copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2023-01-03): The median age of final study group (N = 138) was 55 years (IQR 43,70) and the median time from last vaccine to death was 17 days (IQR 11,22). Among them, 113 (81.9%) were male and 31 (22.5%) were Qatari nationals. Among the 138 deaths evaluated, 8 deaths were classified as having high probability of being related to vaccination (1.15 death/1,000,000 vaccine doses administered). Fifteen deaths were classified as having intermediate probability (2.16 death/1,000,000 vaccine doses administered). One hundred and twelve deaths were classified as low probability or not related to vaccination. [...] We developed an algorithm to determine the probability of a death being related to COVID-19 vaccine administration using a framework similar to the one proposed by the World Health Organization, which takes into account evidence of any other cause of death, temporal association with vaccination, and lack of any other possible explanation19,20 (Fig. 2). Four licensed physicians were trained on the algorithm criteria to independently assign the probability of a death being related to vaccine administration. Final categorization was based on at least three reviewers assigning the same level of probability. Where less than three reviewers assigned the same probability of association, one additional reviewer adjudicated the outcome.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2022-03-08): A major study of vaccine side-effects in the US found no link between two Covid jabs and the number of deaths recorded after vaccination. [...] About 4,500 people died after being vaccinated, in the US, up to June 2021. [...] Because Covid jabs were originally authorised in the United States under emergency-use provisions, healthcare providers are required to report all deaths following vaccination, whether a doctor suspects a "plausible" link or not.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2021-07-02): Days after the analysis was published — amid backlash from scientists, some of whom resigned from editorial roles with the publication — the journal issued a June 28 statement noting that there were "significant concerns" with the paper and that its assertion that the deaths were linked to vaccination "is incorrect and distorted." "The data has been misused because it makes the (incorrect) assumption that all deaths occurring post vaccination are caused by vaccination," Katie Ewer, an immunologist at the University of Oxford, told Science in an email. "[And] it is now being used by anti-vaxxers and COVID-19-deniers as evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are not safe. [This] is grossly irresponsible, particularly for a journal specialising in vaccines." [...] "As clearly stated on our website, but not taken [into] account in the method applied in this article, death after vaccination does not imply that the adverse event is indeed the actual cause of death," he said. "Existing health problems turned out to be the most obvious explanation for the fatal outcomes in the majority of cases. In a limited number of reports, adverse events following immunisation, known to be associated with the COVID vaccines (e.g. fever, nausea or malaise), may have contributed to the worsening of an already fragile health condition or an underlying medical condition. Suggesting all reports with a fatal outcome to be causally related is far from truth."
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2024-05-22): Post-COVID conditions following COVID-19 vaccination: a retrospective matched cohort study of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection [...] COVID-19 vaccinations protect against severe illness and death, but associations with post-COVID conditions (PCC) are less clear. We aimed to evaluate the association between prior COVID-19 vaccination and new-onset PCC among individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection across eight large healthcare systems in the United States. This retrospective matched cohort study used electronic health records (EHR) from patients with SARS-CoV-2 positive tests during March 2021-February 2022. Vaccinated and unvaccinated COVID-19 cases were matched on location, test date, severity of acute infection, age, and sex. Vaccination status was ascertained using EHR and integrated data on externally administered vaccines. Adjusted relative risks (RRs) were obtained from Poisson regression. PCC was defined as a new diagnosis in one of 13 PCC categories 30 days to 6 months following a positive SARS-CoV-2 test. The study included 161,531 vaccinated COVID-19 cases and 161,531 matched unvaccinated cases. Compared to unvaccinated cases, vaccinated cases had a similar or lower risk of all PCC categories except mental health disorders (RR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.02–1.10). Vaccination was associated with ≥10% lower risk of sensory (RR: 0.90, 0.86–0.95), circulatory (RR: 0.88, 0.83–0.94), blood and hematologic (RR: 0.79, 0.71–0.89), skin and subcutaneous (RR: 0.69, 0.66–0.72), and non-specific COVID-19 related disorders (RR: 0.53, 0.51–0.56).
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2023-04-25): We also note that the full effect of COVID-19 vaccination on hospitalizations and deaths derives from two effects: those averted due to averted cases; and those averted due to improved outcomes in vaccinated individuals if infected. The estimates of averted hospitalizations and deaths in this analysis are restricted to the effect of averted cases and do not include reductions in the probability of hospitalization and death among the vaccinated if infected–as a result, they likely underestimate the true number of averted hospitalizations and deaths. Each of the approved COVID-19 vaccines has been shown to be highly effective in preventing severe outcomes in individuals infected by SARS-CoV-2. Here, we assumed that the contribution of the second effect was relatively small compared to the first, as the vaccines were shown to be highly effective at preventing infections in the short term after inoculation and against the strains circulating at the time of the study [23–25].
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2023-01-01): Passive surveillance systems contain many reports that fall into this category. Reports to the manufacturer or to the government regarding the death of a vaccine recipient in temporal relation to vaccination can be made before a cause of death is established. Once an autopsy is performed, it is sometimes clear that the death was temporally but not causally related to vaccination. An example of such a death is one that was reported to VAERS. This report describes the death of a 5-year-old 10 days after receipt of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine (DPT), OPV, and measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR). The cause of death was Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis, which did not appear to be vaccine related. [...] The committee explored the possibility that vaccines may cause death by mechanisms other than vaccine-strain viral infection or an adverse event that itself is causally related to vaccine administration. The committee considered whether it might have overlooked possible vaccine-related mechanisms or pathways that could lead to death. The committee was unable to hypothesize such causes. However, had the committee identified reports of death following vaccination that did not fall into any of the other six categories, de facto those reports would have been placed into this category and causality would have been assessed for those reports. The committee found no reports of death that could be placed in this category, either in theory or by exclusion from the other causes listed above.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2024-06-05): - However, rabies deaths are preventable with prompt post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) by stopping the virus from reaching the central nervous system. PEP consists of thorough wound washing, administration of a course of human rabies vaccine and, when indicated, rabies immunoglobulins (RIG). [...] Human deaths following exposure to foxes, raccoons, skunks, and other wild mammals are very rare, and bites from rodents are not known to transmit rabies.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2020-12-23): Health care providers must report possible reactions following vaccination to their local public health authority. The public health authority then reports them to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2023-06-20): The share of COVID-19 deaths among those who are vaccinated has risen. In fall 2021, about 3 in 10 adults dying of COVID-19 were vaccinated or boosted. But by January 2022, as we showed in an analysis posted on the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker, about 4 in 10 deaths were vaccinated or boosted. By April 2022, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show that about 6 in 10 adults dying of COVID-19 were vaccinated or boosted, and that’s remained true through at least August 2022 (the most recent month of data). The data from this chart come from the CDC, which collects data on the number of deaths by vaccination status from 30 health departments (including states and cities) across the country. In order to be counted as vaccinated, a person must be at least two weeks out from completing their primary series before testing positive (for example, at least 14 days after completing two doses of the mRNA vaccine). Similarly, to be counted as having a booster, a person must be at least two weeks out from their booster or additional dose before testing positive. People who were partially vaccinated are not included in this data. [...] There are several factors at play here, including a rising share of the population that is vaccinated, waning immune protection and low uptake of boosters, and changes in immunity among the unvaccinated. New variants combined with a reduction in masking and other non-pharmaceutical interventions may also lead to more transmission, which can in turn lead to more deaths.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2024-08-01): Injection-site sarcomas must be differentiated from other types of vaccine associated reactions, which can include mild symptoms such as weakness and fever to the development of hard lumps at the vaccine site after vaccination. Always tell your veterinarian if you cat has any symptoms lasting more than a few days, or your cat has severe signs like trouble breathing.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2014-11-07): Based on past experience, it is estimated that between 1 and 2 people out of every 1 million people vaccinated will die as a result of life-threatening reactions to the vaccine. Careful screening of potential vaccine recipients is essential to ensure that those at increased risk do not receive the vaccine. People most likely to have side effects are people who have, or even once had, skin conditions, (especially eczema or atopic dermatitis) and people with weakened immune systems, such as those who have received a transplant, are HIV positive, or are receiving treatment for cancer. Anyone who falls within these categories, or lives with someone who falls into one of these categories, should NOT get the smallpox vaccine unless they are exposed to the disease. Pregnant women should not get the vaccine because of the risk it poses to the fetus. Anyone who is allergic to the vaccine or any of its components should not get the vaccine, and anyone under the age of 18 should not get the vaccine unless they are exposed to smallpox.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2024-01-01): However, since immunizations are given to about 90 percent of children less than 1 year of age, and about 1,600 cases of SIDS occur every year, it would be expected, statistically, that every year about 50 cases of SIDS will occur within 24 hours of receipt of a vaccine. However, because the incidence of SIDS is the same in children who do or do not receive vaccines, we know that SIDS is not caused by vaccines. [...] Griffin MR, Ray WA, Livengood JR, Schaffner W. Risk of sudden infant death syndrome after immunization with the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine. New Engl J Med 1988;319(10):618-623. [...] The authors investigated the possible association between diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) immunization and subsequent occurrence of sudden infant death in the United States using data from a national SIDS epidemiological database. They found no temporal association between SIDS and DTP vaccine receipt. Infants with SIDS were less likely to have been immunized than infants without SIDS.
Claim: [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related (Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-10-15)
Evidence (2007-07-18): Serious adverse events are rare following immunization and, in most cases, data are insufficient to determine a causal association. [...] Anaphylaxis following immunization with PCECV has been rarely reported. Temporally associated neurologic events have also been very rarely reported but causal association with vaccination has not been established. [...] Vaccine providers are asked to report, through local public health officials, any serious or unexpected adverse event felt to be temporally related to vaccination. An unexpected AEFI is an event that is not listed in available product information but may be due to the immunization, or a change in the frequency of a known AEFI. Refer to Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) in Canada for additional information about AEFI reporting.
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-01-17): Studies and epidemiological data show that COVID-19 vaccination isn’t associated with a higher risk of death. On the contrary, given that COVID-19 is a significant cause of excess deaths, vaccination would help to reduce excess deaths by reducing people’s risk of developing severe disease.
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-04-06): "Major New Autopsy Report Reveals Those Who Died Suddenly Were Likely Killed by the Covid Vaccine," reads a headline in the Daily Sceptic, a website known for spreading misinformation. [...] Ladapo, Joseph A. (@FLSurgeonGen) "Thanks, @TracyBethHoeg, for highlighting these results that are consistent with Florida’s analysis. Autopsies found that 5/35 people who died suddenly within 20 days of COVID-19 vaccination had myocarditis as a likely/possible cause of death." Twitter. 2 Dec 2022. [...] Teoh, Flora. "No, a German "autopsy report" didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines as "likely" cause of sudden deaths." Health Feedback. 5 Dec 2022.
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-11-23): They died suddenly - then the anti-vax trolling started "Seven days, 18 hours, 39 minutes ago my beloved... died suddenly of cardiac arrest". When Victoria Brownworth logged onto Twitter to post these words about her partner of 23 years, she didn't know that two of them in particular would provoke a storm of online harassment. [...] Yet just a couple more clicks would reveal the son in question died in a car crash. And the athlete, college basketball player Keyontae Johnson, collapsed in December 2020 before he could even have had a Covid vaccine. He didn't die suddenly as the title suggests - he returned to the court last week. [...] A graph in the film showing stillbirths shooting up around 2021, making the unsupported suggestion Covid vaccines are causing miscarriages, looks shocking.
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-02-03): A study released in December 2022 by the Commonwealth Fund highlighted that the Covid vaccines have averted over 3 million deaths in the United States. Various reports state that the country would have experienced four times as many deaths, 1.5 times more infections, and 3.8 times more hospitalizations, without vaccines, in time since December 2020. The Covid vaccines also saved the country $1 trillion in additional medical costs. [...] But an article published by The Expose in November 2022, claimed that secret CDC report revealed that at least 200,000 Americans have "died suddenly" since the Covid vaccine roll-out and another government report highlighted that Covid vaccines are to blame. The article said official reports quietly published by the US Centers for Disease Control confirm that over six million Americans have died since the US Food & Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to a Covid vaccine in December 2021; with 2021 being a record-breaking year for deaths.
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-01-17): But the weight of the lives lost has quickly come crashing down on him and the nation, as a secret Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report has revealed that nearly half a million children and young adults died within a year of his fateful announcement with over 118,000 of those deaths suspected to be due to the Covid-19 vaccine’s dangerous side effects. [...] The following chart shows the official CDC figures for all deaths and excess deaths among children and young adults across the USA prior to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine, and after the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccines on the 14th Dec. 2020. [...] This is why it should come as no surprise to find that a secret CDC report confirms half a million American children & young adults have died following the COVID vaccine roll-out. resulting in nearly 118,00 excess deaths against the 2015-2019 five-year average.
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-01-20): But the weight of the lives lost has quickly come crashing down on him and the nation, as a secret Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report has revealed that nearly half a million children and young adults died within a year of his fateful announcement with over 118,000 of those deaths suspected to be due to the Covid-19 vaccine’s dangerous side effects. [...] The following chart shows the official CDC figures for all deaths and excess deaths among children and young adults across the USA prior to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine, and after the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccines on the 14th Dec. 2020. [...] But the most concerning figures revealed in the above chart are the overall number of deaths and excess deaths among children and young adults since the roll-out of the Covid-19 injections.
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-01-23): The claim: CDC confirmed at least 118,000 have died suddenly since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines [...] "CDC quietly confirms at least 118k Children & Young Adults have ‘Died Suddenly’ in the USA since the roll-out of the COVID Vaccines," reads the headline from the The Expose, a website that has previously published misinformation. [...] - Office for National Statistics, July 6, 2022, Deaths by vaccination status, England - USA TODAY, Dec. 23, Fact check: False claim COVID-19 vaccines caused 1.1 million deaths - Associated Press, Dec. 15, Article misrepresents CDC data, falsely links deaths to COVID vaccines - Reuters, Dec. 20, Fact Check-No evidence the CDC ‘quietly’ confirmed 118,000 people ‘died suddenly’ due to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-12-04): A Dec. 4 Instagram post features a screenshot of a Discern Report blog post headlined, "SECRET CDC REPORT: Since the Covid Jabs Were Rolled Out, at Least 1.1 Million Americans Have 'Died Suddenly.'" [...] Discern Report, "SECRET CDC REPORT: Since the Covid Jabs Were Rolled Out, At Least 1.1 Million Americans have ‘Died Suddenly’" (archive), Dec. 4, 2022 The Expose, "Secret CDC Report Reveals At Least 1.1 Million Americans Have ‘Died Suddenly’ Since the COVID Vaccine Rollout & Another Government Report Proves the COVID Vaccines Are To Blame " (archive), Nov. 24, 2022
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-12-02): Debunking Died Suddenly, an anti-vax video making waves online [...] Died Suddenly, which was produced and uploaded online by controversial American media personality Stew Peters, suggests that COVID-19 vaccines have been deliberately designed as a depopulation tool. [...] But while Died Suddenly suggests a link to COVID-19 vaccines, CheckMate has found no evidence that this is the case in any of the deaths highlighted in the montage.
Claim: “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” (Anonymous, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-11-29): "Died Suddenly" also included footage presented as "evidence" that couldn’t possibly have been linked to COVID-19 vaccines. About 53 minutes in, the movie includes footage showing the removal of a pulmonary embolism as proof that the COVID-19 vaccines cause blood clots. But that footage was taken from an educational video posted online in April 2019, before the COVID-19 vaccines existed, social media users pointed out. [...] The McGill Office for Science and Society, The anti-vaccine documentary Died Suddenly wants you to feel, not think, Nov. 25, 2022 [...] Lead Stories, Fact check: Movie ‘Died Suddenly’ does NOT demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines cause sudden death, Nov. 22, 2022