Dear Editor,
Following is a letter I sent to Contra Costa County officials about the discriminatory and segregationist COVID mandates, with a few additions. I encourage other residents who are also fed up to join me and do the same. While there is an online form on the Contra Costa Health Services website, since there are no email addresses provided, I chose to fax my letter to the county health director, as well as the health officer who issues the mandates. I sent a similar letter to the Brentwood Mayor and City Council, City Attorney and City Manager at citycouncil@brentwood.gov; cityattorney@brentwood.gov; togden@brentwoodca.gov.
Anna Roth, RN, MS, MPH, Director
925-957-5409 fax
Chris Farnitano, MD, Health Officer
925-957-5409 fax
Diane Burgis, District 3 Supervisor
supervisor_burgis@bos.cccounty.us
This is an open letter to you all.
I am emailing you to request our county be independent from the unlawful COVID mandates and to stop the discrimination and segregation.
I believe our governor and county have grossly overreached their authority. Unequal treatment for those unvaccinated is not okay. Taking rights away from people until they agree to do what the government says isn’t giving them a “choice” It’s punishing them until they concede to their demands. Normally we would refer to this type of behavior as manipulation or abuse. The CDC says, “vaccinated people can still become infected and have the potential to spread the virus to others” This is just like the unvaccinated. The science proves everyone should be treated equal-whether that be unvaccinated or vaccinated.
Since Dec 2020 there have been 946,463 reported adverse reactions to the vaccine. That is 200,000 more than any other vaccine since 1990. Masking up has been proven not to work and actually makes you unhealthy by not allowing enough oxygen into your system. To coerce citizens into taking a procedure that may end with dire consequences in order to participate in the common everyday occurrences such as eating indoors, buying food at the movies, working out at the local gym, this is segregation pure and simple. This is cruel and unusual punishment.
Segregation and unfair treatment violats both our Bill of Rights and the International Bill of Rights.
Fourth Amendment – “The right of the people to be secure in their persons”.
Fifth Amendment – “No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…
Article 5 – International Bill of Rights – “No person shall be subject to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment.”
These unfair mandates have discriminated against me, my family and others in the community. The unkind comments while shopping at a local store, the staring, the learing, the blocking of shopping. Being shamed in public by community members just for living our lives. Being asked to leave a place of business. The threat of arrest and fines is despicable.
Having our city and county representatives pushing vaccines on the community and being told through social media we must do this to support our neighbors. This is segregation .. again. Being ostracized for not complying goes against our rights as citizens.
This is a pure example of the government overreach. I am demanding the county end these mandates! Let us choose. Give us what America was founded on…freedom.
We look forward to hearing from you all in hopes to stop this gross overreach of authority by our governor, county, etc.
Thank you,
Eileen Erickson
Brentwood
Eileen Erickson is grossly misinformed. Her statement: “masking actually makes you unhealthy by not allowing enough oxygen into your system” is ridiculous! Air is approx. 21% oxygen. If she fills her lungs with a normal breath, she is getting 21% oxygen – whether through a mask or not! Does she think the masks are somehow magically filtering out the oxygen atoms and letting the non-oxygen atoms in air pass through? Masks can filter out only LARGE particulates – which are comprised of a number of molecules that have combined together, and which molecules themselves are composed of a number of atoms that have combined together. Masks cannot filter atoms of oxygen or any other atoms. When publishing “information” from a correspondent, I feel the editor owes it to the readership to ascertain if the “information” therein is true and accurate and not anti-scientific rubbish!