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-At the onset of the pandemic, he sent an open letter to WHO warning them of his concerns of what a mass vaccination campaign might cause. He was concerned that administering a prophylactic vaccine during a viral pandemic would be highly dangerous due to viral immune escape.+At the onset of the pandemic, he sent an open letter to WHO warning them of his concerns of what a mass vaccination campaign might cause. He was concerned that administering a prophylactic vaccine during a viral pandemic would be highly dangerous due to viral immune escape. He also drafted a [[https://dryburgh.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Geert-vanden-Bossche-manuscript-Feb-26-2021-2.pdf|manuscript]] of his theory.
  
 He explains that antibodies produced by the immune system create, ‘natural’ antibodies (abs), which are not germ specific versus pathogen specific (resulting in so-called ‘acquired’ Abs). Immune response is trained, meaning regular exposure to a myriad of agents, allows it to continue defense. With aging, the immune system is not strong enough to halt pathogens at entry. Thus, the immune system must rely on more specialized effectors of our immune system (i.e., antigen-specific Abs and T cells) to fight the pathogen. It is this type of highly specific, high affinity Abs that current Covid-19 vaccines are inducing. He explains that antibodies produced by the immune system create, ‘natural’ antibodies (abs), which are not germ specific versus pathogen specific (resulting in so-called ‘acquired’ Abs). Immune response is trained, meaning regular exposure to a myriad of agents, allows it to continue defense. With aging, the immune system is not strong enough to halt pathogens at entry. Thus, the immune system must rely on more specialized effectors of our immune system (i.e., antigen-specific Abs and T cells) to fight the pathogen. It is this type of highly specific, high affinity Abs that current Covid-19 vaccines are inducing.
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-In a Merogenomics blog, there is a article dissecting Bossche's open letter dissecting each point to it's potential truth or irrelevance to the actual unraveling in the actual pandemic. ((Raszek, M. “Dr. Bossche Explained - Genome Sequencing Blog for Everyday People | Merogenomics Inc.” Merogenomics.ca, 27 July 2021, merogenomics.ca/blog/en/140/Immune-escape-Dr-Geert-Vanden-Bossche-explained. Accessed 22 Feb. 2022.))+In a Merogenomics blog, there is a article reviewing Bossche's open letter dissecting each point to it's potential truth or irrelevance to the developments in the actual pandemic. ((Raszek, M. “Dr. Bossche Explained - Genome Sequencing Blog for Everyday People | Merogenomics Inc.” Merogenomics.ca, 27 July 2021, merogenomics.ca/blog/en/140/Immune-escape-Dr-Geert-Vanden-Bossche-explained. Accessed 22 Feb. 2022.))
  
 Further arguments point to flaws in his theories: 1. vaccines will cut transmission even if they don't stop it; 2. new variants can come from an unvaccinated population as well; 3. exposure to pathogens can be found in homes not just outside; 4. a new vaccine approach would have led to massive deaths and long term health consequence; 5. urgency of his message and suggestions that he is antivaccination as language is parallel. ((Jarry, Jonathan. “The Doomsday Prophecy of Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche.” Office for Science and Society, 24 Mar. 2021, www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-critical-thinking-pseudoscience/doomsday-prophecy-dr-geert-vanden-bossche.)) Further arguments point to flaws in his theories: 1. vaccines will cut transmission even if they don't stop it; 2. new variants can come from an unvaccinated population as well; 3. exposure to pathogens can be found in homes not just outside; 4. a new vaccine approach would have led to massive deaths and long term health consequence; 5. urgency of his message and suggestions that he is antivaccination as language is parallel. ((Jarry, Jonathan. “The Doomsday Prophecy of Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche.” Office for Science and Society, 24 Mar. 2021, www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-critical-thinking-pseudoscience/doomsday-prophecy-dr-geert-vanden-bossche.))
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 +Hooman Noorchashm disagrees with Bossche's perspective to stop all vaccination; he argues that without vaccination, the virus would mutate, spread and cause more harm. However, his nuance is that vaccination should be given to all who have not been naturally infected because there is more potential for adverse effects when administering a vaccine in short duration after infection. ((Noorchashm, Hooman. “Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche’s Call for a Full Stop to Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Is Extremely Dangerous.” Medium, 27 Mar. 2021, noorchashm.medium.com/dr-geert-vanden-bossches-call-for-a-full-stop-to-mass-covid-19-vaccination-is-extremely-dangerous-9acf7e137e5d. Accessed 22 Feb. 2022.))
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 +[[Bret Weinstein]] conducted an interview with Geert Vanden Bossche on his take on the pandemic and mass vaccination. ((“‎Bret Weinstein | DarkHorse Podcast: DarkHorse Podcast with Geert Vanden Bossche & Bret Weinstein on Apple Podcasts.” Apple Podcasts, 22 Apr. 2021, podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darkhorse-podcast-with-geert-vanden-bossche-bret/id1471581521?i=1000518326960. Accessed 22 Feb. 2022.))
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