{"id":9001,"date":"2023-08-31T21:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T02:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9001"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:32:41","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-august-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-august-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of August 31, 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-10634 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 make you susceptible to death?<\/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 it is true that everyone who receives a COVID vaccine will eventually die, some claim that the vaccine makes you more likely to die from COVID. One prominent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterSweden7\/status\/1695387908469916114?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbba9a63a48%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0dwZAZDDPYB8584mAfty0v\">claim<\/a> is that 95% of those who died from COVID were vaccinated.<\/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>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/birthsdeathsandmarriages\/deaths\/bulletins\/deathsinvolvingcovid19byvaccinationstatusengland\/deathsoccurringbetween1april2021and31may2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1585c50cf0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Iis41qy2FJ99WmL1PI7LW\">Office of National Statistics<\/a>\u00a0(ONS), where\u00a0this data originated, shows that since\u00a0COVID\u00a0boosters became available\u00a0in September 2021, monthly mortality rates for COVID-19 have consistently been lower for individuals who received a third dose or booster in the last 21 days compared to those who are unvaccinated or have only received one or two doses. Similar trends are seen for those who received a fourth dose or an extra booster in the spring 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The claimant falls into the trap of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/0001691880900463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De47ce9e693%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dTec-sRI2hORsz-pmifty\">base-rate\u00a0fallacy<\/a>: when a person\u00a0ignores the probability that someone is vaccinated in the first place. For example, by the end of August 2022, over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/healthandsocialcare\/conditionsanddiseases\/articles\/coronaviruscovid19latestinsights\/vaccines#:~:text=In%20the%20UK%20by%20the,received%20three%20or%20more%20doses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D422ee855ec%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3j-yjReFnvPEOeyo00hm_J\">93.6%<\/a>\u00a0of all\u00a0people 12 years and up\u00a0have had at least one dose of the COVID vaccine.\u00a0The vaccination rate was even\u00a0higher among those who are both older and more likely to die from COVID infection.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing the raw numbers of COVID cases rather than\u00a0the\u00a0rate\u00a0of COVID infection by vaccine status, it seems that there are more cases in the vaccinated population than in the unvaccinated population. But that is one way to make the numbers lie. The rate of infection, or what proportion of people died from COVID,\u00a0\u00a0shows that you are much\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/england-mortality-data-shows-lower-covid19-mortality-risk-among-vaccinated-people-compared-unvaccinated-slay-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D084cfe1b20%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GDH2N48s_8Q0Bf4zfE9Cj\">more likely to catch<\/a>\u00a0(and die)\u00a0from COVID if you are unvaccinated.<\/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-10635 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-202 jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Do COVID vaccines cause cancer?<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matttttt187\/status\/1694119854691807458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D51d2923bd6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0szwo2FtKVw0UF_Nf13V7F\">cardiologist<\/a> claims that mRNA vaccines contain the SV40 virus, and can therefore cause cancer.<\/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>SV40\u00a0is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC452549\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd3945fa2fd%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3QZc1k3SrJA_GtQmv8l3Jn\">virus<\/a>\u00a0found in monkey kidneys that can potentially cause cancer in humans via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC120785\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8fc43860e2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1flmZAKj6kRhSiGH6uGZj9\">tumor (T) antigens<\/a>.\u00a0Unfortunately, batches of\u00a0the\u00a0polio vaccine became\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25057632\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D40a0fecbc6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Rbf2TAuXOVc0gyO4vJ0_x\">contaminated<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0SV40, and\u00a0the\u00a0methods used to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jama\/fullarticle\/187182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df344dd8126%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1i3tx5Vh0coJt-1bumaE1i\">inactivate<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0poliovirus did not reliably inactivate\u00a0SV40. Importantly, epidemiological studies have found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/centers-programs\/vaccine-education-center\/vaccine-ingredients\/sv40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4144835a8d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0xe2TpoYiscZonKHTi0eMq\">no increased risk of cancer<\/a>\u00a0in those who received these vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, a promoter gene (a DNA sequence that starts RNA transcription)\u00a0of\u00a0SV40\u00a0has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12033-014-9738-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dac010f7aa0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw24XeqC58Mzi4khZEhtqLXs\">found<\/a>\u00a0to promote a high level\u00a0of gene expression for producing proteins in mammalian cells and has been used in developing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scirp.org\/html\/2-5100106_44968.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Daf947b3937%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3o6eIN8WisSLzSLxR7sOV_\">DNA vaccines<\/a>.\u00a0The\u00a0process uses\u00a0just\u00a0the\u00a0promoter gene and\u00a0not\u00a0the\u00a0virus itself or any part of\u00a0the\u00a0DNA sequence that encodes for\u00a0the\u00a0T antigen of\u00a0SV40.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, no evidence exists that mRNA COVID vaccines contain\u00a0SV40\u00a0genes, aside from a single\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-ceo-ca.s3.amazonaws.com\/1i4tp3q-Sequencing%20of%20bivalent_4-11-23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D53f49ffdac%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw23WizytwqpJ2FEnsK9Y-67\">paper<\/a>\u00a0that has claimed to sequence\u00a0the\u00a0SV40\u00a0promoter gene from\u00a0the\u00a0Pfizer vaccine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?s=sv40\">Find more posts from Voices for Vaccines on SV40.<\/a><\/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-10636 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-205 jtf_topic_subjects-190 jtf_topic_subjects-221 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 I really need a flu 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<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>Aunt Betsy had chickenpox as a child, and her doctor told her she doesn\u2019t need\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine because she can assume she already has immunity. Since she had a case of\u00a0the\u00a0flu\u00a0last year, she figures she doesn\u2019t need a\u00a0flu\u00a0vaccine.<\/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>Aunt Betsy doesn\u2019t need a chickenpox vaccine\u2013it\u2019s true.\u00a0The\u00a0chickenpox virus (varicella) is pretty stable\u2013not changing significantly enough or fast enough for her body\u2019s immune system to be unable to recognize it, even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/chickenpox#:~:text=Most%20people%20who%20have%20had,later%20in%20life%20causing%20shingles.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D780bb9ff59%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hH7W2cYje5TM2kILUgu72\">after all these years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Influenza, though, is different.\u00a0The\u00a0virus\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nrmicro.2017.118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D28375d2492%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693612808351000&amp;usg=AOvVaw01J2I3S_Jy_e1UMUxtS13N\">mutates frequently<\/a>, and those mutations affect how well our immune system will recognize\u00a0the\u00a0virus from year to year. It is very likely that in subsequent years, if you are exposed to an influenza virus, it would have changed substantially enough that your immune system won\u2019t protect you well enough. Get your\u00a0flu\u00a0shot, Aunt Betsy. And maybe a Shingles vaccine, too.<\/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>Do COVID vaccines make you more likely to die? Do they cause cancer? Do you REALLY need the flu vaccine? 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