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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel validated Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine; its authorization for emergency use should ensue
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'FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine'
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Source: CNET, CNET Editors, 2020-12-17 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccine candidates are generally safe and effective at preventing disease; ongoing studies investigate whether the vaccine can also reduce transmission
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“They have been reducing the standards so they can pass the vaccine no matter what”; “It does not prevent transmission”
Source: This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Children's Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2020-12-13 -
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AccurateThe COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech is comprised of ingredients standard in many vaccines, including mRNA, lipids, sucrose, and salts
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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine contains mRNA encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, lipids, sucrose, and salts.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-12-10 -
IncorrectThe flu is caused by the influenza virus; stress and lack of vitamin D can make infection more likely, but don’t cause the flu
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“The flu is not a season! It is an inability to adapt due to decreased sun exposure and water intake, combined with increased sugar intake and stress.”
Source: Healthy Holistic Living, Anonymous, 2020-12-11 -
UnsupportedCases of Bell’s palsy and death observed during Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine clinical trials were within expected background range of general population
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COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech caused Bell’s palsy and deaths
Source: Facebook, Health and Money News, Anonymous, 2020-12-08 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccine candidates show high efficacy and a safe profile in clinical trials, contrary to claims in viral video
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“The COVID-19 pandemic is not a real medical pandemic”; “The COVID-19 vaccine is not proven safe or effective”
Source: BrandNewTube, World Doctors Alliance, 2020-12-07 -
Flawed reasoningThere is no risk of infertility from COVID-19 vaccines due to cross-reactivity with placenta proteins, as SARS-CoV-2 and placenta proteins are different
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“Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization”; SARS-CoV-2 vaccines may trigger an immune response against the placenta.
Source: Health and Money News, Anonymous, 2020-12-02 -
UnsupportedStudy on vaccinated and unvaccinated children used a dubious metric for comparing disease incidence in both groups
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“vaccinated children appear to be significantly less healthy than the unvaccinated”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Collective Evolution, James Lyons-Weiler, Paul Thomas, 2020-11-22 -
InaccuratePolio vaccine plays a critical role in eradicating polio; polio is caused by a virus, not by DDT
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“Did vaccines get rid of polio? The answer is NO!”
Source: Instagram, Rizza Islam, Ty Bollinger, 2020-12-02
