Incorrect
Cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children are unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Cases of acute hepatitis in children are linked to COVID-19 vaccines
Articles tagged with
Covid 19
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Source: Instagram, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2022-04-22 -
InaccurateClaim by Mercola that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine causes immunosuppression is inaccurate, misrepresents study’s findings
Claim:
“Pfizer Knew About Immunosuppression”; “Fully Vaxxed Are More Likely to Die From COVID”
Source: The Epoch Times, Mercola, Joseph Mercola, 2022-04-14 -
Inaccurate
Claim by Mercola that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine causes immunosuppression is inaccurate, misrepresents study’s findings
Claim:
“Pfizer Knew About Immunosuppression”; “Fully Vaxxed Are More Likely to Die From COVID”
Source: The Epoch Times, Mercola, Joseph Mercola, 2022-04-14 -
Lacks contextComparing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate of vaccinated and unvaccinated populations doesn’t reflect the real COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
Claim:
The SARS-CoV-2 infection rate is higher among vaccinated than unvaccinated in the UK
Source: Facebook, Gregg Schmedes, 2022-04-06 -
Flawed reasoning
Higher myocarditis risk after COVID-19 than mRNA vaccination; contrary to Peter McCullough’s claim, young persons decrease their risk by getting vaccinated
Claim:
“We have 21,000 cases of myocarditis and climbing. […] Under no circumstances, should a young person ever receive one of these vaccines”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Peter McCullough, 2022-04-04 -
Misleading
Vaccine-induced immunity is more reliable and safer than natural immunity; Fauci’s remarks in 2004 interview misinterpreted in social media posts
Claim:
Fauci’s 2004 interview remarks about flu vaccine shows that natural immunity is best for COVID-19
Source: FreedomWorks, Young Americans for Liberty, Anonymous, 2022-04-01 -
Low
Vaccine-induced immunity is more reliable and safer than natural immunity; Fauci’s remarks in 2004 interview misinterpreted in social media posts
While infection can generate immunity, it’s less predictable and riskier compared to vaccination. Vaccine-induced immunity is reliable, robust, and carries fewer risks than infection, making it the safer choice. Both COVID-19 and the flu share many similarities. For example, they’re both respiratory illnesses that exhibit similar symptoms. However, they’re also different in important ways. For instance, COVID-19 has a higher mortality rate and is more likely to result in complications compared to the flu.
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Inaccurate
Claim that the antiviral drug remdesivir is killing people is baseless
Claim:
“Remdesivir is proven to kill lives”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Bryan Ardis, 2021-03-22 -
Inaccurate
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe; they don’t alter our DNA and aren’t subjected to federal regulation on bioweapons
Claim:
“We are allowing human organisms to become bioweapon factories”
Source: Stew Peters Show, David Martin, Stew Peters, 2022-03-23 -
Mostly accurate
Study brings new, but not conclusive, evidence on the comparative effectiveness of infection-induced and vaccine-induced immunity
Claim:
The study by Rössner et al. “add[ed] further evidence for the usefulness of vaccines and their clear advantage over natural immunity”
Source: Ars Technica, Beth Mole, 2022-03-24
