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Folha de S.PauloHealth & medicine

Em vídeo publicado nas redes sociais, uma médica afirma que a vacina contra covid-19 causa os seguintes efeitos colaterais graves em crianças: morte súbita, infarto, problemas neurológicos, catatonias musculares, crises convulsivas, miocardite e pericardite.

Publisher’s rating: Enganoso

The review says the video misrepresented evidence about childhood vaccination. It reports that myocarditis and pericarditis were considered very rare, that the cited monitoring bulletin did not confirm several other alleged effects, and that reported seizures were not necessarily causally linked to vaccination.