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Episode #217: How Do You Know Vaccines Are Safe and Effective?
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How do you know vaccines are “safe and effective”—because you’ve seen the data, or because trusted voices repeat the line?
In this episode we invite you to test the claim yourself. We walk through how the U.S. schedule expanded (from a handful of shots in the 1990s to ~70 doses today), what kinds of studies typically underpin safety and effectiveness, and how to read those studies without a PhD—or a migraine.
We trace the widely quoted “154 million deaths prevented since 1974” back to a single modeling paper and look at its methods and funding disclosures; review what VAERS can and can’t tell us; touch on product inserts and trial designs; discuss findings from the most controversial study to date; and reveal who really calls the shots when it comes to claiming “safe and effective.”
No politics, no shaming—just questions, primary sources, and a practical roadmap for doing your own due diligence.
Links to every source we cite are in the show notes so you can read and decide for yourself. Bring a highlighter.
This week’s Community Question:
“Do you trust that all vaccines are safe and effective?”
- Resources & References
- Watch the Video Version Here
- Join the Discord Community
- Follow on X
- Follow on Instagram
- Find Joel Here: www.polyfacefarms.com
- Find Sina Here: www.drsinamccullough.com
If you have a question you want answered or an idea for the show, we’d love to hear from you! Please email your questions and/or ideas to: [email protected]
If you have billing, subscription, or technical issues please contact [email protected]
If you are interested in being a guest on Beyond Labels, please fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/24035452401203
DISCLAIMER
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. How Do We Know They Are Safe? (00:02:50)
3. How They are Tested (00:15:23)
4. Product Inserts (00:21:48)
5. Outside Organizations (00:25:27)
6. Coverup Examples (00:32:28)
7. Committee Transcript (00:35:57)
8. Truly Placebo Controlled Study (00:54:42)
239 episodes
Manage episode 516671394 series 3604494
How do you know vaccines are “safe and effective”—because you’ve seen the data, or because trusted voices repeat the line?
In this episode we invite you to test the claim yourself. We walk through how the U.S. schedule expanded (from a handful of shots in the 1990s to ~70 doses today), what kinds of studies typically underpin safety and effectiveness, and how to read those studies without a PhD—or a migraine.
We trace the widely quoted “154 million deaths prevented since 1974” back to a single modeling paper and look at its methods and funding disclosures; review what VAERS can and can’t tell us; touch on product inserts and trial designs; discuss findings from the most controversial study to date; and reveal who really calls the shots when it comes to claiming “safe and effective.”
No politics, no shaming—just questions, primary sources, and a practical roadmap for doing your own due diligence.
Links to every source we cite are in the show notes so you can read and decide for yourself. Bring a highlighter.
This week’s Community Question:
“Do you trust that all vaccines are safe and effective?”
- Resources & References
- Watch the Video Version Here
- Join the Discord Community
- Follow on X
- Follow on Instagram
- Find Joel Here: www.polyfacefarms.com
- Find Sina Here: www.drsinamccullough.com
If you have a question you want answered or an idea for the show, we’d love to hear from you! Please email your questions and/or ideas to: [email protected]
If you have billing, subscription, or technical issues please contact [email protected]
If you are interested in being a guest on Beyond Labels, please fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/24035452401203
DISCLAIMER
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. How Do We Know They Are Safe? (00:02:50)
3. How They are Tested (00:15:23)
4. Product Inserts (00:21:48)
5. Outside Organizations (00:25:27)
6. Coverup Examples (00:32:28)
7. Committee Transcript (00:35:57)
8. Truly Placebo Controlled Study (00:54:42)
239 episodes
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