Woman suffers life-altering injuries after COVID-19 vaccine, teams up with Utah senator to demand answers – NewsNation Now

July 11, 2021

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (KTVX) A Utah woman and Utah senator are teaming up to get some answers after a group claims theyve experienced life-altering injuries that they believe are from theCOVID-19 vaccine.

While the symptoms havent been officially linked to the vaccine by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some people are convinced that the two are related, including Brianne Dressen.

Dressen is apreschool teacher inSaratoga Springswho participated in the AstraZeneca clinical trial back in November.

Theres no question that the vaccines do save lives, they are an important piece of the puzzle to get us through the pandemic. But we all knew that some people were going to draw the short straw with these vaccines, so we need to take care of those who are getting the short straw,Dressen said.

That includes her. She got her vaccine on Nov. 4 and says she hasnt been the same since.

Immediately within an hour I had tingling down my armand by the time I got home, my vision was blurry and double,Dressen said.

Dressen said her sensitivity to sound and light became so severe that she had to have earmuffs on all the time and sunglasses.

Things progressed pretty quick. So, I have this weeks long neurological decline, and no one knew what was going on. I called the test clinic several times, finally two days later they had me come in and they did a neurological exam and they said,oh it looks like you have MS, so you probably need to get that checked out, Dressen said.

She said her symptoms continued to worsen, and just before Thanksgiving, she said her legs stopped working, sending her to the emergency room. However, after running several MRIs, cat scans, and lumbar punctures, no one could tell her what was wrong.

I spent the next several months of my life trapped in my room by myselfcompletely alone and in silence. Even the sound of my husbands pants swishing was too much for my ears. We put towels on the windows trying to make it darker and it was a nightmare, Dressen said.

I missed out on Christmas; I didnt buy my kids a single Christmas present. Ive missed out of months of their lives; they dont know me as the mom that I used to be taking care of them. I would take them to and from school, to extracurricular activities, I would help them with homework, make them meals. But now, they just know me as sick mom,Dressen said.

She spent months teaching herself how to walk, eat, and form sentences again all while she traveled near and far to try and get some answers.

The hospital didnt know what was going onnone of the neurologists that I saw knew what was going onI called the test clinic several times and they had no idea what was going on,Dressen said.

She said she has talked with other people who are dealing with the same symptoms after getting their COVID-19 vaccines.

I want these people to get help. I want the CDC to do the right thing and communicate with the medical community so these people can get help. I want the public to be able to have the full picture so they can make an informed decision,Dressen said.

While she calls herself pro-vaccine, she believes the people who are injured are being left behind.

We absolutely can have the vaccines and we can take care of the injured. This does not need to be an either-or thing,Dressen said.

A few weeks ago, Dressen visited a research institution in Washington DC. While she was there, she met up with Utah Senator Mike Lee and Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson to explain what she has experienced and to voice her concerns.

After showing all the research and data shes collected, the two senators agreed to write a letter on her behalf to the CDC and FDA demanding some answers.

The full letter is included below. In it, they asked for a response to each of the six questions they wrote out no later thanJuly 12.

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