Cancelled by the IRB

WCG IRB refuses to review my research proposal.

“All truth goes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is vehemently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident.” Arthur Schopenhauer

The good news is, we are now in the second stage.

I see several patients a week with on-going health problems following the COVID shots. Prior to seeing me, most have visited several physicians and have undergone extensive testing. When the tests fail to show anything, they are dismissed or medicated for anxiety.

We are in need - but do not have - a simple blood test for the vaccine-injured. Dr. Bruce Patterson has a panel for long-haulers and is beginning to test that panel in the vaccine-injured, but the lab work is expensive and not widely available.

Six months ago, I started collaborating with Dr. Aaron Williams and Dr. Jeff Jones to design a study looking at three potential biomarkers in patients who have had the COVID shots: troponin, testosterone, and ferritin. These markers - easily available to the general public and inexpensive - were chosen based on what we and others are seeing clinically in the vaccine-injured. We decided to study patients before and after receiving the latest bivalent COVID shots and submitted our protocol… outlined below… to the WCG IRB.

An IRB is an FDA-regulated committee that reviews research protocols. From the FDA website: “Under FDA regulations, an IRB is an appropriately constituted group that has been formally designated to review and monitor biomedical research involving human subjects. In accordance with FDA regulations, an IRB has the authority to approve, require modifications in (to secure approval), or disapprove research. This group review serves an important role in the protection of the rights and welfare of human research subjects. “

WCG IRB touts itself as the leader in reviewing COVID studies: “When the leaders in developing COVID-19 interventions chose an IRB, they chose WCG.”

Given our subject matter, we assumed we had chosen the best IRB and spent several months preparing - raising funds from private donors, writing the research proposal, and submitting a long list of necessary documents.

Our efforts came to a screeching halt on November 7th when we received an abrupt email stating that WCG IRB would not be reviewing our study.

I sent two follow-up emails asking why they were declining to review our research, but they did not respond. Maybe it’s because I’m a woman? Gender discrimination in science is rampant. Or perhaps it’s because I’m a plaintiff suing the FDA for coming between doctors and their patients? What do you think?