Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
Concerns raised about legitimacy of research linking vaccines and heart attacks
It’s been claimed new research shows a link between Covid-19 vaccines and heart attacks. The research has serious flaws.
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Children are more likely to die from Covid than vaccination
At least 25 children have sadly died from Covid in England alone, but we can find no evidence of a child dying as a result of the vaccine.
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Vaccines don’t cause Covid-19
There are various reasons why Covid case rates may be higher in countries with higher vaccination rates. It isn’t evidence vaccines cause Covid.
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The wife of the Pfizer CEO did not die from its vaccine
This story is a fabrication. Myriam Bourla is alive and well.
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Radio 4 programme featured Covid vaccine misinformation
A member of the public was allowed to share vaccine misinformation during a live broadcast.
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Research does not show 80% of vaccinated pregnant women experienced miscarriage
False claims that more than 80% experienced miscarriage after a Covid-19 vaccination are based on an error in a journal article that has since been withdrawn.
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Japan is not using ivermectin instead of vaccines to treat Covid-19
The false claim has spread on social media, after appearing on the website of the Hal Turner Radio Show
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has not been arrested for vaccine data fraud
There’s no evidence this happened—Pfizer says the claim is false and he was not arrested.
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Parents aren’t being urged to donate their children’s organs at vaccine appointments
A manipulated image has been shared thousands of times online.
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Guardian wrong to suggest unvaccinated deaths are the majority currently
UKHSA explains that this is because a larger proportion of the population are vaccinated than unvaccinated.
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