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COVID-19 / Another conspiracy theory? Flu Vaccine raises Risk of COVID death
« on: 02/01/2021 14:24:08 »
I am fully aware of many consipiracy theories surrounding the Covid19 Pandemic. And I treat each accordingly - chastising any friends/colleagues that forward such messages (usually without thought) espousing any of them.
However, I have one friend who continues to push his claim that the Flu vaccine raises the risk of COVID death. He thinks he is a proper statistician and claims superiority amongst friends when it comes to scientific arguments.
He often sends us links of websites etc tyring to support his claim - though without studying too hard I suspect it is mainly a case of just finding 'any' results that fit in with his theory, and it therefore being coincidence rather than cause and effect.
However....I don't think I have come across any serious evidence that disproves his theory. Does any such evidence exist? I'd like to be able to point him to some well-known science authority that can explain why his theory is debunked.
This article mentions several 'scientists', publications and study data although I don't readily recognise any of them. Indeed, the last paragraph questions itself whether the data just shows some 'correlation' rather any 'causative' effect between the FLU jab and COVID deaths.
But.......this friend will not accept me/anyone just saying that there is no proof etc... I would like to be able to show him some 'proper' scientific evidence (if there is any) that negates his theory........
Would appreciate some help......
However, I have one friend who continues to push his claim that the Flu vaccine raises the risk of COVID death. He thinks he is a proper statistician and claims superiority amongst friends when it comes to scientific arguments.
He often sends us links of websites etc tyring to support his claim - though without studying too hard I suspect it is mainly a case of just finding 'any' results that fit in with his theory, and it therefore being coincidence rather than cause and effect.
However....I don't think I have come across any serious evidence that disproves his theory. Does any such evidence exist? I'd like to be able to point him to some well-known science authority that can explain why his theory is debunked.
This article mentions several 'scientists', publications and study data although I don't readily recognise any of them. Indeed, the last paragraph questions itself whether the data just shows some 'correlation' rather any 'causative' effect between the FLU jab and COVID deaths.
But.......this friend will not accept me/anyone just saying that there is no proof etc... I would like to be able to show him some 'proper' scientific evidence (if there is any) that negates his theory........
Would appreciate some help......