The Claim:
A former radiologist is using the deaths of people worldwide to support the claim that COVID vaccines are people vulnerable to influenza and pneumonia.
The Facts:
This claim is essentially a list of 20 people from around the world who have been sick or have died from influenza or pneumonia. And it is important to note that while he is using this list as part of his #DiedSuddenly claims, a number of them are not dead.
Attributing these cases to COVID is incorrect since prior to COVID, half a million deaths annually occurred due to influenza, and over 2.5 million deaths were due to pneumonia around the world. Furthermore, not all of the people on the list have shared whether or not they received a COVID vaccine.
The heart of this claim is based on the idea that the COVID mRNA vaccines severely damage the immune system and leave people vulnerable to infections long term. While there is no evidence that this is true, there is plenty of evidence that COVID itself can make the immune system more vulnerable to infections.
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