French study shows COVID vaccines work wonders

Do you think COVID vaccines are safe? Probably, yes, because you’re reading this article. And you happen to be right.

We now have concrete research from France, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, that proves not only that COVID vaccines are safe but that they reduce your risk from dying from all other things, too.

Of course, there are folks who do

not believe this. I know you’re shocked by that (not), but they might want to chime in on this, too. So let’s look at the study.

First off, it’s from a country with socialized medicine; in France, everyone has access to health care. And because there is one insurance company, the state, we have access to all the data — who’s hospitalized, who lives, who dies, all that kind of stuff.

Next, it’s a large study, comparing 22.7 million immunized French with 5.9 million who didn’t get immunized. Good data set.

Now, what did they look at and what did they find out? The immunized group had a 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than those who didn’t get the shot. So it showed that the COVID shot worked — not 100% of the time, nothing does, but it was incredibly good at keeping you from dying of COVID.

I want to take a break here to remind you that immunizations are amazingly successful in reducing your risk of getting a disease in the first place and, importantly, keeping you from dying of the disease. This study focused on the dying part, which is why I get a COVID shot every year along with my flu shot, to protect myself and those I’m around.

Let’s face it, if I die from COVID, my kids would be incredibly angry that I didn’t take care of myself. When you get immunized, it’s not just for you, it’s for your family. Just think about that for a minute.

OK, next thing, how safe was the COVID shot in terms of causing you to die from other things? There are some who think the COVID shot causes your heart to bugger up. I think it’s a good question to ask.

The answer, after four years of COVID vaccines, is that those who got the COVID shot had no increased risk of dying from other causes. No increased risk for cancer, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, etc.

In fact, when these researchers delved into the data, they saw there was an astounding 25% lower risk of dying from these other problems. The shot protected you from getting COVID and then kept the rest of your body fit and healthy enough to fight other medical problems that might cause your death. That’s just wow.

Now, if you look into the population that didn’t get the shot, you find other factors that might come into play with this. Those who didn’t get the shot often had less education, earned less money, didn’t see the doctor as much, stuff like that. This group also was hesitant regarding other vaccines and medical care in general.

The other thing researchers looked at was long COVID, which affects an estimated 10% of those who get COVID and can be a disabling condition. Long COVID can have more than 200 symptoms, from brain fog to memory loss, from joint and muscle pain to shortness of breath, from sleep problems to anxiety and depression.

This research showed that if you continue to be immunized, the risk of getting long COVID drops by 90%. The shot protects you.

My spin: COVID shots are safe. There is lots of fakery out there, but you know that. If you read this column, you know there are charlatans and quacks whose job is to scare you so you will go to their website, making them rich and famous. Stay well.