A clip from a panel at a conservative political conference features several physicians who are notorious for circulating misinformation about vaccines and promoting fake COVID-19 cures. They claim that there is no such thing as misinformation, only scientific disagreement, and that COVID-19 vaccines are not really vaccines. They also baselessly claim that 10 percent of doctors don’t trust the vaccines but are afraid to speak up.
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Messaging may emphasize that there is scientific and medical consensus about COVID-19 vaccines. Science and public health experts agree that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence. More than 96 percent of practicing physicians are fully vaccinated. The best that vaccine opponents can offer to counter this evidence is unverified reports of vaccine injury and unfounded speculation about potential side effects. Emphasizing that the COVID-19 vaccine is grounded in decades of scientific research as well as global data gathered from tens of thousands of volunteers who participated in clinical trials is recommended. Explaining that more than half the world’s population have been safely and fully vaccinated, and that vaccination continues to protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19, is also recommended. Fact Checking Source(s):
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