A committee reviewing Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program has reported on an Ontario man who was euthanized for "post-vaccination syndrome."
Ontario man granted euthanasia for controversial 'post COVID-19 vaccination syndrome' | Fort McMurray Today | Sharon Kirkey:
October 24, 2024 - "An Ontario man in his late 40s with a history of mental illness died by euthanasia after his assisted death assessors decided that the most reasonable explanation for his physical decline was a post COVID-19 'vaccination syndrome'.... The term is controversial — Canada’s current vaccine reporting system for adverse events doesn’t include 'post-vaccine syndrome' — and multiple specialists consulted before his death couldn’t agree on a diagnosis, raising questions as to whether the man’s condition met the criteria for an 'irremediable,' meaning a hopeless, incurable condition.
"The anonymized case is one of several highlighted in a series of reports issued by a 16-member MAID death review committee struck by Ontario’s chief coroner’s office in January. Identified as 'Mr. A,' the man experienced 'suffering and functional decline” following three vaccinations for SARS-CoV-2. He also suffered from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and personality disorders, and, “while navigating his physical symptoms,” was twice admitted to hospital, once involuntarily, with thoughts of suicide.
"'Amongst his multiple specialists, no unifying diagnosis was confirmed,' according to the report. However, his MAID assessors 'opined that the most reasonable diagnosis for Mr. A’s clinical presentation (severe functional decline) was a post-vaccine syndrome, in keeping with chronic fatigue syndrome.' There were no 'pathological findings' at a post-mortem that could identify any underlying physiological diagnosis, though people’s experiences can’t be discounted just because medicine can’t find what’s wrong with them....
"Details in the reports are limited. A spokesperson from the coroner’s office said members of the MAID death review committee cannot discuss particulars about cases mentioned due to confidentiality and respect for the families involved. According to their report, 'only a small number of MAID deaths in Ontario have identified concerns,' and the deaths selected 'are chosen for the ability to generate discussion, thought and considerations for practice improvement'....
"Rare conditions can occur after vaccination that can have 'life-altering consequences,' said McMaster University immunologist Dawn Bowdish. Serious vaccine side effects generally appear within two weeks after the first, and more rarely, second dose of a vaccine, she said....
"A chronic post-vaccine syndrome remains controversial. A rapid review paper prepared by WorkSafeBC, a worker’s compensation company, found no published data supporting the development of chronic fatigue syndrome post mRNA COVID vaccination.
"However, in a preprint study published last year that had not yet gone through peer-review, 241 adults who responded to an online survey reported ongoing symptoms after a COVID vaccination, such as excessive fatigue, brain fog and pain, numbness and tingling in different parts of the body. Most received mRNA vaccines. Led by doctors at the Yale School of Medicine, the researchers cautioned that vaccines against COVID 'have saved many lives,' and that the symptoms could be unrelated to the shots, occurring by chance. However, the clustering of symptoms within the first one to 18 days from vaccination 'suggests a potential relationship,' they reported.
"The study had limitations, including that people self-reported symptoms. Bowdish said she does not want to discount people’s experiences, but that with self-reported data 'it’s impossible to validate that they were vaccinated,' and infection with COVID can cause similar lingering symptoms, she said."
Read more: https://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/health/ontario-man-euthanasia-post-covid-19-vaccination-syndrome
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