Arsenic levels were tested in 5,800 rice samples from 25 countries.The arsenic found in five servings of rice a week poses a hundred times the acceptable cancer risk. What did the rice industry have to say about that? When the story first broke in the media that U.S. rice had some of the highest arsenic levels in the
— Read on nutritionfacts.org/2020/12/10/which-brands-and-sources-of-rice-have-the-least-arsenic/
ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO THE VACCINE? Again, PERSPECTIVE.
As Britain has started immunizing it’s citizens, an early warning has already come out that if you have a history of “serious allergic reactions” that you should consider avoiding the Covid vaccine.
This is a DANGEROUS recommendation! It is vague, premature and too broad-based.
The problem with making such a broad recommendation is that those on the fence about getting immunized, now have one more reason to avoid it. Many people don’t even differentiate a side effect from an allergy. For example, getting a fever, some redness or achiness is NOT an allergy but a natural, even positive, immune reaction. It’s natural. But those who are ambivalent might use that as an excuse to wait or not to get the vaccine.
We need as many people as possible, at least 70%, to get immunized for us to have any hope of developing the “herd immunity” we hear about.
The risk of such an allergic reaction has been very low in the trials. Estimated at 1 in 1 million. Both of the patients who had reactions yesterday recovered just fine. Reactions to immunizations, as well as any allergy shot for that matter, is why we keep patients around for 20 minutes after a shot. We have so much data and the rate of allergic reactions to most immunizations is so low, that the 20 minute wait is usually not enforced. The SARS-Cov-2 vaccine is a new one, using a brand new technique by targeting mRNA (messenger RNA), so we are being extra careful.
As I mentioned in a previous post, reactions occur to anything we put in or on our bodies. The drug which causes the most side effects and deaths worldwide is Aspirin. 1 in 564 regular aspirin users die as a result of complications from aspirin.1 in 15 have a side effect.
As far as getting vaccinated after having covid, the jury is still out. However, it seems that protection from having had the infection wanes over the months and the immune response from the vaccine is more robust than what is seen with the actual infection. It’s a mute point for now since most people who have had Covid, have to wait anyway, but I suspect that a booster, maybe only one dose, vs the two required for most people, will be necessary for sustained protection.
Obviously, if you have concerns about the vaccine, please discuss this with your doctor but don’t assume that this vaccine is unsafe. Also don’t assume that if you had some kind of reaction from a previous vaccine that you should avoid this one. The same goes for allergic reactions to foods, chemicals or environmental sources.
I have seasonal allergies and have had an adverse drug reaction in the past. I have also had side effects, albeit minor ones, from the flu shot.
I still plan on getting the Covid vaccine as soon as I am able to.
In the meantime, all the previous recommendations remain. Whether you get immunized or not. Whether you’ve had Covid-19 or not:
WEAR A MASK. They work. Wear a good one and seal it properly, covering your nose. Stop touching it!
DISTANCE.
WASH YOUR HANDS AND SANITIZE AS NECESSARY.
DON’T TOUCH YOUR FACE.
PROTECT YOUR EYES.
VENTILATE.
VACCINATE.
GET HEALTHY.
Stay safe and be well.
AC