There has been a lot of controversy about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Proponents argue that it has a positive effect in preventing severe COVID-19 disease, and that the benefits of injections must outweigh the disadvantages. But there are many opponents, after all, the vaccine from development to the advent of the short time, many of the possible adverse reactions in the future are still unknown, and indeed many people have adverse reactions because of vaccination.
Shaun Mulldoon, a B.C. man who has suffered severe bodily injuries from vaccinations, now has to fight not only for his life, but also for the federal government.
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Last April, Shaun Mulldoon, 43 years old and in good health, was vaccinated against AstraZeneca. At the time, he thought he was physically strong and didn't care which brand of vaccine he was given.
But after only 10 days, he fell ill!
He said: "I was in a lot of pain. The next morning, I started bleeding and vomiting, and the pain became very intense. ”
He ended up undergoing emergency surgery at Langley Memorial Hospital, where doctors performed emergency treatment after finding a blood clot, removing a gut about two meters long, which later confirmed the thrombus was linked to the vaccine.
Mulldoon spent two months in the hospital. But when he was finally allowed home, his road to recovery was far from over.
He has needed dozens of medications over the past year to deal with the complex problems of his body, and he is currently recovering gradually from his third surgery two weeks ago.
Mulldoon suffered injuries that were both physical and mental. He said: "I have a lot of anxiety and sleepless nights, and even a little bit depressed. When your body isn't working well, your brain isn't working well either, it just puts stress on you. ”
Last July, he applied for the federal government's Vaccine Injury Support Program. The purpose of this program is to ensure that all people in Canada who have suffered serious and permanent injuries as a result of receiving Health Canada-authorized vaccines (vaccinated in Canada on or after December 8, 2020) have fair and timely access to financial support. After applying, Shaun Mulldoon was told it would take about three months to process his application. But seven months later, he's still waiting.
Mulldoon said in an interview: "It's already frustrating. I have a lot of documents that prove that this is 100% vaccine damage. I have a report from the hospital, from McMaster University, and my doctor completed the vaccine injury support document. ”
Based on the evidence he provided to health officials, he could also obtain a vaccine passport exemption in British Columbia.
But Mulldoon said the case manager in charge of his vaccine injury program seemed uninterested in helping. He was almost dismissive. When I called him, I felt like I was inconvenienced him. ”
Health Canada was contacted by CTV News, which replied via email that it would not comment on individual cases. The government website says the time it takes to process a claim depends on the complexity of the case.
Figures for December last year showed that 400 Canadians had filed claims for COVID-19 vaccine injuries, of which 387 were assigned to case managers. As of that time, less than 5 percent were approved.
"They are not responsible for the lack of government support, and neither are vaccine manufacturers," Mulldoon said. I felt helpless. ”
Mulldoon has been unable to work since last May, but he hopes the most recent surgery will be his last. He hopes he can get back to work as soon as possible and get back to the gym as soon as possible.
In fact, the boundaries for determining adverse vaccine reactions are relatively blurred, which is why the government needs longer to deal with related cases. It is also one of the reasons why many people take a wait-and-see attitude towards vaccines.
There are constantly talk of vaccines that can cause myocarditis problems, blood clots, and even cancer.
A screenshot of a Tweet from Facebook on Jan. 20 showed a doctor claiming that the incidence of cancer in hospitals had "soared."
"Since the first introduction of 'Operation Warp Speed' injections, the average for certain types of cancers has been 20 times the normal average (Operation Warp Speed was initiated by the U.S. government to promote and accelerate the development, manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics," the post said. ）”
But then, agencies debunked the claim, with medical experts and state health officials telling reporters that cancer incidence did not rise significantly during the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine. There is also no evidence that vaccines cause cancer.
Douglas Loveday, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Health Services, said that while data is still being collected, there has not been any significant spike in cancer incidence in the state since the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine. Research on the relationship between the COVID-19 vaccine and cancer is still ongoing.
Therefore, whether the vaccine should continue to be injected or not is a matter of opinion. Risk and reward go hand in hand!