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2023-05-05 18:17:53 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

It is inaccurate to say the vaccine causes blindness. According to the study, individuals with COVID-19 vaccination have no higher risk of retinal vascular occlusion than from the flu and Tdap vaccines; and their risk is greatly reduced from being infected with COVID-19. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2803760 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-023-00661-7 https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/risk-of-retinal-vascular-occlusion-after-covid-19-vaccination

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• It is inaccurate to say the vaccine causes blindness. According to the study, individuals with COVID-19 vaccination have no higher risk of retinal vascular occlusion than from the flu and Tdap vaccines; and their risk is greatly reduced from being infected with COVID-19. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2803760 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-023-00661-7 https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/risk-of-retinal-vascular-occlusion-after-covid-19-vaccination