Excess mortality, statistical significance, and causation: Analyzing controversies in COVID-19 vaccine research

Many thanks to the editors of the International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine for inviting me to provide commentary and context on the academic discourses around 4 articles published herein that provide a more balanced view of COVID-19 vaccines, including research on the potential harms of the vaccines and their possibly contributing to excess mortality. I conclude that the criticisms highlighted here are unsuccessful in allaying the concerns raised in these studies, and that ongoing scrutiny on COVID-19 vaccines is warranted and necessary.