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A retired neurosurgeon expressed this opinion in a journal article, which can be found by searching PubMed on the agency’s site. Read
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An article in a 1987 edition of the Times claimed a possible link between the smallpox vaccine and AIDS. There is no evidence for such a link. Read
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The bigger question is why there are outbreaks in countries where it isn’t endemic. Read
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An article in The Sun misrepresents the findings of a study looking at possible links between hormonal contraceptives and suicide. Read
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The GPs who responded were the ones who knew about the survey and chose to participate—who are not necessarily representative of GPs as a whole. Read
Claims that the use of a modified chimpanzee virus in the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are the cause of monkeypox are untrue. Read
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A tweet claims shingles is ‘being termed as monkeypox’. Read
Footage of Albert Bourla speaking at Davos has been edited. Read
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An article claiming the monkeypox outbreak is evidence that the Covid-19 vaccine causes a form of AIDS is not based in fact. Read
Mr Gates has invested in a start-up producing such a product, but it's not yet available to the public. Read
