The Claim:
A tweet claims that nearly 10 times as many college students have died from the COVID vaccine versus the number of college students who have died from the COVID virus, and suggests that colleges should instruct students to get COVID instead of the vaccine.
The Facts:
We are betting that you won’t be surprised to learn that this tweeter’s claim is based on a spreadsheet he created himself and on data he collected from anyone who wanted to report to him. Of the 147 spreadsheet entries, at least 15 are duplicates, 4 were left completely blank, and several listed no name and a bad URL. Quite a few of his “participants” attempted to “prove” their vaccine death claims with baffling assertions. They linked to articles that didn’t mention COVID, vaccination status, or even cause of death. Another person specifically listed a long-time condition as a cause of death.
Based on this homemade and not-so-super unscientific study, our tweeter makes a wild baseless leap, suggesting that colleges and universities should mandate COVID infection to keep students safe.
Because why would students want to protect themselves with a safe, effective vaccine when they could risk catching a vascular disease that has caused organ and neurological damage, as well as millions of deaths?
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