NEURO-COVAX: Italian Network Finds Neurological Side Effects Very Common after COVID-19 Vaccination
31.2% Experienced Tremors, Insomnia, Muscle Spasms, Headaches, Paresthesias, Vertigo, and Diplopia
By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH
I have been struck by the wide range of neurological syndromes I see in the office in patients who took one or more of the ill-advised COVID-19 vaccines. Many times I wonder what the risk is from population studies? Is my practice similar to what is seen in the medical literature?
Salsone et al, reported from Milan, Italy, results from the NEURO-COVAX Study. As a general reference, when there is a 20% or more excess risk, that is an odd’s ratio, relative risk, or hazard ratio of 1.20 or greater, it is clinically important.
The NEURO-COVAX-cohort included 19,108 vaccinated people: 15,368 with BNT162b2 (Pfizer), 2,077 with mRNA-1273, 1,651 with ChAdOx1nCov-19, and 12 with Ad26.COV2.S who were subsequently excluded. Approximately 31.2% of the sample developed post-vaccination neurological complications, particularly with ChAdOx1nCov-19. A vulnerable clinical profile emerged, where over 40% of the symptomatic people showed comorbidities in their clinical histories. Defining the neurological risk profile, we found an increased risk for ChAdOx1nCov-19 of tremors (vs. BNT162b2, OR: 5.12, 95% CI: 3.51-7.48); insomnia (vs. mRNA-1273, OR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.02-3.39); muscle spasms (vs. BNT162b2, OR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.08-2.46); and headaches (vs. BNT162b2, OR: 1.49, 95% CI: 0.96-1.57). For mRNA-1273, there were increased risks of paresthesia (numbness and tingling) (vs. ChAdOx1nCov-19, OR: 2.37, 95% CI: 1.48-3.79); vertigo (vs. ChAdOx1nCov-19, OR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.20-2.35); diplopia (double vision) (vs. ChAdOx1nCov-19, OR: 1.55, 95% CI: 0.67-3.57); and sleepiness (vs. ChAdOx1nCov-19, OR: 1.28, 95% CI: 0.98-1.67). In the period that ranged from March to August 2021, no one was hospitalized and/or died of severe complications related to the primary series of two COVID-19 vaccines. Hospitalization or death after one shot was not captured.
In summary, a shocking 31.2% of respondents to this large dataset sustained neurologic injury after two injections with verified data in health registries. Most of the risk estimates indicate the safety profile is unacceptable. It is alarming that all neurological societies to date still recommend COVID-19 vaccines and none have issued safety warnings on the products.
In my practice, I have found 3-12 months of McCullough Protocol Base Spike Detoxification (BSD) in addition to other drugs is a reasonable approach to these problems once serious intracranial pathology has been excluded. The fundamental principle of degradation of the Spike protein appears to be pivotal to managing these clinical syndromes. In my experience, additional agents including corticosteroids, gabapentin, NAC, nicotine, and low-dose naltrexone can help with symptoms, but without BSD, cannot resolve the problem.
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Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH
President, McCullough Foundation
I'm 60 plus and very active- and dare I say, reasonably fit. My friends, fellow participants in my activities, are dropping like flies- previously strong, healthy older people suddenly coming down with a health collapse- often serious enough to have them leave the sport they love, to join the ranks of the "I used to (insert activity)" brigade and disabling old age.
When news is heard of this- I feel it's insensitive for me to point out my previous conversations about the jab- but at the same time, feel I'm being stopped from speaking out by politeness.
I think I might have found a way round- today, in conversation of yet another conversation about someone's health collapse and why it happened- I commented that "the only thing we can be 100% sure of was that it wasn't caused by the covid jabs"- to my surprise, instead of the usual denials and mocking- one previous jab fanatic replied " don't even go there"- suggesting, at least, that they are being to suspect an elephant in the room.
Yes i agree BabsieP...it is still quite a banned topic. Those of us who chose not to take the "death jab" have to be careful not to offend any friends we still have left. I am still slightly stung by people who didn't want to sit near me or invite me to their gatherings because I was not "vaccinated"....So glad I stuck to my plan. But I was confident from the beginning because I was supported by giants like Dolores Cahill, Dr. McCullough Sucharit Bhakdi and Mike Yeadon....brave heroes all....who have been publicly eviscerated for their courage and honesty.
I love and revere these strong and valiant "truthers"....who had so much more to lose than I did by taking a stand for truth and saving peoples' lives....