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No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause more severe disease; antibody-dependent enhancement has not been observed in clinical trials
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COVID-19 vaccines will cause more severe disease through antibody-dependent enhancement
Articles tagged with
Vaccine
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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
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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 -
Lacks contextVolunteer who died in a COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil did not receive the vaccine
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“Coronavirus horror: Volunteer in Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine trial DIES”
Source: Health Nut News, The Daily Express, Bill McLoughlin, Erin Elizabeth, 2020-10-21 -
Lacks contextMild side effects from flu shots are common; very serious adverse effects are very rare
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Flu shots lead to severe or life-threatening conditions; flu shots are unsafe
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-10-01 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines aren’t expected to be available for the public in several weeks, contrary to viral claim on social media
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“The Government has released their initial plans to force a vaccine on everyone”; “Three potential vaccines are currently in Stage 3 trials in the United States and could be ready in weeks”
Source: Before it’s news, SHTFplan, Mac Slavo, 2020-09-16 -
IncorrectCOVID-19 vaccines do not modify the human genome and do not involve hydrogels; hydrogels are not internet-connecting devices
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Hydrogels are part of the genome-modifying COVID-19 mRNA vaccines' delivery system; hydrogels will connect you to the internet
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-09-16 -
InaccurateNo vaccine contains strains of both the flu and the virus that causes COVID-19; COVID-19 is not the flu
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The U.S. CDC encourages the use of a “[COVID-19] flu shot” on children.
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-09-15 -
InaccurateAdequate immunization and improved sanitation together protect against infection from both wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus
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“UN Forced to Admit Gates-funded Vaccine is Causing Polio Outbreak in Africa“
Source: 21st Century Wire, Anonymous, 2020-09-04 -
IncorrectA person’s response to vaccination is not associated with birthmarks or the presence of mutations in a gene involved with vitamin B9 production
Claim:
Birthmarks are indicators of the MTHFR gene; “When people have MTHFR their chances of vaccine reactions increase because they cannot detox the toxins from the vaccines”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2018-11-03
