Claim: The COVID-19 vaccines have been shown in trials and real-world application to be safe and effective. But a paper shared widely online claimed that vaccines cause two deaths for every three lives saved. Experts say the analysis misinterpreted data and was flawed -- and it has now been retracted by the journal that published it.
Fact-check: Flawed Paper on COVID-19 Vaccines, Deaths Spreads Widely Before Retraction - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the covid-19 vaccines have been shown in trials and real-world application to be safe and effective. but a paper shared widely online claimed that vaccines cause two deaths for every three lives saved. experts say the analysis misinterpreted data and was flawed -- and it has now been retracted by the journal that published it.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Angelo Fichera
Date published: 2021-07-02T20:04:39