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The fact that the Spanish Ministry of Health doesn’t have its own viral cultures doesn’t mean it thinks they don’t exist. Read
The RCOG and British Fertility Society both say those undergoing treatment can have the vaccine, and experts say there’s no evidence it affects fertility Read
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A video on Instagram includes many false claims about Covid-19 vaccines including that they contain HIV. Read
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There are more vaccinated people in hospital with Covid because the vast majority of vulnerable people have now been vaccinated. Read
A social media post wrongly suggests that numbering on street lamps will let emergency services know exactly where you are. Read
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A headline in the Daily Express was wrong to say that statins actually caused a lower death rate among people taking them. Read
A Facebook post implies the risk of developing a blood clot or heart problem from a Covid-19 vaccine outweighs the benefits. Read
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The claim has been going round since a Spanish professor got a vial of what claimed to be Pfizer vaccine in the post, and said it looked like graphene oxide through a microscope. Read
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An Instagram post takes a tragic story of an infant’s death and uses it to make baseless claims about vaccine safety. Read
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She actually said the Covid-19 vaccines aren’t live vaccines. Read
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