Tim Marchman: Sorry for the double NEW! For further context on VAERS and the uses to which anti-vaccine activists put the useful but unvetted material in it, this story by @annamerlan.bsky.social and @shaylalove.bsky.social is worth your time:

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Tim Marchman timmarchman.bsky.social · Feb 4
NEW: NEW: HHS is working on an AI tool to analyze VAERS—a database of vaccine injury claims to which anyone can make submissions—and "generate hypotheses." This is from @emilymullin.bsky.social:
HHS Is Making an AI Tool to Create Hypotheses About Vaccine Injury Claims

Experts worry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health Department will use an internal AI tool to analyze vaccine injury claims in a way that furthers his anti-vaccine agenda.

wired.com

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Tim Marchman timmarchman.bsky.social
Sorry for the double NEW! For further context on VAERS and the uses to which anti-vaccine activists put the useful but unvetted material in it, this story by @annamerlan.bsky.social and @shaylalove.bsky.social is worth your time:
Anti-Vaxxers Misuse Federal Data to Falsely Claim COVID Vaccines Are Dangerous

VAERS, a database of reports of vaccine side effects, is being abused by people trying to sow fear. It's not the first time.

vice.com
Feb 4, 2026 13:52
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