The sprint to vaccinate millions of middle and high school students has already started in parts of the country.
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Snopes→ Pfizer COVID-19 Shot Expanded to US Children As Young As 12
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall.
Snopes→ Canada Authorizes Pfizer Vaccine for Age 12 and Older
The vaccine was previously authorized for anyone 16 or older.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Journal Study ‘Confirms’ Pfizer COVID Vaccine Causes Neurodegenerative Diseases
Has a medical journal published a scientific study confirming the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes neurodegenerative diseases? No, that's not true. An anti-vaccine activist's essay is not a report on a clinical or lab study with reproducibl
Snopes→ Pfizer, BioNTech Seek EU’s OK to Use COVID Vaccine on Kids
“This can make a further real difference to our vaccine campaign, if approval is granted,” said German Health Minister Jens Spahn.
Snopes→ Did Scientists ‘Confirm’ the Pfizer Vaccine Causes Neurological Damage?
A study published by an anti-vaccine activist in a predatory journal is being presented as a meaningful contribution to science. It is not.
Top Fact Checks→ A counterfeit version of the Pfizer vaccine has been found in Mexico and Poland.
Police in Mexico and Poland recovered fraudulent versions of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that were allegedly sold online.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did a 2-Year-Old Die After Receiving a Dose of the Pfizer Vaccine?
Viral social media posts and articles claim that a 2-year-old passed away after receiving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. This claim relies on an entry in the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), which details the alleged death of a 2-
Liste→ Satirical article about Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine ‘upgrade’ misleads Facebook users
Facebook posts shared repeatedly by social media users worldwide claim that Pfizer has announced an “upgrade” to its Covid-19 vaccine that includes a “Microsoft chip for reduced symptoms”. The claim is false: the article originated on a satiric
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Is the South African COVID Variant More Resistant to the Pfizer Vaccine?
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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Is the South African COVID Variant More Resistant to the Pfizer Vaccine?
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Snopes→ Did Pfizer Announce COVID-19 Vaccine Upgrade That Includes Microsoft Chip?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ No, Pfizer’s CEO Did Not Refuse to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine
Conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccine social media users grossly misrepresented an interview given by Albert Bourla in December 2020.
Snopes→ Is Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla the Son of Holocaust Survivors From Thessaloniki?
Thessaloniki, with a population of nearly 50,000 Jews, fell under German occupation in April 1941.
Snopes→ Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Younger Teens
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla expressed “the hope of starting to vaccinate this age group before the start of the next school year" in the United States.
FactCheck.org→ Pfizer CEO Got Vaccinated, Contrary to Claim in Video
SciCheck Digest A video making the false claim that the Pfizer CEO “refuses” to get a COVID-19 vaccine has been circulating on Facebook. But the pharmaceutical company’s chief executive has said that he’s gotten his first shot.
Liste→ The picture of Pfizer vaccines sold online is ‘fake’ – Malaysia prohibits the sale of Covid-19 vaccines
A picture has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines are sold on Shopee, a popular e-shopping platform, in Malaysia. The claim is false; Shopee says the photo is “fake” and Covid-19
Top Fact Checks→ Pfizer is attempting to block efforts to share the vaccine’s intellectual property with the developing world.
Pfizer officials have shot down the proposals to share the Covid vaccine's IP rights.
Liste→ US regulatory document circulates in misleading Facebook posts that undermine the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) document detailing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has been shared in multiple Australian Facebook posts that sow doubt over the vaccine and note specifically how the FDA states it is an “unapproved vaccin
Liste→ Misleading Facebook posts claim woman died from Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Japan
Facebook posts circulating in the Philippines share a news report about a “victim” of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine who died after receiving the jab in Japan. However, the posts are misleading; they exclude the part of the news report that
Snopes→ Did Pfizer’s Former ‘Chief Scientist’ Say There Was ‘No Need for Vaccines’?
Michael Yeadon last worked at Pfizer a decade ago, and was never the company's "chief scientist." His anti-vaccine argument relies on predictions that never panned out.
Full Fact - All content→ Side effects from the Oxford and Pfizer vaccines are about the same
An article on the Express website gives a very unclear account of the most common side effects from the two Covid-19 vaccines currently being used in the UK. In the process, the article wrongly implies that side effects with the AstraZeneca/Oxford vacc
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Data from Israel showed that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduces the likelihood of dying from COVID-19; analysis in a forum post claiming the opposite is flawed
REVIEW A forum post made by Haim Yativ on a Hebrew-language discussion board claimed that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine “killed […] about 40 times more [elderly people] than the disease itself would have killed, and about 260 times mo
Snopes→ No, the Israeli Health Ministry Didn’t Say the Pfizer Vaccine ‘Killed 40 Times More Elderly’ Than COVID-19
Israel has undertaken an aggressive push to get its population vaccinated against COVID-19.
Top Fact Checks→ Pfizer vaccine killed around 40 times more elderly than the virus itself would have.
Although some people have died after taking the vaccine, none have been directly attributed to a COVID-19 jab.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Is Pfizer Recommending a Switch to a Single-Dose Policy?
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Snopes→ Biden Tours Pfizer Vaccine Plant As Weather Delays 6M Shots
Disruptions caused by frigid temperatures, snow and ice left the White House and states scrambling to make up lost ground.
Snopes→ Biden Tours Pfizer Vaccine Plant As Weather Delays 6M Shots
Disruptions caused by frigid temperatures, snow and ice left the White House and states scrambling to make up lost ground.
Liste→ Nigeria was not on shortlist for first batch of COVAX-sponsored Pfizer vaccines, still eligible for others
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) has “delisted” Nigeria from receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines under the international effort known as COVAX. This is false; Nigeria was simply not
Top Fact Checks→ The Pfizer vaccine could affect women’s reproductive health.
Claims that the Pfizer vaccine could impact women's reproductive health are based on misunderstandings of how the vaccine functions.
Full Fact - All content→ Penicillin allergies don’t rule out Pfizer vaccine
A Facebook post that has been shared almost 2,000 times claims that the poster’s mother-in-law has been told not to take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine because she is allergic to penicillin and the vaccine could cause her airways to close up. The po
Top Fact Checks→ 22 Americans have had life-threatening allergic reactions to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
The CDC confirmed that some have experienced allergic reactions, but that these allergic reactions are extremely rare.
Full Fact - All content→ Pfizer vaccine effective, though not as effective as newspapers suggest
“Two Pfizer doses 'are 99.96% effective': Double jab weeks apart prevents almost ALL cases of Covid-19, research in Israel suggests”. Daily Mail, 29 January 2021. The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has been shown to be over 90% effective, but not
Top Fact Checks→ Four people in Bulgaria experienced side effects from the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Four people who received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine experienced mild to moderate side effects.
Top Fact Checks→ Hundreds of Israelis contracted COVID-19 after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
The people who contracted COVID-19 had only received their first dose. It takes 8 to 10 days to develop immunity.
Top Fact Checks→ A man in Switzerland died after taking the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Health authorities in Switzerland dismissed rumors about the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine causing the death.
Top Fact Checks→ A Miami doctor died of a blood disorder 16 days after getting the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
A causal relationship between the blood disorder and the vaccine has not been determined.
Top Fact Checks→ A hospital worker with no allergies was taken to the hospital after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
The woman with no history of allergies had an anaphylactic reaction 10 minutes after receiving the vaccine. Such cases are rare.
Top Fact Checks→ The CDC reported permanently disabling side effects in 2.7 percent of people who received the Pfizer vaccine.
The figures listed in the CDC report have been misinterpreted. 2.7 percent did not have permanently disabling side effects.
Liste→ Pfizer’s CEO said he will get Covid-19 jab – when it’s his rightful turn
An extract from a TV interview with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is being shared online alongside the claim that the head of the pharmaceutical giant refused to take the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by his company because “my type is not recommended”