‘Huge Discrepancy’ Exists in COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Data: Professor

Published on March 7, 2024

There is a “huge discrepancy” between vaccine adverse events detailed in survey reports and those reported by public health agencies, observes Mark Skidmore, a tenured professor of economics at Michigan State University. Recently, Mr. Skidmore published a paper that surveyed nearly 3,000 people and found that over 20 percent knew someone who suffered a health issue following the vaccine, while 34 percent knew someone who suffered a health consequence following COVID-19. Mr. Skidmore said he was surprised by the much higher percentage of suspected vaccine adverse events reported compared to public health estimates. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaccine adverse events are rare, and myocarditis, the most acknowledged adverse event, only occurs in 10 in 100,000 young males....