Originally Posted by
Muttley Crew
Originally Posted by
DHfan
From Wiki: Due to the program's open and accessible design and its allowance of unverified reports, incomplete VAERS data is often used in false claims regarding vaccine safety. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has warned that data from VAERS is not enough to determine whether a vaccine can cause a particular adverse event. People can believe what they like, but personally I'd no more believe VAERS than a random bloke in the street.
But you believe what you read on Wikipaedia? That's astounding.
Well, forget Wikipedia, what about what the CDC say about VAERS on its
landing page?
VAERS accepts and analyzes reports of possible health problems—also called “adverse events”—after vaccination. As an early warning system, VAERS cannot prove that a vaccine caused a problem. Specifically, a report to VAERS does not mean that a vaccine caused an adverse event. But VAERS can give CDC and FDA important information. If it looks as though a vaccine might be causing a problem, FDA and CDC will investigate further and take action if needed.
Anyone can submit a report to VAERS — healthcare professionals, vaccine manufacturers, and the general public. VAERS welcomes all reports, regardless of seriousness, and regardless of how likely the vaccine may have been to have caused the adverse event.
That's the CDC's bolding.
Point 5 expands on the caution in the bolded text.