First Dose of Moderna on 03/15/2021 Lot #03LA21A
Second Dose of Moderna on 04/12/2021
Pennsylvania
47 yrs old
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Q: What was your life like before you got the vaccine?
I was healthy and active prior to the vaccine. Enjoyed volunteering for a K9 Search & Rescue group in Anchorage, Alaska, and hobbies that included stand up paddle boarding, fishing, hunting, bowling, working out in gym
Q: Would you like to share your reason(s) for getting the vaccine?
While, I received full vaccination prior to the mandate that took effect in September 2021, the ONLY reason I got vaccinated was because after 23 years of service to the U.S. government, I had absolutely zero doubt the U.S. government would mandate vaccination as a result of its fear of the new Covid-19 virus. This suspicion of mine was proven true in September of 2021. In September if 2021, President Biden issued an executive order mandating federal employees to get fully vaccinated, and at the same time threatened to fire any federal employees who didn't comply.
Q: What was your reaction, symptoms, & timeline?
I am a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer who had to go out on disability retirement, due to a lower brachial plexus injury, which doctors at the Mayo Clinic now believe was induced by the Moderna covid vaccine. My injury began showing mild symptoms about 8 weeks after being fully vaccinated, but at 12 weeks after being fully vaccinated, I lost fine and gross motor skills of my left hand, which is my dominant hand. This was followed by muscle wasting in my left forearm and left hand. I became unable to grip a service issued firearm, pull the trigger on a firearm, use a baton or handle handcuffs, which are all required abilities for a CBP Officer. The effective date of my disability retirement was August 13, 2023.
I underwent reconstructive surgery involving muscle and tendon transfer on February 22, 2024. Now, I have a very long road of physical therapy to endure.
Q: Tell us about any tests, diagnoses, and/or Medical Care received:
Numerous EMG tests, MRIs, other nerve conduction tests, spine fluid test, IVIG infusions (futile effort), 12 weeks of methylprednisone infusions (futile effort), occupational therapy prior to surgery (futile effort), reconstructive hand surgery of my dominant left hand involving muscle and tendon transfer done in February 2024, now undergoing physical therapy post-surgery.
Q: Where has your reaction been reported?
VAERS
Q: Are there any treatments that have helped or hurt your health?
Q: Have you had Covid before?
I had Covid in June 2023. It was no worse than the flu for me.
Q: What do you wish others knew?
My advice: Persist in filing medical and religious exemptions to any and all vaccine requirements an employer attempts to impose upon you.
If your employer imposes any vaccination mandates on you, they are only doing so because of their own fear. They don't actually care about you at all.
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