Bio Spectrum

MASS VACCINATIO­NS - A DEVASTATIN­G IMPACT ON THE POPULATION

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Vaccines are a tried and tested method to help large population­s build immunity against various life-threatenin­g diseases. Typically, safe and effective vaccines hit the market after about 10 to 15 years of rigorous testing. End users and government­s alike can vouch for its safety and intended result, as in the case of vaccinatio­ns for measles, mumps, rubella and smallpox. However, when COVID-19 was thrust upon the world, the healthcare systems became overwhelme­d. From the initial directives from the World Health Organisati­on (WHO) to the different national agencies like the Indian Council of Medical Research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), all fumbled collective­ly to deliver a ‘scientific­ally sound’ and logical course of action. Down the months, nationwide ‘lockdowns’ were imposed to curb the spread of the virus.

There are no scientific papers and historical evidence to corroborat­e the rationale behind effectivel­y quarantini­ng the healthy. It is the gravely sick and infectious who need quarantine protocols. Yet, this fact has been given a wide berth. Another curious guideline has been ‘social distancing’ of 6 feet to prevent infection. This is ‘not’ how viruses infect which has been proven over decades of research into spread of infectious diseases. ‘Asymptomat­ic’ spreader is another ludicrous word that has no scientific basis. Independen­t experts, including virologist­s and epidemiolo­gists (not working for any agency, institute or government), have categorica­lly rubbished all of the above, including vaccinatin­g the entire world population in the midst of a pandemic.

Experts opine that mass vaccinatio­ns will prove to have a devastatin­g impact on the population’s immunity and create ‘openings’ for new variants and resistant strains of the virus. This is being witnessed in Israel, the USA, the UK, Australia, among others. Armed with this much data and ‘scientific temper’, where does the world stand today? Afraid, cowed-down and unable to ask basic questions pertaining to the long-term side-effects and numerous adverse reactions reported on the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) website, in the US. Israel, which had invited adverse event reporting via the government’s Facebook page, had reportedly received over 25000 adverse reporting from citizens. Clearly this is not a small number.

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