The topic of vaccine injuries has not only presented doctors with an uphill battle in reporting them but has also created a frustrating space for people claiming to be vaccine injured..The Western Standard spoke with Alberta doctor Gregory Chan and three vaccine-injured Canadians including Alberta MLA Shane Getson, Shaun Mulldoon from Langely, BC and Corinne Moore from outside Toronto, Ontario..Chan recently spoke to the Western Standard about the uphill battle he and other colleagues have faced when submitting a vaccine injury claim to Alberta Health Services..READ MORE: Alberta docs face uphill battle filing vax injury claims with AHS.The Ponoka-based family doctor has submitted roughly 50 vaccine injury claims to the AHS Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) reporting system..Chan said so far, all but one of his submitted reports have been declined as an adverse event and AHS has recommended his patients get their second dose..He said it becomes challenging to know how to advise his patients..Another physician, who has asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal from their employer, told the Western Standard he has seen nearly 100 vaccine injured people through his clinic..The northern-Alberta doctor said he has seen everything from strokes to blood clots to heart attacks shortly after the COVID-19 injections. He has also seen many patients with either new autoimmune diseases or ones that have resurfaced, stomach problems, skin issues and many young people presenting with cardiac issues such as myocarditis or pericarditis..“It’s absolutely concerning,” said the family doctor, adding, “It is also extremely sad the way these people are being treated.”.He said in many cases, people struggling with vaccine injuries aren’t getting any answers as many physicians don’t know how to treat them, and “few physicians will take the time to look into it further.”.The physician said it has also been concerning to him the “overreach” the College of Physicians and Surgeons has taken on this matter..“Doctors are feeling pressure from the college and many are scared to write exemptions because it could come back to bite them,” he said..“This has never been a thing before. It’s always been a doctor-patient relationship. Why the third party influence all of a sudden.”.The doctor said he is also frustrated with AHS stepping in through the AEFI reporting system and telling his patients their vaccine injuries are not considered valid..“How is it that someone can just step in and decide this while observing from the sidelines.”.Vaccine-injured Canadians also spoke with the Western Standard about their experiences, including Alberta MLA Shane Getson..The Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland MLA went public with his vaccine injury in early February..Getson said his reaction to the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine left him with aches, pains, the loss of mobility in his right arm and autoimmune-related issues that led to terrible rashes across his thighs and the intense swelling of his face..He said the process to submit his vaccine injury has been difficult and lengthy and he’s still working to get an official exemption..Getson said he has heard from many doctors and medical practitioners they are feeling a great deal of stress and pressure when it comes to reporting vaccine injuries..“Some have told me it’s the most difficult thing they have ever faced.”.Shaun Mulldoon, a quality manager for industrial supplies in Langley, BC, also shared his life-threatening experience after his first dose of AstraZeneca..Mulldoon ended up with blood clots in various parts of his body including his lungs, spleen and his portal vein which carries blood from the GI tract, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver..The 44-year-old father of two had to have much of his small intestine removed due to the lack of blood flow and spent months in the hospital..Corinne Moore, a healthy and fit 43-year-old mother who works part-time in the tech industry, also had a horrible reaction to her first dose..“I have never been more harmed in my life,” Moore told the Western Standard, adding it was the worst decision she has ever made..Moore said the day after her shot she woke up struggling to breathe and has never had an easy breath since. Within two to three weeks of the vaccine, she was in the emergency room with symptoms of a heart attack and pain so intense she could barely stand it..After several months of tests and few answers, Moore was finally diagnosed with pericarditis and given a vaccine exemption with a six-month expiry..“My family doctor and cardiologist said as soon as my symptoms subside, I should go get my second shot,” said Moore in disbelief..To “add insult to injury,” Moore said her doctor suggested she go see a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist inferring what she was dealing with was all in her head..Moore said she still suffers from painful breathing today and still cannot enjoy the active lifestyle she once knew..Others shared their vaccine-injury stories with the Western Standard, as well..Valerie Noval, a southern Alberta mom said she ended up with a perforated appendix less than three weeks after her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. She didn’t connect the dots until her daughter showed her that appendicitis is a known side effect of the Pfizer vaccine in hundreds of reported cases..Liz Lawal, a 39-year-old mother of two, was injured after her first dose and has been diagnosed with autoimmune dermatomyositis and interstitial lung disease. Lawal said she took the vaccine so she could work, but has been told there is no cure for her diagnosis and her severe shortness of breath doesn’t allow her to do much anymore..An Ontario law enforcement officer who asked to remain anonymous said after receiving his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, he experienced terrible ringing in his ears. After his second dose a month later, he said the ringing worsened and he has now been diagnosed with chronic tinnitus. His family doctor and an ear, nose and throat doctor confirmed his injury was vaccine-related. The officer was told there is no treatment or cure for tinnitus..A mother from Windsor, Ontario, said her 26-year-old son experienced Bell’s Palsy three weeks after his first dose of Pfizer. Although it was a confirmed vaccine reaction and an allergist advised the young man not to get his second dose, he was only permitted an exemption until he was able to get the Johnson & Johnson version which is not an mRNA vaccine..The Western Standard heard from dozens of other Canadians who have suffered an adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccines..Most provinces offer an option to report an AEFI provincially and Health Canada has created the Vaccine Injury Support Program where Canadians can submit a claim..More recently, the Western Standard covered several more stories of vaccine-injured Canadians which resulted in a ban from YouTube. .READ MORE: WATCH: Western Standard censored by YouTube ... again
