Post by nictoe on Feb 18, 2023 5:43:47 GMT -8
Florida Issues Health Alert: mRNA COVID Vaccines Caused ‘Substantial Increase’ in Reports of Adverse Events
letter to:
February 15, 2023
Robert M. Calif7 MD, MACC
Commissioner
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Ave
Silver Springs, MD 20993
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH
Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2877 Brandywine Rd, Room 2402
Atlanta, GA 30341
Drs. Calif and Walensky,
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges that the health and medical field have
never encountered. Although the initial response was led by a sense of urgency and crisis
management, I believe it is critical that as public health professionals, responses are adapted
to the present to chart a future guided by data and common sense.
As Florida's Surgeon General, it was in the public's best interest to issue guidance for using
mRNA COVlD-19 vaccines in children and in young men based on the absence of a health
benefit in clinical trials. This guidance followed preliminary data analyses by the Florida
Department of Health. We continue to refine and expand these findings, including addressing
methodological issues inherent to evaluating vaccine safety and efficacy.
In addition to Florida's analysis of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, academic researchers
throughout our country and around the globe have seen troubling safety signals of adverse
events surrounding this vaccine. Their concerns are corroborated by the substantial increase
in VAERS reports from Florida, including life-threatening conditions. We have never seen this
type of response following previous mass vaccination efforts pushed by the federal
government. Even the HI NI vaccine did not trigger this sort of response. In Florida alone, we
saw a 1,700% increase in reports after the release of the COVID-I9 vaccine, compared to an
increase of 400% in vaccine administration for the same period. The reporting of life-
threatening conditions increased 4,400%.
This increase in adverse events, compared to the percent increase in vaccine use, further
explains the significant uptick we are seeing in VAERS reports. These findings are unlikely to
be related to changes in reporting given their magnitude, and more likely reflect a pattern of
increased risk from mRNA COVlD-19 vaccines. We need unbiased research, as many in the academic community have performed, to better understand these vaccines' short- and long-term effects.
According to a recent study, mRNA COVID-1 9 vaccines were associated with an excess risk of
serious adverse events, including coagulation disorders, acute cardiac injuries, Bell's palsy,
and encephalitis, to name a few. This risk was I in 550, much higher than other vaccines. To
claim these vaccines are "safe and effective" while minimizing and disregarding the adverse
events is unconscionable.
explains the significant uptick we are seeing in VAERS reports. These findings are unlikely to
be related to changes in reporting given their magnitude, and more likely reflect a pattern of
increased risk from mRNA COVlD-19 vaccines. We need unbiased research, as many in the academic community have performed, to better understand these vaccines' short- and long-term effects.
According to a recent study, mRNA COVID-1 9 vaccines were associated with an excess risk of
serious adverse events, including coagulation disorders, acute cardiac injuries, Bell's palsy,
and encephalitis, to name a few. This risk was I in 550, much higher than other vaccines. To
claim these vaccines are "safe and effective" while minimizing and disregarding the adverse
events is unconscionable.
Communication between physicians and patients is a standard ethical practice that is
fundamental to public health. Health care professionals should have the ability to accurately
communicate the risks and benefits of a medical intervention to their patients without fear of
retaliation by the federal government.
fundamental to public health. Health care professionals should have the ability to accurately
communicate the risks and benefits of a medical intervention to their patients without fear of
retaliation by the federal government.
The State of Florida remains dedicated to responding to COVID-I9 and other public health
concerns through data-driven decisions. We will continue to shed light on the safety and
efficacy of medications, including mRNA COVID-I9 vaccines, that could be an imminent threat
to those with preexisting conditions. We will also promote the importance of prevention by
supporting good nutrition, exercise, and other healthy habits. As a father, physician, and
Surgeon General for the State of Florida, I request that your agencies promote transparency in
health care professionals to accurately communicate the risks these vaccines pose. I request
that you work to protect the rights and liberties that we are endowed with, not restrict, and
diminish them.
I look forward to your responses and appreciate your support of our collective efforts to serve
the health and safety of Florida and our nation
Sincerely,
(signature is here)
Joseph A. Ladap0, MD, Ph D
State Surgeon General
concerns through data-driven decisions. We will continue to shed light on the safety and
efficacy of medications, including mRNA COVID-I9 vaccines, that could be an imminent threat
to those with preexisting conditions. We will also promote the importance of prevention by
supporting good nutrition, exercise, and other healthy habits. As a father, physician, and
Surgeon General for the State of Florida, I request that your agencies promote transparency in
health care professionals to accurately communicate the risks these vaccines pose. I request
that you work to protect the rights and liberties that we are endowed with, not restrict, and
diminish them.
I look forward to your responses and appreciate your support of our collective efforts to serve
the health and safety of Florida and our nation
Sincerely,
(signature is here)
Joseph A. Ladap0, MD, Ph D
State Surgeon General
