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  1. RebelChick

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    Copied from Facebook. Take it any way you want.
    “Will I get a COVID vaccine? The following is a letter from Frank Shallenberger, MD, HMD to his practice:

    Dear Patients and Friends,
    Last week I must have been asked 20 times about the new COVID vaccines. Here are my thoughts. Please pass this information onto many as you can. People need to have fully informed consent when it comes to injecting foreign genetic material into their bodies.

    1.The COVID vaccines are mRNA vaccines. mRNA vaccines are a completely new type of vaccine. No mRNA vaccine has ever been licensed for human use before. In essence, we have absolutely no idea what to expect from this vaccine. We have no idea if it will be effective or safe.
    2.Traditional vaccine simply introduce pieces of a virus to stimulate an immune reaction. The new mRNA vaccine is completely different. It actually injects (transfects) molecules of synthetic genetic material from non-humans sources into our cells. Once in the cells, the genetic material interacts with our transfer RNA (tRNA) to make a foreign protein that supposedly teaches the body to destroy the virus being coded for. Note that these newly created proteins are not regulated by our own DNA, and are thus completely foreign to our cells. What they are fully capable of doing is unknown.
    3.The mRNA molecule is vulnerable to destruction. So, in order to protect the fragile mRNA strands while they are being inserted into our DNA they are coated with PEGylated lipid nanoparticles. This coating hides the mRNA from our immune system which ordinarily would kill any foreign material injected into the body. PEGylated lipid nanoparticles have been used in several different drugs for years. Because of their effect on immune system balance, several studies have shown them to induce allergies and autoimmune diseases. Additionally, PEGylated lipid nanoparticles have been shown to trigger their own immune reactions, and to cause damage to the liver.
    4.These new vaccines are additionally contaminated with aluminum, mercury, and possibly formaldehyde. The manufacturers have not yet disclosed what other toxins they contain.
    5.Since viruses mutate frequently, the chance of any vaccine working for more than a year is unlikely. That is why the flu vaccine changes every year. Last year’s vaccine is no more valuable than last year’s newspaper.
    6.Absolutely no long term safety studies will have been done to ensure that any of these vaccines don’t cause the cancer, seizures, heart disease, allergies, and autoimmune diseases seen with other vaccines. If you ever wanted to be guinea pig for Big Pharma, now is your golden opportunity.
    7.Many experts question whether the mRNA technology is ready for prime time. In November 2020, Dr. Peter Jay Hotez said of the new mRNA vaccines, "I worry about innovation at the expense of practicality because they [the mRNA vaccines] are weighted toward technology platforms that have never made it to licensure before.” Dr. Hotez is Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine, where he is also Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development.
    8.Michal Linial, PhD is a Professor of Biochemistry. Because of her research and forecasts on COVID-19, Dr. Linial has been widely quoted in the media. She recently stated, "I won't be taking it [the mRNA vaccine] immediately – probably not for at least the coming year. We have to wait and see whether it really works. We will have a safety profile for only a certain number of months, so if there is a long-term effect after two years, we cannot know."
    9.In November 2020, The Washington Post reported on hesitancy among healthcare professionals in the United States to the mRNA vaccines, citing surveys which reported that: "some did not want to be in the first round, so they could wait and see if there are potential side effects", and that "doctors and nurses want more data before championing vaccines to end the pandemic".
    10.Since the death rate from COVID resumed to the normal flu death rate way back in early September, the pandemic has been over since then. Therefore, at this point in time no vaccine is needed. The current scare tactics regarding “escalating cases” is based on a PCR test that because it exceeds 34 amplifications has a 100% false positive rate unless it is performed between the 3rd and 5th day after the first day of symptoms. It is therefor 100% inaccurate in people with no symptoms. This is well established in the scientific literature. See the attachment (False Positive PCR testing is up to 100%!) for more information on this. If you go to the CDC site, you can see that the weekly death rates in the US are now lower than they normally are during an average flu season.
    11.The other reason you don’t need a vaccine for COVID-19 is that substantial herd immunity has already taken place in the United States. This is the primary reason for the end of the pandemic.
    12.Unfortunately, you cannot completely trust what you hear from the media. They have consistently got it wrong for the past year. Since they are all supported by Big Pharma and the other entities selling the COVID vaccines, they are not going to be fully forthcoming when it comes to mRNA vaccines. Every statement I have made here is fully backed by published scientific references.
    13.I would be very interested to see verification that Bill and Melinda Gates with their entire family including grandchildren, Joe Biden and President Trump and their entire families, and Anthony Fauci and his entire family all get the vaccine.
    14.Anyone who after reading all this still wants to get injected with the mRNA vaccine, should at the very least have their blood checked for COVID-19 antibodies. There is no need for a vaccine in persons already naturally immunized. Here's my bottom line: I would much rather get a COVID infection than get a COVID vaccine. That would be safer and more effective. I have had a number of COVID positive flu cases this year. Some were old and had health concerns. Every single one has done really well with natural therapies including ozone therapy and IV vitamin C. Just because modern medicine has no effective treatment for viral infections, doesn’t mean that there isn’t one.

    Yours Always,
    Frank Shallenberger, MD, HMD

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  3. The Kraut

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    Fact-checking Dr. Frank Shallenberger’s COVID Vaccine Letter
     
  4. RebelChick

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    Fact check all you want. I personally do not want to be MADE to take this vaccine to keep my job, to travel, to go to the movies, the grocery store, etc. I want to be free to decide if I should or should not get the vaccine once I see what short & long term side effects it may or may not have as is my right under the constitution. If you want to take the vaccine, more power to you. If you do not want to take the vaccine, more power to you as well.
     
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  6. The Kraut

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    My wife and I are definitely waiting what happens in the next months. We take all precautions to avoid an infection. We think, it's too early to get vaccinated, nobody really knows all side effects and if it really helps to be immune.
    Just wanted to address another opinion, it's not all true what you read on Facebook :(

    We wear masks since March, at that time everybody looked at us as we were aliens :rolleyes:
    We just moved from New Mexico to Spain via Germany (as we are still German Citizens that was the only chance to get into the European Union). It's bad everywhere, but we enjoy how the people here in Spain adapt to Covid. Everybody is wearing masks in public, not only in the stores or in large gatherings. They keep distance in stores and are not so stupid as the people of Walmart ;)
    They have learned after the strict lockdown they had in March. We have curfews at night but restaurants are still open in the day, you can dine in or sit on the terrace. The new rules as of tomorrow are that they have to close at 5 pm, because the numbers in the Valencian Community are rising again. Biggest problems are private gatherings, that's how the virus spreads.
    Where we live now, there are only a few infections in this small town.
    We feel much safer here than in New Mexico (or the U.S.), people are a bit smarter here, even they don't like all the restrictions ;)
    We're just glad, that we're out of the States, the Covid hotspot of the world :(
     
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  7. RebelChick

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    Really? You mean Facebook has things that are false? OMG!!! I would’ve never thunk it. Sorry, just had to throw that little bit of cheekiness in there! Conspiracy theories abound. Falsehoods are all over the place.

    Many folks here are so concerned about themselves and loss of their freedom. They don’t understand that if things continue on the current path, they will loose a lot of freedoms and be locked down for much longer and when we come out of them, some freedoms may not be restored. I would hope that if we adopted similar restrictions as Spain, that maybe people wouldn’t be so stupid. But this is the USA and most from the younger generation are. No offense to those that aren’t. There are some older folks just as bad. CA and AZ are just two of the horrible hot spots right now. Why? People just don’t want to do the right thing.

    I can say that my routine hasn’t changed much. I avoid Wally World like the plague, especially after 9 am. I still work and keep to myself. I wear a mask like I should to protect myself and others. Heck, let’s be honest, I wear it to protect myself mostly. I’m an old hermit and I plan on staying that way.
     
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  8. azheavyduty

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    I had Covid early last summer - believe me you don't want to get it. I was out for 7 weeks, could not get out of bed for 3 weeks. My breathing never got really bad so drs just said to stay home and if I got to where I couldn't breath, go to the ER. The night's are the worst, I would sweat so much that my wife could wring liquid out of my pillow. One night all I could think was that I needed to change a clause in my will but was unable to get out of bed. 7 months later I still have memory and concentration issues. I also have no stamina though that is starting to get better.
     
  9. RebelChick

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    Ouch! Sorry to hear that. It seems like the long term issues are going to be what hurts a lot of people. Not downplaying the illness itself, by any means. Even if you have a mild case, the long lasting issues can be worse. On a lighter note, now you know how women feel when they have hot flashes!
     
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  10. popcorn169

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    As far as I know I have not had it and I myself don't plan on a vaccine for it either. I wear a mask when required and I have always stayed to myself. I think it is a choice that each individual will have to make on their own.

    But a few years from now you just might see one of the commercials on TV that states if you took the vaccine for covid you are entitled to compensation please call me at such and such number.

    And u am not an attorney spokes person.
     
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    Someone point me back to JB's Abilene thread, I think I clicked the wrong link.
     
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