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2023-03-25 05:29:09 UTC - HELPFUL
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For context, VAERS data is self-reported, unverified, often inaccurate, and not proof of a vaccine side effect; one researched famously submitted a report claiming a vaccine turned them into the Incredible Hulk. https://theconversation.com/unverified-reports-of-vaccine-side-effects-in-vaers-arent-the-smoking-guns-portrayed-by-right-wing-media-outlets-they-can-offer-insight-into-vaccine-hesitancy-166401 https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/covid-19/anti-vaxxers-misuse-federal-data-falsely-claim-covid-vaccines-are-dangerous https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/some-self-reported-cdc-data-fueling-the-anti-vaccination-movement.html https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/06/14/1004757554/anti-vaccine-activists-use-a-federal-database-to-spread-fear-about-covid-vaccine
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