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Vaccine
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UnsupportedCases of Bell’s palsy and death observed during Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine clinical trials were within expected background range of general population
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech caused Bell’s palsy and deaths
Source: Facebook, Health and Money News, Anonymous, 2020-12-08 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccine candidates show high efficacy and a safe profile in clinical trials, contrary to claims in viral video
Claim:
“The COVID-19 pandemic is not a real medical pandemic”; “The COVID-19 vaccine is not proven safe or effective”
Source: BrandNewTube, World Doctors Alliance, 2020-12-07 -
Flawed reasoningThere is no risk of infertility from COVID-19 vaccines due to cross-reactivity with placenta proteins, as SARS-CoV-2 and placenta proteins are different
Claim:
“Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization”; SARS-CoV-2 vaccines may trigger an immune response against the placenta.
Source: Health and Money News, Anonymous, 2020-12-02 -
UnsupportedStudy on vaccinated and unvaccinated children used a dubious metric for comparing disease incidence in both groups
Claim:
“vaccinated children appear to be significantly less healthy than the unvaccinated”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Collective Evolution, Paul Thomas, James Lyons-Weiler, 2020-11-22 -
InaccuratePolio vaccine plays a critical role in eradicating polio; polio is caused by a virus, not by DDT
Claim:
“Did vaccines get rid of polio? The answer is NO!”
Source: Instagram, Ty Bollinger, Rizza Islam, 2020-12-02 -
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 withdrawn in 1962 due to malformations in newborns [...]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 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause more severe disease; antibody-dependent enhancement has not been observed in clinical trials
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines will cause more severe disease through antibody-dependent enhancement
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-11-21 -
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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
Claim:
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
