{"id":15215,"date":"2025-10-23T18:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=15215"},"modified":"2025-11-14T18:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T00:15:23","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-october-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-october-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of October 23, 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-15286 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-211 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Did COVID vaccines raise cancer rates?<\/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 a widely circulating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/newstart_2024\/status\/1979814975385354648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>, Del Bigtree claims that vaccines are unsafe, doctors don\u2019t really understand them, most testing is too short, and that they can cause SIDS and other health problems.<\/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>Many studies show that vaccines do\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/vaccine-education-center\/vaccine-safety\/vaccines-and-other-conditions\/sudden-infant-death-syndrome-sids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not<\/a>\u00a0cause SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). In fact, getting vaccinated may even help\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17400342\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lower<\/a>\u00a0the risk of SIDS.<\/p>\n<p>When Del Bigtree talks about how long vaccine safety trials last, he is misunderstanding what he reads in vaccine inserts. These inserts are legal documents, not medical studies. Sometimes they say that people were watched for a few days to look for short-term reactions like a sore arm. But that doesn\u2019t mean the whole safety study only lasted a few days. In reality, vaccine safety studies often last months or even years. You can learn more about how vaccine studies are done\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/science\/vaccinedevelopment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bigtree also claims that babies don\u2019t need the hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine because it spreads through sex or sharing needles. While that\u2019s true, those are not the only ways Hep B spreads. Doctors give babies the Hep B shot at birth because some moms don\u2019t know they have the virus. About\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=e3a129076a&amp;e=7362aa7434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De3a129076a%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761368596635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3uRjE6UVMVhuu9H-oGe43_\">30\u201340% of people<\/a>\u00a0with long-term Hep B got it as babies or young children. Only about half of infected mothers are found before they give birth.<\/p>\n<p>Even today, around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=f93c75e3b1&amp;e=7362aa7434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df93c75e3b1%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761368596635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Qu8icHZvAFHKQsZoEM703\">25,000<\/a>\u00a0babies in the U.S. are born each year to moms with\u00a0Hep B. If a newborn catches it, about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=18ed5d5a59&amp;e=7362aa7434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D18ed5d5a59%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761368596635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ouu536XrbohshMqcLmkpZ\">90% of them will stay infected<\/a>\u00a0for life. This raises their chances of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=a1bebd30db&amp;e=7362aa7434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da1bebd30db%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761368596635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wLTteLgX0hB7cnxgSnH-3\">liver disease and liver cancer<\/a>\u00a0later on.<\/p>\n<p>There are many reasons why mothers don\u2019t know they have\u00a0Hep B. The test for\u00a0Hep B\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=af286e1e05&amp;e=7362aa7434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Daf286e1e05%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761368596635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20mEaO0N6ZoGqFslo6l7HT\">is harder<\/a>\u00a0to understand\u00a0than some other tests. A mom might get infected after her first test during pregnancy, but before giving birth. Tests can also be wrong sometimes, showing a false \u201cnegative.\u201d Mistakes can happen too\u2014like ordering the wrong test, reading the results wrong, or not sharing the results clearly.<\/p>\n<p>Hepatitis B\u00a0can also live outside the body for up to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=04d7c08f4c&amp;e=7362aa7434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D04d7c08f4c%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761368596635000&amp;usg=AOvVaw06lUNtS6moSZ6_MYhPjspA\">7 days<\/a>, even in dried blood. That means it can spread in other ways, too, like through bites in daycare, dirty needles, or bandages left in public places. This doesn\u2019t happen often, but it\u2019s still possible.<\/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-15287 type-jtf_topics 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\">Did Vaccines Really Eliminate Polio?<\/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 a different\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChildrensHD\/status\/1978234766412447928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>, Gavin de Becker claims that polio didn\u2019t disappear because of vaccines, that most new polio cases come from the vaccine itself, and that people should decide for themselves whether to get the vaccine.<\/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 reason polio was wiped out in the United States is mostly because of vaccines. In the 1950s, scientists made the first polio vaccine, which was a huge step forward in medicine. These vaccines worked very well to stop the spread of polio. They helped kids live normal lives again and gave parents peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1988, scientists and health organizations around the world have worked together in a global effort to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/polioeradication.org\/about-polio\/history-of-polio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">end<\/a>\u00a0polio so that no person ever catches it again. They\u2019ve done this by giving\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emro.who.int\/polio-eradication\/about-eradication\/immunization.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vaccines<\/a>\u00a0to millions of people and keeping close watch for new cases. Because of this work, polio cases around the world have\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dropped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped<\/a>\u00a0by 99%.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true that not every child in the world has been vaccinated, since some people don\u2019t have easy access to vaccines. But polio is caused by a virus, and it can only spread if someone is already infected. Thanks to the global vaccination effort, wild polio now exists in only two countries. This means that the number of deaths from polio is very low\u2014both in vaccinated and unvaccinated people\u2014because there are so few cases left.<\/p>\n<p>Even though polio is almost gone, we still give the polio vaccine. That\u2019s because diseases can travel fast. For example, in 2022, there was a polio\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10468811\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outbreak<\/a>\u00a0in New York, showing that the virus can return if people aren\u2019t protected.<\/p>\n<p>De Becker also talks about measles, saying that the death rate is the same for vaccinated and unvaccinated people\u2014but that\u2019s not true. In places where most people are vaccinated, measles deaths are almost unheard of. But in 2023, there were an estimated 107,500 measles\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/measles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deaths<\/a>\u00a0worldwide, mostly among unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children under 5 years old.<\/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-15288 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 Bell\u2019s Palsy?<\/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>Steve Kirsch, in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stkirsch\/status\/1979442476571332966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a>, claims that COVID vaccination is a major cause of Bell&#8217;s Palsy, using VAERS as proof to back up his claim.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/bells-palsy\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20370028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8258384b5a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690295657629000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0e8nUXKbZ5GYzYx6XqrwCE\">Bell\u2019s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=d9afdcbb5f&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%3Dd9afdcbb5f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690295657629000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2YCyZRj0fQbkaJVDVaCXp2\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=5851197ef7&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%3D5851197ef7%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690295657629000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jnndMZ-vKkloEqEaVObEu\">palsy<\/a>\u00a0happens when the muscles on one side of a person\u2019s face suddenly become weak or even paralyzed. Doctors aren\u2019t sure exactly what causes it, but it may happen after the body fights an infection. In very rare cases, it has also happened after someone gets a vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists have watched and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamaotolaryngology\/fullarticle\/2804297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D196f5b00d2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690295657629000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0a5JUr_1INoBtnjxLMc5un\">studied<\/a>\u00a0cases of Bell\u2019s palsy closely since the COVID vaccines came out.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthnews.com\/news\/covid-19-vaccine-linked-to-higher-rates-of-bells-palsy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc49632f7a8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690295657629000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2h0RWegS0qB5nYSALECZx2\">Observational studies<\/a>\u00a0show that Bell\u2019s palsy happens about as often in vaccinated people as it does in people who haven\u2019t been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Some larger\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9961047\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4b0b026e03%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690295657629000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0HhA5uPxAQTfgAGpfV7Cld\">reviews<\/a>\u00a0of many studies found a small increase in Bell\u2019s palsy among people who got the vaccine, but the difference was very small. What\u2019s more, the risk of getting Bell\u2019s palsy from a COVID infection is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/neurology\/generalneurology\/104234#:~:text=Compared%20with%20vaccination%2C%20however%2C%20SARS,not%20vary%20among%20different%20vaccines.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2ed6a7c1b0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1690295657630000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2eF6xp4gb-OpW6zC5NS5vL\">much higher<\/a>\u00a0than the risk of getting it from the vaccine.<br \/>\nSteve Kirsch\u2019s claims come from a system called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=1cfe71df33&amp;e=7362aa7434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1cfe71df33%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761370876785000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uDbniYvU2f0gwKdh5oRcm\">VAERS<\/a>, which stands for Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=fbcd28ad1b&amp;e=7362aa7434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dfbcd28ad1b%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761370876785000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3BXVVyYSW46Ba49CHpSfTw\">VAERS<\/a>\u00a0website, anyone can send in a report if they think they had a bad reaction after a vaccine. But that doesn\u2019t mean the vaccine actually caused the problem.<\/p>\n<p>VAERS is managed in part by the CDC, but the CDC only keeps the data\u2014it doesn\u2019t check or confirm each report. The VAERS website even warns that reports can be incomplete, incorrect, or unproven. Because of this, scientists must be very careful when looking at VAERS data and not jump to conclusions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>This interview is based on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/osf\/qxbgu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D11544dc5da%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719616062681000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0xSROLhm4JIUxLVFJz8imA\">paper<\/a>\u00a0that claims to have discovered an \u2018off-switch\u2019 for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. In it, Dr. McCullough\u00a0says that one solution to &#8220;detox&#8221; against mRNA vaccines is to introduce small interfering RNA (siRNA), similar to mRNA along with\u00a0ribonuclease targeting chimeras (RIBOTACs)<\/p>\n<p>McCullough has\u00a0made multiple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.preprints.org\/manuscript\/202402.1267\/v1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd4d26c4cd0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719616062681000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3DXaKWas40jNCrJwm78LcE\">claims<\/a>, including in his\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%3D424ad11c39%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719616062681000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3eY3T-7Ut7EamW4fsPAo4T\">paper<\/a>\u00a0below, that lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) can cause injury and harm. Yet in his new procedure, both siRNA and RIBOTACs use lipid nanoparticles to enter the cells to target mRNA. If using lipids to allow siRNA and RIBOTACs to enter our cells is seen as safe, we can also assume the mRNA from vaccination is safe.<\/p>\n<p>McCullough thinks this procedure is necessary because of worries about how mRNA vaccines spread throughout the body.<\/p>\n<p>His idea about &#8220;systemic biodistribution&#8221; comes from\u00a0misconstrued\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210531130146\/https:\/\/www.pmda.go.jp\/drugs\/2021\/P20210212001\/672212000_30300AMX00231_I100_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da71d8773f6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719616062681000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GpGjTRIhp7TYxIGxX4zFW\">data<\/a>. A study in rats looked at lipid nanoparticles after mRNA vaccine injections and their distribution in organs over time.\u00a0The\u00a0data show that most of\u00a0the\u00a0nanoparticles stayed where they were injected, and some went to\u00a0the\u00a0liver. In\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scientistabe.wordpress.com\/2021\/05\/31\/sciences-pharmacokinetics-do-nano-particles-of-the-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-cross-the-blood-brain-barrier-and-infect-your-brain-with-mrna-or-will-fritz-your-gonads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dca1d181b2b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719616062681000&amp;usg=AOvVaw31JpnF4XdxqGtQEVWoQXuU\">ovaries<\/a>,\u00a0the\u00a0highest amount of nanoparticles found was very, very small (only about 0.095% after 48 hours). This amount might be even smaller in human\u00a0ovaries\u00a0because\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedmedicine.org\/covid-19-vaccines-are-going-to-sterilize-our-womenfolk-take-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd81b8631a5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719616062681000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2yjebS7jlVMwyM_STR8swg\">dose<\/a><wbr \/>\u00a0used in\u00a0the\u00a0COVID vaccine is much less than what they used in\u00a0the\u00a0rat study.<\/p>\n<p>Would this off-switch work? We doubt Dr. McCullough&#8217;s science very much, and it is unnecessary because while tiny amounts of mRNA\u00a0<em>may<\/em>\u00a0persist in the body, the vast majority\u00a0usually degrades\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebraskamed.com\/COVID\/where-mrna-vaccines-and-spike-proteins-go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4a6a6ae7fd%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719616062681000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VLJK67txGrXMXlUN9z1RE\">within days<\/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><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the facts behind viral vaccine claims: Did vaccines really eliminate polio? 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