Last Updated on January 18, 2024 by Aditi Gangal
Quick Take
An article published on expose-news.com claims that U.S. government data confirms COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer. After fact-checking, we found the claim to be false. No data from the U.S. government supports such a conclusion.
The Claim
An article published on a media website named expose-news.com claims that the U.S. government data confirms COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer.
We have attached a screenshot of the post below:
Fact Check
Does U.S. government data confirm COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer?
No. There is no evidence to prove that the U.S. government data confirms COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer.
The article claims that government data supporting a connection between COVID-19 vaccines can be found in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
THIP MEDIA has previously shown that anyone can submit reports on the VAERS website. The general public can submit their cases with a disclaimer emphasizing the potential for incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable information, as well as possible bias. The CDC’s website, however, does not mention any link between COVID-19 vaccines and an increase in cancer cases. Rather, it characterizes the vaccines as safe and effective.
Evidence published on CDC’s website only highlights that cancer patients might be at a higher risk of severe outcomes due to COVID-19 infection.
The American Cancer Society estimates new cancer cases and deaths for each year, and states that there is no information suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer. Similar statement is written on the National Cancer Institute website.
Dr. Sumit Aggarwal, Scientist (D) and Programme Officer in the Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at ICMR, New Delhi, informs, “There is no scientific evidence or association supporting the claim. Despite widespread assertions, there is no empirical basis for such statements. It is imperative to clarify that this claim is unequivocally false, receiving no support from any national or global regulatory agency.”
It is noteworthy that the claimed article was published by The Exposé, a source that has previously disseminated vaccine-related misinformation. THIP MEDIA has debunked numerous claims from this media outlet. In one story, we refuted Bill Gates’ call for the withdrawal of Covid-19 vaccines. In another, we debunked Canadian data showing that triple-vaccinated individuals are at a higher risk of vaccine-induced disease.
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