Beyond Negative Evidence on COVID Vaccines

Civil Defense Perspectives January 2024 (vol. 39 #1)

The finding of DNA fragments in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, by standard laboratory methods by professional researchers, has created a great stir. It is actual affirmative evidence of potential danger—but only a first step (tinyurl.com/3af6xf3t).       The scientists, principally Kevin McKernan and Phillip Buckhaults, Ph.D., carefully divulged the limitations of their work, including the small number of vaccine samples and lack of a chain of custody, and emphasized the need for further research.

The reports do not come from the Ivy League or from eminent scientists or from NEJM. Dr. Buckhaults has not yet published his findings, but provided oral testimony before the South Carolina Senate.  McKernan, who has an undergraduate degree in biology, is the founder of Medicinal Genomics, a company that markets test kits and genomics-related services to the cannabis,  hemp, and mushroom industries (tinyurl.com/3ns3ywny). Dr. Buckhaults is a professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Carolina.

The work is under attack, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) deny that the “small” quantities of DNA fragments are a problem. The FDA sets a regulatory threshold for residual DNA, and the tested samples reportedly exceeded this. An EMA spokesperson said the agency was not “aware of scientific evidence showing that the…residual DNA that may be present in vaccine batches could integrate into the DNA of vaccinated individuals” (ibid.). And “there isn’t evidence to date that the vaccines cause cancer or have led to an increase in cancer” (ibid.).

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Negative Evidence on COVID Vaccines

Civil Defense Perspectives vol. 38 #6

As of Jan 2, 2024, the lead entry on the website of the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) is still “COVID-19 Vaccines.” It states: “COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective, and free. Everyone 6 months and older can get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.” It adds that “Children aged 6 months–4 years need multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be up to date, including at least 1 dose of updated COVID-19 vaccine.”

Other nations are banning the use of these vaccines in persons under age 30. Social media, especially since Elon Musk bought Twitter, is full of reports of sudden deaths and other catastrophes linked to receipt of these vaccines. Coincidences? Various authorities, of varying credibility, announce detailed theories and “smoking guns” that trend explosively for a time. Click bait for fund-raising campaigns? The theories, such as the hydras, the snake venom, and the self-organizing nanobots, fade away, and the funds disappear. So, what can we conclude about safety?

A series of guest editorials in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (www.jpands.org) considers the negative evidence for many of the possible adverse events.

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