{"id":8628,"date":"2023-06-16T22:37:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T03:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=8628"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:33:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:33:59","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-june-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-june-15-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of June 15, 2023"},"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-10695 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\">Are VAERS reports about fetal deaths being hidden?<\/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>A VAERS report highlighted by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MakisMD\/status\/1667736672593940480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D79cd00b08a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08KgPBbY89HQ8XZgSGrm_E\">Canadian doctor no longer allowed to practice medicine<\/a>\u00a0is being used to support the claim that mRNA COVID vaccines can cause fetal deaths, but people don\u2019t know about it because the reports are being hidden.<\/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>We know\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/ensuringsafety\/monitoring\/vaers\/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%3D493f3c7309%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3O9Zx3tm-MgyGgcarAjTQQ\">VAERS<\/a>\u00a0(Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) is not hiding information because the doctor above was able to find the report in VAERS.<\/p>\n<p>One\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/vaers-cleverly-hiding-182-child-deaths-caused-by-covid-19-vaccines-youll-never-find-them-these-some-most-shocking-covid-19-vaccine-child-death-stories-but-theyre-hidden-from-public\/5821991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9bc8a14dc2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2oi3yytHGxhZ2RmUKNJXkv\">claim<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0that\u00a0child deaths are concealed\u00a0by \u201cleaving the \u2018Age\u2019\u00a0box empty.\u201d However, VAERS is merely a database; anyone can enter a report, and that report will contain only the information that was entered. If a person does not enter an age, we shouldn\u2019t blame VAERS.<\/p>\n<p>The person making the report highlighted in the tweet\u00a0may have thought the death was unrelated to the vaccination but, because of the timing, felt it should be reported. Another\u00a0claim concerned a 12-year-old boy who died, but the report states that the autopsy results have yet to come back and they can\u2019t rule out natural causes.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u00a0crucial to remember that anyone\u00a0can report anything\u00a0to VAERS, regardless of causation,\u00a0as is\u00a0noted on the VAERS\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wonder.cdc.gov\/vaers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db6e03268b0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2401oNuPiasdwo4PQamnbw\">website<\/a>. One doctor famously submitted a report that the flu shot turned him into the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130419004549\/http:\/\/neurodiversity.com\/weblog\/article\/14\/chelation-autism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D42148d1c2c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1I2HYLqFUS05A-XkYtElnE\">Incredible Hulk<\/a>. VAERS is helpful for keeping track of vaccine safety, but just because something is reported doesn\u2019t mean the vaccine caused it. Even if they\u2019re not sure, doctors should report any important health problems that happen after vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>The most pertinent warning on the website helps put the above claims into context:\u00a0<strong>\u201cVAERS reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable.\u00a0<\/strong>Reports to VAERS can also be biased. As a result, there are limitations on how the data can be used scientifically. Data from VAERS reports should always be interpreted with these limitations in mind.\u201d<\/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-10696 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 raise the risk of seizures in children?<\/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>Articles about a recent study are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1668063762098663425?cxt=HHwWgsC9qezJk6YuAAAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7a37997135%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oTQmC1RJGWJ58IHiKTyHD\">going viral\u00a0<\/a>because they claim the study shows 100 children had seizures of COVID vaccination, intimating that the vaccine raises the risk of seizures as well as Bell\u2019s Palsy, appendicitis, stroke, and other health concerns,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Buried in the article tweeted was a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/pediatrics\/article\/doi\/10.1542\/peds.2023-061894\/191478\/Safety-of-COVID-19-mRNA-Vaccination-Among-Young?autologincheck=redirected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D432e972cb3%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0O1Rkq34PsuiZbbzv4u4gV\">study<\/a>\u00a0that looked at adverse events following COVID vaccination.\u00a0Overall, the study did not find any safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccines in children under the age of 5. The findings are consistent with the results of clinical trials and other safety monitoring systems.<\/p>\n<p>The article in the referenced tweet seemed concerned about the rates of adverse events following vaccination, with special concern that the outcomes of the vaccinated were not compared to those of the unvaccinated.\u00a0However, the researchers did compare rates of events in the vaccinated to expected rates in the population and found that the events that occurred in the vaccinated children didn\u2019t spark any concern. (The events didn\u2019t happen more often than we would expect them to happen without vaccination.)<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/pediatrics\/article\/doi\/10.1542\/peds.2023-061894\/191478\/Safety-of-COVID-19-mRNA-Vaccination-Among-Young?autologincheck=redirected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1eb9cef531%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1oIBhv_x6XdgDBo4Z4iAk_\">study<\/a>, 247,011 children under the age of 6 received an mRNA vaccine during the 9-month trial period. When you have a study of a quarter million children, you\u2019d expect to have unfortunate events occur\u2013not related to the vaccine. In fact, the article even pointed out cases of\u00a0hemorrhagic stroke and pulmonary embolism,\u00a0which the study\u00a0noted were\u00a0due to congenital abnormalities and completely unrelated to the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>As far as seizures, febrile seizures, which are seizures as a result of rapid temperature change,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fped.2021.801321\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D6aa090a55f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0C5thIFljTS7T1LsXrnrEm\">commonly<\/a>\u00a0occur in children 6 months-5 years old. They may seem scary, but are\u00a0generally benign. With a population of 247,000 children, 100 of them having\u00a0seizures is about what we\u00a0would expect to see in a group of children that size.<\/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-10697 type-jtf_topics 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 smallpox vaccines save lives?<\/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>For reasons we shall never understand,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stkirsch\/status\/1668145781394792449?cxt=HHwWgoDT2f_vuKYuAAAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5deba8d176%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0l_rfftzv_zlVgYjaSdaHn\">a computer engineer<\/a>\u00a0claims that smallpox vaccines never saved even a single life, and he is using a book published in 1889 as evidence.<\/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>Smallpox is believed to have appeared around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1200696\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D28f95d2b36%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2MLjdzPu2Zc3ILpa075WRh\">10,000 BCE.<\/a>\u00a0In the 12,000 years since, smallpox has had a devastating impact on humanity, killing millions. About\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnh.org\/explore\/science-topics\/disease-eradication\/countdown-to-zero\/smallpox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dde22046592%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Oaz0uzMV5oPdbZlrrt2oz\">300,000<\/a>\u00a0lives were lost worldwide in just the 77\u00a0years before its eradication<\/p>\n<p>American Revolutionary War figures, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VKKasVNRayU&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7361dff778%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2A5zV6XirdZSMSY0jEx9YO\">Thomas Jefferson<\/a>, prioritized the vaccination of their own families. Jefferson had his children vaccinated against smallpox, understanding the risks associated with the disease and the potential for vaccination to save lives.<\/p>\n<p>Inoculation, a precursor to vaccination, was a common practice during that time to combat smallpox. Inoculation involved deliberately infecting individuals with a mild form of smallpox to induce immunity.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TsVJ409UoYs&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df03391140f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dnYWjOLnVt9HnshjouIXJ\">George Washington<\/a>, for example, ordered the inoculation of his troops during the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge. This proactive measure aimed to prevent outbreaks and reduce the severity of smallpox cases among his soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>In 1959, the WHO announced its goal of eradicating smallpox but had a rocky start. In\u00a01967, they started the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/biotech.law.lsu.edu\/blaw\/bt\/smallpox\/who\/red-book\/Chp%2010%20-%20421-442.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D50b089ccb3%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2v0wlG8rFHqhNBoZ6NyK9G\">Intensified Eradication Program<\/a>,\u00a0 with better vaccines and new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/vaccines\/ring-vaccination-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De7c6a40d7a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2NRK6RPAnXm81IVbFCitFK\">tools<\/a>\u00a0to fight smallpox. One such tool was a system to track cases and large-scale vaccination campaigns. The last naturally-occurring case of smallpox was in 1977. Smallpox was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/smallpox\/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%3Dc5cbc21131%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1686924374872000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00zR7AtRPAchgtqSYJkKL-\">eradicated<\/a>\u00a0from humans in 1980. It now only exists in a lab.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, we did not rely on an anti-vaccine book written in 1889 to guide our public health strategy.<\/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 take a look at whether VAERS reports about fetal deaths are being hidden, whether COVID vaccines cause seizures in children, and surprisingly, whether smallpox vaccines saved lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-8628","just-the-facts","type-just-the-facts","status-publish","hentry","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/just-the-facts\/8628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/just-the-facts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/just-the-facts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=8628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}