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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. Read
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This post does not show photo of a giant eagle in Scotland
The photo appears to have originally been taken in South Carolina. Read
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With a coronavirus vaccine now potentially just months away, the global public deserves good information. Read
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The number of people dying right now is not the same as in any other year
It was also claimed on talkRADIO that deaths from other respiratory diseases have simply been “replaced“ with Covid-19. Read
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The infection fatality rate for Covid-19 is higher than 0.1%
Toby Young missed that a study he was citing had already calculated an IFR for Covid. Read
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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. Read
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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 Read
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No, contact tracing doesn’t cost £10,000 per contact
The claim made by Independent SAGE is based on the £12 billion cost of the test and trace programme, which is mostly testing not tracing. Read
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The Covid-19 recovery rate is not 99.9%
Posts on social media have overestimated the Covid recovery rate. Read
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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. Read
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