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Infants younger than 6 months had the second highest COVID-associated hospitalization rate for most of the pandemic
Claim:
“Babies under 6 months have the second highest hospitalization rate after the elderly”
Articles tagged with
Pediatrics
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Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2025-02-06 -
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Studies show vaccines don’t cause sudden infant death syndrome
Claim:
Vaccines cause SIDS
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2024-07-26 -
Correct
Facebook reel correctly claims that babies under six months shouldn’t drink water
Claim:
Babies under six months shouldn’t drink water as it can result in health risks
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-06-13 -
What do we know about the safety of COVID-19 vaccine mRNA in breast milk?
The mRNA inCOVID-19 mRNA vaccines can enter breast milk. However, research only detected small amounts of it, which were mostly degraded and non-functional form. COVID-19 vaccines are beneficial to pregnant women because they are particularly at risk of severe disease and poorer pregnancy outcomes. Furthermore, breast milk from lactating women contains antibodies able to neutralize the COVID-19 virus, meaning that vaccinated women can pass on some protection against COVID-19 to their babies.
