VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM

You may have heard you can cure COVID-19 by drinking your own urine. What about doctors making up test results or providing unvaccinated patients with lesser care than vaccinated ones? DRINKING URINE TO CURE COVID MYTHJust where did drinking your own urine to cure COVID come from? “By telling people that drinking urine or other unproven methods work, it makes people think they don’t need the proven safe and effective vaccine,” Davidson told MLive. We test them based on their symptoms for numerous things, but some don’t want a COVID test.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday published data listing the most common side effects people reported after receiving boosters of Pfizer or Moderna's Covid vaccine or a second dose of Johnson & Johnson's. The most common side effects reported after getting a third shot of an mRNA vaccine were pain at the injection site, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and fever, followed by chills and nausea, according to the CDC data. Side effect rates were similar to those seen after the second dose of an mRNA vaccine, according to the data. The data available for J&J was more limited, but people reported fever, fatigue and headache after receiving a second dose of that vaccine, according to the agency. The majority of people who received an additional dose of any booster were white women over the age of 50, according to the v-safe data.

A public database that collects reports of vaccine side effects isn’t considered a reliable source of information about risks associated with COVID-19 vaccines. VAERS reports are being promoted online by anti-vaccine activists eager to find reasons to discourage people from taking COVID-19 vaccines. VAERS data shows 17,173 reports submitted from Michigan residents as of last week, including 16,693 reports involving COVID-19 vaccines. State data shows 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Michigan. VAERS data shows 248 cases in Michigan where a person died sometime after getting the COVID vaccine, representing 0.002% of all vaccine doses.

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The system is designed to provide early warning of what might or might not be actual side-effects. But anti-vaccine groups are bending the data to their own ends.

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But none of the 21 Covid-19 vaccine claims filed with the compensation program are related to shoulder injuries, according FOIA records. HHS has a far more generous program, know as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. When it does, the claims average around $200,000 — about 60% less than the average payment under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, according to HHS data. That would have forced people with shoulder injuries to sue whoever gave the vaccine, according to Maglio. A spokesperson from the Health Resources and Service Administration, the agency within HHS that oversees the vaccine injury compensation programs, declined an interview.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday published new data listing the most common side effects Americans reported after receiving shots of Pfizer's or Moderna's Covid-19 vaccines. The most common side effects after getting the vaccines were headache, fatigue and dizziness, followed by chills and nausea. Medical experts say side effects for vaccines are common and are actually an indication the shots are working as intended. Many physicians are advising the public to brace for some stronger-than-usual side effects from the Covid-19 shots, especially after the second dose. The CDC recommends talking to a doctor about taking over-the-counter medicine if one experiences pain or discomfort after getting the shots.

AdvertisementThe authors calculated that there were 2.5 cases of anaphylaxis for every 1 million doses of the Moderna vaccine that were administered. Even considering the fact that women accounted for more than 60% of all people who got the Moderna vaccine, that skew is notable. In general, 80% of anaphylaxis cases reported to VAERS involve women, the researchers noted. In 60% of cases, the patients had a history of allergic reactions, usually to medicines or food. In addition, patients should be asked about past allergic reactions before getting either vaccine, the agency says.