DNA contamination in Covid vaccines is back in the spotlight, with a peer-reviewed study now before CDC advisers just days ahead of their pivotal vote.

Source: https://blog.maryannedemasi.com/p/acip-to-probe-dna-contamination-in

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The CDC’s vaccine advisory body will, for the first time, confront evidence that Covid-19 vaccines may be contaminated with DNA fragments capable of integrating into the human genome and potentially triggering cancer.

The Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices (ACIP) has formed a new Covid vaccine work group, chaired by MIT professor Retsef Levi. Its Terms of Reference, published last month, explicitly list “DNA contamination” as an issue to be addressed.

The development follows the publication of a peer-reviewed study in Autoimmunity by David Speicher and colleagues, which analysed 32 vials, including the more recent XBB.1.5 Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. > https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08916934.2025.2551517#abstract

Using fluorometry coupled with RNase A digestion — a method that removes interfering RNA — the researchers found every vial exceeded the permissible threshold for DNA contamination by 36–627 times.

They reported billions of DNA fragments in both vaccines, many packaged inside lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the same carriers designed to deliver mRNA into human cells.

 

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2 hours ago, Red Phoenix said:

The Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices (ACIP) has formed a new Covid vaccine work group, chaired by MIT professor Retsef Levi.

 

Retsef Levi, appointed by anti-vax misinfo king RFK Jr.:

 

Head of New Federal COVID Vaccine Task Force Is a COVID Myth Superspreader

 

What happened: The head of a new federal task force charged with reviewing the safety of COVID-19 vaccines has spread multiple false claims about the vaccines, including in a X video with 2.5 million views where he said that the vaccines are responsible for an “unprecedented level of harm.” [emphasis added]

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A closer look: Levi, who does not have a medical degree, has a long record of spreading false claims about COVID vaccines.  Actually: Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed journals including The Lancet and the Journal of the American Medical Association have estimated that COVID vaccines saved millions of lives globally. 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1371550-report-misinfo-peddler-named-by-rfk-jr-to-review-vaccine-safety/

 

Fact Check: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Shows NO DNA "Contamination," Permanent Genetic Changes Or Death From Cardiac Arrest

Nov 20, 2023

 

"Is the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine "contaminated" with a type of DNA that causes permanent genetic changes in vaccinated people or leads to death due to cardiac arrest? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Lead Stories that residual DNA found in Pfizer's COVID shot has produced "no safety concerns." Additionally, an infectious disease expert said no data "indicate that there is a sudden death increase in the vaccinated over the unvaccinated population when the populations are comparable in age distribution."

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Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told Lead Stories in a November 20, 2023, email that the "Pfizer statement is clear and straightforward." He continued:

It is reassuring that only viral fragments are detected and that their presence is well-known to global regulatory agencies including the EMA and the US FDA among others, that have assessed the safety of the Pfizer COVID vaccines, both pre-licensure as well as post-licensure."

 

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-shows-no-dna-contamination-linked-to-permanent-genetic-changes-or-death-from-cardiac-arrest.html

 

 

 

And the author of the OP article is another discredited anti-vaxer and conspiracy theorist working for a notorious anti-vaxer organization:

 

Maryanne Demasi

"As of 2022, Demasi is a writer for the Brownstone Institute, an organization that has been criticized by medical experts for spreading misinformation against vaccines.^"

 

She previously was bounced from her job as a broadcaster with the Australian Broadcasting Corp. after airing a report that the ABC later apologized for and withdrew.

 

"Wi-Fried" episode

Demasi produced a report in a February 2016 episode of Catalyst called "Wi-Fried" on Wi-Fi and cellphone safety. In her report she detailed the scientific debate about health effects from low level exposures and she raised questions about the long term effects of low level microwave exposures in schools.

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Demasi was stood down as a reporter and the program was placed under review. A public on-air apology statement was broadcast on the ABC on 5 July 2016, and the episode was withdrawn from the ABC's website."

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryanne_Demasi

 

 

 

Hi @TallGuyJohninBKK > Great job 'debunking' the issue of DNA-contamination in Pfizer vials. 

> Two 'shoot the messenger' hit-pieces and a Fact-Checker dropping with two 2023 'nothing to see here' comments, 

And the ACIP meeting has not even taken place, as its due in course of this week. 

But the fact that this long-standing issue is now on their agenda to discuss, already creates panic with the vaccine-shills. 

555

 

Given that there is a significant (huge) disparity between the VAERS reported statistics for the various batches, it's about time someone looked into the possibility of contamination. 

 

Years past time to pull CDC heads out of their asses the sand and do their jobs.

 

53 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Fact Check: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Shows NO DNA "Contamination," Permanent Genetic Changes Or Death From Cardiac Arrest

Nov 20, 2023

 

"Is the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine "contaminated" with a type of DNA that causes permanent genetic changes in vaccinated people or leads to death due to cardiac arrest? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Lead Stories that residual DNA found in Pfizer's COVID shot has produced "no safety concerns." Additionally, an infectious disease expert said no data "indicate that there is a sudden death increase in the vaccinated over the unvaccinated population when the populations are comparable in age distribution."

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Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told Lead Stories in a November 20, 2023, email that the "Pfizer statement is clear and straightforward." He continued:

It is reassuring that only viral fragments are detected and that their presence is well-known to global regulatory agencies including the EMA and the US FDA among others, that have assessed the safety of the Pfizer COVID vaccines, both pre-licensure as well as post-licensure."

 

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-shows-no-dna-contamination-linked-to-permanent-genetic-changes-or-death-from-cardiac-arrest.html

 

How do they explain the variations in the VAERS reported side effects of the different batches if it's not some kind of contamination?

 

Because it's either contamination, or it's deliberate experiments. 

 

 

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Retsef Levi, appointed by anti-vax misinfo king RFK Jr.:

 

Head of New Federal COVID Vaccine Task Force Is a COVID Myth Superspreader

 

 

Ya, this is the guy who's finally going to bring "truth" to the debate!

 

Hahahahaha!!!!

 

This kind of nonsense is why Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor who chairs the Senate's health committee, has publicly called for the upcoming ACIP meeting to be postponed -- something RFK Jr. is apparently not going to do...

 

Leading Cassidy to issue the following public admonition:

 

"“Serious allegations have been made about the meeting agenda, membership, and lack of scientific process being followed for the now announced September ACIP meeting. These decisions directly impact children’s health and the meeting should not occur until significant oversight has been conducted. If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership,” said Dr. Cassidy. [emphasis added]

 

https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/cassidy-calls-for-vaccine-committee-meeting-to-be-postponed-following-cdc-departures

 

8 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

This kind of nonsense is why Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor who chairs the Senate's health committee, has publicly called for the upcoming ACIP meeting to be postponed -- something RFK Jr. is apparently not going to do...

 

Leading Cassidy to issue the following public admonition:

 

"“Serious allegations have been made about the meeting agenda, membership, and lack of scientific process being followed for the now announced September ACIP meeting. These decisions directly impact children’s health and the meeting should not occur until significant oversight has been conducted. If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership,” said Dr. Cassidy. [emphasis added]

 

https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/cassidy-calls-for-vaccine-committee-meeting-to-be-postponed-following-cdc-departures

 

Here’s a summary of what is publicly known about Senator Bill Cassidy (MD, R-Louisiana) and whether he’s received payments from pharmaceutical companies, along with relevant context. 

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Evidence of Connections to Pharma

1. Campaign Contributions / PAC Money
   Cassidy’s campaign has received substantial contributions from the pharmaceutical / health products sector:

   • In the 2019-2024 election cycle, his campaign (including his PACs) took in about US$712,504 from “Pharmaceuticals/Health Products.” OpenSecrets+1

   • Some of these contributions are from pharma company PACs, or individuals associated with pharma. < OpenSecrets+1 >

2. Donations by Pharma Executives
   There are specific disclosures showing executives from major drug companies donated to him. For example:

   • Shortly after becoming the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee (Republican side), he received contributions from executives of Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Biogen, etc. < STAT >

3. From “Vendor/Recipient” Data
   In his campaign’s vendor / recipient profile, there are entries showing payments from pharmaceutical companies as vendors to his campaign (for instance, “AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals,” “Novo Nordisk,” etc.). These are payments made to vendors of his campaign, not payments to Dr. Cassidy personally. < OpenSecrets >

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4 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:

Here’s a summary of what is publicly known about Senator Bill Cassidy (MD, R-Louisiana) and whether he’s received payments from pharmaceutical companies, along with relevant context. 

 

You beat me to it...  Good info.

 

Give me over $700K and I'll dress up as a clown and sing at your kid's birthday.  Postponing a study?   Sure...

 

24 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:

Here’s a summary of what is publicly known about Senator Bill Cassidy (MD, R-Louisiana) and whether he’s received payments from pharmaceutical companies, along with relevant context. 

 

Shooting the messenger?

 

 

25 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

Shooting the messenger?

 

It's more accurately referred to as "exposing a glaring conflict of interest".  (I added the "glaring")

 

Feel free to trust the guy who's taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Big Pharma.  And will likely take a seat on their Board of Directors when he retires from politics (or gets voted out).  As long as he doesn't cheez them off between now and then, he's on track to be a Big Pharma gazillionaire.

 

Not only are they toxic filth, they also have additional ingredient.

 

I am thinking that this is in fact deliberate. A cunning ploy

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''The mRNA technology is proven safe and effective. But we must ensure the manufacturing procedures are held to the highest standards and tightened up where they are found not to be so.''

 

A book by Hedley Rees;

 

''Find It, File It, Flog It: Big Pharma’s Crippling Addiction and How to Cure It''

 

A supply chain management consultant. Hedley Rees has firsthand experience with the industry. He explains how pharmaceutical companies are addicted to the big profits that come from rushing drugs through the regulatory pipeline, aggressively marketing them, and gambling with people’s lives.

Re the anti-vaxed CDC ACIP advisory panel commandeered by anti-vaxer RFK Jr.

 

Per the Los Angeles Times:

 

"The changes, made under the leadership of vaccine-skeptic Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have been so dramatic that a number of medical experts and officials now express little to no confidence in two key agencies within that department — the CDC and Food and Drug Administration. [emphasis added]

 

A key turning point came in June, when Kennedy ousted everyone on the CDC’s respected Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which issues recommendations on who should receive various types of vaccines. Their replacements — some of whom have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation, according to the Associated Press — have led officials and other experts in some states to doubt or dismiss the latest CDC guidance. [emphasis added]

 

The CDC’s immunization committee “is no longer a trusted source for vaccine guidance,” Dr. Matt Willis, the former public health officer for Marin County, wrote on the blog Your Local Epidemiologist in California. [emphasis added]

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20250915105419/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-15/california-covid-surge-is-peaking-but-the-battle-over-vaccine-access-is-just-beginning

 

4 hours ago, impulse said:

 

It's more accurately referred to as "exposing a glaring conflict of interest".  (I added the "glaring")

 

Feel free to trust the guy who's taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from Big Pharma.  And will likely take a seat on their Board of Directors when he retires from politics (or gets voted out).  As long as he doesn't cheez them off between now and then, he's on track to be a Big Pharma gazillionaire.

 

 

Trust the guy who actually has a real doctoring degree?

 

Nah, let's get our vaccine tinfoilings from some rando chiropractor.

19 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Fact Check: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Shows NO DNA "Contamination," Permanent Genetic Changes Or Death From Cardiac Arrest

Nov 20, 2023

 

"Is the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine "contaminated" with a type of DNA that causes permanent genetic changes in vaccinated people or leads to death due to cardiac arrest? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Lead Stories that residual DNA found in Pfizer's COVID shot has produced "no safety concerns." Additionally, an infectious disease expert said no data "indicate that there is a sudden death increase in the vaccinated over the unvaccinated population when the populations are comparable in age distribution."

...

Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told Lead Stories in a November 20, 2023, email that the "Pfizer statement is clear and straightforward." He continued:

It is reassuring that only viral fragments are detected and that their presence is well-known to global regulatory agencies including the EMA and the US FDA among others, that have assessed the safety of the Pfizer COVID vaccines, both pre-licensure as well as post-licensure."

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/11/fact-check-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-shows-no-dna-contamination-linked-to-permanent-genetic-changes-or-death-from-cardiac-arrest.html

 

Vax manufacturers and their cronies are furious that in its upcoming meeting ACIP will a.o. discuss the issue of DNA contamination in mRNA 'vaccines'. 

Here the link to an article featuring yet another study that it does matter: https://zenodo.org/records/17122912

 

 

Keep that kettle boiling Red.

 

These AN debates on health, are certainly making some die-hards think, and a couple have changed their minds on Big Pharma's antics.

 

I'm undecided on the possibility of negative health effects of the COVID vaccines, but it was clear to me that the approval and roll out was rushed due to a political crisis.

 

Most national governments had dug themselves into a hole with their panic reaction to a pandemic, and global economies were tanking, but lifting the restrictions when it was becoming clear that the virus was not going away would be admission about the massive error of judgement.

 

So new vaccine technology was a convenient smokescreen to mask a nifty u-turn on restrictions.

 

Time will tell if it was an unwise use of developing technology as their political smokescreen.

19 hours ago, impulse said:

Given that there is a significant (huge) disparity between the VAERS reported statistics for the various batches, it's about time someone looked into the possibility of contamination. 

 

Years past time to pull CDC heads out of their asses the sand and do their jobs.

 

Sweep the whole rotten, corrupted system away.

 

To bring a vaccine to market involves as many as 100 different companies. From digging some ingredients out of the ground, refining oil waste products, breeding monkeys, to transportation and storage of the finished job. Then the white-coats take over. Although not always proper white-coats. The cleaner, car park guy and tea lady may have done a crash course on sticking the needle in.

 

Hedley Rees is the main man on the 'supply chain'. He knows his stuff, having spent 40 years in the industry. Well worth a google.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Hedley+Rees&client=opera&hs=XNj&sca_esv=cdd4458fa27f824d&sxsrf=AE3TifM4hEXzGz1bhb1MUAXKPk68ECblEg%3A1757983687656&ei=x7PIaMTuJ_CVseMPrKbYqQo&ved=0ahUKEwiE7uTJh9yPAxXwSmwGHSwTNqUQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=Hedley+Rees&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiC0hlZGxleSBSZWVzMgUQLhiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBRAAGO8FMgUQABjvBTIIEAAYgAQYogQyBRAAGO8FSIwdUABYAHAAeAGQAQCYAakBoAGpAaoBAzAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAZgCAaACsgGYAwDiAwUSATEgQJIHAzAuMaAH3AWyBwMwLjG4B7IBwgcDMi0xyAcH&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b4a02cb5,vid:N4R6yxEWxog,st:0

 

 

Interesting that any investigation into the mRNA Covid jabs triggers particular posters on here. If there's no problem then fine but what's wrong with investigating possible links?  

8 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Interesting that any investigation into the mRNA Covid jabs triggers particular posters on here. If there's no problem then fine but what's wrong with investigating possible links?  

 

I imagine it's a lot like the people who cajoled or outright shamed their loved ones into buying Enron stock.  Nobody wants to find out they pushed a tragedy onto their loved ones. 

 

Then, there's the ones that made $billions peddling the "safe and effectives".  And they're still raking it in.

 

On top of the 2 studies mentioned higher in this thread, here a link to an article some of the background and developments re this matter: 

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/genetic-fingerprint-covid-vaccine-found-31-year-old-cancer-patients-dna/