mRNA Vaccine Caused Multiple Sclerosis in Case Report: Putting Things in Perspective
When my academic paper (on long-covid) is being misused to support that mRNA vaccines cause multiple sclerosis.
The claim that a new paper from the World Health Organization (WHO) showing that mRNA vaccines caused multiple sclerosis is going viral on Twitter, garnering millions of views in less than a week (Figure 1).
Multiple sclerosis is the most common disabling neurological disorder in young individuals. It happens when the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath that wraps around neurons, serving as an insulator to allow the transmission of electrical nerve signals.
Although multiple sclerosis is rarely fatal, it’s incurable and inflicts disabling symptoms of fatigue, vision loss, muscle spasms and stiffness, mobility limitations, neuropathic pain, and cognitive impairments, among others. Multiple sclerosis isn’t something you want to live with.
So, is there any scientific validity in such an alarming claim? Honestly, yes, the paper is scientifically sound, but it’s actually a case report of only two cases. Let’s dissect what the new paper shows, amidst the misleading claims out there, and what it means for mRNA vaccine safety.
