VAERS: how an essential safety program is being hijacked to falsely discredit vaccines
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) has become a household name recently. Many misinformation campaigns have taken data from VAERS and have twisted it to discredit COVID-19 vaccines....
An overview of how medical assistance in dying works in Canada
Because medical assistance in dying (MAiD) is a subject that can be very difficult to discuss with loved ones or with healthcare providers, there are many people that just don't know where to turn...
BS Detector: Did a study show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work after 6 months?
On October 4th, a research team from Kaiser Permanente South California published a study in the medical journal The Lancet. In less than a day, this has led to many people misinterpreting and/or...
Do the vaccines help prevent you from catching or spreading COVID-19?
**PLEASE NOTE, this post is now outdated. Please refer to more recent posts for up-to-date information: Click here** There seems to be a misconception out there that vaccines won't prevent...
You’re probably not allergic to penicillin: Looking at the most commonly reported drug allergy
Penicillin allergy is reported by up to 10% of the general population, making it the most commonly reported drug allergy. However, as many as 95% of these people are not truly allergic to penicillin;...
What is the risk of heart inflammation with COVID-19 vaccines?
While heart inflammation (myocarditis/pericarditis) can occur with some COVID-19 vaccines, the rate and severity have often been exaggerated by misinformation campaigns or anti-vaccine advocates....
