The former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recently tweeted that the World Health Organization WHO had acknowledged that people are three times more likely to develop severe illness from COVID 19 vaccines than hospitalized with the disease because people are three times more likely to develop severe illness from COVID 19 vaccines. The post has caused many questions, and experts are sounding the alarm and saying the vaccines are clearly effective.
Just a few months ago, in July, Hatoyama had posted on his Twitter account that he was amazed to learn that people who have been vaccinated are three times more likely to be hospitalized than those who haven't been from the Takuji Shirasawa Anti-aging Medical Institute and the International Preventive Medical Association.
On September 14, the former prime minister tweeted, I asked Dr. Takuji Shirasawa again, if it is true that the WHO had acknowledged that the risk of one getting seriously ill from the vaccine is three times higher than the coronaviruses hospitalization rate. Digital Minister Taro Kono denied it, saying it was a false rumor. Dr. Shirasawa replied that it is true. I believe in the words of Dr. Shirasawa, an authority on anti-aging. His tweet shows an image of what appears to be a document that states in English, World Health Organization Study concludes that the risk of serious injury due to COVID vaccine is 339% higher than the risk of being hospitalized with COVID - 19. The content in the image was published on June 23 in an article and PDF file by British news website The Expose, known for false coronavirus claims. Full Fact, a British non-profit organization specializing in fact-checking, pointed out on July 28 that The study by The Expose has nothing to do with the WHO, and that many experts are questioning the conclusion.
Hatoyama's recent post prompted several retweets including one asking, If you think so, then why don't you read the paper or the information source? Another said that a former prime minister shouldn't be spreading false rumors. In July of this year, Hatoyama's post caused a stir with Digital Minister Kono, the former minister in charge of coronavirus vaccines, tweeting that it was a hoax. The mainichi Shimbun and other media reported that it was false based on a fact check to verify the legitimacy of the information.
The Mainichi Shimbun also asked the WHO if the information in the former prime minister's recent post was true or not. The WHO said in an email that safe vaccines are highly effective against serious symptoms, hospitalization and death caused by the coronaviruses.
A Shirasawa Anti-aging Medical Institute representative said by phone, We don't accept interviews. As to the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines, Nagasaki University professor Hiroyuki Moriuchi, who is an expert on infectious diseases, said that the vaccines currently available in Japan are expected to be effective in preventing severe symptoms. He added that it becomes more convincing when someone famous participates in the process of spreading it, even if there are just a few sources of a false rumor. Moriuchi said Hatoyama's tweet has great impact because it is usually inconceivable that a person who has previously served as prime minister would spread false information without checking its source. I would like to see him act more responsibly, given that he has a great influence on society.