Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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No local authority in the West Midlands has a measles vaccine uptake lower than about 75% on any measure—although this remains well below the target. Read
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The country has not banned Covid vaccines, despite claims on social media saying it has. Read
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The substance was used as a tool to study a sample during the vaccine’s development. It is not an ingredient in the vaccine itself. Read
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A video of a man talking to a pharmacist about myocarditis has resurfaced on social media. Claims in the video about the mortality rate of the condition are incorrect. Read
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This claim comes from an activist who supplied no supporting evidence. It is contradicted by data on deaths published by the New Zealand government. Read
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Virtually all the most vulnerable people are vaccinated against Covid, so most of the people who die of it are too. Read
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The benefits of Covid vaccination outweigh the risks for most people, and although mild side effects are common, serious ones are rare. Read
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There is no evidence thousands of girls were injured by an HPV vaccine project or that this led to the Gates Foundation being kicked out of India. Read
A recirculated photograph showing the safety cap still attached to the needle was taken prior to the injection being administered. Read
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An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid. Read
