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Ticketmaster won’t demand proof of a Covid-19 vaccine for concert entry
The company said decisions about entry requirements for events will be up to individual organisers Read
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Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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The Covid-19 recovery rate is not 99.9%
Posts on social media have overestimated the Covid recovery rate. Read
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There’s no evidence that mercury-based chemicals in a Covid-19 vaccine would cause harm
Thiomersal is no longer found in most standard vaccines and even if it was used in a Covid-19 vaccine there is no evidence it causes harm. Read
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No evidence aluminium in vaccines causes Alzheimer's disease
Small amounts of aluminium have been used in vaccines for almost 100 years. Read
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The government is not proposing to make a Covid-19 vaccine mandatory
Evidence submitted to the human rights committee by four academics has been misunderstood. Read
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A Covid-19 vaccine is not being administered via Covid-19 nasal swab tests
Despite the fact that some other animal vaccines are administered via the nose, the Covid-19 swab test is not a Covid-19 vaccine. Read
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The WHO has not decided attending school implies consent for vaccines
In the UK you can’t be forced to have a vaccine. Read
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The government is not planning to roll out an untested Covid-19 vaccine
A government consultation about unlicensed vaccines has been misunderstood online. Read
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Unlicensed vaccines are not untested
Social media posts claim the government is trying to quietly change the rules on unlicensed vaccines, but they’ve missed the point. Read
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Unlicensed vaccine manufacturers are immune from some, but not all, civil liability
A vaccine manufacturer would still be liable if their unlicensed product was defective. Read
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