AAP FactCheck has debunked 2 vaccines myths that have been circulating: no, a study did not report that a rise in cancer rates was explained by COVID-19 vaccine mandates; and no, researchers did not find COVID-19 mRNA vaccines killed more people than the virus.
According the to the FactCheck team, posts circulating on social media that imply rising cancer rates are explained by COVID-19 vaccination have no basis. Social media comments linking cancer rates with COVID-19 vaccination have been published in connection with a study on rising bowel cancer rates based on 1990 to 2020 data, well before COVID-19 vaccines were introduced.
Read AAP FactCheck: Study’s cancer rate rise not linked to COVID vaccines for a breakdown of why the claim is false.
AAP FactCheck has also debunked online claims that German scientists announced new evidence proving COVID-19 mRNA vaccines killed more people than the virus. The researchers made no such finding.
Read AAP FactCheck: No, German study did not blame mRNA vaccines for excess pandemic deaths for more details.
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