Do COVID-19 vaccines account for half of all adverse vaccine reactions in the past 30 years?
By Ed Payne
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The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) does indeed show that COVID-19 vaccines have racked up a bit more than half of all reported adverse reactions to all kinds of vaccines.
However, the numbers don't tell the full story. The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is considered the biggest and fastest in U.S. history and the first such mass vaccination program since VAERS was launched in 1990.
The meaning of VAERS reports is unclear until they are verified. As the disclaimer for the VAERS website says, "The reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable."
This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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UCLA Health The fastest vaccine in history
Centers for Disease Control Vaccines for COVID-19
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