Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
This FOI about vaccines is real
The DWP confirmed that they had issued the information.
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Measles is not the “number one side effect” of the MMR vaccine
It’s incorrect to claim that measles and death are side effects of the MMR.
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This image about vaccine ingredients is extremely misleading
The ingredients it lists are either not present in vaccines, or not in high enough concentrations to do harm unless you already have an allergy to them.
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Evidence shows there is no link between the MMR vaccine and diabetes
A brand of MMR vaccine used in the USA (not in the UK) lists diabetes as an ‘adverse reaction’. But that’s not the same as a side effect caused by …
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NHS: More beds, more doctors, and more flu vaccines?
The number of hospital beds is falling but the number of doctors is going up.
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