{"id":15753,"date":"2026-03-26T11:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=15753"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:45:42","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-march-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-march-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of March 26, 2026"},"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 remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; 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_1767222023487{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-15747 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-195 jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-211 jtf_topic_subjects-298 jtf_topic_subjects-339 jtf_topic_subjects-337 jtf_topic_subjects-295 jtf_topic_subjects-194 jtf_topic_subjects-218 jtf_topic_subjects-338\"><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 CDC hide proof that Hep B vaccines cause autism?<\/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:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/2035357939645517968?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with Tucker Carlson, RFK Jr.\u00a0claims that a study found vaccines increased autism risk and that officials hid or changed the results to cover it up.<\/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>RFK Jr. is likely talking about an early\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4215490\/\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a>\u00a0from the CDC\u2019s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) project. This study was led by a researcher named Thomas Verstraeten in 1999 and was approved by the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/science\/vaccinesafety\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Vaccine Safety Datalink<\/a>\u00a0is a system that tracks possible side effects from vaccines. It includes data from more than 12 million people. Researchers use this data to check if vaccines might be linked to health problems.<\/p>\n<p>In this early study, researchers looked at whether the hepatitis B vaccine, which is given to babies, might be connected to developmental issues like autism. Here are some important points to understand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first results showed a possible link, but the study was still early and not complete.<\/li>\n<li>When researchers studied the data again using better methods and more complete information, the link went away.<\/li>\n<li>A final study published in 2003 found no evidence that the hepatitis B vaccine causes autism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, even though the study and researcher are real, the early results were not final. The full scientific process showed that there was no connection.<\/p>\n<p>Hepatitis B vaccination programs, including giving the vaccine at birth, have helped\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4550866\/\" rel=\"noopener\">lower the number\u00a0<\/a>of hepatitis B cases around the world. Vaccinating newborns helps stop the spread of the disease and reduces related health problems.<\/p>\n<p>Some claims say that a substance called thimerosal in the hepatitis B vaccine caused a rise in autism cases in the mid-1990s. There are problems with this claim.<\/p>\n<p>First, studies show that thimerosal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajpmonline.org\/article\/S0749-3797(03)00113-2\/fulltext\" rel=\"noopener\">does not increase<\/a>\u00a0the risk of autism. Also, thimerosal has not been used in childhood vaccines since 2001. Second, autism diagnoses kept going up even after thimerosal was removed. This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/autism-rates-are-it-really-rise\" rel=\"noopener\">increase<\/a>\u00a0is mostly due to better awareness and changes in how autism is diagnosed.<\/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-15749 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-301 jtf_topic_subjects-305 jtf_topic_subjects-340 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-296 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 harm future babies?<\/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\/NicHulscher\/status\/2035762328503763012?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">video<\/a>\u00a0online, the McCullough Foundation claims that vaccines given years ago can cause babies now to die.<\/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>Here\u2019s the bottom line: one part is true, the rest is unsupported or false.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cCDC data shows babies born are now dying at a &gt;50% excess rate.\u201d<br \/>\nThis is not true.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/data\/nvsr\/nvsr71\/nvsr71-05.pdf\">CDC data\u00a0<\/a>does not show a 50% increase in infant deaths. The numbers changed only a little from 2020 to 2024. There was a small rise from 2021 to 2022, but no big increase after that. Overall, infant death rates have stayed fairly stable.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMississippi just declared a public health emergency over rising infant deaths.\u201d<br \/>\nThis is true. In August 2025, Mississippi declared an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/msdh.ms.gov\/msdhsite\/index.cfm\/23%2C30305%2C341%2Chtml?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">emergency<\/a>\u00a0because infant deaths had gone up. The state reported a rate of 9.7 deaths per 1,000 births in 2024, which is the highest in over 10 years.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMississippi linked this to mRNA vaccine effects passed to babies.\u201d<br \/>\nThis is not true. Mississippi\u2019s report\u00a0<strong>does not\u00a0<\/strong>mention vaccines or mRNA. It says the main causes are birth defects, babies being born too early or too small, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and other health issues. The state is focusing on better care for mothers and babies.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cInfant death rates had been going down for 30 years but suddenly reversed after 2021 and keep rising.\u201d<br \/>\nThis is false. Infant death rates have mostly gone down since the 1990s. There was a small increase from 2021 to 2022, but rates did not keep rising after that. They stayed about the same in 2023 and 2024.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe causes of infant deaths match those seen in vaccinated adults.\u201d<br \/>\nThere is no evidence for this. The main causes of infant deaths are things like birth defects, early birth, low weight, SIDS, injuries, and problems during pregnancy. These are common causes and are not linked to vaccines.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cA study proved that mRNA from vaccines passes to babies and causes deaths.\u201d<br \/>\nThis is not proven. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-022-32188-1.pdf\">study<\/a>\u00a0mentioned was small and looked only at placental tissue, not overall death rates. The researchers said they\u00a0<strong>did not<\/strong>\u00a0find a clear link to health outcomes. Other studies have mixed results, but none show that vaccines cause infant deaths.<\/li>\n<li>What larger studies show about vaccination during pregnancy<br \/>\nLarge studies do not show that vaccines cause harm to babies. One large\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamapediatrics\/fullarticle\/2810937\">study<\/a>\u00a0found no increase in health problems in newborns and even showed\u00a0<strong>lower risk<\/strong>\u00a0for some serious issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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-15751 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-229 jtf_topic_subjects-286\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Are meningitis outbreaks fake?<\/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 viral\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/offgriddesigner\/status\/2035334981950541866?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">tweet<\/a>, one anti-vaxxer claims that bacterial meningitis is made up to push more vaccines on people.<\/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 scary meningitis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cqlglkprv0qo\">outbreak<\/a>\u00a0in the UK has sparked a new conspiracy theory. But this kind of idea is not new. It follows an old\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC11969846\/\">pattern<\/a>\u00a0of making people distrust doctors and public health leaders. These theories often claim the disease is fake or created on purpose, and that officials are using it to control people.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak in the UK is caused by a known type called meningococcal B. This same type has caused\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.immunizecolorado.org\/college-students-most-affected-by-meningitis-b-know-strikingly-little-about-it\/\">all college meningitis outbreaks<\/a>\u00a0in the U.S. since 2011. These outbreaks are usually controlled by giving vaccines, tracking who was exposed, and giving antibiotics. Not with lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/meningococcal\/\">Meningococcal disease<\/a>\u00a0 is rare, but it can spread quickly and be very dangerous. It can cause serious infections in the brain or blood. Healthy kids and teens can die within hours. Some people who survive may lose limbs or have lasting brain damage. Vaccines are one of the best ways to stay protected from this disease.<\/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":"The Claim: In a viral\u00a0tweet, one anti-vaxxer claims that bacterial meningitis is made up to push more vaccines on people. 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