A website that publishes hoax news stories claimed that the government of Japan is investigating millions of deaths supposedly caused by COVID-19 vaccines. The post has been widely shared, including by several high-profile anti-vaccine figures.
The high engagement on the posts and the shares by high-profile figures increase the risk of this misinformation. Emphasizing that there is no evidence of any investigation into COVID-19 vaccines by the Japanese government is recommended, as is explaining that there isn’t any evidence of widespread deaths caused by the vaccines in Japan or any country. Billions of people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 worldwide, and the vaccines are safe.
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