A man receives a coronavirus vaccination at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, Calif. on Feb. 5, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)
A number of deaths have been reported in nursing homes in Kentucky and Arkansas after patients were vaccinated against the coronavirus, a Chinese communist virus.
Four seniors in Kentucky died the day after receiving the vaccine on Dec. 30, 2020, three of whom had been infected with the virus prior to vaccination.
Four elderly people in long-term care homes in Arkansas died 1 week after receiving the vaccine. They all tested positive for the virus after vaccination.
The deaths were reported in the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database.
These post-vaccination deaths were not necessarily caused by the vaccine. Most of the vaccinations are given to people who are old, frail or seriously ill, so it is difficult to determine if there is a link between the two.
Details of Kentucky nursing Home deaths
According to the VAERS report, the Kentucky deaths all occurred after the December 30 Pfizer vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) injection. 1 88-year-old woman with a Life-threatening illness died within 1 1/2 hours of the Pfizer vaccine injection, after having recovered for more than 14 days from a coronavirus (CCA virus) infection (914961-1).
An 88-year-old man who received the vaccine after 15 days of recovery was monitored for 15 minutes but died in less than 90 minutes (914994-1).
A third case, also an 88-year-old female patient, also recovered for more than 14 days, developed symptoms such as vomiting and respiratory distress after vaccination and passed away the same night (915562-1).
Another 85-year-old woman who had the vaccination at 5 p.m. was found to be inactive less than 2 hours later and died immediately (915682-1).
In response to the multiple deaths in Kentucky, however, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said experts believe “…… the lack of a pattern in these events (in Kentucky) suggests that concerns about about the safety of the virus vaccine are superfluous.”
Scientists still disagree quite a bit on whether patients like these formerly infected with the virus in Kentucky should be vaccinated. The CDC insists that people who recover can be vaccinated and believes there is no need to wait between infection and vaccination.
The CDC believes that “people infected with SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus), whether they have symptoms or not, should be vaccinated.”
But some scientists argue that people who recover from infection have already acquired immunity and that it would be wasteful to vaccinate these people again, especially when there is a very shortage of the vaccine. Studies by two companies, Pfizer and Moderna, did not find a benefit to vaccinating patients who had been infected.
The Kentucky patients were vaccinated shortly after the CDC released this misinformation. The CDC claimed that the study showed that the vaccine was effective for people who had previously been infected with the virus, and also disseminated this inaccurate information to medical professionals on its website, in weekly morbidity and mortality reports, and in webinars.
During the webinar, Dr. Sarah Oliver of the CDC made the false statement that “data from both clinical trials indicate that infected people may still benefit from vaccination.”
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) pointed out the CDC’s misinformation back in December. Under pressure to do so, the CDC recently made some corrections, but the wording used still incorrectly implied that the study showed that the vaccine helped people who were already infected.
Meanwhile, a team of dozens of researchers conducted a study whose preliminary results noted that infected people “experienced systemic side effects significantly more frequently than others” after receiving the vaccine.
The CDC confirmed that the reports it monitors all show that people infected with the virus have side effects, or reactogenicity, more frequently or more severely after vaccination than those who are not infected.
“The CDC is aware of instances where patients have increased reactogenicity (e.g., fever, chills and muscle pain) after receiving the vaccine.” A spokesman said.
Details of Arkansas nursing home death
The four deaths in the Arkansas nursing home occurred after receiving a vaccine manufactured by Modena. According to VAERS reports, all four patients tested positive for the virus after vaccination. However, it has not been possible to determine if they contracted the virus after or before the vaccination.
One 65-year-old man (921547-1) received the Modena vaccine on January 2, 2021, died 2 days later, and was found to be infected with the virus.
Another 3 elderly men received the Modena vaccine on December 22, 2020, and died approximately 1 week later.
An 82-year-old man (917117-1) who died six days after receiving the vaccine was reported to have received the vaccine to “mitigate the risk of infection,” but “it didn’t work and he died.” VAERS reported that this patient was VAERS reported that this patient tested positive for the virus after vaccination.
Two other elderly women, aged 90 (917790-1) and 78 (917793-1), were vaccinated on the same day and died about a week later, both testing positive for the virus.
According to the person who reported the death of the 90-year-old woman but wished to remain anonymous, “the vaccine did not have enough Time to prevent the virus” and “there is no evidence that the vaccination caused the death of the patient, but rather that the vaccine did not have time to work.”
The person who reported the death of the 78-year-old woman said the cause of death was “due to the virus and her own illness, not the vaccine.
Regarding the multiple deaths in Arkansas, the CDC said, “Surveillance data to date do not indicate a higher mortality rate among older adults who received the virus vaccination.” The center also said that overall, the number of deaths following vaccination in long-term care homes was not much higher than usual.
Frail patients
The CDC is also monitoring the impact of vaccines on sick and frail patients in nursing homes, such as those with various chronic conditions.
In Norway, 23 deaths shortly after vaccination raised alarm bells. After investigating 13 of the cases, the Norwegian medical agency concluded that side effects common to Pfizer and Modena’s vaccines, such as fever, nausea and diarrhea, “may have had fatal consequences for some frail patients.”
There is a possibility that these common side effects, which may not pose a risk to patients who are in better health and younger, are in fact common adverse reactions to vaccines, but may aggravate potential conditions in the elderly,” said Steinar Madsen, medical director of the Norwegian Medicines Agency. “
The WHO expert panel disagreed. They concluded that the deaths were consistent with “the expected mortality rates and causes of death in older and frailer populations, and that the available information does not confirm that the vaccine was a contributing factor.
The outstanding issue, however, is that older patients who are already infected with the virus may be at double risk when vaccinated, and thus at greater risk. First, scientific reports suggest that people who have been infected with the virus are more likely to have adverse reactions to the vaccine, and second, as the Norwegian medical establishment has found, the frail health of these older people may reduce their resistance to vaccine side effects.
VAERS has also reported a number of deaths in the United States of older, frailer people who had been infected with the virus and who died after vaccination.
A 96-year-old Ohio woman who tested positive in November, was admitted to a rehabilitation center after a fall, received the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 28 and died that afternoon (915920-1).
A 94-year-old Michigan man living in a nursing home who had the virus and had other medical conditions died of cardiac arrest two days later after receiving the Modena vaccine on January 2, 2021 (918487-1).
Another 91-year-old Michigan woman living in a nursing home who had contracted the virus and had Alzheimer’s and other diseases received the Modena vaccine on December 30, 2020, and died four days later (924186-1).
An 85-year-old California woman living in a nursing home with Alzheimer’s and other diseases received the Pfizer vaccine on January 5, 2021, and died the same day (924456-1). Although she had no symptoms after the vaccination, test results on January 3 showed that she was once again infected with the virus.
In other cases, older, frail patients have tested positive for the virus shortly after vaccination.
A 104-year-old New York woman who received the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 30, 2020, tested positive for the virus once again on day 2. She fell ill on day 3 and died on January 4 (920832-1).
A 71-year-old New York man tested positive for the virus after receiving the Modena vaccine on December 21, 2020, and developed symptoms such as fever and difficulty breathing. He was started on Ridecivir (Remdesivir) and died 6 days later (922977-1).
The WHO Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety evaluated reports of deaths in elderly and frail individuals who received the Pfizer vaccine. Two weeks ago they determined that there is no concern about vaccine safety, stating that “the risk assessment showed that the Pfizer vaccine BNT162b2 is generally beneficial for older people and that no changes will be made to the recommendations for the safety of this vaccine at this time.”
Pfizer, Modena and CDC Response
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals issued a statement regarding the issues mentioned in the report, “We are seriously concerned about adverse reactions associated with the viral vaccine BNT162b2. We closely follow and investigate all such events, collecting relevant information and sharing it with global surveillance agencies. Based on ongoing safety assessments by Pfizer and health authorities, the benefits of BNT162b2 in preventing coronavirus (CCA virus) outweigh the harms.”
Pfizer said millions of people have been vaccinated and that “serious adverse events including non-vaccine-related mortality are similar to those in the general population.”
Pfizer did not answer questions about whether the reported deaths were related to vaccination. They also did not answer whether they investigated the multiple deaths that occurred, whether there was a certain pattern to them or what aspects required special attention. Also, the company did not say whether it recommends vaccination for people who are or have been infected with the virus.
Modena did not respond to us, nor did it provide any information or comment.
Currently, the CDC still recommends vaccination for people who already have the coronavirus (CCA virus).
The CDC did not directly answer the question of whether it is safe for people to be vaccinated while infected with the virus. A spokesperson said those people are advised to delay vaccination, but did not say whether this is due to safety concerns.
“The current recommendation is that patients already infected with SARS-CoV-2 should postpone vaccination until after the person has recovered (if the person is symptomatic) and is eligible for cessation of isolation.” The CDC said, “This recommendation applies to people who were infected before receiving the vaccine and to people who became infected after receiving the first dose of vaccine but have not yet received a second dose.”
Author Bio:Sharyl. Sharyl Attkisson is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama’s Washington, a five-time Emmy Award-winning author, and host of Sinclair’s national investigative television show “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson. “.
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