evidence: Since the emergence of COVID-19 vaccines, however, the database has garnered more dubious notoriety. Anti-vaccination fringe groups have attempted to spin false stories using VAERS data, adding to misinformation about the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations. [...] "The COVID vaccine especially is where VAERS has gotten so misused," Talaat says. "Eighty percent of people in this country have gotten at least one dose. Well, a lot of things have happened to 80% of people in the last two years that are unrelated to the vaccine." [...] What VAERS Reveals About COVID-19 Vaccines