Adolescents have been recruited for Covid-19 vaccine trials in the US
2,000 children aged between 12 and 15 have been recruited onto the trial, with parental consent. Read
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Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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Report of 8% vaccine efficacy for elderly is unreliable
A report in German newspaper Handelsblatt claimed that the AstraZeneca vaccine was only 8% effective among over 65s. Read
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There isn’t pork in Covid-19 vaccines
There is also no reason to believe the vaccine will impact male fertility as claimed. It may actually help protect it. Read
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What you need to know about the claims 23 people died after getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Norway
Norwegian officials suspect common side effects like nausea may have contributed to the deaths in very frail patients. Read
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You don’t need your NHS number to get a Covid-19 vaccine
A widely shared post on social media claims people who don’t know their NHS number are causing a ‘bottleneck’. Read
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The laws introducing a third English lockdown do not make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory
Parliament did vote on new regulations on Wednesday, but these new rules didn’t make vaccines mandatory. Read
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A satirical caption in a South African newspaper under a picture of a British woman getting the vaccine has caused confusion
The photo of a woman getting a Covid-19 vaccine has been used as evidence that the media is lying to people. Read
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The government has awarded a contract to develop technology that proves you’ve recently had a negative Covid-19 test
This doesn’t mean that vaccination passports are planned. Read
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Some on the Pfizer vaccine trials did get Bell’s palsy, but not more than we’d expect by chance
Four volunteers developed Bell’s palsy after getting a Covid-19 vaccine, but this doesn’t mean they are linked. Read
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There’s no evidence the Pfizer vaccine interferes with the placenta
One expert said the possibility was ‘vanishingly small’. Read
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