"A lot of us knew from the get go that something just didn't add up so we did our own research from publicly available documents. We came to the conclusion that this was not a safe or wise thing to partake in," says a January 24, 2023 Instagram post. "We tried to warn everyone. Consequently we were labeled dangerous conspiracy theorists."
The post includes a purported screenshot of a headline from The Conversation, a website that publishes articles from academics and researchers. It says: "THEY KNEW: why didn't the unvaccinated do more to warn us?"
Another Instagram post sharing the image says: "We tried, but many were hard head, stiff neck and rebellious."
Screenshot of an Instagram post taken January 26, 2023
Screenshot of an Instagram post taken January 27, 2023
The posts come amid a flood of misinformation about the safety of Covid-19 vaccines. The Council of Canadian Academies found such false claims contributed to vaccine hesitancy in the country, leading to roughly 2,800 deaths and an estimated $300 million in health care costs in 2021.
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