Laura Niziol grew up in Buffalo, NY. She was an MMA cage fighter, worked in the medical field, and was in good health. She had plans for her life. Then, two shots and one booster later, she felt like she was dying. Not long ago, she moved to South Carolina, bought a boat, and wanted to start a boat detailing business and work on her blue belt in jujitsu. Those last two will never take place.
Laura moved to South Carolina, hoping to find some answers and to feel better with more sun and warmth. “I can’t even commit to anything because I am having more worse days than better. My life is a crap shoot.” Nizoil took the COVID shots because her employer mandated that she do so. Not long after the booster, she noticed a change, and her situation became more dire. Since the booster, she has received more than 40 diagnoses from Migraines, Hair Loss, Tinnitus, Auto Immune Inflammatory Disorder, Chronic Migraines, Vertigo, Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Walking, Other Chronic Pain, Insomnia, Memory Loss, Pseudobulbar Affect, Reactive Rheumatoid Arthritis, to Major Depression all since February 2022. She usually weighs in at 112lbs; today, she is down to 99lbs and can’t seem to be able to eat.
At only 39 years old, she wanted to share her story because—like many of the vaccine injured out there—she is angry and sad. She spent a day earlier this week with friends and their 1-year-old. The next day, she was so fatigued that she couldn’t get out of bed. “I’d rather get punched in the face 100 times over, than to deal with this brain fog and fatigue that puts me out.”
Nizoil has seen at least 14 doctors to try to get answers. In a recent visit, the doctor informed her when “this juice is inside of you, as part of the auto-immune disorder, the body is in the constant flight or fight mode.” She is going to see a third-hand surgeon later this year to determine whether there is something they can do for her RA. Both hands are swollen, and she also has swelling in her arms. She applied for disability after the RA diagnosis but was rejected, and her case is currently under appeal, with a decision expected hopefully by May.
Heather, in Western New York, was bed-bound for more than 2 years after the shots, leaving her unable to work. She is a single mother who owned her own home, but for two years, she could not care for herself or her teenage children. Today, despite desperately trying to sell her house, there is an outstanding tax bill and it is about to be taken by the county.
Heather reached out to organization after organization, looking for help. The neurological issues she developed after the shot even prevented her from understanding utility bills. She was promised help by a local Jewish Family Services who visited her once but failed to help her with bills. She asked the individual before she left to mail a letter for her—the person dropped it in a mailbox without letting her know she had forgotten to put a stamp on it. She was rejected by disability. She continues to go to doctors, so when she attempts to apply for disability again, the documentation might help her cause.
A man who owned a construction company in Colorado building houses got the shot and now cannot work. He lives in Missouri, where his mother is helping with his rent, but she is only on Social Security. He has constant doctor’s appointments as he attempts to get some relief. He has weekly blood tests for monitoring. He has had a head-to-toe rash he couldn’t find relief from, even after meeting multiple dermatologists. He faces daily pain and exhaustion.
To add insult to injury, he has now twice been kicked off Medicaid for a reason that no one can figure out. Although he has been reinstated twice, he is expecting to be kicked off again—for some reason, no one can answer on the state level. He has suspicions of the reason, but no one can prove or even explain why this happened.
He applied for disability through the Social Security Disability Insurance Program. He was denied. These three examples and potentially thousands of others are experiencing some of the same things. They are generally faced with doctors’ visits after doctors’ visits, during which they get 15 minutes to try to explain their situation. They are faced with doctors who have no idea what to do or how to treat the injuries, handing out different prescriptions for the symptoms. They are also faced with doctors who can’t even say the words vaccine injury. They also are faced with doctors who refuse to believe their patients.
How often are those with a Covid Vax Injury denied Disability through the Federal Government? The Federal Government lists the likelihood of being approved for disability each year. This year, Kansas applications are approved almost 70% of the time. Oklahoma has the lowest approval rate at about 33%. The national average is below 50%.
Auto-immune disorders are listed in the Blue Book of Impairment published by the Social Security Administration. A medical evaluation is required to qualify for SSDI. With doctors unable to admit vaccine injury exists, it is not surprising that those disabled by the shots are being denied help. Many of the vaccine-injured are alone. All three individuals discussed earlier live off savings or the kindness of friends and family. How many are going to run out of savings? How many are going to wind up homeless?
No one is saying disability should be easy to obtain. My father, who was unable to feel from the waist down due to massive spinal deterioration, was denied in his first application. Most applicants who successfully obtain disability assistance have received it because they hired an attorney. One legal group indicates that having an attorney can increase your chances of approval by three times.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has determined that those suffering from “Long COVID” have a disability that is protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act. There is no mention of vaccine injuries. If protected by the ADA, that doesn’t mean it is a guaranteed Disability Claim. Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden extended the Vaccine Liability Shield until 2029, leaving the vaccine injured and unable to sue the manufacturers of the shots.
The federal program set up for vaccine injuries—VICP, the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program—doesn’t cover COVID-19 shots. VICP paid out 202 Million Dollars in Claims last year. More than 50% of the reports sent to VICP were rejected.
VAERS, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, maintains a database of vaccine injuries. Individuals can either self-report, or physicians can enter information. One person who is Covid Vaccine Injured reported her injury to the system. A year later, because she didn’t have the lot number of the vial used for her vaccine, her report was deleted from the system.
So, where does this leave Laura, Heather, and others who are vaccine-injured? They are left selling their homes and depending on their families for help, and the only organization willing to assist is React-19. This organization, started by vaccine-injured Brianna Dressen, announced in January this year that it had raised and donated $1 million to help the vaccine-injured facing “widespread systemic neglect.”
