REVIEW In May 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 12 to 15. The FDA later extended its authorization for children from five to 11 in October 2021 and from six months of age
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Full Fact→ No evidence Covid-19 vaccines have killed thousands of children
An Instagram post wrongly claims that no “healthy” children have died from Covid-19, and that the vaccines have killed thousands.
Health Feedback→ No scientific evidence for the claim that nattokinase can treat long COVID or “detox” COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW On 21 February 2023, cardiologist Peter McCullough, who has become known for spreading COVID-19 misinformation during the pandemic, published a Substack post claiming that nattokinase is the “Holy Grail of COVID-19 vaccine detoxification”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Do NOT Prove COVID Vaccines Contain Graphene Oxide
Do Pfizer documents show that the company's COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene oxide? No, that's not true: The section of the document in question describes a procedure for analyzing a protein sample from the virus under a sophisticated m
Logically→ Andrew Mitchell forced MPs to leave the House of Commons chamber while Andrew Bridgen was speaking about vaccines.
Full Fact→ ONS release doesn’t show vaccines ‘killing in huge numbers’
An ONS bulletin about Covid-19 deaths by vaccination status does not show the vaccine is killing people in huge numbers.
AllSides→ Posts Spread Unfounded Claims About Russia’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/scicheck-posts-spread-unfounded-claims-about-russias-use-of-covid-19-vaccines/
Logically→ President Vladimir Putin has ordered the destruction of all COVID-19 vaccines in Russia.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Unfounded Claims About Russia’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Russia developed a COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, in 2020. President Vladimir Putin has said he received three doses of the vaccine, and the government continues to urge Russians to get vaccinated against the disease. But social media
Health Feedback→ U.S. mortality rate analysis by Josh Stirling is misleading; current data don’t show an association between COVID-19 vaccines and increased mortality
REVIEW In spite of pre-authorization clinical trials and post-marketing studies showing that COVID-19 vaccines’ benefits largely outweigh their possible risks, claims questioning their safety continue to persist. Health Feedback already showed
Logically→ Eight times more people died due to COVID-19 vaccines over a six-month period than died of COVID-19 over an 18-month period.
AllSides→ Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/scicheck-posts-make-false-comparisons-between-covid-19-immunity-from-infections-and-vaccines/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Vaccination and infection both provide protective immunity to COVID-19, particularly against severe disease. But gaining immunity through infection is far riskier than vaccination. Posts citing a new Lancet study omit that important
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, Vladimir Putin didn’t order COVID-19 vaccines to be destroyed in Russia
Vladimir Putin “orders destruction of all COVID-19 vaccines in Russia.”
Logically→ mRNA vaccines have caused a sharp increase in the number of stillbirths recorded in Singapore.
Health Feedback→ Analysis of alleged Medicare data by Steve Kirsch is flawed and doesn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase mortality rate
REVIEW On 26 February 2023, entrepreneur Steve Kirsch published a Substack post with the headline “Medicare data shows the COVID vaccines increase your risk of dying”. Medicare is federal health insurance for people aged 65 and older in the U.
Logically→ Smart lights are surveillance devices that can identify the luciferase in COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Medicare Data Do NOT Show COVID Vaccines Increase Risk Of Dying
Do Medicare data show that COVID-19 vaccines increase your risk of dying? No, that's not true: "There is no credible scientific evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are causing excess deaths," or deaths that wouldn't have otherwise happened, t
Full Fact→ The WHO is not working on vaccines to create ‘permanent sterility’
Clips from a 2009 TV show falsely claim the World Health Organisation wants to depopulate the world using vaccines.
Full Fact→ Kate Shemirani makes several false claims about childhood vaccines
Claims that children get almost 100 vaccines, that none are safe or effective, and that no vaccines have ever been trialled together are all false.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – COVID-19 vaccines did not cause a 17% increase in deaths in Australia in 2022
In Australia, a “17% increase in heart attack deaths” in the first eight months of 2022 is linked to COVID-19 vaccination.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Claim CDC Official Admitted COVID-19 Vaccines Cause ‘Debilitating Illnesses’
SciCheck Digest Health problems that are reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System after vaccination are not necessarily caused by a vaccine. Yet social media posts distorted a comment from a Centers for Disease Control and P
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Cause Nut Allergies In Children
Do vaccines make children allergic to nuts? No, that's not true: There is no known association between childhood vaccines and these sorts of allergic reactions. An assistant professor of pediatrics in allergy and immunology called the not
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did a CDC Deputy Director Say the COVID Vaccines Cause Illnesses?
The Center for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, the deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has said that th
Full Fact→ Article claiming studies show Covid-19 vaccines increase infection risk is false and misleading
Blog reports on three studies to show Covid-19 vaccines don’t work–but the findings don’t support this claim
Health Feedback→ Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, didn’t say that Moderna was already producing COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in 2019
REVIEW Since its beginning in early 2020, some people developed the narrative that the COVID-19 pandemic was planned. Related claims usually revolve around the alleged existence of COVID-19-related patents or products ahead of the pandemic onset. He
Poynter→ Have vaccines caused ‘100% of COVID deaths in Canada?’ Not even close.
Canada’s government has not published data showing that all COVID-19 deaths in the country are caused by COVID-19 vaccines, despite claims spreading online. “100% of COVID deaths in Canada now […] The post Have vaccines caused ‘100% of
PolitiFact→ Era of ‘free’ COVID-19 vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?
Era of ‘free’ Covid-19 vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC’s Shimabukuro Did NOT Admit COVID Vaccines Are Causing ‘Debilitating Illnesses’
Did Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, director of the Immunization Safety Office at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), admit COVID-19 vaccines are causing "debilitating illnesses"? No, that's not true: In the context of talking abou
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Have COVID-19 vaccines caused all COVID-19 deaths in Canada? No
“100% of COVID deaths in Canada now due to mRNA vaccine.”
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are effective; their benefits outweigh their risks, contrary to claim by Retsef Levi
REVIEW In early February 2023, claims that an MIT professor and “top expert” found evidence of serious harm from the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and called for a halt to their use went viral on social media. These claims are based on a tweet by Retse
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Oft-repeated claim again debunked: Experts say still no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer
"Unusual cancers” are “exploding right into stage 4" and those cancer cells have “the spike protein."
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Can Slightly Alter Menstrual Cycle Temporarily, But Don’t Harm Fertility
SciCheck Digest Research suggests COVID-19 vaccination can cause changes in a person’s menstrual cycle. But the changes are small and short-lived — and studies have shown there’s no effect on fertility. Yet people on social media are
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause immunodeficiency and aren’t associated with excess mortality
REVIEW Inaccurate claims that COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system instead of boosting our immune defenses against SARS-CoV-2 have repeatedly surfaced on the internet. Health Feedback reviewed several of them and found them to be baseless, com
Health Feedback→ Data doesn’t show that vaccines are responsible for 2022 excess mortality, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
REVIEW Many countries experienced some level of excess mortality throughout 2022. Excess mortality is determined by comparing how many people were expected to have died based on the previous years’ mortality with how many people actually died. For
Health Feedback→ Baseless claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed more than 200,000 comes from flawed BMC Infectious Diseases study
REVIEW Claims that a “peer-reviewed study” found that the COVID-19 vaccines killed hundreds of thousands of people went viral at the end of January 2023. The claim is based on a study published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases, authored by
Poynter→ Videos of people ‘dropping suddenly’ aren’t related to COVID-19 vaccines
“Died suddenly” has become shorthand for unfounded claims that COVID-19 vaccines were responsible for someone’s death. The words “dropped suddenly” elicits similar reactions on social media. “Why are people ‘dropping
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines contain HIV virus fragments.
Experts have told Logically that no scientific evidence supports this claim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BMC Study Did NOT Prove 217,000 (or 278,000) Americans Died From COVID Vaccines
Did a peer-reviewed study find that at least 217,000 Americans have died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: A published study that suggested "the total number of fatalities due to COVID-19 inoculation may be as high
Full Fact→ Claims 18 million Americans ‘seriously injured’ by Covid-19 vaccines are misleading
Serious adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccinations are rare.