Rather than blather about the VAERS questionnaires, I'm going to recommend that readers view the February 12, 2022 YouTube podcast by Dr. John Campbell for a line-by-line guide to some of the issues with relying on self-reporting via VAERS. In this edition of his podcast, Campbell reviews the myocarditis study mentioned in my "Tale of Two Studies" entry.
Campbell is a retired nurse educator with a doctorate in online nursing education. He's very cautious in his YouTube statements so as to not run afoul of whatever is deemed in the public interest any given week. He takes flak from both the establishment and those who are declarative and shrill in their establishment criticism.
One of my takeaways from this particular podcast is that the VAERS criteria for defining someone as having myocarditis is extraordinarily high. In fact, more than 90% so designated were hospitalized, which I interpret as meaning that many, many people went unlabeled when they likely should have been. Another takeaway was the VAERS questionnaires being really unsuitable for civilians, who are assumed to be filling them out.
This podcast is worth a listen. I highly recommend it.
Bob Dietz
March 3, 2022
