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Flu vaccines may contain harmless levels of formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is naturally present in our bodies, and there isn’t enough in vaccines to harm us. Read
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Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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UK children under 12 aren’t ‘banned’ from having the Covid-19 vaccine
Children who turned five before September 2022 are still eligible, as are some others. Read
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Claim that 44% of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trial pregnancies ended in miscarriage is wrong
The number is based on miscalculation from a now-deleted blog post. Read
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The government hasn’t ‘removed’ Covid-19 vaccine advice in pregnancy
Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved. Read
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Pregnant and breastfeeding women are still advised to get the Covid-19 vaccine
The advice has not been “quietly changed” as some online have claimed. Read
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No evidence the media is covering up vaccine deaths with stories about heart issues
Newspapers have been writing about what household items and activities might cause heart attacks since before the pandemic. Read
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No evidence shingles ‘renamed’ as monkeypox is a Pfizer vaccine side effect
Shingles and monkeypox are caused by two totally different viruses. Read
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YouTuber misinterprets Covid-19 vaccine evidence on children from Singapore
Dr John Campbell claims that new evidence shows more children “suffered a severe reaction to vaccine” than required oxygen therapy for Covid-19. But this is incorrect, and the comparison is flawed. Read
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Monkeypox is not a government conspiracy to cover up ‘vaccine-induced’ diseases
Thousands of monkeypox infections have been directly confirmed in laboratories, and the Covid-19 vaccines have not caused widespread damage to people’s immune systems Read
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No evidence for a rise in sudden deaths or that Covid-19 vaccines are the cause
SADS or Sudden Adult Death Syndrome does not appear to have increased in the UK in 2021. Read
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