Editor 
By LINDA BOYLE
Alaska and Florida have taken different approaches to the Covid-19 shot.
Although the State of Alaska Department of Health has erased Covid-19 information from its home page, you can still find that information a few clicks further down. You just need to hunt for it.
Most of the information it has is linked directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s almost verbatim with no thought as to how effective the Covid shots might be, the possible side-effects, and the severity of the outbreak in Alaska.
The Alaska Department of Health uses fear and parrots the usual statements that the shots are “safe and effective.”
The Alaska Department of Health states “People who are up to date with their vaccines are optimally protected against severe illness and death from COVID.” And then it tells you locations where you can roll up your sleeve and get this experimental jab.
In contrast, the free state of Florida’s Department of Health has just published information about the newest Covid-19 shots that are out on the market today.
Instead of just pushing the jab, as the State of Alaska does, the Florida Health Department reminds health care providers of the need to stay up to date with “vaccines” and “boosters.” Florida provides the necessary information to ensure patients have informed consent.
Florida states on its web page that the most recent booster approval occurred without any “booster-specific clinical trial data performed in humans.”
The Alaska Department of Health says the shot is “safe and effective”.
This newest Covid jab doesn’t protect against the current strain and is mostly for Omicron—the variant not active anymore.
The now-annual shot does not protect against the current variant that accounts for about 37% of the infections in the United States. And no randomized clinical trials were done to show these shots stop one from being hospitalized or dying.
The Federal Drug Adminstration approved updated mRNA shots of both Pfizer and Moderna for those people over the age of 12.
But for those six months of age to 11, the FDA used an Emergency Use Authorization. I wondered how they could do that to our children when President Joe Biden signed a bill ending the Covid Public Health Emergency last year..
The information from FDA states “the ending of the PHE [Public Health Emergency] declared by HHS under the PHS Act will not impact FDA’s ability to authorize devices (including tests), treatments or vaccines for emergency use. Existing emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for products will remain in effect and the agency may continue to issue new EUAs going forward when criteria for issuance are met.”
It seems they are more interested in meeting insurance criteria rather than testing to truly determine if the shot is even safe for babies and children.
It would have been nice for the Alaska Department of Health to at least tell you these shots are still under emergency authorization use.
The Florida Department of Health page states that the government did not provide enough data to support “safety and efficacy of Covid-19 boosters” and then listed some specific problems with mRNA shots:
- Prolonged circulation of mRNA and spike protein in some vaccine recipients
- Increased risk of lower respiratory tract infections, and
- Increased risk of autoimmune disease after vaccination
The Florida State Surgeon General, based on this information and the high rate of global immunity, “advises against the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.” Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD, is also also a professor of medicine at the University of Florida.
The Florida Department of Health did qualify that providers may need to look at health risks for Covid for those people over 65, or those with underlying health conditions. Florida, home of one of the nation’s oldest populations, further recommends even with this group the provider “should prioritize patient access to non-mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and treatment.”
Here is the FDH web page that lists the safety and efficacy concerns. And thankfully, the web page recommends getting plenty of Vitamin D and eating healthy.
As conservative author Thomas Sowell so aptly said, “Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true. But many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly—and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence.”.
This tale is of two states and two different approaches. I wish Alaska could take a lesson from Florida and provide the necessary information so that we could make an informed decision about these mRNA shots. This is especially true when it comes to parents making informed decisions about their children’s health.
What can you do to stay informed if unable to find the information on our own state web page?
You have a golden opportunity to learn the facts about the mRNA shots, their side-effects, and what you can do to protect yourself.
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Linda Boyle, RN, MSN, DM, was formerly the chief nurse for the 3rd Medical Group, JBER, and was the interim director of the Alaska VA. Most recently, she served as Director for Central Alabama VA Healthcare System. She is the director of the Alaska Covid Alliance.
