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@Voices4Vaccines
May 6, 2021 • 11 tweets • 12 min read • Read on X
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What #TuckerCarlson got wrong about #VAERS. A thread.

tl;dr #VaccinesWork #VaccinesAreSafe #TuckerCarlsonMustGo #wecandothis #ThisIsOurShot
But look at all these terrible deaths on #VAERS, #TuckerCarlson says? Not so fast! Look at the disclaimer, first. Just because it was reported does not mean #vaccines were the cause!
First of all, let's emphasize that #VAERS is a useful tool, but not for folks looking to confirm their worst fears about #vaccines. It's mostly for the nerds in public health to detect super, super, super rare side effects as early as possible.
Let's take a look at some VAERS reports. This one is on behalf of a friend, but the person making the report didn't know the cause of death. It's hard to know if a #CovidVaccine triggered that cause if we do not know what it is.
Death by suicide is a tragedy and hurting families are looking for answers. But it is difficult to draw a straight line to #vaccines as a cause. We do not have to take this report into account.
The more we look into #VAERS (something we suspect @TuckerCarlson did not have @FoxNews fact-checkers do), the more we understand why public health isn't alarmed. Many of these deaths would have happened if the person had not been #vaccinated
"But the @Harvard study says only 1% of #vaccineSideEffects get reported!" is misinformation, too. If you like to nerd out about EMR use from 2007-2010, this study (the source of this misinfo) is great. But it doesn't say what #antivaxxers think it says. digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/…
Not only that, but #VAERS isn't the only #VaccineSafety monitoring gig in town! Did you know about #VSD and #CISA? #Vaccines are ridiculously well-monitored for forever! cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/…
So why now, @TuckerCarlson? Why are we spreading misinformation about #vaccines and #VAERS now? I have a few hypotheses. Am I right? #wecandothis #ThisIsOurShot
Let's put this #VAERS #vaccine fear-mongering into perspective. J&J vaccines were paused over 8 people with blood clots. Raise your hand if you think #FDA and #CDC nerds are just ignoring thousands of deaths. RT this if you think #TuckerCarlsonMustGo for spreading disinfo.
Not for nothing, but I do have a history of making accurate predictions:

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Dec 21, 2022
Last week, Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis convened a panel of 'experts' to try and prove mRNA vaccines are unsafe.

We wanted to point out some key myths which illustrate how they continue to mislead people. 🧵
Many of their claims center around distorting the real side-effect of myocarditis. The first is this narrative that history has shown that this side effect is riskier for kids than the virus.

We *know* this is false. AAP data show most kids 12-17 were fully vaccinated by August.
At this point, national data showed only 543 confirmed cases of vaccine-associated myocarditis in kids. And since 0-11 year olds are at very low risk for this event, there would be a limit to its scale.

Contrast this with 170000+ reported pediatric hospitalizations from COVID.
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Jul 28, 2022
Today is #WorldHepatitisDay2022! To honor it let's talk about Hepatitis B.

The Hep B vaccine is now given at birth, but starting *this year* all adults <60 are recommended to get it.

I talked to the CDC's former viral hepatitis lead Dr. John Ward to understand why 🧵
First, what is viral hepatitis?

Viral hepatitis comprises a few different infections caused by viruses Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. While A and E mostly cause acute disease, the others including B often lead to chronic infection.

HepB in particular is a lifelong infection.
HepB is harmful because chronic infection is a leading cause of liver cancer.

In the US, between 1-2 MM people have chronic HepB. Most are unaware. And while it travels through body fluids, it's so infectious that transmission can happen through casual contact. (Dr. Ward ⬇️)
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Jul 7, 2022
Since the EUA for COVID vaccines for kids under 5, there have been some high-profile misconceptions about the recommendation.

It's an issue because this virus isn't going away and newborns have a chance at immunity before infection. So here's why we recommend the vaccine (🧵)
First, authorization.

The concern here has been that the vax trials were too small to detect many severe outcomes. And so some people say we "don't know" whether vaccine works.

That's misleading. The stated basis for the EUA was what's known as immunobridging. (2)
Immunobridging is when you have a new use for an effective vaccine and want to get the dose right.

Both the Pfizer + Moderna trials showed good immune response in kids (>=1 GMTR) with high statistical confidence. This—not efficacy—is why the vaccine was unanimously approved. (3)
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Jun 10, 2022
Over the #COVID19 pandemic, many people feared 'long-term' effects of vaccines.

Those are very unlikely. But ironically, warnings about long-term effects from disease were often downplayed.

We know *for certain* that infectious diseases can cause long-term effects... A 🧵 (1) Image
I'll start by saying this: I'm not writing this to inflate the risk of infections, or so you'll avoid every disease ever.

I'm writing this because some people have taken a realistic concern about diseases and misapplied it our means to prevent them. (2)

My repeated attempts to address concerns about long-term effects from vaccines have led me to believe that people must not know what infectious diseases can do.

So in this 🧵 I will cite a variety of sources to show they are what cause such effects. (3)
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May 2, 2022
Recently, a paper in Scientific Reports began circling that suggests mRNA vaccines may have yet undetected heart risks. The authors used EMS data in Israel looking at calls for cardiovascular events.

They also draw some conclusions that go beyond their data. A 🧵 (1)
First, it should be noted that some people are saying this was published in Nature.

It wasn't. Scientific reports is a mega journal, publishing the largest # of articles in the world and specifically selects papers for their methods rather than their immediate importance. (2)
That's not a knock against the authors, because for the most part we're not looking at their methods.

So what did they do?

They looked at rates of emergency medical calls for two conditions--cardiac arrest (CA) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS)--across Israel during COVID. (3)
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Apr 21, 2022
One common objection to vaccination goes like: "I'm healthy. I'll overcome disease naturally."

People believe that because we evolved to deal with viruses, we don't need to immunize.

Turns out this isn't true. Today you face viruses a caveman would never dream of. 🧵 (1)
This thread is about a term we hear often, natural immunity 🍃

There's a certain ring to it as if getting sick is what your ancestors would have wanted.

And while it is true that we have an *amazing* immune system, the world is much, much different than it used to be. (2)
Let's start with some facts. You obviously did evolve to handle a lot of exposures throughout your life.

We know this because even your average baby--with an immature immune system--fights off millions of potential microbial threats every single day | kqed.org/stateofhealth/… (3)
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