Misleading Health Posted on: 2021-03-09 COVID-19 vaccines start to provide protection within two weeks of the first dose, with no evidence they increase the risk of infection before then Claim: “Now a Public Health England report confirms that infections increase during the fortnight after vaccination” Source: Gateway Pundit, Niall McCrae, 2021-03-04
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2021-03-03 Scientific evidence demonstrates that wearing face masks and implementing lockdowns reduce the spread of COVID-19 Claim: “It’s been a year & there is still no evidence masks or lockdowns slow the spread of #COVID19” Source: Facebook, Kimberly Klacik, 2021-02-23
Mostly accurate Health Posted on: 2021-02-22 More evidence needed for the claim that vitamin D supplements reduce risk of COVID-19 infection Claim: “Habitual use of vitamin D supplements was associated with a 34% lower risk of COVID-19 infection”; “This is an observational study so causation cannot be established” Source: Instagram, Rhonda Patrick, 2021-02-04