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A widely shared infographic suggests that CPR for children involves chest compressions only. But NHS advice is to also give rescue breaths (mouth to mouth). Read
An Instagram post has repeated falsehoods about the survival rate for Covid-19 and vaccine testing on animals. Read
Estimates that most people who will die of Covid this summer will be vaccinated reflects the high rate of vaccination, not any harm of vaccines. Read
A Facebook post about two men who defaced a mosque with a poppy picture doesn’t say what other offences they admitted. Read
This Covid-19 rumour has spread from Russia to Spain to Australia and the UK, but it isn’t true. Read
NHS Digital will start collecting the data at the start of September. Read
A Facebook post has also shared baseless claims that some airlines are considering banning vaccinated passengers. Read
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An article in The Herald misleadingly suggested the 2006 Scottish smoking ban was behind a 74% drop in heart attacks since 1990. Read
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Confusion seems to stem from a published first draft of the WHO’s global alcohol action plan, which talks about ‘appropriate’ prevention measures among women who are pregnant or of 'childbearing age'. Read
The two men are in different prisons. Read
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