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The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting system (VAERS) is a website that allows anyone in the world to make any claim about any thing happening any time after a vaccine. Reading the VAERS website and associated reporting shows that none of these reports have been verified. In fact, in this political climate it is safe to say the majority of these reports are likely fabricated, with one notable exception: when the vaccines first came out, real adverse events were reported for women with the J&J vaccine. The purpose of VAERS is to identify patterns, such as the one with women taking the J&J vaccine - the vaccine was put on pause for women in the affected age group until more was known.
The fact of the matter is, zero people have died from taking the covid vaccine.
Comment by American4Yang at 18/10/2021 at 16:41 UTC
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Maybe that's what a fact checker told you but according to the CDC that is false. The CDC removes data that is clearly fake. Deliberate, false reporting to VAERS, which is a federal criminal offense, is reportedly rare:
"We don't have evidence that there is widespread fraud or gaming of the system," says Tom Shimabukuro, deputy director of CDC's Immunization Safety Office, which oversees VAERS. "We have to balance keeping VAERS an open system and getting as much information as we can on vaccine safety against potential data quality problems."
The CDC also states the following:
"Adverse event information collected by VAERS includes:
• The type of vaccine received
• The date of vaccination
• When the adverse event began
• Current illnesses and medications
• Medical history
• Past history of adverse events following vaccination
• Demographic information
In some cases, multiple reports are submitted for the same adverse event. For example, the person who experienced the adverse event and their healthcare provider could submit a report for the same adverse event. VAERS scientists review the reports, identify any duplicates, and attach them to the original submission. This review process ensures the same adverse event is not counted more than once, even in cases where there are multiple reports on the same adverse event. Only the primary reports are shown in the public data system, not additional or follow-up reports for the same event."
... So if they can be so confident that there aren't multiple entries on the same individual there must be a decent amount of tracking & accountability within the process 🤔
LASTLY, VAERS is wildly important for Covid-19 vaccine safety & is quite literally our last defense:
"The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a publicly accessible, national vaccine safety surveillance system conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration. VAERS information is used to maintain vaccine safety and to reduce the rare side effects associated with vaccines."
"Most common vaccine side effects are identified in clinical trials involving thousands of study participants **before a vaccine is licensed**. Post-licensure monitoring is essential because even large clinical trials may not identify rare side effects such as those that happen in one in 100,000 to one in 500,000 people. Second, vaccine trials may not include groups who might have different types of side effects or who might have a higher risk of side effects than participants in the clinical trials."