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9 March 2021

There are no mouse brains in Covid-19 vaccines

A viral Facebook post makes a number of claims about the ingredients and side effects of vaccines.

There are no mouse brains in Covid-19 vaccines

9 March 2021

Covid-19 vaccines haven’t caused 460 deaths

Misleading claims about vaccine deaths are a misreporting of data from the Yellow Card scheme.

Covid-19 vaccines haven’t caused 460 deaths

5 March 2021

Luminescent enzymes not in Covid-19 vaccine and other myths debunked

Viral claims include that Covid-19 vaccines will change your DNA (they won’t) and contain something called luciferase (they don’t).

Luminescent enzymes not in Covid-19 vaccine and other myths debunked

26 February 2021

There is evidence vaccines reduce risk of Covid-19 illness

Being ill with Covid-19 and getting infected by the virus that causes it are not the same thing.

There is evidence vaccines reduce risk of Covid-19 illness

25 February 2021

No evidence for drop in US sudden infant death syndrome cases

A Facebook post claims SIDS cases have fallen in the US by using a dataset which collects reports of a tiny fraction of the total.

No evidence for drop in US sudden infant death syndrome cases

25 February 2021

There are no human cells in the AstraZeneca vaccine, and it won’t give you a chimpanzee virus

A post on social media makes claims about viruses from chimpanzees and human foetal cells in AstraZeneca vaccine.

There are no human cells in the AstraZeneca vaccine, and it won’t give you a chimpanzee virus

5 February 2021

People giving Covid-19 vaccines won’t be tried as war criminals

A video claims the roll-out is part of an experiment where the subjects haven’t consented, which is wrong.

People giving Covid-19 vaccines won’t be tried as war criminals

4 February 2021

No evidence that nanoparticles in Covid-19 vaccines affect fertility

Nanoparticles are the general term for very small particles.

No evidence that nanoparticles in Covid-19 vaccines affect fertility

3 February 2021

Penicillin allergies don’t rule out Pfizer vaccine

A post on social media claims that a penicillin allergy can cause a bad reaction to the Pfizer Covid vaccine.

Penicillin allergies don’t rule out Pfizer vaccine

2 February 2021

Pfizer vaccine effective, though not as effective as newspapers suggest

Just 0.04% of Israelis who received the Covid-19 vaccination later caught the disease, but this doesn’t mean the vaccine is 99.96% effective.

Pfizer vaccine effective, though not as effective as newspapers suggest

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There are no mouse brains in Covid-19 vaccines

Covid-19 vaccines haven’t caused 460 deaths

Luminescent enzymes not in Covid-19 vaccine and other myths debunked

There is evidence vaccines reduce risk of Covid-19 illness

No evidence for drop in US sudden infant death syndrome cases

There are no human cells in the AstraZeneca vaccine, and it won’t give you a chimpanzee virus

People giving Covid-19 vaccines won’t be tried as war criminals

No evidence that nanoparticles in Covid-19 vaccines affect fertility

Penicillin allergies don’t rule out Pfizer vaccine

Pfizer vaccine effective, though not as effective as newspapers suggest

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