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Deaths of Elderly Who Recovered From COVID-19, but Died After Vaccine, Raise Questions

Dated: February 10, 2021 by Sharyl Attkisson 19 Comments

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The following is an excerpt from my investigation in Epoch Times.

Two small clusters of deaths after COVID-19 vaccination have been reported among nursing homes in Kentucky and Arkansas.

In Kentucky, four seniors died the same day of their vaccination on Dec. 30, 2020. Three of the four who passed away reportedly already had had coronavirus prior to getting vaccinated.

In Arkansas, four seniors died at a long term care facility about a week after their vaccination. All tested positive for COVID-19 after vaccination.

The deaths are reported in a federal database called VAERS, the VaccineAdverse Event Reporting System.

Deaths after vaccination don’t necessarily mean the vaccine is to blame. Of those receiving coronavirus vaccines, many are elderly and frail, or already suffering from serious illnesses. That makes it difficult to know whether there’s a connection.

Kentucky Nursing Home Deaths

According to VAERS reports, the Kentucky deaths occurred on Dec. 30 after vaccinations with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. An ill 88-year-old woman who was “14 + days post covid” was given the Pfizer-BioNTech shot while she was “unresponsive in [her] room.” She died within an hour and a half (914961-1). An 88-year-old who was “15 days post covid” got the shot, was monitored for 15 minutes afterward, and passed away within 90 minutes (914994-1). A third report says an 88-year-old woman who was “14 + days post covid” vomited four minutes after receiving her shot, became short of breath, and passed away that night (915562-1). And an 85-year-old woman vaccinated at 5 p.m. was “found unresponsive” less than two hours later and died shortly after (915682-1).

In response to questions about the Kentucky cluster, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said its experts noted “no pattern … among the [Kentucky] cases that would indicate a concern for the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine.”

Scientists differ on whether people who have had coronavirus, like the Kentucky patients, should receive the COVID-19 vaccination at all. The CDC insists it’s safe for people who have recovered from COVID-19 to get vaccinated and that there’s no minimum interval recommended between infection and vaccination.

“Vaccination should be offered to persons regardless of history of prior symptomatic or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 [the virus that causes COVID-19] infection,” it states.

But other scientists say vaccinating people who are already considered immune after a natural COVID-19 infection wastes valuable doses of vaccines when there are shortages. And neither Pfizer’s nor Moderna’s studies showed any benefit to vaccinating previously infected patients.

The Kentucky patients were vaccinated shortly after the CDC disseminated false information on this point. The CDC claimed studies showed that vaccines are effective for people who have had COVID-19. The disinformation was given on the agency’s website, in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and in a webinar instruction to medical professionals.

In the webinar, the CDC’s Dr. Sarah Oliver falsely stated, “Data from both clinical trials suggests that people with prior infection are still likely to benefit from vaccination.”

Under pressure from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who first flagged the CDC’s incorrect information in December, the agency recently issued a correction but used wording that still falsely implies studies showed that the vaccines helped people previously infected with COVID-19.

Meantime, preliminary results from a study co-authored by a team of more than two dozen researchers noted that people infected with COVID-19 in the past “experience systemic side effects with a significantly higher frequency” after vaccination than others. (Continued...)

Read the rest of the story at the link. Epoch Times has generously posted the story outside of its paywall, just register for free.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/deaths-of-elderly-who-recovered-from-covid-19-but-died-after-vaccine-raise-questions_3692259.html

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  1. AvatarPETER G says

    February 10, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    I’m in the 99% Recovery not the vaccine field

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  2. AvatarRoger Ervine says

    February 11, 2021 at 6:32 am

    Yet Ivermectin cures you of Covid but that is verboten to tell people.

    Reply
    • AvatarAndrew Kinsella says

      February 23, 2021 at 8:27 am

      So does ZInc. I have been using ZInc Sulphate tablets (250mg 2 tabs X3 a day) to abort colds as soon as they appear since 1992. I used them for myself and recommended them for my patients. They are now recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration.

      I had enormous success with this when working as a family doctor.
      My own usual colds reduced enormously from 14 days to 1-2 days.
      Many/ most colds are coronavirus.

      Interestingly the mechanism of action of Zinc is the same as Ivermectin:
      https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2021/01/covid-19-a-realistic-approach-to-community-management/

      Now I cant give individual medical advice (Im retired, no insurance) but this is something we should all consider seriously.
      We have to step out of the mould that has us all in the thrall of the wealthy.

      Reply
  3. AvatarDJ says

    February 11, 2021 at 9:08 am

    Thank you for your article. It is nice to have a well referenced article to share with others who still think this is a good idea to take “experimental” shots that have caused. Deaths and neurological deficits. The pro/con or risk/benefit ratio tips to “no thanks”. I’m amazed that they gave this to an unresponsive elderly patient who had recently had covid19 ...ridiculous!

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  4. AvatarDavid Swink says

    February 11, 2021 at 9:16 am

    Here's a snippet from Dr. Simone Gold's speech on Jan. 3 (See https://fcta.org/Misc/Health/2021_truthC19vaccine.html).

    "One of the most commonly known complications of vaccines is something called 'antibody-dependent enhancement' ... When they were doing a study on SARS-Cov1 back in 2005, they came up with a vaccine, and they gave it to the ferrets and with two doses once a day and the ferrets did fine after the first dose; they did fine after the second dose. Later, they exposed them to the coronavirus SARS1 in the wild, and the ferrets died. That's why SARS-Cov1 vaccine never came to market."

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    • AvatarEmma says

      March 20, 2021 at 4:20 am

      I have been searching for this study for months, so many people mention it but I cannot find it anywhere, do you have a link or can you point me in the direction? TIA

      Reply
  5. AvatarDavid Brown says

    February 11, 2021 at 9:47 am

    Before vaccinating the elderly and frail, that demographic needs to be vitamin D sufficient to ensure any immune response to the vaccine doesn't get out of hand. Excerpt: " It is known that in the presence of vitamin D deficiency, vaccines are less likely to produce an immune response." http://www.drdavidgrimes.com/2020/12/covid19-and-vitamin-d-efficacy-of.html

    Unfortunately, World wide, the public health sector insists that "There are insufficient data to recommend either for or against the use of vitamin D for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19." https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/adjunctive-therapy/vitamin-d/

    On March 23, 2020 this comment, attributed to former CDC Director Tom Frieden, was published. "As we race to develop effective treatments and a vaccine against COVID-19, people are looking to reduce their risk of getting sick. One thing that might help is as obvious as the sun in the sky and as close as your medicine cabinet – Vitamin D." https://preventepidemics.org/covid19/press/former-cdc-chief-dr-tom-frieden-coronavirus-infection-risk-may-be-reduced-by-vitamin-d/

    May 11, 2020 - The Government should immediately change recommendations for vitamin D
    supplements as a matter of urgency by urging all adults to take them during the coronavirus
    pandemic, according to scientists at Trinity College Dublin. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-adults-should-take-vitamin-d-researchers-say-1.4250588

    Nov. 26, 2020 - The position paper, published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science, urges
    policymakers to recognise the protective role of vitamin D against COVID-19 infection,
    encouraging a vitamin D policy to be enacted in relation to this specific issue in the absence of a
    current cure or safe and effective vaccine. The paper outlines how vitamin D deficiency is an
    easily reversible host factor that increases the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, after emerging
    evidence showed deficiency can worsen disease severity. The authors of the paper urge
    policymakers to re-examine whether vitamin D supplementation can significantly lessen these
    risks and update its public health guidance for the Irish population. https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/health-expert-consortium-call-for-vitamin-d-policy-in-battle-against-covid-19/

    The idea that COVID-19 infection and complications can be prevented by maintaining vitamin D
    sufficiency must have been widely publicized in Ireland but not elsewhere because the daily
    new deaths curve for Ireland remained flat for the last four months of 2020 despite fluctuations
    in the daily new cases curve. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/ireland/

    Jan. 10, 2021 - "In March, as coronavirus deaths in the UK began to mount, two hospitals in
    northeast England began taking vitamin D readings from patients and prescribing them with
    extremely high doses of the nutrient. Studies had suggested that having sufficient levels of
    vitamin D, which is created in the skin’s lower layers through the absorption of sunlight, plays a
    central role in immune and metabolic function and reduces the risk of certain
    community-acquired respiratory illnesses. But the conclusions were disputed, and no official
    guidance existed. When the endocrinology and respiratory units at Newcastle upon Tyne
    Hospitals NHS foundation trust made an informal recommendation to its clinicians to prescribe
    vitamin D, the decision was considered unusual. 'Our view was that this treatment is so safe
    and the crisis is so enormous that we don’t have time to debate,' said Dr Richard Quinton, a
    consultant endocrinologist at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle."

    "By April, Public Health England had revised its vitamin D guidelines, wary of people’s reduced
    exposure to the sun during lockdown. Whereas once it had suggested only taking small doses
    in the winter, now it advised everyone to take a daily dose all year round, which was the
    pre-existing advice only for people with dark skin, those in care homes and children aged one to
    four. But it didn’t run an information campaign to inform the public of the change, nor tell those
    at greater risk to increase their intake, and the majority of people remained unaware of the
    nutrient’s potential effect." https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/10/does-vitamin-d-combat-covid

    Closing paragraph from a January 5, 2021 Op-Ed authored, in part, by Richard Carmona: "It is our responsibility as physicians not to wait for perfect evidence when making life-and-death decisions. Given the safety profile of vitamin D, the 40% prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the U.S., and the fact that this season will likely be the deadliest phase of the pandemic to date, we need to act now. Identifying and eradicating vitamin D deficiency with early and aggressive supplementation in COVID-19 has the potential to save thousands of lives and should be one of our highest public health priorities." https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90530

    As in the UK, public health messages admonishing the public to ensure vitamin D sufficiency are not in evidence.

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    • AvatarAndrew Kinsella says

      February 24, 2021 at 3:59 am

      re This comment:
      "Unfortunately, World wide, the public health sector insists that "There are insufficient data to recommend either for or against the use of vitamin D for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19." https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/adjunctive-therapy/vitamin-d/"
      The way we do science generates rubbish answers like this.
      GIven the acknowledged value of Vit D all clinical questions need to be phrased in the negative rather than the positive. ie is there proof that having a low Vit D is beneficial- rather than the other way round.

      Reply
  6. AvatarGlenn says

    February 11, 2021 at 10:35 am

    The ironic thing is that the lockdowns are supposed to be to protect “grandma “. You know when the government removes the basketball hoops from the city parks so the kids can’t play anymore. So they turn to street violence instead? 😏. But it’s to “protect grandma “ 🤔

    Reply
    • AvatarJungianINTP says

      February 11, 2021 at 1:28 pm

      Glenn,

      Replace your term, “government,” with this one, for a far deeper/better understanding :

      A C L U .

      Communists have infiltrated every U.S. Federal AGENCY, including the CDC!—as that GIANT of a man, Joseph McCarthy, had warned us what would happen, but was murdered in Bethesda Hospital for uncovering a deadly and widespread COMMUNIST conspiracy in Washington D.C.

      Find and study this SHOCKING/Revealing book about it, “Blacklisted By History—The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies,” by M. Stanton Evans.

      And before it’s driven down Leftism’s rabbit hole, find and study this book about past, Left-Hatched CONSPIRACIES—“Hidden History,” by Donald Jeffries.

      Joe McCarthy, if he had been allowed to proceed, would have buried the ACLU.

      But alas . . . :

      -Rick

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      • AvatarAndrew Kinsella says

        February 24, 2021 at 4:10 am

        The US government is infiltrated by corporatist oligarchs- who serve wealthy capital. They are the opposite of communists.
        The corporatist oligarchs and the communists both believe in large state and hierarchical decision making structures, but that is where the similarity ends.
        Left wing = dispersal of wealth. Right wing = concentration of wealth. Left and right are opposites of each other, just as corporatism and libertarianism are opposites- along different axes.
        It disturbs me that so many Americans do not see how the wool has been pulled over their eyes here.

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        • Avatarmltl says

          March 25, 2021 at 8:33 am

          You are correct...and both are evil.

          Reply
  7. Avatargeorge eady says

    February 11, 2021 at 2:02 pm

    THERE ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS. AND AT 70 YR OLD .I HAVE SEEN TO MANY TIMES WHERE THE GREED OF THE DOLLAR .KELP IMFORMATION HIDEN UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE (LIKE AIDS ) YES THERE IN NOTHING THAT HITS THE NEWS THAT THE NUMBERS ARE (NOT ) COOKED .(MENAING CHANGES FOR ONE REASON OR A NOTHER ) AND WE THE PEOPLE ARE MOST NEVER THE REASON

    Reply
  8. AvatarStephen Triesch says

    February 11, 2021 at 3:38 pm

    Are we still allowed to ask questions about Covid-19 and vaccines? Don't all questions have to come from a list approved by Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and The New York Times?

    Reply
  9. AvatarGary Mullennix says

    February 11, 2021 at 3:40 pm

    Why would people trust information provided from a government agency? Years have now passed while the shameless betrayal of the agencies to political outcomes they and their responsible managers have decided to follow. In a word, corruption has become an acceptable form of bureaucratic management. The media fully supports the idea that any means to an end is acceptable, perhaps admired, if the agency and the media agree. For now, it’s Democrats setting the performance criteria. In time, there will be no checking the political corruption of a too powerful government.

    Reply
  10. Avatartaxpayer says

    February 12, 2021 at 9:44 pm

    Thanks for the link to VAERS. It's a junkyard of data, but probably some useful inferences can be made from it.

    Reply
  11. AvatarSue says

    February 28, 2021 at 2:42 pm

    Anyone that has had COVID should NEVER get the vaccine.
    Watch Dr. Lee Merritt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mPIomjWwd4&t=9sc

    Reply
    • Avatarmltl says

      March 25, 2021 at 8:39 am

      This video seems to have "violated community guidelines"...

      Reply

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