{"id":11100,"date":"2024-09-19T14:04:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=11100"},"modified":"2024-10-06T14:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T19:07:07","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-september-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-september-19-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of September 19, 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-11093 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 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 children receive too many vaccines?<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drsimonegold\/status\/1832477345585725837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D3f783d7224%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2UE8203au3z1sDWzhbmSpe\">Dr. Simone Gold<\/a>, who made a name for herself rallying against public health measures during the pandemic, is now asserting that children receive too many vaccines, especially in comparison to past years.<\/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>There have been many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/jtf_topic_subjects\/childhood-vaccines\/\">fantastic rebuttals<\/a> to the &#8220;exploding\u00a0vaccine\u00a0schedule&#8221; claims over the years. Mainly, we are grateful that we can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/safety-prevention\/immunizations\/Pages\/Vaccination-Protects-Against-These-Diseases.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dfd577296f9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3oSaLP0MgeaSgN_dJNXvBt\">prevent more diseases<\/a>\u00a0now than before.<\/p>\n<p>But even these rebuttals gloss over the fact that the\u00a0vaccination\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/vaccine-education-center\/science-history\/vaccine-history\/developments-by-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D3c3808cc79%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2or1_af5-z3CfmR7otOFgp\">schedule<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=b3c14d34a4&amp;e=fc0735be13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db3c14d34a4%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1nYo_TIKD8X7Y1PXAUqvJ_\">\u00a0has grown very, very slowly<\/a>. One vaccine was dropped from the schedule in the 1970s, two were added in the 1980s, two were added in the 1990s, one was added in the 2000s, and two were added in the 2010s. And, of course, the 2020s brought us COVID and RSV vaccines. Over the decades, age recommendation changes were made, and some\u00a0vaccines\u00a0were replaced with newer counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the\u00a0vaccine\u00a0schedule\u00a0has expanded by 1-2\u00a0vaccines\u00a0per decade since the 1980s.\u00a0This\u00a0slow, methodical, scientific advance of\u00a0immunization\u00a0<wbr \/>recommendations stands in stark contrast to concerns that\u00a0vaccines\u00a0are constantly being capriciously added to the\u00a0schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, who wants to go back to the days when babies died from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/something-even-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1cf8873430%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1G7YmOXauE79b_E726xcWC\">Hib epiglottis<\/a>?<\/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-11094 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-208 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\">Should we avoid mRNA vaccines?<\/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>Florida Surgeon General\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FLSurgeonGen\/status\/1834620731570659642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dadb0dce6d1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XdE8jmlKLxJ2OPcFk1FYe\">Dr. Joseph Ladapo<\/a>\u00a0is once again advising Floridians not to get vaccinated against COVID using mRNA vaccines, claiming that they\u00a0carry risks such as heart problems, autoimmune diseases, reduced effectiveness over time, persistent spike protein levels, possible effects on DNA, and unknown long-term impacts with repeated doses.<\/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>Using the office of Surgeon General is an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yourlogicalfallacyis.com\/appeal-to-authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D50b413e47a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2LFm6-JjKJWRLp_uSsZUpm\">appeal to authority<\/a>, a logical fallacy relying on a person&#8217;s position rather than facts. Joseph Ladapo is both a physician and, more importantly, the Florida Surgeon General. On the outside, that should mean that his words lend some credibility to his statements, but his comments are offered without evidence and even against scientific consensus built from actual evidence.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also ironic that Dr. Ladapo questions the evidence provided by CDC and FDA. He was caught\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climate.law.columbia.edu\/content\/florida-surgeon-general-manipulates-findings-covid-19-vaccine-safety-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D252a783069%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0rBNCZTK4mNo6fejQ1_OFu\">manipulating<\/a>\u00a0findings in a COVID vaccine safety study to exaggerate risks of cardiac death for young men.\u00a0In science, it is important to follow the science where it takes us, not to take the science where we want to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What of his particular COVID vaccine concerns?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The risks of myocarditis are much\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9467278\/#:~:text=Conclusion,those%20who%20received%20the%20vaccine.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De49100b0f4%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw35aggGBYrLUKjYv5uNmKpq\">lower<\/a>\u00a0after vaccination than the risks of myocarditis from COVID itself.<\/li>\n<li>The guidance cites a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-024-50656-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dea61ceff9c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EQnem_-bv1BNOeoaDy1Hh\">paper<\/a>\u00a0as evidence that vaccines cause autoimmune disease, but the authors say &#8220;we conclude that mRNA-based vaccinations are\u00a0<strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0associated with an increased risk of most AI-CTDs&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The vaccine protection does wane, which is why boosters are recommended to increase protection against COVID disease.<\/li>\n<li>mRNA integration into DNA cannot and does not happen.\u00a0DNA\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0whole of\u00a0the\u00a0genetic\u00a0instructions for\u00a0the\u00a0development, functioning, and growth of every system in your body. It is housed in\u00a0the\u00a0cell\u2019s nucleus (and in almost every cell in your body) which is surrounded by a nuclear membrane, separating\u00a0the\u00a0DNA from\u00a0the\u00a0rest of\u00a0the\u00a0cellSince DNA is kept separate, messenger RNA (mRNA) is produced to bring individual instructions to\u00a0the\u00a0rest of\u00a0the\u00a0cell.\u00a0The\u00a0mRNA can cross\u00a0the\u00a0nuclear membrane through\u00a0the\u00a0pores that allow for selective transport into and out of\u00a0the\u00a0nucleus. Generally, mRNA can exit\u00a0but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5998080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dfb43f19ffc%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DxkD_DS26eFDgHmOUfIg9\">cannot re-enter<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0nucleus. Before it exits\u00a0the\u00a0nucleus, it is essentially given a one-way ticket that allows it through\u00a0the\u00a0membrane, and as it passes through, that ticket is removed, so it cannot re-enter\u00a0the\u00a0nucleus.The\u00a0mRNA vaccine does not have a ticket to enter any cell&#8217;s nucleus. Without a ticket, it isn&#8217;t getting to anyone&#8217;s DNA and it certainly isn&#8217;t changing it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>This topic comes up a lot. See other false and misleading claims about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/jtf_topic_subjects\/covid-19\/\">COVID vaccines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/jtf_topic_subjects\/mrna-vaccines\/\">mRNA<\/a> we have debunked.<\/em><\/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-11095 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 vaccine deaths underreported?<\/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\/bambkb\/status\/1833166623571619879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2d40dd0397%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203621000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tTKXa7m2-KZ7YtPQ6vfoH\">video<\/a>\u00a0circulating again features cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough discussing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0379073824001968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D51a7da25e6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203622000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Vvbe0YcneV14TgY1X0IS4\">paper<\/a>\u00a0in which he examined autopsies and found that 73.9% of those deaths were due in whole or in part to COVID vaccines.<\/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>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0379073824001968?via%3Dihub&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3SGJWKVhEjUlnY07U9L_7gWd83YuCl8UFaXMigIoY-Pp0EuMiCsQ2lug4_aem_e-i8xZKIvoY15VdxTHm_Sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7363e1284d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203622000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2V8Rs1CvOKx5FBSXCJaJJw\">paper<\/a>\u00a0was initially uploaded as a preprint in the Lancet in July 2023 and subsequently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4496137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Daf7d8938e0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203622000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Rsj_Px6VFt4rc1-QWbJ7Y\">removed<\/a>\u00a0because \u201cthe study\u2019s conclusions are not supported by the study methodology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The authors, who include famed anti-vaxxers William Makis and Peter McCullough, identified 134 studies, of which 44 met their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6044655\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D46f4dc8e62%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203622000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wtW3WGt8727O7OnI0WAyT\">inclusion criterion<\/a>. Then, three physicians reviewed all the cases and determined that 240 cases (about 74%) were directly or significantly attributed to COVID\u00a0vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>Their conclusion about the deaths, most of them occurring within one week following vaccination, \u201cwere attributable to fatal vaccine injury syndrome,\u201d even though this study was a review of other published studies.\u00a0One\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1699885522000642?ref=pdf_download&amp;fr=RR-2&amp;rr=89b8677928c1a224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddac0a778f2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203622000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2-a2PwOv87QtmfwaHXVTSl\">study<\/a>, from which a majority of the data was taken, concluded that \u201cno relation between the cause of death and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 was found.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One death that all three physicians said was caused by the vaccine\u00a0was that of an 83-year-old man who had been diagnosed with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-393X\/11\/1\/142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2269c00b83%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203622000&amp;usg=AOvVaw242eyrmpy7edrZlySOb2KV\">COVID<\/a>\u00a018 days prior to his death. Similarly, a 19-year-old man\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jkms.org\/DOIx.php?id=10.3346\/jkms.2023.38.e78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D48b43340b0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203622000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3HHycW8NubcS3Tb8qmBWv6\">death<\/a>\u00a0was attributed to the vaccine he received 6 months prior to his death and not the COVID infection he had 17 days prior to his death. In the days leading up to his death, this young man also had\u00a0seizures\u00a0due to suspected multiple sclerosis that was confirmed in his autopsy\u00a0but not diagnosed.<\/p>\n<p>The study claims that \u201ccirculating Spike protein is likely the harmful mechanism through which COVID-19 vaccines cause side effects.\u201d However, it also says the most commonly used COVID-19 vaccine was Sinovax, which is an inactivated virus. This means there was no free circulating Spike protein, unlike mRNA vaccines. What circulates in the body is similar to the COVID virus but inactive and unable to infect cells.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, more than half of the nine authors are affiliated with The Wellness Company, which sells supplements it claims combat\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twc.health\/pages\/adverse-reaction-recovery-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db1440fff89%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1728326203622000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3U52Oy8vG_4KQEeIAKVAR3\">vaccine injury<\/a>. This paper isn\u2019t\u00a0research; it\u2019s a marketing scheme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry col col-1 span_1_of_1 post-11094 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-208 jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-218\">\n<div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\">\n<div class=\"wpex-card-inner\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row 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=\"vcex-post-content\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\">\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\">\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=\"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><em>This topic comes up a lot. See other false and misleading claims about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/jtf_topic_subjects\/covid-19\/\">COVID vaccines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/jtf_topic_subjects\/mrna-vaccines\/\">mRNA<\/a> we have debunked.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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><\/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>Explore the facts behind claims about vaccine safety: do children receive too many vaccines, should mRNA COVID vaccines be avoided, and are vaccine-related deaths underreported?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-11100","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\/11100","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=11100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=11100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}