Just in case you needed another reason to get a COVID shot, researchers have published a study in The American Journal of Medicine claiming that you’re more likely to get in an auto accident if you haven’t gotten the shot.
According to Paine.TV, “The principal investigator for the study, Dr. Donald Redelmeier at the Sunnybrook Research Institute, claimed his research ‘demonstrated traffic risks were 50% to 70% more frequent for adults who had not been vaccinated compared to those who had.’”
So what’s the correlation? Where is the data showing this to be scientifically true? Apparently, when it comes to shots Redelmeier said that adults who don’t heed public health advice also will ignore traffic laws and therefore have accidents. Thus, he said, “The observed risks might also justify changes to driver insurance policies in the future.”
His comments drew a viral wave of criticisms. "Here is a joke of a study claiming the unvaccinated are involved in more car accidents. There's a lot wrong with it," Dr. Clare Craig, a British diagnostic pathologist wrote in a Twitter thread, and Fox News reported.
The repercussions of such a study being taken seriously are many, readers pointed out, including giving insurance companies an excuse to raise rates for those who haven’t gotten the shots.
SOURCES:
Paine.TV December 18, 2022
Fox News December 14, 2022