“A study showed “you were more likely to suffer a serious adverse event from taking the vaccine — hospitalization, disability, life-changing event— than you were to be hospitalized with COVID.”
Dr. Aseem Malhotra
British cardiologist. "The Joe Rogan Experience". Claim dated 29 Apr 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisStudy Is Flawed
What FactCheck.org found
Dozens of studies support the use of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which have a good safety profile and work well in preventing severe disease and death. Malhotra cites a single, flawed paper.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Dr. Aseem Malhotra (British cardiologist) made this claim around 29 April 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 May 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “Study Is Flawed”.
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