Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-12-27 12:44:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 50370F2CC1A8443BE26AA05557B340BCB77C4882D0799A8FCFC741BD6D61390C
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Original Note:
Misleading. "This is an extremely rare outcome and cases were mostly mild." https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/study-did-not-say-17-million-children-had-heart-defects-after-covid-vaccine-2024-11-22/ Multiple larger studies have found COVID-19 infection itself causes HIGHER rates of myocarditis/pericarditis. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47745-z https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9538893/ https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/6/e065687 "CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older." https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/planning/children/6-things-to-know.html https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/covid-study-misrepresented-in-misleading-heart-inflammation-claim/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/08/08/myocarditis-vaccinated-covid-19-oxford-fact-check/74639942007/
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