Reporting of Suspected Adverse Reactions Fact-Checking.
To report an adverse reaction to the vaccine please visit:
COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects & Adverse Events (pfizersafetyreporting.com)
Also,
The side effects of the vaccine are as follows and can be read in the official PDF which you can download here:
Screenshot No 1.
Fact – Checking
REUTERS
Who are Reuters: Reuters is an international news organization owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs some 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world.
I found the above information on this website which is used by all media globally:
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-trial-idUSKBN28K1U3
AstraZeneca published its peer-reviewed trial data in the British medical journal The Lancet on Dec. 8 for public scrutiny (reported by Reuters here).
Further Reading
Yellow Card App
You can also download the Yellow Card App:
You can now receive news updates from the MHRA and report side effects to medicines via the Yellow Card app.
At the moment you will need to create a separate account on the app to report. Please download it from the Apple App Store, or Google Play Store.
If you have any comments on the app please contact us.
Caution
Vulnerable People Who Have Had: https://www.lemtrada.com/
Vulnerable People who have had Alemtuzumab should get additional medical advice before taking the PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE.
My daughter was treated with the drug Alemtuzuzumab.
Alemtuzumab WAS a medication used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple sclerosis. On July 3, 2020, Sanofi Genzyme was notified that our Lemtrada Home Phlebotomy Partner, Examination Management Services Inc., (EMSI) has gone out of business.
What Lemtrada warning said:
LEMTRADA can cause serious side effects including:
Serious autoimmune problems: Some people receiving LEMTRADA develop a condition where the immune cells in your body attack other cells or organs in the body (autoimmunity), which can be serious and may cause death. Serious autoimmune problems may include:
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), is a condition of reduced platelet counts in your blood that can cause severe bleeding that may cause life‑threatening problems. Call your healthcare provider (HCP) right away if you have any of the following symptoms: easy bruising; bleeding from a cut that is hard to stop; coughing up blood; heavier menstrual periods than normal; bleeding from your gums or nose that is new or takes longer than usual to stop; small, scattered spots on your skin that are red, pink, or purple
- Kidney problems called anti‑glomerular basement membrane disease, which, if not treated, can lead to severe kidney damage, kidney failure that needs dialysis, a kidney transplant, or death. Call your HCP right away if you have any of the following symptoms: swelling of your legs or feet; blood in the urine (red or tea‑colored urine); decrease in urine; fatigue; coughing up blood
It is important for patients to have blood and urine tests before they receive, while on treatment, and every month for 4 years or longer after they receive their last LEMTRADA infusion.
See the additional Screenshot of what the PDF says about adverse effects :
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***Thoughts From the Editor of this Post.
As with every drug we take there is an element of risk hence that is why we have leaflets inside the packaging about what the drug is and what side effects there are.
As a carer and a concerned mum, it is my duty to know if my daughter should have the vaccine, the following telephone numbers had auto-response messages saying the lines were busy before the calls were disconnected after my daughter tried phoning today.
029 218 36318
029 218 36319
029 218 36323
029 218 36340
We are located in Cardiff UK so hence these are Cardiff Numbers. If you are outside Wales you should look up your local health board in your region.
I advised my daughter to phone 111 and no one could advise her and she was told that someone would phone her back.
Upon further fact checking I personally phoned the secretary of the Professor of Neurology in Cardiff and I explained that my daughter was a patient and the secretary directed me to this site: https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/our-services/ms-multiple-sclerosis/ (The site does not explain anything about my concerns about diminished immune response) I also recited screenshot no 2 with my concerns and was told that all MS patients should have the vaccine although she could not explain what diminished immune response meant:
Immunocompromised persons, including individuals receiving immunosuppressant therapy, may have a diminished immune response to the vaccine. No data are available about the concomitant use of immunosuppressants.
As with any vaccine, vaccination with COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 may not protect all vaccine recipients.
So obviously not leaving any stone unturned and wanting to know what “diminished immune response” meant I found the following information:
Diminished Immune Response Meaning:
A diminished immune response underlies age-related SARS-CoV-2 pathologies – PubMed (nih.gov)
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/primary-immunodeficiency/symptoms-causes/syc-20376905
Reading between the lines as I am no expert and I stand corrected if I am wrong, from what I understand my daughter should she decide on having the vaccine today will have her immune system diminished so there is no way for her to fight the virus. Furthermore and I quote: “No data is available about the concomitant use of immunosuppressants – may not protect all vaccine recipients“.
This tells me that it has no been tested on immune suppressant drugs or patients who have had immune suppressants, hence this is open for debate.
Other Links:
https://www.astrazeneca.com/our-company/contact-us.html
Contact:
To contact Astra Zeneca.
Prescription medicines
For medical enquiries about our products (including questions on how to take your medicine, to report a side effect, or make a complaint regarding one of our medicines), please call our UK-based Medical Information team on 0800 783 0033. Lines are open from Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm. Outside these hours and on bank holidays, an out-of-hours service is available to assist with any urgent enquiries.
Global Headquarters: +44 (0)20 3749 5000
UK Marketing Company (UKMC): 0800 783 0033
(If you are outside the UK please visit the link i have provided above).
To Contact PFIZER.
https://www.pfizer.co.uk/contact-us
Call 01304 616161
And ask to speak to the Medical Information team.
To Contact Gates Foundation – Vaccine.
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Contact-Us
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/what-we-do/global-health/vaccine-development-and-surveillance
The Oxford Vaccine.
https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/about/contact-us
https://www.research.ox.ac.uk/Area/coronavirus-research/vaccine
***If you have any concerns do contact the links I have provided or your Local Health Board.
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