Perhaps you’ve heard something like this… “If you don’t accept this injection you can’t….”
visit your family member,
eat in the dining room,
participate in this specific life activity,
work here – ie keep your job. As in, if you don’t take it, you’re fired.
etc. etc. etc.
If you are facing any type of pressure to accept an injection, take some time to read this blog by Christian Elliot. His previous blog on the covid shot went viral. I did a summary of it here. In this new blog he discusses the aspect of facing pressure for refusing to take the shot. He provides links to legal resources which may help you. To read the entire blog (approximately 13 minutes), go here.
How to Overcome the Pressure to Get a Covid Vaccine
Recently a friend of mine who adamantly did NOT want to get a covid vaccine, did so anyway because of pressure from her peers and her employer.
For any of you who feel pressured to get a covid jab and feel like it’s becoming impossible to say no, I’ve got your back.
Before I’m done you will:
Understand why vaccine mandates and coercion are illegal.
Have a practical way to converse about your decision to opt-out.
Feel confident in your decision, and (I hope) feel emboldened to speak up.
At the end of his blog Christian links to a couple of great videos including this one which is an interview with three nurses who describe their incredible and horrific experience after receiving the injection pushed on them by their employers..
Keep well. Keep healthy. Boost your immune system. Injecting chemical cocktails in the hope of protection will never keep you healthy! Choose your food wisely, exercise, get outdoors in the sunshine, find a faith community, seek God – these are the paths to true health. AND, if you do get sick, remember, there are effective treatment options!
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.“
Dr Mike Yeadon, a UK scientist, has decades of experience in evaluating and developing drugs. He worked for Pfizer in drug development before launching his own own company. He has a wide range of experience and understanding of scientific research and drug development. While he appreciates innovation, he is unwavering in his commitment to SAFETY and demonstrates sincere compassion for the health and well-being of his fellow man.
During his unique career he developed a strong passion for identifying problems with the goal of understanding and providing an effective fix. He likes to figure out how to fix things when they are broken.
At the beginning of the corona news hitting the world in 2020 Mike Yeardon was concerned. Newly retired, he had time to devote to understanding the virus and the procedures that were being implemented by governments throughout the world. Initially he maintained his trust that government experts and the news media were sharing responsible true information to help protect the public. As an expert in inflammatory and allergic disease processes, his background gave him unique insights.
He was surprised at the information being produced and wrote several articles with respectful questions to his scientific peers. He was surprised at the lack of response. He found other doctors and researchers with questions and together they explored the actual threat of the virus and the worldwide seemingly coordinated government responses. They formed Doctors for COVID Ethics: “We are doctors and scientists from 30 countries, seeking to uphold medical ethics, patient safety and human rights in response to COVID-19.”
Dr Yeadon has made himself available for interviews and discussions attempting to ask important questions. Few media outlets are paying attention to the concerns he and other scientists have expressed. In this interview on 10 June 2021 with Del Bigtree of The Highwire, Dr Yeadon calmly explains his concerns and is given ample time to present them clearly. The interview starts at 1 hour and 30 minutes into this episode #219 of the weekly Highwire medical news presentation:
There is no need to fear the virus. The data is clear that the virus is not a threat to the majority of the population but has been overblown by the media. After evaluating all the scientific data Dr Yeadon’s only conclusion is that the governments and government ‘experts’ are deliberately presenting false information to the public. Described as malfeasance by Dr Peter McCullough, Dr Yeadon outlines specific lies that have been presented and invites all critics to prove him wrong:
The death rate has been overly exaggerated. The actual death rate is only slightly higher than season flu.
Effective treatment information has been purposefully suppressed. There are safe effective early treatment options available that are tested and endorsed by hundreds of doctors around the world.
The testing procedure has produced incorrect data. Actual positive tests are far lower than represented.
There is no evidence of asymptomatic spread – a person without symptoms cannot spread the virus. Thus, lockdowns and mask wearing are completely absurd and unnecessary.
The virus is not ‘novel’, variants are not significant, and immunity is strong and lasting. COVID is 80% similar to SARS of 2003 and 60% similar to the common cold. People who have experienced these infections have robust immunity to the current strain. Variants only differ by 0.3% and do not present a real threat. COVID recovered have lasting immunity. Anyone who has had an active infection should NOT get the product being pushed on the public and called a ‘vaccine‘. In fact, this group is more at risk for serious adverse reactions from this injection because of their previous infection.
The experimental nature of this mRNA technology has not been adequately studied for safety.
In this poignant interview Dr Yeadon expresses sincere emotion as he recounts his journey of understanding over the past 16 months or so. His only conclusion is that evil does exist in the world and there are people who absolutely know and understand the risk of harm being perpetuated on populations world-wide. He remains calm and demonstrates enormous courage in presenting his conclusions so clearly. His desire is to warn people of the huge threat we face: not the threat of a virus, but the very real threat of tyrants at the helm of health recommendations.
I encourage you to listen to this interview in full. All his statements are backed by solid evidence. He remains open to being wrong and is willing to look at any and all evidence that may contradict his conclusions. This demonstration of true humility and honesty is a rare combination. All truth seekers should decide for themselves who they choose to believe.
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge..” Hosea 4:6.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.“
Dr Peter McCullough has written and spoken clearly (see video interview below) that early treatment for corona infection can completely avoid hospitalization and death. In our age of misinformation, many lack access to this vital life saving information. If you or a loved one would like to avoid illness or treat illness early, this is a critically important resource put together by compassionate courageous physicians with a lot of successful experience.
Here is the scientific paper describing specific effective treatment protocols written by Dr Peter McCullough published online in August 2020. Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection published in the American Journal of Medicine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32771461/
McCullough PA, Kelly RJ, Ruocco G, Lerma E, Tumlin J, Wheelan KR, Katz N, Lepor NE, Vijay K, Carter H, Singh B, McCullough SP, Bhambi BK, Palazzuoli A, De Ferrari GM, Milligan GP, Safder T, Tecson KM, Wang DD, McKinnon JE, O’Neill WW, Zervos M, Risch HA. Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection. Am J Med. 2021 Jan;134(1):16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.07.003. Epub 2020 Aug 7. PMID: 32771461; PMCID: PMC7410805.
Dr McCullough has published over 40 peer reviewed scientific papers on covid s19 in the last year.
Peter McCullough explains his perspective in this excellent interview. Here is a segment on YouTube but I will post the full interview which is available on other platforms, below.
Seek truth. Pray. God will lead us to all truth.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. “By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and have five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.“
We all want health. Our biggest challenge is discerning HOW to achieve our goal in this age when we are bombarded with information and opinions – many of which are directly contradictory. Health is a topic I began to seriously explore after taking a course called Nutritional Chemistry in 1979. I found some reflections by another health seeker that I want to share. There are many voices that agree that true health and protection from illness will not come through an injection, but these voices are often muted in this age. Here are 18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a Covid Vaccine by Christian Elliot with some minor editing to condense it. For me, personally, number one and two are all I need to make this decision, but please read through the whole list. At the end I’ll add a couple more to consider.
A few friends have asked my thoughts the covid jab(s) so I thought it was time to write an article on the topic. Many were unfamiliar with most of the details I shared. I’ve put them together to share with a wider audience.
Knowing how contentious this issue is, part of me would rather just write about something else, but I feel like the discussion/news is so one-sided that I should speak up. As I always strive to do, I promise to do my best to be level-headed and non-hysterical.
I’m not here to pick a fight with anyone, just to walk you through some of what I’ve read, my lingering questions, and explain why I can’t make sense of these covid vaccines.
THREE GROUND RULES FOR DISCUSSION
If you care to engage on this topic with me, excellent. Here are the rules… I am more than happy to correspond with you if…
You are respectful and treat me the way you would want to be treated.
You ask genuinely thoughtful questions about what makes sense to you.
You make your points using sound logic and don’t hide behind links or the word “science.”
If you do respond, and you break any of those rules, your comments will be ignored/deleted. With that out of the way, let me say this… I don’t know everything, but so far no one has been able to answer the objections below.
So here are the reasons I’m opting out of the covid vaccine.
#1: VACCINE MAKERS ARE IMMUNE FROM LIABILITY
The only industry in the world that bears no liability for injuries or deaths resulting from their products, are vaccine makers.
First established in 1986 with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, and reinforced by the PREP Act, vaccine makers cannot be sued, even if they are shown to be negligent.
#2: THE CHECKERED PAST OF THE VACCINE COMPANIES
The four major companies who are making these covid vaccines are/have either:
Never brought a vaccine to market before covid (Moderna and Johnson & Johnson).
Are serial felons (Pfizer and Astra Zeneca).
Are both of the above (Johnson & Johnson).
Moderna had been trying to “Modernize our RNA” (thus the company name) for years, but had never successfully brought ANY product to market — how nice for them to get a major cash infusion from the government to keep trying.
In fact, all major vaccine makers (save Moderna) have paid out tens of billions of dollars in damages for other products they brought to market when then knew those product would cause injuries and death–see Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex, Thalidomide, and Opioids as a few examples.
If drug companies willfully choose to put harmful products in the market, when they can be sued, why would we trust any product where they have NO liability?
In case it hasn’t sunk in, let me reiterated…3 of the 4 covid vaccine makers have been sued for products they brought to market even though they knew injuries and deaths would result.
Astra Zeneca has similarly lost so many lawsuits it’s hard to count. Here’s one. Here’s another…you get the point. And in case you missed it, the company had their covid vaccine suspended in at least 18 countries over concerns of blood clots, and they completely botched their meeting with the FDA with numbers from their study that didn’t match.
Oh, and apparently J&J (whose vaccine is approved in the US) and Astrazenca (whose vaccine is not approved in the US), had a little mix up in their ingredients…in 15 million doses. Oops.
Let me reiterate this point:
Given the free pass from liability, and the checkered past of these companies, why would we assume that all their vaccines are safe and made completely above board? Where else in life would we trust someone with that kind of reputation?
To me that makes as much sense as expecting a remorseless, abusive, unfaithful lover to become a different person because a judge said deep down they are a good person.
No. I don’t trust trust them. No liability. No trust.
#3: THE UGLY HISTORY OF ATTEMPTS TO MAKE CORONAVIRUS VACCINES
In the 1960s, attempts to make a coronavirus vaccine killed children in human trials, in the 21st century (not making the mistake of skipping animal trials this time), attempts to make similar vaccines sickened or killed ALL of the ferrets in animal trials. All of them.
In both instances mentioned above, the children and the animals produced beautiful antibody responses after being vaccinated. They manufacturers thought they hit the jackpot. The problem came when the children and animals were exposed to the wild version of the virus.
When that happened, an unexplained phenomenon called Antibody Dependent Enhancement (ADE) also known as Vaccine Enhanced Disease (VED) occurred where the immune system produced a “cytokine storm” (i.e. overwhelmingly attacked the body), and the children/animals died.
The vaccine makers have no data to suggest their rushed vaccines have overcome that problem.
#4: THE “DATA GAPS” SUBMITTED TO THE FDA BY THE VACCINE MAKERS
When vaccine makers submitted their papers to the FDA for the Emergency Use Authorization (Note: An EUA is not the same as a full FDA approval), among the many “Data Gaps” they reported was that they have nothing in their trials to suggest they overcame that pesky problem of Vaccine Enhanced Disease.
They simply don’t know–i.e. they have no idea if the vaccines they’ve made will also produce the same cytokine storm (and deaths) as previous attempts at such products.
If that’s not alarming enough, here are other gaps in the data–i.e. there is no data to suggest safety or efficacy regarding:
Anyone younger than age 18 or older than age 55
Pregnant or lactating mothers
Auto-immune conditions
Immunocompromised individuals
No data on transmission of covid
No data on preventing mortality from covid
No data on duration of protection from covid
Hard to believe right? In case you think I’m making this up, or want to see the actual documents sent to the FDA by Pfizer and Moderna for their Emergency Use Authorization, you can check out this, or this respectively. The data gaps can be found starting with page 46 and 48 respectively.
For now let’s turn our eyes to the raw data the vaccine makers used to submit for emergency use authorization.
#5: NO ACCESS TO THE RAW DATA FROM THE TRIALS
Would you like to see the raw data that produced the “90% and 95% effective” claims touted in the news? Me too… But they won’t let us see that data.
As pointed out in the BMJ, something about the Pfizer and Moderna efficacy claims smells really funny. There were
“3,410 total cases of suspected, but unconfirmed covid-19 in the overall study population, 1,594 occurred in the vaccine group vs. 1,816 in the placebo group.”
Wait…what? Did they fail to do science in their scientific study by not verifying a major variable Could they not test those “suspected but unconfirmed” cases to find out if they had covid?
Apparently not. Why not test all 3,410 participants for the sake of accuracy? We can only guess they didn’t test because it would mess up their “90-95% effective” claims. Where’s the FDA?
Would it not be prudent for the FDA, to expect (demand) that the vaccine makers test people who have “covid-like symptoms,” and release their raw data so outside, third-parties could examine how the manufacturers justified the numbers?
I mean it’s only every citizen of the world we’re trying to get to take these experimental products… Why did the FDA not require that? Isn’t that the entire purpose of the FDA anyway?
Good question. Foxes guarding the hen house? Seems like it.
No liability. No trust.
#6: NO LONG-TERM SAFETY TESTING
Obviously, with products that have only been on the market a few months, we have no long-term safety data. In other words, we have no idea what this product will do in the body months or years from now–for ANY population.
Given all the risks above (risks that ALL pharmaceutical products have), would it not be prudent to wait to see if the worst-case scenarios have indeed been avoided? Would it not make sense to want to fill those pesky “data gaps” before we try to give this to every man, woman, and child on the planet?
Well…that would make sense, but to have that data, they need to test it on people, which leads me to my next point…
#7: NO INFORMED CONSENT
What most who are taking the vaccine don’t know is that because these products are still in clinical trials, anyone who gets the shot is now part of the clinical trial. They are part of the experiment. Those (like me) who do not take it, are part of the control group.
Time will tell how this experiment works out.
#8: UNDER-REPORTING OF ADVERSE REACTIONS AND DEATH
According to a study done by Harvard (at the commission of our own government), less than 1% of all adverse reactions to vaccines are actually submitted to the National Vaccine Adverse Events Reports System (VAERS) – read page 6 at the link above.
While the problems with VAERS have not been fixed (as you can read about this letter to the CDC), at the time off this writing VEARS still reports over 2,200 deaths for the current covid vaccines, as well as close to 60,000 adverse reactions.
“VAERS data released today showed 50,861 reports of adverse events following COVID vaccines, including 2,249 deaths and 7,726 serious injuries between Dec. 14, 2020 and March 26, 2021.”
#9: THE VACCINES DO NOT STOP TRANSMISSION OR INFECTION
Wait, what? Aren’t these vaccines supposed to be what we’ve been waiting for to “go back to normal”? Nope.
Why do you think we’re getting all these conflicting messages about needing to practice social distancing and wear masks AFTER we get a vaccine? The reason is because these vaccines were never designed to stop transmission OR infection. If you don’t believe me, I refer you again to the papers submitted to the FDA I linked to above.
The primary endpoint (what the vaccines are meant to accomplish) is to lower your symptoms. Sounds like just about every other drug on the market right?
That’s it…lowering your symptoms is the big payoff we’ve been waiting for. Does that seem completely pointless to anyone but me?
It can’t stop us from spreading the virus.
It can’t stop the virus from infecting us once we have it.
To get the vaccine is to accept all the risk of these experimental products and the best it might do is lower symptoms?
Heck, there are plenty of other things I can do to lower my symptoms that don’t involve taking what appears to be a really risky product?
Now for the next logical question:
If we’re worried about asymptomatic spreaders, would the vaccine not make it more likely that we are creating asymptomatic spread?
If it indeed reduces symptoms, anyone who gets it might not even know they are sick and thus they are more likely to spread the virus, right? For what it’s worth, I’ve heard many people say the side effects of the vaccine (especially the second dose) are worse than catching covid.
I can’t make sense of that either. Take the risk. Get no protection. Suffer through the vaccine side-effects. Keep wearing your mask and social distancing… And continue to be able to spread the virus.
#10: PEOPLE ARE CATCHING COVID AFTER BEING FULLY VACCINATED
Talk about a bummer. You get vaccinated and you still catch covid.
In reality, this phenomenon is probably happening everywhere, but those are the ones making the news now. Given the reasons above (and what’s below), maybe this doesn’t surprise you, but bummer if you thought the vaccine was a shield to keep you safe. It’s not. That was never the point.
If 66% of healthcare workers are going to delay or skip the vaccine…maybe they aren’t wowed by the rushed science either. Maybe they are watching the shady way deaths and cases are being reported…
#11: THE OVERALL DEATH RATE FROM COVID
According the the CDC’s own numbers, covid has a 99.74% survival rate.
Why would I take a risk on a product, that doesn’t stop infection or transmission, to help me overcome a cold that has a .26% chance of killing me–actually in my age range is has about a 0.1% chance of killing me (and .01% chance of killing my kids), but let’s not split hairs here.
With a bar (death rate) that low, we will be in lockdown every year…i.e. forever. But wait, what about the 500,000 plus deaths, that’s alarming right?
#12: THE BLOATED COVID DEATH NUMBERS
Something smells really funny about this one. Never before in the history of death certificates has our own government changed how deaths are reported. Why now, are we reporting everyone who dies with covid in their body, as having died of covid, rather than the co-morbidities that actually took their life?
Until covid, all coronaviruses (common colds) were never listed as the primary cause of death when someone died of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, auto-immune conditions, or any other major co-morbidity. The disease was listed as the cause of death, and a confounding factor like flu or pneumonia was listed on a separate line.
To bloat the number even more, both the W.H.O. and the C.D.C. changed their guidelines such that those who are suspected or probable (but were never confirmed) of having died of covid, are also included in the death numbers.
Seriously? If we are going to do that then should we not go back and change the numbers of all past cold and flu seasons so we can compare apples to apples when it comes to death rates?
According to the CDCs own numbers, (scroll down to the section “Comorbidities and other conditions”) only 6% of the deaths being attributed to covid are instances where covid seems to be the only issue at hand.
In other words, reduce the death numbers you see on the news by 94% and you have what is likely the real numbers of deaths from just covid.
Even if the former CDC director is correct and covid-19 was lab-enhanced virus, a .26% death rate is still in line with the viral death rate that circles the planet ever year.
Then there’s this Fauci guy.
I’d really love to trust him, but besides the fact that he hasn’t treated one covid patient…and you should probably know…
#13: FAUCI AND SIX OTHERS AT NIAID OWN PATENTS IN THE MODERNA VACCINE
Thanks to the Bayh-Dole Act, government workers are allowed to file patents on any research they do using tax payer funding.
Tony Fauci owns over 1,000 patents, including patents being used on the Moderna vaccine…which he approved government funding for. Does anyone else see this as a MAJOR conflict of interest, or criminal even?
And then there’s this pesky problem…
#14: THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO MUTATE
Not only does the virus (like all viruses) continue to mutate, but according to world-renown vaccine developer Geert Vanden Bossche (who you’ll meet below if you don’t know him) it’s mutating about every 10 hours.
How in the world are we going to keep creating vaccines to keep up with that level of mutation?
We’re not. Might that also explain why fully vaccinated people are continuing to catch covid?
Why, given that natural immunity has never ultimately failed humanity, do we suddenly not trust it?
Why, if I ask questions like the above, or post links like what you find above, will my thoughts be deleted from all major social media platforms?
That brings me to the next troubling problem I have with these vaccines.
#16: CENSORSHIP…AND THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF SCIENTIFIC DEBATE
I can’t help but get snarky here, so humor me.
How did you enjoy all those nationally and globally-televised, robust debates put on by public health officials, and broadcast simultaneously on every major news station?
Wasn’t it great hearing from the best minds in medicine, virology, epidemiology, economics, and vaccinology from all over the world as they vigorously and respectfully debated thingslike:
Lockdowns
Mask wearing
Social-distancing
Vaccine efficacy and safety trials
How to screen for susceptibility to vaccine injury
Wasn’t it great seeing public health officials (who never treated anyone with covid) have their “science” questioned.
Wasn’t it great seeing the FDA panel publicly grill the vaccine makers in prime time as they stood in the hot-seat of tough questions about products of which they have no liability?
When did the first amendment become a suggestion? It’s the FIRST amendment Mark–the one our founders thought was most important. With so much at stake, why are we fed only one narrative…shouldn’t many perspectives be heard and professionally debated?
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO SCIENCE?
What has happened to the scientific method of always challenging our assumptions?
What happened to lively debate in this country, or at least in Western society? Why did anyone who disagrees with the WHO, or the CDC get censored so heavily?
Is the science of public health a religion now, or is science supposed to be about debate?
If someone says “the science is settled” that’s how I know I’m dealing with someone who is closed minded.
By definition science (especially biological science) is never settled.
If it was, it would be dogma, not science.
OK, before I get too worked up, let me say this… I WANT TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN I really do.
If lockdowns work, I want to do my part and stay home.
If masks work, I want to wear them.
If social distancing is effective, I want to comply.
But, if there is evidence they don’t, I want to hear that evidence too. If highly-credentialed scientists have different opinions, I want to know what they think? I want a chance to hear their arguments and make up my own mind. I don’t think I’m the smartest person in the world, but I think I can think. Maybe I’m weird, but if someone is censored, then I REALLY want to hear what they think.
Don’t you?
To all my friends who don’t have a problem with censorship, will you have the same opinion when what you think is censored? Is censorship not the technique of dictators, tyrants, and greedy, power-hungry people? Is it not a sign that those who are doing the censoring know it’s the only way to win? What if a man who spent his entire life developing vaccines was willing to put his entire reputation on the line and call on all global leaders to immediately stop the covid vaccines because of problems with the science? What if he pleaded for an open-scientific debate on a global stage? Would you want to hear what he has to say? Would you want to see the debate he’s asking for?
#17: A WORLD LEADING VACCINOLOGIST IS SOUNDING THE ALARM…
Here is what may be the biggest reason this covid vaccine doesn’t make sense to me.
When someone who is very pro-vaccine, who has spent his entire professional career overseeing the development of vaccines, is shouting from the mountaintops that we have a major problem, I think the man should be heard.
Why the covid vaccine may be putting so much pressure on the virus that we are accelerating it’s ability to mutate and become more deadly.
Why the covid vaccines may be creating vaccine-resistant viruses (similar to anti-biotic resistant bacteria).
Why, because of previous problems with Antibody Dependent Enhancement, we may be looking at a mass casualty event in the next few months/years.
If half of what he says comes true, these vaccines could be the worst invention of all time. If you don’t like his science, take it up with him. I’m just the messenger.
But I can also speak to covid personally.
#18: I ALREADY HAD COVID
I didn’t enjoy it. It was a nasty cold for two days:
Unrelenting butt/low-back aches
Very low energy.
Low-grade fever.
It was weird not being able to smell anything for a couple days. A week later, coffee still tasted a little “off.” But I survived.
Now it appears (as it always has) that I have beautiful, natural, life-long immunity…not something likely to wear off in a few months if I get the vaccine. In my body, and my household, covid is over.
In fact, now that I’ve had it, there is evidence the covid vaccine might actually be more dangerous for me. That is not a risk I’m willing to take.
IN SUMMARY
The above are just my reasons for not wanting the vaccine. Maybe my reasons make sense to you, maybe they don’t. Whatever does makes sense to you, hopefully we can still be friends.
I for one think there’s a lot more that we have in common that what separates us.
We all want to live in a world of freedom.
We all want to do our part to help others and to live well.
We all want the right to express our opinions without fearing we’ll be censored or viciously attacked.
We all deserve to have the access to the facts so we can make informed decisions.
Agree or disagree with me; I’ll treat you no differently. You’re a human just as worthy of love and respect as anyone else. For that I salute you, and I truly wish you all the best.
I hope you found this helpful. If so, feel free to share.
If not, feel free to (kindly) let me know what didn’t make sense to you and I’d be happy to hear your thoughts too.
Stay curious and stay humble.
Until next time,
Christian Elliot
PS. If you think I studied this topic well, think about how much thought I would put into helping you with your health. Helping people with their health is what I do all day, every day.
If you have read attentively this far, you might have noticed that there is no #15! I’m waiting to hear from Christian about that one! Meantime, here are some more reasons I can think of on why accepting this shot is probably not the best idea. I’d love to know if you have some unique reasons that aren’t presented here!
There are effective treatment options both to prevent and heal from this infection that are safe.
The death rate is extremely low, nowhere near what was initially projected. If you want to know for sure, phone your local mortuary or funeral home and ask them if 2020 was a big year for the death industry, or was it similar to previous years.
Most of the ‘vaccines’ (which perhaps should be called gene therapy) require extremely low temperatures from the time of manufacture to delivery into a body. How do we know for certain the injection coming into an arm has been properly stored? That is a lot of faith and trust in a supply chain, never mind in the manufacturing process that is rushing millions of doses around the world.
The amount of hype and fear used to push this product on the public should raise serious red flags.
Threats of not being allowed to engage in certain activities if you do not accept this shot, combined with promised rewards such as ‘life can only get back to normal’ if you do get this shot seem a lot like manipulation. Do a little research on manipulation techniques – strategies used by military and predators for decades.
My body is God’s temple. He designed every part – including the incredible amazing immune system. Injecting experimental liability free substances with a hope of ‘protection’ or ‘freedom’ does not seem the best way to honor and worship God. In fact, it seems more like idolatry.
I’d love to hear your reasons. Really, we don’t need that many reasons. But we do need to examine this issue rationally.
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world. 4 Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.5 They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. 15 God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. 16 So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. 17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love.
1 John 4:1-18
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
I have a confession: I’ve been a rebel – probably all my life! God turned my rebellion around in 1980 so that instead of rebelling against Him, I began to rebel against societal norms that had led me away from Him.
I rebelled by having natural births, then home births, breastfeeding for years, questioning the morality of birth control, choosing to be a SAHM rather than pursue a career, turning off the TV, NOT watching the news, making my own from scratch, homeschooling, volunteering rather than seeking a paycheck, and most recently, not following nonsense rules…
Daily I praise God for His transforming salvation through Jesus Christ!
Rebellion can be so liberating! True freedom is righteous rebellion in Jesus! Rebels for Jesus need to unite. We are not such a small group. There are many who share our understanding. Compliance with tyranny and lies is NOT what following Jesus is about.
There is an enemy of our soul. Jesus was very clear: “the enemy comes to steal kill and destroy.” The enemy uses deception. The nature of deception is that you do not know you are being deceived. We have been blessed with a warfare manual that explains the conflict and gives us clear instructions on how to “wage good warfare.” For too long God’s people have tried too hard to be friends with the world, to follow social norms, and to ‘be nice.’ Our struggle is not against flesh and blood. Our neighbors, colleagues, family members, etc are not our enemy. We have the belt of truth and the sword of the Spirit – God’s word – to expose the lies. We can stand firm in love. Standing firm is actually extremely loving. Bending to men is agreeing to lies and forsaking God’s righteousness.
We live in crazy times. We drown in information, but face a derth of wisdom. God’s word provides clear wisdom. The wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. He gives freely to those who seek Him. Fear prevails because of a lack of faith. Faith will lead us to wisdom. We seek a savior for our current life situation because we want to remain comfortable. God has not called His people to a comfortable life. He has called us to a life of fearless following.
There are some bold pastors keeping their churches open. Members attend unafraid. Here is one warrior pastor who has been a missionary to the preborn for decades. He boldly declares the word of God and applies it to our current circumstances. Matt Trewhella pastors a church in Wisconsin and seeks to equip the body of Christ on his website Defy Tyrants.
In this 7 minute video he challenges a popular view that many Christians hold. You might not change your mind, but watch what he says so that you can formulate why you disagree.
There are also a multitude of medical and scientific professionals speaking out sharing facts dramatically different than what you will hear on the news or from government organizations. They risk a lot to share. One sweet gentlemen has put together an excellent video sharing his wisdom and insight. His sole goal is to help people stay healthy, yet this type of direct information is often purposefully banned — like book burnings of long ago. Dr Hotze explains in detail why the experimental liability-free gene therapy labelled as a ‘vaccine’ being pushed on the public using fear, panic, and mass hysteria is all about control, power, and money by the government and big business.
Paul urged the church in Thessalonica to test all the prophesies – or information – that they received. Is the church today doing enough digging to get the truth?
Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
Compiled by Becky Hastings who collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
We’ve been through a year like none of us has ever experienced in our lives. Fear, lockdowns, masks, illness, quarantine, testing, .. so many things seem to have changed drastically since this time last year. We’ve been bombarded with information from many different sources. Somehow a vaccine has arrived and many have high hopes that this will be the ticket to get ‘life back to normal’. If it were true, that would indeed be wonderful. That is something that most would happily welcome…
But, just because we desire something, does that mean it’s going to be a reality? Is the vaccine what we hope it will be? Will it protect me from getting sick? Will it allow me to ‘get back to normal’? Will it prevent me from being contagious?
Overwhelming fear is another reason people are grasping the idea of a vaccine that will ‘protect’ them. The reality is, the vaccine has not been thoroughly tested for safety and could result in an adverse reaction that may be far worse than the illness that you fear.
God laid something important on my heart to share with you. I am concerned about the health impact of those who are considering accepting a rushed, experimental. liability-free vaccine. I know state Health Departments are following CDC guidelines. There are many voices confidently promoting vaccine acceptance. Is the eagerness for a ‘solution’ causing us to overlook critically important safety investigations?
I began earnestly researching vaccines twenty years ago after learning the story of a mom in our church in Cape Town whose son suffered a tragic life-long severe reaction to one shot he received as a baby. Not everyone is aware that there are serious risks to every vaccine, even ones that have been on the market for decades.
There are multiple points of view on the current vaccine and I urge everyone to be fully informed before you accept any medical procedure. Don’t blindly follow my words. Don’t blindly follow the recommendations of anyone, no matter what their title.
I am happy to correspond or speak with anyone who would like more information. There are thousands of medical professionals who are questioning the wisdom of a widespread campaign with this rushed,experimental, liability-free product. I am happy to report that while many have suffered severely from this illness, there is more and more awareness of effective treatments. I wrote about some of those here. And the really great news is that . The survival rate is reported to be well over 99% for all age groups!
You can find vast amounts of information available on both sides of this debate. In our information age, wading through so much information can be a daunting task. I just wanted to express my concerns and let you know that boosting your immune system may provide much greater protection than any rushed, experimental, liability-free vaccine.
I’ve deliberately repeated three words several times. Take some times to think about it:
rushed
experimental
liability free
We all want to make wise choices. We want those we love to make wise choices. Perhaps one of the best things we can do might be to turn off the news sources, eat healthy foods, and spend as much time as possible outdoors! Spending time reading and studying God’s word has brought great comfort to my heart. The Bible is filled with wonderful promises we can hold on to. If you are new to reading it, I often suggest the book of Mark as a great starting point. Mark uses 16 chapters to relate the life of Jesus on earth. In chapter one he records that Jesus started off by saying, “the kingdom of God has arrived. Repent, and believe the good news!” Following Jesus brings confidence, never fear. He designed our immune system. He has prepared a future for us. Those who choose to follow Jesus Christ have no reason to fear.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
Here are some links to information exploring facts that are not generally being covered in the mainstream media:
Everyone needs to be personally responsible for their own health and should research the COVID-19 vaccines in development carefully before making a decision whether or not to vaccinate. Children’s Health Defense and the Informed Consent Action Network have been following the science closely and are good resources for everything COVID. They can be followed at https://childrenshealthdefense.org/ and https://www.icandecide.org/covid/.
The evidence is overwhelming. Everyone should be taking vitamin D supplementation, at appropriate levels for their age and medical condition. For more than 50 studies, check out this link.
ICAM treatment
Florida doctors found a coronavirus cure that’s nearly 100% effective
This overview contains a description of ICAM: Immunosupport drugs (Vitamin C and Zinc), Corticosteroids against inflammation, Anticoagulants against blood clots, and Macrolides to help fight infection. https://bgr.com/2020/09/26/coronavirus-cure-icam-protocol-florida/
I-MASK+ treatment
I-MASK+ prophylaxis & early outpatient treatment protocol for COVID-19 utilizes Ivermectin, Vitamion D3, Vitamin C, Quercetin, Zinc and Melatonin.
In light of the fact that there are effective preventative and treatment options, do we really need to eagerly accept an experimental untested rushed liability-free product injected into healthy people? All medicines and biologic products carry risks. These products are not safe for everyone and should be approached with extreme caution. God designed our incredible immune system to protect us. Death is inevitable. Christians have no fear of death.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
My perspective differs significantly to ‘majority opinion’.
I have been pursuing health through a wide variety of healthy practices for decades. I have thoroughly searched scientific literature and concluded that wearing masks is not going to provide benefit, and can actually bring harm physically, psychologically, and relationally.
I believe that we should speak up and graciously explain our position.
The reason I do not wear a mask, and smile and interact with everyone I meet, is so I can be a benefit and blessing to others. God did not give us a spirit of fear. I do not fear a virus, nor am I a walking health hazard. God created our bodies with a need for oxygen, for face to face interactions, and to have community. I trust the immune system He designed and I practice good hygiene and respect for others.
Dig a little deeper into the actual infection fatality rate from the so-called unique virus – there is a >99% recovery rate for all ages. We need to disconnect from the fear driven mainstream media narrative. More people will die from despair related circumstances than from a virus. All cause mortality rate is lower in 2020 than it was in 2019. Look up stats for flu deaths this year. Almost non-existent. We really need discernment in knowing what information to trust.
Do not fear. God is not surprised by world events. There are many people who don’t wear masks and do not fear a virus. Find them. They will encourage you!
My three brothers and I, maskless, at a recent family gathering.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved. Blessed with a husband of 40 years, five precious babies all grown up, I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
I’ve been collecting SO MUCH information and documentation on masks for weeks. Are they helping or hurting? Instead of listing and discussing all the science and opinions available, I found a few great resources – including videos, written summaries, and poetry – for further education and understanding of this complex topic!
42 scientific references cited, published 14 July 2020
The foregoing data show that masks serve more as instruments of obstruction of normal breathing, rather than as effective barriers to pathogens. Therefore, masks should not be used by the general public, either by adults or children, and their limitations as prophylaxis against pathogens should also be considered in medical settings.
13 scientific references cited, published 11 May 2020
By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.Russell Blaylock, MD
As for the scientific support for the use of face mask, a recent careful examination of the literature, in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed, concluded that, “ None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”1 Keep in mind, no studies have been done to demonstrate that either a cloth mask or the N95 mask has any effect on transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Any recommendations, therefore, have to be based on studies of influenza virus transmission. And, as you have seen, there is no conclusive evidence of their efficiency in controlling flu virus transmission.
A 22 minute video segment from The Highwire with Del Bigtree published on 25 June 2020: ANTI-MASKERS: RIGHT OR SELFISH? As Americans turn against each other over mask mandates, many scientists are speaking out, including former professor of physics at the University of Ottawa, Denis Rancourt, PhD, who just released a paper compiling seven studies on the science surrounding the effectiveness of masks. #AntiMaskers#MasksWork#Coronavirus#Covid19#Health#Lockdown
The present paper about masks illustrates the degree to which governments, the mainstream media, and institutional propagandists can decide to operate in a science vacuum, or select only incomplete science that serves their interests. Such recklessness is also certainly the case with the current global lockdown of over 1 billion people, an unprecedented experiment in medical and political history.
Denis G. Rancourt is a researcher at the Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA.ca) and is formerly a tenured professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada. This paper was originally published at Rancourt’s account on ResearchGate.net. As of June 5, 2020, this paper was removed from his profile by its administrators at Researchgate.net/profile/D_Rancourt. At Rancourt’s blog ActivistTeacher.blogspot.com, he recounts the notification and responses he received from ResearchGate.net and states, “This is censorship of my scientific work like I have never experienced before.”
A detailed comprehensive discussion (47 minutes) of mask effectiveness by Tammy Clark, a PPE expert.
Poetry Pause: “Boiling the Frog; It’s Just A Mask” by Forrest Maready
It’s just a mask. It’s just two weeks. It’s just non-essential businesses. It’s just to keep from overwhelming the hospitals. It’s just until cases go down more. It’s just to keep others from being scared. It’s just for a few more weeks. It’s just communion or singing. You can still meet. It’s just until we get a vaccine. It’s just a few side effects. It’s just a bracelet. It’s just to let people know you’re safe to be around. It’s just an app. It’s just to let others know who you’ve been in contact with. It’s just a few more months. It’s just a video. It’s just an email account. It’s just for protecting others from hate speech. It’s just a few people. It’s just a credit card company. You can use cash. It’s just a few places that don’t take cash. It’s just a little chip. It’s just for medical information and paying for things. It’s just so you can travel. It’s just so you can get your driver’s license. It’s just so you can vote. It’s just for a few more years. It’s just a statue. It’s just a building. It’s just a song. It’s just a few words. It’s just a piece of paper. It’s just a book. It’s just a movie. It’s just a flag. It’s just a piece of cloth. It’s just a blood test. It’s just a scan. It’s just a chip. It’s just a dog. It’s just a clump of cells. It’s just the bad people. It’s just the undesirables. It’s just the Jews. It’s just the men. It’s just the Christians. It’s just the people that don’t think like we do. It’s just… wait… It’s not just a mask #boilingthefrog
From an 8 minute video on Fear and Social Control:
“What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise; to receiving decisions deliberated in secret; to believing that the situation was so complicated that the government had to act on information which the people could not understand, or so dangerous that, even if the people could not understand it, it could not be released because of national security. And their sense of identification with Hitler, their trust in him, made it easier to widen this gap and reassured those who would otherwise have worried about it.”–from Chapter 13, “But Then It Was Too Late”
How about you? Do you have thoughts about the big mask push? Do you have some great succinct persuasive resources to share? Thank you for your comments and contribution to this discussion.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved and blessed to bring five precious babies into the world, and now get to watch nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
If you think you are helping others by wearing a mask in public, you aren’t.
You are not helping. You are stoking the fear of others and perpetuating a deception. You have fallen into a trap.
You are not a biohazard. Your body, in its normal healthy state, is not a danger to others.
You are a child of the most High God, Creator of all things. God’s children honor God by respecting the innate immune system.
If you are sick, stay home and eat healing foods provided by your Creator. If God made it, go for it. If many hands have touched it in processing and mass production, avoid it. Think carefully about any pharmaceutical product you accept for your body, God’s temple.
How can I write on such a controversial topic? As a Christian, saved by God’s grace, called to love others, avidly researching health topics for decades, I feel it is my God given duty to call out deception and the devil’s schemes.
Many say I must show love to others and wear a mask. They see me without a mask and conclude that I can’t be bothered with the inconvenience. They say “people should be willing to take precautions for the benefit of the community even if it’s not fun.”
Fun is not my priority when I think about masks.
Christians demonstrate love for others by demonstrating bold faith in God.
God reveals His plan for humanity in the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is received by faith and results in faith. “The righteous will live by faith.” (Romans 1:17)
How do we protect and nurture our health? Seek to know Jesus, the source of salvation and all power. God desires His children to have strength. He wants His children to trust Him and have faith in all His provisions.
Are we following fools?
Those who refuse to honor and thank God are futile in their thinking and their foolish hearts are darkened. Professing to be wise, they are fools” because they reject God. (see more Romans 1:16-25)
God has revealed Himself to all. Most (the broad road described by Jesus in Matthew 7) do NOT honor God or give Him thanks. People who do not honor God or give Him thanks become futile in their speculations and their foolish hearts are darkened. They think they are wise. They may even have multiple degrees and a lot of respect in our culture. They are still fools. Are we following fools? Are we trusting fools? Are we committing our health to fools?
A brief review of the contradicting information supplied to the public should confirm that there is chaos, not wisdom, in the recommendations on what is good for public health.
Have you investigated the health impact of wearing masks?
Masks significantly reduce oxygen input to the body. God designed your body to function by breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide. Masks reduce oxygen intake and cause in-breathing carbon dioxide. This is dangerous. Look up OSHA guidelines for mask wearing in different occupational settings.
Mask wearing results in an accumulation of bacteria and a moist environment that you continually rebreathe.
Mask wearing interferes with communication. People are misunderstood because their words are incoherent.
Mask wearing reduces understanding between people because so much of our communication depends on reading the cues in the face.
Wearing masks can cause feelings of isolation and helplessness.
Wearing masks can bring harm both physically, mentally, and socially.
There is no solid science supporting the push to make healthy people wear masks in public.
Mask wearing can increase infections and ill health – especially among the general population who touch the mask frequently, re-use masks, and are not able to replace, wash or dispose masks properly.
Masks are a divisive issue that the enemy is using to lead many astray. Above all we must love others, but love does not mean following fools and harming myself. Love is seeking the truth, following Jesus, and living without fear as God’s beloved child.
Be bold. Be strong. This is the calling for all God’s children. God is with His children. Your bold confidence will inspire others to take off their muzzles and break the mask spell.
I’ve got so much more information. Perhaps there will be more on masks to follow…
What about the immunocompromised? What if my employer mandates masks?
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and expose deception. Formerly I was deeply deceived, followed the lies of the enemy, and learned firsthand the lies of the enemy. By God’s grace I am saved and seek to bring glory to Jesus Christ, my Savior, and another point of view to all God’s children. All respectful comments appreciated. Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
