A controversial physician whose board certification was revoked for promoting “false or inaccurate medical misinformation” claimed in a recent interview to have treated hundreds of patients with COVID-19 vaccine injuries. The physician insists without evidence that 70 percent of the people he treats have so-called “long vax, not long COVID.” Posts sharing the interview claim that “long COVID is code for vaccine injuries.”
The interview garnered over two million views in under 48 hours, and clips have been widely circulated. Debunking messaging may explain that reports of long COVID predate COVID-19 vaccines by nearly a year, and there is no evidence that the condition is a vaccine side effect. On the contrary, research over the last three years has consistently shown that COVID-19 vaccination reduces long COVID risk. Talking points may continue to emphasize that instances of COVID-19 vaccines causing lasting side effects are extremely rare.
