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2024-10-15 17:37:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5875193E0B319722935D33B8FFD3068168107F91A92000E1C123460CD2D6F7F8
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There is no evidence of an “explosion in cancers worldwide” linked to COVID-19 vaccines. https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/no-evidence-mrna-cancer-explosion-japan-no-national-emergency-declared-2024-05-07/ https://www.factcheck.org/2024/05/still-no-evidence-covid-19-vaccination-increases-cancer-risk-despite-posts/ COVID-19 vaccines do not cause or accelerate cancer growth. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/03/13/covid-19-vaccines-are-not-linked-to-spike-in-cancer-fact-check/72943934007/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-myths/art-20485720 COVID-19 vaccines are not “gene therapy.” https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-covid-vaccines-gene-therapy-806280914802 https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/blog/why-mrna-vaccines-arent-gene-therapies/ Actual cancer trends: https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/facts-and-figures-2024.html#:~:text=This%20trend%20is%20largely%20affected,and%20non%2DHodgkin%20lymphoma.) https://www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/blogs/rising-cancer-incidence-in-younger-adults-what-is-going-on
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