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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

29 January 2021

53 people have not died in Gibraltar because of the Covid-19 vaccine

The territory has had 70 Covid-19 deaths overall and 6 have died since getting the vaccine.

53 people have not died in Gibraltar because of the Covid-19 vaccine

29 January 2021

Adolescents have been recruited for Covid-19 vaccine trials in the US

2,000 children aged between 12 and 15 have been recruited onto the trial, with parental consent.

Adolescents have been recruited for Covid-19 vaccine trials in the US

26 January 2021

Report of 8% vaccine efficacy for elderly is unreliable

A report in German newspaper Handelsblatt claimed that the AstraZeneca vaccine was only 8% effective among over 65s.

Report of 8% vaccine efficacy for elderly is unreliable

25 January 2021

One in six may refuse the Covid-19 vaccine

New research suggests that people were not confused by the wording of a survey last summer

One in six may refuse the Covid-19 vaccine

22 January 2021

There isn’t pork in Covid-19 vaccines

There is also no reason to believe the vaccine will impact male fertility as claimed. It may actually help protect it.

18 January 2021

What you need to know about the claims 23 people died after getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Norway

Norway has since adjusted its advice for vaccinating the very elderly.

What you need to know about the claims 23 people died after getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Norway

12 January 2021

You don’t need your NHS number to get a Covid-19 vaccine

A widely shared post on social media claims people who don’t know their NHS number are causing a ‘bottleneck’.

You don’t need your NHS number to get a Covid-19 vaccine

11 January 2021

The laws introducing a third English lockdown do not make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory

Parliament did vote on new regulations on Wednesday, but these new rules didn’t make vaccines mandatory.

The laws introducing a third English lockdown do not make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory

7 January 2021

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.

A satirical caption in a South African newspaper under a picture of a British woman getting the vaccine has caused confusion

Vaccines

Pfizer vaccine effective, though not as effective as newspapers suggest

53 people have not died in Gibraltar because of the Covid-19 vaccine

Adolescents have been recruited for Covid-19 vaccine trials in the US

Report of 8% vaccine efficacy for elderly is unreliable

One in six may refuse the Covid-19 vaccine

There isn’t pork in Covid-19 vaccines

What you need to know about the claims 23 people died after getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Norway

You don’t need your NHS number to get a Covid-19 vaccine

The laws introducing a third English lockdown do not make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory

A satirical caption in a South African newspaper under a picture of a British woman getting the vaccine has caused confusion

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