Viral images falsely claim COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent deaths

A misleading graphic that is circulating online falsely claims that COVID-19 vaccines had no effect on overall mortality in the U.S. The claim ignores that vaccinated people have had dramatically lower death rates from COVID-19 than unvaccinated people. High COVID-19 mortality has been driven almost entirely by those who are unvaccinated.

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The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) was formed in 2020 to coordinate and amplify public health messaging on COVID-19 and increase Americans’ confidence in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local public health officials.

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