Claim: Government health agencies disclosed a potential safety concern for strokes in those 65 and older with one of the COVID-19 vaccines, but the agencies haven't found any causal relationship and the concern was flagged by just one of several monitoring systems. Anti-vaccine campaigners, however, have wrongly claimed the agencies have found a link between the boosters and strokes.
Fact-check: Social Media Posts Twist Meaning of CDC, FDA Disclosure on Bivalent Booster - FactCheck.org
Verdict: government health agencies disclosed a potential safety concern for strokes in those 65 and older with one of the covid-19 vaccines, but the agencies haven't found any causal relationship and the concern was flagged by just one of several monitoring systems. anti-vaccine campaigners, however, have wrongly claimed the agencies have found a link between the boosters and strokes.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2023-01-20T22:22:08