{"id":10006,"date":"2024-06-13T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=10006"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:20:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:20:55","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-june-13-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-june-13-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of June 13, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\"><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-default-css\">.vc_do_custom_heading{margin-bottom:0.625rem;margin-top:0;}<\/style><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\">.vc_custom_1708910460305{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #004789 !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}<\/style>[vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=\"true\" css=\".vc_custom_1708910460305{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #004789 !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}\"][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px;\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner equal_height=\"yes\" content_placement=\"top\"][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/6\"]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-50x50@2x.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"5\/6\"][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:h1|font_size:1.615em|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\"\"]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=\"\"]\r\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; text-align: right;\">Want to see debunkings like this in action? Watch the <a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM53nMUclCyzp58Ns_M85dxsGsaJfuPe2\">videos<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][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]<div class=\"wpex-post-cards wpex-post-cards-template_10153 wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-inner\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-loop wpex-post-cards-grid wpex-row wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry col col-1 span_1_of_1 post-10232 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-206 jtf_topic_subjects-195 jtf_topic_subjects-205 jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-204 jtf_topic_subjects-214 jtf_topic_subjects-203 jtf_topic_subjects-207 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Are vaccines made to cause lifelong health ailments?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>An old claim\u2013that childhood immunizations cause autism, ADHD, eczema, diabetes, etc.\u2013has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stopvaccinating\/status\/1799523593971433575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D3f4fd1c042%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Um_PP-CdxdW_4o1Cli8Lw\">new twist\u00a0<\/a>in this Tweet that claims these vaccines are manufactured to harm children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Facts:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>First,\u00a0many, many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/research\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De547853612%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1BVhpDVqyCwcTO64FaASZ_\">studies<\/a>\u00a0exist\u00a0showing vaccines are safe.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines do confer immunity.\u00a0We see varying levels of immunity depending on the type of vaccine, but all vaccines confer some amount of immunity.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/glossary-words\/immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D45c930756b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3x9zWl2b1P8jeGQ2w2AkD3\">Immunity<\/a>, at its base, is\u00a0protection from disease. Vaccines stimulate the immune system in a way that its primed and ready to protect you when you encounter actual pathogens. Not all vaccines prevent 100% of diseases 100% of the time, but that doesn\u2019t at all mean that they aren\u2019t effective in protecting the people who receive them\u00a0and their communities. Even if you are vaccinated and come down with a case of disease, your illness is\u00a0most likely to be less severe than if you hadn\u2019t been vaccinated in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Take the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/vpd\/mmr\/public\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df18ecd1847%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22qo0AMhHjDgESZIco_Sy4\">MMR vaccine<\/a>; it is about 97% effective against measles after 2 doses, meaning 97% of the vaccinated people who are exposed to measles will not develop measles, and that protection is thought to protect for life.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/dtap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0f01ac9a05%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vwvLQ1TJ29-mN_LRBVXmf\">DTaP<\/a>\u00a0is about 90% effective, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/chickenpox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da276e37409%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw31XUFEApKIvVzOZ7Y_G7qZ\">chickenpox vaccine<\/a>\u00a0will protect against disease about 90% of the time, yet almost 100% of the time against severe disease.<\/p>\n<p>Some vaccines, such as those against influenza and COVID are more limited in their efficacy, and that protection does tend to wane over time, necessitating additional vaccines and boosters, but again, those who have been vaccinated usually have much more mild disease.<\/p>\n<p>We know that the real purpose of the vaccine is to protect a person and the community around them. They were not made to give anyone lifelong ailments.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/concerns\/sids.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D719cf59018%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0IVuPYy7x6R1VLDjj4Lum_\">Multiple studies<\/a>\u00a0have looked\u00a0at vaccines and SIDS, and there is no evidence to show that vaccines cause SIDS. And when childhood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/fact-check\/missed-vaccinations-did-not-reduce-us-sudden-infant-death-rate-2023-09-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D67ad64294d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1rw9n5jdrq0tE75NTiDlEE\">vaccination uptake decreased<\/a>\u00a0during the early years of the pandemic, there was no subsequent decrease in SIDS rates.<\/p>\n<p>We also have\u00a0plenty of evidence\u00a0that vaccines do not cause\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/contrary-to-viral-facebook-claim-numerous-studies-show-vaccines-dont-cause-autism\/?fbclid=IwAR2hOUTbPgWnOMVE_k5mK7V8sv0Ue6egZkD4185rZtpKaKSEyirUavEde5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5a2e6badd5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2V4hLKWlU_5r-ERxKNbCef\">autism<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/centers-programs\/vaccine-education-center\/vaccines-and-other-conditions\/add-adhd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc0b006f10e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2q8CTplSpADAqrGePz8nIi\">ADHD<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierrefabreeczemafoundation.org\/en\/be-acompanied\/useful-advice\/eczema-and-vaccines-should-you-avoid-vaccinating-your-child\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D230cdd48b2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0B_B2syWZb8fJmnlNIaZ3Q\">eczema<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/centers-programs\/vaccine-education-center\/vaccines-and-other-conditions\/vaccines-diabetes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df97cd70e57%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2olRXJJ1HlCVEnOvG0C6g3\">diabetes<\/a>. We can conclude that since they don\u2019t cause these lifelong ailments, they were never intended to.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry col col-1 span_1_of_1 post-10233 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Did the CDC hide mRNA vaccine side effects?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>A new clip of Chris Cuomo\u2019s interview with former CDC director Dr. Redfield makes a lot of stunning new claims that the CDC purportedly hid. Included among those claims is that once mRNA instructs your body to start making spike proteins, it is impossible to tell how many and for how long they will make them. Furthermore, he claims that the spike protein is immunotoxic and that vaccines cause long COVID.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Facts:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Claim 1:<\/strong>\u00a0The CDC stopped tracking vaccinated people. Redfield was CDC director from 2018-2021. And here in 2021, the CDC was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stacks.cdc.gov\/view\/cdc\/107082#:~:text=Despite%20the%20high%20level%20of,19%20(2%2D8).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D476422f294%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VpQFtOmjmoUhPG9G7vWh0\">tracking<\/a>\u00a0breakthrough infections \u2013 by definition, vaccinated people who got COVID.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim 2:<\/strong>\u00a0That when he was the\u00a0chief public health advisor in Maryland, that two thirds of the people that Ihe was seeing infected with COVID had\u00a0been vaccinated. Sure, but given that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/visualizations\/covid-vaccine-tracker-states\/state\/maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1459bd7070%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12KmmMRmcDgFADqYuapioy\">92%<\/a>\u00a0of people in Maryland has received at least one vaccine, and 80% of Maryland has been fully vaccinated, those are pretty good statistics for getting vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claim 3:<\/strong>\u00a0He says that there is no way to know how long you make spike protein, but you can only make spike protein so long as you have the instructions for making spike protein in your body, and that comes from mRNA. One great thing about using mRNA in these vaccines is that mRNA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebraskamed.com\/COVID\/where-mrna-vaccines-and-spike-proteins-go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddd7e99048c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1nhNupFPmdCRt7IEeZh4QO\">degrades<\/a>\u00a0very quickly, generally within days. The spike protein stimulates immunity and will be neutralized by the immune system. But it will generally be produced for only a few days.<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajpmonline.org\/article\/S0749-3797(24)00110-7\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db3c1e1d487%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28E3vHx62odtEkNMOKAMYz\">study<\/a>\u00a0looking at the benefits of the vaccination campaigns, in the time between April 2021 and March 2022, COVID the vaccination campaign resulted in 2,576,133 fewer mild COVID-19 cases, 243,979 fewer nonfatal COVID-19 hospitalizations, and 51,675 lives saved from COVID-19\u00a0with net benefits of approximately $732 billion.<\/p>\n<p>While side effects do happen, the risks of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10507236\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db313c43a3c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0l1f18SJKdAIGT2VcFWhcv\">COVID vaccines<\/a>\u00a0are far fewer than the risks of COVID\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-021-95565-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D89742dabf1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2akCb5bYjFDXARkZ9q2MuH\">infection<\/a>, with severe side effects from the COVID vaccines being extremely rare.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry col col-1 span_1_of_1 post-10234 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Do COVID boosters make you more likely to get the COVID virus?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stkirsch\/status\/1799368984896348440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De928e3ee17%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1yZFuJbm63oCdtb7m4vyS0\">new video<\/a> shows a doctor describing how our immune systems switch from recognizing spike proteins as dangerous to seeing them as benign when we receive repeated COVID boosters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Facts:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The doctor in the video isn\u2019t a medical doctor and is instead an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/clare-craig-48b1b71a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D83d533aad8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28318Di9r7N--0JBSa0hHx\">unemployed<\/a>\u00a0consultant pathologist with an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpath.org\/profession\/appraisal-and-revalidation\/the-use-of-titles-qualifications-and-honours.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0cdfbf957f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3VgI8j5s9j2LVqbR4AAyws\">FRCPath<\/a>\u00a0degree. She is making reference to studies she thinks show that the more doses of COVID vaccine you have, the more likely you are to have COVID, which is a fundamental misunderstanding of the data. She is likely referencing\u00a0this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2023.06.09.23290893v1.full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D528b6235b0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1l4NUnnfZd8-jsb3Q6zr8p\">study<\/a>,\u00a0which looked at whether people who are up-to-date on their COVID vaccines (meaning they got at least one dose of\u00a0the\u00a0new COVID bivalent vaccine) are less likely to get COVID compared to those who are not up-to-date.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0misunderstanding comes from misreading\u00a0the\u00a0figures contained in\u00a0the\u00a0study. This is called a\u00a0<em>Table\u00a02\u00a0fallacy.<\/em>\u00a0Often, epidemiologists need to pool together data to come up with an estimate of risk, known as an adjusted effect estimate. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/aje\/article\/177\/4\/292\/147738?login=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D60170d4632%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2s37GqY9cO0X6QPSB4d23s\">Table\u00a02\u00a0fallacy<\/a>\u00a0results from\u00a0multiple\u00a0adjusted effect estimates from a single model presented in a single\u00a0table.\u00a0Problems arise\u00a0when different types of estimates are presented on\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0table. This fallacy is like saying that carrying a lighter makes you more likely to get lung cancer without considering whether\u00a0the\u00a0person smokes. In studies, it\u2019s important to adjust for\u00a0the\u00a0right things.<\/p>\n<p>She offers a hypothesis about the virus \u201cswitching\u201d the immune system into one that recognizes the virus as benign but offers no evidence. If that were the case, however, we\u2019d see vaccinated people with more severe disease, and that\u2019s simply the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/covid-deaths-by-vaccination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D78f16390eb%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1718749063999000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2cI-Kkgeg-BTippYUfMM1G\">opposite<\/a>\u00a0of what\u2019s found.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we take a look at claims about vaccines causing lifelong ailments, whether the CDC hid harms about mRNA vaccines, and if Covid boosters are make it easier to catch Covid. 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