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Reviews of articles from: GreenMedInfo
CLAIM REVIEWS
Data from Israel showed that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduces the likelihood of dying from COVID-19; analysis in a forum post claiming the opposite is flawed
CLAIM
“the Pfizer vaccines, for the elderly, killed during the 5-week vaccination period about 40 times more people than the disease itself would have killed”
SOURCE: Haim Yativ, Children’s Health Defense, GreenMedInfo
Published: 09 Mar 2021
VERDICT
German study did not find wearing face masks harms children; study wasn’t designed to accurately test these effects
CLAIM
”A German study involving over 25,000 children reveals that major negative impacts on the physical, psychological, and behavioral health of children may be far more widespread than reported”
SOURCE: Anonymous, GreenMedInfo
Published: 06 Jan 2021
VERDICT
Baseless speculations underpin a retracted editorial claiming spontaneous generation of SARS-CoV-2 in skin cells exposed to 5G waves
CLAIM
5G generates coronavirus in human skin cells
SOURCE: Massimo Fioranelli, Alireza Sepehri, Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, GreenMedInfo, InfoWars
Published: 29 Jul 2020
VERDICT
OSHA recommends using cloth face coverings at the workplace, contrary to claim by Peggy Hall
CLAIM
“OSHA says masks don't work and violate OSHA oxygen levels”
SOURCE: Peggy Hall, TheHealthyAmerican.org, GreenMedInfo
Published: 24 Jun 2020
VERDICT
Claim that flu vaccine increases coronavirus infection is unsupported, misinterprets scientific studies
CLAIM
flu vaccine increases risk of coronavirus infection
SOURCE: Benjamin Krause, Facebook users, DisabledVeterans.org, GreenMedInfo
Published: 30 Mar 2020
VERDICT
Claim that vaccines can cause individuals with mitochondrial disorders to develop autism is unsupported
CLAIM
If a child has a mitochondrial disorder [...] she is more at risk of having a vaccine pushing her over the edge and causing a bad reaction
SOURCE: JB Handley Jr., GreenMedInfo
Published: 26 Jul 2019
VERDICT