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Karina Top
Associate Professor (Division of Pediatrics), Dalhousie University
Expertise: Pediatrics, Vaccines, Epidemiology
Details:
Qualifying publication(s): see criteria
CLAIMS REVIEWED
Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies
CLAIM
Vaccinated children are more likely to have poorer health outcomes compared to unvaccinated children
SOURCE: Brian Hooker, Children's Health Defense
Published: 28 Jul 2023
VERDICT
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines saved lives by reducing risks of infection and severe COVID-19
CLAIM
“the mRNA jab didn’t actually save any lives”
SOURCE: Wes Walker, Clash Daily
Published: 26 May 2023
VERDICT
Significant methodological flaws in a 2020 study claiming to show unvaccinated children are healthier
CLAIM
Vaccinated children are more likely to have adverse health outcomes like developmental delays, asthma, and ear infections compared to unvaccinated children.
SOURCE: Brian Hooker, Neil Miller, Children’s Health Defense
Published: 04 Jun 2020
VERDICT
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresents WHO causality assessment for adverse events following vaccination, wrongly claims it enables cover-up of vaccine deaths
CLAIM
[It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related
SOURCE: Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Children's Health Defense, NewsPunch
Published: 15 Oct 2019
VERDICT