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I've heard less than 1% of adverse reactions are actually reported to VAERS.
by ezekg 5y ago
I've heard less than 1% of adverse reactions are actually reported to VAERS.
- Kognito 5y agoYeah, how many people actually bother to report their symptoms if they’re not serious enough to warrant a trip to the doctor (who might report on their behalf)? Mild myo can go undetected quite easily. In fact, it’s known well as being a cause of death in young athletes who only learn of the condition when their heart gives out during intense physical exertion.
- notjes 5y agoI am curious: Who reports that dude that died of a heart attack laying in a ditch somewhere.
- dahfizz 5y agoAnecdotally, my girlfriend got the moderna vaccine and got pretty bad skin rashes from it. She went to report it through a link her provider sent her, but the website would not allow her to report any side effects because it had been longer than 48 hours since her shot.
- larrywright 5y agoI’ve heard this too, from anti-vaxxers mostly. VAERS is the medical equivalent of Yelp. Anyone can post anything there and looking at the unverified data is not a reliable indication of anything. And, anti-vaxxers have been known to go report things in order to bolster their arguments.
- bena 5y agoNot to mention, people who parrot that extrapolation don't give the same sort of consideration in the other direction. Every assumption goes towards their preferred conspiracy.