{"id":8756,"date":"2023-06-29T12:48:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=8756"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:33:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:33:43","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-june-29-2023","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-june-29-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of June 29, 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-10681 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-208 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\">What killed \u00d3scar Cabrera?<\/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>The recent death of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1672668661369262080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Deffd232a07%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0npeK1UjBjruEqDIVGPWcc\">\u00d3scar Cabrera Adames<\/a>, a basketball player, has some speculating that the COVID vaccine he received more than a year earlier caused myocarditis which led to the heart attack that killed him.<\/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<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>\u00d3scar Cabrera Adames collapsed in 2021 during a basketball game, after which he took to Twitter and claimed a\u00a0subsequent diagnosis of myocarditis caused by COVID vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>The COVID vaccine can indeed cause\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/covid-19\/clinical-considerations\/myocarditis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4e1b03354b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2wkRLNrJ0rFuDfXwaM6JAD\">myocarditis<\/a>, but we don\u2019t know what caused his collapse, what\u00a0caused Cabrera Adames\u2019 case of myocarditis, or if he even had myocarditis. We also don\u2019t know if\u00a0he had previous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8998516\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1906280395%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw06MOyt-MyPQQYRUWWqBaAL\">COVID<\/a>\u00a0infections. Did\u00a0he have a previous condition that could lead to myocarditis and sudden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4969030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D02ab7dfb4c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2msxj7FMWA0qJddVYjAiKj\">cardiac death<\/a>? We don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>He died in June 2023, more than 18 months after the initial collapse, reportedly during a stress test.\u00a0The cause of death hasn\u2019t yet been determined, myocarditis or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Myocarditis after COVID vaccine tends to resolve within\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanchi\/article\/PIIS2352-4642(22)00244-9\/fulltext#:~:text=After%20at%20least%2090%20days,populations%20of%20a%20similar%20age.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5a1ebac39b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1NNQXmyRYvjhxsrIVtgRRA\">three months<\/a>,\u00a0and according\u00a0to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diagnostics\/16984-exercise-stress-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D73ef7ef7fc%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qBZPAFq-3CzIdpGthVCHw\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a>, a regular stress test isn\u2019t usually given to someone with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/treatment-tests-and-therapies\/myocardial-perfusion-scan-stress#:~:text=Myocardial%20perfusion%20is%20an%20imaging,the%20heart%20muscle%20is%20pumping.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0f4fa437c3%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2TZYZXIHpyBtRXYDkHJKYm\">myocarditis<\/a>.\u00a0So while this event was tragic, we need to wait for an autopsy to know more.<\/p>\n<p>It is also important to note that while the COVID vaccine can cause myocarditis, it\u00a0is quite rare, and the risk of developing myocarditis after vaccination is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/news\/2022\/08\/22\/covid-19-infection-poses-higher-risk-for-myocarditis-than-vaccines#:~:text=COVID%2D19%20infection%20poses%20higher%20risk%20for%20myocarditis%20than%20vaccines,-By%20American%20Heart&amp;text=The%20overall%20risk%20of%20myocarditis,new%20study%20in%20England%20shows.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1e44a9cec4%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw17jwjac7dPDpl99DM8mxKC\">much less<\/a>\u00a0than the risk of developing myocarditis after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/news\/2022\/08\/22\/covid-19-infection-poses-higher-risk-for-myocarditis-than-vaccines#:~:text=COVID%2D19%20infection%20poses%20higher%20risk%20for%20myocarditis%20than%20vaccines,-By%20American%20Heart&amp;text=The%20overall%20risk%20of%20myocarditis,new%20study%20in%20England%20shows.\">COVID infection<\/a>.<\/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><\/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-10682 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\">Are aluminum adjuvants safe?<\/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>The CDC\u2019s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices discussed last week a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2022\/09\/27\/possible-link-aluminum-childhood-vaccines-asthma-risk-caveats\/?utm_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9e93538abe%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0-qndVUjpjE3_4F9301oqA\">recent study<\/a>\u00a0that suggested that\u00a0the\u00a0aluminum\u00a0in childhood vaccines is causing asthma.<\/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>Admittedly, this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/els-jbs-prod-cdn.jbs.elsevierhealth.com\/pb\/assets\/raw\/Health%20Advance\/journals\/acap\/Aluminium_Exposure_Article-1664288052690.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbe6de49854%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw21mGDmpaE_S6RbJwOeBOLf\">study<\/a>\u00a0does show a positive association between\u00a0aluminum\u00a0in vaccines given before\u00a0the\u00a0age of two was found and developing childhood asthma between\u00a0the\u00a0ages of 2 of 5. However, it is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpe.ac.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/jrcpe_50_4_goyal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D127038347a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TOi0P_lZGKBibumF6YHeS\">retrospective<\/a>\u00a0study that generally cannot establish a causal relationship between a risk factor (aluminum\u00a0in vaccines) and an observed outcome (asthma). You can\u2019t assume, based on this study, that vaccines caused\u00a0the\u00a0observed asthma.<\/p>\n<p>Retrospective studies look back on data collected before\u00a0the\u00a0study was designed. Data that would have\u00a0the\u00a0potential to impact\u00a0the\u00a0observed outcome may not have been collected as it would have in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=78655745ba&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%3D78655745ba%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PM0DolIhK0_pTqqeXmtGy\">prospective<\/a>\u00a0study.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s consider a few items concerning\u00a0the\u00a0results of this study.\u00a0 Young children have many opportunities for\u00a0aluminum\u00a0exposure.\u00a0<wbr \/>Aluminum\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0third most abundant element on earth and is present in many of\u00a0the\u00a0foods we eat, in much higher quantities than found in vaccines. Any\u00a0aluminum\u00a0injected from vaccines is metabolized in\u00a0the\u00a0body, and\u00a0the\u00a0vast majority of it is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/concerns\/adjuvants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D58974b6494%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw22qlLBywEh3uz8qxVozIjo\">excreted<\/a>\u00a0within weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Retrospective studies are very good at finding associations that need further exploration and testing. Now that a positive correlation has\u00a0aluminum\u00a0and asthma has been identified, further studies with different study designs need to be conducted to determine what may actually be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.org\/lung-health-diseases\/lung-disease-lookup\/asthma\/learn-about-asthma\/what-causes-asthma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D13efcc1739%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Gns2Y0mlJAjn07ejNZQya\">causing<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0increase in asthma. No study at this point, including this one, has suggested that vaccines are\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/centers-programs\/vaccine-education-center\/vaccines-and-other-conditions\/vaccines-asthma-allergies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4aff0bc2dc%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3r9axqrRjk-DgnC_GWnuTS\">cause<\/a>\u00a0of increases in childhood asthma rates.<\/p>\n<p>This study does show that\u00a0the\u00a0CDC takes vaccine safety very seriously and that our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6727851\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D89b19562ee%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1o3pbFIjdzhkCVh048Y7fF\">monitoring systems<\/a>\u00a0work.<\/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-10683 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\">Did COVID 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>While saving lives seems an obvious outcome of our COVID vaccination efforts,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toadmeister\/status\/1671896173815418880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D75fe46671b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26-eaWgb1r7kK4fLANRayG\">some Twitter folk<\/a> are getting attention by claiming that a better look at the numbers shows that no lives were saved.<\/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>These claims were not published in peer-reviewed journals. If they had been peer reviewed, the reviewers would have flagged their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailysceptic.org\/2023\/06\/22\/if-you-thought-covid-vaccines-were-effective-against-serious-disease-and-death-think-again-says-public-health-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D3aa89bce24%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2xf_twKCWLq8vFbRduP63N\">interesting take<\/a>\u00a0on calculating vaccine effectiveness in preventing death.\u00a0They begin their calculation\u00a0with the premise of the \u201c\u2018healthy vaccinee\u2019 bias,\u201d or the idea that \u201cPeople who are\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0vaccinated are, on average,\u00a0<em>less healthy<\/em>\u00a0than their vaccinated counterparts, and therefore have\u00a0<em>higher\u00a0<\/em>mortality in general.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/need-extra-precautions\/people-with-medical-conditions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dfa3643c96c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0rF3d49uGVQZ1KWKr-cj2r\">Contrary<\/a>\u00a0to this assumption, people with underlying health conditions are usually targeted to receive vaccines first.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also of note that unvaccinated people somehow managed to experience the majority of those deaths during the peaks of COVID activity, as seen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/grapher\/united-states-rates-of-covid-19-deaths-by-vaccination-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df840a88808%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688144483267000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ylvsqdI6U-y1NgOqMZeLs\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another mistaken assumption\u00a0is thinking that all the deaths they see are because of the vaccine\u00a0since they assume that only healthy people are getting vaccinated. But\u00a0COVID itself contributed to the increase in all causes of death since it\u00a0can cause damage even after the initial sickness, leading to deaths from heart attacks and strokes.<\/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>In this week&#8217;s newsletter we examine claims about the death of Oscar Cabrera, whether COVID vaccines save lives, and if aluminum adjuvants are safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-8756","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\/8756","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=8756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=8756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}