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Jen Covich Bordenick's avatar

If you would like to share your story (anonymous stories accepted). We would love to hear from you https://forms.gle/GXAhRvCzV7tuhR6w9

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Jen Covich Bordenick's avatar

Feel free to email your story to me at jbord@unbiasedscience.org We are conducting this research through the nonprofit organization the Center for Unbiased Science & Health

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Emily's avatar

I’ve read a few of these unbiased articles. Blatant bias. What a joke.

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Jen Covich Bordenick's avatar

If sounds like we would benefit from hearing your story. Let us know what we are missing and please share your story so we can understand your perspective better.

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Emily's avatar

My story is not unique. Those in the medical field should speak up about the 1986 National Vaccine Injury Act, which releases pharmaceutical companies from liability. Next, share a clear graphic comparing the amount of vaccines recommended since the 1986 law and show the clear correlation to decreasing health and increasing childhood diseases. And, please explain why there isn't a mandatory vaccine injury database. This would be a first step as to what you're missing...

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Emily's avatar

Are you looking for stories about vaccine injuries? Have you researched the necessity of 1986 National Vaccine Injury Act? Can you please answer a simple question: Should there be mandatory reporting of vaccine injuries? Why or Why not? Should Big Pharma be completely covered from liability when tragedy results FROM THEIR VACCINES? For full-year 2024, Pfizer reported total revenues of $63.6 billion. I think they should be liable for lives they've destroyed, don't you?

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Directly at the top of the form, it states, "Not Shared" right next to an envelope icon. Which, if you move a cursor over it reads, "Your email and Google account are not part of your response". It is anonymized as advertised.

If you're "that" concerned, then don't fill it out.

I like how you've positioned healthcare, of any sort, as implicitly biased. And you know, it is! The shocking truth is that they'd like to help keep you healthy. (I know, right?! 0_0) The deception! (wringing hands) The BIAS in daring to ask people their opinion to better understand their position. Next, they'll be asking permission. (It never stops!)

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Emily's avatar

Public health overplayed its hand during Covid. Maybe you should write a piece that cuts to the point: how many Americans would have elected to get the covid shot had the Government not coerced them to choose between their livelihoods or injecting themselves with a shot they DIDN'T WANT? Start there and you may find clear answers. Then, consider the stupidity of cloth masks (mandated), 6 feet apart, 2 weeks to flatten the curve, virus originated in a wet market, close schools before nursing homes, walmart stays open, but small businesses forced to close. Great Barrington Declaration doctors censored.. Public Health will probably not restore public trust in our lifetime unless structural changes are made preventing the loop between media-big pharma-govenment health profiting through their harmful LIES and DECEIT.

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Berik's avatar

Whether or not you think the vaccine was pushed on the public or rushed during its production you can’t ignore the fact that it slowed the spread and saved thousands of lives. “Close schools before nursing homes” well obviously just like every state of emergency one of the first things their going to do is protect the group of 1000+ children all packed together in a building. “Stupidity” should only refer to the statement you made about the mask mandate. I’ll never be able to understand the negative connotation masks received when they undoubtedly helped to limit the spread of COVID. You’re free to your own opinions but the United States had the most efficient recovery worldwide.

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Emily's avatar

If it was so effective, why the severe lack of trust in public health as a result?

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Jen Covich Bordenick's avatar

Because researchers were figuring the science out in the middle of the pandemic (as it was happening) and everything was not perfect. Many lives were saved, but some mistakes were made.

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Emily's avatar

It is one thing to put a drug on the market with decent understanding about the side effects. All drugs have side effects, so risk/benefit ratio must be considered. It is quite another thing to mandate people to take a drug (that was only allowed to even hit the market by EUA) and then use a pathetic excuse that the poor outcome was understandable human error. The rushed development of the shots is not the problem. I agree, the availability of the shots may have saved lives, but it wasn't a cure or safe for ALL. The part I adamantly disagree with is the nature of the mandates because the covid vaccine mandates were tyrannical infringement on medical freedom. One doesn't need a medical degree to understand that the naturally acquired disease better be worse than the medicine's side effects, otherwise the risk/benefit ratio is not in ones favor. This is why the mandates were so disastrous and trust in public health is so low today. Do you ever consider why so many people are proud of NOT taking the jab? Do you understand how much incessant pressure: public shaming, guilt, discrimination, job loss, social ostracization went on in an attempt to coerce individuals to take a shot they didn't want? If you can understand that, can you then understand those that were right--and didn't take the shot and have had healthy outcomes-- deeply resent what was done to them? And, are also deeply skeptical (mocking, even) of medical professionals that refuse to see this? Today, is it easy to find people that regret NOT taking the covid shot? I'm just one person, but I know A LOT of people that regret taking it. They will never know for sure that the covid shot caused pre-term labor, ruptured placenta, permanent loss of smell, heart arrhythmia, skin allergies, menstrual dysfunction, hearing loss, tinnitus, blood clotting, stroke but they KNOW they didn't have these medical complications before they took the covid shot(s). Sadly, I know several deaths after covid vaccination, too, while I know exactly ZERO deaths from Covid itself. (I also know several cases of death from cancer and ALS, that happened during the pandemic and hospitals insisted cause of death was covid. ) Five years later, of all those I know that resisted the incessant societal, media and work place pressure to get the covid shot, it seems quite clear, the unvaccinated acquire covid less and their symptoms from the naturally acquired covid virus are mild.

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Berik's avatar

In today’s world anything of this magnitude will have faults. The world isn’t a perfect place, but because of media and propaganda we live in a world of division and distrust. This division is the reason most people aren’t aware that the Covid vaccine saved an estimated 14.4 million lives worldwide (possibly even more). Unfortunately certain media pushed for no masks after countless studies show that masks are effective at stopping the spread up to 95% if EVERYONE does their part and complies. So instead of blaming public health for trying their best to combat the issue, open your eyes at the people who were telling Americans to fight back at those who know best. The public health field isn’t perfect, but take some time to appreciate the good they’ve accomplished instead of finding reasons to be upset.

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Emily's avatar

Mandates should NEVER have happened. Taking away people’s choice for a medical intervention with unknown side effects and risks, was a terrible failure of public health. Millions are now turning to more unconventional means of guidance on health matters as a result. Saying the same thing on repeat is not going to convince people that the mistakes during Covid were necessary. They weren’t. Until those responsible for infringing on people’s medical freedom admit the were wrong, trust in public health will continue eroding.

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Berik's avatar

You’re reading way too deep into this. Nothing bad happened from people wearing masks and people have been doing their own personal ways of medicine for decades. I mean seriously look what happened with measles.

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Emily's avatar

Widespread mask mandates were stupid. They make sense in sterile environments such as hospitals, when worn correctly, but toddlers at daycare, i.e.? It was pure stupidity. The vaccine mandates are another story. Wonder why the covid shot is no longer recommended for pregnant women? Little late after pregnant women were forced to take it or lose their jobs. Healthy college students? Forced to comply or lose their scholarships. People that didn't want it will never forget what was forced on them BY PUBLIC HEALTH. This article is about understanding reasons for vaccine hesitancy, and why people's opinions on vaccines changed. There's a massive difference in MMR vaccines versus season cold/flu "shots" (incorrectly called vaccines).

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Jen Berman Diaz's avatar

The tone of this article is condescending. Most "anti-vaxxers" were once pro-vax but now have vaccine injured or dead children.

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Jen Covich Bordenick's avatar

Let me know if you change your mind. A conversation may be more productive then back and forth comments.😊

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Jen Covich Bordenick's avatar

People change their views for all kinds of reasons. I would love to talk to you about yours. Let’s connect.

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Jen Berman Diaz's avatar

Hard pass… your reporting IS actually biased

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