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The World Health Organization states that COVID-19 vaccination for children is less urgent, but doesn’t recommend against it
CLAIM
“The WHO says children should not receive COVID-19 vaccines”
SOURCE: Instagram user, Instagram
Published: 29 Jun 2021
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COVID-19 vaccines don’t affect ovaries or fertility in general; the vaccines are highly effective at preventing illness and death
CLAIM
“the ovaries get the highest concentration of [lipid nanoparticles from RNA vaccines]. This turns the ovaries into a very large manufacturing plant to turn out toxic spike protein“
SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, TrialSite News
Published: 24 Jun 2021
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COVID-19 vaccines can enhance protective immunity in previously infected people
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“Individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection do not get additional benefits from vaccination”
SOURCE: Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Medical News
Published: 22 Jun 2021
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PCR tests are reliable to detect and monitor COVID-19 infections, which are real and have caused millions of deaths worldwide
CLAIM
It’s not a corona pandemic but it’s a planned, staged PCR test pandemic
SOURCE: Reiner Fuellmich, War Room Pandemic
Published: 19 Jun 2021
VERDICT
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing illness and death; rare infections in vaccinated people can still occur, as seen in the Celebrity Millennium cruise
CLAIM
“Passengers on first fully vaccinated [...] cruise ship test positive for COVID-19. Almost like the shot is useless.”
SOURCE: Instagram users, Instagram
Published: 17 Jun 2021
VERDICT
COVID-19 itself can cause heart inflammation, in addition to other problems like long COVID; benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
CLAIM
More than half of myocarditis cases caused by COVID-19 vaccines occur in those aged between 12 and 34, yet this age group has a COVID-19 recovery rate of 99.99%
SOURCE: Kelly Victory, Twitter
Published: 17 Jun 2021
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Yellow Card scheme for adverse events does not suggest any new side effects of COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM
“The MHRA now has more than enough evidence on the Yellow Card system to declare the COVID-19 vaccines unsafe for use in humans.”
SOURCE: Tess Lawrie, America's Frontline Doctors, The Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy
Published: 16 Jun 2021
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CDC study finds five percent of teens hospitalized due to COVID-19 require ventilation, vaccinating against COVID-19 can help reduce the risk of severe disease in teens
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“The kids who were [in hospital for other reasons] were the ones [...] on the ventilators. Not the kids who [were in hospital for COVID-19].”
SOURCE: Wendy Bell, Facebook
Published: 11 Jun 2021
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No increased risk of miscarriage from COVID-19 vaccines or other safety concerns for pregnant women or their babies
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'920 Women Lose Their Unborn Babies After Getting Vaccinated'
SOURCE: Shannon Kroner, Instagram
Published: 11 Jun 2021
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Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
CLAIM
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter
Published: 10 Jun 2021
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