There are no foetal cells in the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
Cells derived from human foetal cells used in production don’t make it to the final product. Read
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Nadine Dorries says email from her office on vaccines does not reflect her views
The MP has said the email was sent by a new staff member and didn’t represent her view or government policy. Read
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GPs and other frontline medical workers will be among the first to receive a Covid-19 vaccine
The government has published plans on who will be vaccinated first. Read
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Danish study on mask efficacy only tells us half the story
A Spectator article suggests a new study which found mask-wearing didn’t lower Covid-19 infection rates is proof masks don’t work. But the study didn’t look at whether masks help others. Read
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Research suggesting increased Covid-19 risk for dog-owners may be barking up the wrong tree
The research claims dog walkers have a higher risk of catching Covid-19 but it has a number of methodological flaws. Read
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The Daily Mail’s chart of Covid-19 death figures doesn’t use the real numbers
The chart of weekly deaths claimed to show that deaths were barely higher than previous years, but the figures are wrong. Read
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This picture of a vaccine vial from March 2020 is real
The Oxford vaccine has been in development since January 2020. Read
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The government plans to monitor potential adverse reactions to a Covid-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be safe
The government needs a system for logging any medical problems that people encounter at the same time as the vaccine. Read
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The number of deaths from flu and pneumonia is about what you would expect this year
Although there are fewer of these deaths than usual, the fall is neither unexpected, nor extreme Read
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A picture of the Titanic sinking is not a newly discovered photograph
It’s a painting from 1996, by an artist who worked on the film. Read
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