“In the clinical trial for Pfizer's maternal RSV vaccine, "37.1% of infants whose mothers received the poke experienced adverse events within one month of birth.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 31 May 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
The percentage was similar for those in the placebo group. And these adverse events are any health events, not necessarily events caused by the vaccine.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 May 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 June 2023, 12 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.