{"id":9146,"date":"2023-09-30T15:18:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T20:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9146"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:32:23","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-september-28-2023","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-september-28-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of September 28, 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-10550 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-208 jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188\"><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 do all that?<\/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\/VigilantFox\/status\/1704206660133117961?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%3Dda56fc1609%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TJl3kq80lNFWK7JIaAafg\">cardiologist<\/a> is making a whole laundry list of claims about the COVID vaccines, including cardiovascular diseases, neurologic diseases, and immunologic abnormalities.<\/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 laundry list better describes what COVID, the disease, can do to the human body.<\/p>\n<p>As we have covered before, these claims are often made in the absence of any evidence, hoping merely pointing to the existence of something like cardiac arrest will allow people to assume the vaccine caused it. At our most generous, we would call this sloppy science.<\/p>\n<p>We have taken the list and provided the research explaining that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cardiovascular Disease<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/covid-19-takes-serious-toll-heart-health-full-year-after-recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D07cb7e90ff%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tsjvQpyyFO8rcjlQ3aKq7\">Cardiac arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/news\/2022\/08\/22\/covid-19-infection-poses-higher-risk-for-myocarditis-than-vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D1e591d6644%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1_M89f35lLzh5FxnN43xf8\">Myocarditis<\/a>\u00a0(heart inflammation)<\/li>\n<li>Acceleration of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10205132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0924b96c72%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2If81LHLvUIiIVFTGm5rcT\">atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease<\/a>:<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=7ace34718b&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%3D7ace34718b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dk4TahcJwwlN5cmc1lhGI\">H<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/heart-health\/covid-19s-cardiac-legacy-an-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db9b3526239%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1YIK9O1EGbl9JisZ_7t8Y8\">eart attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Posterior orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10065129\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd44355fec1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3iygfMgdG7JLstA8Qz6guq\">POTS<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8817949\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddf32d1b835%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0WaQGNlLqxEuXizHSpwpyL\">Aortic dissection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.heart.org\/news\/study-finds-connection-between-covid-19-and-new-onset-afib\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd76fb7460c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0B3Z6NYzri8iTAqUs_UYjX\">Atrial fibrillation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/company\/newsroom\/cardiac-arrest-is-common-in-critically-ill-patients-with-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd6400b9da1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1MsiBotlx1JMBBSKiuCi7C\">Cardiac arrest<\/a>\u00a0in the absence of myocarditis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Neurologic Disease<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7658882\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5c8871b367%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2rG8GeoIY4TkKbLvwMBvRm\">Stroke<\/a>\u00a0(both ischemic and hemorrhagic)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34170552\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc7ac760f72%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0UwkPtr7NViTkbmklco_B5\">Guillain\u2013Barr\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Small fiber\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nn.neurology.org\/content\/9\/3\/e1146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc1fe69e8a8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0kid06AaWlcE_6YSZ7ZuRs\">neuropathy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Spike protein-induced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/coronavirus\/what-does-covid-do-to-your-blood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0f08552243%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1u_1Yb9Aw5cM1mljjHTG-o\">thrombogenic<\/a>\u00a0effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Immunologic Abnormalities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vaccine-induced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=4a87a29c85&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%3D4a87a29c85%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3gm2cZqMBCkoa_UOs-H9zh\">thrombotic thrombocytopenia<\/a>\u00a0(This was adenovirus-bases COVID vaccines no longer available in the US)<\/li>\n<li>Multisystem inflammatory\u00a0disorder (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/coronavirus\/misc-and-covid19-rare-inflammatory-syndrome-in-kids-and-teens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D358227de03%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3z679mFMuRHhZjpKXwELfK\">MIS-C<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-10551 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-195 jtf_topic_subjects-203 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 a CDC whistleblower admit vaccines cause autism?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<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>What\u2019s old is still around! A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catsscareme2021\/status\/1705914060011610295?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%3D12d67f3168%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DOvMguUHHsOG8JqHM59tk\">video<\/a> of a so-called CDC whistleblower discussing vaccine-autism studies is circulating once again.<\/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>In the before times, this video was published as part of the marketing for Andrew Wakefield\u2019s movie and for Brian Hooker\u2019s reanalysis of the work described in the video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25114790\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0ad5823a94%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KsLpjHi5ChceXygmijkDh\">The reanalysis<\/a>\u00a0was published in the Journal of Translational Neurodegeneration, and then\u2013notably\u2013retracted. The new publishing journal is an arm of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Association_of_American_Physicians_and_Surgeons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D77875e2ba2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eyqoEp3-ztXrucH4PppTa\">American Association of Physicians and Surgeons<\/a>\u2013a small group that takes make spurious positions.<\/p>\n<p>The original publication was part of an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpocratesspeaks.com\/2014\/09\/mmr-cdc-and-brian-hooker-media-guide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db719cf04ae%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vJRkBa7DreZY5oCiAlHNJ\">anti-vaccine publicity campaign<\/a>\u00a0by the defrocked doctor Andrew Wakefield, which included his controversial film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/to-your-health\/wp\/2016\/05\/25\/7-things-about-vaccines-and-autism-that-the-movie-vaxxed-wont-tell-you\/?utm_term=.018de3c057f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2d66a0df5b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0LWdxRbOIh0j4ANYnvGK6W\">VAXXED<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Experts criticized\u00a0Hooker\u2019s re-analysis, saying it was flawed and didn\u2019t consider other variables that could influence\u00a0the\u00a0results. They questioned how he used\u00a0the\u00a0CDC data set and argued that\u00a0the\u00a0study design was inappropriate for his analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Brian\u00a0Hooker\u00a0used a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4763690\/#:~:text=Cohort%20design%20is%20a%20type,of%20the%20outcome%20of%20interest.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df6f380c692%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw17itL6FDmU5t-BJcrjamRt\">cohort design<\/a>\u00a0to analyze a dataset originally intended for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/himmelfarb.gwu.edu\/tutorials\/studydesign101\/casecontrols.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D45eb0f811d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3_G70ccn2GTvQ99e0NZJ1E\">case-control analysis<\/a>. Subsequently, he performed multiple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/handbook-5-1.cochrane.org\/chapter_9\/9_6_2_what_are_subgroup_analyses.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2fd9660204%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2NXKPYx5C6UI4ykXymX-D4\">subset analyses<\/a>, which can be susceptible to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4632208\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4a0ee08d89%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3DR3N9i48sdq_YUavZxvuZ\">false positives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When evidence is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HpjlcEH4zuY&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%3D644402ffb8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OznMeqbn8OUKWTN1uo64G\">excessively segmented\u00a0<\/a>or divided into smaller subsets for analysis, there is a higher likelihood of observing apparent correlations that may not actually be meaningful or valid. This phenomenon is often called\u00a0the\u00a0\u201cmultiple comparisons problem\u201d or \u201cdata dredging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hooker\u2019s reanalysis concludes that African-American males who receive the MMR between ages 24 months and 36 months were more likely to the diagnosed with autism. These were children who received the vaccine late. It is possible that they received the vaccine after diagnosis and when their parents were seeking early childhood special education services which may have required immunization.<\/p>\n<p>In scientific research, it is crucial to be cautious about interpreting correlations. And about taking medical advice from environmental lawyers.<\/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-10552 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-204 jtf_topic_subjects-209 jtf_topic_subjects-201\"><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\">Were tetanus vaccines spiked to cause infertility?<\/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>An\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inversionism\/status\/1706835366429315153?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%3Deaa2696b49%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3iaK0z7QKEz5we2oodF5bG\">old myth<\/a> is going around claiming that HCG was added to tetanus vaccines in Kenya in order to cause infertility.<\/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>This rumor is based on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2022\/07\/video-revives-old-debunked-rumors-about-tetanus-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D691286f6dc%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ZHFQrbMmoTiMOLaou-O7J\">tiny bit of truth<\/a>. Scientists did create a vaccine that could also work as birth control in the early 1990s. It didn\u2019t cause infertility and wasn\u2019t even effective enough as birth control to go public. Only about 80% of women in the test made enough antibodies to prevent pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>In Kenya, in order to combat neonatal tetanus, The WHO and UNICEF worked to improve vaccination rates among women of child-bearing age.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the persistence of the old rumors, testing was done on these vaccines. These tests\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rationalcatholicblog.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/12\/does-the-kenyan-unicef-tetanus-vaccine-contain-hcg-and-make-women-infertile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0b6832d5e8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1mgrUMBIx1mk3ab51clmp1\">detected a low level of \u201cHCG-like activity<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0thus launching the idea that the\u00a0HCG\u00a0was purposely placed in the vaccines to sterilize women.<\/p>\n<p>The testing done was not to the standards that regulatory agencies such as the FDA would demand. If the\u00a0HCG-positive results held, the amount of\u00a0HCG\u00a0that was detected would be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/30929\/red-flags-in-kenyan-vaccine-controversy-demand-answers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D19dc10751c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2GZ-7P0ny45S-spR5gD2Jk\">far too low<\/a>\u00a0to affect fertility.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, retesting was completed, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2014\/nov\/24\/kenya-tetanus-vaccines-void-anti-pregnancy-hormone\/?fbclid=IwAR1gPh4I1vAqPgIcXJEkSWVGpJ65WyZjwmxWSmyjpvwsGjXOZmIsprb5dJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0ddf64b50c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696190662304000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1NmSBueOPiQDwLa-0I0IQZ\">no\u00a0HCG\u00a0was detected<\/a>\u00a0in any vaccine.<\/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>We take a critical look this week at the difference between what COVID the disease does to the body vs. COVID vaccine side effects and we tackle a couple of old myths about vaccines causing autism and infertility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-9146","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\/9146","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=9146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=9146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}