Joint Open Letter to Helen Stephenson, CEO, Charity Commission re Andrew Bridgen MP's Allegations that the British Heart Foundation (BHF) withheld Data relating to Cardiac Damage caused by COVID-19 Vaccines

31/01/23

UKMFA, Doctors for Patients UK and HART, along with around 100 medical professional cosignatories, have sent an open letter to Helen Stephenson, CEO of the Charity Commission, to express our deep concerns about recent allegations made by Andrew Bridgen MP in the House of Commons.

Andrew Bridgen stated that a whistleblower alleges that the Oxford University Cardiology Research department, whose lead clinician, Professor Charalambos Antoniades is funded by the BHF has withheld important data about COVID-19 vaccine harms, for fear of losing funding from the pharmaceutical industry, and was therefore prioritising funding over patient safety.

We are calling for a full and independent investigation into any suppression of data by the British Heart Foundation itself or by senior BHF grant holders and have made a number of FOI requests in the letter.

UKMFA Letter to Richard Pebody re Eurosurveillance Rapid Communication Paper Claiming Hundreds of Thousands of Lives Saved by COVID-19 Vaccines

24/01/22

UKMFA wrote to the lead author, Richard Pebody, demanding an immediate retraction of their paper, which concluded that over 450,000 deaths of over 60s had been prevented by the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

We argue that their analysis used an incorrect assumption/estimate of vaccine effectiveness and the resulting figures calculated in the paper differ starkly from real world, observed, data.

UKMFA Open Letter to the General Medical Council re Unethical Practices in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

20/05/21

UKMFA has sent an Open Letter to Dame Clare Marx, Chair of the General Medical Council, in which we detail our concerns about certain practices, relating to informed consent, evidence-based medicine and conflicts of interest, that are expected of UK doctors involved in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.

We believe that there are compelling reasons to investigate such practices and those who insist upon enforcing them.  We also request that any doctors resisting such practices receive protection from their regulatory body, the General Medical Council (GMC), as we understand that, currently, they have cause to fear investigation, and possible suspension.

UKMFA Open Letter to Nursing and Midwifery Council and Royal College of Nursing re Coercion of Nurses to accept a COVID-19 Vaccine and Nursing Culture Silencing Concerns

12/03/21

UKMFA, Lawyers for Liberty and Workers Union of England have sent an Open Letter in response to reports from nursing staff of pressure and coercion being applied by bosses and peers to accept a COVID-19 vaccine.  

We also raise concerns about the development of a culture within nursing, discouraging nurses to come forward to report potential issues which challenge the official Government and NHS narrative and polices.

UKMFA Open Letter to Government and Vaccine Regulators re Possible COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Deaths in the Elderly and in Care Homes

07/02/21

UKMFA has sent an Urgent Open Letter to Matt Hancock, Nadim Zahawi, Boris Johnson, the MHRA and the JCVI in which we raise concerns about media reports and epidemiological data indicating that there may be a link between COVID-19 vaccination and a rise in deaths and COVID-19 cases being reported in care homes and in the elderly.  We are asking for an urgent audit and investigation into ALL deaths that have occurred in these cohorts since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout began.

UKMFA Open Letter to MHRA, JCVI and Matt Hancock re Safety and Ethical Concerns of Proposed COVID-19 Vaccine Authorisation and Rollout

23/11/20

UKMFA have written an urgent Open Letter to the Vaccine Regulators and Matt Hancock outlining our serious concerns that a rushed rollout of any COVID-19 Vaccine may compromise safety, which is not justified as there is no evidence of an existential threat to society from SARS-CoV-2.  We urge them not to go ahead with authorisation or a rollout until our concerns are addressed.

Please send this Open Letter to your MP and GP.

UKMFA Open Letter to GMC Chair re COVID-19 Vaccine & Doctors' Failure to Comply with GMC Consent Guidelines

18/07/22

UKMFA Open Letter to Dame Carrie MacEwen, General Medical Council Chair, sent on 18 July 2022.  We have not yet received a reply, despite asking for a response within 2 weeks, so we resent the letter by email and in hard copy on 28 September 2022 and requested an urgent response from the GMC.

In our letter we raise and detail grave concerns that the GMC is failing to maintain standards of decision-making and informed consent, as determined by its own guidance. Specific concerns relate to:

• Provision of care in COVID-19 vaccination centres.
• Omission of information regarding risks of COVID-19 vaccines when obtaining consent.

We outline in detail, the practical aspects of GMC Guidelines we are referring to and highlight the discrepancies with UKHSA Guidance and the experience of doctors and patients in daily practice, with regards to COVID-19 vaccination.

UKMFA Open Letter to Ian Trenholm, Care Quality Commission CEO, re Concerns about PHE COVID-19 Vaccine Consent Forms

02/07/21

UK Medical Freedom Alliance have sent an Open Letter to the CEO of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) raising serious concerns about the PHE Covid-19 Vaccine Consent Forms currently being used by doctors and vaccinators, that may result in informed consent not being properly obtained.  We are asking for an urgent investigation and appropriate action to be taken by the CQC.

UKMFA Open Letter to GPs/Vaccinators re Obtaining Informed Consent for COVID-19 Vaccines

30/06/21 UPDATED v2

The UK Medical Freedom Alliance have updated their Open Letter to GPs and Vaccinators, which highlights important legal and medical issues that need to be considered and discussed when obtaining full and informed consent to Covid-19 vaccination.  We are encouraging our supporters to print off and deliver a copy to your GP and local Vaccination Centres.

UKMFA/Rational Global Open Letter to Care Home Managers re Informed Consent for COVID-19 Vaccination of Residents/Employees

07/12/20

UKMFA and Rational Global have written a letter to help Care Home Managers understand the legal and ethical requirement to obtain fully informed consent for their residents and employees before administering a COVID-19 vaccine.  Useful document for concerned relatives to print off and share with care homes and the wider community.

Open Letter to the General Medical Council Chair, Dame Marx, from Dr Sarah Myhill re Guidelines for Informed Consent

01/12/20

Dr Myhill raises concerns about out-of-date GMC Guidelines which may jeopardise the proper obtaining of informed consent for vaccinations, including the COVID-19 vaccine, as they fail to incorporate the stipulations outlined in the Supreme Court Montgomery Judgement (2017).

Open Letter to RCOG, RCM and UKHSA re Safety Concerns of Covid-19 Vaccinations In Pregnancy

13/11/22 UPDATED 15/05/23

Several UKMFA doctors have joined over 60 doctors in signing this open letter to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and UK Health Security Agency, calling for an urgent review of the evidence around the safety of COVID-19 vaccine use in pregnancy.

We argue that the current official advice "is not grounded in robust data based on ethically conducted research" and evidence multiple serious safety signals and research data that should prompt an immediate halt to the rollout to pregnant women pending a full, independent safety analysis. We conclude that "we have a collective duty to restore the principles of medical ethics to our practice and to clinical research to protect the most vulnerable groups from harm, and this includes pregnant women and their babies."

On 23/02/23 we sent a follow-up Appeal Letter, with a number of FOI Requests, to the RCOG expressing our dismay at the lack of response from a letter sent in December 2022 to RCOG President Dr Ranee Thakar, and that the RCOG's latest position statement on COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy had not taken any of our concerns into account.

UKMFA Open Letter to Chair of Expert Group Reviewing Excess Neonatal Mortality in Scotland

04/11/22

UKMFA have sent this open letter to Dr Helen Mactier and Health Improvement Scotland to appeal to them to ensure that all possible factors which may have contributed to the alarming recent increase in Scotland's neonatal mortality considered, including the possibility of COVID-19 vaccination having a causative effect.

We present evidence and data to support the hypothesis that COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women may be causing or contributing to the tragic increase in neonatal deaths.

UKMFA Open Letter to Professor Asma Khalil re COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Safety Claims in Nature Medicine Paper

18/05/22

In this letter to Professor Khalil we raise serious concerns with the conclusions presented in her recent publication in Nature Medicine, entitled “Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy”, which were recently publicised widely to doctors and the public under headlines claiming that COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of stillbirths.

We argue that the data presented does not support these conclusions, and challenge the message of reassurance regarding COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness and safety in pregnancy. We request an urgent retraction of this paper for the reasons laid out in detail in our letter.

UKMFA Open Letter to Dr Sarah Stock and Editor of Nature Medicine re COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Safety Claims

22/01/22

UKMFA has written to Dr Sarah Stock (lead author), and subsequently to João Monteiro (editor of Nature Medicine), concerning the paper “SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 vaccination rates in pregnant women in Scotland”. We highlight and detail serious flaws in their methodology and argue that these flaws preclude any conclusions being drawn regarding efficacy or safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy.

UKMFA has called for an immediate retraction of this paper but has to date not received any satisfactory rebuttal to the arguments presented.

UKMFA Open Letter to Dr Brenda Kelly Consultant Obstetrician re Misleading Video Statements on Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy

14/07/21

UKMFA has sent an Open Letter to Dr Brenda Kelly,  ccd to Dr Edward Morris (President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists), in which we detail serious concerns about statements Dr Kelly made in a series of short videos, published on the Oxford University Hospitals website, about COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy.

We are concerned about several simplified, misleading and biased claims Dr Kelly made about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines, that are not supported by the available evidence and which may seriously impede the process of obtaining fully informed consent from pregnant women.

UKMFA Open Letter to Scottish Chief Medical, Nursing and Pharmaceutical Officers re COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout to Pregnant Women in Scotland

01/06/21

UKMFA has sent an Open Letter to the Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Nursing Officer and the Interim Chief Pharmaceutical Officer in Scotland, in response to their recent update on the Scottish COVID-19 Vaccination program sent to Scottish Health Boards and Local Authorities. In this letter, we detail our concerns about the implications of the continued rollout of this program, specifically with regards to pregnant women.

We highlight the paucity of scientific evidence to support current policies and the potential risks of harm, especially to cohorts (e.g. pregnant women) not represented in clinical COVID-19 vaccine trials.

UKMFA Open Letter to JCVI re Advice to offer COVID-19 Vaccines to all Pregnant Women

20/04/21

UKMFA has sent an Open Letter to the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) in response to their updated advice that COVID-19 vaccines should be offered to all pregnant women.  We express and evidence our grave concerns and ask for an immediate retraction of this advice.

UKMFA Open Letter to Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Royal College of Midwives re COVID-19 Vaccine Advice for Pregnant Women

30/03/21

UK Medical Freedom Alliance has written an Open Letter to Obstetricians and Midwives, raising our concerns about misleading advice being given to pregnant women in relation to; COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, risk from COVID-19 disease in pregnancy, and COVID-19 vaccine safety in pregnancy.

UKMFA Notice of Legal Obligations and Potential Liabilities for anyone Advocating or Administering COVID-19 Vaccines to Children

11/02/22

This letter is addressed to Public Officers in both their personal and professional capacities. It notifies them of their legal duties to any children in their care, in their capacity as a teacher, healthcare professional, public office holder, carer or parent, and the potential legal position should they breach those duties. It refers to any and all harms caused by decisions that they have made or complied with pertaining to COVID-19 vaccinations for children.

We are encouraging members of the public to distribute this letter as required, to educate and inform all those who are participating in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to children.

UKMFA Open Letter to Prof Calum Semple re Comments on BBC Podcast for Children re COVID-19 Vaccines

22/09/21

UKMFA has submitted a formal complaint to Prof Semple (Consultant Paediatrician) concerning his comments made on a BBC Podcast, released on 15th September 2021, where he answered children’s questions about the COVID-19 jab.

We set out our grave concerns regarding some of his statements, mainly related to his gross misrepresentation of the COVID-19 vaccine safety profile and his contribution to the propagandisation of COVID-19 vaccines for children. We argue that all medical doctors bear the responsibility to convey information comprehensively and based on all available evidence, and that his privileged and influential position of reaching a large audience via the BBC Podcast means he must be held to the highest standards of ethical medicine, based on scientific evidence. We argue that the simplified, one-sided and propagandised tone and content of his contribution falls far below the bar set by good medical practice, disregarding readily accessible safety data and communicating a lack of respect for anyone questioning the narrative.

We request that Prof Semple immediately reviews and retracts his statements and issue a more balanced response to the questions asked, including comprehensive and scientifically validated information regarding the available evidence on safety concerns in teenagers.

UKMFA Open Letter to Dr Michael Fitzpatrick re Misleading Statements in Telegraph Article on COVID-19 Vaccination of Teenagers

17/09/21

UKMFA has submitted a formal complaint to Dr Michael Fitzpatrick and the Telegraph newspaper concerning his comments published in the Telegraph on the 23th August 2021, discussing the process of administering COVID-19 vaccinations to teenagers. We set out our serious concerns regarding some of his statements.  These are mainly related to his misrepresentation of the COVID-19 vaccine safety profile and his trivialisation of the informed consent process.

We argue that the simplified, one-sided, patronising, and propagandised tone and content of this article falls far below good medical practice, disregarding readily accessible safety data and communicating a lack of respect for the right of every individual to be comprehensively informed before giving consent as well as their right to refuse treatment without coercion, penalty or restriction being applied.

We ask for an immediate retraction of the original article and the publishing of a more balanced comment.

UKMFA Urgent Email to UK Chief Medical Officers re COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout to Children 12-15 years

06/09/21

On the 4th September 2021, UKMFA sent an urgent email to four UK Chief Medical Officers who have been asked to decide on whether or not to give the go ahead for the Government to rollout the COVID-19 jabs to children aged 12-15 years, potentially over-riding the JCVI advice that this is not in the best medical interest of children.

As a result of publishing the text of this email on the UKMFA Facebook page, we were banned from posting for 30 days. Please share this link far and wide on social media to help us to reach more people.

UKMFA Open Letter to Universities and Colleges re COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Students

12/07/21

UK Medical Freedom Alliance has written an Open Letter to all University Vice Chancellors and Higher Education College Senior Management, appealing to them to refrain from imposing any COVID-19 health-related conditions on students accessing education at their institutions, and urging them specifically to strongly resist imposing any requirements for students to accept a COVID-19 vaccine.

We set out our concerns relating to COVID-19 vaccine safety, and the violation of laws and guidelines around informed consent that would result from imposing this condition on students' access to education.

UKMFA Open Letter to Headteachers and Teachers re COVID-19 Vaccination of Children in Schools

08/07/21

The UK Medical Freedom Alliance has written an open letter to Headteachers and Teachers to outline our grave medical and ethical concerns about a rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines to children in schools.

We set out the potential legal liability of school leaders in the event of any resulting harm to children whilst in their care.

We also raise concerns about some vaccine promotion material being provided to schools by external organisations, as "educational resources", which do not give the full and balanced information required to make an informed decision.

UKMFA Open Letter to Professor Devi Sridhar re Misleading Claims in BBC Newsround Episode on Children's Vaccines

15/06/21

UKMFA have sent a letter of complaint to Prof Sridhar following her claims made on BBC Newsround, which is shown in most UK schools, which made several false or misleading claims including that the COVID-19 vaccines are 100% safe, that children should have the vaccine to protect their parents, and that the benefits to children outweigh any risks.

To present such a simplified and biased message is, in our opinion, deeply irresponsible, amounts to propaganda, and negatively impacts on the process of giving fully informed consent. We have requested that Prof Sridhar immediately retracts the entire message and issues a clear public apology for misrepresenting the facts relating to the safety concerns of COVID-19 vaccines in children.

UKMFA Urgent Open Letter to the MHRA re Emergency Authorisation of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children

08/06/21 UPDATED 06/09/21

UKMFA has sent an Open Letter to the the MHRA in which we raise grave concerns about this emergency authorisation, citing evidence of known and potential harms to children that may result and the serious ethical issues this decision raises.

Given that these vaccines will have virtually no benefit to the children themselves, it is profoundly unethical and indefensible to vaccinate children, especially with an experimental vaccine using novel technology, in what appears to be a misguided attempt to protect adults and achieve herd immunity. We call on the MHRA to exercise caution and immediately reverse their decision.

UKMFA Open Letter to Child Health Experts and Regulators re COVID-19 Vaccination of Children

25/02/21

This open letter from UKMFA to child health experts and regulators raises serious concerns about the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to healthy children.  We reference current scientific evidence that clearly shows the 'risk v benefit' calculation does NOT support administering experimental COVID-19 vaccines to healthy children, who have no risk from COVID-19, yet face known and unknown risks from the vaccines.

We conclude that it would be irresponsible and unethical, as well as unnecessary, to include any children under 18 years in either the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout or in any clinical trials. The end of the current Phase 3 trials on adults must be awaited, as well as several years of safety data to rule out any potential adverse effects on autoimmune diseases, fertility, genetics (offspring) or cancers.

UKMFA Open Letter to MPs re COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Employees

17/01/22

In advance of the Parliamentary Debate on the 24th January, 2022, concerning the discussion of the petition: "Prohibit employers from requiring staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19",  UKMFA have written this Open Letter to all the Members of Parliament, imploring them to thoroughly consider at least three points:

• COVID-19 Vaccines do not prevent viral transmission or infection.
• Informed consent is paramount in Good Medical Practice.
• The safety of the COVID-19 vaccines has not been established.

We are asking our supporters to send a copy of this letter to their own MP and to share this letter widely on social media, encouraging others to do the same. Deadline is Monday, 24th January.

UKMFA Open Letter to House of Lords Members re Vaccine Mandates for NHS and CQC-regulated Healthcare Workers

04/01/22

UKMFA have sent an urgent Open Letter to Baroness Noakes, members of the House of Lords' Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, and other members of the House of Lords, detailing serious safety, ethical and workforce concerns about the proposed Government COVID-19 vaccine mandate of all NHS and CQC-regulated healthcare workers.  

We appeal to them to vote against this unethical, disproportionate, destructive and divisive bill.

UKMFA Notice of Legal Obligations and Potential Liabilities to MPs/MSPs/MSs re COVID-19 Vaccine Harms Resulting from Policies and Mandates

15/11/21

UKMFA have sent an Open Letter to all UK MPs, MSPs and MSs, both in their personal capacity and in their capacity as a Member of Parliament, to place them on notice as to their duties as a public office holder and the legal position should they breach those duties. It refers to any and all harms caused by decisions that they have made or complied with, pertaining to COVID-19 vaccinations and any and all related mandates, including vaccine passports or certification.

This letter has been sent by email to the individuals concerned. We are encouraging our supporters to send a hard copy of this letter to their own MP, MSP or MS.

UKMFA Open Letter to Employers re Proposed COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

20/08/21 UPDATED v3

The UKMFA, Lawyers for Liberty and The Workers Union of England have published an Open Letter, for employees and potential employees to share with employers who are proposing to mandate COVID-19 vaccines on their employees.  It outlines the legal rights of the employee to informed consent and medical freedom, and relevant employment law protections afforded to employees.  It summarises the legal duties of employers. It also summarises the potential risks of COVID-19 vaccines and the trial data which indicates that COVID-19 vaccines do NOT prevent infection or transmission of the virus.

UKMFA Open Letter to Government Ministers and MPs re Vaccine/Immunity Passports

01/03/21

In this Open Letter, from UKMFA and Lawyers for Liberty, we detail our grave legal, ethical, and medical concerns, in response to recent rhetoric from government and private businesses, regarding the introduction of Vaccine/Immunity passports.

We urge a return to individual responsibility for our own health and argue that it is disproportionate and unnecessary to go down the route of further restrictions and loss of freedoms that a Vaccine/Immunity Passport would entail.

We argue that Vaccine Passports represent a dangerous path which has no place in a democratic and free society, and which would be a profoundly illiberal, undemocratic, and un-British policy.  

Please send this letter to your MP. We have created a Word Doc Template cover letter for you to use.