WHAT DID HE GET WRONG?
When Bridle claims “… we never knew the spike protein itself was a toxin and was a pathogenic protein. So by vaccinating people we are inadvertently inoculating them with a toxin …” he is fundamentally incorrect for multiple reasons.
First and foremost, there is no spike protein in the vaccine. But if we assume he means the spike proteins created by your cells are toxic, then he's suggesting that:
- The spike protein is distributed throughout the body, and accumulates in tissues and organs.
- The spike protein is inherently toxic, and is capable of damaging these tissues.
BRIDLE CLAIMS ...
... the spike protein accumulates in the spleen, in the liver, in bone marrow, and the adrenal glands ...
... the spike protein accumulates in breast milk, and in the blood.
BUT THE SPIKE PROTEIN DOES NOT ACCUMULATE THROUGHOUT THE BODY
Bridle claims he has gained access (through a FOI request to the Japanese government) to a new bio-distribution study that demonstrates (for the first time ever!) the distribution of the mRNA vaccines in the body. An image of the relevant table being circulated is presented below. This is untrue (or at least, very misleading) for several reasons.
- There are exisiting bio-distribution studies.
- The PMDA source document has been available publically for months, and was considered in the European Medicines Agency assessment of the vaccines.
- The experiment was conducted in rats, not in humans.
- The results are presented by Bridle and his proponents as to suggest the experimenters were measuring concentration and accumulation of spike protein; they were actually measuring tagged lipid-nanoparticles representing the mRNA vaccine.
- There are multiple studies demonstrating the vaccine and associated antibodies don't pass through breast milk.
THE PRESENTED TABLE ...
... is about mRNA, not the spike protein (despite the conflation in the interview) ...
... was conducted in rats ...
... and has the ovaries highlighted to alarm readers.
This is the image being circulated. The original report is
here, and a translated version (source of translation unclear) is
here.
Notice how the result is highlighted (and often presented as a measurement of spike protein) to alarm, despite evidence demonstrating the vaccine has
no effect on ovarian function. Though, if you look to the right for context (conveniently not highlighted by those who circulate the image) the accumulation in the ovaries represents at peak 0.095% (that’s 0.00095 of the dose) of the mRNA injected. Remember, the vaccine – not the spike protein.
BRIDLE CLAIMS ...
... the spike is toxic, and causes clotting or bleeding ...
... and the spike protein can cross the blood brain barrier and affect the brain.
BUT THE SPIKE PROTEIN PRODUCED BY YOUR CELLS IS NOT IN THE SAME FORM OR CONCENTRATION AS THE VIRAL PROTEIN
There are two important facts about the spike protein Bridle is ignoring:
- The spike protein created by your cells is not the same as the viral spike protein; it has been modified to remain attached to the surface of your cells (so it doesn't freely circulate in the blood), and has been inactivated to further reduce binding to ACE2 receptors.
- There concentration of spike protein created by your cells is 100,000x lowerthan the level of viral spike protein shown to cause harm (this is the 11/13 healthcare workers study).
And while Bridle continues to make claims of toxicity, it's not clear if he actually believes that; afterall,
he received $230,000 from the Ford (provincial) government to develop a competing vaccine using the same spike protein he claims is toxic. Notably, he expects his vaccine to be ready in 2 - 4 years; it's unclear if his vaccine will be necessary given the safety and efficacy of current vaccines.
BRIDLE CLAIMS ...
... "looking into the adverse event database in the United States, we have found evidence of suckling infants experiencing bleeding disorders in the gastrointestinal tract" ...
BUT VAERS ACCEPTS ALL CLAIMS AND DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE CAUSALITY
The
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a United States government program that collects reports of adverse effects (possible side effects) following vaccination. Canada's equivalent program, the
(Canadian Adverse Events Following Immunization Surveillance System) CAEFISS, collects reports of adverse effects in Canada, and incorporates
active surveillance to further increase the sensitivity of the system.
Both of these systems allow anyone – doctors, nurses, and the public – to submit reports of adverse effects. This makes the system incredibly sensitive, but it means reports can be missing data, can lack detail, and can contain unintentional (and sometimes
intentional) errors. In summary, we cannot determine from these reports that the vaccine caused the reported adverse event.
Bridle's appeal to VAERS without providing context is a common anti-vaccine trope. This
article describes the practice in the context of Tucker Carlson's recent vaccine disinformation statements.
For more context,
John Oliver's latest video on vaccine misinformation explores the practice of appealing to VAERS, and the tactic of repeatedly "raising concerns" or "just asking questions" from a position of authority without providing answers.
If you'd like to review the data yourself, CAEFISS makes available
detailed weekly reports – including visualizations – of the adverse events reported in Canada. If you'd like to learn more about the other parts of Canada's extensive vaccine safety systems, you can do so
here, courtesy of the Canadian Paediatric Society. You can also review VAERS data
here.
A rebuttal, debunking, and response to Byram Bridle's misinformation regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines.
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