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The Highwire with Del Bigtree

BELL’S PALSY DIAGNOSIS AFTER VACCINE

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

News, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Post #Covid19 vaccination, NSW Customer Service Minister, Victor Dominello, received a diagnosis of Bell’s palsy after worried viewers of a press conference noticed his drooping face and urged him to seek medical attention. He denies his diagnosis has anything to do with the vaccine, even though Bell’s Palsy is a listed side effect, with over 3,000 reports on the VAERS database.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Let's go to Australia really quick. There's a member of parliament that's been in the news. His name is Victor Dominello.

0:06.3

He's a member of parliament for New South Wales.

0:09.1

And he was at a recent press conference and it wasn't so much what he had to say at this press conference.

0:14.5

But what was happening when he said it? Take a look.

0:16.9

Okay.

0:17.7

Providing great services to the people of our state.

0:21.3

It's a service that we built up over seven or eight years now.

0:25.3

That is not just renowned here in Australia but around the world.

0:28.6

And the quality of service that we provided over the last month is not up to standard.

0:34.2

All right. Well, I can tell obviously it looks like he's blinking a lot in one of his eyes.

0:40.7

What are we looking at there?

0:44.5

Okay. So well, he actually will let him explain it.

0:48.6

He actually took to his Instagram page right after that press conference and he wrote this.

0:53.6

At this morning's press conference, a number of people commented on my Drupi eye.

0:57.7

Some people thought I was winking at the camera.

0:59.9

Some thought I had a stroke.

1:01.1

I have actually been diagnosed with Bell's palsy.

1:03.4

About 48 hours ago, I felt a pain in my skull behind my right ear.

1:07.1

This morning, I woke up with pins and needles on the right side of my tongue.

1:10.9

But I did not notice any Drupiness around my eye.

1:13.5

I only took it more seriously this afternoon after a number of people sent me a screenshot of the press conference.

1:19.4

And others contacted my office prompting me to seek urgent medical attention.

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