said, “the number of hospitalizations and patients in intensive care is decreasing every day, thanks to vaccination“.
Søren Brostrøm, director-general of Denmark’s Health Authority concurred, “At the same time as infections are skyrocketing, patients admitted to intensive care actually going down. It’s around 30 people in ICU beds right now with a COVID-19 diagnosis, out of a population of 6 million.”
Fact #3 : Denmark May Reimpose Restrictions
The Danish authorities held out the possibility that COVID-19 restrictions may return, as it is too early to know whether there will be a new variant that needs to be addressed.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Danish radio, “I dare not say that it is a final goodbye to restrictions. We do not know what will happen in the fall, whether there will be a new variant.”
Denmark had actually lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in September 2021, but reimposed them in the first of a third wave of infections.
So it will not be surprising if they do reimpose COVID-19 restrictions should a new virulent COVID-19 variant start spreading.
Fact #4 : Denmark May Introduce A Fourth Dose
Despite the elation over the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government has warned that Denmark could see a rise in infections in the coming weeks.
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke called on Danes to get tested regularly, so that the country could “react quickly if necessary”.
In addition to the reinstatement of COVID-19 restrictions, the Danish government may introduce a fourth vaccine dose.
I should also point out that Denmark almost exclusively uses mRNA vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. They stopped using AstraZeneca and J&J vaccines, citing the risk of rare blood clots.
We can all enjoy the same privilege as the Danes, by adopting the same common sense approach they have.
Help us reach the same goal, by vaccinating yourself and your family against COVID-19!
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Is the Malaysia Health Ministry giving us expired COVID-19 vaccines?
Take a look at the viral message, and find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Malaysia Health Ministry Is Using Expired COVID-19 Vaccines!
This message is going viral on WhatsApp, claiming that the Malaysia Ministry of Health (KKM) is using EXPIRED COVID-19 vaccines.
A million vaccine shots tossed in Indonesia on short expiry date
Our health ministry and Minister must explain why Indonesia is discarding expired vaccine shots while our Health minister is extending the expired period to six months.
It is known that once a vaccine or any medicine is expired it loses its efficacy and should not be given. But our DG and Health Minister on their own accord without any advice from from the vaccine maker decided to extend the expiry period and give it to our people.
Is Malaysian lives so cheap that expired vaccine can be given to our people without fear that it may have adverse effects on the people.?
Truth : Malaysia Is Not Using Expired COVID-19 Vaccines!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS circulating on WhatsApp about COVID-19 vaccines.
Malaysia is NOT using expired COVID-19 vaccines, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Most Expired Vaccines In Indonesia Had Short Shelf Life Left
It is true that more than a million COVID-19 vaccine doses were discarded in Indonesia after they expired. But that was because most of them were donated with just 1-3 months of shelf life left!
On 19 January 2022, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin told the Indonesian Parliament that about 98% of the 1.1 million doses that were discarded were “donated just 1-3 months away from expiry“.
In other words, it was almost impossible for Indonesia to distribute and use those vaccines before they expired.
Hence, the Indonesian government will be “more selective and only accept doses expiring in three months or longer“.
Fact #2 : COVID-19 Vaccine Shelf Lives Were Too Short
When properly stored, vaccines can last a long time. Most vaccines actually have a shelf life of about three years.
However, vaccine manufacturers have been extraordinarily cautious when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. Many COVID-19 vaccines ship with shelf lives of only 3 to 6 months!
The key takeaway point is that COVID-19 vaccine shelf lives are extraordinarily short. Many healthcare professionals would call them way too short.
Fact #3 : EUA / EUL Vaccines Do NOT Have Fixed Expiry Dates
The US FDA points out that vaccines authorised for emergency use (EUA / EUL) do NOT have fixed expiry dates.
Vaccines authorized for emergency use – as products that are not approved under a biologics license application and are still being studied under investigational new drug applications– do not have fixed expiry dates.
For those doses that are close to expiry, if they are being held under appropriate conditions for ensuring their integrity for use, they can potentially be quarantined to see if data on new stability studies warrant extension of the initial expiry date according to appropriate policies and procedures.
Fact #4 : Vaccine Shelf Life Extension Is Based On Stability Studies
Vaccine manufacturers can conduct stability studies, to prove that their COVID-19 vaccines remain stable and effective over time.
They can then apply to extend the shelf life of COVID-19 vaccines, which is subject to approval by drug regulatory agencies like the US FDA and the UK MHRA
The shelf life of COVID-19 vaccines will only be extended if stability tests prove that they maintain their potency.
Fact #5 : Vaccine Shelf Life Extension Requested By Manufacturers
The fake news claimed that the Malaysia Health Ministry extended vaccine shelf life on their own accord. That’s complete and utter nonsense.
The vaccine manufacturer must apply for a shelf life extension, and provide their stability study results to prove that their COVID-19 vaccine remain stable and potent beyond the requested shelf life extension.
Fact #6 : Many COVID-19 Vaccines Have Extended Shelf Lives
Many COVID-19 vaccines shipped with very short shelf lives, and have since had them extended, some multiple times.
Pfizer-BioNTech COMIRNATY : Extended to 9 months since 22 August 2021
Moderna Spikevax : Extended to 9 months since 23 December 2021
J&J Janssen : Extended to 4.5 months on 10 June 2021, and then 6 months on 28 July 2021
Sinovac : Extended to 12 months
SII Covishield : Extended to 9 months in March 2021
Bharat Covaxin : Extended to 12 months on 3 November 2021
Now that you are aware of the facts, please share this fact check with your family and friends, so they won’t get fooled by this fake news!
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Did you know that COVID-19 vaccine shelf life can be extended beyond what’s printed on the vial, sometimes more than once?
Find out why they keep extending vaccine shelf life, and whether we should be worried about that!
COVID-19 Vaccine Shelf Life Is Way Too Short
Based on their experience developing past vaccines, manufacturers have a good idea of how long their vaccines will remain stable and retain their quality and efficacy.
When properly stored, vaccines can last a long time. Most vaccines actually have a shelf life of about three years.
However, vaccine manufacturers have been extraordinarily cautious when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. Many COVID-19 vaccines ship with shelf lives of only 3 to 6 months!
The key takeaway point is that COVID-19 vaccine shelf lives are extraordinarily short. Many healthcare professionals would call them way too short.
COVID-19 Vaccine Shelf Life Extension Is Normal
The ultra-short shelf life for COVID-19 vaccines have led to criticism that such excessive caution is leading to wastage.
Even while there is a global shortage of vaccines, many doses had to be disposed when they “expired”, even though they are still safe and effective to use.
The WHO has been urging countries to hold onto those “expired doses” while manufacturers are assessing whether their shelf lives can be extended.
The US FDA also points out that vaccines authorised for emergency use do NOT have fixed expiry dates.
Once new stability studies prove that the vaccine remains stable and effective over time, the expiry date of those vaccines can and will be extended.
I should point out that these extended COVID-19 vaccine shelf lives are still very conservative. Perhaps overly conservative.
In fact, we should expect them to keep getting extended as further stability tests show that they do actually last very long.
Which COVID-19 Vaccine Has Extended Shelf Life?
You may be surprised to know this, but the shelf life of many COVID-19 vaccines have extended, sometimes more than once.
So do NOT be alarmed if you are given a dose from a vial with an “expired date“. It does NOT mean that you have been given a “bad vaccine”.
It just means that the vaccine has been proven to last much longer than originally expected.
Pfizer-BioNTech COMIRNATY
The Pfizer-BioNTech COMIRNATY vaccine originally had a 6 month shelf life. That was extended by 3 months, to 9 months on 22 August 2021.
On 16 December 2021, the US FDA also extended shelf life for the COMIRNATY vaccine that uses the Tris buffer to 9 months.
So all existing vaccine doses can be used for an additional 3 months beyond their printed expiry dates, as long as they are stored between -90ºC to -60ºC.
Moderna Spikevax
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine originally had a 7 month shelf life.
On 23 December 2021, both UK MHRA and Health Canada extended its shelf life by 2 months, to 9 months, as long as it is stored between -25ºC to -15ºC.
The US FDA also extended the shelf life of certain lots by 2 months, to 9 months, as long as they are stored between -50ºC to -15ºC.
J&J Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson originally has a 3 month (90-day) shelf life.
The US FDA extended its shelf life to 4.5 months (135 days) on 10 June 2021, and then 6 months (180 days) on 28 July 2021.
All existing vaccine doses can now be used for an additional 1.5 to 3 months (45 to 60 days) beyond their printed expiry dates, as long as they are stored at 2-8ºC.
AstraZeneca Vaxzevria
In May 2021, Health Canada extended the shelf life of about 45,000 AstraZeneca doses by a month, following review of stability data.
It allowed the use of doses with an original expiry date of 31 May 2021, until 1 July 2021.
Otherwise, all AstraZeneca vaccine doses remain with their original shelf life of six months.
Sinovac CoronaVac
The CoronaVac inactivated virus vaccine from Sinovac originally had a 6-month shelf life, which was later extended to 12 months, when it was approved by the WHO.
However, Sinovac appears to give the CoronaVac different shelf lives depending on who’s purchasing their vaccine – 1 year in Malaysia, 2 years in Singapore, and 3 years in Indonesia and Thailand.
Sinopharm BIBP
The Sinopharm BIBP vaccine has a 24-month shelf life, as registered with the WHO. With such a long shelf life, there is no real need for an extension.
CanSino Convidecia
The CanSino Convidecia vaccine has a 24-month shelf life, and remains stable for 60 days at room temperature.
With such a long shelf life, there is no real need for an extension.
SII Covishield
Covishield is a rebranded AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and has the same original 6 month shelf life.
In March 2021, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) extended its shelf life by 3 additional months, to 9 months.
Bharat Covaxin
Covaxin originally had a shelf life of 6 months, but that was extended to 12 months by the Indian Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on 3 November 2021.
All existing vaccine doses can now be used for an additional 6 months beyond their printed expiry dates, as long as they are stored at 2-8ºC.
Sputnik V
The Russian vaccine – Sputnik V originally had an incredibly short 2-month shelf life at -18ºC.
The Russian Healthcare Ministry then allowed it to be stored for 2 months at 2-8ºC, before later extending it to 6 months when stored at -18ºC to -22ºC.
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Official CITF-B Vaccine Booster Dose Recommendations!
On 24 November 2021, the Ministry of Health announced that the booster dose will be available to anyone above 18, including those who received AstraZeneca, Cansino, Sinopharm and Janssen vaccines.
They also issued the official CITF-B recommendations on the BEST vaccine booster dose for you!
On 28 December 2021, CITF-B issued updated recommendations to address the threat of the Omicron variant.
Quick + Easy Summary
To make it simple for you, this table summarises the updated CITF-B’s booster dose recommendations, based on what COVID-19 vaccine you received earlier :
Primary Series
Vaccine
Recommended
Booster
Alternative
Booster
Timing After
Primary Series
Pfizer
Pfizer
Moderna
After 3 months
AstraZeneca
Pfizer
AstraZeneca
Sinovac
Pfizer
AstraZeneca or
Sinovac
Sinopharm
Pfizer
AstraZeneca or Sinopharm *
Moderna
Moderna
Pfizer
CanSino
Pfizer
CanSino *
Sputnik V
Pfizer
AstraZeneca
Janssen
Pfizer
AstraZeneca
After 2 months
Pfizer Recipients : What Vaccine Can You Use?
Those who received the Pfizer vaccine can receive their booster shot 3 months after Dose 2.
Recommended : Pfizer booster shot
Alternative : Moderna booster shot
AstraZeneca Recipients : What Vaccine Can You Use?
Those who received the AstraZeneca vaccine can receive their booster shot 3 months after Dose 2.
Recommended : Pfizer booster shot
Alternative : AstraZeneca booster shot
Sinovac Recipients : What Vaccine Can You Use?
Those who received the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine can receive their booster shot 3 months after Dose 2.
Recommended : Pfizer booster shot
Alternative : AstraZeneca / Sinovac booster shot
If you are not comfortable with the Pfizer vaccine, please consider the AstraZeneca booster shot instead, because it is far superior to the Sinovac booster shot.
Those who received the Sinopharm vaccine can receive their booster shot 3 months after Dose 2.
Recommended : Pfizer booster shot
Alternative : AstraZeneca / Sinopharm booster shot
Note : CITF-B is allowing a third dose of Sinopharm as a booster shot, but it has NOT been approved by the NPRA, and is therefore not available at the moment.
Moderna Recipients : What Vaccine Can You Use?
Those who received the Moderna vaccine can receive their booster shot 3 months after Dose 2.
Recommended : Moderna booster shot
Alternative : Pfizer booster shot
Sputnik V Recipients : What Vaccine Can You Use?
Those who received the Sputnik V vaccine can receive their booster shot 3 months after Dose 2.
Recommended : Pfizer booster shot
Alternative : AstraZeneca booster shot
CanSino Recipients : What Vaccine Can You Use?
Those who received the CanSino vaccine can receive their booster shot 3 months after vaccination.
Recommended : Pfizer booster shot
Alternative : CanSino booster shot
Note : CITF-B is allowing a second dose of CanSino as a booster shot, but it has NOT been approved by the NPRA, and is therefore not available at the moment.
Janssen Recipients : What Vaccine Can You Use?
Those who received the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine can receive their booster shot 2 months after vaccination.
Recommended : Pfizer booster shot
Alternative : AstraZeneca booster shot
Please note that all COVID-19 booster doses provided under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) are provided FREE of charge.
So please watch out for your booster dose appointment in MySejahtera, and get your FREE boost in your protection against COVID-19!
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The technical working group also evaluated the latest evidence, and introduced new recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.
These individuals are advised to receive a booster dose at least 3 months after their primary vaccination.
All senior citizens 60 years and above
All adults 18 years and above who received all types of vaccines (Pfizer, AZ and CoronaVac), using the age de-escalation approach – 50 years old and above, – 40 years old and above, and – 18 years old and above
Individuals with co-morbidities
Residents and employees at long-term care facilities
Why Malaysia Reduced The Booster Dose Interval To 3 Months?
KKM made this decision based on the recent RECoVaM study, which showed the waning protection of COVID-19 vaccines, especially the Sinovac vaccine.
They were also concerned about the latest data on the Omicron variant, which showed greater transmissibility, higher viral binding affinity and higher antibody escape.
Evidence collected over the last 3 weeks showed that a booster dose can increase protection against the Omicron variant. And early research involving 21 million booster doses in the UK showed that they are safe.
In line with those results, regulatory bodies in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia as well as panels of health experts now recommend that the booster dose vaccination should be given as early as three (3) months after completing the primary vaccine.
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Did a 20 year-old Thai student die from the mixing of her COVID-19 vaccines?
Find out what happened, and what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Thai Student Died From Mixing Of COVID-19 Vaccines!
People are sharing a Bangkok Post article about a Thai student who recently died of a stroke, after receiving a Sinovac vaccine and then the AstraZeneca vaccine.
They are claiming that her death shows the danger of mixing COVID-19 vaccines.
The danger of mixing vaccines
A student who developed blood clots after getting her second Covid-19 vaccine shot and her left leg was amputated has since died of a haemorrhagic stroke after brain surgery.
She had been inoculated first with the Sinovac vaccine, and then given AstraZeneca as her second dose.
Truth : Thai Student Did NOT Die From Mixing Of COVID-19 Vaccines!
This is yet another COVID-19 vaccine FAKE NEWS, and here are the reasons why!
Fact #1 : Vaccine Mixing Will Not Cause Blood Clots / Stroke
Most people do not even bother to read the Bangkok Post article to find out what they reported, and accepted the fake claim at face value.
The Bangkok Post never associated her death with the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines. That was added by the fake news creator.
Vaccines are like self-defence classes, so taking different vaccines (also known as heterologous vaccination) has been shown to impart better protection against COVID-19.
Taking different vaccines won’t interact with each other or cause problems like blood clots or stroke, because they are taken weeks apart.
Fact #2 : She Developed Blood Clots Which Required Amputation
The student, Ketsiree Kongkaew, received the Sinovac vaccine for her first dose, and subsequently the AstraZeneca vaccine on 13 August 2021.
She complained of fever and chest pains about 3 days later, which a doctor at the Phangnga Hospital diagnosed as a bladder infection.
However, she later experienced severe pain in her left leg, which an X-ray revealed were blood clots that required urgent surgery.
She was put on thrombolytic drugs to dissolve the clots, and transferred to two other hospitals, before doctors decided to amputate her leg.
Fact #3 : AstraZeneca Vaccine Can Cause TTS / VITT
The Bangkok Post article did not directly associate her blood clots with the AstraZeneca vaccine, only noting that they occurred after she received the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is known to cause a rare side effect called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) or vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT).
This side effect is unusual because it causes blood clots to develop in the large veins of the brains, abdomen or lungs, together withlow platelet counts, leading to bleeding tendencies.
It can also cause blood clots in large arteries like the carotid and middle cerebral arteries, but again, together with low platelet counts. These arterial blood clots are much less common than venous blood clots.
It is unknown if Ketsiree’s blood clots are related to the AstraZeneca vaccine, since they developed in her leg’s artery. But it is certainly a possibility.
Fact #4 : She Died From A Haemorrhagic Stroke 2 Months Later
On Friday, 22 October 2021, Ketsiree developed a haemorrhage stroke (bleeding in her brain), due to the thrombolytic drugs she was taking to treat the blood clots.
She underwent emergency surgery, but did not recover and had to rely on a ventilator. She was pronounced dead on Monday, 25 October 2021.
Her death was therefore a result of a haemorrhagic stroke that occurred 2 months later, and not TTS / VITT from the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Rescue volunteers taking the body of 20-year-old student Ketsiree Kongkaew to Ao Luk district of Krabi province on Monday night for funeral rites and burial. Credit : Radio Thailand
Fact #5 : COVID-19 Can Cause Similar Blood Clots
While the AstraZeneca vaccine can cause TTS / VITT, the risk is exceedingly low.
More importantly, and this is something most people do not know – COVID-19 itself can cause similar blood clots in the cerebral vein, at much higher levels.
The Journal of American College of Cardiology recently reported that the risk of cerebral vein thrombosis (blood clots in the a major brain vein) is much higher with COVID-19 than vaccines :
Cerebral Vein Thrombosis Risk
Per Million
People
Difference
Patient with COVID-19
207
+8,525%
AstraZeneca Vaccine
3.6
+50%
Normal Population
2.4
Baseline
So the benefits of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 still far outweigh the risk of getting TTS / VITT from the AstraZeneca vaccine.
More importantly, we can watch out for early symptoms of TTS / VITT, and seek early treatment before complications develop.
There are many fake news about COVID-19 vaccines, so please take such alarming news with a grain of salt.
The truth is – all approved COVID-19 vaccines have been certified to be safe and effective through large clinical trials.
Protect yourself and your family – get vaccinated against COVID-19!
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Did the New York Times confirm that the top four COVID-19 vaccines are from China?
Find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Top 4 COVID-19 Vaccines Are From China
People have been excitedly sharing this amazing news about Chinese vaccines on WhatsApp and Facebook.
It’s a long message, so skip to the next section for the facts…
Covid-19.. Ranking of Vaccines
US accepted the best vaccine is from China.
America’s New York Times reports.
China’s 1-4 best vaccine rankings, while many admired Pfizer ranked sixth.
– The safety rating of vaccines currently injected in Thailand
Sinovac and AZ are 2nd and 5th, while the demanding Pfizer is 6th.
Report by The New York Times on Feb 5, 2021
In the safety ranking, the top four are all Chinese vaccines:
1. Sinopharm (China)
2. Sinovac (China)
3. Kexing (China)
4. Can Sino (China)
5. AstraZeneca (UK)
6. Pfizer (United States and Germany)
7. Modena (United States)
8. Johnson & Johnson (United States)
9. Novavax (United States)
10. Satellite 5 (Russia)
Sinopharm has two vaccines, ranking first and second respectively.
China has exported more than 500 million doses of vaccines to more than 50 countries around the world, and it is estimated that hundreds of millions of people have been vaccinated.
And China’s vaccine accident rate is lower and safer.
As reported by Western media, many wealthy people in Britain fly to the UAE to vaccinate Chinese national medicine.
Choose between Thai polls and American polls.
Thai people believe in things that they haven’t read and studied… often believe in trends.
Importantly, the Chinese vaccine is a lethal vaccine.
It is the same ancient method as the flu vaccine used. No long-term side effects.
Unlike American vaccines that has to wait 10 to 20 years for side effects
The posts promoted a New York Times link, but it was really just an opinion piece by Achal Prabhala and Chee Yoke Ling – an Indian public health activist and a Malaysian public interest lawyer.
It was NOT an actual article by any New York Times writer or correspondent. Neither was it endorsed by the New York Times.
Fact #2 : NYT Did Not Rank COVID-19 Vaccines
The opinion piece did NOT rank the COVID-19 vaccines, much less claim that the top 4 vaccines are from China.
In fact, it pointed out the conflicting trial results for the CoronaVac vaccine from Sinovac, and noted that “China’s and Russia’s self-serving propaganda campaigns touting their respective vaccines only increased wariness“.
Instead of praising Chinese vaccines as the safest in the world, the two writers were merely asking health authorities to “start trusting other countries’ vaccines“, because there is simply not enough vaccines from Western countries to supply the world.
On 10 March 2021, The New York Times published three tweets refuting the false claims.
We are aware of misinformation circulating on WhatsApp, which falsely ranks the safety of worldwide coronavirus vaccines and attributes this list to a report published by The New York Times.
This message is misleading and untrue. The New York Times did not publish this list, our reporting has not suggested that Chinese vaccines are superior to vaccines produced elsewhere, nor have we published claims that China has exported more than 500 million doses.
Our understanding of the effectiveness and safety of vaccines is published in The New York Times Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker. It is evolving, nuanced, and regularly updated to reflect current scientific evidence.
Fact #4 : Chinese Vaccines Have Efficacy Issues
On 24 June 2021, Chinese CDC deputy director Dr. Feng Zijian told the China Central Television that antibodies from two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are “less effective” against the Delta variant, compared to other strains.
In that interview, he declined to name the two Chinese vaccines, but the Caixin Global report appears to confirm that they are the Sinovac CoronaVac and Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV vaccines.
Sinovac itself appears to be cognisant of this limitation, and have conducting clinical research on a booster dose of their own.
But it appears that the Chinese government is not going to wait, but will instead boost protection against the Delta variant using the Pfizer mRNA vaccine instead.
The post claimed that “China has exported more than 500 million doses of vaccines to more than 50 countries around the world, and it is estimated that hundreds of millions of people have been vaccinated.”
The truth is Chinese vaccine manufacturers received ORDERS for about 500 million doses of their vaccines from about 45 countries.
When that post first appeared in February 2021, China was actually a long way from delivering (exporting) those 500 million vaccine doses, and certainly hundreds of millions of people have NOT been vaccinated with Chinese COVID-19 vaccines at that time.
Even China only planned to vaccinate 50 million essential workers by mid-February – less than 4% of its population, even as it exports millions of doses overseas.
Fact #6 : China Purchased 100 Million Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine
Despite the claims of Chinese vaccine superiority and approving FOUR domestically developed and produced vaccines, China also ordered 100 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
As mentioned in Fact #4, the Chinese government is planning to boost protection against the Delta variant using the Pfizer mRNA vaccine, for people vaccinated with their Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccines.
Fact #7 : Flying For Early Vaccines, Not Chinese Vaccines
While the fake post insinuates that wealthy people in Britain are flying to the UAE for superior Chinese vaccines, the truth is they were offered EARLY ACCESS to COVID-19 vaccines.
Knightsbridge Circle – a private concierge service – had been flying people since January 2021 to the UAE for the Pfizer vaccine, or India for the AstraZeneca vaccine.
In February 2021, they partnered with the UAE to offer the Sinopharm vaccine as a way to “bring tourism into the area”.
This is really about the rich cutting queue and getting early access to COVID-19 vaccines, and not about wealthy UK residents actually believing in the superiority of Chinese vaccines.
Fact #8 : Vaccine Side Effects Do Not Take 10-20 Years To Appear
It is utter nonsense to claim that vaccines can cause side effects 10-20 years later.
Vaccines are merely self-defence classes for our immune system – teaching it how to identify a microbe, so it can learn to make antibodies against it.
Like a self-defence class, a vaccine doesn’t stick around. That’s why sometimes a booster dose (like revision classes) is required.
Any side effects you may experience is your body’s natural reaction to what it believes is the actual virus – this is how the vaccine trains the body to defend itself.
These side effects occur in the first few days of getting the vaccine dose, and do not lay in wait for 10-20 years before appearing.
Should You Trust Vaccines Made In China?
Yes, if approved by the health authority of your country, you should trust vaccines made in China.
The Chinese vaccines may have lower efficacy than the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccine, but they are still effective at preventing hospitalisations and death.
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Malaysia will now allow a fully-vaccinated husband to accompany his wife during delivery in all KKM hospitals!
Here are the official requirements!
Updated @ 2021-10-04 : Added official list of requirements by KKM. Originally posted @ 2021-09-28
Vaccinated Husband Can Accompany Wife During Delivery!
Ever since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was initiated in March of 2020, government hospitals stopped allowing husbands to accompany their wives in the labour rooms.
On 28 September 2021, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin responded to a request by a husband to be allowed to accompany his wife since he is already fully vaccinated.
He requested that the Director of Health Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah allow any fully-vaccinated husband to accompany his wife in the labour room, if he is fully-vaccinated, and undergo a COVID-19 test, with a negative test result.
The test is necessary even if the husband is fully-vaccinated is because he may still be infected with COVID-19, even if he is completely asymptomatic.
On 30 September 2021, Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah announced that the husband or a close family member can accompany the wife during her delivery at all public hospitals under KKM.
This initiative kicks off today – on 4 October 2021. However, the husband or close relative must comply with these requirements :
Be fully-vaccinated according to this definition :
– More than 14 days after receiving both doses of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Sinovac vaccine.
– More than 28 days after receiving a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson or Cansino vaccine.
Undergo a COVID-19 screening test – either RT-PCR or RTK-Ag – at any health facility or private lab within 72 hours.
– After testing, the husband / close relative must restrict their movements to avoid infection.
– The test result must be brought to the hospital, before the husband / close relative can accompany the mother in the Delivery Ward.
Alternatively, the husband / close relative purchase a COVID-19 Self Test Kit approved by the Medical Devices Authority (MDA) and bring it to the hospital.
– The husband / close relative will then use the COVID-19 Self Test Kit at the hospital screening area, while being observed and verified by the attending healthcare worker.
The husband and close relatives of the expectant mother are advised to strictly follow COVID-19 precautions, as pregnant mothers are a high-risk group.
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Did the US FDA know about the many COVID-19 vaccine side effects MONTHS before they were approved?
Take a look at this new claim, and find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : FDA Leaked Vaccine Side Effects MONTHS Before Approval!
Antivaxxers are now promoting the claim that the US FDA knew about the many COVID-19 vaccine side effects, and accidentally leaked them during a seminar.
Take a look at this claim, that antivaxxers are now sharing on social media and WhatsApp :
The more you know, the less fear you have. This FDA seminar was done on October 22, 2020… 10 MONTHS AGO… Watch to the 2:33:40 mark.
It goes quick, but if you pause fast enough, you will see the slide of side effects from the vaccines they knew about 10 MONTHS AGO… Let that sink in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XTiL9rUpkg
Truth : FDA Did Not Leak Vaccine Side Effects MONTHS Before Approval
The truth is this is more FAKE NEWS on the COVID-19 vaccines that antivaxxers have created, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : It Was A Public US FDA Meeting
The post claims that the slide was leaked in a US FDA seminar. That’s not true.
The truth is it was presented in a public meeting of the US FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee that ran for over 8 hours!
It is also publicly available for everyone to watch, which wouldn’t happen if they had something to hide.
Fact #2 : The List Was Shown TWICE
Steven Anderson, the US FDA Director for the Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, quickly skipped through this slide in his presentation, because it was presented earlier.
“Tom has this list of possible adverse outcomes of interest. I won’t dwell on them, as he has them at the end of his presentation.
At 2:06:29 of the video, Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, MD, MPH, MBA, of the CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Vaccine Safety Team shared the same list.
Fact #3 : Those Were Possible Safety Outcomes Of Interest
Antivaxxers are claiming that the FDA knew about these adverse events / side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines.
The slide was actually a DRAFT working list of possible adverse event outcomes that the FDA was interested to monitor in the COVID-19 vaccines.
In Dr. Shimabukuro’s version above, it was clearly stated that it was a preliminary list of adverse events of special interest that the CDC would be monitoring.
On the other hand, most of the other adverse events in the list above did not turn out to be associated with the COVID-19 vaccines.
Fact #5 : Vaccine Adverse Events Have Been Publicly Reported
The US FDA has to be privy to the adverse events and side effects of COVID-19 vaccine submitted to them for approval, but that does not mean they are hiding them from us.
The adverse events and side effects of COVID-19 vaccines observed during the clinical trials have been publicly released in the VRBPAC documents, which you can download from the US FDA :
Now that you know the truth, please SHARE this fact check with your family and friends, so they won’t get fooled by this fake news.
Please protect yourself and your family – get vaccinated against COVID-19!
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Malaysia has conditionally approved the Sinopharm and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines!
Find out this means for the COVID-19 vaccination program in Malaysia!
Malaysia Approves Sinopharm + Janssen COVID-19 Vaccines!
On 16 July 2021, the Malaysia Ministry of Health announced that the Drug Control Authority (DCA) issued a conditional registration for the following vaccines :
COVILO Suspension for Injection COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated
Registrant : Duopharma (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Manufacturer : Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co. Ltd. (BIBP), China
COVILO is also known as Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, and was developed by China National Biotec Group Company Limited (CNBG), also known as Sinopharm
Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Suspension for Injection Registrant : Johnson & Johnson Sdn. Bhd.
Manufacturer : Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium
The Sinopharm COVILO vaccine, also known as BBIBP-CorV or just BIBP, that is very similar to the CoronaVac vaccine made by Sinovac.
Like CoronaVac, COVILO is an inactivated virus vaccine made from actual SARS-CoV-2 virus grown in Vero cells, and killed using β-propiolactone.
Once injected into the body, the antigens on the inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus triggers the body’s immune system. It is a two-shot vaccine with an efficacy of :
79% against symptomatic COVID-19.
79% against hospitalisation with COVID-19
The Janssen vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is a viral-vector vaccine that uses the same Ad26 adenovirus as the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.
Once injected into the body, the Ad26 virus teaches some of our cells to manufacture the SARS-CoV-2 protein spikes to trigger the body’s immune system.
The Janssen vaccine is a single-shot vaccine with an efficacy of :
52% to 74% against mild to moderate COVID-19.
73% to 82% against severe to critical COVID-19
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KKM has conditionally approved the CanSino and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for use in Malaysia!
Find out what this means for the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Malaysia!
Malaysia Approves CanSino + J&J COVID-19 Vaccines!
On 15 June 2021, the Malaysia Ministry of Health (KKM) announced that both the CanSino and Johnson & Johnson vaccines against COVID1-9 received conditional approval :
It uses a modified Ad5 virus containing the DNA instructions for the SARS-CoV-2 protein spike, which are then created by your own cells and presented on their surfaces.
These “foreign” protein spikes triggers the body’s immune system, which then makes antigens to target these spikes.
The Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine is similar to the CanSino Convidecia vaccine, except it uses a modified Ad26 virus to carry the DNA instructions for the SARS-CoV-2 protein spike.
Once injected, the DNA instructions are used to manufacture the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which is presented on the cell surface to trigger our immune system.
The antibodies they create will attack the real SARS-CoV-2 virus, which would prevent or mitigate an infection.
The public is obsessed over COVID-19 vaccine efficacy rates, but the truth is – they don’t actually matter!
Find out what COVID-19 vaccine efficacy really mean, and what really MATTERS MORE!
Updated @ 2021-04-17 : Added a new Breakthrough Calculation section, and updated the Vaccine Efficacy section.
Originally posted @ 2021-03-07
Vaccine Efficacy vs Effectiveness : What’s The Difference?
Vaccine efficacy is the reduction in disease (in percentage) that occurs in a vaccinated group under optimal conditions, compared to an unvaccinated group.
Do not confuse it with vaccine effectiveness, which is the real world ability of the vaccine to prevent the disease.
Vaccine effectiveness may be lowered by underlying chronic conditions, medication, age, and even how the vaccine is stored and administered.
The Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines passed their Phase 3 trials with 94% to 95% efficacy rates, but what does that mean?
The efficacy rate is actually a calculation of the vaccine’s ability to prevent symptomatic COVID-19 infection, based on the clinical trial data and the COVID-19 attack rate.
The public often miss the importance of the COVID-19 attack rate, and therefore misunderstand the vaccine efficacy rate.
For example, in a trial involving 100,000 vaccinated participants and a COVID-19 attack rate of 1%, here is the difference between perception and reality :
Vaccine
Efficacy
Breakthrough Infections
Perception
Reality
95%
5,000
50
90%
10,000
100
85%
15,000
150
80%
20,000
200
75%
25,000
250
While the public look at a 75% efficacy rate and think that it means 25% of those vaccinated will still get infected, the truth is only 0.25% of those vaccinated will get infected, with a 1% attack rate.
This is why we should leave the science to the professionals, and not pretend that a few hours of looking up Google will replace years of actual study and experience.
However, the vaccine breakthrough infection rate is actually calculated by this formula :
(100% – Vaccine Efficacy %) x Attack Rate
Because the attack rate for COVID-19 is relatively low at about 1%, the expected breakthrough rate is much lower than you would expect.
Vaccine
Efficacy
Breakthrough Rate
Perception
Reality
95%
5%
0.05%
90%
10%
0.10%
85%
15%
0.15%
80%
20%
0.20%
75%
25%
0.25%
Vaccine Efficacy Blinds Us To What Matters More!
The public is obsessed over COVID-19 vaccine efficacy rates, but the truth is – they don’t actually matter!
To be clear, COVID-19 vaccine efficacy is important, just not to us. That’s because it refers to the vaccine’s ability to protect against any symptomatic COVID-19 infection.
Regulatory bodies around the world set a minimum threshold of 50% efficacy against symptomatic infection for the approval of any COVID-19 vaccine.
However, that has confused many people into thinking that the authorities are taking shortcuts in giving us vaccines that barely work.
Come on – 50% efficacy? That’s like rolling the dice at the roulette table, right? That’s really NOT the case.
We prepared this table to show you how misleading efficacy rates are.
COVID-19 Vaccine
Protection Against
Symptomatic
Infection
Severe
Disease
Death
Pfizer Comirnaty
95.0%
100%
100%
Gamaleya Sputnik V
91.6%
100%
100%
Moderna mRNA-1273
94.1%
100%
100%
AstraZeneca AZD1222
62% ~ 90%
100%
100%
Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV
79% ~ 86%
90%
100%
Sinovac Biotech
50.65%
83.7%
100%
J&J Janssen COVID-19
66.0%
85%
100%
CanSino Biologics
65.7%
90.98%
100%
Forget Efficacy, Focus On Severe Disease + Death!
The truth is all approved vaccines will protect you against severe disease, and prevent you from dying from COVID-19.
It would be really nice if you get a vaccine that protects you against even mild COVID-19, but not getting killed by it sounds pretty awesome to us!
Ultimately, whether we decide to get vaccinated should NOT depend on the vaccine’s efficacy, but its ability to protect us against severe disease or death.
Irrespective of what vaccine you receive, the table shows that they will protect you against DEATH and greatly protect you against severe COVID-19 disease.
Think of the COVID-19 vaccine as body armour. When you are in a firefight, do you really want to wait until you find the body armour you prefer, or would you rather wear the first one you come across?
No matter how “pathetic” or “ratty” the first body armour you find “looks” to you, it will definitely protect you better than a plain t-shirt, won’t it?
So take the first COVID-19 vaccine you are offered, and complete it. It will protect you against death and severe COVID-19 disease!
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Now that there are several COVID-19 vaccine options, people are demanding for the right to choose.
But should you be given the option to choose, which COVID-19 vaccine should you choose?
2021-04-13 : Updated with new information.
Originally posted @ 2021-03-02
COVID-19 Vaccine : So Many To Choose From?
Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates successfully completed their Phase 3 trials, and have received EUA (Emergency Use Authorisation) from various countries.
Company
Brand Name
Other Name
EUA
Full
Pfizer-BioNTech
Comirnaty
BNT162b2
101
5
Oxford-AstraZeneca
AZD1222
101
1
Gamaleya Research
Institute
Sputnik V
Gam-COVID-Vac
60
3
Moderna
mRNA-1273
40
2
Johnson & Johnson
Janssen COVID-19
Ad26.COV2.S
40
0
Sinopharm
BBIBP-CorV
38
4
Sinovac Biotech
CoronaVac
27
1
CanSino Biologics
Convidecia
Ad5-nCoV
5
1
Many countries ordered several vaccine candidates at the same time, because a single vaccine manufacturer cannot possibly provide enough vaccines to cover an entire population.
However, with multiple COVID-19 vaccine types being deployed, it has given people the idea that they should have the right to pick and choose the vaccine.
So which should YOU choose?
COVID-19 Vaccine : Which Should YOU Choose?
Most countries will provide the COVID-19 vaccines FREE of charge, but the type of vaccine used will depend on what’s available – you are NOT allowed to pick and choose.
Even so, many people are demanding the right to pick and choose their COVID-19 vaccine. Some are demanding the right to pay for what they believe are the ‘superior’ vaccine.
But guess what…
The BEST vaccine you can take is the FIRST vaccine you can get, and COMPLETE.
Here are the reasons why…
Reason #1 : Early Protection Offers The Best Protection
Think of the COVID-19 pandemic as an alien invasion, and the vaccine as body armour that protects you against their attacks.
When you are under attack, do you put on the first body armour you find, or do you wait until you find the body armour you like the best?
Cpl. Daniel M. Greenwald survived this sniper shot thanks to his helmet!
The fact is – even “substandard” body armour will offer you FAR MORE protection than no body armour at all!
After all, you could end up getting killed by COVID-19, before your preferred body armour arrives. What’s the point of getting the vaccine you want if you are already infected or dead?
Don’t believe us? A team of scientists actually did a study on this, concluding that “waiting for a vaccine with a higher efficacy results in additional hospitalizations and costs over the course of the pandemic“.
Reason #2 : All Approved Vaccines Protect You Against Severe Disease + Death
Regulatory bodies around the world set a minimum threshold of 50% efficacy against symptomatic infection for the approval of any COVID-19 vaccine.
However, that has confused people into thinking that the authorities are taking shortcuts in giving us vaccines that barely work.
Come on – 50% efficacy? That’s like rolling the dice at the roulette table, right? That’s really NOT the case.
We prepared this table to show you how misleading efficacy rates are.
The truth is all approved vaccines will protect you against severe disease, and prevent you from dying from COVID-19.
It would be really nice if you get a vaccine that protects you against even mild COVID-19, but not getting killed by it sounds pretty awesome to us!
Reason #3 : Vaccines Are In Limited Supply
COVID-19 vaccines are in limited supply, and there does not appear to be enough to vaccinate most countries until well into 2022.
Therefore, the possibility of vaccines being made available for private sale that you can pick and choose is remote, at least until 2022.
This is a pandemic – a global health crisis. The lives of trillions of people around the world come before your “right to choose”.
COVID-19 Vaccine : Don’t Choose. Get Yours ASAP!
It really does NOT matter which COVID-19 vaccine you get.
As long as it is an approved vaccine and you complete the dosing requirement, it will prevent you from getting severe COVID-19, or dying from it.
Instead of waiting for a particular COVID-19 vaccine, get the first one offered to you.
Don’t worry, when COVID-19 vaccines are available for sale, you can choose whichever vaccine you want and re-vaccinate yourself to your heart’s content!
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Did Chinese CDC director, Gao Fu, admit that Chinese vaccine efficacy is “not high”?
Find out what’s the latest controversy surrounding Chinese vaccines, and what the FACTS really are!
Chinese CDC Director : Vaccine Efficacy Not High
On 10 April 2021, Gao Fu – the director of the Chinese Centres for Disease Control and Prevention – gave a talk on the Chinese COVID-19 vaccines at a conference in Chengdu, China.
He said that “the protection rates of existing vaccines are not high“, and suggested several options to improve their efficacy :
increasing the number of doses
adjusting the dosage
adjusting the interval between doses
mixing different vaccines
When that was picked up by International media, he told Chinese state media, Global Times, that his admission that Chinese vaccines had poor protection was “a complete misunderstanding“.
Chinese Vaccine Efficacy : The Current Facts
Now, let’s examine what we currently know about Chinese vaccine efficacy against COVID-19.
Fact #1 : Chinese Vaccines Are Mostly Comparable
Sinophiles and Chinese state media often claim that Chinese vaccines are superior, while Sinophobes insist that Chinese vaccines are junk.
The truth is – Chinese vaccines are far from the best, but are mostly comparable with Western vaccines that use older inactivated or viral vector technologies.
The outlier is CoronaVac from Sinovac Biologics, which barely made it past the 50% minimum efficacy line.
COVID-19 Vaccine
Efficacy
Pfizer Comirnaty
95.0%
Moderna mRNA-1273
94.1%
Gamaleya Sputnik V
91.6%
Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV
79% ~ 86%
AstraZeneca AZD1222
76% ~ 85%
Novavax Covovax
60 ~ 89%
J&J Janssen COVID-19
66.0%
CanSino Convidecia
65.7%
Sinovac CoronaVac
50.65%
Fact #2 : Efficacy Blinds People To What’s Really Important
The public is obsessed over COVID-19 vaccine efficacy rates, but they are blind to what’s really important – protection against severe disease and death!
As this table shows, efficacy rates don’t tell the full story. The truth is that all these vaccines will protect you against severe disease, and prevent you from dying from COVID-19!
Even the worst Chinese vaccine in this table – the CoronaVac – has strong protection against severe disease, and completely protects against death!
Fact #3 : Vaccine Efficacy Varies Against Virus Strains
All these COVID-19 vaccines are designed to target the original virus strain, whose genetic code was sequenced and released by Chinese scientists on 12 January 2020.
However, since then, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread globally and infected over 136 million people as of 12 April 2021.
Each infection represents an opportunity for the virus to mutate into new variants, some of which have changed behaviour or capability – creating a new strain.
Credit : The Conversation
Each new strain that develops has a chance to become more infectious, more lethal, and reduce the effectiveness of current vaccines.
That’s what Gao Fu is most likely referring to, and is a genuine concern for health authorities and vaccine manufacturers.
That’s why it is so important to quickly vaccinate people – so herd immunity can be achieved before a resistant strain develops!
New strains may have new physical characteristics that allow them to evade the immune system of people vaccinated against the original strain.
So new, “improved” vaccines are being developed to target these new strains that are becoming more prevalent.
They are not actually “better” than current vaccines – they have just been modified to take into account the changes in the new strains.
What Gao Fu suggested in the conference are alternative methods to improving vaccine efficacy without developing an improved vaccine.
increasing the number of doses
adjusting the dosage
adjusting the interval between doses
mixing different vaccines
This would, arguably, allow for faster deployment since the Chinese can make use of their existing vaccines, and skip the development of an improved vaccine.
Such changes in vaccine protocol would, of course, require testing to establish their (improved) efficacy against the new variants / strains.
Fact #5 : Chinese Lack Of Transparency Is The Issue
The big problem with Chinese vaccines is not that they are less efficacious. The problem is that the Chinese have not been transparent about their vaccines.
Even though they were amongst the first to begin testing in 2020, they only released the RESULTS of their trials in press releases, refusing to release the actual data.
Only at the end of March 2021 did Sinopharm and Sinovac release data to the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE).
As of 12 April 2021, not a single Chinese manufacturer has publicly published the trial data for their vaccine.
All this eats into public confidence over Chinese vaccines. Why won’t any Chinese manufacturer release the trial data for their vaccine?
After all, all approved Western and Russian vaccines have publicly done so – Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and even Gamaleya.
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