SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) -Last week we brought the story about a Benton Harbor doctor expressing himself about his concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Now we examine some of the claims of the doctor.
Dr. Donald Tynes has made many claims about these vaccines, so I researched some of his points to clear up the concerns about the safety of these vaccines.
Dr. Tynes called the COVID-19 vaccine an experiment on humans because it had not been studied at length.
This is somewhat true, but a little misleading. There have been no long-term studies on the vaccines, but according to health officials, it is not an experiment on humans. The CDC says the vaccines have actually been studied. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, for example, had a three-phase clinical trial with more than 40,000 participants. Severe reactions were very rare, and mild symptoms such as fever and headache were common.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/Pfizer-BioNTech.html
https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-conclude-phase-3-study-covid-19-vaccine
In December 2020, only 0.2% of the 1,893,360 vaccinations of Pfizer’s vaccine were severe allergic reactions.
Another claim from dr. Tynes is that the vaccine will not prevent COVID-19 infection, but will only reduce the symptoms of an infection.
The CDC says COVID-19 vaccination works by teaching your immune system how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19, and it protects you from COVID-19.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html
Dr. Tynes also mentions that the messenger RNA (mRNA) in the vaccine will ‘take over the human body’.
According to the CDC, the messenger RNA only helps to create a vein protein in a cell to create immunity to COVID-19 and is then removed by the body. The CDC says: ‘It is important to note that the mRNA strand never penetrates into the cell’s nucleus or affects genetic material. This information helps to counteract misinformation about how mRNA vaccines alter or adapt someone’s genetic makeup. ”
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/hcp/mrna-vaccine-basics.html
Not related to dr. Tynes does not, is another myth circulating that COVID-19 vaccines may have a negative effect on pregnancy.
The CDC says, “There is currently no evidence that antibodies formed by COVID-19 vaccination cause pregnancy problems, including placental development.”
There is also no evidence that these vaccines will affect your ability to conceive.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html
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