False: Pfizer's six-month data shows that their vaccine causes more illness than preventing COVID-19.

By: Shashi M
January 10 2022

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The data from the Pfizer vaccine trial was misquoted, and the severe cases observed among the participants were not related to the vaccine. The Covid Alliance in Canada is an anti-vaccine website. The six-month data from the Pfizer vaccine was manipulated in one of its videos to discredit the vaccination. It says that Pfizer's evidence reveals that the COVID-19 vaccine causes serious harm. Pfizer's data, on the other hand, refutes this assertion. The Canadain Covid alliance claims increased sickness and death based on ''Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine through 6 Months,'' a study published in New England Journal of Medicine. But the study states that despite a steady decline in vaccine efficacy over six months of follow-up, the BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine had favorable long-term safety results and was highly effective in preventing COVID-19. About 45,441 people from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Germany, and Turkey took part in the study between July 27 and October 29, 2020. Half of the participants were given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, while others received a placebo. The participants were re-evaluated six months later. The vaccine was safe and had a low risk of side effects. A small number of participants had negative experiences that caused them to drop out of the study. Through six months of follow-up, vaccine efficacy against COVID-19 was 91.3 percent. After the second dose, only 77 cases of COVID-19 with an onset of 7 days or more were reported in vaccine recipients, and there were 850 cases in the placebo group. Thirty patients with severe COVID-19 were in the placebo group, while one was in the vaccine group. Vaccination was not associated with deaths among those who took part in the trial. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that deaths reported following COVID-19 vaccination are uncommon. Even if the vaccine was not the cause, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires healthcare practitioners to report any mortality following COVID-19 vaccination to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Adverse event reports to VAERS, including deaths, may not always indicate that a vaccine is responsible for a health problem. However, no COVID-19 vaccination is certified to be 100 percent effective. For people with conditions linked to a higher risk of severe disease, the Pfizer vaccination has proven to be safe and effective, states WHO. Furthermore, vaccination was not linked to any deaths among the participants in the research, and there is no increase in illnesses in the data. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19, including symptoms, prevention, and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organization or your national healthcare authority.