Reference:
Edeling, H. J. (2022). The OpenVAERS Red Box Report. OpenVAERS. Retrieved from https://icandecide.org/v-safe-data/
Summary:
The article highlights a study by Ross Lazarus and Michael Klompas, which revealed that the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) significantly underreports vaccine-related harms, estimating an underreporting factor (URF) of 10 to 100. Recent analyses following Covid-19 vaccinations have indicated a URF of 26 to 51, using data from the V-Safe system, which monitored vaccine side effects. Despite 782,913 individuals in V-Safe requiring medical care after vaccination, only a fraction (30,492) submitted VAERS reports, indicating a severe discrepancy. The article critiques the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for failing to address this underreporting issue and for not implementing systems to facilitate easier reporting. It raises concerns that HHS’s introduction of multiple monitoring systems complicates the tracking of vaccine-related injuries and holds vaccine recipients partially responsible for the lack of reporting.