Underreporting and Post-Vaccine Deaths in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Explained

Evaluating the claims of unsafe Covid-19 vaccines based on what has been reported to VAERS objectively.

Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Microbial Instincts

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Vaccine safety is a polarized topic. Many either stay on the side of safe or unsafe vaccines when the reality isn’t so black and white. A vaccine is a type of drug. Like antibiotics, birth control pills, statins, and antidepressants, they all come with risks and hopefully more benefits.

That said, this article will examine if there’s any truth or validity in the claims that Covid-19 vaccines are unsafe based on what has been reported to the vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS), a passive surveillance system that monitors vaccine safety in the U.S. beyond clinical trials.

The unsafe Covid-19 vaccines narrative

In the rather popular DarkHorse podcast, three people— Bret Weinstein, Ph.D., evolutionary biologist, Robert Malone, MD, MS, one of the pioneers of mRNA vaccine, and Steve Kirsch, MS, founder of seven tech companies — discussed problems in how the pandemic is handled. One of the problems was vaccine safety based on VAERS data.

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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Microbial Instincts

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