Stats watchdog scolds PHE replacement for data misuse that supports anti-vaxxers
British health chiefs have been reprimanded for publishing 'potentially misleading' data which anti-vaxxers have jumped on to peddle claims that jabs don't work. The UK's statistics watchdog says the UK Health Security Agency needs to do better at explaining its data after anti-vaxxers claimed a report by the body showing there were more Covid cases among vaccinated people than the unvaccinated was proof that Covid vaccines don't work. The data, replicated above, does show there were more cases among the vaccinated over 30s than their un-jabbed counterparts, but behavioural reasons, like the vaccinated socialising more freely could partly explain the difference The UKHSA has already made a series of amendments to its weekly report following controversy over its presentation of the data. It should also be noted that while anti-vaxxers claim the data shows Covid vaccines don't work, the same data set clearly demonstrates the jabs reduce the chance of hospitalisation and death from the virus. 'It is absolutely clear in our report that Covid vaccines provide a high level of protection against severe outcomes, and the data shows that rates of hospitalisation and death are substantially lower in fully vaccinated people across all age groups.'
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