Claim: Expanded reporting requirements and intense scrutiny of the hundreds of millions administered COVID-19 vaccine doses have driven record reporting of potential side effects to one of the government's vaccine safety monitoring systems. Social media posts, however, have misleadingly insinuated that the increase in reports means the vaccines are unsafe.
Fact-check: Increase in COVID-19 VAERS Reports Due To Reporting Requirements, Intense Scrutiny of Widely Given Vaccines - FactCheck.org
Verdict: expanded reporting requirements and intense scrutiny of the hundreds of millions administered covid-19 vaccine doses have driven record reporting of potential side effects to one of the government's vaccine safety monitoring systems. social media posts, however, have misleadingly insinuated that the increase in reports means the vaccines are unsafe.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jessica Mcdonald
Date published: 2021-12-23T00:02:23