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The researchers examined records from the Leprosy Clinic at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London. They found that of the 52 people who went to the clinic in 2021, at least 49 were vaccinated.
The study definition of a leprosy adverse event associated with a COVID-19 vaccine included developing leprosy or a leprosy reaction within 12 weeks of receiving a dose and the person having no previous history of leprosy or a leprosy reaction.
Two people met the case definition. One developed borderline tuberculoid (BT) leprosy one week after a second dose. The other experienced a reaction 56 days after a dose. Both doses were Pfizer's BNT162b2 vaccine. Pfizer did not respond to a request for comment.
"The development of BT leprosy and a Type 1 reaction in another individual shortly after a dose of BNT162b2 vaccine may be associated with vaccine mediated T cell responses," the researchers said.
The COVID-19 vaccines can provoke a response from white blood cells, or T cells. The cells are believed to protect against COVID-19.
T-cells can theoretically trigger Mycobacterium leprae, a bacteria that causes leprosy, leading to leprosy or a leprosy reaction, the researchers said.
Other vaccines have been shown to trigger leprosy or leprosy reactions, including tuberculosis vaccines, and some people who receive repeated COVID-19 vaccinations have been shown to have weakened immune systems.
The paper was published on Aug. 4 by PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
More on Findings
The person diagnosed with leprosy is an 80-year-old man who has lived in the United Kingdom for 49 years. He suffered from symptoms including thickened nerves. The leprosy diagnosis was confirmed via skin biopsy. The man may be the first to acquire leprosy in the UK since 1954.
The man improved over time and actually received a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine.
"Interestingly he had a third dose of BNT162b2 vaccine six months after the second dose having started anti-bacterial therapy and experienced no deterioration of his leprosy. The skin lesions and nerve thickening had resolved by the time he completed the six-month course of anti-microbial therapy. There had been no recurrence of the plaques or nerve signs after 12 months," the researchers said.
The reaction was recorded in a 27-year-old man who had taken multidrug therapy, a drug for leprosy, in the past. He developed red plaques and thickened nerves before arriving in the UK from an unidentified country. A biopsy supported the diagnosis. He took medicine and the symptoms improved.
The link between the vaccine and the issue in the second case was strengthened by studies showing people who took the therapy three years or more years before are unlikely to experience a new reaction, the researchers said.
Of the 52 people who went to the Leprosy Clinic for diagnosis and/or treatment in 2021, all but two reported their vaccination status. Of those 50, 49 were vaccinated.
Five of the patients at the clinic were newly diagnosed with leprosy in 2021. Five others had a type one reaction. All were vaccinated, but just one of each category was determined to be possibly caused by a vaccine after being diagnosed within 12 weeks of vaccination. It was not clear when the other four were vaccinated.
Dr. Barbara de Barros, the study's corresponding author, did not respond to a request for comment. The authors reported no funding or competing interests.
Dr. de Barros and the other UK researchers said that doctors should be aware that COVID-19 vaccination may cause leprosy but that they believe the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination "outweigh these unwanted events." They provided no citations for the benefits of vaccination, which have dropped dramatically as newer variants have emerged and led to more nuanced recommendations in some countries. Citations for scope of harm included a 2021 recommendation from India that people with leprosy receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Other Cases
At least 14 other cases of leprosy or a leprosy reaction within 14 days of COVID-19 vaccination have been reported in the literature, including eight in India. The patients were all said to have eventually recovered, and some received additional vaccine doses.
In a paper published in 2021, Brazilian researchers reported two leprosy reactions called erythema nodosum leprosum after COVID-19 vaccination. They said that doctors "need to be made aware of the occurrence of erythema nodosum leprosum that may appear in patients that are vaccinated" and "have to look for the signals of active leprosy in these patients for a possible diagnose of a new case of leprosy, relapse, or reinfection."
In December 2021, Singaporean researchers reported a new leprosy diagnosis following COVID-19 vaccination and said the problem was "likely unmasked by the COVID-19 vaccine."
Also in 2021, Indonesian researchers reported a patient who suffered a reaction after COVID-19 vaccination.
In January 2022, Indian researchers reported one leprosy reaction and said doctors should keep reactions in mind when seeing patients presenting with neurological complications.
In March 2022, Israeli researchers reported a reaction and said early diagnosis and treatment were important.
In a case series published in 2022, Indian researchers reported four men who experienced leprosy or a reaction within 11 days of COVID-19 vaccination. The researchers said that the "sheer versatility of clinical presentation of leprosy reactions following COVID‐19 vaccination warrants further large‐scale molecular studies."
In another paper from 2022, a different set of researchers reported that three of 35 patients who visited their clinic from July 2021 to December 2021 experienced a leprosy complication or a reaction shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Reader Comments
The man improved over time and actually received a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine.
Unbelievable.
Dr. de Barros and the other UK researchers said that doctors should be aware that COVID-19 vaccination may cause leprosy but that they believe the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination "outweigh these unwanted events."
Well that’s a new way of saying safe and effective lol.
Unbelievable.
Now, what island do we leave these people on? I hear Crete is nice [Link]
Dr. de Barros and the other UK researchers said that doctors should be aware that COVID-19 vaccination may cause leprosy but that they believe the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination "outweigh these unwanted events."Unbelievable is right 🤦♂️ it could've been worse? 🤣
You know it’s very strange for you to say this as only today I’ve been thinking about these two people. Let me explain lol.
So my best friend Russell, (2x jabbed) and a very good friend that is a neighbour Debbie (3or4x jabbed. And or the last 2/3 weeks I’ve been noticing strange behaviour for what should be very close friends. Me and Russ do everything from play golf to drink and smoke together and normally we’d chat every day or two. He’s supposed to be coming over tomorrow to watch the football (soccer) as we follow the same team and neck a few beers. We’ll be text messaging and halfway through the conversation he just stops like he forgets. He is also just not acting like himself and he hasn’t even mentioned tomorrow. I was forty not long ago and he didn’t even bother with a card which is not like him at all I’ve known him 20+ years. He’s been acting that weird that before I made the connection I’ve been considering just giving it a little time before I message him and see if he’s the same and if so just let it drift off. Now Debbie owns a chihuahua and we used to sit on her porch and chat. She’d bake me cakes and bring food all the time, I’d give her lifts etc we were close you get the picture right? Well I got a dog for a companion (much like her) and she has turned into a completely different woman. I tried introducing my dog and having a chat with her as I’d been away for a while and generally tried to catch up etc. She got bright red and shouted at me to keep away from her and I was just gobsmacked her acting like that. So anyway I go in just thinking she’s having a bad day and around a week later I am walking my dog on a leash in the communal garden that is out the back of the flats and she comes to her kitchen window and literally starts shouting at me through this closed window and I am stood there thinking open the window and I’ll be able to make out what you are saying. Nope she’s shouting and she actually spitting where she’s losing her shit at me for innocently walking my dog. This is all totally weird and out of character for them both and it’s so out of the blue. And it’s occurred to me that their jabbed up, maybe that’s something to do with it? And having just read your comment I’ve just been wondering if that’s what it could be?? Is it neurological? Is this like dementia or something like prion disease?
Got me thinking now!!
Sorry for the essay I just wanted to see what you think?
Sadly I think you’re right, it’s the jabs. The horrible thing is is that I was blue in the face the amount of warnings I gave them so I at least tried. You can lead a horse to water and all that but it is what it is. I remember the mad cow thing (Ferguson modelled that as well and look how accurate he wasn’t!), something tells me they don’t have nearly as long as 3 years. This vax seems to turbo everything whether it be cancer or neurological damage. Thank you for your heartfelt condolences it means more than you know. That’s really sad to hear about your friend, especially a lifelong friend, they’re so rare to find, especially in today’s society. I do hope our friends are not really aware of what is happening to them but we’ll never know. Here’s to the memory of our friends 🍻
Again, thank you 🙏
And I feel a little bit better now I’ve got it out, and that’s down to you mate 🙂🙏
Just curious because if that were me I would have. Is there anything at all that you said or did that could have pissed her off?
But thank you for your concern Gnostic 🙏 next time I see her I will maybe try again, see what happens.
Thinking
Walter D Wintle
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t,
It is almost a certain – you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost;
For out in this world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you’re outclassed, you are;
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win the prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can!
It’s about life’s struggles, thought it was apt!
Have a great day.
And yes this community (well, mostly 😜) is a special one.
I like the way you put it better, but feelings mutual pal 🙏
Leprosy cases increase in Florida, CDC issues warning disease may be endemic in region
Leprosy cases are surging in Florida, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with a new report suggesting the central area of the state may have become an "endemic location"...Nice to see it on SOTT too!
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" ...Cry havoc and let slip the plaintiffs’ attorneys! Sue the FDA; sue doctors and hospital administrators; and sue the medical boards. Let them pay for the damages they have inflicted on the families of patients who were denied ivermectin until their last breaths. Let them pay for the massive damage and distress they have caused for courageous doctors like Paul Marik and his colleagues who tried to help their patients."
Leprosy cases on the rise after COVID-19 vaccination
The researchers examined records from the Leprosy Clinic at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London. They found that of the 52 people who went to the clinic in 2021, at least 49 were vaccinated.This sound very much like cause and effect. Though it would need a proper controlled experiment (study) to establish that.
I'm sure there are millions of volunteers ...
Comment: This trend is not only occuring in the U.S, but is now suspected to be "endemic" in Florida: