{"id":9657,"date":"2024-03-17T13:42:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T18:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9657"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:23:34","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-march-14-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-march-14-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of March 14, 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-10263 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 myocarditis information is being hidden?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>A viral\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1767176567678017604?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%3D4dc12900e3%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0h-IuRUx5k-8XiyxxMPV9t\">tweet<\/a> claims that CDC is full of corruption, retweeting a claim that the CDC redacted a 148-page \u201cstudy\u201d as proof. Is something about myocarditis being hidden behind the redactions?<\/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 lot is made of a redacted study as a response to a FOIA request by the Epoch Times, a far-right media company affiliated with the Falun Gong religious movement, but the Epoch Times has not released the FOIA request, so we have to take their word that this is what they say it is.<\/p>\n<p>One can look at this redacted paper and assume that CDC is \u201chiding\u201d information from the public regarding myocarditis. This assumption ignores many research articles that acknowledge that\u00a0mRNA COVID vaccines do carry a small risk of\u00a0myocarditis but that it often resolves on its own relatively quickly. Some of these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/full\/10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.059970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D58100bf73e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ZSLirQp-kzqi-CjrhsU6B\">studies<\/a>\u00a0often\u00a0explain that\u00a0the\u00a0risks of\u00a0myocarditis\u00a0from COVID far outweigh\u00a0the\u00a0risks of\u00a0myocarditis\u00a0from the vaccines. This acknowledgment also appears on the CDC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/safety\/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%3D253778186d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw217WC0PjCaI08TZj_hcAMB\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given the transparency of the research to date and the lack of transparency concerning the original FOIA request itself, it is fair to assume nothing is being hidden concerning the risks of myocarditis after mRNA vaccination.<\/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-10264 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Are COVID vaccines deadly?<\/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\/1766624296623910930?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%3D54e20296e1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1v1vNtRaVnyIQgr_k33SWq\">video<\/a> featuring Steve Kirsch, the self-proclaimed inventor of the optical mouse, claims that the COVID vaccine has killed 10 million people worldwide. It also claims that every study comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children shows that unvaccinated children are healthier.<\/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>Steve Kirsch uses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/police-arrest-man-in-connection-with-alleged-te-whatu-ora-mass-privacy-breach-of-covid-vaccination-data\/SF3KR4MIJRGXRPXMB22XND74D4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D21cfe5d7bd%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OeLa_979mu13ZCNv6q61H\">illegally<\/a>\u00a0acquired\u00a0data from\u00a0New Zealand to support his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kirschsubstack.com\/p\/data-from-us-medicare-and-the-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D81957bcb19%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2YKM34kzJ8B1RWv62CNy1E\">claim<\/a>\u00a0that the COVID vaccine has killed 10 million people worldwide. The dataset he used was from the pay-per-dose program and represented 4 out of 12 million doses administered in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is based on the observation that mortality increased after the shot for those over 60. The observation didn\u2019t look at health information, cause of death, or anything other than death after the shot.\u00a0It estimates 1 death in 1000. What he doesn\u2019t know is if those in his dataset are a random sampling of everyone who received the vaccine or a sampling of a more vulnerable population. Because we do not know much about the dataset, it is impossible to make any accurate estimates of the death rate from the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>He claims nobody can find anything wrong with his analysis, even citing David Gorski, yet Dr. Gorski\u00a0had plenty to say on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sciencebasedmedicine.org\/steve-kirschs-mother-of-all-revelations-about-the-deadliness-of-covid-19-vaccines-goes-poof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D981ddda4bc%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1MAYIUx0sG6zIlzRyEnYV-\">analysis<\/a>, also pointing out \u201cWhen you see a nonexpert analyze a dataset using methods that no expert uses to analyze the same type of dataset, be suspicious.\u201d He also points out that \u201cthere are other major deficiencies in the dataset\u201d including the fact that there is no baseline death rate in an unvaccinated group.<\/p>\n<p>As for\u00a0comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children, Kirsch outlines his claims in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/WB3S-H997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D037a7e4d17%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IntNNl5vH7QeU-42hAvIe\">testimony<\/a>\u00a0to the Pennsylvania State Senate, where he cites two studies. One has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/18\/15\/7754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D56b4dba640%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0f1nZ-RQTrlmlI25HddQQ1\">retracted<\/a>,\u00a0and the other was the result of an online survey whose participants are subject to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogofbias.org\/biases\/reporting-biases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D565586a76b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1lpuDTlxqmVPvmStdx8iZA\">reporting bias<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalogofbias.org\/biases\/recall-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df0fabf0002%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GkYgAqLRmc5RvRKFhffz7\">recall bias<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statisticshowto.com\/self-selection-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D0b47849823%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Tf2T4matvp7sB7gtWON8c\">self-selection bias<\/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-10265 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-199 jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-218\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">Are vaccines placebo tested?<\/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 anti-vaccine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronSiriSG\/status\/1766865878560247975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc1fb8bd746%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2EK5aYaKBUOSJsRrX4rx_1\">lawyer<\/a> claims that studies of routine vaccines are lacking because a vaccine versus placebo study has never been conducted.<\/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>Saline-placebo-controlled trials are conducted for many vaccines to assess both safety and efficacy for a number of vaccines, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/9142061\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8a853fa830%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1wJFKb_HF1tROX78y0P8V0\">Rubella<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/3893185\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd79cda7907%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3moQmNnla672AbKssBnVCA\">Pneumococca<wbr \/>l<\/a>\u00a0disease,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2233906\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4e600ae180%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw10DZ3F4ok4ZhBnPdgZfp4n\">Hib<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17484215\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df76092e3d6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3rslnGhaS3Koa9KSdpMO4D\">HPV<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sph.umich.edu\/polio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D6240ecdda3%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-rOMQLqkIeXpH5E6OYXcV\">Polio<\/a>\u00a0(<wbr \/>The Salk version),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2554544\/pdf\/bullwho00229-0146.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da2ca7cf129%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09-WO0xF4xrW8CpaZii7oC\">Measles<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/classic.clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/show\/NCT00707148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D668ce3c4b9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2RtrqUVU5K4uirP2A2ENhD\">Tdap<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8767431\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D623c8c1bb1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0g0Ce8E6cMa_VjxE9Xk80a\">COVID<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a new vaccine is tested against an existing vaccine, or a\u00a0placebo\u00a0may contain\u00a0an adjuvant, buffers, or stabilizers with a known safety record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/94056\/9789241506250_eng.pdf;jsessionid=17ED1D2E5EF6423E9EA51B97B8126F88?sequence=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D943c41b3c9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AhJHWn08UCG7yz5sA1QN9\">The\u00a0World Health Organization<\/a>\u00a0guides\u00a0the\u00a0<wbr \/>ethical use of\u00a0placebos\u00a0in vaccine trials in certain situations. It is acceptable when no effective vaccine is available\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0new vaccine is intended to benefit\u00a0the\u00a0population being studied.<\/p>\n<p>However, using\u00a0placebos\u00a0is considered unacceptable when there is already an effective and safe vaccine accessible in\u00a0the\u00a0public health system of\u00a0the\u00a0country where\u00a0the\u00a0trial is planned. In such cases, it would be unethical to withhold\u00a0the\u00a0existing vaccine from participants if not receiving it would pose a significant risk to their health.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u00a0the\u00a0CDC\u2019s definition of\u00a0placebo\u00a0is consistent with\u00a0the\u00a0accepted scientific understanding of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4157320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D81a49779f2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722919327000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3YreTxGpJz9lJJh7KQ7JwO\">placebos\u00a0in vaccine trials<\/a>. Inert\u00a0placebos, such as saline solution, are commonly used, but in some cases, an active control, such as another vaccine, may be used to protect\u00a0the\u00a0health of participants.<\/p>\n<p>It may be difficult to convince an ardently anti-vaccine person of\u00a0the\u00a0value of non-saline\u00a0placebos\u00a0because they enter\u00a0the\u00a0conversation already believing that vaccines writ large are dangerous.<\/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>Explore the truth behind the claims of hidden myocarditis risks, the alleged death toll from COVID vaccines, and the reality of vaccine placebo testing. 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