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originally posted by: Asmodeus3
I did see what you have written that's why I haven't commented on it. I do strongly agree that herd immunity is not just very difficult to achieve but in this case impossible just as everyone has accepted after 3 years of rapidly mutating and very infectious variants.
I was merely responding to your comment that the other member is correct when he talks about herd immunity. Obviously he isn't as he was specifically talking about herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2 which is impossible.
For the last part I only agree for those who are at a higher risk i.e over 65 and with comorbidities. When you have cases where the there is more risk from vaccine-induced myocarditis rather than hospitalised with Covid then there is no point trying to vaccinate children or young adults. (As an example. There are many more conditions a vaccine could cause).
I will say again it was very wrong to release these vaccines to the general population. Just as one of the Italian members of the European Parliament said: The greatest medical scandal in history.
The median under-reporting rate was calculated across all studies and within subcategories of studies using different methods or settings. In total, 37 studies using a wide variety of surveillance methods were identified from 12 countries. These generated 43 numerical estimates of under-reporting. The median under-reporting rate across the 37 studies was 94% (interquartile range 82-98%).
How can public health officials rely on a system that reports fewer than 1% of adverse effects?
How can they dismiss placebo-controlled trials that raise serious possibilities of vaccine-caused illness?
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
I am sure if you take a look at the threads and the current literature on the subject you will see that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are associated with numerous issues including blood clots.
Also front the other post, herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is impossible.
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
There is a difference between what is required by the FDA or the law and how many of reports are made on VAERS.
Underreporting is a serious issue and has been a serious issue for as long as anyone can remember.
Likewise it is estimated that a very small fraction of adverse reactions from the vaccines are reported
How can public health officials rely on a system that reports fewer than 1% of adverse effects?
How can they dismiss placebo-controlled trials that raise serious possibilities of vaccine-caused illness?
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
I did see what you have written that's why I haven't commented on it. I do strongly agree that herd immunity is not just very difficult to achieve but in this case impossible just as everyone has accepted after 3 years of rapidly mutating and very infectious variants.
OK not really debating that. BUT we all need to remember that the virus was totally NEW and that there was the problem. Use of herd immunity has more to do with everyone having antibodies either from the virus, vaccine or both. The fact that variants spring up reduces the efficacy of both the vaccine and virus induced antibodies, and so people can get it again and again with the new variants, BUT they will have some protection giving them a better chance for minimal illness with each. Can you agree with this?
I was merely responding to your comment that the other member is correct when he talks about herd immunity. Obviously he isn't as he was specifically talking about herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2 which is impossible.
I was just saying herd immunity is a thing...
For the last part I only agree for those who are at a higher risk i.e over 65 and with comorbidities. When you have cases where the there is more risk from vaccine-induced myocarditis rather than hospitalised with Covid then there is no point trying to vaccinate children or young adults. (As an example. There are many more conditions a vaccine could cause).
I will say again it was very wrong to release these vaccines to the general population. Just as one of the Italian members of the European Parliament said: The greatest medical scandal in history.
It was wrong to mandate them, not release them. I think the only wrong was they needed to leave them at the 18+ age group. When we take lets say myocarditis in young males we are still talking only 2 to 3 per 100,000 doses, with the vast majority mild condition quickly treatable. It seems second dose of Moderna pushes it up to 20 per 100,000 and so that is the number people are alarmed about. I see the other vaccines are still 3 per 100,000 on second shot, so no clue what is going on with the Moderna one.
Here is the death rates for males to COVID
15-19 3 per 100,000
20-24 8 per 100,000
24-29 17 per 100,000
30-34 33 per 100,000
35-39 56 per 100,000
40-44 106 per 100,000
80+ 10,825 per 100,000
So you tell me when should males start to use the vaccine?
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
There is a difference between what is required by the FDA or the law and how many of reports are made on VAERS.
Underreporting is a serious issue and has been a serious issue for as long as anyone can remember.
How is this different than what I wrote? Your article is from 2006 and I said a Harvard study in 2018 showed less than 2% are using VAERS. Do you want to argue just to argue when we say the same thing? lol
Likewise it is estimated that a very small fraction of adverse reactions from the vaccines are reported
How can public health officials rely on a system that reports fewer than 1% of adverse effects?
How can they dismiss placebo-controlled trials that raise serious possibilities of vaccine-caused illness?
Jesus, from 2010 and basically repeating what I said.. geez
My point is the pandemic and vaccines changed all that... So you are taking articles from decades ago and applying them to todays situation where everyone knows what VAERS is and with it in the front limelight... Before 2020 no one had a clue it even existed...
originally posted by: murphy22
It's the promotion of fear that p*ss** me off! Along with a the cowards that need validation for their own, "feelings" of fear.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
I am sure if you take a look at the threads and the current literature on the subject you will see that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are associated with numerous issues including blood clots.
Also front the other post, herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is impossible.
I believe the vast majority of blood clots are from the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine and mainly in younger women at 1 per 100,000, others are much lower...
The vast majority of myocarditis from all the vaccines is about 2 to 3 per 100,000, BUT the second shot of Moderna saw a spike of 20 per 100,000, and that is the one doctors have been concerned about.
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
Under-reporting is still an issue though. It was an issue and it is still an issue. Not much has changed. I don't think everyone knows what VAERS is. This is your interpretation which could be very wrong. Most probably have no clue. Some are beginning to learn.
Every estimation that I have seen and heard talks about 1-10% of all cases of adverse reactions reported. Which makes underreporting a serious issue which has never been solved.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
Under-reporting is still an issue though. It was an issue and it is still an issue. Not much has changed. I don't think everyone knows what VAERS is. This is your interpretation which could be very wrong. Most probably have no clue. Some are beginning to learn.
Every estimation that I have seen and heard talks about 1-10% of all cases of adverse reactions reported. Which makes underreporting a serious issue which has never been solved.
Your "talks" are bias based, and VAERS is not the end all be all reporting system. We have many countries doing their own reporting and numbers seem to match up rather well when talking X per 100,000. I would disagree that medium to severe reactions are being under reported. I'm sure mild reactions are... So if in todays world the medical profession is not reporting medium to sever then they are totally F'ed up, which I don't think they are. We are also seeing many cases of invalidated reporting since ANYONE can report ANYTHING in VAERS since EVERYONE now knows about it as it is a passive reporting system.
We can also get extremely reliable numbers from sampling, so totals is not needed for anything really.
How can public health officials rely on a system that reports fewer than 1% of adverse effects? How can they dismiss placebo-controlled trials that raise serious possibilities of vaccine-caused illness?
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
Actually there are reports of blood clots in all Covid-19 vaccines used.
For example the Astrazeneca vaccine is no longer available in the UK, the country that has created it, and it was withdrawn quietly from the market due to some 'rare' serious adverse reactions and deaths due to blood clots.
One 'safe and effective' vaccine gone.
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
I wouldn't rely on a crippled vaccine which should have never been released in the population. Young and healthy people up to the age of 45-50 with no comorbidities have no need for them. Natural immunity is superior. As the matter of fact no comparison.
As for the statistics I am well aware of them.
Here are the stats for most age groups (both male and female)
Infection Fatality Rate but Pre-vaccination era.
They are slightly lower than the ones you have provided and the authors of this paper argue it could be much lower.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
Actually there are reports of blood clots in all Covid-19 vaccines used.
For example the Astrazeneca vaccine is no longer available in the UK, the country that has created it, and it was withdrawn quietly from the market due to some 'rare' serious adverse reactions and deaths due to blood clots.
One 'safe and effective' vaccine gone.
I said "Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine and mainly in younger women at 1 per 100,000, others are much lower...
So I was wrong, Astrazeneca vaccine is 1.9 per 100,000 (Cambridge), J&J is second at 1 per 100,000
So what is your definition of safe and effective anything...
Vioxx for arthritis pain carried a risk of 76 deaths per 100,000
Aspirin 10.4 deaths per 100,000 men
As I said before the REAL issue was the mandates as every drug kills and the risk to the drug needs to be much lower than the medical condition it is helping.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
I did see what you have written that's why I haven't commented on it. I do strongly agree that herd immunity is not just very difficult to achieve but in this case impossible just as everyone has accepted after 3 years of rapidly mutating and very infectious variants.
OK not really debating that. BUT we all need to remember that the virus was totally NEW and that there was the problem.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: Asmodeus3
I wouldn't rely on a crippled vaccine which should have never been released in the population. Young and healthy people up to the age of 45-50 with no comorbidities have no need for them. Natural immunity is superior. As the matter of fact no comparison.
Well it is not a matter of fact, but anyhow. So males ages 35-39 at 56 per 100,000 is OK when they are past the younger age for myocarditis that is 2 to 3 per 100,000 in the higher risk age groups? Remember that most cases are also minor.
As for the statistics I am well aware of them.
You seem to not use them much to make reasonable decisions.
Here are the stats for most age groups (both male and female)
Infection Fatality Rate but Pre-vaccination era.
They are slightly lower than the ones you have provided and the authors of this paper argue it could be much lower.
Mine were just males since I was focusing on myocarditis in younger males. So looking at my numbers when should males get the vaccine? Put your statistics hat on please...
This analysis found that there is an 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination. With a high level of global immunity to COVID-19, the benefit of vaccination is likely outweighed by this abnormally high risk of cardiac-related death among men in this age group. Non-mRNA vaccines were not found to have these increased risks.