Yamhill County Commissioner Mary Starrett will be spearheading a wide discussion of how Yamhill County provides information about COVID-19 to the public. A public discussion is scheduled for Thursday, January 27 at the 10:00am Board of Commissioners Meeting. Public comment won't be taken at the meeting, but public testimony will be accepted at bocinfo@co.yamhill.or.us. In emails made public, Commissioner Starrett appears to be driving significant changes.

Commissioner Starrett is leading a push for more accurate and balanced information about COVID-19 on the Yamhill County website in order to "present a more balanced approach to the prevailing COVID narrative on our County website and more specifically include VAERS data analyses, breakthrough data, PCR CT, hospitalizations and deaths ‘with’ vs ‘from’ COVID as well as prevention and early treatment protocols."

VAERS is the federally managed Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. Established in 1990, VAERS is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S.-licensed vaccines. VAERS is co-managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Some of the topics that Starrett wishes to be on a FAQ page include:

• Natural Immunity Data
• What constitutes a breakthrough case?
• Has the CDC stopped reporting breakthrough hospitalization and death data?
• Is Comirnaty Fully Approved by the FDA?
• Statement that COVID shots available in the U.S. are experimental products
• Safety questions are all unanswered and some will not be answered until 2027
• Studies on safety of COVID-19 injections during pregnancy will not be completed until 12/31/25

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In a memo to staff, Commissioner Starrett says that "the term, “safe and effective,” is an FDA term that can only be applied to licensed drugs and vaccines. Since none of the COVID shots given is actually licensed, they are, by definition, experimental or investigational. Besides, trials have not yet concluded for any of the vaccine makers. They’re all ongoing." She's asking that the term “safe and effective” be removed from the County website.

Starrett is also asking that the County remove a statement which says, “We strongly recommend that all Yamhill County residents get the COVID-19 vaccine as a protective measure for themselves and others. Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalization, and death. It also reduces the spread of the virus in our community”. According to Commissioner Starrett, "This has been proven incorrect as most people contracting and spreading the virus are vaccinated."

In addition to changes in information on the website, Commissioner Starrett is making a request that Yamhill County provide informed consent before administering the shot, saying, "There is no adequate disclosure form given before the shot. It is impossible to make an informed decision about the COVID shots until the public has open access to all safety and efficacy data, including VAERS analysis and V-safe.

The Board of Commissioners meeting can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfoZQSvH1V2JrpU3nFCgIA.


--Staff Reports

Post Date: 2022-01-25 15:11:39

Last Update: 2022-01-26 09:35:04