REVIEW A study published in the journal Vaccines in late June 2021 claimed that there were two deaths caused by COVID-19 vaccines for every three lives saved by the vaccines, and concluded that COVID-19 vaccination showed a “lack of clear benefit
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Health Feedback→ Unvaccinated individuals now account for the vast majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S., according to available data
REVIEW Global COVID-19 vaccination received unprecedented public attention for being the largest vaccination campaign ever. COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demonstrated high efficacy in large clinical tria
Snopes→ Johnson Says Restrictions to Ease, UK Must Live with Virus
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said legal controls will be replaced by “personal responsibility” when the country moves to the final stage of its lockdown-lifting roadmap.
Snopes→ Southwest, American Delays Hint at Hard Summer for Travelers
“It was ridiculously crowded,” Tracey Milligan said of airports after a round trip from her New Jersey home to Miami this week.
Health Feedback→ Video didn’t show villagers in India attacking a COVID-19 vaccine crew, as claimed by Charlie Kirk, but a police van instead
REVIEW On 1 July 2021, Charlie Kirk, an American radio talk show host, shared a video on Facebook, claiming that it showed residents in an Indian village attacking a COVID-19 vaccine crew. The video carried the title “Vaccine Crew Shows up to an I
Snopes→ Was COVID Vaccine Microchip Detected With Pet Scanner?
The line between a joke and misinformation often depends on who's telling it.
Snopes→ ‘A Superspreader Strain’: What To Know About COVID-19 Delta Variant
In the U.S., the coronavirus strain now accounts for about one in every five new cases.
Health Feedback→ The World Health Organization states that COVID-19 vaccination for children is less urgent, but doesn’t recommend against it
REVIEW The development and authorization of COVID-19 vaccines initiated a large worldwide campaign of mass vaccination. As of 25 June 2021, there were 2.79 billion doses administered in the world. In the U.S., 150 million people are already fully va
Snopes→ Nearly 4K COVID-19 Patients in Massachusetts Had Been Vaccinated. Here’s the Full Story.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that breakthrough cases are expected, even going so far as to bold the statement on its website.
Snopes→ Palace: Japan Emperor ‘Worried’ About Olympics Amid Pandemic
The delayed games open July 23, and the Paralympics begin a month later.
Snopes→ Falling Short: Why the White House Will Miss Its Vax Target
With the July Fourth holiday approaching, the White House acknowledged this week that Biden will fall shy of his 70% goal and an associated aim of fully vaccinating 165 million adults in the same time frame.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t affect ovaries or fertility in general; the vaccines are highly effective at preventing illness and death
REVIEW An article published by Steve Kirsch on TrialSite News in late May 2021 claimed that RNA vaccines would affect fertility. Kirsch is the CEO of a digital money platform. According to social media analytics tool CrowdTangle, the article receive
Snopes→ Did Trump Suggest Sending COVID-19 Patients to Guantánamo Bay?
“We import goods. We are not going to import a virus," Trump supposedly said in the early days of the outbreak.
Truth or Fiction?→ Conspiracists Seize on Study to Attack COVID-19 Mask Mandates
Far-right conspiracy theorists began circling in May 2021 around a study “pre-print” they claimed vindicated their refusal to wear face masks to blunt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, posted in the journal BioRxiv (pronounced
Snopes→ Almost 900 Secret Service Employees Were Infected with COVID
More than 11% of Secret Service employees were infected.
Snopes→ Did American Airlines Receive Billions in Federal Aid Then Lay Off 30,000 Employees?
A tweet attempted to raise the alarm on the airline's alleged pay discrepancies for rank-and-file workers.
Snopes→ White House: 70% of Americans 30 or Older Get COVID-19 Shot
The White House said meeting Biden's vaccination goal is less important than the pace of the nation's reopening, which is exceeding even its own internal projections.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines can enhance protective immunity in previously infected people
REVIEW On 8 June 2021, Medical News published an article titled “No point vaccinating those who’ve had COVID-19”. The article went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 70,000 interactions and 17,500 shares in one day, according t
Snopes→ ‘Protected Them to Death’: Elder-Care COVID Rules Under Fire
Family members and advocates question the need for such restrictions at this stage of the pandemic, when the risk is comparatively low.
Health Feedback→ PCR tests are reliable to detect and monitor COVID-19 infections, which are real and had caused millions of deaths worldwide
REVIEW On 10 June 2021, the podcast War Room: Pandemic, hosted by Steve Bannon, published this video interview with lawyer Reiner Fuellmich. First published on Facebook, the video was later removed, but it continued to circulate on other platforms l
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing illness and death; rare infections in vaccinated people can still occur, as seen in the Celebrity Millennium cruise
REVIEW On 26 May 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted the requirement for mask-wearing and physical distancing on cruise ships where at least 95% of the crew and 95% of the passengers were vaccinated against COVID-1
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 itself can cause heart inflammation, in addition to other problems like long COVID; benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
REVIEW The ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many countries have been accompanied by close attention from health authorities to monitor vaccine safety. Indeed, thanks to monitoring by regulatory agencies, researchers have been able to detect
Truth or Fiction?→ Could Travelers to the United States Be Charged $200 for COVID Antigen Tests?
A professor of immunology from New York is calling attention to the price of a COVID-19 testing service for passengers flying through New York City. Dr. Miriam Merad, director of the Precision Immunology Institute at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Snopes→ EU Members Agree to Lift Travel Restrictions on US Tourists
The recommendation is non-binding, and national governments have authority to require test results or vaccination records and to set other entry conditions.
Health Feedback→ Yellow Card scheme for adverse events does not suggest any new side effects of COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW On 11 June 2021, an article on America’s Frontline Doctors reported on a British organization that called for the cessation of COVID vaccine use. The organization, called The Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy Ltd, used data from the U.K.’
Snopes→ US COVID-19 Deaths Hit 600,000, Equal to Yearly Cancer Toll
The number of lives lost is greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee.
Snopes→ More Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Was in US by Christmas 2019
A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that the new coronavirus popped up in the U.S. in December 2019.
Snopes→ White House to Host July 4 ‘Independence from Virus’ Bash
As COVID-19 case rates and deaths drop to levels not seen since the first days of the outbreak, President Joe Biden is proclaiming “a summer of freedom” to celebrate Americans resuming their pre-pandemic lives.
Snopes→ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say She Doesn’t Believe in Evolution?
The representative added to her long list of controversial statements.
Health Feedback→ 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
REVIEW On 8 June 2021, radio host Wendy Bell posted photos and a video on Facebook in response to an article in the Washington Post reporting on a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[1]. The report, which analyzed r
Health Feedback→ No increased risk of miscarriage from COVID-19 vaccines or other safety concerns for pregnant women or their babies
REVIEW On Monday, 7 June 2021, the state of São Paulo in Brazil began vaccinating all pregnant women who are 18 years and older against COVID-19. Pregnant women have been added to vaccination priority lists in a number of other countries, including
Snopes→ Did Anthony Bourdain Praise Wuhan’s Bat Soup?
It didn't contain any bats, but Bourdain did once eat a dish in South Korea called "The Soup of Death."
Health Feedback→ Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
REVIEW On 1 June 2021, Washington Post and Buzzfeed News published reports on several thousands of emails sent by Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The emails, sent during the first half o
Snopes→ The US Investigation Into COVID-19 Origins
Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation.
Health Feedback→ Byram Bridle’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines are toxic fails to account for key differences between the spike protein produced during infection and vaccination, misrepresents studies
REVIEW In late May 2021, the claim that COVID-19 vaccines could cause blood vessel damage to vaccinated people went viral on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Twitter. Many posts and articles (see examples here, and
Snopes→ Here’s What We Know About the Fauci COVID Emails
Politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene have demanded answers with odd deadlines.
Snopes→ GOP Aims To Revive Fauci Attacks After Email Trove Released
There’s no evidence of wrongdoing, but Republican calls for Dr. Anthony Fauci's resignation have grown louder, as have demands for new investigations into the origins of the virus.
Health Feedback→ Fully vaccinated individuals are exempt from wearing a mask because they are less vulnerable to infection by SARS-CoV-2 than unvaccinated people
REVIEW As of 2 June 2021, more than 136 million people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the U.S. In parallel, the country has seen a significant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. As of late May 2021, the daily number
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are a safer alternative for acquiring immunity compared to natural infection and COVID-19 survivors benefit from getting vaccinated, contrary to claims by Peter McCullough
REVIEW An interview featuring Peter McCullough, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Texas A & M University, conducted by writer John Leake on 19 May 2021, was published as a video on Rumble by Fleccas Talks, a channel run by political co
Snopes→ Is West Virginia Giving Away Free Guns to Those Who Get COVID Vaccinations?
Vaccine-related freebies get more and more creative.