What about excess deaths?
The claims of a U.S. Senator known for berating scientists during public hearings sent you clicking this year when he claimed that no healthy people have died from COVID, but the…
What about excess deaths?
The claim that 120,000 excess deaths in children were caused by COVID vaccines is unfounded, with data showing higher excess deaths in areas with lower vaccination rates, often due to COVID infection itself.
Continued excess deaths
A claim linking continued excess deaths to vaccination ignores that COVID-19 itself is the primary cause, with studies showing vaccinated individuals have lower mortality rates.
Did 120,000 children die after COVID vaccination?
The claim that 120,000 children died from COVID vaccines is unfounded, as excess deaths data do not specify causes, and higher excess deaths were observed in areas with lower vaccination rates.
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of August 24, 2023
Let's talk about excess deaths, whether vaccines are riskier than disease for healthy people, and more false infertility claims this week.
Has the COVID vaccine saved any lives?
Claims that COVID vaccines caused 17 million deaths and saved none are false. Vaccinated individuals have lower mortality rates than the unvaccinated.
Who is most likely to die from COVID?
Claims that vaccination status flaws skew COVID death data are misleading. Studies show higher COVID death rates in unvaccinated and low-vaccination areas.
Were pharmaceutical claims about COVID vaccines false?
RFK Jr.'s claims that COVID vaccines were falsely marketed as 100% effective are inaccurate; they were approved for preventing severe illness and death, not complete immunity.
Do mRNA vaccines cause cancer?
The claim that mRNA vaccines cause cancer is false and based on misinformation and misrepresented data.
Overcounting and COVID
The claim that COVID deaths and hospitalizations are overcounted is misleading; evidence suggests they are more likely undercounted.