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Far fewer people are dying of Covid-19 in 2022 compared with 2021 and 2020—although some sources of data make the numbers look higher. Read
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Headlines in the Telegraph and MailOnline claimed that a fifth of people had been forced to attempt their own dental treatment. Read
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Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey has described calls for a two week waiting time for GP appointments in England as an “expectation” rather than a requirement. Read
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Dr Thérèse Coffey said health and social care account for 40% of government day-to-day spending. That’s only true if you don’t count spending on things like pensions. Read
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Children who turned five before September 2022 are still eligible, as are some others. Read
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There is plenty of evidence the disease and the virus that causes it are real. Read
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A page of the National Institutes of Health website says that ivermectin is not recommended, and does not work, as a treatment for Covid-19. Read
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The number is based on miscalculation from a now-deleted blog post. Read
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Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved. Read
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A headline published in the Daily Mail incorrectly claims a study showed tea cuts the risk of an early death. Read
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