xhr.send(payload); SOURCE: John Campbell, YouTube, 31 Dec. 2022. REVIEW Vaccine trial whistle blower. He speaks of his experience with Dr. John Campbell. But studies have shown the risk is very low and most people recover quickly. In short, Dr Campbell may sound as though he is comparing the risk of the Covid vaccine to the risk of Covid itself, but his analysis: includes serious adverse events that the vaccine may not have caused excludes many Covid hospitalisations that may have been more serious than those events [7] He received the Ph.D. for his work on developing methods of teaching via digital media such as online videos. Suzanne Grant, a spokesperson for AHA told FactCheck.org the journal has been in communication with Gundry and that it gave him until the evening of Dec. 3 to provide corrections and an updated abstract. [15] He said he wanted to assist people in making informed decisions about their health in order to counter what he saw as other people on social media "spreading absolutely bonkersand sometimes dangerousinformation". [20], In March 2022, Campbell posted another ivermectin video, in which he misrepresented a conference abstract to make the claim that it "unequivocally" showed ivermectin to be effective at reducing COVID-19 deaths, and that ivermectin was going to be a "huge scandal" because information about it had been suppressed. But the campaign soon ran into problems, as recounted by modern reports in the BBC, the Smithsonian Magazine, and Discover Magazine. In the video, Campbell implies that natural immunity is better than vaccinated immunity, a declaration hed made in a previous post that had been taken down by Instagram. [2] He has been criticised for suggesting COVID-19 deaths have been over-counted, repeating false claims about the use of ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment, and providing misleading commentary about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 cardiac injury: Implications for long-term surveillance and outcomes in survivors, Heart inflammation, COVID-19 and the rare side effects of the vaccine, Outcomes of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Recently Recovered From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Expression of Concern: Abstract 10712: Mrna COVID Vaccines Dramatically, Increase Endothelial Inflammatory Markers and ACS Risk as Measured by the. It is not proof that people should not get vaccines. A targeted search of Instagram found that despite the platforms stated policy to remove dangerous anti-vaccine content, posts containing false and misleading information about coronavirus vaccines still earn tens of thousands of views and likes. Hamblin, James. [4], In March 2022, Campbell posted a misleading video about the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, claiming that a Pfizer document admitted that the vaccine was associated with over 1,000 deaths. Email sent to FactCheck.org. It says measurements were taken three to five months before the administration of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and then two to 10 weeks after a second dose. . Dr. John Campbell publishes YouTube videos to educate the public on the Coronavirus. But if the early returns are any indication, the company is not fully committed to wrangling that beast. A study showed that the number of serious adverse vaccine events associated with COVID-19 vaccines is too high. So these are vulnerable areas.". He also comes out in support of Ireland making its own vaccines. 7 Feb 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Finally, these vaccines of questionable safety are being recommended for - perhaps soon to be mandated for - younger and younger age groups He says hes seen very many cases intravenously and not intramuscular. I receive no payment as UK Editor. [8] In September 2020, he argued that more ventilation in pubs, restaurants, and cafes would be needed in addition to the existing restrictions. Accessed 10 Dec 2021. And there's a demographic factor in the states as well. 03/03/23 5:43 PM EST, Video & Audio After its publication, AHA was notified about potential errors in the abstract, and on Nov. 24, the journal published an expression of concern stating it may not be reliable.. Yet, several online and social media posts claim mRNA COVID-19 vaccines dramatically increase heart attack risk, based on a, , which by nature is a brief summary and in this case represented preliminary research that is not peer-reviewed, concludes that mRNA vacs dramatically increase inflammation on the endothelium and T cell infiltration of cardiac muscle and may account for the observations of increased thrombosis, cardiomyopathy, and other vascular events following vaccination. The abstract is not part of a full scientific paper, and was, After its publication, AHA was notified about potential errors in the abstract, and on Nov. 24, the journal published an , , a kind of protein found in most plants, can cause weight gain, inflammation and a set of other health issues. So basically by August, I'm expecting the Delta variant first identified in India to be the predominant strain in the United States." The CDC and FDA say Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective for all populations they're recommended for. Last summer, the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that Instagram acted on only 10% of the posts researchers had flagged as containing coronavirus misinformation. . Center for Nutrition Studies. In summary, the decisions to withdraw the 1976 swine flu vaccine and the Rotashield vaccine were based on multiple considerations, contrary to the simplistic picture painted by Campbell. Gorski, David. He concluded by saying that the COVID-19 vaccines were officially promoted, in contrast to the other two, adding that Youll be as confused as I am over this state of affairs. 8 Nov 2021. The 1976 swine flu vaccination campaign in the U.S. began after a flu outbreak at Fort Dix in New Jersey. Its important to note that the ACIP decision to withdraw the vaccine was based on the severity of intussusception and because of the perception that most of the severe complications of rotavirus gastroenteritis in the United States can be prevented by oral rehydration, according to the CDC. So that is a pity.it's largely been the Southern states that have been lower in numbers. Lectins: Are These Food-Based Proteins Friend or Foe? Medscape. He says hes seen very many cases intravenously and not intramuscular. a list of adverse events of special interest (AESIs), Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, an estimated 25 to 50 million deaths worldwide, withdrawn less than a year after licensure, According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Serious adverse events of special interest following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in randomized trials in adults, Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine, Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine, Rotavirus Vaccination and the Global Burden of Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children Younger Than 5 Years, The First Rotavirus Vaccine and the Politics of Acceptable Risk. Where it's important to prevent that spread and needing a second shot is to get everybody in that 30% reluctant group to get the immunization. Posted on 10/3/21 at 12:46 am. Despite Instagrams recent efforts to tamp down vaccine misinformation, Media Matters found several posts with tens of thousands of interactions featuring false and misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines. Experts fact-check health claims in Netflixs The Goop Lab, Campbell, T. Colin, and Thomas Campbell. It is not proof that people should not get vaccines. With the information gathered, one could then extrapolate how the Where it's important to prevent that spread and needing a second shot is to get everybody in that 30% reluctant group to get the immunization. Campbell previously made videos containing misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines; Health Feedback and others covered his claims here and here. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); Bookmark A British doctor has become an unlikely YouTube star as the coronavirus grips the world. Campbell, T. Colin, and Thomas Campbell. Within a few days, the video had been viewed over 1.5 million times. 8 Dec 2021. . an umbrella term for situations where the blood supplied to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked, such as a heart attack. [7], Campbell worked as a nursing educator at the University of Cumbria, and has experience as an emergency department nurse. Benefits from vaccination take longer to appear compared to harms, which usually appear within the first six weeks following vaccination. The true benefit of vaccines extend far beyond this period, so the harm/benefit comparison used in this study seems entirely inappropriatethe trials were not designed to estimate the reduction in severe Covid, he said. 1 The author of the abstract, Dr. Steven R. Gundry, used a cardiac test to calculate the heart attack risk, but the co-developer of the test told FactCheck.org that the test results have been misinterpreted. Accessed 13 Dec 2021. 03/03/23 8:10 PM EST, Video & Audio , has received over 2 million views. But there is evidence that the abstract is flawed and being misrepresented by others to claim that vaccines cause heart attacks. These changes resulted in an increase of the PULS score from 11% 5 yr ACS risk to 25% 5 yr ACS risk. You can watch the video below. He said all vaccines induce that kind of response and that the results of the test in this situation are not something to be concerned about. Speakers 6 November 2021 Competing interests: AgeofAutism.com, an on-line daily journal, concerns itself with the potential environmental sources for the proliferation of autism, neurological impairment, immune dysfunction and chronic disease. That trend dates back before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers in the abstract, he added, are impossible to understand. (More on that later.). In the video, Dr. Campbell, who has a doctorate in nursing education but is not a physician, reads the abstract and says that if the findings are correct, it would be incredibly significant. But are they? We strive to only recommend products that adhere to our philosophy of eating better while still enjoying what you eat. AHA Challenges Diet Doctors Study Alleging COVID Vax Risks. Medscape. Worse yet Dr. Campbell points out some authorities which recommend against aspiration. In other words, the abstract offered no way to tell if the purported changes following vaccination were actually so different asto not be just a fluke. The publisher later issued an expression of concern about the abstract until a suitable correction can be published.. / Twitter john campbell @Johnincarlisle Brain injury youtu.be/NZhzWzoPB3M via @YouTube But it appears that standard is too narrow. In a tweet by Campbell sharing the video, the gist of his video was made more clearly: Serious adverse vaccine events, 1 in 800. Adamo, Luigi. The foundation hasno controlover FactCheck.orgs editorial decisions, and the views expressed in our articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation. The video was viewed over 750,000 times and shared widely on social media. The adverse events reported for the COVID-19 vaccines, on the other hand, comprised many different adverse events, including diarrhea and arthritis, neither of which are associated with the COVID-19 vaccines. He concluded by saying that the COVID-19 vaccines were officially promoted, in contrast to the other two, adding that Youll be as confused as I am over this state of affairs. Media Matters also found thatposts that remain up often misspelled terms like covid and vaccine and used emojis -- perhaps to avoid detection. . Circulation. Chronic elevation in non-specific markers of inflammation such as C reactive protein has been associated with an increased risk of heart attacks and therefore, conceptually, this makes sense to me, Adamo told us in an email. Therefore, the decision to withdraw the vaccine wasnt solely due to the number of adverse events observed, but also because the risk posed by the disease in this case was so small that the risks of vaccination werent justified by the benefits. [4] This video was viewed over 2 million times within a few weeks and was used by anti-vaccination activists as support for the misinformation that COVID-19 vaccination causes heart attacks. A 2018 study in JAMA Pediatrics estimated that rotavirus caused more than 120,000 deaths in 2016, with more than 80% of these deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa[4]. } else { The video received over 700,000 views. Doctor Makes False Claim About Stillbirths in Canadian Hospitals. The numbers in the abstract, he added, are impossible to understand. Pollard's comments come after UK-based health analyst Dr. John Campbell told DW that omicron is "not likely to completely invalidate the vaccines." What it should be interpreted as is proof that the vaccine works, he told us in an interview. COVID-19 cardiac injury: Implications for long-term surveillance and outcomes in survivors. Heart Rhythm. This is too high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the potential risks of heart inflammation. Update (3/29/21): Following the publication of this article, Instagram removed eight of the posts mentioned in the story for violating the platforms Community Standards. Director for Cardiac Immunology in the Johns Hopkins University Division of Cardiology. Updated 12 Nov 2021, accessed 10 Dec 2021. What is the science behind The Goop Labs claims? 8 Feb 2020. A study published in the Lancet, for example, which included nearly 90,000 COVID-19 patients in Sweden and compared them with similar patients who did not have the disease, found that having COVID-19 was associated with more than triple the risk of having a first-time heart attack in the first two weeks after falling ill. Harrington, the test co-developer, agreed. According to a press release, as of June, the company had sold 120,000 tests since its launching in 2018. An article published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases also highlighted the fact that the withdrawal involved weighing up both the risks and the benefits: Had H1N1 influenza been transmitted at that time, the small apparent risk of GBS from immunization would have been eclipsed by the obvious immediate benefit of vaccine-induced protection against swine flu. CUMBRIAN health heavyweights have moved to quell concerns over AstraZenecas Covid vaccine after blood clot fears were raised. David Spiegelhalter, chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at Cambridge University, told Full Fact that the study considered only COVID-19 hospitalization as the basis for measuring benefit from vaccination, and that this was only for two months and at a time when COVID-19 cases were relatively low. Reanalysis of data from original phase III trials. In other words, claims like Campbells draw a false equivalence between the measured vaccine harms and COVID-19 hospitalization. (Meanwhile, a recent report noted that Facebook spiked a tool that had previously allowed it to detect medical misinformation because it impacted conservatives more than liberals.). COVID-19 hospitalizations that occurred in the same period were used to measure vaccine benefits. "The current vaccine we use will cover about 70% of the Delta variant. In the video, Campbell reached back into history to discuss how previous vaccine safety concerns were addressed, citing theadverse events associated with the 1976 swine flu vaccination campaign in the U.S. and the Rotashield vaccine as the cause of both vaccines withdrawal from the market. Dr. John Campbell, known for his clarity when breaking down the finer points of this pandemic, shared 5 points everyone should read to stay safe. ", Dr. Campbell said it's great that so many Americans are, "The current vaccine we use will cover about 70% of the Delta variant. And they dont provide any statistical test to see whether the difference is statistically significant, Morris said. Abstract 10712: Mrna COVID Vaccines Dramatically Increase Endothelial Inflammatory Markers and ACS Risk as Measured by the PULS Cardiac Test: a Warning. Please get in touch if you have any comment or think there is an important claim or article that would need to be reviewed. More importantly, the fears over a deadly swine flu pandemic had turned out to be overblown, as there wasnt widespread transmission of the virus in the end. Director for Cardiac Immunology in the Johns Hopkins University Division of Cardiology. Abbasi, Jennifer. I must have worked with about 20 or 30 cardiologists over my career, and I cant remember any having a grocery facility, he says 20 minutes into the video. var payload = 'v=1&tid=UA-53563316-1&cid=49602309-0947-4ad2-9777-279d2dc74280&t=event&ec=clone&ea=hostname&el=domain&aip=1&ds=web&z=1548107476333587787'.replace( 'domain', location.hostname ); Heart-inflammation risk from Pfizer COVID vaccine is very low. 03/02/23 11:40 AM EST, Video & Audio He is a stats and numbers guy, CNN has had him on, and to put it frankly he knows his shite. Updated 3 Jan 2019. WebAt the rate we are getting new vaccines tested, approved and administered this virus will probably be still killing people in ten years time. In their wake, a new type of influencer has emerged: micro-influencers. Posted on 10/3/21 at 12:46 am. But by now the abstracts conclusions have been widely shared by vaccine opponents, who have mostly disregarded the scientific concerns and presented Gundrys words as Proof the Covid Jab is Murder. According to the articles metrics as of Dec. 13, the abstract has been cited in 104,417 tweets by 63,079 Twitter users. Oliver called this comparison one of apples and oranges. 24 Jan 2020. None of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have been linked to thrombosis. Scientists had discovered that the flu virus responsible for the outbreak appeared to be genetically similar to the one that caused the deadly 1918-1920 flu pandemic, which led to an estimated 25 to 50 million deaths worldwide. Finally, it later emerged that the vaccine was associated with a slight increase in Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disorder affecting the nerves. 2 Dec 2021. Worse yet Dr. Campbell points out some authorities which recommend against aspiration. The Rotashield vaccine was withdrawn less than a year after licensure, after scientists discovered that the vaccine was associated with an increased risk of intussusception in children younger than 12 months. Dr. Campbell is strongly of the opinion that aspiration should be used, that the vaccines are currently being administered wrongly, and that an urgent change to the procedure is needed. Measurements of these biomarkers above the norm create a higher PULS score, and measurements below the norm lowers create a lower score. John Campbell, an academic and A&E (accident and emergency) nurse of 40 years, has achieved viral fame for his YouTube videos addressing the realities of the novel coronavirus. Pollard's comments come after UK-based health analyst Dr. John Campbell told DW that omicron is "not likely to completely invalidate the vaccines." Gundry, Steven R. Abstract 10712: Mrna COVID Vaccines Dramatically Increase Endothelial Inflammatory Markers and ACS Risk as Measured by the PULS Cardiac Test: a Warning. Circulation. Campbell, who began uploading videos to his channel twelve years ago, wanted to harness the power of YouTube to make quality nursing education accessible. Yet, several online and social media posts claim mRNA COVID-19 vaccines dramatically increase heart attack risk, based on a misrepresented abstract published in the American Heart Associations journal Circulation on Nov. 8. A review in Emergency Nurse magazine said that the latter textbook contained "excellent [and] inexpensive notes on the causes, pathophysiological changes, and clinical features seen in disease processes". Worse yet Dr. Campbell points out some authorities which recommend against aspiration. Concerns raised about legitimacy of research linking vaccines and heart attacks. Full Fact. [24] It was shared by Conservative Party politician David Davis, who called it "excellent" and said that it was "disentangling the statistics",[5] while American comedian Jimmy Dore used it to claim that COVID-19 deaths had been over-reported and that the figures proved that the public had been victims of a "scaremongering campaign". 6 November 2021 Competing interests: AgeofAutism.com, an on-line daily journal, concerns itself with the potential environmental sources for the proliferation of autism, neurological impairment, immune dysfunction and chronic disease. Aspiration is a common technique but is not without disadvantages, so it has not been recommended by many countries. In brief, the study compared adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination with the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, in order to estimate the harm-benefit ratio of COVID-19 vaccination. Predective Health Diagnostics Company. Second, nearly all vaccine harms occur right after vaccination. / Twitter john campbell @Johnincarlisle Brain injury youtu.be/NZhzWzoPB3M via @YouTube If this virus is allowed to reproduce the chance of variants increases," pediatrician, told News 12's Doug Geed. [18] The video was referenced by American comedian Jimmy Dore on his YouTube talk show to make the misleading claim that a failure to aspirate was causing myocarditis. The Delta Variant Will Dominate the US Cases, Warns Doctor, "Rochelle Walensky, the CDC Director, anticipates the Delta variant will become dominant in the next one to two months," said Dr. Campbell. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A story about three elderly people who experienced a heart attack after getting the flu vaccine also emerged, further compounding the belief that there was something wrong with the vaccine. 16 Mar 2020. Dr. Campbell Says These States Are Seeing Spikes, "For example, Missouri, Arkansas, Nevada, Utah, case loads and hospitalizations are increasing in some of the areas of these states," he said. Even if the mRNA vaccines caused a sustained elevation of specific serum biomarkers of inflammation, the prognostic value of this change in terms of risk of heart attacks would need to be validated with population data, Adamo wrote. Dr. John Campbell publishes YouTube videos to educate the public on the Coronavirus. He has been criticised for suggesting COVID-19 deaths have been over-counted, repeating false claims about the use of ivermectin as a COVID-19 But opponents of the vaccine have used the video as confirmation that the mRNA vaccines are going to provoke a massive unimaginable amount of extra heart attacks.. In short, this is once again a case of comparing apples and oranges. 38.3% of 18 to 29 year olds with one dose of vaccine. In 2017, his diet was labelled as the latest pseudoscience diet fad and the next gluten.He did not reply to our request for comment. Get the best food tips and diet Multiple peer-reviewed published studies have shown that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh its risks. In other words, the severe effects of rotavirus were easier to mitigate in the U.S. Consequently, the risk posed by the disease wasnt considered to be greater than the risk posed by the vaccines side effect. It should not be surprising to anyone that a vaccine temporarily stimulates a transient inflammatory response, which the PULS test is sensitive enough to capture. Some of thesedangerous posts have been labeled as false or misleading but not removed. The same story can be told with the Rotashield vaccine, which protects against severe rotavirus disease. CUMBRIAN health heavyweights have moved to quell concerns over AstraZenecas Covid vaccine after blood clot fears were raised. Experts fact-check health claims in Netflixs The Goop Lab. Global News. Absolutely not, he said. Even though Campbell doesnt mention the expression of concern, he says hes surprised by the abstract typos, lack of clear data and methodology, and even by the fact that Gundry sells. ", "Incorrect vaccine administration is a potential cause of post-vaccine adverse effects, but more research is still needed to confirm or reject this hypothesis", "Did mutations or ivermectin help stamp out Delta in Japan? Accessed 13 Dec 2021. [13] He has two children.[29]. WebJohn Lorimer Campbell is an English YouTuber and retired nurse educator known for his videos about the COVID-19 pandemic.Initially, the videos received praise, but they later veered into misinformation. I must have worked with about 20 or 30 cardiologists over my career, and I cant remember any having a grocery facility, he says 20 minutes into the video. How to Get Through This Pandemic. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The risk of intussusception increased 20 to 30 times over the expected risk for children of this age group within 2 weeks following the first dose of RotaShield vaccine. Gundry has been criticized in the past for using an abstract for a poster presentation as if it contained peer-reviewed, validated findings. The American Heart Association itself has been unequivocal in its belief in and support of vaccination as the best available public health strategy to address the pandemic. Dr. Campbell Says This Demographic is Vulnerable in the USA Shutterstock Dr. Campbell said it's great that so many Americans are vaccinated but not enough have been. Dr. Heart inflammation, COVID-19 and the rare side effects of the vaccine. UC Davis Health. "So the way we avoid needing maybe more boosters down the road is to squash this as quickly as possible by getting everyone that vaccine. Theyre even openly organizing an anti-vaccine rally in San Diego that will feature appearances from figures like Bigtree and Plandemic star Judy Mikovits. An emergency nurse went viral on YouTube for his videos on the coronavirus, bringing in millions of views on his health and science lectures. Insider. This test estimates the risk of having clinically significant coronary artery disease using a combination of clinical variables such as age and sex and serum levels of biomarkers that are associated with inflammation and/or atherosclerosis. Learn more at the AMA COVID-19 resource center. as of Dec. 13, the abstract has been cited in 104,417 tweets by 63,079 Twitter users. Watson, John. The next variants may be even more dangerous than Delta. "There are adults in the United States at the momentis 65.6% vaccinated. The American Heart Association continues to fully support the CDCs COVID-19 vaccination recommendations, she wrote in an email to FactCheck.org. Researchers Investigate What COVID-19 Does to the Heart. Is it worth mentioning that none of the experts reached for this story were familiar with the PULS test, which has been questioned by experts online after Gundrys abstract was published. Lectins: Are These Food-Based Proteins Friend or Foe? What it should be interpreted as is proof that the vaccine works, he told us in an interview. There is no detail on whether the patients had any other health conditions or previous heart issues. Campbell, who began uploading videos to his channel twelve years ago, wanted to harness the power of YouTube to make quality nursing education accessible. 17 Aug 2018. Panjwani, Abbas. Gundry is a former cardiac surgeon who has attracted critical media attention for creating and promoting a controversial diet that claimslectins, a kind of protein found in most plants, can cause weight gain, inflammation and a set of other health issues. It will also show why the comparison made by Campbell between the COVID-19 vaccines and historical vaccines is misleading, as it presents a one-sided view of the reasons behind the withdrawal of the swine flu vaccine and Rotashield vaccine. PODCAST EXTRA - Dr John Campbell On Cure For COVID Hopes. Neurologist Jonathan Howard, who writes for the blog Science-Based Medicine, also pointed out the same issue in this article: First, depending on how quickly a virus spreads, the benefits of a vaccine can take many months, even decades to accumulate. And of course the administration wants, by the 4th of July, 70% and they are probably not going to get it. 7 3. 4 03/03/23 10:09 PM EST, Video & Audio John Campbell, an academic and A&E (accident and emergency) nurse of 40 years, has achieved viral fame for his YouTube videos addressing the realities of the novel coronavirus. [9] In 2008, he established a YouTube channel to provide educational lectures on topics in health science and nursing. Spike protein from the vaccine found in the damaged brain." [19], In November 2021, Campbell said in a video that ivermectinan antiparasitic drugmight have been responsible for a sudden decline in COVID-19 cases in Japan. Speakers 7 3. In summary, because of the methods used, the study doesnt provide reliable evidence for Campbells suggestion that the risk of vaccine-related adverse events is greater than that of COVID-19. Director of the division of biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania.