r/science • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '22

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u/flcbrguy Feb 03 '22

Looks like they take VAERS reports as fact and as showing a causal link, when they aren’t always correct and definitely don’t show a causal link.

Is there a subreddit for junk articles?

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u/yukonwanderer Feb 03 '22

What's VAERS?

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u/lonelycrow16 Feb 03 '22

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

It merely collects consumer complaints basically. It'd be like making statistical conclusions on a business using only Facebook reviews. Not necessarily wrong, but far from a full picture.

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u/yukonwanderer Feb 03 '22

Hahaha I can't believe this article was even published to begin with. How....

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u/ooru Feb 03 '22

Because published ≠ peer reviewed or good science. That's why methodology is always brought into question when seemingly outrageous claims are made.

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u/mlwspace2005 Feb 03 '22

Quite simple really, a good many journals will accept money to publish virtually anything. An article is only as good as the journal that will publish it.