My state has a million dollar lottery for the grownups and scholarships for the kids. I got mine a month ago because I didn’t want to risk giving Covid to anyone else. Greed for the win.
The Alberta government just announced a million dollar lottery for those who get the shot. Fortunately those of us who didn’t need that incentive and got the shots can put our names in the draw.
On the other hand, VAERS is showing at least 4000 deaths that appear to be directly attributable to the vaccine.
Given the obvious over-reporting of Covid deaths, by some counts as high as 90%, the incentive drops lower and lower.
Any person who does a deep dive into the CDC data comes away with serious questions about how that data is being assembled, calculated and presented. The CDC guidance on listing Covid on death certs is inaccurate, unusual and unprecedented. The comorbidity table shows a massive overreach to list deaths by other causes as Covid related.
It will likely take several years to get it sorted out but I am 100% confident that we will discover major problems and flaws in the data used to create the massive Covid shutdown.
The largest U.S. database for detecting events that might be vaccine side effects is being used by activists to spread disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
Known as the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, the database includes hundreds of thousands of reports of health events that occurred minutes, hours or days after vaccination.
Many of the reported events are coincidental — things that happen by chance, not caused by the shot.
But when millions of people are vaccinated within a short period, the total number of these reported events can look big.
Epidemiologists consider this database as only a starting point in the search for rare but potentially serious vaccine side effects.
Far more work must be done before a cause-and-effect link can be determined between a reported health event and a vaccine.
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In fact, VAERS has played a major role in the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
The data is regularly appropriated by anti-vaccine advocates, who use the reports to claim falsely that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous. They are aided by the fact that the entire VAERS database is public — it can be downloaded by anyone for any purpose.
“There’s very little control over what can be accessed and what can be manipulated,” says Melanie Smith, director of analysis at Graphika, a company that tracks vaccine misinformation online.
She says that she sees VAERS data being shared across a wide variety of anti-vaccine social media channels. “I would say almost every mis- and disinformation story that we cover is accompanied by some set of VAERS data.”
marilynnbyerly almost 3 years ago
My state has a million dollar lottery for the grownups and scholarships for the kids. I got mine a month ago because I didn’t want to risk giving Covid to anyone else. Greed for the win.
mddshubby2005 almost 3 years ago
I vaccinated for the best incentive of all – not dying of COVID-19.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The Alberta government just announced a million dollar lottery for those who get the shot. Fortunately those of us who didn’t need that incentive and got the shots can put our names in the draw.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
Shouldnt have to bribe the dummies, but….
Michael G. almost 3 years ago
He hasn’t worn a mask up till now.
Doctor Toon almost 3 years ago
I got the shots because I wanted the shots , and it is nice not having to wear a mask
The $100 bonus from work was nice, too
Andylit Premium Member almost 3 years ago
On the other hand, VAERS is showing at least 4000 deaths that appear to be directly attributable to the vaccine.
Given the obvious over-reporting of Covid deaths, by some counts as high as 90%, the incentive drops lower and lower.
Any person who does a deep dive into the CDC data comes away with serious questions about how that data is being assembled, calculated and presented. The CDC guidance on listing Covid on death certs is inaccurate, unusual and unprecedented. The comorbidity table shows a massive overreach to list deaths by other causes as Covid related.
It will likely take several years to get it sorted out but I am 100% confident that we will discover major problems and flaws in the data used to create the massive Covid shutdown.
Silly Season almost 3 years ago
The largest U.S. database for detecting events that might be vaccine side effects is being used by activists to spread disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
Known as the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, the database includes hundreds of thousands of reports of health events that occurred minutes, hours or days after vaccination.
Many of the reported events are coincidental — things that happen by chance, not caused by the shot.
But when millions of people are vaccinated within a short period, the total number of these reported events can look big.
Epidemiologists consider this database as only a starting point in the search for rare but potentially serious vaccine side effects.
Far more work must be done before a cause-and-effect link can be determined between a reported health event and a vaccine.
✁
In fact, VAERS has played a major role in the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
The data is regularly appropriated by anti-vaccine advocates, who use the reports to claim falsely that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous. They are aided by the fact that the entire VAERS database is public — it can be downloaded by anyone for any purpose.
“There’s very little control over what can be accessed and what can be manipulated,” says Melanie Smith, director of analysis at Graphika, a company that tracks vaccine misinformation online.
She says that she sees VAERS data being shared across a wide variety of anti-vaccine social media channels. “I would say almost every mis- and disinformation story that we cover is accompanied by some set of VAERS data.”
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/06/14/1004757554/anti-vaccine-activists-use-a-federal-database-to-spread-fear-about-covid-vaccine