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Claims that mRNA vaccines are unsafe are unfounded. Studies show minimal risk from vaccine DNA fragments and highlight the benefits in reducing COVID complications.
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Claims that mRNA vaccines are unsafe are unfounded. Studies show minimal risk from vaccine DNA fragments and highlight the benefits in reducing COVID complications.
The claims of a U.S. Senator known for berating scientists during public hearings sent you clicking this year when he claimed that no healthy people have died from COVID, but the vaccine carries a 28 times higher risk for myocarditis than…
One cardiologist claims that because mRNA produces a “foreign protein” on the surface of human cells, all vaccinated people are injured due to “auto-immunity.”
A widely shared tweet falsely claims that an 8-year-old’s tragic death from cardiac arrest was caused by vaccines, despite no evidence linking the two.
A tech millionaire falsely claims all vaccinated people have heart damage, but a study showed minor heart muscle activity post-vaccination without evidence of severe heart problems.
Claims that COVID vaccines cause diseases like heart and neurological issues are unsubstantiated, while evidence shows the vaccines’ benefits outweigh the risks.
Claims that COVID vaccines are particularly dangerous for athletes are unfounded and ignore that sudden cardiac arrest, the leading cause of exercise-related death, isn’t linked to vaccination.
COVID can cause severe outcomes, including death and long COVID, even in young, healthy people, and myocarditis risk is higher after infection than after vaccination.
The Swiss study found mild and transient cardiac effects after COVID vaccination, with the benefits of vaccination outweighing the risks.
The claim that vaccine-caused myocarditis will kill 75% of affected military members is false, as COVID poses a higher risk of cardiovascular injuries.