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Feb 2, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent

I would gather that probably a lot of people (especially younger people) wouldn't even be aware if their blood pressure was elevated (normally or post-vaccine). It's really a shame that better data couldn't have been collected (like a pre-vaccine blood pressure) because they are literally comparing the post-vaccine BP to nothing. But at least researchers are trying to explore some of these adverse effects.

It's all really good food for thought - and it's always amazing to see how different bodies react differently to these vaccines/infections. We are all truly unique.

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We're aware of serious cases of hypertension because some serious event occurred, or because they just happened to be monitored and it appeared immediately after vaccination.

But this certainly doesn't tell us how many people are experiencing hypertension weeks or months afterwards.

The hypertension scenario with ACEII is complex itself. I didn't even consider what ACEII exactly does but when you look into Ang II it's associated with many diseases, including several associated with vaccine adverse reactions which raise a lot of questions for this peptide hormone's role. Even the POP information is interesting since it appears to metabolize many neuropeptides and may be related to cognitive decline in some way.

It's all complex, and we may not get one concrete answer in the end.

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Feb 2, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent

John Campbell of YouTube fame did a complete a yellow card report after he developed hypertension after vaccination.

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Feb 3, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent

My friend also did a report to the TGA here in Australia. She had the Novavax and her blood pressure which was well under control shot up

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That's actually interesting. I find that we need far more data on Novavax because it provides a shared feature between all platforms via the spike protein. If it all comes down to spike protein then it's possible that people can address dealing with spike as they key malady.

But anyways, I hope your friend is doing well. It's a bit crazy how many cases of hypertension may have gone unchecked.

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Feb 8, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent

Yes she's OK after having Neuro-Training balances (on going) to mitigate the effects

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That's good to hear! hopefully it's not anything long term. It sounds like she's doing well.

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That was included in Part I and was the part of the basis for this series.

https://moderndiscontent.substack.com/p/overlooked-adverse-reactions-hypertension

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Feb 3, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent

Thanks. I did not read it obviously. I will do so. Good night.

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No worries! I tend to forget that many people may either be new here or just don't have time for other posts so they may miss out on a few things.

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Feb 2, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent

Fabulous article.

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Thank you Charlotte! This was one of those articles that didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. After looking at the actual articles I pulled up for these adverse reactions I was disappointed that none actually measured long-term effects so I was left wanting since I only had evidence of hypertension minutes after vaccination. It's a shame we don't seem to have much data given the seriousness of unchecked hypertension.

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deletedFeb 3, 2023·edited Feb 3, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent
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Thank you for sharing your story Bella. I can understand how it all can seem very frustrating. Many people were told that they were doing the right thing by getting vaccinated, or had to have it done under duress. Even the thought of losing one's job and having to figure things out is enough to force people to get vaccinated. Stability is sometimes a lot better than uncertainty.

Well, that story of the dying resident is definitely sweet. It reminds me of many of the nursing home residents who may have passed with no one by their side because of the policies, and then I am reminded of that incident where nursing home residents held up signs with one of them saying "I'd rather die of COVID than die of loneliness", and to think many of those people had to die from both is very upsetting.

So I'm sure the resident who passed appreciated that someone was there to see them move on.

Although it's not really scientific, I generally hold out hope that people are far more resilient than we lead on, and so even though many of these illnesses are going on I do hope that in a few years time things won't actually be as made as we assume it will be.

I've thought about everything going on, and I don't hold the same sort of animosity that I had maybe in 2021. Strangely, it sort of feels like there's a lot of puritanism going on in the skeptic community where anyone who ended up getting vaccinated or gave into the lockdowns in some way is called out.

I find it all strange. I think many people have just loss intimate connections with one another and so we have taken to yelling at each other over social media and online rather than seeing everyone in person. I think that makes it easier to dehumanize one another.

We certainly need a lot more empathy and understand than immediate assumptions.

Anyways, I do hope you and your daughter the best!

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deletedFeb 3, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent
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There's certainly an assumption that censorship inherently targets things that are malevolent, even if that isn't the case in most parts. However, creating a sterile environment creates a false assumption of perspectives. It's easy to assume that the world one cultivates online is somehow indicative of the world at large, and when it isn't they are greatly shocked.

Social media thrives on short memory and negativity while being devoid of empathy.

I even see it sometimes on Substack. Someone that peeps up that they were vaccine injured will immediately get called out for getting the vaccine. There can also be a lot of blaming going on, and I find that to be frustrating when people speak up to describe their injury only to be blamed.

So I don't find much compassion in using the vaccine injured to push a narrative but to then mock them when they speak up.

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deletedFeb 2, 2023Liked by Modern Discontent
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It was clearly the facility and they all should have gotten worker's comp! But seriously, it's a little scary to consider how much intuition is being subverted for the overarching narrative.

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