Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to the coronavirus pandemic
RNA Covid-19 vaccines will not change your DNA
Several candidate vaccines use this technology.
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The government plans to monitor potential adverse reactions to a Covid-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be safe
The government needs a system for logging any medical problems that people encounter at the same time as the vaccine.
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Baseless claims about vaccine safety go viral on Facebook
The post claims that the Covid-19 death rate is much lower than the estimated 0.5%-1% and makes baseless claims that a vaccine would kill more people than the virus.
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It’s misleading to compare the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines and the death rate
Vaccines don’t just prevent death.
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The figure for a dose of a potential Covid-19 vaccine covers the cost of delivering the treatment
GP practices are private companies that receive funding from a range of places.
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Ticketmaster won’t demand proof of a Covid-19 vaccine for concert entry
The company said decisions about entry requirements for events will be up to individual organisers
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The Covid-19 recovery rate is not 99.9%
Posts on social media have overestimated the Covid recovery rate.
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There’s no evidence that mercury-based chemicals in a Covid-19 vaccine would cause harm
Thiomersal is no longer found in most standard vaccines and even if it was used in a Covid-19 vaccine there is no evidence it causes harm.
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No evidence aluminium in vaccines causes Alzheimer's disease
Small amounts of aluminium have been used in vaccines for almost 100 years.
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The government is not proposing to make a Covid-19 vaccine mandatory
Evidence submitted to the human rights committee by four academics has been misunderstood.
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