An article from a disinformation website spreading the idea that Japan has declared an emergency over Covid-19 vaccines is constantly posted on social media. It’s false.
In recent days, several users of the social network Facebook have shared the header of an article on the People’s Voice Community website (a disinformation and fake news page) that claims that Japan declared a “national emergency” and then an “explosion.” ”. of cancer cases registered after the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine. “Japan has declared a national emergency due to the explosion of cancer cases across the country caused by mRNA vaccines.” Will it be true?
The article substantiates the conclusion that Japan is seeing a significant increase (“explosion” is the expression used) in cancer cases in a study called “Increase in age-adjusted cancer mortality after the third dose of the vaccine.” mRNA during the Covid-19 pandemic in Japan.”
The authors of the study, published by the journal Cureus In early April, they conducted a statistical analysis of available national data on cancer death rates during the pandemic (between 2020 and 2022) compared to predicted cancer death rates before the pandemic (over a period longer, from 2010 to 2019).
Among the “possible explanations” proposed by Japanese researchers is vaccination against Covid-19. However, the study does not show an increase in cancer deaths among vaccine recipients, nor does it establish any link between mRNA vaccines and cancer. Also There is no evidence that mRNA vaccines increase the risk of death from cancerSaid Reuters Jeffrey Morris, professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
The study authors report an increase in cancer cases, but base this conclusion on the fact that cancer death rates are not declining after the pandemic as they did before the pandemic. And they directly link the mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 with what they call an increase in mortality rates; In fact, rates are not falling as they did before the pandemic, which can be explained by multiple factors (such as reduced access to cancer care and screening during the pandemic) and not necessarily to vaccines.
In fact, there is no evidence that mRNA vaccines increase cancer development. On the contrary. Vaccines of this type are currently being developed to combat various types of cancer.including the skin, pancreas or brain.
As for the accusation that Tokyo declared a national emergency due to the “explosion” of cancer cases, the Japanese embassy in Portugal denies it. “The Japanese Government has not made any specific announcement regarding this situation, nor has it declared any state of emergency in this regard,” says the Japanese diplomatic representation in Lisbon.
There is not even a reference to any state of emergency or alert on the page of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of that country, where statistics and useful information for the population are published. Furthermore, there is no news reporting such an emergency declaration by the Japanese government.
Conclusion
No national emergency has been declared in Japan due to mRNA vaccines against Covid-19, the Japanese Embassy in Portugal confirmed to Observabor. In fact, there is no evidence that these vaccines increase the chance of developing cancer.
Thus, according to the Observer classification system, this content is:
MISTAKEN
In the Facebook classification system this content is:
FAKE: Claims about the main content are factually inaccurate. Generally, this option corresponds to “false” or “mostly false” ratings on fact-checking websites.
NOTE: This content was curated by Observador as part of a fact-checking partnership with Facebook.
Source: Observadora
