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Fact Check: Explaining the Six Deaths Recorded During Pfizer/BioNTech’s Phase III Trial
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Fact Check: Explaining the Six Deaths Recorded During Pfizer/BioNTech’s Phase III Trial

More deaths took place in the placebo group than the vaccine group, and an FDA report indicates they are not related to the vaccine.
Fact Check
Fact Check: Explaining the Six Deaths Recorded During Pfizer/BioNTech’s Phase III Trial

A recent briefing from the FDA about the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine caused some confusion online, with some social media users presenting its findings about deaths in the study out of context, giving the impression that the vaccine resulted in the death of six trial participants. Here’s what we know from the report:

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Alec Dent is a former culture editor and staff writer for The Dispatch.

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