Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to the coronavirus pandemic
A satirical caption in a South African newspaper under a picture of a British woman getting the vaccine has caused confusion
The photo of a woman getting a Covid-19 vaccine has been used as evidence that the media is lying to people.
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The government has awarded a contract to develop technology that proves you’ve recently had a negative Covid-19 test
This doesn’t mean that vaccination passports are planned.
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Some on the Pfizer vaccine trials did get Bell’s palsy, but not more than we’d expect by chance
Four volunteers developed Bell’s palsy after getting a Covid-19 vaccine, but this doesn’t mean they are linked.
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There’s no evidence the Pfizer vaccine interferes with the placenta
One expert said the possibility was ‘vanishingly small’.
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A post about coronavirus vaccines gets facts about their safety, ingredients, and legality wrong
Many of the claims in this post are common myths about the vaccine.
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False claims about first vaccine recipients spread on social media
Posts claim that CNN used a picture of one of the first vaccine recipients back in October. They did not.
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Claims about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine ingredients lack evidence
Claims about PEG, non-neutralizing antibodies, fertility and late effects have been made about the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the UK.
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No evidence Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine affects women’s fertility
The vaccine causes an immune response to a spike protein, but this almost certainly won’t make the body attack the placenta.
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The Pfizer Covid-19 candidate vaccine is not too cold to be called a vaccine
The Ebola vaccine had to be stored at temperatures this low too.
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RNA Covid-19 vaccines will not change your DNA
Several candidate vaccines use this technology.
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