That's like saying Facebook announced something because someone posted it to their timeline or that FoxNews reported something because someone posted it in a comment under an article.
VAERS is not CDC research data. It's user submitted. Using VAERS to compare the adverse effects of various vaccines is like using police reports to compare the occurrences of jaywalkers vs assaults (neither number represents all cases and neither number is verified in the original report).
On their FAQ page, they clearly state:
•VAERS accepts reports from anyone
•It is generally not possible to find out from VAERS data if a vaccine caused the adverse event
•Reports submitted to VAERS often lack details and sometimes contains errors
•Serious adverse events are more likely to be reported than non-serious events
•Numbers of reports may increase in response to media attention and increased public awareness
...and most importantly:
•VAERS data cannot be used to determine rates of adverse events
That's like saying Facebook announced something because someone posted it to their timeline or that FoxNews reported something because someone posted it in a comment under an article.
VAERS is not CDC research data. It's user submitted. Using VAERS to compare the adverse effects of various vaccines is like using police reports to compare the occurrences of stubbed toes vs assaults (neither number represents all cases and neither number is verified in the original report).
On their FAQ page, they clearly state:
•VAERS accepts reports from anyone
•It is generally not possible to find out from VAERS data if a vaccine caused the adverse event
•Reports submitted to VAERS often lack details and sometimes contains errors
•Serious adverse events are more likely to be reported than non-serious events
•Numbers of reports may increase in response to media attention and increased public awareness
...and most importantly:
•VAERS data cannot be used to determine rates of adverse events
That's like saying Facebook announced something because someone posted it to their timeline or that FoxNews reported something because someone posted it in a comment under an article.
VAERS is not CDC research data. It's user submitted. Using VAERS to compare the adverse effects of various vaccines is like using police reports to compare the occurrences of stubbed toes vs assaults (neither number represents all cases and neither number is verified in the original report).
On their FAQ page, they clearly state:
•VAERS accepts reports from anyone
•It is generally not possible to find out from VAERS data if a vaccine caused the adverse event
•Reports submitted to VAERS often lack details and sometimes contains errors
•Serious adverse events are more likely to be reported than non-serious events
•Numbers of reports may increase in response to media attention and increased public awareness
•VAERS data cannot be used to determine rates of adverse events
That's like saying Facebook announced something because someone posted it to their timeline or that FoxNews reported something because someone posted it in a comment under an article.
VAERS is not CDC research data. It's user submitted.
On their FAQ page, they clearly state:
•VAERS accepts reports from anyone
•It is generally not possible to find out from VAERS data if a vaccine caused the adverse event
•Reports submitted to VAERS often lack details and sometimes contains errors
•Serious adverse events are more likely to be reported than non-serious events
•Numbers of reports may increase in response to media attention and increased public awareness
•VAERS data cannot be used to determine rates of adverse events
That's like saying Facebook announced something because someone posted it to their timeline or that FoxNews reported something because someone posted it in a comment under an article.
VAERS is not CDC official research data. It's user submitted.
On their FAQ page, they clearly state:
•VAERS accepts reports from anyone
•It is generally not possible to find out from VAERS data if a vaccine caused the adverse event
•Reports submitted to VAERS often lack details and sometimes contains errors
•Serious adverse events are more likely to be reported than non-serious events
•Numbers of reports may increase in response to media attention and increased public awareness
•VAERS data cannot be used to determine rates of adverse events
That's like saying Facebook announced something because someone posted it to their timeline or that FoxNews reported something because someone posted it in a comment under an article.
VAERS is not CDC official data. It's user submitted.
On their FAQ page, they clearly state:
•VAERS accepts reports from anyone
•It is generally not possible to find out from VAERS data if a vaccine caused the adverse event
•Reports submitted to VAERS often lack details and sometimes contains errors
•Serious adverse events are more likely to be reported than non-serious events
•Numbers of reports may increase in response to media attention and increased public awareness
•VAERS data cannot be used to determine rates of adverse events
That's like saying Facebook announced something because someone posted it to their timeline or that FoxNews reported something because someone posted it in a comment under an article.
VAERS is not CDC official data. It's user submitted.
On their FAQ page, they clearly state:
•VAERS accepts reports from anyone
•**It is generally not possible to find out from VAERS data if a vaccine caused the adverse event
•Reports submitted to VAERS often lack details and sometimes contains errors
•Serious adverse events are more likely to be reported than non-serious events
•Numbers of reports may increase in response to media attention and increased public awareness
•VAERS data cannot be used to determine rates of adverse events