Viral article falsely claims Pfizer vaccine has 1 in 17 mortality risk

A news article currently making the rounds on social media falsely claims that a Pfizer report shows that the risk of death after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is one in 17. The article originated in New Zealand and has since made its way across multiple social platforms worldwide. The Pfizer report analyzed data only from people who reported adverse events that occurred after vaccination and not necessarily because of the vaccine. The report found that among people who reported adverse events—a tiny fraction of the millions who had been vaccinated—around one in 17 died.

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