Experts from Yale University have discovered an alarming syndrome linked to the mRNA Covid vaccines.
The previously-unknown condition – dubbed ‘post-vaccination syndrome’ – appears to cause brain fog, dizziness, tinnitus and exercise intolerance.
Some sufferers also show distinct biological changes, including differences in immune cells and the presence of coronavirus proteins in their blood, years after taking the shot.
The condition also appears to reawaken a dormant virus in the body called Epstein-Barr which can cause flu-like symptoms, swollen lymph nodes and nerve issues.
The full results of the small study have not yet been published, and the Yale experts emphasized the results ‘are still a work in progress.’
Yet the findings, from a well-respected institution, suggest more research on post-vaccination syndrome is needed, independent experts said.
The next phase of the research will be to ascertain how widespread the condition is and who is most at risk.
Thousands of people have said that Covid vaccines injured them since the shots were rolled out in 2021.
But the fragmented nature of the US healthcare system makes it challenging to identify rare side effects.
Larger studies have failed to separate the symptoms suffered after Covid vaccination from unrelated illnesses that would have occurred regardless.
Dr Akiko Iwasaki, study author and immunologist at Yale University, said: ‘This work is still in its early stages, and we need to validate these findings.
‘But this is giving us some hope that there may be something that we can use for diagnosis and treatment of PVS down the road.’
The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives globally from Covid, including 3million in the US.
Michelle Utter of Florida was told she had to receive the Covid vaccine in 2021 in order to visit her military sons who were at port. Within days, the former athlete, was crawling on the floor, feeling like she was ‘on fire inside.’ Now, the mother-of-three can hardly stand long enough to cook dinner
In the new study, Iwasaki’s team collected blood samples from 42 people with post-vaccination syndrome (PVS) and 22 people without it between December 2022 and November 2023.
When they analyzed the patients’ immune systems, those with PVS had different proportions of some immune cells. It’s unclear what these differences might mean as the researchers couldn’t link them to specific symptoms.
The team also looked at 134 people with long Covid, as PVS symptoms overlap with it, as well as 134 healthy vaccine recipients.
Both people with long Covid and those with PVS seemed to have reactivated Epstein-Barr syndrome.
More than nine in 10 adults have had Epstein-Barr at some point in their lives, a common infection spread through bodily fluids like saliva or semen.
It causes symptoms like fatigue, fever, and rashes, and once symptoms disappear, the virus remains dormant in the body, where it can be reactivated when the immune system is low.
People with PVS also had elevated levels of Covid spike proteins.
The levels in PMS patients were even greater than those found in patients with long Covid, a condition with similar symptoms linked to the virus itself.
Persistent spike proteins in the body are thought to cause some of long Covid’s symptoms, by keeping the body in a constant state of inflammation.
This was true in patients who received their vaccines between 36 and 709 days prior.
Dr Iwasaki said: ‘That was surprising, to find spike protein in circulation at such a late time point. ‘We don’t know if the level of spike protein is causing the chronic symptoms, because there were other participants with PVS who didn’t have any measurable spike protein. ‘But it could be one mechanism underlying this syndrome.’
The study’s main limitation was its small size, Dr Gregory Poland, emeritus editor of the journal Vaccine and president of Atria Research Institute, told the New York Times.
However, he added: ‘Despite these limitations, they found interesting data that need further study.
‘Much larger studies of very carefully defined and phenotyped individuals [genetically analyzed] need to take place.’
Dr Harlan Krumholz, co-senior study author and Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine at Yale, said: ‘It’s clear that some individuals are experiencing significant challenges after vaccination.
‘Our responsibility as scientists and clinicians is to listen to their experiences, rigorously investigate the underlying causes, and seek ways to help.’
Dr John Wherry, director of the Institute for Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania who was not involved in the research, urged caution about the data and said it’s possible some of the excess spike protein may be from undetected Covid infections.
He told The New York Times: ‘I would like to see more data on this topic.’
The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer are estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives globally, including 3million in the US.
Data from the US Covid vaccine injury compensation program suggested that 14,000 people had filed claims for injury or death they claimed were caused by the Covid vaccine as of December 2024, out of the 270 million Americans who received at least one dose of the vaccine.
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Montana May Soon Become First State to Ban mRNA Vaccines
The state of Montana is considering a proposal that would ban mRNA vaccines.
Having passed out of committee, Republican lawmakers are supporting legislation that would ban the use of mRNA vaccines in most medical circumstances.
Sponsored by Reps. Greg Kmetz, Tracy Sharp and Lukas Schubert, House Bill 371 would ban the administering of vaccines developed with mRNA, or messenger ribonucleic acid, technology on humans.
Last week, the Montana House Judiciary Committee voted to send the bill to the floor after hearing testimony for and against the proposal, according to NBC Montana.
“[mRNA vaccines are] the most destructive and lethal medical products that have ever been used in medical history,” Dr. Christine Drivdahl-Smith, a family physician in Miles City, told the committee earlier this month.
Also providing testimony was Derek Oestreicher, chief legal counsel for the Montana Family Foundation, which works to inform parents about decisions related to their children’s healthcare.
“mRNA vaccines are still in their infancy, we do not yet fully understand the long-term consequences of introducing synthetic genetic material into the human body,” he explained.
“And the rush to roll out these vaccines without adequate long-term studies has left many individuals questioning the wisdom of their own medical choices.”
“This is especially true for those who felt forced or coerced into taking the vaccines due to mandates, social pressures, or threats to their employment.”
While the bill would ban mRNA vaccines “for infectious diseases,” exclusions have been carved out for “gene therapy products used to treat cancers or genetic disorders.”
The most notorious mRNA vaccine was the COVID vaccine, which despite promises from Big Pharma to end the pandemic, did not prevent transmission of the disease.
Under the terms of the bill, anyone healthcare professional caught administering a gene-based vaccine to a person in Montana would face a $500 fine per violation and could risk losing their medical license.
It is currently unclear whether the bill has sufficient support to pass.
Republicans control both Houses of the Montana State Legislature, although remain short of a supermajority.
The state also has a Republican governor, Greg Gianforte.
Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy is known for his skepticism about mRNA technology but has insisted that anyone who wishes to take a vaccine will remain free to do so.
However, Kennedy has promised to carry out reviews on vaccine side effects and raise the standards of approval for mRNA technology.
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Paying down the debt will help Americans VASTLY more than DOGE ‘dividends’
Here’s a flashy, bad idea from President Donald Trump: Give every American a cut of the cash DOGE is clawing back from bloated government budgets.
We get the appeal — who doesn’t like free money? — but that’s pretty much how the country got into its current fiscal mess in the first place.
And, fine, the president said Wednesday only that he’s musing about giving voters 20% of the savings DOGE finds, whether via tax reductions or direct checks, as well as about putting just 20% toward paying down the national debt.
Thing is, even devoting every dime DOGE digs up to balancing the books still won’t get the federal government remotely out of its $36 trillion debt hole.
Uncle Sam’s now burning $1 trillion a year just on interest, even as the principal grows.
That’s obscene, not to mention completely unsustainable.
So minimizing the overall debt will benefit Americans far more than a quick few grand in their pockets.
Plus, direct checks (or tax rebates) greatly risk feeding renewed inflation, just as did the Bidenbucks giveaways of 2021.
And inflation’s return would not only zap any benefit from these payouts (extra cash doesn’t do a lot of good if it’s all going toward marked-up groceries), it’d invite voter fury at Trump and Republicans in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.
By itself, putting Democrats out of power in Washington hasn’t brought America back to full price stability: The Consumer Price Index rose again in January to 3% and the bond markets are expecting continued pain.
Washington’s splurge addiction is what got us in this mess, and only fiscal sanity can get us out: Best to start getting sane with what DOGE delivers.
We follow the logic of Trump’s “dividend” idea: The left is going ballistic over every DOGE move; cutting Joe Lunchbox in on the savings could help counter that.
Thing is, Democrats’ histrionics so far are making them look ridiculous, defending the indefensible.
DOGE’s work doesn’t need the extra oomph from “dividends”; better to invest every cent into escaping the disaster of Bidenomics.
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