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Over the past few years, few topics have generated as much discussion, debate, and misinformation as COVID-19 vaccines. As billions of doses were administered worldwide, vaccines became central to the global effort to control the pandemic. Alongside the success of vaccination campaigns, however, a large number of viral claims began circulating online—many of them presenting alarming headlines about vaccine safety.
But what does the evidence actually show?
In this article, we’ll examine the origins of these claims, what the scientific data says about vaccine safety, and why misleading headlines about major pharmaceutical companies spread so easily online.
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