Covid-19 child vaccine trial paused over clot concerns, not cot death
The study was giving the Covid-19 vaccine to children aged between six and 17, not infants. Read
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Grace Rahman
News & Online Editor
Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.
She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.
Health
There’s more to the claim only 32 vaccinated people were hospitalised with Covid-19
A report in the Telegraph claimed there was only one vaccinated case per 2,300 patients. That’s highly misleading. Read
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The government hasn’t said the vaccine will cause a third wave of deaths
Covid-19 vaccines aren’t 100% efficient, but experts aren’t predicting they will cause mass hospitalisations. Read
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Rusty hand sanitiser stand doesn’t prove hand gel is poison
The stand probably rusted from exposure to water in the gel. Read
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Everything you need to know about the Home Office’s ‘eyebrow’ spending
Clue: it wasn’t really on eyebrows, it was on PPE. Read
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Covid-19 vaccine exports and the UK
Companies in these countries have fulfilled contracts to export the vaccines to countries like the UK. Read
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17 countries haven’t ‘banned’ the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Seventeen countries in Europe have temporarily stopped using the Covid-19 vaccine. Read
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There are no mouse brains in Covid-19 vaccines
A viral Facebook post makes a number of claims about the ingredients and side effects of vaccines. Read
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Agenda 2030 conspiracy just describes UN sustainability goals
There is no evidence that Covid-19 is being used to usher in rules that will enslave humanity as part of Agenda 2030. Read
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Nicola Sturgeon has not banned the Union Flag from Scottish government buildings
But she has instructed that the European flag be flown on a daily basis. Read
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