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Flawed analysis of Florida Medicaid data used to promote false claim that vaccines cause autism

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder commonly manifesting in difficulties with social communication and behavior. Research suggests the likelihood of ASD is influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Numerous large-scale studies have investigated a potential association between childhood vaccination and autism, with none finding an association between the two. This absence of an association speaks against the hypothesis that childhood vaccination is causally linked to autism.

Mel Gibson makes baseless claim on Joe Rogan’s podcast that dewormers ivermectin and fenbendazole are effective cancer cures

Ivermectin and fenbendazole are two antiparasitic drugs that have shown anticancer effects in laboratory settings. However, there is no reliable evidence showing that either ivermectin or fenbendazole can cure cancer in people. Ivermectin is included in the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines for its effectiveness in treating certain parasitic infections in humans. In contrast, European and U.S. regulatory agencies have approved fenbendazole only for veterinary use, not in humans.

Unvaccinated people died of COVID-19 at a higher rate than vaccinated people; vaccines prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths

COVID-19 vaccines effectively reduce the risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19. Epidemiological data shows that unvaccinated people have died at a higher rate from the disease, even taking into account factors such as the age of the population or the proportion of vaccinated and unvaccinated people in the population. Research estimates that hundreds of thousands of unvaccinated people who died from COVID-19 would have survived had they been vaccinated.

COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers produced more than 11 billion doses in 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine manufacturers, regulatory agencies, and governments have collaborated to produce COVID-19 vaccines. Starting with a few hundred million doses in January 2021, production increased to over 12 billion doses by the end of that same year. This increase was enabled by expanding production facilities and initiating certain components of manufacturing efforts before vaccine authorization.

No evidence that John D. Rockefeller suppressed “natural healing” or had practitioners arrested and jailed

Alternative medicine practices, like naturopathy, continue to be practiced by many people today. Medical research has drawn on both petrochemicals and materials from nature, like plants. For example, the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel originates from the bark of the Pacific yew tree. Another example is artemisinin, extracted from the annual mugwort, which is used to treat malaria. Aspirin, a common pain reliever, originates from willow bark.

Flawed analysis by Peter McCullough and others used to promote baseless claim that brain blood clots “112,000% more likely” after COVID-19 vaccine than flu vaccine

Since 2021, certain COVID-19 vaccines, specifically the viral vector COVID-19 vaccines, have been linked to a rare blood clotting problem known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome. But COVID-19 mRNA vaccines aren’t associated with the same risk. COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at reducing the risk of severe disease and death. Getting COVID-19 is associated with a much greater risk of blood clots than getting the vaccine. On balance, the vaccines’ benefits outweigh their risks.

Japanese government didn’t declare COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to be deadly

COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective in preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death from the virus. They’ve been rigorously tested via clinical trials and are routinely monitored by health agencies for safety. While rare side effects such as myocarditis (inflammation of the heart) and blood clotting disorders have been reported, these events are uncommon. COVID-19 itself is more likely to increase the risk of heart inflammation and blood clotting than vaccines. The benefits of vaccination outweigh the potential risks.

Baseless claims linking root canals with cancer and other serious illnesses rely on outdated and long-disproven theories

Root canals are a dental procedure used to treat a tooth infection. This procedure is safe and not associated with illnesses in other body parts. In treating a tooth infection, root canal treatment is recommended over tooth extraction because keeping the natural tooth helps maintain the original structure of the jawbone. In fact, choosing to remove a tooth unnecessarily can impair chewing, increase the risk of reinfection, and make the jawbone more prone to deterioration.