Government Data Misused to Question COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

Government Data Misused to Question COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

October 2021

It’s frustrating when vaccine opponents use the government’s VAERS database to stoke false concerns about safety, says Susan Ellenberg, PhD, “especially when they interfere in such major ways with critical public health issues like the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. But overall," she adds, " I still think transparency is better.”

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