Data Show ‘Significant Underreporting’ of Vaccine Side Effects: German Health Insurer

Data Show ‘Significant Underreporting’ of Vaccine Side Effects: German Health Insurer
A 85-year-old man receives a booster vaccination in the so called "vaccination express" tram in central Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov. 4, 2021. Michael Probst/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
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A large German health insurance provider said that it analyzed data from more than 10 million individuals regarding COVID-19 vaccine complications and suggested there were more than health authorities have reported.

The insurer, BKK ProVita, concluded that the rate of vaccine side-effects is several times larger than earlier reports from the Paul-Ehrlich Institute, a German federal agency, according to a letter from the company (pdf).
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