New statistics from Alberta Health show an alarming trend with 82% of new COVID-19 cases now found among the fully vaccinated population, according to an Alberta physician and Alberta Health statistics..The Western Standard spoke with a certified medical specialist who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal from Alberta Health Services..“One of the concerns raised when the vaccination began was the possibility of antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) similar to Dengue fever,” said the specialist..“Basically, the vaccinated become more susceptible to the disease they are supposed to be protected from.”.When assessing the high infection rate in the vaccinated population, the doctor said ADE could be the cause, but conceded it isn’t clear exactly what’s causing the trend.. COVID-DATATable 3. COVID-19 case outcomes in Alberta by vaccine status. Counts are provided for new, active cases, and those currently identified as being hospitalized. .“What certainly is clear, is this is a reversal of the numbers they were claiming when the vaccines were rolled out,” said the doctor..Although the doctor acknowledged more of the population in Alberta has been vaccinated, he pointed to data on the Government of Alberta website showing hospitalization totals are nearly equal between the two groups..With 77% of all eligible Albertans age five and up considered fully vaccinated, the unvaccinated still make up a disproportionately high number of those hospitalized over COVID-19 relative to their share of the population..Despite the higher hospitalization rate among the unvaccinated, the infection rate increasingly does not mirror vaccination rates..“It shows clearly fully vaccinated have no better protection than the unvaccinated,” said the specialist, while referencing findings from figure 10. . Vax-rates-of-infection .“I am concerned that what we’ve seen with flu shots might be starting to happen,” said the doctor, who added, “It was called the ‘Canadian problem’ as it was reported by Canadian researchers first, and later confirmed by researchers in other countries.” .“They were puzzled to find instead, seasonal flu vaccination almost doubled the risk of infection with pandemic flu..“A simple way to understand is the body’s immune system in the vaccinated individual becomes preoccupied with making antibodies against the strain contained in the shots..“However, what’s circulating now is quite different from what’s in the vaccines. That is, your precious immune resources are being wasted. .“So, people who had the jabs end up becoming more susceptible when a different strain/variant starts circulating.”.The current strain circulating is now the Omicron variant and, according to the specialist, those who are vaccinated are “fighting the wrong strain.”.“The people who are jabbed are producing antibodies against the spike proteins in the alpha variant,” rather than the mutated Omicron variant said the specialist, concluding the vaccinated are becoming “more and more susceptible to COVID.”.According to the US-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 79% of cases in the US are now in the vaccinated..“Among these cases of COVID-19 attributed to the Omicron variant, 34 (79%) occurred in persons who completed the primary series of an FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine 14 days before symptom onset or receipt of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result, including 14 (32%) who received an additional or booster dose…” said the CDC..According to the most recent case counts in Ontario, 67% of those in hospitals due to COVID-19 are considered fully vaccinated, while 41% of ICU patients are also fully vaccinated..According to COVID-19 Tracker Canada, 81% of people 5+ in Ontario are fully vaccinated.. Ontario-data .Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com
