Controversial Claims Link Increased Cancer Rates to COVID-19 Vaccination
Amid ongoing vaccination efforts, Dr. Harvey Risch, a professor emeritus of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, suggests a worrying pattern: an increase in certain types of cancer following COVID-19 vaccination. Although Dr. Risch emphasizes the preliminary nature of these findings, the assertions have raised significant concern and debate within the medical community.

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For physicians, these controversial claims merit careful scrutiny and comprehensive research. At present, the evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to increased cancer rates is largely anecdotal and lacks peer-reviewed validation. Before altering vaccination protocols, the medical community must prioritize rigorously conducted studies to evaluate Dr. Risch’s assertions critically.
Key Points
- Dr. Harvey Risch claims that there is evidence of cancers developing at an increased rate after COVID-19 vaccination.
- The increased cases of cancer include what Risch terms “turbo cancers,” which are unusually aggressive and manifest in younger people without a family history of the disease.
- He argues that COVID-19 vaccines have done varying degrees of damage to the immune systems of some individuals, which could contribute to a higher risk of developing cancer.
- Official medical agencies do not count someone as vaccinated until two weeks after receiving the vaccine. However, serious adverse effects are reported within the first four days.
- Physicians have expressed skepticism and caution regarding Dr. Risch’s claims, emphasizing the need for peer-reviewed research to substantiate the allegations.

“We live in social contact with each other and therefore spread low-level infections. This is part of human life that we take for granted and we try to treat it the best we can. That’s how we should be managing this.”
– Dr. Harvey Risch, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine
Additional Points
- Dr. Risch criticizes public health decisions made during the pandemic, claiming they have been a “colossal failure.”
- He believes that new COVID variants are mild and not life-threatening, arguing against the necessity of mRNA vaccinations.
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