Pfizer data misrepresented to falsely claim vaccines are dangerous

A document is circulating on social media falsely claiming to be a nine-page list of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine side effects. The document is part of a Pfizer report that was required for FDA approval. The report recorded 42,086 self-reported adverse events—more than half of which were not medically confirmed—out of over 155 million vaccine doses. The data presented in the report cannot be used to determine if the adverse events were caused by the vaccine. Additionally, the reported adverse events are listed in a single table with the remainder of the nine pages outlining potential adverse events that should be watched for.

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