Vaccines - Full Fact

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

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

Get the facts: Vaccines

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

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

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