{"id":9755,"date":"2024-04-25T13:02:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9755"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:22:47","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-april-25-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-april-25-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of April 25, 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-10248 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-210 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\">Is COVID vaccination causing pertussis outbreaks?<\/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>Gynecologist James Thorp\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jathorpmfm\/status\/1781388060585812329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De2e5b83e9b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679186000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0JThvIPOhIjk0gYMbL3i5c\">claims<\/a> that COVID vaccines cause immune system suppression causing a spike in pertussis (whooping cough) rates.<\/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 above tweet references an NBC\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/whooping-cough-surging-countries-may-need-booster-rcna147848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df332f4f122%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679186000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GjpolGcK5PYIbmhHlHTPp\">News article<\/a>\u00a0that gives an explanation of the rise in pertussis cases, none of which have to do with COVID vaccination. While the article notes that pertussis (whooping cough) is surging in Europe and China, most of the U.S. is seeing fewer cases than before the pandemic. The article also points to people having missed pertussis vaccination during the pandemic, leaving more people vulnerable to the illness.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccine-Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (VAIDS) is not a real condition. The term appears to have been coined by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fact-checking-330111634396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5f5306b6e8%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679186000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0SfR5K-NlEmlPa2aA9SHGP\">blogger<\/a>\u00a0in 2021 and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D948b4350c4%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679186000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1SBmGez1O_w_P2eGpVHA_x\">cannot<\/a>\u00a0be found in any medical literature.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hiv\/basics\/whatishiv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc1f850c4c5%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679186000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vJ_FmoEcN1Yyg7NSXJwFe\">AIDS<\/a>, or Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), a virus that attacks and destroys immune cells, leaving people vulnerable to other diseases.<\/p>\n<p>With over 13 billion doses of COVID vaccine given, we can feel certain\u00a0that the vaccine cannot destroy or weaken the immune system. In fact, COVID vaccines have been found to boost the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/news-events\/nih-research-matters\/covid-19-immune-response-improves-months-after-vaccination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De940b8f161%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679186000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1wsOqiRlpw2WjeJzbn5Ol5\">immune<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.add2897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D51ea2105dd%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3i9WKCQBn_ILM697X8aYmF\">system<\/a>\u00a0against COVID infection for months. Waning immunity is specific to the virus that causes COVID and is not a problem with the entire immune system.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/immunity\/fulltext\/S1074-7613(23)00125-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc555aa11b9%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3U5GhRmgdBSAzLyFnG54Gb\">study<\/a>\u00a0published last year found that even mild cases of COVID-19 can weaken the immune system, especially impacting T-cells, which are crucial for long-term virus protection. The research compared T-cell responses among three groups: unvaccinated individuals who had COVID, those vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine without prior infection, and people vaccinated post-recovery from COVID. They discovered that the vaccinated individuals who had recovered from COVID showed significantly lower levels of CD8 or killer T-cells, which are essential for eliminating infected cells, compared to those vaccinated without prior infection. This suggests that COVID might cause lasting damage to this part of the immune system.<\/p>\n<p>And apparently we have to say again, mRNA vaccines cannot change your genetics since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/centers-programs\/vaccine-education-center\/video\/can-mrna-vaccines-alter-a-persons-dna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D86a0c48315%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2I-AMQnTcgu6IThSQJB-St\">mRNA cannot<\/a>\u00a0reach\u00a0the\u00a0nucleus of\u00a0the\u00a0cell, where DNA is found.<\/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-10249 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\">Was a pro-vaxxer left speechless by vaccine claims?<\/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 widely circulating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1782181586118537696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc788cc1393%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0N-kdFMzFy0QRhP6T2g7G5\">video<\/a> of a conversation between \u201cPushing the Limits\u201d host Brian Shapiro and cardiologist Peter McCullough purports to show the host being silenced because he was unable to refute the claims of the cardiologist, including that the COVID vaccine does not reduce the severity of the illness, that people are more likely to get COVID and be hospitalized if they are vaccinated, and that the vaccine is causing death.<\/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>One tactic of the anti-vaccine activist is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/effectiviology.com\/gish-gallop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9f5726aa9e%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw18gchxw-hdP3MTqwR9M9lB\">Gish Gallop<\/a>, which refers to a debate technique where someone overwhelms their opponent by presenting a large number of arguments in a short amount of time. (Learn more about social media \u201cdebate tactics\u201d in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/toolkits\/family-advocacy-toolkit-download\/advocacy-on-social-media\/\">Toolkit on Social Media Advocacy<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The idea is that it\u2019s impossible for the opponent to respond to each point one by one due to the limited time, even if the points are weak or have inaccuracies. This tactic can make it look like the person using this technique has a stronger position because their opponent couldn\u2019t address every single point they made. In fact, this video has been edited not to demonstrate any reply by the host, but the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=_-7Mg3d3LmWZatDn&amp;v=k3NSmXbPegE&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%3Dd90e388410%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1sf7uS2bsF6YzR-McMZYvr\">\u00a0full video<\/a>\u00a0is available online.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the most incredible claim, that 550,000 Americans died after the vaccine.\u00a0To believe\u00a0that,\u00a0we would need to believe that every death happening within days of\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine is caused by\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine. We would also need to believe that side effects are\u00a0underreported\u00a0by a factor of about 30 (a claim from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcitizensinquiry.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WI-4d-Rose-Pharmacovigilance-VAERS-Paper-FINAL_2021-10-01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8453065c54%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-k_M6K90U2faKSRs_8oP8\">this analysis<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s wrong to conclude that every death is a vaccine death without any evidence that\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine caused these deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/science\/vaccinesafety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Ddf325475de%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-JGj3SfyIfOFeGez12Cuv\">VAERS<\/a>\u00a0to support this claim is unreliable. In fact,\u00a0the\u00a0government required any death after COVID vaccination to be reported as a function of\u00a0the\u00a0emergency use authorization, regardless of causation. Deaths clearly not caused by\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine are included in these reports.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing\u00a0the\u00a0total number of deaths after vaccination, no matter\u00a0the\u00a0cause, with\u00a0the\u00a0number of deaths caused by\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine itself is misleading and incorrect. Moreover, assuming that\u00a0the\u00a0rate of reporting adverse events to VAERS after vaccination accurately reflects\u00a0the\u00a0true occurrence of adverse events is not accurate since these reports are unconfirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Another claim is that \u201cWith every single injection, one is more and more likely to get COVID-19.\u201d They are referencing\u00a0this\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%3Dc148769c59%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0BERwpk_JjIVRgXnLbPIue\">study<\/a>,\u00a0which looked at whether people who are up-to-date on their COVID vaccines (meaning they got at least one dose of\u00a0the\u00a0new COVID bivalent vaccine) are less likely to get COVID compared to those who are not up-to-date. They studied employees of\u00a0the\u00a0Cleveland Clinic during\u00a0the\u00a0time when a new version of\u00a0the\u00a0COVID virus (XBB lineages) was common.<\/p>\n<p>Read\u00a0the\u00a0whole study, we have come to a different conclusion. What it really found was that\u00a0the\u00a0bivalent COVID-19 vaccine actually lowers\u00a0the\u00a0risk of infection.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0misunderstanding comes from misreading\u00a0the\u00a0figures contained in\u00a0the\u00a0study. This is called a\u00a0<em>Table\u00a02\u00a0fallacy.<\/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%3D99b16ac723%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1IJ3oktLXyj_NPEZmDnEk0\">Table\u00a02\u00a0fallacy<\/a>\u00a0results from\u00a0multiple\u00a0adjusted effect estimates from a single model presented in a single\u00a0table.\u00a0Problems arise\u00a0when different types of estimates are presented on\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0table. This fallacy is like saying that carrying a lighter makes you more likely to get lung cancer without considering whether\u00a0the\u00a0person smokes. In studies, it\u2019s important to adjust for\u00a0the\u00a0right things.<\/p>\n<p>This one tweet makes many more claims, as tends to be with a Gish Gallop. We always recommend stopping at fact-checking after a couple of points, but we will cover the others next week.<\/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-10250 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-209 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 blood clots, cancer, and 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>A British holistic doctor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CartlandDavid\/status\/1776886893277319465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D892b2d8aae%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3gqKu0FVVT0hSwRUCuT9Dd\">claims<\/a> that COVID vaccines are causing blood clots, cancer, and 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>Anti-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%3Db7a779b8ee%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0jUZKTaSoB0U-Zuur2IIJd\">\u00a0adenovirus vector vaccines<\/a>.\u00a0mRNA vaccines, like Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, 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%3D5c62012e12%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2P_r5UGiTkXYSy2-kdfQ3b\">minimal risk<\/a>\u00a0of blood clots, unlike\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/news\/2022\/09\/19\/blood-clot-risk-remains-elevated-nearly-a-year-after-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%3D9060ebecfe%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Ato7NZEoDyMMhFtB5Kk_B\">COVID itself<\/a>, which significantly increases\u00a0the\u00a0risk of blood clots and stroke.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/video\/do-dna-fragments-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-cause-harm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd15c441557%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12hxAbOGjJg07fb8fHsKdW\">Dr. Paul Offit<\/a>\u00a0explains that it\u2019s virtually impossible for DNA fragments in COVID\u00a0mRNA vaccines to cause harm, such as cancers or autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n<p>He outlines three protective mechanisms in our cells that prevent these DNA fragments from causing harm: the cytoplasm\u2019s immune mechanisms and enzymes destroy foreign DNA; the DNA fragments lack a necessary signal to enter the nucleus; and they also lack the integrase enzyme needed to integrate into our DNA There is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthfeedback.org\/claimreview\/residual-dna-covid19-mrna-vaccines-documented-not-associated-with-genome-modification-cancer-contrary-robert-malone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D484278c6f2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PqHK_1pLI6BTj7kbNHfoA\">no scientific evidence or plausible mechanism<\/a>\u00a0suggesting that these DNA fragments would alter our genome to cause cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly,\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/humrep\/article\/36\/9\/2506\/6345462?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%3D45a7aac3c6%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714411679187000&amp;usg=AOvVaw057OyoqQhywo4jaXDooz5b\">study<\/a>\u00a0with 32 women found that neither getting\u00a0COVID\u00a0nor getting\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine had any bad effects on their ovaries. So, these worries about\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine affecting\u00a0fertility\u00a0are not supported by\u00a0the\u00a0evidence.<\/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>Are vaccines causing pertussis. blood clots, cancer, and infertility? Was a pro-vaxxer left speechless, unable to defend vaccines? 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