Baseless claim that COVID-19 vaccine causes dementia circulates

A dedicated proponent of vaccine misinformation is claiming without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for an increase in dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions in younger patients. One post alleges a 2,500 percent increase in early-onset dementia.

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