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Saw this doozy on the BBC earlier today, one of their 'reality checks': Covid: Misleading vaccine claims target children and parents https://archive.is/FZNba
I'm glad that this pandemic opened my eyes to what our propaganda arm of the government really means by 'misinformation', i.e. 'things we don't want you to hear'.
Why don't we take a look at the misinformation being touted by the evil anti-vaxxers that hate our children?
Falsely stated? So either BBC means that the source the letter is pulling from is wrong, or they're getting at that it's a case of correlation =/= causation in that a death following a vaccine doesn't necessarily indicate it was due to the vaccine. Because inflating death statistics like that is wrong and misinformation.
Let's have a look at the letter then.
I love how they've plastered a big red 'FAKE' over this. No effort to examine each of the claims made by this document, just FAKE and MISINFORMATION and IGNORE, because it's got an NHS logo on it, and isn't from the NHS. Forget about the actual content.
Alright, so numbers are legit, so this must mean....
...that correlation =/= causation and so you must therefore ignore these numbers coming out of the system that is in place to detect adverse effects from vaccination, rather than paying attention and doing further studies and investigations as to why they are so damn high compared toother actual vaccines.
But don't worry when they do the exact same thing to the corona death toll. Everyone testing positive (or false positive) with corona is a corona death, which, when looking at this, is a perfectly legitimate and valid way of recording data.
Am I missing something here? How could that possibly be the case? I know I'm using data from another country here, but how could you look at VAERS and not come to the conclusion that these cases are higher vs the general population? How could this not be true for the UK as well considering we're using the same vaccines?
The real misinformation is the reality check itself.
How many of the deaths reported to MHRA have been followed up on to check whether it was caused by the vaccine?
How many deaths never got reported to MHRA in the first place? We all know that it's a system that is going to be vastly underreported to, just generally speaking, but never mind when it's something so politicised and polarising as this. If doctors are told how safe and effective the vaccines are, then when their patient dies not long after vaccination, will their mind jump to the vaccine as a possible cause?
Why mention the MHRA, a system specifically looking at side effects from vaccines, just to ignore it and quote from the ONS in the very next sentence, because those figures are more line with the narrative they wish to weave? Silly me, answered my own question.
You disingenuous fuckers. Why don't we break mortality rate down by age? You know, when the article is talking about anti-vaxxers targeting children? The letter itself does that! Here's a table I grabbed from google demonstrating the same thing. We've had multiple other tables in the thread before that you will have seen.

0.2% for those in secondary school and basically 0 for anyone younger.
Fuck off.
How many of those actually did die due to corona? Let's give them the benefit of the doubt and say those all legitimately were deaths due to corona.
How many of those kids were obese? How many of those kids had comorbidities?
And 76 deaths, especially children, is very sad. But we have around 14m children in the UK. 76/14,000,000 = 0.0005% of the child population has died. Do we need to push this vaccine out when so few are at risk in the first place?
At least this article is informing me of who to never trust. Although, thanks to everything that's happened, that's my initial stance now, don't trust anyone, not implicitly and not without checking things out for myself first. Just wish I'd learned this lesson sooner in life.
Lol'd when I read this the first time. Just love how it contradicts itself in the very next sentence.
"The letter suggests it might not stop you from passing it on. But, actually, you still have a 50% chance of passing it on."
??? So the letter is right then?
The second part, 'even if someone does catch it, reduces the amount of virus in the system, making it less likely they will pass it on", isn't that a lie? Vaccinated still have same viral load so still have the same chance of passing it on.
Maybe it's like thinking that men can become women. If we shout out 'transwomen are women!!' loud enough and for long enough, it'll eventually become true, so maybe it's the same for the vax.
The vaccine is safe & effective!
The vaccine is safe & effective!
The vaccine is safe & effective!
Just a bit of heart inflammation, no big deal, nothing to see here. We talked earlier on in the thread about how serious myocarditis can be, I can't remember the specifics, but it is not something that you want to be diagnosed with, especially not as a child who is supposed to have the rest of their life ahead of them.
Also, muh long covid!
This pic was even funnier than the last. MORE CONTEXT NEEDED for a joke, you shitting me?
So for every 87 children who don't go to hosptial, there's up to 17 children developing myocarditis after one dose of this safe and effective vaccine.
It's so safe and effective, that giving a second dose actually tips this such that there are more children with myocarditis than those prevented from going to hospital.
'Myocarditis is more common after corona than the vaccine', is that in the child population it's talking about there?
Aw shit, only a few other people have issues with the vaccine rollout? Better pack our things up and go home, boys.
So which is it? Is barely anyone concerned about this? Or are they having a 'wide reach' with many protests across the country?
That's the article for you. What a load of contradictory nonsensical bollocks. How the fuck did I ever believe the fucking BBC.
Campaigners have been gathering outside schools, handing out what they claim are legal documents or "notices of liability" to head teachers, warning them not to vaccinate children.
Before the government's decision to extend the UK Covid vaccination programme to 12- to 15-year-olds was announced, debate simmered over whether the jab should be offered to healthy children, who are at a much lower risk from the virus than older age groups.
But alongside genuine discussion, campaigners opposed to the vaccine have been spreading misinformation.
I'm glad that this pandemic opened my eyes to what our propaganda arm of the government really means by 'misinformation', i.e. 'things we don't want you to hear'.
Why don't we take a look at the misinformation being touted by the evil anti-vaxxers that hate our children?
Fake consent form
A fake vaccine-consent letter, pretending to be from the NHS, was sent to schools in England.
The letter falsely stated there was a "one in 29,389 chance of dying from the vaccine", comparing that with children's extremely low risk of death from the virus.
Falsely stated? So either BBC means that the source the letter is pulling from is wrong, or they're getting at that it's a case of correlation =/= causation in that a death following a vaccine doesn't necessarily indicate it was due to the vaccine. Because inflating death statistics like that is wrong and misinformation.
Let's have a look at the letter then.
I love how they've plastered a big red 'FAKE' over this. No effort to examine each of the claims made by this document, just FAKE and MISINFORMATION and IGNORE, because it's got an NHS logo on it, and isn't from the NHS. Forget about the actual content.
The figure appears to have been taken from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency's Yellow Card scheme, for people to report any suspected side-effects after vaccination.
Roughly 49 million people have had at least one vaccine dose and about 1,600 deaths have been logged in the scheme so far.
Alright, so numbers are legit, so this must mean....
But someone dying after a jab does not mean the vaccine is responsible.
People die from all sorts of causes every day and most of the adult population has now been vaccinated, including the vast majority of those most at risk of death - the elderly or those with underlying illnesses.
...that correlation =/= causation and so you must therefore ignore these numbers coming out of the system that is in place to detect adverse effects from vaccination, rather than paying attention and doing further studies and investigations as to why they are so damn high compared to
But don't worry when they do the exact same thing to the corona death toll. Everyone testing positive (or false positive) with corona is a corona death, which, when looking at this, is a perfectly legitimate and valid way of recording data.
The MHRA investigates the reported side-effects, including deaths, to see whether they are higher in vaccinated people than would be expected in the population normally - which, generally, they have not been.
Am I missing something here? How could that possibly be the case? I know I'm using data from another country here, but how could you look at VAERS and not come to the conclusion that these cases are higher vs the general population? How could this not be true for the UK as well considering we're using the same vaccines?
As of August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had recorded nine deaths to which the vaccine was found to have contributed, five of which had the vaccine as the underlying cause.
This was determined by doctors who examined the patient and had access to their medical records and test results.
That suggests a one in five million risk of dying.
The real misinformation is the reality check itself.
How many of the deaths reported to MHRA have been followed up on to check whether it was caused by the vaccine?
How many deaths never got reported to MHRA in the first place? We all know that it's a system that is going to be vastly underreported to, just generally speaking, but never mind when it's something so politicised and polarising as this. If doctors are told how safe and effective the vaccines are, then when their patient dies not long after vaccination, will their mind jump to the vaccine as a possible cause?
Why mention the MHRA, a system specifically looking at side effects from vaccines, just to ignore it and quote from the ONS in the very next sentence, because those figures are more line with the narrative they wish to weave? Silly me, answered my own question.
On the other hand, the risk of dying of Covid if you are unvaccinated has been estimated at 0.8% or 35,000 deaths per five million for all ages.
You disingenuous fuckers. Why don't we break mortality rate down by age? You know, when the article is talking about anti-vaxxers targeting children? The letter itself does that! Here's a table I grabbed from google demonstrating the same thing. We've had multiple other tables in the thread before that you will have seen.

0.2% for those in secondary school and basically 0 for anyone younger.
Fuck off.
And there have been 161,000 deaths so far where Covid was judged to be an underlying cause, including at least 76 children, according to ONS records.
How many of those actually did die due to corona? Let's give them the benefit of the doubt and say those all legitimately were deaths due to corona.
How many of those kids were obese? How many of those kids had comorbidities?
And 76 deaths, especially children, is very sad. But we have around 14m children in the UK. 76/14,000,000 = 0.0005% of the child population has died. Do we need to push this vaccine out when so few are at risk in the first place?
The UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which produces recommendations for government, said the benefits for 12- to 15-year-olds from the vaccine were greater than the risks.
At least this article is informing me of who to never trust. Although, thanks to everything that's happened, that's my initial stance now, don't trust anyone, not implicitly and not without checking things out for myself first. Just wish I'd learned this lesson sooner in life.
The form also suggests the vaccine may not stop people catching Covid or passing it on.
In fact, the vaccine reduces the chances of catching the virus by about half and, even if someone does catch it, reduces the amount of virus in the system, making it less likely they will pass it on.
Lol'd when I read this the first time. Just love how it contradicts itself in the very next sentence.
"The letter suggests it might not stop you from passing it on. But, actually, you still have a 50% chance of passing it on."
??? So the letter is right then?
The second part, 'even if someone does catch it, reduces the amount of virus in the system, making it less likely they will pass it on", isn't that a lie? Vaccinated still have same viral load so still have the same chance of passing it on.
Maybe it's like thinking that men can become women. If we shout out 'transwomen are women!!' loud enough and for long enough, it'll eventually become true, so maybe it's the same for the vax.
The vaccine is safe & effective!
The vaccine is safe & effective!
The vaccine is safe & effective!
Claims about myocarditis
Teenage boys' very slightly but genuinely elevated risk of developing a condition called myocarditis - inflammation of the heart - after vaccination has been highlighted by campaigners opposed to Covid jabs.
They emphasise these rare negative events from the vaccine while downplaying the risks to children of catching the virus - including "long Covid".
Most cases of myocarditis after vaccination were resolved quickly following treatment.
It is a case of balancing risks.
Just a bit of heart inflammation, no big deal, nothing to see here. We talked earlier on in the thread about how serious myocarditis can be, I can't remember the specifics, but it is not something that you want to be diagnosed with, especially not as a child who is supposed to have the rest of their life ahead of them.
Also, muh long covid!
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Image caption, A meme circulating online riffs on a common comparison of the vaccine to seatbelts as a risk-reduction tool
This pic was even funnier than the last. MORE CONTEXT NEEDED for a joke, you shitting me?
The JCVI estimates a single first dose of the Pfizer vaccine prevents 87 Covid-related hospital admissions per million children but comes with a risk of three to 17 cases of vaccine-induced myocarditis per million children.
The second dose is estimated to prevent a further six hospital admissions per million but comes with the risk of a further 12 to 34 cases of myocarditis - which is why the chief medical officers decided to recommend just one dose.
Myocarditis is actually more common after catching Covid than after the vaccine.
But the MRHA says it is important anyone who experiences a "new onset of symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath or feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering, or pounding heart" after the vaccine seeks medical attention.
So for every 87 children who don't go to hosptial, there's up to 17 children developing myocarditis after one dose of this safe and effective vaccine.
It's so safe and effective, that giving a second dose actually tips this such that there are more children with myocarditis than those prevented from going to hospital.
'Myocarditis is more common after corona than the vaccine', is that in the child population it's talking about there?
Co-ordinated campaign
It is difficult to pin down how many people are actively campaigning against the vaccine for children - but there is evidence it is fewer than they would like people to think.
Aw shit, only a few other people have issues with the vaccine rollout? Better pack our things up and go home, boys.
Several seemingly grassroots groups have sprung up appearing to be operating separately - but they seem to consist of a relatively small number of overlapping members.
Leaked chat logs from the anti-lockdown Health Advisory and Recovery Team show members discussing putting their message against vaccines out under the banner of another organisation, the UK Medical Freedom Alliance, "if it is too inflammatory for Hart".
Another member discussed sharing research from a third vaccine-detracting body, the British Ivermectin Recommendation and Development Group, because "psychologically this then looks like two groups of professionals agreeing with each other (making the content more believable as it looks like two separate groups)".
- Children targeted by anti-vax protesters at school
- Anti-vax protesters target children at school gate
Members of these organisations also have links to Us for Them, which says it represent parents, and the campaign group Safer to Wait.
Its founder can be seen in the leaked Hart members chat, asking the group to distribute a Safer to Wait leaflet with misleading claims about the vaccine to primary-school parents.
These campaigns appear to be having a wide reach, with protests at schools across the UK.
So which is it? Is barely anyone concerned about this? Or are they having a 'wide reach' with many protests across the country?
That's the article for you. What a load of contradictory nonsensical bollocks. How the fuck did I ever believe the fucking BBC.