I really don't care if anyone gets vaccinated or not, and I think when it's all said and done we'll see that the vaccines aren't really very effective. However, from what I've seen at my company I think the article is BS, I haven't talked to any that have had problems from the vaccine.
You really think your colleagues would be honest with you if it meant they could lose their medical certification to fly?
Thank you for your statement. It is always nice to hear directly from a source instead of a group saying that someone saiid something
Secondly, aren’t Transport category pilots required to have flight physicals every six months or at least annually? If so that means that we would have seen the 30% failure rate. As you point, it just is not happening.
Safe travels to you!
GaryCrow wrote: “However, from what I’ve seen at my company I think the article is BS, I haven’t talked to any that have had problems from the vaccine.”
This article is based upon this statement: “Yoder said that world renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough told him that if the pilots were regularly tested, a significant number of them would probably have to be grounded.”
You can be certain it is BS. Peter McCullough one of the major sources of anti-vaxxer propaganda.
Not an airline pilot, but I am a pilot. My GP is also my AME and an active pilot. I got covid a week or so after I became eligible for the vaccines, which I had intended to get. Took a while to recover and there was a recommended 90 day post covid waiting period to get the vaccine. When I consulted with my Doc, who was initially very positive about the vaccines, he strongly advised me against the shot. Turns out he was seeing significant negative reactions in the pilot community and was getting similar feedback from other AMEs. Some of these negative reactions had potential impact on flight status. He advised me to hold off on the vaccines until there was more data available, especially since I already had natural immunity due to recovering from covid and there was concern that people who had covid were more likely to have a negative reactions to the vax. Most of the vaccinated population gets the shots with little to no follow up medical screening or scrutiny. This is not the case with professional pilots who are ATPs. They undergo much more careful screening, especially if they are over 40 years of age, as I am sure you are aware. There is a better chance of identifying health related issues in the pilot community.