FDA Finds 0 Definitive Child Deaths From Covid Vaccines After Reviewing 96 Reports
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Updated · NBC News · May 22
FDA Finds 0 Definitive Child Deaths From Covid Vaccines After Reviewing 96 Reports
1 articles · Updated · NBC News · May 22
Summary
A Dec. 5 FDA analysis of 96 child death reports in VAERS found no cases “certain” to be caused by Covid vaccination, undercutting claims that the agency had identified at least 10 vaccine-linked deaths.
The review classified five deaths as “possible” and two as “probable,” but said those labels do not establish causation and that alternative explanations could not be ruled out.
FDA investigators based the assessment on medical records, death certificates and some parent interviews, while the report itself stressed VAERS has major limits for determining whether a vaccine caused an event.
Most of the seven flagged cases involved myocarditis, a rare heart inflammation already listed on Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine labels and seen most often in teen boys and young men.
The report surfaced through a letter from Sen. Ron Johnson to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., adding pressure on the agency over transparency around Covid vaccine safety.