{"id":8062,"date":"2022-12-22T22:12:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T04:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=8062"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:48:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:48:12","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-december-22-2022","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-december-22-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: December 22, 2022"},"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][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]This week, we are reviewing our most popular newsletter COVID stories of 2022. Next week, we will look at\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0non-COVID stories, so don&#8217;t miss that.[\/vc_column_text][\/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-10859 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\">Celebrity misfortunes<\/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<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>2022 saw\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0loss of many celebrities and some trouble with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breck_Worsham\/status\/1535961957127307264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5072c7a4e1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zyEuHvh2r3KZSFdkhSFBO\">Justin Bieber\u2019s face<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/XSf8J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D66f9c05ba1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KzCwlCh1HAlayNCNlFr7W\">C\u00e9line Dion<\/a>\u2018s health. Some beloved celebrities, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/delbigtree\/status\/1507698379580755970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D77d952e15c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3vFJi9xYAGEjerz2hXoyXZ\">Taylor Hawkins<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bizzosteve\/status\/1584625662417334274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7fb7e2d30e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eRb4GTvqLZfjaeI-bdpxB\">Leslie Jordan<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/Irene_Cara\/status\/1596542999546109952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddc856fb5a5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3SH8Q0-DSrtREbI3mI9CmB\">Irene Cara,<\/a>\u00a0then became part of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0anti-vaccine rumor mill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>Justin Beiber had \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/ramsay-hunt-syndrome\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20351783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1f77ba21b2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw04RDRG48e2wbubhas6O8_D\">Ramsay Hunt Syndrome<\/a>, which is\u00a0<span class=\"il\">a<\/span>\u00a0remanifestation of varicella-zoster,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0virus that causes chickenpox. Sadly, all of this could have been prevented if he had originally been vaccinated against\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0chickenpox he contracted as\u00a0<span class=\"il\">a<\/span>\u00a0child.<\/p>\n<p>Celine Dion has Stiff Person Syndrome.\u00a0We have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/factcheck-celine-syndrome\/fact-check-following-celine-dions-diagnosis-experts-say-no-evidence-tying-covid-19-vaccines-to-stiff-person-syndrome-idUSL1N3331WP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D482dcbabe0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0lNdmOJusBzpX_VA5m0gza\">no reason<\/a>\u00a0to believe that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0COVID vaccine caused this in Celine Dion, any more than anything else she\u2019s experienced. SPS seems to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/neurology_neurosurgery\/centers_clinics\/stiff-person-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dafda2425c9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3c4EL5j1-HAjGkXRPISV-4\">affect<\/a>\u00a01-2 people in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">a<\/span>\u00a0million people, and\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0rates do not appear to be increasing since\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0covid vaccine was introduced. This is another example of people jumping to conclusions without evidence.<\/p>\n<p>As to\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0celebrities we have lost this year, it is important to remember that celebrities do die, too. We do not have solid answers about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-tribute-1347073\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dae3214b16e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ycWPuhr7k_imZW_AxE_xC\">Taylor Hawkins<\/a>\u2018 and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2022\/11\/26\/irene-cara-dead-flashdance-and-fame-singer-dies-63\/10779321002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D76ebf91a04%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0tSoYfaS4n7U53bCDB-RZ7\">Irene Cara<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0deaths,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2022-10-26\/leslie-jordan-death-car-accident-crash-call-me-kat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De7f99792d8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1672544864488000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1aLbedRQPlU4457Jt9_8O4\">Leslie Jordan<\/a>\u00a0died in an auto accident caused by\u00a0<span class=\"il\">a<\/span>\u00a0possible medical incident. We should not expect autopsies to tell us that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">a<\/span>\u00a0death was definitely not caused by vaccines, but\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0lack of such declaration does not mean vaccines are to blame.<\/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-10860 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-209 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\">It&#8217;s never not the vaccine<\/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>Improv and the anti-vaccine movement have one thing in common: the response is always yes. Did the vaccine cause that? Yes. So what did they claim the COVID vaccine caused this year?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiedSuddenly_\">Sudden deaths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beverleyturner\/status\/1587464751474507776\">Excess deaths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesfwells\/status\/1582265555419299842?s=43&amp;t=3LYiPWPL4ffIkECTPoaIYA\">Every unexplained cardiac event<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Babygravy9\/status\/1512437539256348676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1513092381033512960%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Ffactcheck-male-infertility-idUSL2N2WB1SQ\">Somehow male infertility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crittercuddler1\/status\/1585065991482257408\">Bad photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsherPress\/status\/1598160321541459969\">Spike proteins in the brain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>Since COVID, many of these conditions are, in fact, on the rise. Additionally, all of these conditions are known, verifiable results of COVID infection itself, while there is no evidence that the vaccine causes any of them. With over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/covid-vaccinations\">13 billion<\/a>\u00a0doses of vaccines given, and many agencies tracking adverse events, we can feel relatively assured that vaccines do not cause such a litany of bad outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2022\/nov\/29\/died-suddenly-repeats-debunked-covid-19-vaccine-cl\/\">In fact<\/a>, a new anti-vaccine film portrays several cases of people dying suddenly (supposedly from the COVID vaccine), but these are people who are either still alive or died from other verifiable causes.<\/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-10861 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\">Myocarditis risk assessment<\/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<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Vaccines, of course, are not without risks. Nothing is without risks. We know that COVID vaccines can cause some cases of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/2788346\">myocarditis<\/a>, but was the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floridahealthcovid19.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221007-guidance-mrna-covid19-vaccines-analysis.pdf\">Florida Surgeon General<\/a>\u2018s decision to rescind the state\u2019s COVID vaccine recommendation for young men.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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 surgeon general of Florida,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floridahealthcovid19.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221007-guidance-mrna-covid19-vaccines-analysis.pdf\">citing an anonymous analysis<\/a>\u00a0of Florida data, is recommending against the vaccine for men 18-39 due to the \u201cincreased risk of cardiac-related death\u201d found in the analysis.<\/p>\n<p>This analysis was not published in a scientific journal, was not peer-reviewed, and claims its findings are \u201cpreliminary\u201d and \u201cshould be interpreted with caution.\u201d The anonymous authors looked at deaths in men that occurred within 28 days of COIVD vaccination administration, but how they analyzed it is a mystery. Any key details on methodology were omitted.<\/p>\n<p>Problems with the analysis include their extremely small sample size and incomplete data. Since it only considered death records and not medical records, the causes of death were not established and could have been anything, including underlying health issues or undetected COVID.<\/p>\n<p>The mRNA vaccines do carry a small risk of myocarditis, but it often resolves on its own relatively quickly.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/full\/10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.059970\">\u00a0This study explains<\/a>\u00a0that the risks of myocarditis from COVID far outweigh the risks of myocarditis from COVID vaccines.<\/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>This week, we are reviewing our most popular newsletter COVID stories of 2022. 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