Spike protein from the COVID-19 shots has been identified in lymph nodes and in some cases the heart in the bodies of people who died within 30 days of inoculation, a scientific study states.
The finding was published on September 27, 2023, in the scientific journal Nature.
The study raises concerns about the long-term effects of two COVID-19 shots, BNT162b2 (Pfizer) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna), and casts doubt on the wisdom of the U.S. government’s quick approval of the vaccines, says Jane M. Orient, M.D., executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, president of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness, and chairman of the Public Health Committee of the Pima County (Arizona) Medical Society.
“Why are we finding out only now, from autopsy studies, after billions of doses have been given, that vaccine mRNA persists in many tissues, including the heart?” asks Orient.
“The authors find that the vaccine may persist for up to four months, but it could persist much longer,” said Orient. “Proper biodistribution and pathologic studies should have been conducted before authorization.”
Mixed Success
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists developed two vaccines—BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273—to fight the disease. Both produced the full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to help the body fight the virus. The shots had mixed success, failing to stop transmission or prevent infection, as government agencies later admitted.
Members of the public have expressed worry about adverse effects from the shots. Epidemiological data from the U.S. military showed a large uptick in a variety of illnesses after members of the armed forces were ordered to take the shots.
The Nature report shows a possible damaging effect of the vaccines, says Orient.
“These findings are very concerning, yet the first paragraph claims that the vaccines are ‘estimated’—by computer modeling—to have prevented 20 million deaths,” said Orient. “The article makes no attempt to estimate how many died from vaccine effects, but it does show pathologic evidence of cardiac damage,” said Orient.
Kenneth Artz (KApublishing@gmx.com) writes from Tyler, Texas.
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