A thread on VAERS reports of deaths following COVID vaccines.
VAERS is a system for reporting things that occur *after* a vaccine, even if not shown to be caused by one. Anyone can report to it. Drs, nurses, parents, lawyers, unrelated dudes on the web.
What is it good for? 1/
VAERS is a system for reporting things that occur *after* a vaccine, even if not shown to be caused by one. Anyone can report to it. Drs, nurses, parents, lawyers, unrelated dudes on the web.
What is it good for? 1/
No, not "absolutely nothing."
But VAERS *can’t* show causation. When millions upon millions of vaccines are given a year, of course a lot of things will follow vaccines that are not caused by them.
Still, the purpose of VAERS is important... 2/
But VAERS *can’t* show causation. When millions upon millions of vaccines are given a year, of course a lot of things will follow vaccines that are not caused by them.
Still, the purpose of VAERS is important... 2/
The collection of large amounts of reports lets CDC look for statistical red flags to investigate further with studies that *can* figure out if vaccines cause such events, using databases like the Vaccine Safety Datalink.
So what's up with the increased COVID vax reports? 3/
So what's up with the increased COVID vax reports? 3/
Because anyone can report regardless of causality, VAERS will be influenced by many things. A new or “controversial” vax will get a lot more attention, & it's more likely that events, including those unrelated to the vaccine will get reported.
This has happened before! 4/
This has happened before! 4/
When the HPV vaccine was new and (quotes bc not really) "controversial," VAERS reports were high. As time went on & fearmongering decreased, reports went down. And many, many studies since have confirmed HPV vaccines are in fact safe & lifesaving.
What about COVID vaccines? 5/
What about COVID vaccines? 5/
Of course COVID vaccines are at the forefront of people’s minds. And the antivax movement is making a massive push to portray them as dangerous. So it stands to reason that any event, related or unrelated to the vaccine, will be far more frequently reported.
In fact.. 6/
In fact.. 6/
There's V-SAFE, a web/text based app hopefully offered to everyone who gets a COVID vaccine. V-SAFE *actively* solicits adverse events from each user & has a link to VAERS reporting. No other vaccine has this. So of course reporting will be much higher.
In addition… 7/
In addition… 7/
COVID vaccines are far more likely to be given to older people & the medically vulnerable, esp early in the rollout. These groups have a higher rate of death from other causes, & are more likely to have deaths coincidentally after vaccination.
Anyway, all this to say...
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Any implication that increased VAERS reports of death, or anything else, indicate real danger from COVID vaccines comes from ignorance about VAERS and vaccine safety, or deliberate deception.
In reality... 9/
In reality... 9/
No deaths have been proven to be caused by mRNA COVID vaccines, & serious risks from all COVID vaccines have been extremely rare. Trials of these vaccines in 10,000's of people has shown excellent safety.
Get vaccinated, save a life, maybe yours.
Fin
Get vaccinated, save a life, maybe yours.
Fin
Some references
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/patient-ed/conversations/downloads/vacsafe-vaers-color-office.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/vaers/index.html#anchor_1616772696807
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6229a4.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/vsafe.html
https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-afs:Content:9957832237
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-mrna-vaccines/fact-check-there-is-no-scientific-evidence-that-mrna-vaccines-will-reduce-the-population-idUSKCN2AU2KR
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/patient-ed/conversations/downloads/vacsafe-vaers-color-office.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/vaers/index.html#anchor_1616772696807
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6229a4.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/vsafe.html
https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-afs:Content:9957832237
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-mrna-vaccines/fact-check-there-is-no-scientific-evidence-that-mrna-vaccines-will-reduce-the-population-idUSKCN2AU2KR