What #TuckerCarlson got wrong about #VAERS. A thread.

tl;dr #VaccinesWork #VaccinesAreSafe #TuckerCarlsonMustGo #wecandothis #ThisIsOurShot

But look at all these terrible deaths on #VAERS, #TuckerCarlson says? Not so fast! Look at the disclaimer, first. Just because it was reported does not mean #vaccines were the cause!

First of all, let's emphasize that #VAERS is a useful tool, but not for folks looking to confirm their worst fears about #vaccines. It's mostly for the nerds in public health to detect super, super, super rare side effects as early as possible.

Let's take a look at some VAERS reports. This one is on behalf of a friend, but the person making the report didn't know the cause of death. It's hard to know if a #CovidVaccine triggered that cause if we do not know what it is.

Death by suicide is a tragedy and hurting families are looking for answers. But it is difficult to draw a straight line to #vaccines as a cause. We do not have to take this report into account.

The more we look into #VAERS (something we suspect @TuckerCarlson did not have @FoxNews fact-checkers do), the more we understand why public health isn't alarmed. Many of these deaths would have happened if the person had not been #vaccinated

"But the @Harvard study says only 1% of #vaccineSideEffects get reported!" is misinformation, too. If you like to nerd out about EMR use from 2007-2010, this study (the source of this misinfo) is great. But it doesn't say what #antivaxxers think it says. https://digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017045-lazarus-final-report-2011.pdf

Not only that, but #VAERS isn't the only #VaccineSafety monitoring gig in town! Did you know about #VSD and #CISA? #Vaccines are ridiculously well-monitored for forever! https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/index.html

So why now, @TuckerCarlson? Why are we spreading misinformation about #vaccines and #VAERS now? I have a few hypotheses. Am I right? #wecandothis #ThisIsOurShot

Let's put this #VAERS #vaccine fear-mongering into perspective. J&J vaccines were paused over 8 people with blood clots. Raise your hand if you think #FDA and #CDC nerds are just ignoring thousands of deaths. RT this if you think #TuckerCarlsonMustGo for spreading disinfo.