Dutch researchers have suggested that the rise in excess deaths since the pandemic could be partially attributed to Covid vaccines. The team, from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, analyzed data from 47 Western countries and found more than three million excess deaths since 2020, a trend that continues despite vaccine rollouts and containment measures. They indicated that governments should investigate the underlying causes of these excess deaths, including potential harm from vaccines.
In their study, published in BMJ Public Health, the authors stated that though vaccines were meant to protect against Covid-19, serious injuries and deaths following vaccination had been reported. They emphasized the need to apply the same care and consideration to these cases as has been given to Covid-19 deaths through containment measures and vaccines.
Though the study acknowledged the likely impact of pandemic containment measures, restricted healthcare access, and socio-economic upheaval on these deaths, it also pointed to documented vaccine side effects including ischaemic stroke, acute coronary syndrome, brain hemorrhage, and blood clotting. German researchers concernedly noted that the onset of excess mortality in early 2021 coincided with the country’s vaccine rollout.