Lacks context
A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 would be useful even if the survival rate from COVID-19 is high
Claim:
With the survival rate of COVID-19 close to 100% without a vaccine, what exactly will the purpose of the new vaccine be?
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Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-08-21 -
IncorrectMisleading article claiming “flu shots spread the flu” treats opinion as fact
Claim:
Flu shots spread the flu
Source: Natural News, Vicki Batts, 2019-02-13 -
InaccuratePfizer CEO’s wife didn’t die from vaccine complications; Myriam Bourla is alive and well
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“Wife of Pfizer’s CEO dies after complications from the vaccine”
Source: Conservative Beaver, Anonymous, 2021-11-10 -
Flawed reasoningFully vaccinated individuals are exempt from wearing a mask because they are less vulnerable to infection by SARS-CoV-2 than unvaccinated people
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Unvaccinated people have to wear masks to protect vaccinated people
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-05-22 -
InaccurateNo causal association between the DTaP vaccine and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Claim:
The DTaP vaccine causes SIDS
Source: Raising Natural Children, Dawn Lorenz, 2019-12-09 -
MisleadingMisleading claims linking the spread of Omicron variant to vaccinated people rely on partial data and are unsubstantiated
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'Omicron COVID Variant Found ONLY in Fully Vaccinated'
Source: Gateway Pundit, Bill Hennessy, 2021-11-26 -
Mostly accuratePfizer is part of Operation Warp Speed, a partnership to produce and distribute a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, but it developed a vaccine without direct funding from the partnership
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Pfizer is part of Operation Warp Speed; “Thanks to the public-private partnership forged by President, [Pfizer] announced its Coronavirus Vaccine trial is EFFECTIVE, preventing infection in 90% of its volunteers”
Source: The Federalist, David Marcus, Mike Pence, 2020-11-09 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccine candidates are rigorously tested for safety during clinical trials, unlike thalidomide; misleading to equate the two
Claim:
“Thalidomide was a rapid approved drug introduced in 1957 to counteract nausea and insomnia in pregnant women. It was [...] withdrawn in 1962 due to malformations in newborns [...] Be very careful with what’s coming.”
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, 2020-11-30 -
IncorrectVaccine skeptics misconstrue studies to falsely claim that measles vaccine causes measles outbreaks
Claim:
Measles vaccine caused Texas outbreak; measles vaccine is responsible for measles outbreaks
Source: Children's Health Defense, The People’s Voice, Marcella Piper-Terry, Baxter Dmitry, 2025-02-17 -
MisleadingAmid measles outbreak in Texas, RFK Jr. misleads on measles vaccine safety in Fox News interview
Claim:
Measles vaccine causes deaths every year and the same illnesses caused by measles
Source: Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2025-03-11