Data and Reporting

A new, non-peer reviewed report claims that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to higher excess mortality. Social media posts are sharing the report with the false claims that the vaccines have “no benefit” and that higher vaccination rates correspond to higher excess mortality.  Recommendation: High Risk About Us The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) was developed

A tech entrepreneur well known for promoting vaccine conspiracy theories claims in a recent blog post that Czech data proves that COVID-19 vaccines are deadly. The post includes an analysis that compares all-cause death rates between people who received Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, while completely omitting death rates among unvaccinated people. The analysis found

A new BMJ study assessed data from 47 countries between 2020 and 2022, finding a total of three million reported excess deaths, with 2021 having the highest number of reported deaths. The study concluded that “excess mortality has remained high in the Western World for three consecutive years, despite the implementation of COVID-19 containment measures