Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-17 15:26:33 UTC - HELPFUL
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No evidence was ever found linking that vaccine batch to SIDS. Contrary to what the tweet says, Wyeth did recall the vaccine, out of an abundance of caution. The author gives no evidence for his claim that distribution was changed to prevent clusters from being detected. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234368/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3261837/ https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/22/archives/around-the-nation-vaccine-for-infants-recalled-after-deaths-of-4.html
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