The Claim:
AÂ tweet claims the COVID vaccine death count is as high as the COVID virus death count.
The Facts:
A glance at the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink is all it takes to disprove this wild claim. According to the CDC, there have only been 9 deaths in the United States associated with COVID vaccination, all from blood clots caused by the J&J/Janssen vaccine. The death count from the COVID virus in the United States, on the other hand, is well over 1.4 million.
The entire foundation of this tweeter’s claim is a completely unscientific poll of 1,078 people (hardly an accurate sampling of our country’s population). Poll participants were asked two questions: “Has any member of your household died from COVID-19?” and “Has any member of your household died whose death you think may have been caused by side effects of COVID-19 vaccines?” To the first question, 10% responded yes, while 11% responded yes to the second question. Obviously, these people have opinions and beliefs, but opinions and beliefs are not science-based facts, and the perspective of 1,078 people is far from an accurate representation of our nation’s population.
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