More people have died from the COVID-19 vaccine than from COVID-19 itself.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING

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Is it true that more people have died from the COVID-19 vaccine than from COVID-19 itself?

Unclear. The retrieved items indicate that COVID-19 itself caused very large numbers of deaths and that confirmed vaccine-caused deaths are rare (28 autopsy-confirmed myocarditis cases in one review, three in another), and one item directly rebuts the vaccine-death attribution using Mongolia's data. No item provides a complete, direct tally comparing total vaccine deaths with total COVID-19 deaths, so the comparison is only partially covered.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 4 against · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

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Evidence against · 4

COVID-19

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COVID-19. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19

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Have the Covid-19 vaccines caused more deaths than Covid-19 itself did?

2023

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Have the Covid-19 vaccines caused more deaths than Covid-19 itself did?. (2023). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/55451/have-the-covid-19-vaccines-caused-more-deaths-than-covid-19-itself-did

Autopsy findings in cases of fatal COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis.

2025

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Hulscher, N., Hodkinson, R., Makis, W., & McCullough, P. A. (2025). Autopsy findings in cases of fatal COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14680

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe outcomes in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of European studies published up to 22 January 2024.

2025

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Zhou, G., Dael, N., Verweij, S., Balafas, S., Mubarik, S., Rengerink, K. O., Pasmooij, A. M. G., Baarle, D. v., Mol, P. G. M., Bock, G. H. d., & Hak, E. (2025). Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe outcomes in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of European studies published up to 22 January 2024.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0222-2024

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