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COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the incidence of poor outcomes during pregnancy, according to current safety data on COVID-19 vaccines
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COVID-19 vaccines caused miscarriages
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Source: Twitter/X, Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-02-06 -
MisleadingMisleading to compare the safety of COVID-19 and flu vaccines based solely on VAERS reports; VAERS reports alone cannot demonstrate that a vaccine caused an adverse event
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One person is 300 to 900 times “more likely to die” after getting the COVID-19 vaccine than the flu vaccine; “Adverse events are widely underreported”
Source: Twitter/X, Instagram, Alex Berenson, 2021-02-14 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines protect individuals from developing the disease and are necessary tools to end the pandemic along with physical distancing measures
Claim:
There is no reason to get COVID-19 vaccines because vaccinated people can still get sick and are still required to wear masks
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-02-08 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use prevent the disease and are generally safe based on rigorous clinical trials and ongoing monitoring
Claim:
“No one can possibly know if the [COVID-19] vaccine is safe and effective because the trial is still underway; “Thousands of people who had the vaccine have died or been seriously injured by it”
Source: Charlie Ward, Vernon Coleman, 2021-02-02 -
Flawed reasoningVaccines are useful even when there is a treatment for a disease, contrary to claim by Lee Merritt in The New American video
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“We have vaccines because we didn't have treatment for smallpox and it was a very deadly disease that made sense to have a vaccine. [...] but [COVID-19]? Even without doing anything, this disease has a 99.991[%] chance of survival.”
Source: The New American, Lee Merritt, 2021-01-15 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines currently in use stimulate immunity to the same degree as natural infection without exposing the vaccinated person to the risks associated with the disease
Claim:
“Merck Scraps COVID Vaccines; Says It’s More Effective To Get The Virus And Recover”
Source: Summit.news, Steve Watson, 2021-01-26 -
InaccurateThere is no evidence that vaccines cause autism; the U.S. CDC didn’t change their stance on the subject
Claim:
“The CDC Finally Capitulated To ICAN’s Legal Demands and Removed the Claim that “Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism” From Its Website!”
Source: Informed Consent Action Network, Del Bigtree, 2021-01-21 -
MisleadingFrequency of deaths in elderly individuals after COVID-19 vaccination wasn’t higher than the frequency in those who weren’t vaccinated
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“Aaron’s tragic death is part of a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following administration of COVID vaccines.”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2021-01-22 -
Mostly accurateToo early for conclusions on long-term COVID-19 immunity, but some findings suggest that immune memory against the virus lasts for up to eight months and possibly longer
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“COVID-19 immunity likely lasts for years”
Source: MIT Technology Review, Neel V. Patel, 2021-01-06 -
IncorrectOverwhelming weight of scientific evidence demonstrates that vaccines are safe and effective, contrary to claims in video by chiropractor Steve Baker
Claim:
There are many reasons to not vaccinate, including vaccine toxicity; “Vaccines don’t prevent transmission”; “Vaccinated kids are not as healthy as unvaccinated kids“
Source: Facebook, Steven Baker, 2021-01-13
