{"id":9895,"date":"2024-05-09T12:43:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T17:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9895"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:21:34","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-may-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-may-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of May 9, 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-10245 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 thousands of vaccine injuries being ignored?<\/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 New York Times article has been picked up by anti-vaccine forces and media types such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasLindsay_\/status\/1786617492233760916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D16afe58951%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dXS293pKplw7LwnfzsV7-\">Chris Cuomo<\/a> as proof that all the vaccine injuries they claim are true. But what of the claims of injuries in the Times article?<\/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>\u201cHundreds of millions of people in the United States have safely received Covid vaccines under the most intense safety monitoring in U.S. history.\u201d the author of this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/03\/health\/covid-vaccines-side-effects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4e1222eff1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DaNlTEpT7UFslUlp3x00f\">article<\/a>\u00a0mentions, but it is buried under anecdotes that feed into the fears vaccine-hesitant and vaccine-refusers may have,\u00a0 In contrast, her colleague\u00a0at the NYT addresses the same subject with this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/03\/briefing\/covid-vaccine-side-effects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De54d75dc72%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1U5TAzjXy5XDVxn3IMrlnV\">article<\/a>, but is more responsible when it comes to framing the concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The second article states emphatically that the \u201cbenefits of the Covid vaccines have far outweighed the downsides, according to a voluminous amount of data and scientific studies from around the world,\u201d offering up evidence that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthpolicy.usc.edu\/article\/covid-vaccine-lives-saved-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2cd53cebc1%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Kn3opDUMXMo2kTgB9AORj\">millions<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/laninf\/article\/PIIS1473-3099(22)00320-6\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9adf805d39%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2UxZ892x5cQYRyZkYciwNH\">lives<\/a>\u00a0were saved globally in just 8-12 months because of COVID vaccines. The citations also mention that these lives saved had an economic benefit of $6.5 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Some concerns brought up in the articles may be legitimate. Some however, have been looked into and found to have no evidence linking them to COVID vaccines. For example, 25% of adults experience tinnitus, so when the CDC analyzed the 16,000\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/cdc-says-tinnitus-not-linked-210612085.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHiYLscZ9-vd3XND-VXDM8J8GhGtvUsxnH9TDNiwmu1sFk-jvmwIUGjdnN4wj8PFxuETYmBXIzfVbVS11fItb_qrJ2sM3ntEHtd16r7AxWkjYnROBHf96Uy2k1BHWfC0WZA0m6IQBaekeh8NoEVXV23UdEI-8mtr2ub8kO-zwV6X&amp;guccounter=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db9f565c544%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Bo0xAlhcUJMxA3i8KeHs2\">tinnitus claims<\/a>\u00a0following vaccination, they could not link them to the vaccine.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37272720\/#:~:text=Conclusion%3A%20Among%20the%20available%20evidence,Palsy%20and%20Covid%2D19%20vaccination.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D10983fc443%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2TAllOAXJycGhpekB21Z0S\">Bell\u2019s Palsy<\/a>\u00a0is also not likely to be caused by the vaccine,\u00a0but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedars-sinai.org\/newsroom\/new-study-is-there-a-link-between-covid-19-vaccination-and-pots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da832c29225%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2nHD2WMftSK4LZjULyuEeh\">POTS<\/a>\u00a0may be a reaction so rare that you may only see it in one out of millions of people.<\/p>\n<p>Vaccines, while safe and effective for the vast majority of recipients, do sometimes result in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/science\/vaccinesideeffects\/\">side effects<\/a>\u2013some serious. Sometimes, those who are injured\u2013or perceive themselves to be injured\u2013don\u2019t feel heard by the medical establishment. There may be valid criticisms of the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), which covers COVID-19 vaccines, but these do not validate improperly framing the benefits and risks of vaccination.<\/p>\n<p>The real issue with telling stories of people trying to figure out how to get help is that it is too early to know what caused their ailments. Once we have pointed to vaccines, the public will always be suspicious, even if we find the cause\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.academicpedsjnl.net\/article\/S1876-2859(17)30318-2\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dfd78d8d412%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1e176MxqFwLOiQI15Z7xp8\">elsewhere<\/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-10246 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-208 jtf_topic_subjects-189 jtf_topic_subjects-188 jtf_topic_subjects-221 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 flu and shingles vaccines cause pericarditis?<\/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\/stkirsch\/status\/1785733376466694383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De94d48f390%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1BfXlt_wm8vUaCYbXU6_6d\">tweet<\/a> by optical mouse inventor Steve Kirsch promotes the idea that the CDC admits that flu, shingles, and COVID vaccines can all cause pericarditis that lead to 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>We can forgive someone used to the world of tech for being new to vaccines and medicine. Do we have evidence that anyone investigated flu or shingles vaccines in relation to pericarditis? Here is an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0012369215351837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dd7e673d485%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1TJIgYeiHPzRIcyNqAVVCP\">article<\/a>\u00a0back from 2000 discussing the possibility of pericarditis after flu vaccination and additional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97&amp;id=bbb0d591bf&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%3Dbbb0d591bf%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3U7t93BqN4yIA0bCFdcM7S\">case reports<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6437672\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dcc8109db73%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0mXIKbFs8XGmf_OnyJEe63\">articles<\/a>\u00a0from 2018. These case reports, of course, are not proof of causation, but they are proof that no one is hiding anything.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet cites an article from the Epoch Times, a far-right media company rated \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/adfontesmedia.com\/epoch-times-bias-and-reliability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dbd18bcc01d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0HzkarN_JigvV5nVqOocjg\">Unreliable, Problematic<\/a>\u201d and affiliated with\u00a0the\u00a0Falun Gong religious movement, the same religious movement connected to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/culture-desk\/stepping-into-the-uncanny-unsettling-world-of-shen-yun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D9c3313b583%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0zWESTK1FdVXjo2uay_VXH\">Shen Yun<\/a>\u00a0dance troupe. The article is based on a reply from the CDC regarding an FOIA request by Epoch Times. The website does not supply the letter in their article, so it is difficult to know what the facts are.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s notable that in his next\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stkirsch\/status\/1785741231852826923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D179c7e0ccc%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw28kx7HVznS-0KnZpYCHwT8\">tweet<\/a>, Kirsch claims that all cases of pericarditis are caused by COVID vaccines, so he does not seem to be too concerned about flu or shingles vaccines. His proof is VAERS, and we know that anyone can submit a report to\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%3D979d82eebe%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2p4gCyLK1xxE8pj_Znp0qu\">VAERS<\/a>. VAERS\u00a0is helpful for keeping track of vaccine safety, but\u00a0just\u00a0because something is reported doesn\u2019t mean\u00a0the\u00a0vaccine caused it.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0most pertinent warning on\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vaers.hhs.gov\/data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3De11b5c731c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw31GssMBqLSOiFK1Ri-f1ZK\">website<\/a>\u00a0helps put\u00a0the\u00a0above claims into context:\u00a0\u201cVAERS\u00a0reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable.\u00a0Reports to\u00a0VAERS\u00a0can also be biased. As a result, there are limitations on how\u00a0the\u00a0data can be used scientifically. Data\u00a0from\u00a0VAERS\u00a0reports should always be interpreted with these limitations in mind.\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-10247 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-206 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\">Are unvaccinated children healthier?<\/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>The old claims are never gone. Once again,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PierreKory\/status\/1786777391299453247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da572f62b4b%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ZeRsi6FhhT9YVaoBSL1-O\">anti-vaxxers<\/a> claim that unvaccinated children are less likely to be diagnosed with\u00a0ADHD, allergies, asthma, chronic sinusitis, ear infections, eczema, GI disorders, learning disabilities, seizures, and eye or speech disorders.<\/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 tweet starts out strong by claiming that \u201cVaccine safety research is forbidden and our government will not release its safety data,\u201d yet you can find hundreds of research articles addressing vaccine safety\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccinesafety\/research\/publications\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D154bb66d99%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0roJSz05G7-nZkEo98p-dH\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-vaxxers that unvaccinated children are healthier than vaccinated children in myriad ways. They often cite some studies to try to back up those claims. However, all these studies suffer from a lot of the same fallacies. Many are simple surveys.<\/p>\n<p>Surveys are often victims of\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%3D0fcc1ce4f3%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Wuv8sB4D06IFzhpHCfgV4\">self-selection bias<\/a>, or volunteer bias, in which participants can decide whether or not to participate in the study, along with\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%3D4c1eed5737%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1X5fl0okp0Ju0HMHLPiheD\">recall bias<\/a>\u00a0and\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%3D0fed5dccee%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GF-L2zZ_UmWcFuFqbewJ0\">reporting bias<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One refrain you often hear from anti-vaxxers is \u201cFollow the money.\u201d So we did, and we found one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/317086531_Pilot_comparative_study_on_the_health_of_vaccinated_and_unvaccinated_6-to_12-year-old_US_children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Df09d561462%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Bli8q1Mr9BERHWhJPP-gM\">study<\/a>\u00a0funded by two different anti-vaccine organizations\u00a0(Generation Rescue, Inc., and the Children\u2019s Medical Safety Research Institute).\u00a0This study was eventually\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/2017\/05\/08\/retracted-vaccine-autism-study-republished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Db3dd86c0e2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715357732959000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3mRyhl5PnSOy5vg3wukruJ\">retracted<\/a>.\u00a0Twice.<\/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 debunk claims that vaccine injuries are being ignored, that flu and shingles vaccines cause pericarditis, and whether unvaccinated children are healthier. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-9895","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\/9895","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=9895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=9895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}