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Health
It’s been claimed new research shows a link between Covid-19 vaccines and heart attacks. The research has serious flaws. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The broadcaster is publicly owned, but pays for itself through commercial operations. Its borrowing counts as public debt, but that doesn’t mean the taxpayer pays for it in the usual sense. Read
Claims that pre-existing requirements need to be in your contract for the changes regarding vaccination of NHS staff to apply are ‘incorrect’ according to the DHSC. Read
Health
An anti-lockdown group heavily criticised the survey, which was run by YouGov, not the UK government. Read
The presenter said he is now fine but was taken to hospital as a precaution. Read
Health
At least 25 children have sadly died from Covid in England alone, but we can find no evidence of a child dying as a result of the vaccine. Read
Immigration
Most recent Ipsos Mori and YouGov polls don’t list this as the public’s number one concern. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
At PMQs the Prime Minister claimed the number of people in work had returned to pre-pandemic levels. This is true only for payrolled employees, not all workers. Read
Health
There are various reasons why Covid case rates may be higher in countries with higher vaccination rates. It isn’t evidence vaccines cause Covid. Read
The picture seems to be genuine but is over four years old. Read
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