“CDC numbers” show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate “174 times higher” than the COVID-19 death rate.”
Social media posts
Twitter. Claim dated 2 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The CDC has not reported data for children showing a higher death rate from COVID-19 vaccines than from COVID-19. There is no clear evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have caused any deaths in the U.S., the CDC says.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 October 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
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