The government website for people to request free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is now accepting a third round of orders.
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Snopes→ US Deaths from COVID Hit 1 Million, Less Than 2 1/2 Years in
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
Snopes→ No, Military Didn’t Find Pesticides in Moderna Vaccines
Is it "satire," or gaslighting the public with potentially dangerous medical misinformation? You be the judge.
Snopes→ Biden Co-Hosts 2nd Global COVID Summit As US Nears 1M Deaths
President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks “a tragic milestone" as the U.S. approaches 1 million deaths.
Health Feedback→ Multiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems, despite widespread claims on social media
REVIEW On 27 April 2022, The Epoch Times published an article in which gynecologist James Thorp and former Pfizer scientific advisor Michael Yeadon associated COVID-19 vaccines with poorer pregnancy outcomes and fertility problems. The article recei
Snopes→ No, New Pfizer Docs Don’t Show That Vaccines Are Unsafe During Pregnancy
These so-called "Pfizer Docs" have been a source of several false claims.
Snopes→ Nearly 1 Million COVID-19 Deaths: A Look at the US Numbers
Three out of every four deaths were people 65 and older, according to U.S. data.
Snopes→ FDA Restricts J&J’S COVID-19 Vaccine Due to Blood Clot Risk
U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots.
Health Feedback→ No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause “fibrous lung clots”, contrary to claim by Jane Ruby
REVIEW On 27 April 2022,
Health Feedback→ Cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children are unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines; an adenovirus infection is the most likely hypothesis so far
REVIEW On 15 April 2022, the WHO issued a multi-country alert about an increase in cases of severe acute hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) of unknown origin in previously healthy children. The severity of the cases was striking for being uncommo
Snopes→ Moderna Seeks to Be 1st with COVID Shots for Littlest Kids
Moderna asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6.
Snopes→ Did Fauci Say US Is ‘Out of the Pandemic Phase’?
Finally?
Snopes→ Harris Positive for COVID-19, Biden Not ‘Close Contact’
The White House said that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.”
Health Feedback→ Claim by Mercola that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine causes immunosuppression is inaccurate, misrepresents study’s findings
REVIEW An article written by Joseph Mercola and republished by The Epoch Times claimed that the “FDA and Pfizer knew COVID shot caused immunosuppression” and that fully vaccinated people are more likely to die from COVID-19. It also claimed that
Snopes→ Justice Dept. to Appeal Order Voiding Travel Mask Mandate
The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge.
Snopes→ Does Video Show Shanghai Evictions To Make Way for COVID-19 Quarantine Units?
Shanghai has been under lockdown due to a COVID-19 surge.
Snopes→ It’s Not Over: COVID-19 Cases Are on the Rise Again in US
Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.
Snopes→ FDA Authorizes 1st Breath Test for COVID-19 Infection
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emergency use authorization for what it said is the first device that can detect COVID-19 in breath samples.
Snopes→ CDC Extends Travel Mask Requirement to May 3 As COVID Rises
The Biden administration announced that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
Health Feedback→ Comparing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate of vaccinated and unvaccinated populations doesn’t reflect the real COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
REVIEW The United Kingdom was the first country to authorize COVID-19 vaccines and to initiate the vaccine roll out in December 2020. Since then, 86% of the UK population above 12 has received at least two vaccine doses, as of 7 April 2022. Although
Snopes→ COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever
2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad.
Snopes→ Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate As Cases Rise
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors.
Health Feedback→ Higher myocarditis risk after COVID-19 than mRNA vaccination; contrary to Peter McCullough’s claim, young persons decrease their risk by getting vaccinated
REVIEW Acute myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscles (myocardium). Inflammations in this location can impact the heart’s electrical system, causing rapid or irregular heartbeats; they can also weaken the heart muscles, affecting its ab
Snopes→ Pelosi Positive for COVID-19, Was at White House with Biden
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden.
Snopes→ Garland, Raimondo Test Positive for COVID-19
Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for five days, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Health Feedback→ Vaccine-induced immunity is more reliable and safer than natural immunity; Fauci’s remarks in 2004 interview misinterpreted in social media posts
REVIEW In early April 2022, several social media posts shared a video clip of a 2004 Washington Journal interview of Anthony Fauci on the subject of the flu and the flu vaccine. During the interview, Fauci was asked if someone who got the flu still
Health Feedback→ Claim that the antiviral drug remdesivir is killing people is baseless
REVIEW On 22 October 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adult and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older). The antiviral drug works by blocking the replication o
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe; they don’t alter our DNA and aren’t subjected to federal regulation on bioweapons
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, several false claims about the COVID-19 vaccines have gone viral. One of these claims, which has been debunked on multiple occasions, like in this review by Health Feedback, is that vaccines bas
Health Feedback→ Study brings new, but not conclusive, evidence on the comparative effectiveness of infection-induced and vaccine-induced immunity
REVIEW The effectiveness and longevity of infection-induced immunity have been a matter of debate and the subject of misinformation throughout the pandemic. At first, some people used it to argue against lockdowns, suggesting that the virus should b
Snopes→ FDA OKs Another Pfizer, Moderna COVID Booster for 50 and Up
U.S. regulators authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds.
Snopes→ Experts Worry About How US Will See Next COVID Surge Coming
Scientists acknowledge that the wide availability of vaccines and treatments puts the nation in a better place than when the pandemic began.
Health Feedback→ CDC’s COVID Data Tracker revised COVID-19 deaths downward, but more reliable mortality data still indicate that COVID-19 is a major cause of death in the U.S.
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic caused more than 400 million confirmed cases and 6 million deaths worldwide as of 22 March 2022, according to Johns Hopkins University. Mortality is an important metric to guide and assess public policies against COVID-1
Health Feedback→ Fox News article listing alleged mistakes in COVID-19 public health response mixes accurate information with unsubstantiated claims
REVIEW On 16 March 2022, Fox News published this opinion article by Marty Makary, a surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In the article, Makary listed what he considered the “10 biggest COVID mistakes” that health authorities
Snopes→ Moderna Says Its Low-Dose COVID Shots Work for Kids Under 6
The company also is seeking to have larger doses cleared for older children and teens in the U.S.
Health Feedback→ Pfizer’s confidential document shows adverse events reported following vaccination; it doesn’t demonstrate that the vaccine caused the events or is unsafe
REVIEW On 23 August 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the first approval for a COVID-19 vaccine to Pfizer and BioNTech. The information contained in the Biological License Application was confidential and unavailable to the p
Health Feedback→ Claim that COVID-19 deaths have been “vastly overcounted” is baseless; the evidence suggests the opposite
REVIEW On 1 March 2022, The Epoch Times published a piece by Joseph Mercola, the biggest purveyor of anti-vaccine disinformation according to a report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, where he claimed that COVID-19 “deaths have been vast
Health Feedback→ Ivermectin wasn’t shown to be more effective than remdesivir, contrary to claim by John Campbell
REVIEW On 6 March 2022, retired nurse practitioner John Campbell published a YouTube video in which he claimed that scientific evidence demonstrated the effectiveness of ivermectin in reducing COVID-19 mortality. At the time of this review’s publi
Health Feedback→ Study by Lund University researchers didn’t show that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines change our DNA
REVIEW A study published by researchers at Lund University in Sweden made the rounds in late February 2022[1], with many social media users sharing it as evidence that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines change our DNA (see examples here and here). Articles, lik
Snopes→ Did CDC Lower Speech Milestones for Kids Due to Effects of Masking, Lockdowns?
Children who are 30 months old should have a vocabulary of around 50 words, the new CDC guidelines say.
Health Feedback→ Short identical gene sequence in SARS-CoV-2 and a gene sequence patented by Moderna can be found in other organisms; not evidence that virus was engineered
REVIEW Claims that the virus responsible for COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, was engineered in a lab went viral again in February 2022, after a Daily Mail article reported the findings of a study published in the journal Frontiers of Virology on 22 February 2