The Ministry of Health fights back with disinformation: A
day after journalist and news anchor Oshrat Kotler published a post full of incorrect information about a study by the Maccabi Health Insurance Fund, today (Thursday) the Ministry of Health responds and warns the public about "Pike News" regarding Corona and vaccines in particular .
The Ministry of Health responded to the words of the veteran media woman and wrote on social media: "Unfortunately, there is a fundamentally incorrect analysis of the Maccabi article in the networks.
¹ Unfortunately, there is a fundamentally incorrect analysis of the Maccabi article in the networks.
It is important for us to make it clear to the public: * The risk of an unvaccinated person getting corona is 20 times greater than that of a vaccinated person!
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Ministry of Health (@IsraelMOH) September 2, 2021
In the post itself, the Ministry of Health continued to attack Kotler, writing that "from unprofessional publications circulating on the net, the public may err and think that those vaccinated against corona are more ill with corona. Of course the dangerous mistake is based on a distorted interpretation of data. "It does not make sense between the risk of illness among recovering people and those who are vaccinated. This is of course not the comparison."
In addition, health officials stressed that "corona is a serious disease, which can kill and even among recoverers remain long-term symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, decreased concentration, cognitive disorders and more. You should read the study in depth and not rely on headlines and misinterpretations. Health in Israel and around the world is getting vaccinated. "
As you may recall, Kotler posted a Facebook post yesterday that went viral, calling the Corona vaccine "a problematic vaccine that you should be very careful about."
Kotler, who published distorted and trending data from a study by the Maccabi Health Fund, also called for "immediately recalculating the route" regarding vaccines, and "getting off the high tree" on which the leaders climbed, she said.
Adva Lotan, CEO of Madaat, an organization that focuses on public health in the fields of medical care and preventive medicine, noted that in recent days, very misleading and dangerous information has been disseminated.
It is important to convey again the message that while healers are protected at a high level, the risk involved in the disease is very high.
There is no situation where it is better to get sick than to stay healthy.
Vaccines and masks are our main line of defense against the epidemic today - safe, effective and essential. "
