Reports are circulating that in the UK, 35 people have become deaf and 25 have become blind after taking the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. This information was based on the UK’s adverse events reporting system called Yellow Cards, which is a self-report system similar to the CDC’s VAERS system. As of March 12, 2021 there is no evidence that either vaccine causes blindness or deafness in recipients. This report follows a trend of using self-reported adverse event data to create false causal conclusions about a vaccine’s effects.
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VAERS and other sources of self-reported morbidity and mortality allegedly due to COVID-19 vaccines are increasingly of interest to anti-vaccine groups, conspiracy groups, and to individuals practicing armchair epidemiology. Interest is expected to continue, so public health talking points should continue to regularly promote vaccines and their safety and efficacy, and familiarity with the US’ vaccine adverse event reporting system is encouraged for public health communicators: https://vaers.hhs.gov/ Fact Checking Source(s):fullfact.org
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