Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, April 21, 2021
legal right, if the person
Continued from A-1 is acting within the scope
of the person’s legal
a memorial to the dead.
capacity and the person’s
The ORS continues:
actions have the effect of
“This section does not
maintaining, protecting
apply to a person’s
or improving the tomb,
who is the burial right
monument, gravestone or
owner or that person’s
other structure or thing
representative, an heir at
placed as or designed
law of the deceased, or
for a memorial to the
a person’s having care,
dead.” Given the fact the
custody or control of a
cemetery is in custody or
cemetery by virtue of
control and the painting
law, contract or other
was done to improve the
LAUREL ...
Other accusations
were made about the
painting of the fence
around the cemetery’s
first interment, henrietta
Ann hendershott. The
paint job was done by a
sexton at the direction of
Poitz and Delarme.
Some some feel
this was a violation of
ORS 166.076 - abuse of
VACCINE... Continued from A-1
should be a conversation you
should have with your doctor.
Murray said, “Don’t
let it (immunosuppressant
medication) sway you to not
get the vaccine. ...Talk to your
hematologist. There is no way
to tell if your immune response
will be muted or not; it is still
unknown,” and then explained
that there was no good antibody
test yet.
Can you have an
adverse reaction to the
vaccine if you have Rh
negative blood type?
Mechling said she
recommends taking the vaccine
“regardless of your blood
type.” Murray and Villona
strongly agreed with this
recommendation.
If someone has had a
bad reaction to a vaccine in
the past, should you take the
CV now?
The consensus among
the physicians was to still
get the vaccine but to use
precautionary measures.
For instance: If you’ve had
a life-threatening reaction
(face swells up and you can’t
breathe) get it in a clinical/
hospital setting. If you’ve had a
milder reaction, such as a rash,
wait 30 minutes after getting
the CV at the clinic versus the
recommended 15.
How risky are the
vaccines?
Murray said the only
reason not to get the CV is if
you have had an anaphylactic
reaction (severe allergic
reaction) to the CV. “Right now,
no one in U.S. has died from
the CV; no one - zero.”
Reactions like a sore arm
and muscle aches can occur,
but that is immune system
kicking into gear. Talk to your
physician about safety if you
have questions.
Villona said, “As an
emergency physician I have
seen no one come in for a
CV complication,” and added
“I looked up stats and the
numbers are so small it is hard
to conceive of. Two – five
individuals out of a million
have adverse reactions.”
Is it safer to contract the
virus or to get the vaccine?
Murray pointed out
the possible long-term side
effects from having COVID-
19. A third of people that
have had it suffer from
neurological effects such as
“PTSD, brain fog, memory
lapses, shortness of breath,
chronic fatigue, joint aches
and emotional pain. Don’t
wait to get illness because of
possible complications from
the vaccine.” So far researchers
feel that getting COVID-19
does not give you high enough
protection as the vaccine does.
It is recommended that
site, any wrongdoing will
ultimately be decided by
the state.
The meeting ended
with Poitz, Delarme and
an unknown female said
to be living there being
served with eviction
papers. The association
membership served a
“72-hour Notice Of
Expulsion,” including
a request for all keys,
checkbooks and other
financial instruments.
even if you have had COVID,
please get vaccinated. There
is still not an antibody test
available.
All the forum doctors
agreed, “People are not dying
of the CV and that social media
has spread misinformation.”
Allen advised, “Listen
to experts and scientists and
not things coming across on
social media because much
of the information there is
inaccurate.”
Why do we need to get
to “herd immunity” and what
is that?
herd immunity occurs
when enough people become
immune to a disease to make
its spread unlikely. As a
result, the entire community is
protected, even those who are
not themselves immune. herd
immunity is usually achieved
through vaccination, but it
can also occur through natural
infection.
Murray emphasized the
need to build “herd immunity.”
The larger the group of
unvaccinated people - the more
people will get sick. You should
get vaccinated and consult
with a physician if you have
questions.
Murray explained how
vaccines are protective and
used the measles vaccine as
a model. “One of the most
infectious viruses is measles.
If a community is 90-95%
vaccinated from measles, it
helps to keep it from spreading.
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“COVID is very easily
transmitted and a large part
of community will need to be
vaccinated to stop the spread.
We are waiting to see how the
CV will protect from variants
coming out ... Things are
changing very frequently.”
Mechling reminded the
audience that “measles killed
thousands of kids each year
before the measles vaccine.”
What is the risk to the
unborn baby from the effects
of the mother’s catching
COVID-19?
Mechling reported it is
still being studied, but any fever
is toxic to an early fetus and
Villona confirmed that there
would be an “increase risk of
premature birth.”
“The American
College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists recommends
the vaccine in pregnant
and lactating women,” said
Mechling, and Villona added,
“Due to high risk of contracting
COVID.”
MYTH BUSTING
Does the CV alter your
DNA?
The CV does not change
your DNA (deoxyribonucleic
acid). Mechling tries to
respectfully alleviate her
patients’ fears. “All our DNA
is unique, but all our ribosomes
are identical. (Ribosomes are
minute particles consisting of
RNA and associated proteins
that function to synthesize
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Lyn Poitz and
Karen Delarme
at a Laurel
Cemetery
Association
meeting
Sunday, April
18 being served
with eviction
notices.
(Photos by Dan
Mancuso for the
Illinois Valley News)
proteins.) Ribosomes only have
one job - to transfer messenger
(m) RNA (ribonucleic acid)
...” She refers her patients with
questions to YouTube to see
how mRNA works if they have
questions
Can CV give you the
virus?
No!
“mRNA does not enter
your nucleus, it dies after it
does its job. You can’t get
COVID-19 because of the
vaccine,” answered Villona and
added, “180 million people are
vaccinated now.”
Are doctors profiting
from COVID-19 deaths, so
they falsely put the virus
down as a cause of death?
Villona strongly advised
that hospitals profit from
elective surgeries and those
surgeries are down due to
COVID-19 pandemic. As
an emergency room (ER)
physician she has never seen
COVID-19 written down
falsely. Many times, when
patients come into the ER they
are not even tested. If anything,
COVID-19 deaths may be
underreported. Also, if cause of
death is not known they record
it as “Unknown.” Most doctors
that she knows are hurting
financially due to COVID-19
shutdowns and mandates.
I’ve gotten my CV, now
what?
“It is Ok to be around
family and friend members
without masks in your home
who have also been vaccinated.
But you still need to wear
mask in public places,” said
Mechling.” 85% of people need
to be vaccinated before we can
go to a baseball game (major
league stadium) again.”
It was explained in the
forum that a very small number
of people do get COVID-19
after the vaccine. Why take
a chance of going to a public
venue without a mask?
How do I find a
vaccination site nearby?
You can call the Josephine
County Call Center 541-916-
7030 and they do have English
and Spanish speakers to give
information. Allen stressed that
undocumented workers should
not be worried about being
reported if they get the vaccine.
Mechling gave a
reminder: “The CV should
be free. If someone tries to
charge you, go somewhere else.
Starting April 19 anyone over
16 can get vaccinated.”
Mechling advised that
in the Illinois Valley there
is a different number to
call to schedule a vaccine
appointment. You can call
1-833-408-3311 to schedule
an appointment at Mechling’s
office at Clear Creek Family
Practice or Earth Song Medical
Practice in Selma.
There is a free COVID-
19 vaccination Saturday, April
24 at the I.V. Family Coalition,
535 E River St. from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.