Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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Virtually all the most vulnerable people are vaccinated against Covid, so most of the people who die of it are too. Read
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The benefits of Covid vaccination outweigh the risks for most people, and although mild side effects are common, serious ones are rare. Read
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There is no evidence thousands of girls were injured by an HPV vaccine project or that this led to the Gates Foundation being kicked out of India. Read
A recirculated photograph showing the safety cap still attached to the needle was taken prior to the injection being administered. Read
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An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid. Read
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Social media posts suggest a UKHSA job advert shows that a new pandemic is being planned. But the UKHSA says the wording from the advert is a “legacy” from before the Covid-19 vaccine rollout began. Read
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A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t true. Read
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A video from the US is circulating on social media again, claiming that mortality data in the UK shows Covid-19 vaccines to cause a large increase in deaths. This is not what the data shows. Read
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A Florida Republican group has agreed to send a letter to state officials asking for Covid vaccines to be banned, but this does not appear to have any legal power to enact a ban in the state. Read
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False social media claims link Amish lifestyles to the absence of diseases. Amish people do use vaccines and GMOs, and they do also have conditions like autism and SIDS. Read
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