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We debunk the latest vaccine misinformation each week in our Just the Facts: Correcting this week’s disinformation newsletter. Browse the other Just the Facts Newsletter Topics by clicking the link below:
The claim that 120,000 excess deaths in children were caused by COVID vaccines is unfounded, with data showing higher excess deaths in areas with lower vaccination rates, often due to COVID infection itself.
The self-proclaimed inventor of the optical mouse once again captured your curiosity with a claim about blood clots and mRNA vaccines. According to this tech enthusiast, the vaccines induce antiphospholipid syndrome, a condition where your immune system gets confused and…
The claim that COVID vaccines remain in the body forever is false; studies show mRNA degrades within days, and the vaccines are safe and effective with no evidence of long-term presence.
Claims that COVID vaccines cause deadly pneumonia are baseless, as annual deaths from influenza and pneumonia predate COVID, and no evidence links vaccines to immune system damage.
Claims that COVID vaccines contain harmful DNA linked to cancer are unfounded; studies show no increased cancer risk, and any detected DNA is due to improper handling and not present in effective doses.
COVID vaccines are not related to miscarriage, as a large meta-analysis found no increased risk, unlike some studies suggesting COVID infection can cause miscarriage.
Despite claims, data shows vaccinated individuals, especially those with boosters, have consistently lower COVID mortality rates compared to the unvaccinated.
COVID vaccines have a rare chance of causing shingles reactivation shortly after vaccination, but the risk of developing shingles also exists with COVID infection itself.
The claim that COVID vaccines cause a surge in sepsis is unfounded; sepsis has been increasing due to hospital challenges and COVID infections, not vaccinations.
Polls claiming that 24% of Americans know someone who died from the COVID vaccine are unreliable due to participation bias and misinformation influencing respondents’ beliefs.