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Not everything that is published on social networks is true. Medical science, in the middle of the 21st century, has come under serious attack due to various conspiracy theories.
Recently, a story of dubious provenance circulated that 24 seniors had died at a nursing home called The Commons in Auburn, New York, after being immunized with the COVID-19-trafficked vaccine, but the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak occurred before the doses were administered.
The article that appeared last January 10 on the website of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, entitled "A nursing home had zero deaths from coronavirus", was viralized and picked up by other pages where even the titles were more alarmist and yellowish, as they even suggest that these people are being experimented on in search of a cure for a virus that, for many of them, does not exist.
The note has suddenly disappeared from the portal.
According to Syracuse.com, which picked up the story, the nursing home began administering vaccines on Dec. 22 and as of Dec. 29, there had been no deaths from COVID-19.
However, a few days later, 24 residents had died from COVID-19. The article details that, according to a spokesperson for the nursing home, the outbreak at The Commons began on December 21, three days before the vaccines began to be administered.
Reuters news agency reported that after requesting an interview, a spokesperson for Loretto, the company that operates The Commons, told them by e-mail that the nursing home had confirmed cases of coronavirus before the vaccines were administered.
"Loretto can confirm that the outbreak had 24 positive cases in The Commons prior to Dec. On December 21, before Loretto began administering the vaccine on December 22. We certainly wish the vaccines had been available earlier to help prevent the devastation caused by this virus," the email refers.
They also confirmed to the media that the first COVID-19 deaths were reported at The Commons on December 29 and by January 9, 24 deaths due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus had been recorded.
In addition, a video by a person calling himself James DeValon, who claims to work in a nursing home as a certified nursing assistant, claims that older adults are "dying like flies" after receiving immunization against COVID-19.
Facts:
William Shaffner, Professor of Preventive Medicine in the Department of Health Policy and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, pointed out that with existing COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccine is not only a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19, but also an effective vaccine against the disease. "You're not going to get Covid. You can't get Covid from the vaccine. Please don't think that."as reported by P360P here.
Through a conference with Ethnic Media Services, the specialist detailed that very few vaccines are 100 percent effective, however, "A 90 percent effectiveness rate is very good, although it is important to know that out of every 10 people vaccinated, one will have no protection or partial protection, but we don't know who it could be".
"That's one of the many reasons why even people who are vaccinated can't throw away their masks. We're going to have to wear the masks, perform social distancing, and avoid large groups for a long period," he added.
William Shaffner, Professor of Preventive Medicine in the Department of Health Policy and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) itself states on its website that "none of the licensed and recommended COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in the U.S. contain the live virus that causes COVID-19. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot make you sick with COVID-19.
It also details that it is possible for a person to become infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus just before or just after receiving the vaccine and still become ill because "it usually takes a few weeks for the body to develop immunity after vaccination."
