Vaccine opponents are circulating a video of a woman describing her experiences with stroke and vision loss after getting infected with COVID-19 in 2020. The social media posts falsely claim that her health concerns are vaccine-related. The most popular post sharing the video was viewed over 3 million times. Vaccine opponents have accused the woman of lying about her condition to cover up a vaccine injury.
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Prebunking messaging may highlight the anti-vaccine tactic of baselessly blaming health concerns and deaths on vaccines, even after being proven wrong. Debunking messaging may note that in the first five seconds of the shared video, the woman explains that her health issues began after she got COVID-19 in 2020, before any vaccines were available. The woman has since responded directly to the viral post misrepresenting her story, reiterating when her symptoms began and that she suffered at least one stroke after she contracted COVID-19 and before she was vaccinated. Talking points may emphasize that COVID-19 infection increases the risk of serious cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke. Fact Checking Source(s): NYU, University of Utah
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