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travelingthrulife

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3. And people need to learn about the purpose of VAERS.

Reply to perdita9 (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 10:40 AM

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Adverse events can be reported by anyone whether real or not. These events are then analyzed by experts to see if they are not related, possibly related or probably related to the drug in question.
It is meant to capture as many actual events as possible. Unfortunately, the nutbags of MAHA reported all sorts of junk and the media and Republicans pretended it was real.

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