Opposing Digital Vax Passport Rollout
Public Comment deadline approaching - a sample letter with links
Greetings, cherished community!
So my conception of how I’ll use this blog is shifting a bit - I plan to write shorter posts in which I’ll informally share with you all what I’ve been reading about and making sense of with regards to the response to Covid and how our lives are changing. These days I’m getting a lot out of Steve Kirsch’s substack newsletter (here’s one important article of his), and was inspired by (and strongly resonate with) the spoken word poetry found in this video.
But the rest of this article is different - I recently found out that the Oregon Health Authority is planning to roll out their digital vax passport system in collaboration with local businesses starting in early March, and the deadline to submit public comment is tomorrow (November 30th.) So I’m including below the letter that I sent in opposition to the Vax Passport rollout, and below that you’ll find the emails to use should you decide to also voice your opposition in this way. You have my permission to copy/paste my letter (make sure the links get through), though you may want to individualize it. And of course, it’s a little long - feel free to edit it down! Thank you for reading and for speaking out!
To whom it may concern,
I am a concerned tax-paying citizen, mother, teacher and performer, and I live in Portland, zip code _____.
I am writing to voice my opposition to the "smart health cards," i.e. the vaccine passports, otherwise known as the digital records project. There is absolutely no scientific basis for instituting vaccine passports, and it is ethically wrong. Have you looked into the science yourself and seen proof that the covid vaccines stop transmission? That would be the only justifiable reason for mandating these vaccines. Otherwise you are contributing to irrational segregation, discrimination, and creation of a two-tiered society, not to mention setting very dangerous precedents for all of us. This study (here's a summarizing article) shows that viral loads and susceptibility/ attack rates are the same between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals within the same household with regard to the delta variant - this flies in the face of the narrative that the vaccines stop or even reduce transmission. Here's another study showing that increases in Covid-19 are unrelated to levels of vaccination.
Have you looked into the VAERS numbers and analysis of the numbers, and whether those numbers may in fact be under-reported? (For a discussion of the under-reporting factor (URF) scroll down to the 15th page, last paragraph, in that last linked document). How about first-hand reports (here are more) from people who were harmed, or family members of those who were harmed by these vaccines? Individuals, families, doctors must be able to run risk-benefit analyses for themselves, not be forced, coerced, or bullied into taking these shots for which the long-term health consequences are unknown.
And what about those of us with natural immunity? 81 scientific studies show that natural immunity is robust, long-lasting, and superior to the vaccines, especially when it comes to the variants. Why is this being ignored by policy makers and the medical industry in America? A large study in the UK and another that surveyed people internationally found that people with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection experienced increased rates of side effects after vaccination, in fact we are roughly 56% more likely to experience a side effect that requires hospital care. Why should we be forced to take this unnecessary risk?
I understand it is challenging to make sense of things these days, it is confusing when much peer reviewed science conflicts with what many people in the medical industry, corporate media, and political sphere are saying. But it's so important these days to look beyond partisan politics and to let wisdom guide us, not fear. I understand Covid is scary but please remember that those under 70 have a 99.41% to 99.9973% survival rate, and there are early treatment options that are easily accessible (though awareness of their effectiveness has unfortunately been suppressed.) The demolition of dissent has led to an illusion of consensus. I'm urging you to dig deeper and take these concerns seriously, then to stand up for what's right and do whatever you can to stop the digital vax passport system from rolling out.
Thank you for your attention,
Your Name Here
Email to: COVID.19@dhsoha.state.or.us
Edit: I believe it is important to continue to make our voices heard even now that the November 30th deadline has passed. I have now edited this to remove the emails of the committee members, though the email above I would still recommend using. You can also make a public comment on the page for the external relations division of the Oregon Health Authority here, or share your opinion with Governor Kate Brown here.
Thanks so much for the heads up! Just sent to all you suggested. Note to all, if you forward this, it will keep all the links in body of letter, then you can edit as you wish.... Great letter!!!
Thank you so much for preparing this. I used it as a template and have emailed my version of it to every address you supplied.
Much love,