Monthly Musings: July 2021

An overview of opinions and observations for the month.

Why I'm Declining The Vaccine

Out the gate let me just get it on the record that I'm not an "anti-vaxxer", I'm not a "conspiracy theorist", and I don't think Bill Gates is trying to microchip me, or that they're using 5G to activate magnetic metals in the vaccines to kill people.

I loathe being called a "refusenik" or being told I'm "selfish", a "covidiot" or that I deserve to die for declining to have the vaccine. I also take issue with people saying those, such as myself, who decline the vaccine should be refused medical care in the future; this is especially poignant when it's stated aggressively by people who smoke, drink excessively, take drugs, are overweight etc, who themselves are putting undue strain on the NHS with self-inflicted medical issues like cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

I admittedly find it nefarious that Governments are literally bribing people, getting endorsements from celebrities, and trying to strong arm and shame people into getting vaccinated, especially when the vaccine is only authorised under emergency use and is not actually approved in the typical manner. Add that to the fact the manufacturers of the vaccines have been acquitted of any liability, and the Government compensation scheme offers a paltry £125,000 payoff which is notoriously difficult to claim even if you do develop a provable debilitating condition as a result. Even the track record for some of these vaccine manufacturers gives me no reason to trust the safety of their products.

Now with that out of the way, let's look at the logical reasoning behind my informed non-consent.

Immune Response: A Simple Overview

1. Each pathogen that the body is exposed to includes a unique molecule called an "antigen".
   
   
2. The first time the immune system identifies a new antigen, it must learn how to neutralise it.
   
   
3. The immune system produces immunoglobulins (antibodies) to destroy the associated pathogen.
   
   
4. There are 5 different classes/isotypes of antibody; IgA, IgG, IgM, IgE and IgD.
   
   
• The initial response is the IgM antibody which is a "natural antibody" and can bind to specific antigens, even in the absence of prior immunisation.
  
  
• IgA antibodies contribute ~15% of immunoglobulins in the blood but are also present in the respiratory and digestive systems and provide protection against infection those areas of the body. IgA's play a crucial role in protecting mucosal surfaces against antigens by neutralising respiratory viruses or impeding their attachment to epithelial cells.
  
  
• Most important are IgG antibodies which contribute ~75% of antibodies in the blood. The body retains a "catalog" of all IgG antibodies that it has ever made; these can then be rapidly reproduced if a known antigen is detected.
  
  
5. Vaccines are designed to add an entry to the IgG "catalog" without needing to risk illness from exposure to antigens in their natural form. This is only necessary when a pathogen is especially deadly. It is both safer, and more effective for the immune system to encounter most antigens naturally, and produce the respective IgG memory by itself.
   
   
6. Covid mRNA vaccines work by "recoding" the human bodies cells to produce the antigen for the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen, rather than by introducing the pathogen itself. This is the first time vaccines using this approach have been used. Typically vaccines work by introducing a weakened version of a pathogen to the body, so the immune system can learn the antigen and produce the respective antibodies.
   
   
7. Once the self-produced antigen is detected, the immune system begins to produce antibodies to destroy it like usual.
   
   
8. The mRNA vaccine only stimulates IgG antibody production, but not IgA. This means the Covid pathogen is not destroyed in the respiratory system by IgA antibodies and can still be transmitted post vaccine. Where natural infection has occurred, IgA antibodies are present and transmission is reduced.
   
   
9. In the event of future infections of SARS-CoV-2, the immune system can generate the IgG antibodies from it's "catalog" immediately to destroy the pathogen.
   
   
10. In respect of the vaccines, the combined records from EudraVigilance, VAERS and MHRA Yellow Card attribute 24,923 deaths to the vaccines. Additionally there are 3,199,459 adverse events recorded. The adverse events are not all as minor as headaches, fever or a sore throat, some are as serious as:
    
    
• Heart Attacks
  
  
• Strokes
  
  
• Anaphylaxis
  
  
• Blindness
  
  
• Spontaneous Abortion
  
  
• Facial Paralysis
  
  
• Guillain Barre Syndrome
  
  
• Thrombosis
  
  
• Embolism
  
  
• Seizures
  
  
• Paralysis
  
  
• Vertigo/Tinnitus
  
  
• Reproductive/Breast