“FDA director admits to historic number of adverse event reports about COVID vaccines.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Feb 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisOut of Context
What FactCheck.org found
Given the extra scrutiny and large number of doses, reports of possible side effects to a vaccine safety monitoring system increased with the COVID-19 vaccines. It does not mean the vaccines are unsafe.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 February 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 February 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “Out of Context”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C3YRTbMPQz-/
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