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We've been assured by health officials that Covid jabs are safe - even if there are some indications that blood clots may be caused in rare cases.
Well, 'safe' seems to mean we are far less likely to die from a dose of the Covid virus after being jabbed than from any clots that may be caused by the jab - which is not really 'safe' in my book.
The message has been pumped out that the jabs have passed strenuous testing procedures and are meant to be reassured by this. But just how good are these tests?
Today, we have been reminded of the scandal of infected blood transfusions sanctioned by the NHS which killed around 3,000 who were given blood containing HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980 and blighted the lives of many thousands of their surviving relatives.
"Nearly 5,000 people with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with potentially fatal viruses after being given a clotting agent called Factor VIII.
Much of the drug was imported from the US, where prisoners and other at-risk groups were often paid to donate the plasma used to make it.
Victims included dozens of young haemophiliacs at a boarding school in Hampshire who died after contracting HIV as a result.
Tens of thousands more victims may have been exposed to viral hepatitis through blood transfusions after an operation or childbirth."
One assumes this procedure was rigorously researched and tested before it was rolled out. Yet there was a deadly aftermath.
"That was fifty years ago - tests are vastly better today"
Really?
We are not talking about centuries-old medical practices like blood letting or the use of leeches here. The scientists and researchers of the 1970s would have considered themselves to be modern and incredibly well-informed - just like those today.
From my own limited experience I've come to realise that specialist doctors do not understand the relationship between different glands and organs in our wonderful bodies despite years of study and experience.
Saying 'Sorry', doesn't cut it Mr Hancock . "Sorry" is not the hardest word. It's easily trotted out to assuage the effects of terrible actions and has become meaningless and trite.
Just something to consider next time we allow our bodies to be invaded.
Just something to think about before criticising folk who refuse the jab - the poor, misguided and ill-informed.
Well, 'safe' seems to mean we are far less likely to die from a dose of the Covid virus after being jabbed than from any clots that may be caused by the jab - which is not really 'safe' in my book.
The message has been pumped out that the jabs have passed strenuous testing procedures and are meant to be reassured by this. But just how good are these tests?
Today, we have been reminded of the scandal of infected blood transfusions sanctioned by the NHS which killed around 3,000 who were given blood containing HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980 and blighted the lives of many thousands of their surviving relatives.
"Nearly 5,000 people with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with potentially fatal viruses after being given a clotting agent called Factor VIII.
Much of the drug was imported from the US, where prisoners and other at-risk groups were often paid to donate the plasma used to make it.
Victims included dozens of young haemophiliacs at a boarding school in Hampshire who died after contracting HIV as a result.
Tens of thousands more victims may have been exposed to viral hepatitis through blood transfusions after an operation or childbirth."
One assumes this procedure was rigorously researched and tested before it was rolled out. Yet there was a deadly aftermath.
"That was fifty years ago - tests are vastly better today"
Really?
We are not talking about centuries-old medical practices like blood letting or the use of leeches here. The scientists and researchers of the 1970s would have considered themselves to be modern and incredibly well-informed - just like those today.
From my own limited experience I've come to realise that specialist doctors do not understand the relationship between different glands and organs in our wonderful bodies despite years of study and experience.
Saying 'Sorry', doesn't cut it Mr Hancock . "Sorry" is not the hardest word. It's easily trotted out to assuage the effects of terrible actions and has become meaningless and trite.
Just something to consider next time we allow our bodies to be invaded.
Just something to think about before criticising folk who refuse the jab - the poor, misguided and ill-informed.
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