Did COVID vaccines kill 15 million people?

In an interview between Ed Dowd and Brent Weinstein, they claim that about 5 billion people worldwide got a COVID vaccine, with estimates suggesting that between 7.3 million and 15 million may have died from it, 29 to 60 million may have become disabled, and between 500 million and 900 million experienced non-disabling injuries.

The claims of millions of deaths, disabilities, and injuries are not supported by credible scientific evidence and rely on misinterpreted data, unsupported assumptions, and flawed methodologies.

The claim of 7.3 million to 15 million deaths from COVID vaccines is unsubstantiated and far higher than any reputable global health data suggests. The European Medicines Agency reports 11,448 people have died after receiving COVID vaccines but notes that no one has established that vaccines were the cause of those deaths. Even if they were, 11 thousand is far fewer than millions. Extensive safety monitoring by agencies like the CDC, FDA, WHO, and EMA shows that serious adverse events, including death, are extremely rare and predominantly unrelated to the vaccine itself. Vaccination prevents death; as one article reported after the first year of COVID vaccination, more than 14 million deaths were prevented by the vaccine.

Dowd uses arbitrary ratios to estimate vaccine-caused disabilities. In reality, the vast majority of people vaccinated experience no long-term effects, and the safety data have not shown any widespread disability linked to the COVID vaccines. The claim of 29 to 60 million people disabled lacks any foundation in actual medical evidence or epidemiological research.

The figures given for vaccine-related injuries are also highly exaggerated. While mild side effects (like sore arms, fever, or fatigue) are common, these are short-lived and not considered injuries. Serious adverse reactions are rare and are carefully tracked, studied, and addressed by health authorities. No scientific body reports injuries on the scale suggested.

COVID vaccines are overwhelmingly safe and have saved millions of lives. The data from multiple countries and scientific reviews consistently confirm that severe adverse effects are extremely rare, while the benefits of vaccination in reducing severe illness and death are well-documented and substantial.