evidence: The World Health Organization estimated that in 2021 alone the COVID-19 vaccines saved more than 14.4 million lives globally. [...] The COVID-19 vaccines have been rigorously tested and monitored for years and public health authorities worldwide continue to find them safe and effective. Billions of doses have been administered worldwide. The vaccines have saved millions of lives, and adverse effects are rare. [...] PolitiFact, "Activist misuses federal data to make Pants on Fire claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 676,000," Aug. 14, 2023