CLIP: Why increased adverse events reports are expected

A number of antivaxxers are claiming increased reports of adverse events after Covid vaccines compared with older vaccines are evidence of a safety signal. Recent culprits include Dr John Campbell and Steve Kirsch. In this short clip, Dr Susan Oliver and Cindy the dog explain why they are mistaken.

Link to full video (which also includes explanation of why I am dressed so strangely):
https://youtu.be/S7Ysbbury24

Buy me a coffee (or Cindy a treat)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SusanAndJulie

Links to data:
Vaccines are not associated with autism: An evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X14006367

Search the VAERS database
https://medalerts.org/vaersdb/index.php

Weber effect
https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199976720.001.0001/acref-9780199976720-e-2389

VAERS Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 Vaccines
https://vaers.hhs.gov/reportevent.html

VAERS Table of Reportable Events Following Vaccination
https://vaers.hhs.gov/docs/VAERS_Table_of_Reportable_Events_Following_Vaccination.pdf