DEAR EDITOR:

These are the true facts about the vaccine, inspired from comments by a nurse.

Among all the vaccines I have known in my life (diphtheria, tetanus, measles, rubella, chickenpox, hepatitis, meningitis, tuberculosis), I want to add flu and pneumonia, I have never seen a vaccine that forced me to wear a mask and maintain my social distance even when you are fully vaccinated.

I have never heard of a vaccine that spreads the virus even after vaccination. I have never heard of rewards, discounts and incentives to get vaccinated. I’ve never seen discrimination for those who didn’t.

If you hadn’t been vaccinated, no one tried to make you feel like a bad person. I have never seen a vaccine that threatens the relationship between family, colleagues and friends. I have never seen a vaccine used to threaten livelihoods, work or school. I have never seen a vaccine that would allow a 12-year-old to override parental consent. After all the vaccines I listed above, I have never seen a vaccine like this one, which discriminates, divides and judges society as it is. It’s a powerful vaccine. It does all these things except immunize!

If we still need a booster dose after we are fully vaccinated, and we still need to get a negative test after we are fully vaccinated, and we still need to wear a mask after we are vaccinated, and still be hospitalized after we have been fully vaccinated (and we still may die from the disease we have been fully vaccinated for) it will likely come to: “It’s time for us to admit that we have been completely deceived!”

May I add President Biden persists with the deception, “I make a special appeal to social media companies and media outlets please deal with the misinformation and disinformation that’s on your shows. It has to stop.”

The U.S. president calls for freedom of the press to be controlled and freedom of speech to be abridged. This is the guy who lied and told people they wouldn’t get COVID-19 if they got vaccinated and now has thoughts on disinformation.

Whether you are aware or not, this nation is but a step away from dictatorship. Dear reader, be informed, be discerning and then you decide.

THEODORE RUSSELL, M.D.

Vienna