Health
New figures on healthcare workers' suicides should be treated with caution
Most of the suicides registered in the first half of 2020 occurred in previous years. Read
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An influencer muddled his maths on vaccines for children
The JCVI says that the Covid vaccines would probably do marginally more good than harm, even for healthy children. Read
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Viral video makes incorrect claims about teenagers and vaccine consent
A 2020 court case, known as Bell vs Tavistock, doesn’t mean it’s illegal to vaccinate teenagers without parental consent or a court order Read
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Education
Data doesn’t show parents will ‘insist’ on children wearing masks to school
A Mail Online article incorrectly claims ‘23% of parents of secondary pupils will insist their children wear masks’. Read
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Germany has not stopped using Covid-19 vaccines
A social media post falsely claims Germany’s government no longer recommends Covid-19 vaccination. Read
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Video falsely claims that you cannot refuse the Covid-19 vaccines
We fact check this, and several other claims. Read
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Daily Mail understates the risks of Covid-19 to children
Severe disease and death are very rare, but still more common than the Mail claimed. Read
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The mayor of Calgary didn't say that Covid-19 was a hoax
This comes from what seems to be a fake transcript of a court hearing that never happened. Read
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Immunity through Covid infection is much riskier than a vaccine
Getting vaccinated is still effective, and far safer, whether you’ve had the disease or not. Read
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Deaths from vaccines have not overtaken Covid-19 deaths
A TCW article misuses data about Covid-19 deaths and deaths after vaccinations to make false claims about vaccine safety. Read
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