Health
Spanish Flu pandemic wasn’t caused by a meningitis vaccine
Experts say that there is ‘no way’ that a meningitis vaccine could contribute to starting a flu epidemic. Read
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Daniella de Block Golding
Health Fellow (former)
Daniella joined Full Fact in February 2021 and was our Health Fellow. She is a medical doctor and prior to joining Full Fact was working in hospital and GP settings. She was a 2018/19 Churchill Fellow and has undertaken research in lived experiences of HIV, and Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) roll out. She has a particular interest in community medicine, sexual health and communication in healthcare.
Health
Covid-19 vaccines haven’t caused an increase in cases and deaths
Misleading headlines shared on social media come from an unpublished study which has been strongly criticised by experts. Read
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Health
Covid-19 vaccines are not associated with developing neurodegenerative diseases
The MHRA has told Full Fact there is ‘no credible evidence’ for this. Read
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Health
Lemonade and Fanta don’t test positive for Covid-19
Testing lateral flows with random things produces an invalid result. Read
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Health
The CDC has not ‘dropped’ all PCR tests
One type of PCR test has been ‘dropped’ in favour of others that are more efficient and can be processed more quickly. Read
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Health
Soft drinks shouldn’t be ‘tested’ with lateral flow tests and asymptomatic transmission is not ‘quackery’
We have written about similar false claims many times before. Read
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Health
Control swabs aren’t meant to be used for patient testing
Lateral flow control swabs are used to check that the test is working properly and should not be used for patient testing. Read
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Health
Are lateral flow test results included in headline Covid-19 case figures?
Reported positive lateral flow tests are included in the UK’s overall Covid case figures for England and Northern Ireland, but are not currently being included in Scotland and Wales. Read
Analysis
Health
Did Chris Whitty say you should keep testing after day 10 of isolation?
The DHSC and the Chief Medical Officer confirmed that the comments were specifically in reference to day six and seven tests and that government advice not to routinely test after day 10 still stands. Read
Analysis
The FDA recalls drugs for a wide range of reasons
They may be recalled for lots of reasons including labelling issues, concerns about manufacturing processes or contamination. Read
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