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In the U.S. new COVID-19 cases are concentrated in areas with low vaccination rates
Claim:
The non-vaccinated don’t get tested, so the increase in COVID-19 cases is made up or due to the vaccinated
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-07-19 -
MisleadingUnsupported claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused hundreds of serious reactions among military veterans misuses VAERS reports
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines caused 895 serious reactions among military veterans
Source: Judicial Watch, Thomas Fitton, 2021-07-14 -
InaccurateThe majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.K. are among unvaccinated people
Claim:
“60% of people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in England have had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine”
Source: Disclose.tv, Anonymous, 2021-07-19 -
MisleadingVAERS reports may initiate investigations into potential associations between a vaccine and adverse events, but on their own cannot prove causality
Claim:
Post-vaccination deaths reported to VAERS are caused by the vaccine
Source: TrialSite News, Steve Deace, Charlie Kirk, Ron Paul, 2021-07-21 -
MisleadingUnvaccinated people are more likely to die of COVID-19 because they are more vulnerable to infection and severe disease
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Both vaccinated and unvaccinated people have over 99% chance of surviving COVID-19
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Tomi Lahren, 2021-07-18 -
InaccurateVaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized due to the Delta variant compared to unvaccinated people, contrary to chiropractor’s claim
Claim:
A Harvard study showed that vaccinated people are “twice as likely to get hospitalized as opposed to if they had a natural exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, then got exposed to a Delta variant”
Source: TLC4Superteams, Jen DePice, 2021-07-19 -
InaccurateThe Nuremberg Code specifically addresses experimentation; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t experimental, and therefore, don’t violate the Code
Claim:
“Nuremberg codes stipulate that consent must be voluntary […] Threatening someone’s livelihood unless they take an experimental vaccine is NOT voluntary consent.”
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Candace Owens, 2021-07-07 -
InaccurateVaccinated people are less likely to die from the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 compared to unvaccinated people; viral claim misinterpreted PHE report
Claim:
“You are more likely to die from the Delta variant if you have been vaccinated”
Source: We Love Trump, Anonymous, 2021-07-10 -
Understanding causality in adverse events after vaccination
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