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It is natural for people to feel uncertainty or concerns about new vaccines, but Haraguchi’s series of remarks and actions as a lawmaker have gone beyond the bounds of acceptable opinion or commentary.

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Daikichiro Kobayashi, president of pharmaceutical company Meiji Seika Pharma which has sued Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Kazuhiro Haraguchi, saying he spread unfounded claims that its COVID-19 vaccine was a “bioweapon” and compared the firm to the notorious Unit 731 from World War II.

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conspiracy nonsense begins with people who have no idea how something is or works.

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It is natural for people to feel uncertainty or concerns about new vaccines, but Haraguchi’s series of remarks and actions as a lawmaker have gone beyond the bounds of acceptable opinion or commentary.

No, they haven't.

Much more needs to be said.

Side effects, injuries, turbo cancers,

sudden death, are not to be dismissed

as "beyond acceptable". Not when a company

selling said product, is set up to not be viable.

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He has no idea what he is talking about.

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Haraguchi got a turbo cancer after the vax, and several of his colleagues also suffered severe adverse effects from the shots, but they were not allowed to talk about it.

So I fully understand his frustration.

He also criticized the ban on ivermectin. “Why? Because they are cheap. They don’t want it because it will interfere with the sales of the vaccines.”

I don't know what he said about unit 731, but he did make some valid points.

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Where is the medical evidence Haraguchi developed turbo cancer from the vaccine?

Turbo cancer is an anti-vaccination conspiracy theory alleging that people are vaccinated against COVID-19, especially with mRNA vaccines.

Conspiracies by people opposed to the vaccine.

 Ivermectin was not banned it just was not approved for COVID-19 treatment.

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 Ivermectin was not banned it just was not approved for COVID-19 treatment.

At the start of the pandemic, some doctors in Japan were treating covid with IVM (with great success). A famous example was Dr. Nagao; he was interviewed on a popular talk show. Soon after, doctors were forbidden to treat covid with IVM. That TV interview can no longer be found on Youtube...

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Definitely in need of more critical thinking rather than less Dr Haraguchi, but thanks for your concerns.

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Non-effectiveness of Ivermectin on Inpatients and Outpatients With COVID-19; Results of Two Randomized. Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trials.

http://www.drnagao.com/img/media/related_article/Non-effectiveness-of-Ivermectin-on-Inpatients-and-Outpatients-With-COVID-19Results-of-Two-Randomized-Double-Blinded-Placebo-Controlled-Clinical-Trials.pdf

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Yeah, Dr. Nagoa links to that and other IVM studies, to criticize them. those studies have also be heavily criticized by Pierre Kory (FLCCC) and others.

Dr Nagao (and Dr. Kory) has always had great success using IVM to treat covid and to treat the adverse effects from the shot.

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Where is the medical evidence Haraguchi developed turbo cancer from the vaccine?

Turbo cancer is an anti-vaccination conspiracy theory alleging that people are vaccinated against COVID-19, especially with mRNA vaccines.

It is quite well established that the shots negatively affect the immune system. Many believe this explains the surge in turbo cancers and other diseases since the mass vaccination campaign.

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Much more needs to be said.

Side effects, injuries, turbo cancers,

Completely debunked claims do not need to be repeated, once debunked they remain this way unless they can be defended with evidence and valid arguments, this is not the case. Repeating something proved false do nothing to advance any discussion.

Haraguchi got a turbo cancer after the vax

No he did not, there is no such thing as turbo cancer, is a meaningless term used by conspiracy theorist to mislead others, vaccinated people do not have higher rates of cancer than unvaccinated people, which obviously debunks the whole concept.

He also criticized the ban on ivermectin

Without any evidence nor valid arguments, making the criticism worthless. Ivermectin has been found useless against covid, it just increases the risk for patients.

At the start of the pandemic, some doctors in Japan were treating covid with IVM (with great success).

With the same amount of success as doctors that did not use it, which is the whole point, ivermectin has never been demonstrated to represent any advantage, and since it brings risks there is no ethical reason to let doctors subject patients to those extra risks for no added benefit.

 those studies have also be heavily criticized by Pierre Kory (FLCCC) and others.

Never with any actual scientific argument, Kory and the FLCCC have been widely criticized by the medical community of the world in general for pushing invalid, useless treatments for profit, criticisms that Kory have never even tried to defend against.

It is quite well established that the shots negatively affect the immune system.

That is completely false, there is no evidence of this being the case, it is a lie propagated by antivaxxer propaganda groups for the purpose of manipulating people into making bad decisions about their own health.

Many believe this explains the surge in turbo cancers and other diseases since the mass vaccination campaign.

That is yet another lie of antivaxxer propaganda groups, there is no such thing as "turbo cancers" and there is exactly zero evidence of any significant higher risk on vaccinated people compared with unvaccinated ones.

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Here we go, the latest Big Pharma overlord to throw a tantrum when someone dares to question the sacred cow of Covid vaccines! Suing a critic? Really? That's not just desperate; it’s a flashing neon sign that you've got something to hide. Instead of engaging in open dialogue or addressing legitimate concerns, Kobayashi would rather weaponize the courts to silence dissent. Classic move from people of that ilk - profit over people, control over truth.

Newsflash, Meiji: lawsuits won't stop people from waking up to the side effects, the lack of long-term studies, or the cozy ties between your industry and governments pushing mandates. Maybe instead of suing critics you can start explaining why so many of your "safe and effective" claims crumble under scrutiny. Or is that too much transparency for you to handle?

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That is completely false, there is no evidence of this being the case, it is a lie propagated by antivaxxer propaganda groups for the purpose of manipulating people into making bad decisions about their own health.

Completely wrong yet again. We understand that dismissing legitimate concerns is easier than addressing them, but unfortunately for you, you have no choice but to get into the actual evidence you conveniently ignore:

Studies, including those published in Nature and Science, have raised concerns about immune imprinting caused by repeated Covid vaccinations. This phenomenon can limit the immune system’s ability to respond effectively to variants, leaving people more vulnerable to infections. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06753-7

Data from countries with high vaccination rates, such as Israel and the UK, have shown a troubling correlation between multiple booster doses and increased Covid reinfections. Are we really supposed to believe this is just coincidence? https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk5668

Research from peer-reviewed journals, including The Lancet, has also indicated that vaccine efficacy wanes rapidly and can even become negative, meaning vaccinated individuals may be at higher risk of infection compared to the unvaccinated. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/imm.13443

And here's the kicker - mRNA vaccines have been linked to autoimmune responses in individuals, as reported in studies on vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) and myocarditis. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9294236/

How’s that for "no evidence"?

As we can see, the real manipulation here is coming from large pharmaceutical conglomerates and its media cronies, who smear critics as "antivaxxers" instead of addressing these valid concerns. Why continue to parrot corporate talking points when you could start engaging with the science?

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Completely wrong yet again. We understand that dismissing legitimate concerns is easier than addressing them, but unfortunately for you, you have no choice but to get into the actual evidence you conveniently ignore:

No such thing, the best experts of the world have enough evidence to prove the vaccines are safe and effective, and making false claims about it to mislead people into making mistakes about their health is unethical and irresponsible.

Studies, including those published in Nature and Science, have raised concerns about immune imprinting caused by repeated Covid vaccinations.

No they have not, nothing until this point indicates any kind of negative effect on immunity and we already have billions of people vaccinated, any kind of negative effect would be terribly obvious.

From your own source, that you have therefore accepted as valid and correct;

In mice, the efficacy of single Omicron boosting is heavily limited when using variants that are antigenically distinct from WT—such as the XBB variant—and this concerning situation could be mitigated by a second Omicron booster.

There, the authors say that adapted vaccines against the most prevalent strains are better than vaccines based on previous ones (no mystery here) and that being boosted can help with the reduced efficacy of outdated vaccines. Your own source says vaccinating is the best course of action (and of course says absolutely nothing about any negative side effect on immunity in general).

Data from countries with high vaccination rates, such as Israel and the UK, have shown a troubling correlation between multiple booster doses and increased Covid reinfections.

No they have not, they have shown that the people at higher risk (for example healthcare workers) are understandably more likely to be reinfected (since they are being exposed constantly) and choose to protect themselves more with vaccines (a smart choice).

Research from peer-reviewed journals, including The Lancet, has also indicated that vaccine efficacy wanes rapidly and can even become negative

No it does not, that is a well debunked claim

And your source clearly says

However, whether the association between COVID-19 vaccine and autoimmune manifestations is coincidental or causal remains to be elucidated

Seeing how a report from 2021 is the last report of this supposed complication it means that it was not confirmed by further research. Exactly zero mentions of "negative immunity" as you falsely claim.

That is again a well debunked claim

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-your-immune-system-weak-after-covid-vaccine

Healthcare workers have administered millions of doses of vaccines to people of all ages, and data shows they are extremely effective in preventing severe COVID-19 disease. If someone had a weakened immune system following COVID-19 vaccination, they would have a more severe disease — but this is not the case.

And here's the kicker - mRNA vaccines have been linked to autoimmune responses in individuals, as reported in studies on vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) and myocarditis. 

Compared with unvaccinated people, people that are vaccinated have LESS risk of VITT and myocarditis since covid itself is a huge risk for both, pretending theoretical risks that the professionals already take into account to conclude the safety and efficacy of the vaccines is something nobody have ever thought about evidence the interest is not protecting people but misleading them for unethical purposes.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8678152/

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