A kiwi fruit did not test “positive” for Covid
If we stick to using rapid tests on humans, they very rarely give false positives. Read
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What you need to know about the claims 23 people died after getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Norway
Norwegian officials suspect common side effects like nausea may have contributed to the deaths in very frail patients. Read
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We don’t know whether teachers are more likely to catch Covid
Claims that infections among teachers are up to 333% above the average use incomparable datasets Read
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Do you need to carry proof if you’re exempt from wearing a mask?
The government says you don’t need to carry proof by law but the police union says you might need to show it to avoid a fine. Read
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The government spent £63,000 on influencer marketing for Test and Trace
They paid 42 social media stars, including Shaughna Phillips. Read
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You don’t need your NHS number to get a Covid-19 vaccine
A widely shared post on social media claims people who don’t know their NHS number are causing a ‘bottleneck’. Read
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There are excess deaths in England and these PHE reports don’t prove otherwise
Reporting lags over Christmas distorted Public Health England’s estimates, which have since been updated. Read
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The laws introducing a third English lockdown do not make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory
Parliament did vote on new regulations on Wednesday, but these new rules didn’t make vaccines mandatory. Read
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Flawed comparisons between test and trace systems go viral
Claims suggesting the system in England costs vastly more than those in Wales and Ireland uses incomparable figures. Read
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More people are dying than usual at the moment
Dr John Lee claimed on talkRADIO that the number of deaths is below the long-term average, but this isn’t true. Read
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