Meagan McNamara
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Dunedin
Grateful to be alive, Meagan credits her nursing background for her determination in refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. This was a decision which Meagan believes saved her life.
Meagan McNamara was a passionate mental health nurse working at the child adolescent & family emergency mental health team in Christchurch, after returning home through MIQ in 2021. Despite having medical exemption to the COVID-19 vaccination, and with a significant documented medical history, Meagan was unable to apply for a government exemption and she was mandated out of her 13 year career as a nurse. At Meagan’s final “this is not a disciplinary” meeting with HR, the head of department was well aware of Meagan’s personal medical history, and started “I know you’re a bit different to the rest of the staff who I have to meet with, but I do have to ask everyone: are you an antivaxxer?” It was all just formalities, where both HR and the team leader were certain that Meagan would be granted a government exemption. |
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After all, they’d seen some of her medical records: 3 different clotting disorders resulting in several incidents of blood clots in one of her legs, with one clot traveling up to her lung and resulting in a significant period of hospitalisation - the clot was a side effect to a medication. Her employer also knew that Meagan had a brain aneurysm repaired in 2020, and of her significant and debilitating history of migraines: 25 days of headache per month had been reduced to 15 days each month using various meds, each with a list of adverse reactions, including Botox injections into her skull, neck and shoulders. That was until 2021 when Meagan was introduced to a natural doctor who completely cured her of migraines by going gluten-free (no grain, no more mi-graines), and by recommending specific high dose nutrients. Meagan had come off all pharmaceuticals except the anticoagulant, and was now skeptical about the medical industry’s ability to cure, and she was naturally cautious about taking any of these newly developed Covid shots. And for saying no, Meagan was stood down.
At the end of her final day as a nurse, “No Jab, No Job” day 15 November 2021, Meagan attended a support picnic hosted by Chantelle Baker and her father Leighton, in Christchurch. Meagan and Chantelle became friends, later convoying to the parliament protest together, and began reporting on the occupation via Chantelle’s Facebook livestreams. While there, Meagan met Gaylene Barnes, the director of the River of Freedom film, and joined the cast and crew of this important No.1 NZ Box Office documentary film.
During her years as a nurse in Melbourne, Meagan helped people make informed choices about their mental health treatment, including providing information about medications, possible adverse reactions, and the right to refuse medication. After meeting countless vaccine injured people through the Anti-mandate protest, Meagan is so grateful that she trusted her intuition, and her medical advice, and did not get the covid vaccine.
At the end of her final day as a nurse, “No Jab, No Job” day 15 November 2021, Meagan attended a support picnic hosted by Chantelle Baker and her father Leighton, in Christchurch. Meagan and Chantelle became friends, later convoying to the parliament protest together, and began reporting on the occupation via Chantelle’s Facebook livestreams. While there, Meagan met Gaylene Barnes, the director of the River of Freedom film, and joined the cast and crew of this important No.1 NZ Box Office documentary film.
During her years as a nurse in Melbourne, Meagan helped people make informed choices about their mental health treatment, including providing information about medications, possible adverse reactions, and the right to refuse medication. After meeting countless vaccine injured people through the Anti-mandate protest, Meagan is so grateful that she trusted her intuition, and her medical advice, and did not get the covid vaccine.
