Did a federal agency document 3,848 deaths due to COVID-19 vaccinations?
As of May 5, 2021, CDC medical experts had not documented a single fatality caused by COVID-19 vaccines among the 107 million Americans who are fully vaccinated.
An article published online misinterprets and misstates the government's rough list of unverified reports collected by the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Anyone can submit a report to VAERS. The CDC monitors incoming items, and if patterns emerge, investigates them.
VAERS reports are unverified and, according to the CDC, may include information that is incomplete, inaccurate or coincidental. The CDC makes it clear that one cannot assume deaths listed on the VAERS website are connected to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The VAERS database is a hodgepodge of anecdotal information, not a library of fully investigated cases. It helps the CDC and FDA monitor the rollout of a new vaccine by revealing patterns.