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Wendy Bell

Inaccurate
- Health
Posted on: 2021-06-11
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

Claim:

“The kids who were [in hospital for other reasons] were the ones [...] on the ventilators. Not the kids who [were in hospital for COVID-19].”

Source: Facebook, Wendy Bell, 2021-06-07
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- Health
Posted on: 2021-05-29
COVID-19 vaccines are safer than the risk of COVID-19 infection for people of all ages

Claim:

COVID-19 vaccines caused as many deaths as the disease in young people

Source: Wendy Bell Radio, Wendy Bell, 2021-05-24
Lacks context
- Health
Posted on: 2021-05-10
A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for children would protect children and at-risk people by reducing the virus’ spread

Claim:

Survival is over 99.9% so 'why are they insisting that children get this experimental treatment?'; 'mRNA vaccines are not vaccines but an mRNA treatment'

Source: Wendy Bell Radio, Wendy Bell, 2021-05-04

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