No, The Death Rate For Vaccinated People Is Not Higher Than That Of Unvaccinated People – capradio.org

No, The Death Rate For Vaccinated People Is Not Higher Than That Of Unvaccinated People

 Isabella Fertel 
Monday, May 10, 2021 | Sacramento, CA

A sign directs patients at a COVID-19 vaccination site Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Bell, Calif.
AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez
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A screenshot of a tweet shared more than 42,000 times on Instagram falsely claimed that the death rate for fully vaccinated people sick with COVID-19 is “significantly higher” compared to unvaccinated individuals. That’s false. 
Public health experts agree that the author of the post likely miscalculated the death rate among fully vaccinated adults. Furthermore, experts say that it is flawed and misleading to use these figures to calculate a death rate and compare it to the unvaccinated population. 
The post also claims that more than 7,000 people who have been fully vaccinated have become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. That’s true — the CDC has actually received more than 9,000 reports of vaccine breakthrough infections.  
Breakthrough infections were expected by experts and the makers of the vaccine, but the post deceptively uses this data to give viewers the impression that the vaccine is ineffective and actually dangerous. The lack of context is misleading.
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