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The Gates Foundation did not paralyse 300,000 children in India
There is no evidence to support this at all. Read
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Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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Iceland has not banned Covid-19 vaccines
Covid-19 vaccines are still available in Iceland Read
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NHS England was wrong to claim its data showed 3.4 million children are ‘unprotected’ against measles
It seems the health service actually calculated that 3.4 million children might have missed at least one vaccine dose. Read
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Measles is a potentially dangerous disease
Between 10% and 20% of cases result in complications, even in the developed world. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines don’t alter your DNA
Many Facebook posts have falsely described the vaccines as ‘DNA altering technology’. Read
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BBC corrects article claiming 5% measles vaccination rate
No local authority in the West Midlands has a measles vaccine uptake lower than about 75% on any measure—although this remains well below the target. Read
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Covid vaccines are still available in Iceland
The country has not banned Covid vaccines, despite claims on social media saying it has. Read
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No graphene oxide in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
The substance was used as a tool to study a sample during the vaccine’s development. It is not an ingredient in the vaccine itself. Read
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Myocarditis after Covid vaccines doesn’t kill one in five
A video of a man talking to a pharmacist about myocarditis has resurfaced on social media. Claims in the video about the mortality rate of the condition are incorrect. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines did not kill 30 people at one clinic in New Zealand
This claim comes from an activist who supplied no supporting evidence. It is contradicted by data on deaths published by the New Zealand government. Read
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