Science summary: COVID-19 vaccines’ effectiveness and safety exaggerated in clinical trials & observational studies, academics find

"An unofficial series of 4 crucially important medical journal articles (JECP4), 2 by me, appearing in major academic publisher Wiley’s Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice reveals that claims made about COVID-19 vaccines’ effectiveness and safety were exaggerated in the clinical trials and observational studies, which significantly impacts risk-benefit analyses. Also discussed are the concerning topics of myocarditis, with evidence indicating that this one adverse effect alone means that the risks outweigh the benefits in the young and healthy; and perceived negative effectiveness, which indicates that the vaccines increase the chance of COVID-19 infection/hospitalisation/death, to say nothing about other adverse effects...

Conclusion

All the key points discussed here are in ‘the science’ we are continuously told to trust, peer-reviewed research by qualified medical doctors, scientists, and academics, publishing in proper medical journals. No wild speculations or conspiracy theories necessary. Yet there is more than enough here to, as Lataster states in Article 4, 'nullify the claim that the benefits of the vaccines still outweigh the risks in all populations'.

Any time you look at the evidence behind claims that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, check for the definitions of the unvaccinated and the vaccinated. If there aren’t any the studies are invalid. If there are definitions, ensure that the definitions pass the smell test. If these definitions ignore what’s going on in the ‘partially vaccinated’ and/or assign COVID cases or adverse effects in the vaccinated to the unvaccinated then the studies are invalid. As of right now it appears that almost all of the studies backing up the claims about the COVID-19 vaccines being safe and effective are indeed invalid."