Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene recently suggested that COVID-19 vaccines should be investigated in connection with rising cancer rates, a claim that is not supported by scientific evidence.
Greene cited cancer statistics from the American Association of Cancer Research, which estimates over two million new cancer cases and more than 611,000 cancer-related deaths in the U.S. this year.
However, she linked this increase to potential vaccine effects, despite established scientific consensus that COVID-19 vaccines do not cause cancer.
Both the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute have confirmed that there is no evidence to suggest COVID-19 vaccines cause or exacerbate cancer.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC emphasizes that unvaccinated individuals are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, including heart inflammation, hospitalization, and death.
As of early October, vaccination rates for the updated 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine are gradually increasing, with 11.2% of adults already vaccinated and an additional 20.5% planning to get vaccinated.
Greene is not alone in spreading misinformation about vaccines. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist, has made similar false claims, including the inaccurate assertion that COVID-19 vaccines are the deadliest ever made.
However, scientific research overwhelmingly supports the safety and efficacy of the vaccines.