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Are VAERS reports about fetal deaths being hidden?

The Claim:

A VAERS report highlighted by a Canadian doctor no longer allowed to practice medicine is being used to support the claim that mRNA COVID vaccines can cause fetal deaths, but people don’t know about it because the reports are being hidden.

The Facts:

We know VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) is not hiding information because the doctor above was able to find the report in VAERS.

One claim is that child deaths are concealed by “leaving the ‘Age’ box empty.” However, VAERS is merely a database; anyone can enter a report, and that report will contain only the information that was entered. If a person does not enter an age, we shouldn’t blame VAERS.

The person making the report highlighted in the tweet may have thought the death was unrelated to the vaccination but, because of the timing, felt it should be reported. Another claim concerned a 12-year-old boy who died, but the report states that the autopsy results have yet to come back and they can’t rule out natural causes.

It is crucial to remember that anyone can report anything to VAERS, regardless of causation, as is noted on the VAERS website. One doctor famously submitted a report that the flu shot turned him into the Incredible Hulk. VAERS is helpful for keeping track of vaccine safety, but just because something is reported doesn’t mean the vaccine caused it. Even if they’re not sure, doctors should report any important health problems that happen after vaccination.

The most pertinent warning on the website helps put the above claims into context: “VAERS reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable. Reports to VAERS can also be biased. As a result, there are limitations on how the data can be used scientifically. Data from VAERS reports should always be interpreted with these limitations in mind.”

Disclaimer: Science is always evolving and our understanding of these topics may have evolved since this was originally posted. Browse the latest information posted in Just the Facts Topics.

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