Central Qld petitioners push for a halt to Covid-19 vaccine

A Central Qld council is taking local concerns about a Covid-19 vaccination to the highest level of govt as the TGA reassures the community it is based on ‘misinformation’.

Livingstone Shire Council is taking a group of people’s fears about alleged Covid-19 vaccine contamination to the highest level of government. NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

A Central Queensland council is taking a group of people’s fears about alleged Covid-19 vaccine contamination to the highest level of government.

Ogmore resident Steven Howard submitted a petition signed by almost 500 residents to Livingstone Shire Council asking it to follow the action of Port Hedland council last year in advising medical centres and doctors to suspend mRNA vaccinations pending further investigation into recent scientific reports of DNA contamination.

The petition also calls on council to seek urgent answers from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese regarding their concerns.

During council’s considerations, it was provided with a statement from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that it provided last year in response to the Port Hedland concerns.

The TGA has described the ‘scientific reports’ as “misinformation”, stating “the results are not robust or reliable... creating confusion and concern regarding the safety of vaccines”.

“There has been no evidence of mRNA vaccines or biological medicines used in Australia resulting in integration of residual DNA into human DNA genome,” it stated.

Livingstone Shire Mayor Adam Belot will seek further answers following reports about Covid-19 based on what the TGA has said is ‘unreliable’ results.

Mayor Adam Belot said he supported the community in its request for accurate and reliable information with councillors voting unanimously to send letters to the offices of the Prime Minister, along with Queensland Premier David Crisafulli.

“I’m for being a vehicle to convey concerns for members of the community that I have sworn to represent,” Cr Belot said.

“We have legitimate questions to ask on behalf of a group of people who have come to us.

“(But) I’m not prepared to advise to medical centres to suspend vaccinations, that might be very disappointing to people in the (public) gallery. They may have preferred their mayor to show strong representation. I’m not prepared to do that (advise medical centres), but I’m prepared to write to the high levels of government who are in the responsible position and authorised to undertake those reviews.

“Do I agree with everything from those (who signed the petition)? Not necessarily. (But) there are (many) people in the community concerned about the Covid-19 situation and those voices should be heard and that’s what this is about.”

The TGA says there has been no evidence of mRNA vaccines or biological medicines used in Australia resulting in integration of residual DNA into human DNA genome.

Deputy Mayor Pat Eastwood said he shared the petitioners’ concerns.

“I have to say that the whole Covid-19 program was the biggest outrage that I have seen in my lifetime with people being forced to be vaccinated with something that hadn’t obviously been quite proven,” he said.

“All of us have seen detrimental effects on friends and family.”

He said he believed his elderly father was a Covid-19 vaccine victim.

“He knew I was against vaccinations. He rang me and said ‘You’re right Patrick, this vaccine will kill me’,” he said.

“He died on a ride on his bike and it would have gone down as natural causes because he was 90 years of age but my dad had been as fit as a fiddle. There are many people that have gone down that track who have suffered debilitating or life-threatening illness or death due to this.”

Deputy Mayor Pat Eastwood has shared concerns about Covid-19 vaccinations.

The TGA said they were “aware of misinformation in recent media and online reports that claim the Covid-19 mRNA vaccines are contaminated with excessive levels of DNA”.

“This is not the case,” its statement reads.

“These reports are based on studies conducted by a small number of laboratories that have attempted to investigate the amount of DNA in Covid-19 vaccines.

“While the TGA welcomes and constantly reviews the latest scientific evidence about the safety of vaccines and other biotechnology products, these recent studies fail to apply the required scientific rigour expected in pharmaceutical testing. As such, the results are not robust or reliable, and are creating confusion and concern regarding the safety of vaccines.

“The TGA reassured the public that all Covid-19 vaccines approved in Australia had been rigorously assessed and meet our high standards for safety, quality, and efficacy”.

The TGA has advised vaccination against Covid-19 is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of death and severe illness from infection. Tony McDonough / NCA NewsWire,

The TGA said that evidence from the more than 13 billion vaccine doses given worldwide showed Covid-19 vaccines had a very good safety profile in all age groups.

“The benefits of the approved vaccines far outweigh the possible risks,” the statement reads.

“Vaccination against Covid-19 is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of death and severe illness from infection. The protective benefits of vaccination far outweigh the potential risks.

“In the combined reproductive and development animal studies using 200-times the clinical dose of mRNA vaccines, there were no adverse effects on male or female fertility, fetal deaths, birth defects, or developmental delays.”