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Fact Check: Viral posts misuse VAERS data to make false claims about COVID-19 vaccines Share Updated: 5:40 PM PDT Apr 8, 2021 By Catalina Jaramillo, FactCheck.org TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 5:40 PM PDT Apr 8, 2021 By Catalina Jaramillo, FactCheck.org Posted on March 31, 2021; Leer en españolWe are collaborating with FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, in an effort to identify misinformation and to ensure news consumers get the facts. This story first appeared on FactCheck.org.SciCheck DigestSocial media posts repeatedly misuse unverified data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous, and even lethal. But the government database is not designed to determine if vaccines cause health problems.Full StoryMillions of people in the United States have safely received COVID-19 vaccines. Over 145 million doses h

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