{"id":9658,"date":"2024-03-07T13:42:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T19:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9658"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:23:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:23:43","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-march-7-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-march-7-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of March 7, 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-10266 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-195 jtf_topic_subjects-199 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 too many 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>An old\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChiefNerd\/status\/1763936278385483831?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%3D98398670a4%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PFMxQdGKyDb9yIRfI8hPv\">video<\/a>\u00a0featuring Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carey is again circulating. In it, they assert that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span> vaccine schedule tripled in 1990, causing a surge of autism.<\/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>\u201cToo\u00a0Many,\u00a0Too\u00a0Soon\u201d is not a new claim, and it is a claim that has been studied. Vaccine\u00a0hesitant\u00a0parents often misunderstand that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skepticalraptor.com\/skepticalraptorblog.php\/debunking-myths-about-vaccine-testing-and-safety\/#The_vaccine_schedule_is_carefully_studied\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5345072d27%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw005ktRtjsbMfd8LEVO6Lh_\">vaccines are tested alongside other vaccines<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0current schedule to be sure they are safe and effective when given with other vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>And while\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0vaccine schedule has increased over\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0decades (though not really at all over\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0last decade), so have\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0number of diseases we can prevent through vaccination and our scientific refinement of vaccines. In\u00a0<span class=\"il\">fact<\/span>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/pediatrics\/article-abstract\/109\/1\/124\/79755\/Addressing-Parents-Concerns-Do-Multiple-Vaccines?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D68d8aac311%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2rqX-5uHQzm4FJqnDAoL4b\"><span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0number of antigens<\/a>\u00a0in vaccines has decreased.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">The<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-real-reasons-autism-rates-are-up-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5861355b0f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ugw5a8p_J7pLqT_nQneaA\">reasons<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0rise in autism rates\u00a0are multi-faceted: changes in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tarahaelle\/2015\/01\/05\/majority-of-autism-increase-due-to-diagnostic-changes-finds-new-study\/?sh=eaa6ed47c369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd0f05d4c79%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1GMOKH1mp0SiCOoD1clifR\">diagnostic criteria<\/a>, increased\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews.org\/news\/new-spike-in-autism-numbers-may-reflect-rise-in-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dcb1bd6390b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YMhk3uQWgQy2LI0kWDFQ0\">awareness<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/educationonline.ku.edu\/community\/idea-timeline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2518257bf5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw260SqmDPko7Mo9u2czwwmQ\">education<wbr \/>al\u00a0<\/a>changes, and lowered\u00a0rates\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/M-E-Suzanne-Lewis\/publication\/5870268_Trends_in_Autism_Prevalence_Diagnostic_Substitution_Revisited\/links\/00b4951c7d6616ffd0000000\/Trends-in-Autism-Prevalence-Diagnostic-Substitution-Revisited.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D884e423df5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3o-XI9Hi4usTu2fbKhzzub\">intellectual disability<\/a>\u00a0account for most of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0rising\u00a0rates.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/03\/30\/opinion\/sunday\/how-to-think-about-the-risk-of-autism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9d15268d94%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08NSmiIlK4TTfatFX_lMw2\">Biological risk factors<\/a>\u00a0such as father\u2019s age and premature birth could also account for a rise in some incidence of\u00a0autism.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=62bb2b46dd&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%3D62bb2b46dd%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2RSdTbUZ-89YzkkfMsZo5v\">plenty of evidence<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0vaccines\u00a0do not cause\u00a0autism. Not\u00a0<span class=\"il\">only<\/span>\u00a0do\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0studies done to date show\u00a0vaccines\u00a0are not in any way linked to\u00a0autism, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4499461\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D16f28cbb47%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IVYB8ioe_zmBf_WX60xKJ\">studies<\/a>\u00a0indicate disorganization of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0prefrontal cortex in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0brains of\u00a0autistic\u00a0people, linked to development in\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0womb. Of all\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/03\/30\/opinion\/sunday\/how-to-think-about-the-risk-of-autism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D7d4c9c7284%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2h74GkyNtu78b9o7KRiMh2\">risk factors<\/a>\u00a0in developing\u00a0autism, we know genetics looks\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0most likely and being\u00a0vaccinated\u00a0is not among them.<\/p>\n<p>Finally,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0vaccine schedule was reviewed by\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0Institute of Medicine. That\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nap.nationalacademies.org\/catalog\/13563\/the-childhood-immunization-schedule-and-safety-stakeholder-concerns-scientific-evidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddaf51d16a9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IddfPTsKBau9UCj7NSc8E\">committee found no safety concerns<\/a>\u00a0with adherence to\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0CDC-recommended vaccine schedule.<\/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-10267 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\">Were COVID vaccines oversold on purpose?<\/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\/1765sol\/status\/1762237085346615461?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%3Ded4bec5ee6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3XyBMsnE5l9N6D7GzYCzSj\">video<\/a>\u00a0featuring RFK Jr. in August 2020 purports to show him predicting\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0future, as he discusses how he thought\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span> COVID vaccine would be oversold and followed by a period of tempering expectations.<\/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>Was it\u00a0prophetic\u00a0to warn that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0vaccine would\u00a0lose effectiveness over time? Not when you understand\u00a0how vaccines work.<\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0COVID vaccine first came out, it had a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8863502\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D91bccf84d5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20qJ_yP-Qz-xS799lSByOe\">high efficacy<\/a>. Over time,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0virus mutated and protection waned, so efficacy against mild disease dropped.\u00a0We know that while our antibodies wane, our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10668147\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddb0d0bbbac%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qpQclVifYHf3qpldgCcC9\">T cells\u00a0<\/a>last far longer, meaning that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0virus might start replicating in our system even months after we have been vaccinated, but our memory cells will enter\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0fight and keep us out of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0hospital and out of serious danger from\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0disease.<\/p>\n<p>None of this was much of a prediction, given that two months before RFK Jr. recorded that video,\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0FDA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-takes-action-help-facilitate-timely-development-safe-effective-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbd154bbed7%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3xSBNIBcg1eJ_z9Dpphx66\">explained<\/a>\u00a0that it \u201cwould expect that a COVID-19 vaccine would prevent disease or decrease its severity in at least 50% of people who are vaccinated.\u201d<\/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-10268 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-214 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\">How are COVID vaccines related to autoimmune disease?<\/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 common concern about vaccines, often\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stkirsch\/status\/1762004387483054510?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%3D51422ca067%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wY0qAd1jtMx3EdfXFVJVU\">exploited<\/a>\u00a0by anti-vaccine factions, is that they will overstimulate\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span> immune system into developing an autoimmune disorder.<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acpjournals.org\/doi\/10.7326\/M23-1831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dcb9b2d18f8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710722923793000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ftaBf6hDf0Fy8xXIfw-jB\">large study<\/a>\u00a0from South Korea and Japan found that people who had COVID\u00a0are at a higher risk of developing autoimmune rheumatic\u00a0diseases (AIRD)\u00a0,such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, within a year after infection. However, COVID-infected patients who had prior vaccination against COVID\u00a0did not show increased risk for AIRD, with\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0exception of patients with severe COVID.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">The<\/span>\u00a0study, one of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0largest on this topic in Asian populations, used data from millions of adults and compared those who had COVID-19 with those who had influenza or were not infected. It showed that\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0risk of autoimmune diseases after COVID\u00a0was about 25% to 30% higher compared to those without infection. This risk dropped back to normal after a year. Vaccination prior to infection seemed to reduce\u00a0<span class=\"il\">the<\/span>\u00a0risk of developing AIRD by about half.<\/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>This week we are unpacking the myths surrounding vaccines and autism, the efficacy of COVID vaccines over time, and the relationship between COVID vaccines and autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-9658","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\/9658","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=9658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=9658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}