Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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The World Health Organisation says ‘eliminating measles’ means the number of cases in a country is at a level where it can’t circulate easily. Read
More diagnoses of autism disorders are being made but they are not associated with being vaccinated. Read
Evidence on whether glyphosate causes cancer seems contradictory and Cancer Research UK says there is some evidence people exposed to very high levels of it could have a slightly increased risk of cer Read
This post advising people on live vaccine exposure greatly exaggerates the risks of infection. Read
The UK Vaccine Damage Payment provides payments to people who are severely disabled by vaccines. Read
It’s incorrect to claim that measles and death are side effects of the MMR. Read
There’s no evidence that thiomersal, found in some UK vaccines, can do any harm. Read
The ingredients it lists are either not present in vaccines, or not in high enough concentrations to do harm. Read
A brand of MMR vaccine used in the USA (not in the UK) lists diabetes as an ‘adverse reaction’. But that’s not the same as a side effect caused by the vaccine. Read
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The number of NHS hospital beds has halved in the last thirty years, but the number of doctors has risen consistently. Read
