BMJ Public Health retracts 2024 excess-mortality study tied to vaccine-skeptic claims
TL;DR
A controversial 2024 BMJ Public Health study claiming excess mortality linked to COVID responses and vaccine-associated adverse events was retracted for misinformation and methodological flaws after investigations found data cherry-picking and an imbalanced discussion, a move that undermines the study’s use by vaccine skeptics.
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