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Bill Gates discussed the importance of preparing for future pandemics, noting that while COVID-19 had a lower mortality rate, it still caused significant deaths and highlighted the need for better global health cooperation.
Studies on long-term risks of post-vaccination myocarditis are routine, and preliminary data indicates most patients recover fully within 90 days.
RSV is in the news due to increased awareness and a rise in cases after pandemic measures temporarily reduced its spread.
Although children are at a lower risk than adults for severe COVID complications, COVID can still be deadly for them, and vaccination helps prevent these worst outcomes.
No, current flu vaccines are not mRNA-based, but mRNA flu vaccines are being developed and will undergo thorough testing before approval.
The idea of “immunity debt” is misleading; our immune systems stay active even without constant exposure to pathogens, and post-COVID vulnerability, not lack of exposure, likely explains the rise in respiratory diseases.
A claim linking continued excess deaths to vaccination ignores that COVID-19 itself is the primary cause, with studies showing vaccinated individuals have lower mortality rates.
A claim that 1,000 studies prove COVID vaccines are unsafe is misleading; many studies discuss known rare side effects like mild myocarditis, but overall data supports vaccine safety.
A viral tweet misleadingly compares two photos of a woman before and after COVID vaccination without context, allowing misinformation to spread by filling in gaps with unfounded fears.
The claim that Long-COVID is only searched for in English-speaking countries is false, as the condition is recognized and discussed globally, with different languages using their own terms for it.