Anti-vax claims flood Senate inquiry. Officials say they’re wrong

Anti-vax groups have flooded a Senate inquiry with claims that government vaccine mandates during the pandemic have resulted in more deaths from causes other than COVID-19 in the years since.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics, the federal Health Department and risk management industry body the Actuaries Institute strongly rejected the claims, saying they are not supported by evidence and COVID-19 vaccines saved millions of lives globally while causing a comparatively tiny number of deaths.