Terrence Howard on health: what the evidence says · JRE #2152
“Cancers have increased 300%, all cause mortality. Up 40% in some age groups. Pulmonary embolisms almost up like 500%.”
What the evidence says
Howard asserted that cancer rates rose 300%, all-cause mortality rose 40% in some age groups, and pulmonary embolisms rose nearly 500%, framed as consequences of covid-19 vaccination. National vital statistics do not support these figures. CDC/NCHS data on U.S. mortality in 2023 show age-specific death rates decreased, not increased, for every age group 5 years and older compared with 2022, and the overall age-adjusted death rate fell 6.0% (from 798.8 to 750.5 per 100,000), while life expectancy rose to 78.4 years. No CDC, NCI/SEER, or peer-reviewed national dataset shows a 300% rise in cancer incidence or a 40% rise in mortality for any age group coinciding with the vaccine rollout; annual cancer incidence and mortality statistics tracked by the American Cancer Society show gradual, low single-digit percentage shifts per year for most cancer types, not hundreds of percent. Pulmonary embolism incidence has risen modestly over recent decades, largely attributed to improved imaging detection, but no population-level dataset documents a near-500% surge tied to vaccination. As stated, the claim is not supported by, and is directly contradicted by, the best available national mortality and cancer statistics.