A flawed study that is recirculating on social media claims that an increase in emergency calls for cardiovascular events in people under age 40 appears to coincide with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Israel. The study was widely shared on social media when it was first published in April and is once again being shared with the misleading claim that it proves that COVID-19 vaccines cause cardiovascular issues in young adults.
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