In a social media post with tens of thousands of engagements, a user claims that her husband developed myocarditis and a chronic, fatal heart condition after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The account has frequently promoted misinformation about vaccine safety and, in the last year, has claimed that vaccines caused severe injuries to herself, her aunt, and even her dog.
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Serious side effects from COVID-19 vaccines are exceedingly rare, and it’s up to health and legal authorities to determine whether adverse events are related to vaccination. Emphasizing that anti-vaccine accounts often use unverified stories about vaccine injuries to promote misinformation and discourage vaccination is recommended. Messaging may also explain that a common tactic of vaccine opponents is circulating unsubstantiated stories about injuries and deaths that they claim are related to vaccination. Fact Checking Source(s):
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