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Why are people not self-isolating?
Sir Keir Starmer and other Labour MPs claim that people are breaking the rules because they cannot afford to follow them, but this is not what the evidence says Read
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Cambridge Covid-19 test results don’t mean PCR tests are inaccurate
A higher ratio of false positives to true positives are expected when viral prevalence in the community drops. Read
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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. Read
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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. Read
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School funding hasn’t increased by £5k per pupil
The Conservative Party has made incorrect claims about education spending on social media. Read
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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. Read
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The new vaccination card is not a ‘Covid passport’
It is a vaccine record card with appointment details, but no secure identifying information Read
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Vaccine approval isn’t quicker because of Brexit
The MHRA could have given the Pfizer vaccine the same emergency approval when the UK was in the EU. Read
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