Michael Ejercito
2024-10-01 11:12:03 UTC
https://archive.vn/jW1LE
NHS wants to sedate Down’s syndrome patient for Covid jab against
mother’s will
Mother of patient describes ‘covert’ spiking of drinks as ‘tantamount to
assault’ and breach of human rights
The patient is the subject of a series of Court of Protection orders
because he 'lacks capacity' and cannot make decisions for himself
The patient is the subject of a series of Court of Protection orders
because he ‘lacks capacity’ and cannot make decisions for himself
Steve Bird
28 September 2024 4:26pm
A mother has launched a legal battle to stop the state from spiking her
Down’s syndrome son’s drinks with sedatives so he can be jabbed with the
Covid vaccine, The Telegraph can reveal.
Cups of tea and glasses of orange juice have been secretly laced with
sedatives to subdue the man, in his thirties, so he can be given the
vaccine and booster jabs.
But his mother now is planning to prosecute her local NHS integrated
care board (ICB) for “forced vaccination”, which she claims is
“tantamount to assault” and a breach of his human rights.
Adam, whose name has been changed because he cannot be identified, is
the subject of a series of Court of Protection orders because he “lacks
capacity” and cannot make decisions for himself.
His ICB, which also cannot be named, obtained a court order in 2021
allowing the “covert” spiking so he can be given the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The court concluded the vaccine was in Adam’s “best interests” because
he is in a “clinical risk group” due to his learning disabilities,
autism, Down’s syndrome and obesity.
The method of sedating him via a drink was chosen because it “avoids the
use of restraint or physical force” and overcomes Adam’s needle phobia,
legal papers seen by The Telegraph explain.
Catherine, his mother, is fighting a fresh application made by the ICB
to allow care home staff to administer sedation and vaccines without
having to seek court approval each time the Government issues new
vaccine guidance.
‘The pandemic is over’
“The pandemic is over and Covid is now treated as little more than the
common cold,” his mother, who is in her 60s and from the home counties,
said. “But my son is being categorised as at the same risk as those with
life-threatening diseases.
“It is terrifying that this is happening years after the pandemic and at
a time when we are not required to wear masks or socially distance.
“As Adam’s mother, I know what is best for him. I think this excessive
state intervention is unfair, particularly now the Covid landscape has
changed so drastically.”
The mother and her legal team have set up a crowdfunding campaign called
“Stop Sedate-to-Vaccinate” to raise funds for her to fight the NHS
application for “forced medical treatments”.
A court previously heard that Adam struggled to follow social distancing
rules because he liked to “hug” people.
His carers, including his doctor and a solicitor assigned by the court
to represent him, believe he needs the vaccine because Government
guidelines classify him as vulnerable due to his “chronic neurological
disease”.
Benefits outweigh risks
The 2021 ruling by Judge Brown concluded that although Adam “finds
health interventions distressing” the benefits of the vaccine “far
outweigh the risks”.
But his mother, a devout Christian, claims administering the vaccine
“against his will” has meant he “will not be able to trust people and
his life will be filled with fear”, adding that it amounts “to unlawful
use of restraint.”
She also claims he has lost weight and “is healthier than the average
person” who “hardly gets a cold” and has already had Covid which was mild.
The judge concluded she was in no position to rule on the efficacy of
the vaccine or some of the other theories about it which were based on
“extraordinary and dangerous misinformation”.
In her ruling allowing the initial vaccination, Judge Brown wrote how
she understood “genuine and legitimate concern from some, about the
administering of a new vaccine to combat a new virus”, adding how some
people “legitimately and in good faith, raise questions about its
efficacy and possible side effects.”
‘Waste of public money’
The mother’s lawyer, Stephen Jackson of Jackson Osborne Solicitors, said
Adam’s four years of good health without vaccination since the pandemic
“speaks volumes for his natural immune system.”
“This is a scandalous waste of public money. The Joint Committee on
Vaccination and Immunisation assesses they need to jab approximately
10,500 people like Adam to avoid just one non-severe visit to the hospital.
“At £25 a shot, that’s £262,000 that could be better spent, leave aside
the cost of these proceedings.”
A spokesman for the UK Health Security Agency, the government body
responsible for public health protection, said it would be
“inappropriate” to comment on a specific case.
He added: “Vaccination is voluntary on the basis of informed consent.
Where an adult is unable to consent for themselves it is a matter for
their doctors to consider their best interests in collaboration with
relatives.”
The integrated care board, which insists Adam’s sedation and vaccination
are legal, declined to comment “because of patient confidentiality”.
The case will be heard at the Court of Protection in November.
Inside the secret sedation plot
As a “thank you” for having a mug of breakfast tea and a glass of orange
juice brought into his room, Adam invariably hugged the staff he trusts
so implicitly at his care home.
Unbeknown to him, on five separate occasions over the last 16 months
those drinks were laced with a “covert anxiolytic medication” – a
powerful sedative. Twice he became groggy before eventually succumbing
to a deep sleep.
Each time, a team of senior carers, a nurse and the home’s manager stood
quietly outside the room awaiting the nod to enter. One of them was
armed with a syringe – kept well hidden due to Adam’s needle phobia -
loaded with the Covid vaccine.
When the sedatives worked, Adam’s sleeve was quickly rolled up, the
antiseptic wipe swiped over his upper arm and the needle inserted deep
into his muscle as the plunger was pressed emptying the syringe barrel
of its viscous contents. One carer made copious notes in readiness for a
report which would be sent to the Court of Protection explaining how the
procedure had gone.
On two occasions, in November 2023 and June 2024, the primary dose and
booster were administered, one carer then had the arduous task of
telephoning Adam’s mother to inform her that despite her opposition her
son had been vaccinated.
Foiled plot
Three times the secret sedation plot was foiled by Adam. In May 2023,
“he poured the drink down the sink”, legal papers show. In June this
year, the “oral sedative (Lorazepam) was not effective”.
The Court of Protection orders approved the use of one of three possible
sedatives; 30mg of Temazepam, 4mg of Lorazepam or 10mg of Diazepam.
One document states that “AD [Adam] has not suffered any complications
or side-effects following the administration of the vaccine and/or
sedation.”
At the height of the pandemic, his carers had attempted to assess how
capable he was of expressing his opinions about whether or not he wanted
to be vaccinated. Four times they went through a special pack created by
Mind, the mental health charity, that explained how the vaccine works
and can be administered.
Adam said ‘no’
“On all occasions when a picture showing a vaccine being administered
was used, AD [Adam] shook his head and said ‘no’,” one ruling notes.
It adds: “However, he demonstrated limited understanding of the
information given to him about the Covid-19 virus.”
A judge concluded that Adam should have the jab because the “benefits
far outweigh the risks”. She approved the “covert” sedation process
because it prevented restraint and the use of force.
Adam’s mother, who visits her son at his special care home nearly every
day and attends church with him on Sundays, believes the drugging and
injection of her son represents an assault.
“Adam won’t take tablets,” his mother says. “So, they have had to hide
the sedatives in either a cup of tea, glass of orange juice or even
Coke. It is very upsetting.
“I am not alerted to when it happens. I get one telephone call after the
event.”
NHS wants to sedate Down’s syndrome patient for Covid jab against
mother’s will
Mother of patient describes ‘covert’ spiking of drinks as ‘tantamount to
assault’ and breach of human rights
The patient is the subject of a series of Court of Protection orders
because he 'lacks capacity' and cannot make decisions for himself
The patient is the subject of a series of Court of Protection orders
because he ‘lacks capacity’ and cannot make decisions for himself
Steve Bird
28 September 2024 4:26pm
A mother has launched a legal battle to stop the state from spiking her
Down’s syndrome son’s drinks with sedatives so he can be jabbed with the
Covid vaccine, The Telegraph can reveal.
Cups of tea and glasses of orange juice have been secretly laced with
sedatives to subdue the man, in his thirties, so he can be given the
vaccine and booster jabs.
But his mother now is planning to prosecute her local NHS integrated
care board (ICB) for “forced vaccination”, which she claims is
“tantamount to assault” and a breach of his human rights.
Adam, whose name has been changed because he cannot be identified, is
the subject of a series of Court of Protection orders because he “lacks
capacity” and cannot make decisions for himself.
His ICB, which also cannot be named, obtained a court order in 2021
allowing the “covert” spiking so he can be given the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The court concluded the vaccine was in Adam’s “best interests” because
he is in a “clinical risk group” due to his learning disabilities,
autism, Down’s syndrome and obesity.
The method of sedating him via a drink was chosen because it “avoids the
use of restraint or physical force” and overcomes Adam’s needle phobia,
legal papers seen by The Telegraph explain.
Catherine, his mother, is fighting a fresh application made by the ICB
to allow care home staff to administer sedation and vaccines without
having to seek court approval each time the Government issues new
vaccine guidance.
‘The pandemic is over’
“The pandemic is over and Covid is now treated as little more than the
common cold,” his mother, who is in her 60s and from the home counties,
said. “But my son is being categorised as at the same risk as those with
life-threatening diseases.
“It is terrifying that this is happening years after the pandemic and at
a time when we are not required to wear masks or socially distance.
“As Adam’s mother, I know what is best for him. I think this excessive
state intervention is unfair, particularly now the Covid landscape has
changed so drastically.”
The mother and her legal team have set up a crowdfunding campaign called
“Stop Sedate-to-Vaccinate” to raise funds for her to fight the NHS
application for “forced medical treatments”.
A court previously heard that Adam struggled to follow social distancing
rules because he liked to “hug” people.
His carers, including his doctor and a solicitor assigned by the court
to represent him, believe he needs the vaccine because Government
guidelines classify him as vulnerable due to his “chronic neurological
disease”.
Benefits outweigh risks
The 2021 ruling by Judge Brown concluded that although Adam “finds
health interventions distressing” the benefits of the vaccine “far
outweigh the risks”.
But his mother, a devout Christian, claims administering the vaccine
“against his will” has meant he “will not be able to trust people and
his life will be filled with fear”, adding that it amounts “to unlawful
use of restraint.”
She also claims he has lost weight and “is healthier than the average
person” who “hardly gets a cold” and has already had Covid which was mild.
The judge concluded she was in no position to rule on the efficacy of
the vaccine or some of the other theories about it which were based on
“extraordinary and dangerous misinformation”.
In her ruling allowing the initial vaccination, Judge Brown wrote how
she understood “genuine and legitimate concern from some, about the
administering of a new vaccine to combat a new virus”, adding how some
people “legitimately and in good faith, raise questions about its
efficacy and possible side effects.”
‘Waste of public money’
The mother’s lawyer, Stephen Jackson of Jackson Osborne Solicitors, said
Adam’s four years of good health without vaccination since the pandemic
“speaks volumes for his natural immune system.”
“This is a scandalous waste of public money. The Joint Committee on
Vaccination and Immunisation assesses they need to jab approximately
10,500 people like Adam to avoid just one non-severe visit to the hospital.
“At £25 a shot, that’s £262,000 that could be better spent, leave aside
the cost of these proceedings.”
A spokesman for the UK Health Security Agency, the government body
responsible for public health protection, said it would be
“inappropriate” to comment on a specific case.
He added: “Vaccination is voluntary on the basis of informed consent.
Where an adult is unable to consent for themselves it is a matter for
their doctors to consider their best interests in collaboration with
relatives.”
The integrated care board, which insists Adam’s sedation and vaccination
are legal, declined to comment “because of patient confidentiality”.
The case will be heard at the Court of Protection in November.
Inside the secret sedation plot
As a “thank you” for having a mug of breakfast tea and a glass of orange
juice brought into his room, Adam invariably hugged the staff he trusts
so implicitly at his care home.
Unbeknown to him, on five separate occasions over the last 16 months
those drinks were laced with a “covert anxiolytic medication” – a
powerful sedative. Twice he became groggy before eventually succumbing
to a deep sleep.
Each time, a team of senior carers, a nurse and the home’s manager stood
quietly outside the room awaiting the nod to enter. One of them was
armed with a syringe – kept well hidden due to Adam’s needle phobia -
loaded with the Covid vaccine.
When the sedatives worked, Adam’s sleeve was quickly rolled up, the
antiseptic wipe swiped over his upper arm and the needle inserted deep
into his muscle as the plunger was pressed emptying the syringe barrel
of its viscous contents. One carer made copious notes in readiness for a
report which would be sent to the Court of Protection explaining how the
procedure had gone.
On two occasions, in November 2023 and June 2024, the primary dose and
booster were administered, one carer then had the arduous task of
telephoning Adam’s mother to inform her that despite her opposition her
son had been vaccinated.
Foiled plot
Three times the secret sedation plot was foiled by Adam. In May 2023,
“he poured the drink down the sink”, legal papers show. In June this
year, the “oral sedative (Lorazepam) was not effective”.
The Court of Protection orders approved the use of one of three possible
sedatives; 30mg of Temazepam, 4mg of Lorazepam or 10mg of Diazepam.
One document states that “AD [Adam] has not suffered any complications
or side-effects following the administration of the vaccine and/or
sedation.”
At the height of the pandemic, his carers had attempted to assess how
capable he was of expressing his opinions about whether or not he wanted
to be vaccinated. Four times they went through a special pack created by
Mind, the mental health charity, that explained how the vaccine works
and can be administered.
Adam said ‘no’
“On all occasions when a picture showing a vaccine being administered
was used, AD [Adam] shook his head and said ‘no’,” one ruling notes.
It adds: “However, he demonstrated limited understanding of the
information given to him about the Covid-19 virus.”
A judge concluded that Adam should have the jab because the “benefits
far outweigh the risks”. She approved the “covert” sedation process
because it prevented restraint and the use of force.
Adam’s mother, who visits her son at his special care home nearly every
day and attends church with him on Sundays, believes the drugging and
injection of her son represents an assault.
“Adam won’t take tablets,” his mother says. “So, they have had to hide
the sedatives in either a cup of tea, glass of orange juice or even
Coke. It is very upsetting.
“I am not alerted to when it happens. I get one telephone call after the
event.”