{"id":10200,"date":"2024-07-11T12:43:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=10200"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:20:25","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-july-11-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-july-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of July 11, 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-10211 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-191 jtf_topic_subjects-198 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 childhood vaccines have any benefit?<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1809746431650996543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dfc7e1ea05a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0_18qbIaEax1jJJ1PZM6kh\">video<\/a>\u00a0and blog post claim that routine childhood vaccines have very few benefits.<\/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>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/determining-the-risks-and-benefits?utm_source=publication-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D6b958aa52e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0m_aHbYD3PPmNaf2PcZrM0\">blog<\/a> post has too much information to debunk all of it, which is a poor faith rhetorical device known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=001bcb48d6&amp;e=fc0735be13\">Gish Gallop<\/a>. So we&#8217;ll take a couple and address those.<\/p>\n<p>First, under the heading &#8220;Disease Risk,&#8221; they claim that &#8220;very few of the diseases in [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/fact-sheets\/childhood-schedule\/\">the childhood schedule<\/a>] have both a significant likelihood that you will get them and a significant likelihood that they will develop into a severe condition. Many of the diseases believed to fall into this category are no longer an issue in the United States (e.g., polio or smallpox).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, smallpox was eradicated and polio was eliminated because of vaccines. But that doesn&#8217;t mean that diseases that we have forgotten cannot crop up, as recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/data-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%3D8c59eba098%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0UgZ9RMGkMsZbuDjK_2Oz_\">measles<\/a>\u00a0outbreaks and even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/news\/2022-ny-polio-case-why-and-what-does-it-mean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dcfc3a8a383%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2t7VClW8nTAOH1NzNhUcvG\">polio<\/a>\u00a0in the U.S. prove.<\/p>\n<p>It also claims that &#8220;childhood infections are often critical for helping the immune system develop,&#8221; which is untrue. Some diseases, such as influenza and mononucleosis, can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/encyclopedia\/content.aspx?ContentID=123&amp;ContentTypeID=134#:~:text=Also%2C%20infections%2C%20such%20as%20the,%2C%20alcohol%2C%20and%20poor%20nutrition.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D368d073a4d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OpJHaePzSg4fsDU9Jbl8Q\">weaken<\/a>\u00a0your immune system, and measles can cause\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hms.harvard.edu\/news\/inside-immune-amnesia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1d3d748235%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-0hNAe3IPpaygobma8QaP\">immune amnesia<\/a>. Additionally, vaccines work by stimulating your immune system, much like pathogens do, but without causing illness.<\/p>\n<p>Another claim is that vaccine makers cut corners to save money because they aren&#8217;t liable for their products. This claim is a misunderstanding of the National\u00a0Childhood\u00a0Vaccine\u00a0<wbr \/>Injury\u00a0Act, which protects\u00a0vaccine\u00a0makers from being sued if a\u00a0vaccine\u00a0causes injuries or death as long as\u00a0the\u00a0side effects are\u00a0unavoidable *and\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/USCODE-2010-title42\/pdf\/USCODE-2010-title42-chap6A-subchapXIX-part2-subpartb-sec300aa-23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8d72578089%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1iiJj_ge-s-LG67-w6qFdR\">made and labeled correctly<\/a>.&#8221; People could still sue vaccine makers for injuries that happen because of cut corners.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to remember that we protect children against these illnesses because they are terrible, and children deserve protection. Just as this recent article about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/interactive\/2024\/measles-outbreak-vaccine\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzIwMzI0ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzIxNzA3MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MjAzMjQ4MDAsImp0aSI6IjNhYzQyNTJhLThiY2YtNGE4ZC05N2MzLWRkMzhmZTdkMjdlZCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9oZWFsdGgvaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC9tZWFzbGVzLW91dGJyZWFrLXZhY2NpbmUvIn0.S-fxpzHlpzoO0R-p2fjxO-fSoUU9Ui_Q0ltKIpkyq4o&amp;itid=gfta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1823848faf%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0RnkwTJcG79g9phWyx1sdc\">what it is like to survive a measles infection<\/a>\u00a0shows us.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about common social media debate tactics like the Gish Gallop in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/toolkits\/family-advocacy-toolkit-download\/advocacy-on-social-media\/#:~:text=statements%20over%20yours%3F%E2%80%9D-,Gish%20Gallop,-In%20this%20argument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D001bcb48d6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3wmJrPWd3thju1TL3wau0P\">Family Advocacy toolkit<\/a> and get the facts on childhood vaccines in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/\">Vaccines<\/a> section of our website.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/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\"><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/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-10213 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 vaccines increase your risk of death?<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1810115056937685437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd2a3fb7abf%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw19njA6NqtxJ23UBV4n1FCU\">video<\/a>\u00a0with Steve Kirsch, inventor of the optical mouse, touts a new study, saying it claims that people vaccinated with two or more doses of COVID vaccines are 37% more likely to die from any cause.<\/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>In any study, we need to look at how the study was done and its limitations, not just the results. The methods and limitations help us understand how well the results apply to the general population.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2607\/12\/7\/1343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8607dc352f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zQI2IIzho4rmdqwMarU4A\">study<\/a>\u00a0does\u00a0not say, as claimed, that people vaccinated against COVID have a 37% higher chance of dying from any cause. Instead, it looks at how many people died from any cause in groups of vaccinated and unvaccinated people while trying to correct for certain biases that can affect the results.<\/p>\n<p>The study tries to fix a common mistake in other studies called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/article-abstract\/2776315#:~:text=Such%20studies%20may%20be%20subject,receive%20the%20intervention%20being%20studied.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D74271b7168%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39L1Z3youeNnpHsaAhWlza\">immortal time bias<\/a>, which can make it look like vaccinated people are less likely to die just because of the way the study is set up. They did this by making sure they compared people fairly from the same starting point. The problem with this setup is that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/health\/scientific_committees\/opinions_layman\/en\/indoor-air-pollution\/glossary\/abc\/confounding-factor.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dea6c608259%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1BnLEJeYwKUt0BzzS1KNOp\">confounding factors<\/a>\u00a0were not considered, such as age, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer. In the sample, the youngest people were in the one-dose group, while the age increased with each subsequent dose. The rates of COVID infection increased as the number of doses increased because older people are at more risk for infection.<\/p>\n<p>Also, COVID-related deaths were not considered.<\/p>\n<p>One conclusion from the paper was that vaccinated people with at least one other health condition have a higher risk of dying from any cause compared to vaccinated people without other health conditions. The video misrepresents the study by making claims outside of the conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/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\"><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/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-10220 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\">Are COVID vaccines more dangerous than COVID?<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DiedSuddenly_\/status\/1809375748488327199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddecd02e8e9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2w-YDymmaoJ1AXSCrDJXJk\">tweet<\/a>\u00a0from a prolific anti-vaccine account claims that no health children have died from COVID, and children who are vaccinated against COVID are 50 times more likely to die.<\/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>The tweet is based on statements by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/health-coronavirus-vaccines-skeptic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4e0a3593a6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tbVBm4JSQ4JqBmhZhJRiJ\">Mike\u00a0Yeadon<\/a>,\u00a0an ex-Pfizer employee with previous anti-vaccine claims, who also thinks respiratory viruses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BadVaccineTakes\/status\/1555221015613112321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D21f2cc5e3e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3zd2S3LjhJkyL7NGMesM_Y\">do not exist<\/a>. In 2021, he petitioned European medical regulators to stop COVID vaccine clinical trials, claiming the vaccines could cause infertility in women. That claim has since shown to be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9464596\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7d5d4f6375%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08W9UlCENGs0hDDsOOfXhr\">false<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yeadon made the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211111193805\/https:\/\/warroom.org\/2021\/06\/09\/dr-yeadon-warns-children-50-times-more-likely-to-die-from-covid-vaccine-than-from-virus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D591b6a0dc5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw10AVei2Mv8gX4GWQkC24x0\">claim<\/a>\u00a0that healthy children don&#8217;t die and are more likely to die from the vaccine on an episode of Steve Bannon&#8217;s internet show. Like his other claims, he provides no evidence to support it. He does mention\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vaers.hhs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D97e1e6544d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0i89Yb9suGZHHiBJL5MSG_\">VAERS<\/a>, but as we&#8217;ve mentioned many times before, VAERS analyzes reports of adverse events that happen after vaccination. Anyone can submit a report to\u00a0VAERS, and submissions do not mean that a vaccine definitely caused\u00a0the\u00a0event.<\/p>\n<p>One doctor famously submitted a report that\u00a0the\u00a0flu shot turned him into\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130419004549\/http:\/\/neurodiversity.com\/weblog\/article\/14\/chelation-autism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbe80210568%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2VztLEh6RUsxIFl-4-b9v0\">Incredible Hulk<\/a>.\u00a0VAERS\u00a0is helpful for keeping track of vaccine safety, but\u00a0just\u00a0because something is reported doesn\u2019t mean\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine caused it. Even if they\u2019re not sure, doctors should report any important health problems that happen after vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>The claims he makes about vaccine injuries are unsubstantiated because they were lifted without analysis from a database of unverified reports. As for the idea that healthy children do not die from COVID? It is true that children are at a much lower risk compared to older people. However, low risk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2800816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0f216007e6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619169000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1cQbD94fFBSGoaHUNP9O0Y\">does not mean no risk<\/a>. Healthy children can still die from or suffer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/mis-c-in-kids-covid-19\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20502550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D23a8b53420%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619170000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3P9swdVzddceDNuw4guzvZ\">MIS-C<\/a>\u00a0and other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/answers.childrenshospital.org\/lingering-health-problems-covid-19-mis-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D04cb53a590%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721583619170000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YHyPOCt8uvcMiTpSsEo6L\">complications<\/a>\u00a0from COVID.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/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\"><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/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 whether childhood vaccines have any benefit, if COVID vaccines increase your risk of death, and if COVID vaccines more dangerous than COVID infection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-10200","just-the-facts","type-just-the-facts","status-publish","hentry","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/just-the-facts\/10200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/just-the-facts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/just-the-facts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=10200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}