{"id":9509,"date":"2024-01-18T20:39:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T02:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9509"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:26:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:26:02","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-january-18-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-january-18-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of January 18, 2024"},"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-10291 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 put people at more risk of COVID?<\/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>Anti-vaxxers are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1747031626788270345?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%3D8f82e17e3f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2V-7IXyLS3xcjZpriZDRtf\">claiming<\/a> that a Cleveland Clinic study proves that COVID vaccination puts people at greater risk for catching COVID.<\/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.medrxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2023.06.09.23290893v1.full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc9941429d7%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27DeD6pcA05mqBlZQJoycQ\">study<\/a>\u00a0looked at whether people who are \u201cup-to-date\u201d on their COVID-19 vaccines (meaning they got at least one dose of the new COVID-19 bivalent vaccine) are less likely to get COVID-19 compared to those who are not \u201cup-to-date.\u201d They studied employees of the Cleveland Clinic during the time when a new version of the COVID-19 virus (XBB lineages) was common.<\/p>\n<p>However, it looks like many people haven\u2019t read the whole study. What it really found was that the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine actually lowers the risk of infection.<\/p>\n<p>The misunderstanding comes from misreading the figures contained in the study. This is called a\u00a0<em>Table 2 fallacy.<\/em>\u00a0Often, epidemiologists need to pool together data to come up with an estimate of risk, known as an adjusted effect estimate. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/aje\/article\/177\/4\/292\/147738?login=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2be8fadfe1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2xOVtrXzEhbQh6nYuuT1Ds\">Table 2 fallacy<\/a>\u00a0results from\u00a0multiple\u00a0adjusted effect estimates from a single model presented in a single table.\u00a0Problems arise\u00a0when different types of estimates are presented on\u00a0the\u00a0same table. This fallacy is like saying that carrying a lighter makes you more likely to get lung cancer, without considering whether the person smokes. In studies, it\u2019s important to adjust for the right things.<\/p>\n<p>For the Cleveland Clinic study, when the last dose was given to someone is more important than just counting how many doses they had. You can\u2019t conclude from the data that more vaccine doses leave one more susceptible to COVID, but you can conclude that the booster was associated with reduced COVID risk.<\/p>\n<p>The actual results of the study conclude that \u201cthe bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster was 30% effective in preventing infection, during the time when the virus strains dominant in the community were represented in the vaccine.\u201d\u00a0Additionally, another study in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMoa2117128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Deae0c149f0%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1FVAMA7W9Aiw7HPytcZvyb\">New England Journal of Medicine<\/a>\u00a0also showed that the bivalent booster did work:\u00a059% effective against hospitalization and 62% against hospitalization or death.<\/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-10292 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-191 jtf_topic_subjects-198 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 polio and measles vaccines work?<\/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\/stopvaccinating\/status\/1746620584396517381?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%3De43274cfab%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3pkiHPplo5o71oyEGZDDrN\">anti-vaccine activist<\/a> is once again claiming that vaccines for polio and measles do not provide immunity. He supports this claim by saying measles deaths dropped before the vaccine came out and polio rates dropped because the CDC redefined polio.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7847598\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D95516c2903%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Nm-_-2KICCDnviKO9pBbN\">Measles<\/a>\u00a0is one of the most transmissible infections in humans. One infected person can infect\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28757186\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4899424d39%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3P_j6-acrfjTXTy8QSHroi\">12-18<\/a>\u00a0others in a group of susceptible people. Prior to vaccines, it was expected that nearly everybody would get measles at some point in their life, usually during childhood. If the measles vaccine conferred no immunity, as the tweeter suggests, measles would still be circulating freely. Instead, almost no one gets measles anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, measles mortality did decline before the introduction of the measles vaccine due to better medical treatments. Measles cases, however, did not decline until after vaccination began.<\/p>\n<p>This common trope relies on confusing death (mortality) and illness (morbidity). Medical advances slowed down the death rate from measles, but vaccines stopped it.<\/p>\n<p>As for polio,\u00a0it has not been redefined.\u00a0The elimination of polio, especially in the United States, was primarily due to the widespread use of effective vaccines. The development of the polio vaccine in the 1950s was a significant breakthrough in medical science. These vaccines were highly effective in preventing polio, and gave mid-century children their childhoods back and parents peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p>The definition of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/polio\/what-is-polio\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dab6689f0b4%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Xw3kAyxytWaxuyqpCki7W\">polio<\/a>, an\u00a0illness caused by a specific virus called poliovirus, which can be isolated and tested for,\u00a0that affects the nervous system, has remained consistent over the years. Furthermore, polio is identifiable by more than just the words used to describe it. The virus has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/historyofvaccines.org\/history\/polio\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da35f3b06ae%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0pvtv_xHaVukWf4a12Q6rV\">visible<\/a>\u00a0through an electron microscope since the 1950s. Polio\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emro.who.int\/polio-eradication\/about-eradication\/surveillance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D360024d343%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kegQ9TJDj4bmfcWSfRW7c\">surveillance<\/a>\u00a0of wastewater worldwide alerts global health experts where the disease may be\u00a0spreading. None of these tests for polio rely on a definition, and that\u2019s why we can be sure that polio didn\u2019t go away because the CDC changed the words to describe it.<\/p>\n<p>Global Health scientists\u00a0have been involved in a global polio eradication initiative, which has been successful in drastically reducing polio cases worldwide through mass\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emro.who.int\/polio-eradication\/about-eradication\/immunization.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9ebd15b4d1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-ppeh1FcoCKhJx2ID6eO2\">immunization<\/a>\u00a0campaigns and surveillance.<\/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-10293 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\">Do vaccines cause more cardiac problems than reported?<\/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\/HopiNg66966500\/status\/1745115820811046973?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%3D740a70cc00%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OA_1hzn117ry6QSV5DPwR\">paramedic<\/a> claims that he transported many patients to the ER with strokes or heart attacks, and doctors scoffed at his suggestion that these were caused by the vaccine. He says this is proof that cardiac events are underreported to VAERS.<\/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 paramedic had no evidence that the patients with strokes and heart attacks he transported to the hospital were caused by mRNA vaccines. He has probably sought out information that would\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thedecisionlab.com\/biases\/confirmation-bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5f0c4bda8e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2drtuUMgbChbY2jB0NwKDx\">confirm his own biases<\/a>\u00a0against the vaccines. Instead, we need to look at what the evidence tell us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COVID itself can to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=93cc6a8b0a&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%3D93cc6a8b0a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ptP0SrL4rGREbdegK71e_\">contribute<\/a>\u00a0to strokes and heart attacks.<\/strong>\u00a0However, studies show the opposite for vaccines, including this latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2024\/01\/covid-shots-cut-covid-related-stroke-clot-heart-attack-risk-by-50-in-65\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D3f5817f37a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw30bOlJV6F7apK7xusCZudt\">study<\/a>\u00a0that shows that staying current with COVID-19 vaccines cuts the risk of strokes, blood clots, and heart attacks in half in people over 65 and those with certain health conditions. The study involved over 12.7 million older adults and about 78,600 people with severe kidney disease. It found that the bivalent booster is about 47% effective in preventing heart-related issues in the older group, and 51% effective in the kidney disease group.<\/p>\n<p>Some people may get myocarditis risk and blood clot risk confused and jump to these conclusions.\u00a0The mRNA vaccines do carry a small risk of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/myocarditis-covid-vaccination-immune-inflammation-rcna82681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D99e3b55051%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ustQDcCMDhMimi2xu3h1x\">myocarditis<\/a>\u00a0in young men and adolescent boys, but it often resolves on its own relatively quickly.\u00a0Anti-vaccine activists have used prior concerns about a particular type of blood clot associated\u00a0with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/why-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-is-linked-with-rare-blood-clots-new-insights#:~:text=Scientists%20do%20not%20understand%20the,form%20clots%20to%20stop%20bleeding.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D08ed8f8a2a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2aZ_TVtmWybpb6JM7R8G_I\">\u00a0adenovirus vector vaccines<\/a>.\u00a0mRNA vaccines have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10052419\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbcbf3be55e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705703317390000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1i5K9eW--9Cn-Rovh6hcom\">minimal risk<\/a>\u00a0of blood clots. These facts contradict rather than confirm the paramedic\u2019s bias.<\/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>Let&#8217;s take a look at claims about the COVID vaccines putting people at risk for COVID infection, whether measles and polio vaccines even work, and if vaccines cause more cardiac problems than reported and debunk them with facts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-9509","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\/9509","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=9509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=9509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}