The series called The Tribute, co-produced by award winning film maker Gaylene Barnes, will release its first episode on Thursday and focuses on the experience of Tauranga woman Ange, a former yoga teacher and rest home healthcare worker.
Barnes said the series explores the way people were then treated by the New Zealand health system.
“Many are seriously ill, yet they are still fighting for care and financial support. They are belittled by health professionals and stigmatised when seeking help for vaccine injury. They have to fight for acknowledgement of what seems obvious, that the Covid vaccination event immediately caused their sudden loss of health.”
The opening episode examines Ange’s life before and after vaccination under workplace mandate requirements in 2021.
According to the series, Ange received a Pfizer mRNA vaccine dose in order to retain her employment. Minutes later, she developed severe chest pain and presented to an emergency department, where she was told she was the fourth patient seen that day with similar symptoms.
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The series said Ange’s condition worsened over time, with symptoms including chest tightness, rashes, a metallic taste, extreme fatigue, elevated D dimer levels, and ongoing inflammation. Specialists later diagnosed vaccine induced long Covid and costochondritis, despite Ange never having had Covid 19.
Further blood testing undertaken with Auckland University cellular immunologist Dr Anna Brooks reportedly showed the presence of micro clots, which the series said were linked to mini strokes.
Ange said she had more than 100 hospital visits and often felt dismissed, with some clinicians suggesting her symptoms were psychological.
She said this resulted in psychiatric treatment and a period in a mental health facility.
She also alleged attempts were made to alter records during her ACC claim.
“When everyone else turns their back on you, all you have left is your voice,” Ange said.
The series said Ange’s health issues led to the loss of her career, home, and relationships, and left her bedridden for periods, at times requiring a wheelchair. It said she had recently returned to hospital.
After a three year process with ACC, Ange received partial support for treatment and medical aids. She said the assistance was delayed and inadequate and that she was now receiving a sickness benefit.
Ange said she was speaking publicly to advocate for better recognition and compensation for people affected by vaccine mandates and reported injuries.
The series said her experience reflected concerns raised by thousands of other New Zealanders.
Data from Medsafe’s Suspected Medicine Adverse Reaction Search database recorded 12,452 reports of chest discomfort and 1,123 reports of chest pain following vaccination with the Comirnaty vaccine up to November 2024.
SMARS is a voluntary reporting system of suspected adverse drug reactions and was established by the Ministry of Health to provide public access to medicines safety information.
The Tribute will release weekly video episodes of between 16 and 20 minutes every Thursday, each preceded by a one minute trailer.
The series is produced by Canterbury based filmmaker Gaylene Barnes, known for River of Freedom released in 2023, in association with Auckland based Lynda Wharton of The Health Forum NZ.
Episodes will be available on the website thetribute.nz, as well as Facebook, X, YouTube, and Spotify under The Tribute branding.
Broadcaster Chris Lynch is an award winning journalist who also produces Christchurch news and video content for domestic and international companies. This article was originally published by Chris Lynch Media and is published here with kind permission.
6 comments:
A Stanford study from last month discusses vaccine-associated myocarditis. On the web. Google it if readers want to increase their knowledge.
I have a question, has anybody heard of a person that has suffered from or continues to suffer from “Long Covid” that has never had a covid vaccine shot?
Some extraordinary claims in the piece. The evidence the are holding to back up those claims must be extraordinary!
I read recently that one of the leading UK newspapers reckoned NZ avoided 35,000 deaths with its policy.As an oldie those American, Italian etc reports of columns of coffin trucks, and reports from family medical contacts in US were especially .worrying . I forgave Jacinda but not for wild inflation.
Robert , I don't believe a word of that statistic.
There are many more reputable researchers who have come to very contrary conclusions .
I recommend you read up about what happened in Haiti during covid. This country had the very lowest vaccine rate in the world because most of the population didn't believe in it and refused vaccines and also traditional herbal alternatives for 'flu which they took . No medical organisation can explain why Haiti had no increase in the death rate during the covid years unlike all other countries which complied with mass vaccinations did.
Also a smart researcher compiled data on the death rate and vaccination rate differences in the Counties of Ireland . There was a direct correlation between high death rate and high vaccination rate .
My assessment of all the data coming in is that that vaccine was a killer. I witnessed vaccinated family members with chest pain a few weeks after vaccination. Their doctors refused to acknowledge a connection even refusing to check there was inflammation with a standard blood test and insisting it was just muscle strain despite it coinciding more than once after each vaccine but never after severe exertion as you would expect if the cause was muscular .
Thank god we got Hipkins to bring inflation back down for us. A double shot of strong, effective leadership, not something we get often.
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