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BY: DANIEL PEARCE, D.O., FACOI, AAHIVMS
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SIDE EFFECTS OF VACCINES

SIDE EFFECTS OF VACCINES updated and improved when new information is researchers who submitted an article months
The Covid vaccines so far are not different than available. Start here: ago and it was published. Now they have sent a
other vaccines: They work and they cause the https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- very similar article to multiple journals claiming
expected side effects. To simplify it, it feels like ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html it is new data. This was caught and they were
you have the flu for a day or two. But this is not asked to address this.
the result of an infection, this is the body INCREASED OPIATE DEATHS DURING There are Russian and Chinese
attacking the vaccine particles and developing COVID TIMES. vaccines available but their data is not available
immunity. I had 3 routine vaccines in November One study looked at the deaths and found that so one cannot comment on the safety and effec-
and I was a little achy, a little fatigued, and had rates were increased during the time of isolation. tiveness of these vaccines. The ones going to
a sore lymph node and injection site. My energy Please be aware that all drugs bought on the the FDA here in the USA have many, many
was back up on the second day. street may contain Fentanyl and cause a reviewers for Emergency Use and will have
It's a matter of risk assessment. You surprise death. There are fentanyl testing kits more reviewers for regular use approval. After
are taking a risk when you drive as you are available. Get a Narcan nasal spray for that the data will be published for the world to
taking a risk when eating food. The risk is small someone in your house to spray up your nose to see instead of the many initial peer reviewers.
you will be hurt. The risk of getting Covid and bring you back to life. See videos on YouTube. This is a process that weeds out fraud better.
suffering weighed against the risk of mild Isolation causes depression and The President has met with the FDA
(frequent), moderate (some get this), and people use street drugs to self-medicate. trying to speed up the process and skip steps
severe (rare) side effects of the vaccine. I took Instead call your clinic, county mental health but the FDA has refused. The companies have
the shingles vaccine since the disease can be hotline (number on the web), or health plan for refused. I am encouraged by the character of
horrible for a few weeks and there is a small a referral to a mental health provider to provide these other leaders.
chance I would get it weighed against the risks safer and more effective alternatives.
of the vaccine. I took the vaccine risk and I had DESCOVY® NOT BETTER THAN TRUVADA®
moderate side effects for a day or so. Now I EYE INJURIES FROM PROTESTS The smaller, newer blue pill (Descovy®)has a
know I have a very small chance of suffering a Law enforcement officers have fired weapons newer form of tenofovir in it and we have heard
bad shingles outbreak for the rest of my life. that are less than lethal at protesters. This for years that it is better on the bones and
I am looking forward to transferring caused a study of eye departments of univer- kidneys. Well a large trial combining other trials
back to the clinic after I get the vaccine and the sities in major cities to tally up the number. (a meta-analysis = superior analysis) shows
number of cases nearby have dropped. I’ve There were at least 41 injuries counted from there is no superiority. The older form
been working from home since I am older and fractures around the eye to the eye filling up with (Truvada®) is generic and less costly now.
have a few other risk factors. I wonder if other blood to retinal detachment (where the retina These two pills are used for Post Exposure
employment places and gathering places (clubs, gets ripped off the back of the eyeball. Prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent transmission of
bars, amusement parks, restaurants, cruise Conclusions: Non-lethal police force HIV and to treat HIV. The newer form is in a few
lines, airplanes) will require proof of the vaccine can permanently or temporarily damage vision other meds too.
before allowing admission. If the vaccine works or the face. If you protest, realize this and wear
in 90% of people, then 10% are possibly as close to a motorcycle helmet model of COVID CAUSES RISE IN HIV VIRAL LOAD
spreaders of Covid but have trouble running into protection that you can. The police can’t tell if TEMPORARILY
another susceptible person. But if few get the you are a violent person or not so you are at risk This study makes sense since we know that a
vaccine, then the herd immunity is lower and if you protest and they arrive. There have been vaccine, a viral infection, or a sexually trans-
only the 90% of vaccine takers are protected incidents where there is no violence but the mitted infection causes a temporary rise in viral
and can’t transmit it. police use violence against protesters. load. So it is best to check that lab when
As of this writing if a person had no Sometimes it is not the police but other officers recovered back to baseline.
symptoms, then they should quarantine only 10 who are not trained well to handle crowds and
days from the test date rather than 14. If they they might resort to a higher level of violence Keep those questions coming, Be safe!
had symptoms, then quarantine 10 days from than you think is needed.
the first date the symptoms went away since dpearce@western.edu
they can spread it with symptoms (and without PEER REVIEW WORKS AGAIN Daniel Pearce, D.O., FACOI, AAHIVMS
symptoms before and 10 days after the We want researchers peers to review the data Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Loma
symptom period.) whether these peers are on an FDA panel or Linda University School of Medicine Adjunct
Isolation is staying away from others, reviewers on a medical journal. I have submitted Professor of Internal Medicine and HIV, Touro
University California College of Osteopathic
but not your housemates. Quarantine is keeping many articles for publication and have had Medicine and Midwestern University Arizona
the Covid positive people far away from rejections and requests for improvement before College of Osteopathic Medicine HIV, Hepatitis
everyone else so staying in a room and having acceptance of the article by reviewers. Also, I B,C, Transgender, Suboxone Specialist, Borrego
food brought to you is the best practice—no have been a reviewer of articles for journals and Health (Riverside, San Bernardino, San Jacinto)
Member, Coachella Valley Clinical Research
leaving the house or room. Call your medical have written criticisms for the authors to Initiative
provider or health department or look at the address.
CDC web pages for more information which is There is a case of a team of REFERENCES: Medscape®
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