{"id":10780,"date":"2023-03-23T15:03:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T20:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=10780"},"modified":"2026-08-02T22:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T03:20:14","slug":"does-the-pfizer-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-cause-kidney-injury-and-renal-failure","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/does-the-pfizer-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-cause-kidney-injury-and-renal-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine cause kidney injury and renal failure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]An online platform\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyclout.io\/report-62-acute-kidney-injury-and-acute-renal-failure-following-pfizer-mrna-covid-vaccination-33-of-patients-died-pfizer-concludes-no-new-safety-issue\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">claims<\/a>\u00a0that people are having acute kidney injury and acute renal failure after receiving the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Although it is true that kidney injury and renal failure are listed as possible vaccine adverse events, these vaccine-related injuries are very rare. An\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9196826\/pdf\/IRNF_44_2081180.pdf\">article<\/a>\u00a0highlights just how rare of an event this is using VAERS, a system anyone can use to report a suspected adverse event following vaccination. VAERS data shows 1133 self-reported cases of kidney injury between Dec 2020 and June 2021, with over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210618191333\/https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/06\/18\/fact-sheet-300-million-shots-in-150-days-the-presidents-covid-19-strategy-is-delivering-for-americans\/\">300 million<\/a>\u00a0doses of vaccine administered. Remember, these cases of injury can be reported to VAERS whether or not they were actually caused by the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to note that though some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fmed.2022.956158\/full\">research<\/a>\u00a0indicates that the vaccine may, in very rare cases, cause kidney injury, that research also indicates that COVID infection itself is a common source of kidney damage and is \u201cproven to be one of the main risk factors for worse prognosis in intensive care units.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the online claim attempts to suggest that an infant was included in the Pfizer vaccine population, even though infants were not authorized for participation. However, study\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.phmpt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/reissue_5.3.6-postmarketing-experience.pdf\">documents<\/a>\u00a0show that this infant was only included because the infant was breastfed by a participating parent.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kidney injury after Pfizer&#8217;s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is very rare. VAERS shows 1,133 self-reports among 300 million doses. 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