{"id":15468,"date":"2025-12-18T16:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T22:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=15468"},"modified":"2025-12-31T16:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:19:55","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-december-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-december-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of December 18, 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-15469 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-194 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\">Why are they studying aluminum in 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>At the last Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, the advisors said that they would be studying aluminum used in vaccines.\u00a0These\u00a0CDC vaccine advisers are now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/epochhealth\/status\/1999481752952127504?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioning aluminum<\/a>\u00a0in vaccines, saying it can stay in the body, reach the brain, and may not have been tested well enough for long-term safety in children.<\/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>Sometimes a very small amount of an aluminum-containing adjuvant is added to vaccines to help them work better. Aluminum acts like a \u201cbooster\u201d for the immune system, helping the body notice the vaccine and build strong protection. Because of this, children can get the protection they need with fewer shots.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccine-safety\/about\/adjuvants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research<\/a>\u00a0has shown over and over that the tiny amount of aluminum in vaccines is far below levels that could be harmful. Our bodies already handle small amounts of aluminum because it\u2019s naturally found in food, water, and even some medicines.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the aluminum from vaccines l<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamapediatrics\/fullarticle\/1712578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eaves the body<\/a>\u00a0quickly through the kidneys. One study published in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0264410X11015799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vaccine<\/em><\/a>\u00a0found that the amount in vaccines is much smaller than what people take in every day from food and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The small amount that stays in the body for a short time does not build up to dangerous levels. Vaccines save millions of lives every year, and their benefits are much greater than the very small and disproven risks sometimes claimed.<\/p>\n<p>A recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpjournals.org\/doi\/10.7326\/ANNALS-25-00997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study from Denmark<\/a>\u00a0looked at the health of more than 1.2 million children over many years. The researchers checked for long-term problems like asthma, autism, and other ongoing illnesses. Because the study was so large and carefully done, it gives very strong evidence that aluminum in vaccines does not cause chronic health problems in children.<\/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-15471 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 kidney and organ damage?<\/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\/NicHulscher\/status\/2000248165757305318?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Hulscher\u00a0<\/a>claims a study proves\u00a0that COVID vaccines cause growing kidney damage, raise the chance of needing dialysis and dying, and harm every organ in the body<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Facts:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medsci.org\/v22p4483.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study\u00a0<\/a>Hulscher is referring to is an observational study, which only looks at patterns in existing data. It is not the kind of study that can prove vaccines caused kidney failure or death. It can only show that two things happened at the same time. This is important because people in large medical databases like TriNetX are often older and already have more health problems, which increases their risk of kidney disease and death on its own. Hulscher does not explain this major limit of the study.<\/p>\n<p>The study uses numbers to compare risk between small groups of people. One of these numbers, called a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/medicine-and-dentistry\/hazard-ratio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hazard ratio<\/a>, shows a\u00a0<em>relative<\/em>\u00a0difference, not a sudden or guaranteed risk. For example, a hazard ratio of about 1.8 for dialysis in one small group does\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0mean vaccinated people now have an \u201c84% chance\u201d of kidney failure. It only means that, within that specific group, dialysis happened more often compared to another group.<\/p>\n<p>The same problem applies to the \u201c20% higher death rate\u201d mentioned in the video. That number comes from a specific subgroup of people, not from everyone who got vaccinated. However, the video talks about it as if it applies to all vaccinated people, which is misleading.<\/p>\n<p>In short, these numbers compare groups in limited situations. They do not mean that everyone who gets vaccinated faces these risks.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1135\" data-start=\"962\">Claims like \u201cthese shots harm every organ\u201d and \u201cnothing can escape the lipid nanoparticles\u201d are not findings from the study. They go far beyond what the data actually shows.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1319\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"1137\">Overall, the study raises questions that need more research, but the video exaggerates the risks, leaves out important details, and makes claims that the study\u2019s authors do not make.<\/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-15472 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-210 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 whooping cough vaccines do good?<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChildrensHD\/status\/2000023098976858575?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a>,\u00a0Dr. Suzanne Humphries claims that whooping cough vaccines are unnecessary and ineffective because deaths dropped before vaccines were introduced, the vaccines do not stop disease spread, they may cause stronger germs to develop, and natural infection protects communities better than vaccination.<\/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>Suzanne Humphries, a doctor of nephrology (kidney medicine), says she used to give vaccines to her patients, but during the 2008\u20132009 flu season, she was convinced that vaccines cause kidney failure and high blood pressure. She based this belief on personal experiences, not scientific evidence. Personal stories can be wrong because of mistakes or bias. In fact, the National Kidney Foundation still says vaccines are safe and<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=5679acaf85&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%3D5679acaf85%26e%3D7362aa7434&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1766126163696000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AzTMAS9Q5eGDZgAXgaWa5\">\u00a0recommends<\/a>\u00a0them.<\/p>\n<p>The United States began vaccinating against pertussis, also called whooping cough, in the 1940s. Before vaccines were widely used, about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfid.org\/infectious-disease\/whooping-cough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">200,000 people<\/a>\u00a0got the disease each year, and around 9,000 people died from it. Today, far fewer people get pertussis each year, and fewer than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1122996\/us-pertussis-deaths-number\/?srsltid=AfmBOootP0WxRcwr2XyPCmFe6xa9qrba0lTdki6p3zuoU7no3QJFp0Tr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 people<\/a>\u00a0die from it.<\/p>\n<p>Some studies show that getting pertussis naturally may protect someone for a longer time than the vaccine does. However, before vaccines, thousands of people died from pertussis every year. Because of this, we do not agree that getting the disease naturally is better than getting vaccinated.<\/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 about aluminum, kidney damage, and whooping cough. What do the studies really show? 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