A recent op-ed by a well-known COVID-19 vaccine opponent is resurfacing false claims online that COVID-19 vaccination triggers long COVID, or “long vax,” in 70 percent of cases.
Debunking messaging may emphasize 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. Instances of vaccines causing lasting side effects are extremely rare.
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