Vaccine FAQs

Responses to common questions on the COVID-19 vaccinations.

Use of Hydrotherapy

2021-10-11T12:39:23-04:00

Q: Has anyone treated Covid-19 with hydrotherapy? Yes!  While there has not yet been a randomized controlled study looking at the efficacy of hydrotherapy in the outpatient and inpatient setting, I know of several centers that are employing hydrotherapy and studying its effects.  There is good reason to believe that such an intervention could work but again nothing is 100% effective.  When employed for the influenza pandemic in 1918 at Adventist Sanitariums in the Northeast, it was more effective when started early and did not work in 100% of the cases.  Here are some references with regard to hydrotherapy.[1, 2, 3] [...]

Use of Hydrotherapy2021-10-11T12:39:23-04:00

Antibody Enhancement and Vaccine Enhanced Diseases

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Q:  Please discuss concerns with antibody enhancement and vaccine enhanced diseases with the COVID vaccine. The aim of any vaccine is for the body to make antibodies that neutralize the virus before it has a chance to get into the cells of the body.  It is possible for the body to make antibodies that, instead of neutralizing the invader, enable the virus to enter the cells at an increased rate and, therefore, increase disease potential.  This can happen with vaccines and viruses.  Vaccine makers were very conscious of this possibility when they set out to make the vaccine and, as a result, made sure [...]

Antibody Enhancement and Vaccine Enhanced Diseases2021-10-11T12:36:54-04:00

Symptoms Mean Vaccine is Harmful

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Q:  If the vaccines causes symptoms, doesn’t that mean it is harming the body? The purpose of the vaccine is to allow the immune system advanced sampling of the proteins of the virus so that antibodies and other immune cells can be prepared for when the real virus infects the body and it can quickly neutralize it.  The immune system uses chemical messages to signal to cells that are part of this system to reproduce and make the necessary antibodies.  These messengers, such as interferon, can make you feel like you have the flu.  Fortunately, this does not last long and usually [...]

Symptoms Mean Vaccine is Harmful2021-10-11T12:34:52-04:00

Vaccine “Shedding”

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Q: Can you address thoughts that the vaccine recipient "sheds" up to 3 weeks after inoculation and puts non vaccinated people at risk for being sterile? A recent study out of the Netherlands looked at the characteristics of breakthrough delta SARS-CoV-2 infections in health care workers. They found that vaccine breakthrough infections do occur, but that infectious viral shedding is actually reduced in these cases.[1] In terms of the vaccine causing sterility, there is no evidence that vaccine recipients are at increased risk of sterility or perinatal complications. Multiple studies have evaluated this and have found no impact.[2] Pregnancy [...]

Vaccine “Shedding”2021-10-11T12:33:07-04:00

Transmitting the Virus After Vaccination

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Q: Is it still possible to transmit the virus to others after you are vaccinated? And if so, does one need to still wear a mask? I have heard both opinions on this topic. Initially, the vaccines were given Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) based on their efficacy at preventing disease (COVID-19) in the recipients of the vaccine.  Studies later showed that they were also effective at reducing transmission and preventing infection in others with 91% efficacy.  These studies were performed before the emergence of the delta variant and also early after initial vaccines doses were administered.  Because of the emergence of the [...]

Transmitting the Virus After Vaccination2021-10-11T12:30:05-04:00

Vaccine Mandates

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Q: What are some of the legal, ethical, and moral issues related to government or employer vaccine mandates? The question of vaccine mandates is not a new one in the United States. In fact, it’s something that has been considered by the government and its court system for more than 100 years.  As early as 1905, the US Supreme Court ruled that local governments could require vaccination of its citizens.[1]  A few years later, the Court ruled that Supreme Court says states can prohibit unvaccinated students from attending school.[2]  While these are relatively old cases, the Court has re-affirmed [...]

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Religious Beliefs

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Q: What are the employment rights of someone who refuses to get a vaccine? What is a religious accommodation and what is the legal definition of “my religious beliefs”? Can an individual define that or is it limited to church teaching or doctrine? Generally speaking, an employer can require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to certain restrictions in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Employees who have a sincerely held religious belief objecting to being vaccinated are entitled to ask for a reasonable accommodation from their [...]

Religious Beliefs2021-10-12T14:36:57-04:00

HIPAA Regulations

2021-10-12T14:38:12-04:00

Q: Can my employer or the school I attend request my vaccination status? Is that a violation of my rights? What about HIPAA? HIPAA applies to covered entities, meaning healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and their business associates. If an employer is not considered a covered entity HIPAA rules do not apply and it is not a HIPAA violation for employers to request vaccination status of their employees.[1] According to guidance from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers can request vaccination status from their employees, but must keep the information confidential.[2] Schools also have the right [...]

HIPAA Regulations2021-10-12T14:38:12-04:00
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