Anti-Vaxxers Misuse Federal Data to Falsely Claim COVID Vaccines Are Dangerous
VAERS, a database of reports of vaccine side effects, is being abused by people trying to sow fear. It's not the first time.
Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren’t the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets – they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.