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UK booster roll out level twice the EU average
The Prime Minister made conflicting claims about the UK booster rollout versus Europe at PMQs and during a televised coronavirus update. Read
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Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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Pfizer vaccine doesn’t have a 6% fatality rate
Data on adverse events following a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has been misrepresented to suggest one in 17 die. Read
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Concerns raised about legitimacy of research linking vaccines and heart attacks
It’s been claimed new research shows a link between Covid-19 vaccines and heart attacks. The research has serious flaws. Read
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Children are more likely to die from Covid than vaccination
At least 25 children have sadly died from Covid in England alone, but we can find no evidence of a child dying as a result of the vaccine. Read
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Vaccines don’t cause Covid-19
There are various reasons why Covid case rates may be higher in countries with higher vaccination rates. It isn’t evidence vaccines cause Covid. Read
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The wife of the Pfizer CEO did not die from its vaccine
This story is a fabrication. Myriam Bourla is alive and well. Read
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Radio 4 programme featured Covid vaccine misinformation
A member of the public was allowed to share vaccine misinformation during a live broadcast. Read
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Research does not show 80% of vaccinated pregnant women experienced miscarriage
False claims that more than 80% experienced miscarriage after a Covid-19 vaccination are based on an error in a journal article that has since been withdrawn. Read
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Japan is not using ivermectin instead of vaccines to treat Covid-19
The false claim has spread on social media, after appearing on the website of the Hal Turner Radio Show Read
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has not been arrested for vaccine data fraud
There’s no evidence this happened—Pfizer says the claim is false and he was not arrested. Read
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