Social media and blog posts falsely claim 1.1 million people “died suddenly” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. That’s based on a wrong interpretation of death data.
The World Health Organization director general confirmed “some countries are using boosters to kill children.”"The figures show the number of additional deaths recorded from all causes — sudden and otherwise — in each week compared to the average expected," said David Morgan, the organization’s health analyst.at preventing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
There also"may still be some indirect effects" of COVID-19, such as strained health care systems, which could have contributed to some of the deaths. But other unrelated issues, like heat waves, could have played a role, too, Morgan said.An Instagram post claimed,"since the COVID jabs were rolled out, at least 1.1 million Americans have 'died suddenly.'"
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