A graph spreading on Facebook gets it wrong on flu vs Covid deaths
Flu is not the underlying cause of deaths in more people than Covid-19. Read
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Health
Claims of pandemic fall in child anxiety may not apply across the whole country
A study which found that students’ anxiety levels were lower during the pandemic than in October 2019 was conducted among year 9 students in the south west of England. Read
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Children in Need is not donating £10 million to Black Lives Matter
The BBC charity is matching Stormzy’s £10m pledge to causes tackling racial inequality in the UK. Read
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Education
What do we know about Covid-19 transmission in schools?
The evidence is limited as fewer children have attended school during the pandemic, but broadly suggests that while there is some risk, schools aren’t likely to play a large role in transmission. Read
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A retracted paper linking 5G and coronavirus with no evidence is doing the rounds on Facebook
The paper, which was retracted days after it was published, did not prove any link between 5G and coronaviruses. Read
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Ukrainian soldiers have not died after having an American Covid-19 vaccine
Six members of the Ukrainian military have died of Covid-19 so far, but that wasn’t anything to do with a vaccine. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Comparing tax dodging and benefits for people seeking asylum
MP Zarah Sultana claimed that the super-rich and large corporations dodge £90 billion in tax every year. This is based on an estimate for the tax gap which is much higher than the official figure. Read
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Health
Matt Hancock misstates the proportion of Test and Trace contacts being reached
Matt Hancock misspoke saying that 79.7% of close contacts of infected people are being reached by test and trace. Read
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Health
Flu isn’t the underlying cause of death for more people than Covid-19
Figures from the Office for National Statistics are being widely misunderstood. Flu isn’t the underlying cause of death for more people than Covid-19 at the moment, but pneumonia probably is. Read
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Health
Study doesn’t show that children are ‘silent super-spreaders’ of coronavirus
A study into the quantity of Covid-19 carried by some children does not prove they are ‘silent super-spreaders’. Read
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