Berrien County Health Department Medical Director Jonathan Beyer is speaking out against what he says are concerning statements coming out of federal health agencies.
Beyer tells us he addressed the Berrien County Board of Health on Wednesday to bring light to two issues in particular. First, he says statements have been added to the CDC website saying that “studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
“The website changes or says things that have long not been held by the majority of the medical establishment and it is very concerning,” Beyer said. “So I wanted to reiterate that the overwhelming majority of the scientific literature says that vaccines do not cause autism and vaccines are safe in childhood.”
Dr. Beyer was also concerned to learn of an FDA memo referencing ten child deaths allegedly linked to the COVID vaccine. He says that’s misleading because the information came from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, a non-curated service that anyone can add information to and that could be referring to any child that died of any means sometime after getting a COVID shot.
Beyer says the momentum he’s seeing out of the federal health agencies runs counter to something doctors have long known.
“Vaccines has been one of the greatest public health boons in the last 125 years. Like, if you just want to know how effective they are, ask anybody you know if they’ve ever had smallpox.”
NBC News reports the FDA memo came as the agency prepares to announce new vaccine rules.
Beyer says it’s important for the public to hear clear messaging about vaccinations, and that’s not happening at the moment.
“In the last few years, medicine has become unfortunately politicized. When I want people to know that as medical practitioners, myself and everyone I work with, we really want what’s best for people. We go to school for a long time, we study, and at the end of the day, we want what’s best for people. And our recommendations for vaccines isn’t a political statement.”
Dr. Beyer says he wasn’t seeking any action from the Board of Health. He just wanted to make it known that the Berrien County Health Department remains a reliable source of information.
