The Claim:
A tweet claims former CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield has confirmed that Long-COVID is mRNA vaccine injury.
The Facts:
Long COVID was first experienced in Spring 2020, long before the first vaccines were in use.
Also, Dr. Redfield himself never said vaccines cause Long COVID. Long COVID happens after someone gets infected with the real virus that causes COVID. The virus can damage your lungs, heart, and blood vessels and cause swelling or tiny blood clots that damage your body. Sometimes the body’s immune system stays active, causing you to feel tired or have trouble thinking clearly long after the infection ends.
Dr. Robert Redfield has discussed some rare cases where patients had symptoms similar to Long COVID after getting an mRNA vaccine. But he has also explained that this isn’t Long COVID—just something similar in a very small group of people. He has also clearly stated that vaccines aren’t poison and have saved millions of lives.
In fact, scientific studies show vaccinated people are much less likely to develop Long COVID.
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