{"id":12089,"date":"2025-03-20T18:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T23:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=12089"},"modified":"2025-03-30T18:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T23:43:14","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-march-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-march-20-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of March 20, 2025"},"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-12090 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-191 jtf_topic_subjects-203 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 measles vaccines work?<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6369907937112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddddc683ec6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487878000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3e9GguollLFxJFf0YBBSoT\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with Sean Hannity, HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. claims that the measles vaccine&#8217;s protection fades over time, doesn&#8217;t provide infants immunity from their mothers, and can cause severe side effects, suggesting that getting measles naturally might be safer and more effective.<\/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 claim relies on thinking that getting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/mmr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D29b15e7139%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487878000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DRxpzO5zjBJ9xI2RW1cTM\">measles<\/a>\u00a0naturally gives you stronger, lifelong protection, while the vaccine only gives weak immunity that fades away. But that\u2019s not how immunity really works. When you get a vaccine, your body safely learns to recognize the virus without making you sick. Even if the protection from the vaccine weakens over time, your immune system still remembers the virus using special\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6102609\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D01086c4f64%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487878000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2pBW47nAbh75qLJ-Z6on8A\">memory cells<\/a>. These memory cells usually remain in your body for your entire life, able to respond quickly and protect you from measles if you&#8217;re ever exposed.<\/p>\n<p>This is why, in the current outbreak, the vast, vast\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/news-alerts\/measles-outbreak-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9b78c42d47%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487878000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jlrxdAyqNGezJIVIcFA1Y\">majority<\/a>\u00a0of those infected with measles are unvaccinated (277 unvaccinated vs 2 vaccinated), despite most adults born after 1963 only receiving an\u00a0MMR vaccine many years ago. Had protection actually waned, we&#8217;d see many more vaccinated people infected.<\/p>\n<p>He also suggests that measles isn&#8217;t dangerous and that the case fatality rate is low. While acute\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/how-i-lost-my-daughter-to-measles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dcc91573641%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487878000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2x8FjAn6dzOhZ9VqnENxA4\">fatality<\/a>\u00a0is around 1-3 in 1,000, death is not the only metric that makes measles\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/signs-symptoms\/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%3D4e3e057313%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487878000&amp;usg=AOvVaw15APAu1fhp4TweWC06fyMK\">dangerous<\/a>. One\u00a0in twenty will get pneumonia, and 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles will be hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>The measles vaccine is both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC1071313\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D651d39aee0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487878000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1BkyzzNwbS73SGCoVWIkgt\">safe and effective<\/a>, with millions of doses given annually.<\/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-12091 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 cause breast cancer?<\/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>On the Jimmy Dore Show, American comedian Kurt Metzger\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1899188396280680857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db61cfcc182%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487878000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2j6RXJfJc2k9W_u_agirnt\">claims<\/a>\u00a0COVID vaccines weaken the immune system, causing increases in breast cancer as well as autoimmune diseases and heart and brain disorders.<\/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>Claims linking vaccines to cancer, including rising breast cancer rates, aren&#8217;t supported by science. Breast cancer cases in younger women had already been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.washu.edu\/news\/breast-cancer-rates-increasing-among-younger-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De24f63ce28%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0gzW4aojcYlUSEIxq9dszs\">increasing\u00a0<\/a>long before COVID\u00a0vaccines became available. Scientists believe these rising numbers result from lifestyle factors, genetics, and better screening rather than vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>This video tries to show\u00a0that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/covid19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0c339c78e1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1SBBc97PnjO-aT0-oslT77\">COVID vaccine<\/a>\u00a0causes breast cancer but offers no evidence.\u00a0The argument also falls apart when they point out that rates of breast cancer in the UK surpass that of the US (not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcrf.org\/preventing-cancer\/cancer-statistics\/breast-cancer-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0f8445b7aa%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Eqw4P2_ReswuJazDyd_jI\">true<\/a>), yet their COVID\u00a0vaccine rates were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-countries\/articles\/covid-19-vaccination-rates-by-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da2e0fb88d1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CXE-_A8MpAv-XAQi67duB\">similar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They\u00a0quote\u00a0Ryan Cole, a doctor\u00a0who lost his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wmc.wa.gov\/news\/wmc-disciplines-idaho-physician%E2%80%99s-license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D3c2147cdd4%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1amuDIIdDhBblK9WAzxPvM\">license\u00a0<\/a>to practice primary care medicine in Washington State because he made false and misleading statements about COVID. He claims that a journal-published paper showed that mRNA vaccines caused cancer and autoimmune issues. However, the lead\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2021\/04\/scicheck-idaho-doctor-makes-baseless-claims-about-safety-of-covid-19-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dce35b53df6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1nJSbcD_SDHIVKBNhX5c4Q\">author\u00a0<\/a>of that paper states that there is no evidence for these claims.<\/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-12092 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\">Is Long-COVID caused by mRNA vaccination?<\/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 tweet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DiedSuddenly_\/status\/1900978395804299536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd017536a75%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw13zZriIsFY13-7UKmfhQd6\">claims<\/a>\u00a0former CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield has confirmed that Long-COVID is mRNA vaccine injury.<\/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>Long COVID was first experienced in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7992371\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0b9da6dc99%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2nOuct3HxGclUx3zg10wdu\">Spring 2020<\/a>, long before the first vaccines were in use.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Dr. Redfield himself never said vaccines cause Long COVID.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yalemedicine.org\/conditions\/long-covid-post-covid-conditions-pcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df9855ab73a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3CNrqqVbXgJJyhDU0mFuB_\">Long COVID<\/a>\u00a0happens after someone gets infected with the real virus that causes COVID. The virus can damage your lungs, heart, and blood vessels and cause swelling or tiny blood clots that damage your body. Sometimes the body&#8217;s immune system stays active, causing you to feel tired or have trouble thinking clearly long after the infection ends.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Robert Redfield\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oMlhvnMpRU0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D197479b794%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3jiVSm4N5ldcUH-AAg2gkT\">has discussed<\/a>\u00a0some rare cases where patients had symptoms similar to Long COVID after getting an mRNA vaccine. But he has also explained that this isn&#8217;t Long COVID\u2014just something similar in a very small group of people. He has also clearly stated that vaccines aren&#8217;t poison and have saved millions of lives.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, scientific studies show vaccinated people are much<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41579-022-00846-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0b57316a23%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1743463487879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2737Lk-4TATjCSSEhR_OXy\">\u00a0less likely<\/a>\u00a0to develop Long COVID.<\/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>Do COVID vaccines cause cancer, Long COVID, or immune damage? Viral claims say yes\u2014but science says no. 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