Mo’ vaccine, mo’ COVID?
More COVID vaccination does not increase infection risk; boosters are effective in preventing illness and severe outcomes.
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More COVID vaccination does not increase infection risk; boosters are effective in preventing illness and severe outcomes.
A small, potentially biased study suggesting flu vaccines increase non-influenza respiratory illness is contradicted by a larger study showing no such association.
Adverse events during vaccine trials include anything negative that happens, often unrelated to the vaccine, and data show COVID vaccines are safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding, while COVID infection poses significant risks during pregnancy.
Claims of a 1 in 800 serious adverse event rate from COVID vaccines are flawed, with studies showing vaccine benefits far outweigh the risks.
There is no credible evidence that mRNA COVID vaccines contain the cancer-causing SV40 virus, despite recent claims.
The adult RSV vaccines under development have shown promising results in clinical trials, showing an efficacy of about 85% without safety concerns.
COVID-19 vaccines were never sold as 100% effective. Officials said from the start they reduce severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause brain aneurysms; claims tying them to Jamie Foxx’s medical complication are unsupported.
Polio is caused by the poliovirus, not by DDT or the vaccine, and its decline is due to vaccination, not changes in diagnostic criteria.
Vitamin K injections are safe for infants, preventing potentially deadly bleeding without any proven link to cancers or harm at the administered doses.