Claim: The COVID-19 death rate for unvaccinated people has been significantly higher than for vaccinated people in both Israel and the U.S. Despite that, conservative commentator Ben Swann makes the false claim in a video that Israeli data prove vaccines aren't effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. But the charts he uses don't distinguish between vaccinated and unvaccinated patients.
Fact-check: Video Questioning Vaccine Efficacy Pushes Falsehood About Israel Data - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the covid-19 death rate for unvaccinated people has been significantly higher than for vaccinated people in both israel and the u.s. despite that, conservative commentator ben swann makes the false claim in a video that israeli data prove vaccines aren't effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. but the charts he uses don't distinguish between vaccinated and unvaccinated patients.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2021-11-10T18:34:20