Page 2 GRAND GAZETTE January 28, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET Letters to the Editor Addressing COVID 19 Vaccination Concerns COVID. Human life is not worth the “Infertility is not known to occur as Resources: risk! a result of natural COVID-19 disease, https://covid19.nih.gov/ A letter to the editor and One thing we know for sure, every further demonstrating that immune https://www.cdc.gov/ West Grand Community- single person in our community can responses to the virus, whether coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/ induced by infection or a vaccine are I am a Critical Care Registered help control the spread of COVID-19. different-vaccines/mrna.html Nurse and work in the ICU. During From wearing a mask (correctly) to not a cause of infertility.” washing your hands and not going Additionally, Dr. Edward Morris, https://www.asrm.org/ this pandemic, I have taken care of globalassets/asrm/asrm-content/ many critically ill patients whose in public (school/work/community president at the Royal College of lungs have literally become wet events) if you are not feeling well, it OBGYN stated, “We want to reassure news-and-publications/covid-19/ sponges due to COVID-19. I’ve is important to continue to follow the women that there is no evidence to covidtaskforceupdate11.pdf held back my own tears as I found guidelines recommended by public suggest that Covid-19 vaccines will https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/ myself holding up iPads for families health. affect fertility. Claims of any effect of news/RCOG-and-RCM-respond- Covid-19 vaccination on fertility are to say goodbye to their loved ones. Comment 2: “If you got the to-misinformation-around-Covid- speculative and not supported by any I’ve worked in MASH style testing vaccine why are you wearing a 19-vaccine-and-fertility/ data” (RCOG. 2021). tents across the Denver metro area mask?” https://www.who.int/ and educated patients over the phone Progress is being made and we all emergencies/diseases/novel- The WHO states we still don’t must keep up these efforts, together. about symptomatic care, isolation, and coronavirus-2019?adgroupsurvey= quarantine. Most recently, I have the know the data on how vaccinations We can choose to be part of the privilege to be a part of COVID-19 affect onward transmission (the ability problem or we can choose to be part of {adgroupsurvey}&gclid=EAIaIQob vaccine clinics. This pandemic has to pass the virus on to others). Until the solution. I encourage you to choose ChMIp_ fit7-47gIVyxmtBh1_ affected all of us. Being in battle with we know this data and because many the latter. a seemingly invisible enemy is certain people remain unvaccinated, it is to provoke every human emotion. I important to continue to wear masks and wash hands to prevent possibly For the health of us all, pray that you may never see or face the Amber Vargo, RN-BSN, CCRN full devastation that others may have passing the virus on. experienced. I am glad the majority Comment 3: “Can I get the of you do not hold the front row ticket vaccine if I had COVID?” that I do. The one ticket we all hold is The CDC cites data from clinical Larry Jones family thanks the guidelines that get us to get back trials that indicate COVID-19 vaccines to “normal”… to have our kids stay in can be safely given to persons with community for support school… to be able to play full sports a prior history of COVID infection, seasons… to be able to keep our local The familiy of Larry Jones wishes “Vaccination should be offered to businesses open… to be able to shake to thank everyone who helped make persons regardless of history of prior hands with strangers. Larry’s Celebration of Life speical. symptomatic or asymptomatic SARS- Thanks to all that came and shared I am a Kremmling native, my CoV-2 infection” (CDC.2020). children attend West Grand Schools, memories of Larry. Also thank you my parents live here, and I know Comment 4: “The vaccine alters for the food, cards, flowers, monetary many of you on a personal level. I your DNA” support, phone calls, thoughts, and prayers. often am asked questions or overhear The mRNA (i.e., the instructions) various comments regarding COVID. from a COVID vaccine never enters the Unfortunately, in this community, nucleus of the cell which is where our I have witnessed the sentiment that DNA is kept (CDC. 2020). Statement COVID-19 isn’t real, that masks don’t by the CDC, “mRNA cannot affect have to be worn correctly or aren’t or interact with our DNA in any way. FAITH NOTES necessary, that testing should just Instead, Covid-19 mRNA vaccines stop, that vaccines are unsafe, and work with the body’s natural defenses Kremmling Gore Range Baptist Church: frustration directed at public or school to safely develop immunity to disease” Community Church Pastor Allen will host a Sunday health officials about their guidelines. (CDC.2020). & The Gathering service via Facebook Live at 10am. The intent of this letter is to create Find this and other resources on Comment 5: “I heard the vaccine Sunday worship gatherings dialogue around the many questions will be held at 10am and 5pm. Facebook at Gore Range Baptist and comments I have recently heard can cause infertility” Weekly emails provide updates, Church. -- Take note that services about testing and vaccines. I am Unfortunately, there is a lot ongoing opportunities, and Stirring are telecast via the private Facebook writing this based on research from of misinformation out there. The Group news. For more information group and not the Church’s main the National Institute of Health American Society of Reproductive or to sign up for email contact, go to page. Go to https://www.facebook. (NIH), Centers for Disease Control Medicine reports that because the kremmlingcommunitychurch.org. com/groups/1236993409966318/ (CDC), World Health Organization COVID-19 vaccines are not made up and request to join. (WHO), and the American Society of a live virus, “they are not thought for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). to cause an increased risk of infertility, Trinity Episcopal Church: St. Peter’s Catholic Church: This is not intended to be used as first or second-trimester loss, (with St. John the Baptist in Granby) medical advice but rather be taken as Masses continue with limited stillbirth, or congenital anomalies. Services will be held via an educated opinion of a nurse who has attendees. Sign up for 10am mass at It should be noted that pregnant and Zoom at 5:00pm Saturday many ties to this community. St. Peter’s in Kremmling online at lactating women were excluded from and 9:30am Sunday. the initial phase III trials of these two GrandCatholic.com. Confession is Comment 1: “We should just stop Centering Prayer is via vaccines, so specific safety data in available 30 minutes prior to mass. testing everyone.” Zoom at 3pm on Fridays. these populations are not yet available, Mass will also be live- Data from the NIH shows testing and further studies are planned. Bible Study via Zoom streamed from Our Lady of saves lives. Testing identifies positive However, the mechanism of action of at 11am Wednesday. the Snow in Granby at 9:30am cases and reduces the spread of mRNA vaccines and existing safety All links and ongoing Sunday via YouTube at Grand infection. As frustrating as it is that data provide reassurance regarding the updates can be found on Catholic. The Spanish language our kids keep ending up in quarantine, safety of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines Facebook @TrinityKremmling mass is on Fridays at 7:00pm. reduced testing could lead to an during pregnancy” (ASRM. 2020). or @StJohnsGranby or at Find streaming information and exponential growth of COVID-19 The FDA, who approved Pfizer & stjohnsgranby.org. sign up for ongoing updates via infections, thus putting your friends Flocknote at GrandCatholic.com. Moderna, states there is no reason to and family at a high risk of contracting believe the vaccine causes infertility, Page 3 GRAND GAZETTE January 28, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET West Grand FFA fans the flames of kindness by Kim Cameron Julie Savage who oversees the FFA members, Outbreak of Kindness in Kremmling. Allison and The second largest wildfire “She has done amazing work to Emma Daly in Colorado’s history left its organize and distribute donations. We stand in front mark in Grand County. are all very grateful for her and all she of a stack of The East Troublesome Fire does for Grand County,” says Walter. donations. engulfed 192,457 acres and “Outbreak of Kindness, along destroyed and damaged 589 with our other community partners, Distribution structures – 366 of which were has been great at getting resources of the donated homes in the Grand Lake area. out to people in our community items is being who are in need of support.” And for the West Grand FFA coordinated The impact of the donations are students, it prompted a call to action through and fanned the flames of kindness. already being felt in the community. Savage illustrates how being able to Outbreak of “Our FFA officers put the call out Kindness. to FFA chapters around the state to give a full bag of dog food to those chip in with donations after the East in need can make a huge difference. Troublesome Fire. The outpouring “Dog food is expensive, and we were To volunteer, of kindness was so great that we able to give them a full bag of dog or if you ended up collecting more than we food this week.