{"id":9901,"date":"2024-05-17T14:11:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T19:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=9901"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T20:21:25","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-may-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-may-16-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of May 16, 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-10242 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\">Is money the main motivator in vaccination?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Claim:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Anti-vaxxers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/drsimonegold\/status\/1789810804948176973?mx=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc999df093f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1lKadRknzEuoNV3QXrQ-Y1\">claim<\/a> that a leaked Anthem Health document proves that physicians only recommend the COVID vaccine for a $250,000 bonus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Facts:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>This program shows how well vaccines work. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is a for-profit insurance company, which makes money when people pay them and then don\u2019t end up needing more expensive medical care. Anthem then pays money to make sure their customers are vaccinated because vaccines prevent severe illness in their customers, so they won\u2019t end up needing health care services, which would cut into the company\u2019s profits.<\/p>\n<p>If vaccines caused injury, insurance companies like Anthem would be on the hook. Insurance companies would only promote an intervention like vaccines if vaccines prevented injury and death. They even offered incentives to their own associates, something that would seem an odd choice for a for-profit organization if they believed the vaccines would harm recipients.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, this is hardly a leaked document as it is on the Anthem\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/providers.anthem.com\/docs\/gpp\/KY_CAID_PU_COVID19VaccineProviderIncentiveProgram.pdf?v=202201202223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D56a3c15666%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Hkd17sc5bmkePNhDFGhdn\">website<\/a>, along with similar incentive programs for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/providers.anthem.com\/docs\/gpp\/AVAPEC_HealthyRewardsProgram.pdf?v=202110071338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D4f66364dca%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1D706EvZ6clc80JvdKnUlk\">different<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/providernews.anthem.com\/kentucky\/articles\/hpv-vaccine-provider-incentive-program-ages-9-to-13-12542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D2b34b36c1a%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0x1hK_lvsLaMlTcA42QwEX\">vaccines<\/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-10243 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\">Is the government hiding thousands of vaccine injuries?<\/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 journalist who believes he is vaccine-injured pressed Dr. Deborah Birx on the topic of government transparency and vaccine injuries. This interview is taken out of context and used by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheChiefNerd\/status\/1788385347316953453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D6d18ed0bbf%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0empLQMq6oMYfcjs6Ao1T8\">anti-vaxxers<\/a> as part of their conspiracy theory about the dangers of vaccination.<\/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>What Dr. Birx actually said was that vaccines are incredibly effective (she\u2019s right! The latest vaccine reduced the chance of getting COVID by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncird\/whats-new\/covid-19-vaccine-effectiveness.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D8de6597a34%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1_KeCAx9a502nxT7_cevwl\">54%<\/a>). She did say that while some people, possibly thousands, might have had a vaccine reaction, millions had Long-COVID.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/coronavirus-covid-19\/issue-brief\/as-recommendations-for-isolation-end-how-common-is-long-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D81c03ab64d%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1x2BHMp_5tAE8yzoCb-3LC\">17 million<\/a>\u00a0people in the US currently have Long-COVID, and up to 43 million say they\u2019ve had Long-COVID at one time. The latest studies, however, show that the COVID vaccine reduces the risk of Long-COVID after infection by up to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/covid-19\/more-evidence-vaccination-reduces-risk-long-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dae3e0d6744%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0RnZ5mJSIAO2t1GSPFXSgt\">69%<\/a>, which is great news for those who have been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>There could be a\u00a0very\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/rare-cases-coronavirus-vaccines-may-cause-long-covid-symptoms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D65173903e2%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2QMKAFRUAJjgUTpfqFmwWn\">rare<\/a>\u00a0risk of Long-COVID-like symptoms after vaccination, though, but the number of people protected from COVID and Long-COVID enormously outweighs the number of people who may have had adverse events after the vaccine. It\u2019s not even close.<\/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-10244 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\">Did RFK Jr prove that vaccines are all bad?<\/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<p>In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VigilantFox\/status\/1789807274162106520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Decd915426c%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2BD3v530VrNNLlP1jOB5HG\">interview<\/a>\u00a0with a left-leaning podcaster, Presidential candidate RFK Jr. claimed\u00a0that despite high vaccination rates, the U.S. had a disproportionately high COVID-19 death rate compared to countries with low vaccination rates and that vaccines are associated with serious side effects and deaths, particularly in young people, with clinical trials\u00a0insufficiently sized to reflect the risks accurately.<\/p>\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>In this interview, RFK Jr. makes many claims. Lets just start with the first few.<\/p>\n<p>He claims that the U.S. has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, which corresponds to one of the highest death rates in the world, none of which is true. The United States is 47th on the list of the percentage of its citizens with at least one vaccine.\u00a0That\u2019s about 25% of the world\u2019s countries more vaccinated than the US.<\/p>\n<p>The US was also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/data\/mortality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Da253c87501%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3HfZC6EuvgcNG7rSEUfyQI\">14th<\/a>\u00a0on the list of rates of death from COVID. Many of the countries with very high vaccination rates were some of those with the lowest mortality rates, such as Qatar and Vietnam. While some of the countries with the lowest vaccination rates, like Bulgaria, have some of the highest mortality rates.<\/p>\n<p>He mentions Haiti, which has both a very low vaccination rate and a low mortality rate, but he fails to mention that the average age in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2021\/05\/04\/992544022\/one-of-the-worlds-poorest-countries-has-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-covid-death-rat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3Dc3eec1058f%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hikK7Hkxxh6VF9dkXl2fq\">Haiti<\/a>\u00a0is 23, making it a much younger population than most countries. COVID tends to be much less deadly for those who are younger.<\/p>\n<p>He also says that\u00a0Pfizer claimed that the vaccine was 100% effective because during clinical trials,\u00a0there were two COVID deaths in the placebo group and only one in the vaccine group, and that \u201ctwo is 100% of one.\u201d There are several problems with this statement from RFK Jr. First, his math is off, given that\u00a02 is 200% \u2013not 100%\u2013 of 1.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly,\u00a0the FDA approval of\u00a0the Pfizer vaccine under an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-takes-key-action-fight-against-covid-19-issuing-emergency-use-authorization-first-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%3Dd80f026e03%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1x3ND-U2n6m4KLSq-p9PX6\">Emergency Use Authorization<\/a>\u00a0(EUA) in December 2020 was clear about the available effectiveness data, specifying that the vaccine was\u00a0<strong>95%\u00a0effective<\/strong>\u00a0in preventing COVID-19 disease. Neither in the EUA authorization nor the final\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D5d87418497%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3HN0QUsg5ToiVZSkAULrd5\">authorization<\/a>\u00a0has it ever been claimed that the vaccine was 100% effective. A 100% effective vaccine would entirely eliminate the possibility of contracting a disease\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/toolkits\/community-immunity-toolkit\/understanding-community-immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/voicesforvaccines.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3De17a65409cd8f13ba7e58cc97%26id%3D47a7bd2858%26e%3Dfc0735be13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1715958340085000&amp;usg=AOvVaw00TcOKigrbm1MDASed4o3a\">something no vaccine claims to do<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He appears to be wildly misunderstanding or misinterpreting the research and the evidence in these points.<\/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 let&#8217;s take a look at the claim that money trumps vaccine safety, if the government is hiding vaccine injuries, and whether RFK Jr. proved all vaccines are bad. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[],"class_list":["post-9901","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\/9901","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=9901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=9901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}