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Articles tagged with: COVID-19
CLAIM REVIEWS
There is no conclusive evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine contains graphene oxide
CLAIM
“These Spanish researchers have found that over 99 percent of the Pfizer vaccine is graphene oxide.”
SOURCE: Stew Peters, Jane Ruby, Stew Peters Show
Published: 08 Jul 2021
VERDICT
Yellow Card scheme for adverse events does not suggest any new side effects of COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM
“The MHRA now has more than enough evidence on the Yellow Card system to declare the COVID-19 vaccines unsafe for use in humans.”
SOURCE: Tess Lawrie, America's Frontline Doctors, The Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy
Published: 16 Jun 2021
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CDC study finds five percent of teens hospitalized due to COVID-19 require ventilation, vaccinating against COVID-19 can help reduce the risk of severe disease in teens
CLAIM
“The kids who were [in hospital for other reasons] were the ones [...] on the ventilators. Not the kids who [were in hospital for COVID-19].”
SOURCE: Wendy Bell, Facebook
Published: 11 Jun 2021
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No increased risk of miscarriage from COVID-19 vaccines or other safety concerns for pregnant women or their babies
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"920 Women Lose Their Unborn Babies After Getting Vaccinated"
SOURCE: Shannon Kroner, Instagram
Published: 11 Jun 2021
VERDICT
CDC mask recommendations changed as more people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated; masks are effective at reducing virus transmission and are especially important when the majority of the population is unvaccinated
CLAIM
“Fauci admits to wearing a mask indoors because of appearances, not science”
SOURCE: Hannah Nightingale, The Post Millennial
Published: 28 May 2021
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U.S. CDC director didn’t state that COVID-19 deaths were over-counted; her statements about deaths among vaccine breakthrough cases were misinterpreted
CLAIM
CDC director admits that COVID-19 deaths were over-counted
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Published: 21 May 2021
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Evidence shows that lockdowns implemented to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have saved lives, contrary to claims in the New York Post
CLAIM
“COVID lockdowns don’t appear to have saved lives”; “ample scientific evidence points to the fact that lockdowns did not save lives”
SOURCE: Eileen AJ Connelly, Ryan Fazio, New York Post
Published: 10 May 2021
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A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for children would protect children and at-risk people by reducing the virus’ spread
CLAIM
Survival is over 99.9% so "why are they insisting that children get this experimental treatment?"; "mRNA vaccines are not vaccines but an mRNA treatment"
SOURCE: Wendy Bell, Wendy Bell Radio
Published: 10 May 2021
VERDICT
Vaccines do provide immunity and can be used to achieve herd immunity
CLAIM
Vaccines don’t promise immunity and therefore “vaccine herd immunity doesn’t exist”.
SOURCE: Laura Elizabeth, Instagram
Published: 01 May 2021
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Using face masks reduces the transmission of COVID-19 and doesn’t lead to oxygen deficiency or carbon dioxide buildup in the blood
CLAIM
“Both medical and non-medical face masks are ineffective to reduce transmission and infectivity of COVID-19”; “long-term consequences of wearing face masks on health are detrimental [including hypoxemia and hypercapnia]”
SOURCE: JD Rucker, Baruch Vainshelboim, American Conservative Movement
Published: 23 Apr 2021
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