I totally agree that's true. I read another article saying that conspiracists and anti-vaccers are false reporting there making that site pretty much irrelevant. However, there are many on this thread who believe every word. I guess I did not make it clear that the article I did read was an actual study, and the link I used was not it but mirrored the results to an extent. I once challenged someone who was using VAERS as proof, going so far as to say that I acknowledged that the poster may have truly been affected as stated, but that many self-reported without any medical confirmation and I got viciously attacked. So now I try to be a bit more diplomatic. Again, the study I originally read was an actual medical study unrelated to VAERS. And if you read the entire article, it does have a disclaimer of sorts regarding VAERS. I personally would never see VAERS as anything but anecdotal. Last November I had knee pain issues that were crippling. I saw threads on Mayo Connect from people blaming the Covid shot, Prolia and Anastrazole. Thus I waited until my next booster (nope), my next Prolia shot (nope), and switched from Anastrozole to Letrozole. Within weeks I was almost pain-free. (Bingo, Anastrozole). I've had 2 Pfizer and both boosters. 5 days after the 2nd booster I vacationed at the home of relatives 4 states away staying 4 days. When we got back we were told one member had tested positive and was showing symptoms the day we left. Neither of us got sick, took precautions and tested 3 times. I have chemo induced neuropathy, and I most certainly will get the new variant booster in December.