Sunday 26 September 2021

A Canadian COVID-19 study that turned out to be wrong has spread like wildfire among anti-vaxxers

A Canadian COVID-19 study that turned out to be wrong has spread like wildfire among anti-vaxxers

An inaccurate Canadian study suggesting an extremely high rate of heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccines has been retracted due to a major mathematical error — but not before it spread like wildfire on anti-vaccination websites and social media. The preprint study, which was released by researchers at the Ottawa Heart Institute last week but has not been peer-reviewed, looked at the rate of myocarditis and pericarditis cases after Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations in Ottawa from June 1 to July 31.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-vaccine-study-error-anti-vaxxers-1.6188806?source=Snapzu

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