A vaccine safety surveillance study from the Food and Drug Administration has been misrepresented online. The paper did not establish a link between the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots, as some have claimed — and to date, other, more robust research has not identified such associations.
Issues: coronavirus
Autopsy Study Doesn’t Show COVID-19 Vaccines Are Unsafe
Grant Wahl Died from Aortic Aneurysm, No Link to COVID-19 Vaccine
The Whoppers of 2022
Blood Transfusion Doesn’t Transfer COVID-19 Vaccine
‘Died Suddenly’ Pushes Bogus Depopulation Theory
What appear to be ordinary postmortem blood clots are held up in a viral online video as supposed evidence that there’s a depopulation plot underway using COVID-19 vaccination to kill people. There’s no evidence for this theory. The hourlong video also repeats numerous falsehoods that have previously been debunked.
FDA Did Not Change Position on Ivermectin Use, Contrary to Online Claims
In response to a civil suit, lawyers for the Food and Drug Administration described the agency’s warnings about the unapproved use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 as “recommendations.” Although that description doesn’t reveal new information, some conservative outlets have falsely claimed it’s an “outrageous” revelation and a change in the FDA’s position.
Post Omits Paxlovid’s Ability to Protect Against Severe COVID-19, Death
RSV Surge in Children Likely Caused by ‘Immunity Gap,’ Not COVID-19 Vaccine
Hospitals across the country are seeing a spike of respiratory syncytial virus infections among children. Experts say the spike is most likely caused by an immunity gap created by the lack of exposure to the virus over the past couple of years. There’s no evidence the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is the cause, as viral posts falsely claim.