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Reviews of articles by: Alex Berenson
CLAIM REVIEWS
Benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh their risks, even for teenagers, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
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“1 million mRNA covid shots or teens will prevent 0-1 deaths and CAUSE 100,000 - 200,000 severe side effects”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 25 Sep 2023
VERDICT
CDC data didn’t show an increased risk of hospitalization in people vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
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“vaccinated and boosted people were MORE likely to be hospitalized with the new Omicron variant than unvaccinated people”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 20 Sep 2023
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Study didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines weaken children’s immune response, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
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A study showed a “weakened immune response in kids injected with Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot”; “The mRNA Covid jabs damage immune responses to other viruses in children”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Jonas Vesterberg, Substack, The Florida Standard
Published: 11 Sep 2023
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Risk of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is five times higher following COVID-19 than following vaccination
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“huge peer review show[ed] vaccines may have caused tens of millions of serious new health problems worldwide”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 07 Mar 2023
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Data doesn’t show that vaccines are responsible for 2022 excess mortality, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
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COVID-19 vaccination is associated with all-cause excess mortality
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 03 Feb 2023
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Study by German researchers didn’t find significant safety concerns with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
CLAIM
“One in every 500 children under five years who received the Pfizer mRNA Covid vaccine were hospitalised with a vaccine injury”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Will Jones, Substack, The Daily Sceptic
Published: 24 Oct 2022
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Analysis of Dutch cities’ mortality doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death, contrary to Alex Berenson’s interpretation
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“New paper suggests Covid mRNA vaccination rates are linked to increases in overall deaths”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 17 Aug 2022
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No, a study from Denmark didn’t find that COVID-19 vaccines make people more prone to infection; biases in the study likely led to underestimated vaccine effectiveness
CLAIM
“Danish researchers [...] found protection against Omicron turned negative three months after the second dose”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 17 Jan 2022
VERDICT
Unsupported claim about COVID-19 vaccines, anti-spike antibodies, and myocarditis misrepresented conclusions from a New England Journal of Medicine article
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“antibodies that people produce against the coronavirus spike protein may lead to myocarditis”
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Alex Berenson, Gateway Pundit
Published: 09 Dec 2021
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The COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection against hospitalization and death; number of vaccinated people in hospital does not indicate evidence against this
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“the vaccinated population accounted for 72% of Covid-19 hospitalisations”; “the vaccinated population accounted for 83% of Covid-19 deaths”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Jonathan Allen-Walker, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Exposé
Published: 27 Oct 2021
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