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Articles tagged with: COVID-19
CLAIM REVIEWS
COVID-19 vaccines currently in use stimulate immunity to the same degree as natural infection without exposing the vaccinated person to the risks associated with the disease
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“Merck Scraps COVID Vaccines; Says It’s More Effective To Get The Virus And Recover”
SOURCE: Steve Watson, Summit News
Published: 29 Jan 2021
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Lower flu activity this season likely due to COVID-19 restrictions, increased flu vaccination, and other factors, not to misdiagnosis of flu cases as COVID-19
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"There is no evidence to support the contention that masks would stop influenza while failing to stop COVID”; “Influenza has been renamed COVID-19 in large part”
SOURCE: Daniel Payne, Just the News
Published: 17 Jan 2021
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COVID-19 vaccine did not cause the death of a Portuguese woman, contrary to social media posts’ suggestions
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“Portuguese nurse dies two days after getting the Pfizer Covid vaccine”
SOURCE: Anonymous, Wion
Published: 08 Jan 2021
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Nashville bomber died in the explosion, not from COVID-19
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“Nashville bomber died from COVID-19”
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 05 Jan 2021
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COVID-19 antigen tests are highly accurate, but incorrect use on food items such as fruits or Coca-Cola can produce false positive results
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Simple cola produced a positive result in the COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, proving mass testing worthless
SOURCE: Michael Schnedlitz, Vaccine Impact, others
Published: 31 Dec 2020
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COVID-19 vaccine candidates show high efficacy and a safe profile in clinical trials, contrary to claims in viral video
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“The COVID-19 pandemic is not a real medical pandemic”; “The COVID-19 vaccine is not proven safe or effective”
SOURCE: World Doctors Alliance, BrandNewTube
Published: 10 Dec 2020
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Face masks, handwashing, and vaccination do not weaken the immune system, and are effective measures to reduce the spread of infectious diseases
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Public health measures aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 including face masks, vaccines, and frequent handwashing “suppress our immune systems”
SOURCE: Anonymous, Instagram
Published: 26 Nov 2020
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as lockdowns and wearing face masks, are effective measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission, contrary to claims in viral video
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Lockdowns and face masks do not work to control the COVID-19 pandemic
SOURCE: Tom Woods, Young Americans for Liberty
Published: 19 Nov 2020
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Wearing face masks helps reduce the spread of COVID-19, but it only confers partial protection and should be combined with additional public health measures
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“Mask mandates do nothing to stop [the spread of] COVID[-19]”; There is “overwhelming scientific evidence” that masks do not work
SOURCE: Yinon Weiss, The Federalist
Published: 11 Nov 2020
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Claim that mouthwash could reduce the spread of COVID-19 has not yet been confirmed by clinical trials in humans
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Some mouthwashes could help curb coronavirus
SOURCE: Nyzah McDonald and Evan Hinkley, NewsNation
Published: 02 Nov 2020
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