Manitoba Conservative candidate Ted Falk apologizes for vaccine misinformation
CBC
Manitoba federal Conservative candidate Ted Falk is apologizing after he was quoted in a local newspaper spreading misinformation about the dangers of COVID-19 vaccines, suggesting they may do more harm than good.
The Carillon newspaper quotes the incumbent candidate for Provencher urging constituents to "do their research" on vaccines.
The newspaper quotes Falk as saying his own research revealed a study from Public Health England (PHE) which showed "you were 13 times more likely to die from the delta variant if you were double vaccinated than if you were unvaccinated."
Similar false claims on social media about the potential harm of vaccines against the delta variant related to the PHE were debunked by Reuters. The news agency said the idea can be traced back to an online post that misinterpreted PHE statistics from a June briefing.
In fact, PHE released a study in June that showed two doses of the vaccine are highly effective in preventing hospitalizations related to the Delta variant.
Just seven hours after the newspaper published the interview, Falk issued a statement admitting the statistics were not correct and apologizing for the confusion.
"I would like to correct erroneous comments I made when referencing a study on COVID vaccines," Falk wrote in a statement to The Canadian Press.
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