Claim: A Swiss study found that after a COVID-19 booster, less than 3% of people briefly had a slightly elevated blood level of a protein that can be a marker of heart injury. No one in the study had any serious heart damage, and other experts say the findings are unlikely to be clinically significant. Viral posts, however, are spinning the results to falsely claim that the study shows the vaccine's risks are "off the scale."
Fact-check: Posts Exaggerate Significance of Swiss Study on Heart Risk and COVID-19 Vaccination - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a swiss study found that after a covid-19 booster, less than 3% of people briefly had a slightly elevated blood level of a protein that can be a marker of heart injury. no one in the study had any serious heart damage, and other experts say the findings are unlikely to be clinically significant. viral posts, however, are spinning the results to falsely claim that the study shows the vaccine's risks are "off the scale."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Catalina Jaramillo
Date published: 2023-08-11T22:32:35