{"id":11554,"date":"2024-12-12T16:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T22:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=11554"},"modified":"2024-12-15T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T22:42:28","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-december-12-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-december-12-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of December 12, 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-11547 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\">Does vaccine shedding cause menstrual abnormalities?<\/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:\/\/ijvtpr.com\/index.php\/IJVTPR\/article\/view\/113\/365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Daf11848704%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0DGOghrm7ywq7h6zBu5NcB\">study<\/a>, written and widely circulated by anti-vaxxers, suggests that some unvaccinated women reported experiencing menstrual irregularities after being near COVID-19-vaccinated individuals, possibly due to environmental exposure.<\/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\u00a0editors\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ijvtpr.com\/index.php\/IJVTPR\/about\/editorialTeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D70625233fa%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0TpryEg9GnsvMZeY379San\">Internation<wbr \/>al\u00a0Journal\u00a0of\u00a0Vaccine\u00a0Theory,\u00a0<wbr \/>Practice,\u00a0and\u00a0Research<\/a>, the journal publishing this study,\u00a0include a linguistics Ph.D., a professor\u00a0of\u00a0ophthalmology,\u00a0<wbr \/>and\u00a0several people known for promoting\u00a0vaccine\u00a0<wbr \/>misinformation. This\u00a0journal\u00a0isn&#8217;t taken seriously because the people accepting\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ijvtpr.com\/index.php\/IJVTPR\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De13f88d189%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3fjO3S_ruRZUVeECE7e41H\">reviewing<\/a>\u00a0papers do not have the background or expertise needed to make good decisions about them.<\/p>\n<p>The study has several critical problems that should make you distrust it. First, it relies on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Self-report_study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4b85eea032%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3uldQC_MQDJXkExxCGqEku\">self-reported<\/a>\u00a0data from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/medicine-and-dentistry\/selection-bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De4a36d6dd6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ko5LURf2r-TxLwHO34QkP\">people<\/a>\u00a0asked\u00a0through social media and anti-vaccine groups to provide responses.\u00a0Everyone in the survey had experienced menstrual abnormalities and had been looking for a cause.<\/p>\n<p>This survey sought to compare the difference between those directly and indirectly exposed to COVID and\/or the vaccine. By Spring of 2021, roughly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/visualizations\/covid-vaccine-tracker-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D942a3c4c61%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OrbOGRwwMBIEDnelxF4Ny\">half<\/a>\u00a0of all adults in the country had received at least one COVID vaccine, so most people would know or encounter at least one vaccinated person in their lives. So, this study has no proper control group of women who were not exposed to vaccinated people, making it impossible to show that the vaccine was the cause or to see how often symptoms happened.<\/p>\n<p>The most important point is that there\u2019s no clear scientific explanation for how being near vaccinated people could cause menstrual changes. The study mentions &#8220;vaccine shedding,&#8221; but there\u2019s no proof that mRNA vaccine components can spread this way.<\/p>\n<p>Because of these problems, the study\u2019s results should be viewed with serious doubt and not taken as reliable proof of any connection between being close to vaccinated people and menstrual changes.<\/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-11549 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-202 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 cancer risk?<\/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>An anti-vaccine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MakisMD\/status\/1865998444835311838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1d1e48fafe%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw265I6A0qgmTnQKnJyZnzR_\">tweet<\/a>\u00a0claims that COVID vaccination in childhood increases the risk of cancers over a person&#8217;s lifetime.<\/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>Vaccines do not change our molecular structure or DNA.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/vaccine-education-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D627927bd9e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0o9M76i6AsrcYUQMz0o5mb\">Dr. Paul Offit<\/a>\u00a0explains that it\u2019s virtually impossible for\u00a0DNA\u00a0fragments in COVID\u00a0mRNA vaccines to cause harm, such as cancers or autoimmune diseases. He outlines three protective mechanisms in our cells that prevent these\u00a0DNA\u00a0fragments from causing harm:\u00a0the\u00a0cytoplasm\u2019s immune mechanisms and enzymes destroy foreign\u00a0DNA;\u00a0the\u00a0DNA\u00a0fragments lack a necessary signal to enter\u00a0the\u00a0nucleus; and they also lack\u00a0the\u00a0integrase enzyme needed to integrate into our\u00a0DNA.<\/p>\n<p>There is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/residual-dna-covid19-mrna-vaccines-documented-not-associated-with-genome-modification-cancer-contrary-robert-malone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D39b38aed78%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yvl58psJ8ltpzSh3iehU8\">no scientific evidence or plausible mechanism<\/a>\u00a0suggesting that these DNA fragments would alter our genome to cause cancer. No evidence supports\u00a0the\u00a0claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause so-called turbo cancer or any other form of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0idea that these\u00a0turbo\u00a0cancers are a result of vaccines stems, in part, from claims that doctors are seeing huge spikes in\u00a0cancer\u00a0rates. However, even some of\u00a0the\u00a0most powerful carcinogens can take years to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ascopost.com\/issues\/may-25-2021\/chernobyl-at-35-years-an-oncologist-s-perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De7cf2ccd56%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1H1h6RxxxmkhFGbK6O4frh\">manifest<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0form of\u00a0cancer. While there has been an increase in early-onset cancers (not\u00a0turbo\u00a0cancer), this increase started in\u00a0the\u00a0early\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bmjoncology.bmj.com\/content\/2\/1\/e000049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De4e8c26d2f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16Pkm7qOJS-bl5Ytmg-EU1\">1990s<\/a>, well before\u00a0the\u00a0introduction of COVID vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/about-cancer\/coronavirus\/covid-19-vaccines-people-with-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D562fe558c9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw01NA_NCHgDoxD5hdLxShGv\">not shown to cause\u00a0cancer<\/a>, and anti-vaxxers have yet to produce credible\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSL1N3340PQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Deb46060714%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Lzmjr1hVPi9xKUd7GyINk\">evidence<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine is causing cancers, turbo or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/jtf_topic_subjects\/cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Daee58cae33%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3mUIfLhyX_MdGs7y87xmmb\">Read more of our posts debunking claims about COVID vaccines and cancer<\/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-11552 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-211 jtf_topic_subjects-214 jtf_topic_subjects-191 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\">Is every vaccine designed to kill?<\/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>In an interview with Alex Jones,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/toobaffled\/status\/1866105925154512963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2f231b8090%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0XWfT7oeVudZy9JHJ_OXqM\">Judy Mikovits\u00a0<\/a>claims that vaccines were made to cause harm and accuses medical and government organizations of being corrupt, saying vaccines don\u2019t actually help people build immunity.<\/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>Mikovits claims that all vaccines since 1992, including Hep B, are XMRVs &#8211; xenotropic murine leukemia viruses, which is completely false. Hep B is a subunit vaccine, meaning that the antigen is made of tiny pieces of the surface proteins of the Hep B virus. It doesn&#8217;t include DNA or anything resembling a virus in full. These tiny pieces cannot enter cells, let alone the nucleus of cells, to change your DNA or cause cancer. And to another of her points, there is no credible\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSL1N3340PQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7315e60da9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0vdSso8OA-l5-I6xpn9s_c\">evidence<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0COVID vaccines are\u00a0causing cancers.<\/p>\n<p>Another problem with her claims is conflating HIV\/AIDS with COVID. AIDS is\u00a0acquired immune deficiency syndrome and specifically refers to the final stage of disease caused specifically by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It is not caused by COVID vaccines\u00a0or\u00a0anything else that isn&#8217;t HIV.<\/p>\n<p>HIV is a virus that can be tested for and observed.\u00a0Without HIV, there is no AIDS diagnosis. While she claims that COVID vaccines\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/slaynews.com\/news\/cdc-whistleblower-raises-alarm-covid-shots-trigger-hiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ded07c2e94c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2EPPsndrvoNMxRcabua6BY\">trigger HIV<\/a>, they are two very different viruses. mRNA for the spike protein of one virus cannot make an entirely different virus grow.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines induce immunity in much the way germs do. An antigen (in this case, a piece of the germ, either on the germ itself or introduced as part of a vaccine) is introduced to your body. You create an immune response and learn to recognize the antigen so that the next time it shows up, the immune system can respond faster, often before you get sick.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines have prevented disease and saved countless lives since their introduction.\u00a0Since 2000, measles vaccination has prevented about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/73\/wr\/mm7345a4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D53311d86a7%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw21EnvQDFwqZZjS-h6w0tyW\">60 million<\/a>\u00a0deaths worldwide. Smallpox, which had been around for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/smallpox#tab=tab_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D377d6dd1ae%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2IuLWD_d4OtyaEgMUbNFcS\">millennia<\/a>\u00a0was eradicated through vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines undergo years of research and testing before being\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/science\/vaccinesafety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De04f58b980%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1zmq79ipiY22f3UFoi7eAx\">approved<\/a>. International organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) track vaccine success, showing steep declines in disease rates after vaccination campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Claims that vaccines are harmful or designed to cause illness are contradicted by decades of scientific research, real-world success stories, and the fact that millions of lives have been saved. Vaccines are one of the most important medical breakthroughs in human history, improving\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(24)00850-X\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D939a656565%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1734291284394000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3NwBo6M6Zqyj_PpL8gpPGS\">life expectancy<\/a>\u00a0and reducing global suffering through science and cooperation.<\/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>In this week&#8217;s newsletter, we debunk claims about COVID vaccines increasing cancer risk, the false idea that vaccines are designed to harm, and myths about vaccine shedding causing menstrual changes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-11554","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\/11554","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=11554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=11554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}