DeSantis Spokeswoman Makes Up Sick Story About Vaccination Seizure To Praise DeSantis
A Series on Misinformation, Disinformation and Subterfuge
There are have been many complaints regarding vaccines that over time proved to be unsubstantiated. Here is a new one today, pushed by DeSantis and then amplified by Pushaw as part of their ongoing war of public health.
The COVID vaccine has not been linked to causing seizures, nor is Down syndrome, so this statement is at minimum unsubstantiated by medical or scientific evidence similar to Trump’s “sir” stories.
Let’s dig.
If a child had an accompanying seizure disorder such as epilepsy or Dravets Syndrome, I understand the concern that any change, not just a vaccine may impact their child. My own High School friend with a now adult “child” with DS kept her at home as much as possible during the first half of the pandemic before vaccines were available. She and I last talked about this shortly after this story sadly broke, regarding another child with DS passing away from COVID.
A person with a seizure disorder isn’t what known propagandist and liar Pushaw said though. She specifically tells this story about Down syndrome, so we will start with the first fallacy of this conspiracy, that COVID-19 vaccination causes seizures (it doesn’t).
Here is what was known just over a year ago regarding risks for those people who do not have epilepsy, that contract COVID-19, not just receiving a vaccination.
Rare cases. People that are currently ill with a COVID-19 Infection.
I have found no case of seizure following vaccination for a child with Down syndrome, which makes me suspicious of the Floridian conwoman lying again for political reasons.
COVID is what I describe as an “all-body” disease, meaning it can impact, infect and take over a large variety of specialized body tissues, including organs, the cardiovascular system, respiratory tissues, and the immune system. For example, the first available US autopsy report showed the disease blasted a hole through a woman’s heart leading to a heart attack. It is likely that if a person had COVID with an accompanying seizure disorder, issues would worsen; however, I have not seen evidence that vaccination in any study I have reviewed would increase risks.
Most individuals with Dravet syndrome die young, and would likely suffer the most given a COVID-19 infection, so I looked up what the community had to say on vaccination. They recommend vaccination after consulting with a family physician.
Here is the charted result of the study on side-effects from the linked article for one-hundred twenty individuals with DS that received a COVID-19 vaccination.
This is the highest risk group of complications for seizures following a vaccination, due to temperature changes often being the trigger for one. Here was the conclusion:
Folks, the Floridian COVID death machine efforts circulating around Pushaw, DeSantis and allies, has killed off a staggering number of admitted deaths despite drastic undercounts. For the state/GOP to weaponize the issue, put its people at increased risk, can only be described as passive genocide. Vote these liars out. All of them.
And get vaccinated. At worst you will have lethargy and a sore arm which beats what happens getting COVID without any protection.
Evil power hungry pukes. I'm fully faxed and twice boosted. No problemo. Nada. Have a lovely weekend with your beautiful family, Steven. Love you