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The mRNA vaccines don’t show Covid-19 ‘doesn’t exist’
A post has wrongly claimed Pfizer and Moderna vaccines do not contain a live virus because SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t exist. Read
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Sunday Express misinterprets suicide data
We do not yet know whether suicides in young people rose in 2021. Suicide registrations did rise, but this may have been caused by delays earlier in the pandemic. Read
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NHS pay award will increase pay for nurses by 72p per hour
At Prime Minister’s Questions Labour MP Ian Lavery said nurses had been given a '72p a week pay rise'. The pay award offered to most NHS staff actually amounts to an increase of around 72p per hour. Read
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Nadhim Zahawi wrong to say Moderna booster protects against both Covid-19 and flu
The former minister for Covid vaccine deployment claimed that the Moderna booster protected against Covid-19 and flu. Read
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Protestors did not close Bristol vaccination clinic ‘for the foreseeable future’
A group of protesters made a video claiming they ‘closed’ the centre. It reopened three days later. Read
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Article on impact of voice assistants on children is not ‘new research’
An article which suggests voice assistants may hinder children's cognitive and social development is not based on original research, and has been criticised by experts. Read
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Bayer executive wrongly said mRNA vaccines are gene therapy
A spokesperson for Bayer said Stefan Oelrich’s comments were an ‘obvious slip of the tongue’. Read
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Claims about vaccine adverse events based on article since-deleted over inaccuracies
An Express headline is being shared to claim the truth about the Covid-19 vaccine is “starting to unravel”. The article in question was deleted after the Express acknowledged it was inaccurate. Read
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Flu vaccines may contain harmless levels of formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is naturally present in our bodies, and there isn’t enough in vaccines to harm us. Read
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Will 16 million patients be left without a GP by 2030?
Figures projecting a shortfall of 8,800 GPs by 2030 don’t necessarily suggest that one in four people will be without a GP by the end of the decade. Read
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