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Thoughts on Vaccine Safety Claims?
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Looking for advice from immunologists and parents. Has anyone come across the following claims about Covid vaccines?
https://x.com/EthicalSkeptic/status/1957560098366042437 This claims that children born of past-vaccination mothers, despite never having been vaccinated themselves, and despite never having had Covid are dying now at 77% excess. Even if vaccinated prior to pregnancy (something about lingering spike protein that can interact poorly with childhood vaccines?)
Here’s more on that: https://theethicalskeptic.com/2025/08/19/houston-we-have-another-problem/
I’m skeptical about these claims but wanted to see if anyone has an informed opinion. Is my child in danger if my spouse was vaccinated years prior to pregnancy?
My child’s 2 month shots are coming up and of course I’m very uneasy. I’m not anti or pro vaccine I see them as a pharmaceutical product that no doubt can be life saving for some and do more harm than good for others. The one size fits all approach doesn’t sit well with me.
I also came across this regarding SIDS which scares me: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750021001268
Is there anyone out there who can go beyond the “safe and effective” narrative and give their thoughts?
Top Comment: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/index.html My advice is instead of trying to understand the literature in a piecemeal way when you don’t have expertise, find a pediatrician you trust and listen to them. There’s a reason vaccines are recommended for all- infectious disease affects everyone. Pharmaceutical “products” save lives.
Raid-De-Himalaya: Claims on safety steps fall flat
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Raid-De-Himalaya: Claims on safety steps fall flat
- Tall claims of organisers of the Maruti Suzuki 17th edition of Raid-De-Himalaya about the elaborate safety measures in place fell flat minutes after the first leg of competitive stage started from Matiyana on the first day on Sunday.
- 205), competing in Xtreme two-wheel category, rammed into a mountain as he could not negotiate a curve just 300 metres from the starting point at Matiyana and immediate help came from people who had gathered to witness the event.
- We informed the raid authorities about the accident but there was no assistance for 10 minutes even though four riders drove past us at the same time said advocate Gaurav Sharma, a rescuer.
- No ambulance was available and a jeep with doctors came after a while and the injured Mohit, who was in severe pain due to leg injury, was given injection.
- Nine-time winner Manali lad Suresh Rana, driving his Grand Vitara, dominated the race on the first day in Xtreme (4x4) category, closely followed by Raj Singh Rathore and Harpreet Bawa, who were in second and third place.
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Whistleblower claims Pfizer safety data ‘falsified’
Main Post: Whistleblower claims Pfizer safety data ‘falsified’
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Frankly, I hardly needed a "whistleblower" to know that Pfizer's effectiveness and safety data is all a bunch of shit.
Trek hit with lawsuit over WaveCel helmet safety claims
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https://cyclingtips.com/2021/01/trek-hit-with-lawsuit-over-wavecel-helmet-safety-claims/
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This is an egregious ambulance chasing predatory class action lawsuit. While it may certainly be overstated how much better wavecel (or MIPS or Koroyd or SPIN for that matter) is over a simpler helmet, any advancement or betterment that improves safety or reduces the severity of injury should be welcomed rather than subject to such nonsense.
Advancement in safety has led to seat belts, airbags, crumple zones, and child safety seats that have greatly made cars much safer. The lack of national regulation for cycling safety shouldn’t mean that advancements, however small, are discouraged because of exposure to frivolous lawsuits.
Food safety scandal rocks China as report claims cooking oil carried in same trucks as fuel
Main Post: Food safety scandal rocks China as report claims cooking oil carried in same trucks as fuel
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There seems to be absolutely no food safety in China.