Get the facts: Health
Why you can’t compare deaths after a positive Covid-19 test with deaths after a vaccine
Deaths soon after catching Covid are usually caused by it. Deaths soon after a Covid vaccine usually are not.
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‘Why would we suddenly go to them and lie?’: How councils and communities are working together to fight vaccine misinformation
For councils, increasing vaccine uptake is a matter of increasing accessibility and addressing fears by fighting misinformation. We spoke to councils across England to find out how they’re doing it.
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The chance of being killed by a cow and other AstraZeneca vaccine risk comparisons explained
Is it a cow? Is it a plane? The hunt for a straightforward way to explain the AstraZeneca vaccine risk is complicated.
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What’s a PCR test cycle threshold and why it matters
It’s been falsely claimed the WHO said PCR tests are flawed. It said “weak positive” cases with high “cycle thresholds” may need to be retested.
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What’s going on with the AstraZeneca vaccine?
The risks, what the government has said, and what’s happening for under-30s.
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Zero hours workers not excluded from self-isolation payments
Payments of £500 are available to eligible low-income or benefit-receiving workers who have to self-isolate.
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Viral video contains several false pandemic claims
A woman reading out a newspaper makes several claims about the pandemic which are false or misleading.
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Covid-19 is not the same as a common cold
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses which include those which cause the common cold, SARS and Covid-19.
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Twitter poll results don’t show ‘wide support’ for Thailand’s travel policy
An article in The Independent claims majority support for Thailand’s decision to admit vaccinated travellers. But Twitter polls mean nothing.
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Social media video makes false claims about Covid-19
These include common falsehoods that mRNA vaccines will change your DNA (they won’t) and that the vaccines aren’t safe and effective (they are).
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Lateral flow tests are not unsafe
Posts on social media are wrong to warn that the ethylene oxide used to sterilise some Covid-19 tests makes them dangerous.
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Viral instagram video falsely claims Covid-19 was planned
A video falsely claims Covid-19 has been planned and its vaccine kills.
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