Friday, Feb. 11, 2022
Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine increase the risk of death in children by more than 5,000%?
Britain's Office for National Statistics calls this claim "highly misleading" given the demographic sample used in the statistics.
During the bulk of the time period in consideration, "only clinically vulnerable children" in England and Wales could get the vaccine. This group has a much higher mortality rate than the general population, skewing the comparison between the vaccinated and unvaccinated.
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Sources
- National Health Service (UK) Who can get a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine
- GOV.UK UK regulator approves use of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in 5 to 11-year olds
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