An image that is circulating on multiple social media platforms insinuates that COVID-19 vaccines are causing a global cancer epidemic. The image shows a fact-checking article from last year that debunked the claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer next to a news headline about a study that found an increase in cancer worldwide in people under the age of 50. By placing the two headlines together, the post urges readers to assume causation.
Recommendation: Emphasizing that there is no link between COVID-19 vaccines and cancer is recommended. In addition, the data on the cancer epidemic predates the pandemic by nearly a decade. The study reviewed cancer data that was published between the 1990s and the early 2010s and found that cancer rates in younger adults have been trending upward for decades. Reiterating that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and that severe side effects are extremely rare is recommended. Fact Checking Source(s):