5353 Should We Explore Alternatives New Straits Times 30 01 2021

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LETTERS: THE full story on the safety aspects of the mRNA vaccines is still unknown, especially the ultra-sensitive and highly unstable mRNA vaccine developed by Pfizer, which requires refrigeration of -700C to -800C.
We are not anti-vaxxers but non-disclosure of the vaccine's safety aspects is as bad as spreading false news. If the vaccine causes serious long-term side effects, who will be held responsible, since the vaccine producer would likely get legal immunity?
For example, the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, developed by a leading biotech firm in the Philippines in 2016, was approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO). But, 130 children died after being vaccinated.
Twenty government officials and medical experts have so far been indicted in the Philippines in 2019 for homicide charges related to the rushed approval process and for carrying out the vaccination in "undue haste".
Even the 95 per cent efficacy claimed by US-based mRNA vaccine producers Pfizer and Moderna has been challenged by Peter Doshi, associate editor of the British Medical Journal in a Jan 4 article.
Vaccine producers must provide all clinical trials' data for vetting by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency to check against all adverse and unexpected side
effects, in an approval process that is neither rushed nor compromised by political pressure.
There are two processes in developing or producing a vaccine — research and development, and production of the untested "rough cut" vaccine, which can take place rapidly; and pre-clinical trials on animals first, followed by human clinical trials, which must also not be rushed. A minimum of three to five years is needed to respond. The human clinical trials for Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines were rushed in eight months.
Phase 3 human clinical trials were conducted in only two months and quickly approved by the United States' Federal Drug Administration under "Emergency Authorisation".
On Jan 7, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention admitted that it was carefully monitoring allergic reactions to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, urging individuals with serious reactions not to get their second dose.
Some cases of deaths and serious side effects after taking the Pfizer mRNA vaccine are:
1. Healthy Mexican female doctor, 32, hospitalised on Jan 3.
2. Healthy US doctor, 56, died on Jan 3.
3. Healthy Portuguese nurse, 41, died on Jan 4.
4. 29 nursing home residents in Norway have died; and
5. 12,000 people in Israel were tested positive for Covid-19.
Still, Pfizer insisted or demanded that governments worldwide give immunity against legal suits for adverse and serious side effects (including deaths) when their top managers were unwilling to take their own vaccine. We may oppose the mRNA vaccine until our questions are answered transparently but we remain constructive in our scrutiny.
We urge the government to look at safer, more effective and cheaper alternatives like:
1. Oxford University AstraZeneca vaccine and China's Sinovac vaccine, CoronaVac.
2. Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic and anti-viral wonder tablet, that has proven to be safe.
3. The anti-viral nasal spray developed by Canadian firm SaNOtize, approved by Health Canada. Found to be effective and safe in preventing and treating Covid-19.
4. Increase intake of (anti-Covid-19) Vitamin C with zinc, Vitamin D, minerals and trace elements to boost body immunity.
5. Various reliable or proven herbal or natural products to improve our body immunity.
6. Have enough exercise, sleep or rest and live a more hygienic and healthier lifestyle.
7. Other tried and tested safe drugs, measures and remedies.
Until the pandemic is over, we must continue to adhere to physical distancing, wear a face mask in crowded places and frequently wash our hands.
Dr Abd Kadir Warsi Mohamad (phd), Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM)
Captain (R) Dr Wong Ang Peng, Persatuan Patriot Kebangsaan (PATRIOT)
Commissioner of Police (R) Dato' Shabudin Abdul Wahab
Covid Research Centre, Asian Heritage Museum (AHM) Group
Tunku Azwil Tunku Abd Razak, Gabungan NGO Islam (GNI)
Prof Dr Mustafa Ali Mohd, Clinical Pharmacologist & Toxicologist

Article by: New Straits Times
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