| | During a CNN town hall in July 2021, President Joe Biden claimed that "You're not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations." He also claimed that "If you're vaccinated, you're not going to be hospitalized, you're not going to be in the ICU unit, and you're not going to die". These claims were false.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-if-vaccinated-wont-get-covid/ Did Biden Say You Won't Get COVID if You're Vaccinated?], ''Snopes'', Nov 8, 2021</ref> The initial clinical trials showed no reduction in deaths<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFph7-6t34M&t=15546s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee – 9/17/2021], ''U.S. Food and Drug Administration'', Sept 17, 2021</ref> and in March 2022, an average of 261 fully vaccinated people died of COVID each week according to [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] data.<ref>[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-compare-covid-deaths-for-vaccinated-and-unvaccinated-people/ How to Compare COVID Deaths for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated People], ''Scientific America'', June 7, 2022</ref> | | During a CNN town hall in July 2021, President Joe Biden claimed that "You're not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations." He also claimed that "If you're vaccinated, you're not going to be hospitalized, you're not going to be in the ICU unit, and you're not going to die". These claims were false.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-if-vaccinated-wont-get-covid/ Did Biden Say You Won't Get COVID if You're Vaccinated?], ''Snopes'', Nov 8, 2021</ref> The initial clinical trials showed no reduction in deaths<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFph7-6t34M&t=15546s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee – 9/17/2021], ''U.S. Food and Drug Administration'', Sept 17, 2021</ref> and in March 2022, an average of 261 fully vaccinated people died of COVID each week according to [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] data.<ref>[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-compare-covid-deaths-for-vaccinated-and-unvaccinated-people/ How to Compare COVID Deaths for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated People], ''Scientific America'', June 7, 2022</ref> |
| | + | [[Anthony_Fauci | Dr. Anthony Fauci]], head of the NIAID and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, claimed in May of 2021 that it's unlikely for vaccinated people to spread the virus when break-out infections occur and that the viral load is much smaller in a vaccinated individual<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-dr-anthony-fauci-face-the-nation-05-16-2021/ Face The Nation Transcript: Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Face the Nation," May 16, 2021], ''CBS News'', May 16, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dr-fauci-confirms-extremely-low-risk-of-transmission-and-infection-for-vaccinated-112213061906 Masks off? Fauci confirms 'extremaly low' risk of transmission, infection for vaccinated], ''MSNBC'', May 17, 2021</ref>. These claims were false. In July of 2021 Fauci had to admit that the viral loads between the vaccinated and unvaccinated were identical and vaccinated individuals were more than capable of spreading the virus<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mP9iHyj1uiU Dr. Fauci on COVID-19 spread: Vaccinated people who have an... infection are capable of transmitting], ''Yahoo Finance'', July 30, 2021</ref>. |