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This is an excellent Monday question so let’s work out the answer. #Thread 
#Covid19 #AntiVaccine https://twitter.com/cracramama3/status/1358761668570976262
#Covid19 #AntiVaccine https://twitter.com/cracramama3/status/1358761668570976262
First the full pic of what we are discussing here. Is that true and how do we know?
First off the language for the avg person is more official than normal for these types of post but when you compare it to what the CDC says. See the difference? It’s the disclaimer.
Ok, so you the language is not a tip off, now consider the source. Obviously the questioner has questioned that person and knows the source. If you know that, you can generally stop there and dismiss their data.
Say you don’t know the source to question ok well let’s start with the obvious things we can vet in the post. First the name of the guy cited. Luke Yamaguchi. So we googled him. And this came up. A first page character reference. https://alekseevna.medium.com/luke-yamaguchi-is-going-to-kill-me-9116937ba0f7
Still trust the data?
The second thing you can do is follow the provided link if you dare... don’t dare though, seriously.
But you still want to know if the data is correct!!!!
Back to the Google! Our search was VAERS data and we got this. How to get the data.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/vaers/access-VAERS-data.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/vaers/access-VAERS-data.html
Then the data. After learning how to get it. (Note: Notice how different the data links are?) https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2021-01/06-COVID-Shimabukuro.pdf
Oh and a fun article by a news org that you see how they lean also popped up. https://amp.dw.com/en/fact-check-are-covid-19-vaccines-causing-deaths/a-56458746
And just for fun and do you nerds that have made it this far, a fun paper on the Pfizer vaccine and it’s main AE https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7002e1.htm
So to answer the question, yes the data is sorta right but being used as misinformation and interpreted in a way to make you think it’s claims are right. This is miss information at its height.
It’s getting weird out there ppl so keep your eyes open, ask for help when needed and verify that source first, then asses the claim.
