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Pam Long

@PamLongCO

24 Apr

“My doctor would NEVER recommend a drug that caused heart attacks,” thought every fatality of Merck’s Vioxx.

“The CDC would NEVER pause and resume a drug that caused fatalities in infants,” thought every parent who had an infant die from Merck’s Rotateq.

“The FDA would NEVER allow an OTC drug to stay on the market with carcinogenic ingredients,” thought every victim of J&J baby powder and Novartis Zantac.

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Pam Long

@PamLongCO

3 Mar

⚠️ The UK provides an adverse reaction summary unlike the US. For Pfizer as of 22 Feb: 77,207 total reactions, 26,823 reports, 197 fatal reactions. Fatal by cardiac, gastric, respiratory, infection (Covid & influenza), respiratory, & sudden. gov.uk/government/pub…

Reactions: lymphadenopathy 1536, cardiac 919, ear disorders 620, eye disorders 1098, gastrointestinal disorders 8506, fatigue 5220, malaise 1241, pyrexia (fever disorders) 4477, chills 2883, pain 1737, immune system disorders 413, metabolic disorders 468

Infections 1659 (including Covid19 & influenza), arthralgia 2186, myalgia 3288, musculoskeletal 10,454 (pain in extremity, neck, back), nervous system 14,559 (tremors, sensory disorders, seizures, paraesthesia/hypesthesia, dizziness, fainting, migraine)

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Pam Long

@PamLongCO

28 Feb

Today I overheard a woman say “J&J has 66% effectiveness, but it includes all variant strains, so IF I have a choice, I will pick that one.”
To which I will respond how misinformed all of this statement is.