This page brings together Full Fact’s fact checks on Covid-19, covering common claims, vaccine safety and efficacy, symptoms, treatments, government policies, and misinformation. We review evidence, correct errors, and monitor evolving science to help you make informed decisions.
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Young children were not offered the vaccine at all, and most people were not offered the autumn booster. There are problems with the total population estimates too. Read
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Social media posts claiming egg yolks could be a key in fighting Covid-19 infections misinterpret the research and falsely link it to egg shortages. Read
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Claire Bridges’ legs were amputated as a result of complications from a Covid-19 infection and her heart condition. Being vaccinated had nothing to do with it. Read
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A post on Facebook wrongly suggests that mRNA technology used in two Covid-19 vaccines has also been used in the flu vaccine. Read
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Research linking climate change to strokes, dementia and migraines is not a cover up for Covid-19 vaccine harms, as Instagram user claims. Read
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Dr Aseem Malhotra told the BBC that mRNA vaccines were “a likely contributing factor” to excess deaths in the UK. But the vaccines will have limited them, by preventing tens of thousands of deaths. Read
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A Facebook post claims something’s been added to the nasal flu mist to make children sick. This is false. Read
A screenshot from Google Translate appears to show the translation, but this isn’t the meaning of the words in Latin. Read
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While different measures of death rates have their own strengths and limitations, they all broadly concur that, in the UK, sadly, around 200,000 people have died of Covid-19. Read
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There is evidence that masks work to reduce the spread of Covid-19, but making them compulsory did not reverse a wave in the summer of 2020. Read
