Are COVID vaccines safe? Studies of millions find lower clot risk

Key Points:

• Dr. Roach emphasizes that large-scale scientific studies from multiple countries show COVID vaccines are very safe and do not increase risks of heart attacks, strokes, miscarriages, cancers, or blood clots.
• Vaccinated individuals have significantly lower rates of blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes compared to unvaccinated people, largely because vaccines reduce the incidence and severity of COVID infections, which are a major risk factor for these events.
• Miscarriage rates are higher in women who contract COVID, but studies show no increase—and possibly a decrease—in miscarriage rates among vaccinated women due to reduced infections.
• While mRNA vaccines carry a small risk of myocarditis, especially in young men, this risk is much lower than the myocarditis risk from COVID infection itself, making vaccination safer overall.
• Dr. Roach urges trust in scientific research and experts, noting that if serious vaccine dangers existed, researchers would alert the public, and highlights that lower vaccination rates correlate with higher overall death rates.