Normally I have been a fan of Dr. John Campbell's videos, but here he takes a more anti-Pfizer vaccine position with a conspiracy theory tone. I'm kind of disappointed because I took him to be a reliable source of information.
In response to his video, I wrote the following comment:
It is irresponsible to say that the 1,223 deaths were due to vaccination. Reportedly, anyone can submit an adverse event whether it was caused by the vaccine or not. Two out of every 100,000 vaccinated people got myocarditis, but 20 to 30% of the people hospitalized with COVID-19 developed heart problems.
The purpose of the adverse event reporting system is to determine if adverse events occur beyond what would be normal. During the vaccine trial, 6 people died, mostly from cardiac events, and 4 of those deaths came from the placebo group. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-pfizer-health-concerns/fact-check-clarifying-claims-around-pfizer-vaccine-deaths-and-side-effects-idUSKBN28K2R6
However, let us take the 1,223 death number at face value for a moment. From what I can tell, by the end of February 2021, 20% of American adults were vaccinated. That's around 51 million people, mostly older people from which we could expect some deaths regardless. If 1,223 died from vaccination, then that is 1 out of 41,700. However, the risk from COVID is greater with 1 out of 333 Americans dying from the disease.
I follow Dr. Campbell's YouTube channel also. As to his video concerning the Pfizer documents, I do not think he understood what he was reading. I put in a comment under his video clarifying some of his mistakes For example, I wrote that the "List of Adverse Events of Special Interest" does not mean that those events took place, despite what Dr. Campbell implies. Also, the paper he was specifically citing was available in November and was not part of the lawsuit. My comment did not disappear.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the vast majority of the comments under that video are, sadly, courtesy of antivaxxers and conspiracy theorists. The comments have various "I told you so" themes. It seems as though they, and misinformation, have won that battle, on that battleground.