EDITOR, The Tribune.

With the COVID-19 pandemic now in the rearview mirror, even if it is not, the vast majority of the population have already moved on with their life as normal. There are, however, some questions that need to be answered.

During the pandemic, the vaccine was pushed relentlessly by the competent authorities as the essential “antidote” to return our lives to normal. The script was rewritten many times as the efficacy of the vaccine began to be called into question. Many people took the vaccine because they honestly believed what was promulgated by the “virologists, immunologists, and governments”.

Firstly, we were told that vaccine would prevent transmission of the virus. Then came many breakthrough cases and the narrative was subtly changed or might I say redacted to ‘the vaccine prevents or reduces the risk of being hospitalized’. Then we heard it gave you a fighting chance if you ever contracted the virus. The narrative kept changing until they had no other recourse but to allow the vaccination conversation to die a natural death.

We had police cars marked COVID Police to ensure that the level of “covidity” was kept to a bare minimum. We even had hotlines to do contact tracing and numbers were listed on a flyer/leaflet, which was given to the recently vaccinated. With all the necessary resources taken to stop or limit the spread of COVID, how come we don’t see the same level of concern being shown post COVID?

I tell you that if we mobilised every working part of our society as we did during the pandemic, we would see a downturn in crime and the level of corruption or perceived corruption in our society and world on a broader spectrum.

I know many people are tired of hearing the news and so have stopped watching it since the COVID pandemic because it was quite depressing, but there are others among us who still pay close attention.

Did you know that there are a number of people who are suffering from vaccine remorse? Some have regretted taking the vaccine since the unvaccinated and vaccinated are now on the same level. The vaccinated have lost their short-lived superiority complex.

There are others who took the vaccine and now have developed health problems. Let me hasten to say that they had no previous history of health challenges. Many have cardiology problems and we are now hearing of young people dying of massive heart attacks.

Can the competent authorities please explain to us (1) why so many people, especially young ones, are dying of massive heart attacks? (2) Why there are so many health issues post COVID-19 vaccine?

Many vaccine “ambassadors” will use the obesity and unhealthy lifestyle of most of our people as a scapegoat, but that won’t fly for me. We have always had many of our people eating unhealthily but never have we seen so many health issues.

I remember the many funny memes during the pandemic whenever a notice came out about a press conference. Many residents would have their Pepto bismol nearby, which was quite hilarious.

With fun and jokes aside, why can we not have the chief medical officer (CMO) and minister of health share with us in a press conference some findings? I recommend that we have a press conference where the “clean” journalists can put the tough questions to the competent authorities.

I say “clean” because some journalists seem to have bought the COVID-19 narrative hook, line, and sinker, rejecting the overwhelming body of evidence that the vaccine doesn’t work inter alia. There are others though, who can separate facts from fiction without getting their feelings all wrapped up in that.

The number of cancer cases has gone up and some cancers have even been more aggressive. Those whose cancer was in remission have seen it return with a vengeance post vaccine. Is anyone keeping a record? If so, can those statistics be made public? The freedom of information act is long overdue.

Why are there no hotlines to deal with suicide ideation post COVID vaccine? Have we established any form of compensation for those who have been adversely affected/injured by the vaccine? Where are the hotlines to point people in the right direction who have developed cardiologic issues post COVID-19 vaccine or are they left to fend for themselves since we can now return to our regularly scheduled programming such as playing golf, enjoy our social parties? Do they want us to “drink water and mind our own business”?

That was never the attitude we displayed during the pandemic. Those who refused to surrender their arms to receive the jab were vilified, labeled unchristian, unconscionable and the list goes on and on.

Why do we have so many children lagging behind with the regular immunization? I put it to you that many parents are afraid that the COVID-19 vaccine will be sneaked into the mix. I understand that PAHO is warning of the threat of polio and other diseases, but I put it to you that the government and the medical fraternity will have to work doubly hard to regain the trust of the public after such massive campaign to get the COVID-19 vaccine and multiple boosters.

Should the church be used as a mop to clean up the medical mess left by the putative scientific community? I tell you that we will continue to offer counseling, emotional, physical and spiritual help to get through this unforgettable phase of our human existence. But the competent authorities need to address us forthwith.

PASTOR SAMUEL

Nassau,

July 26, 202