Angéline Rouers Reviews - Health Feedback

Angéline Rouers

Senior Research Fellow, A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs

Expertise: Immunology, Human immunodeficiency virus

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Qualifying publication(s): see criteria

publication https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.05.029

ARTICLES REVIEWED

Washington Times article by Robert Malone and Peter Navarro relies on inaccurate and unsubstantiated claims about virus evolution, vaccine immunity, and COVID-19 vaccine safety

in Washington Times, by Robert Malone and Peter Navarro

— 15 Aug 2021

"This article has inaccuracies throughout with a clear view to push an anti-vaccine agenda. The picture depicting a skull with eyes and nose made of coronaviruses in the shape of t..

Potential role for T cells in COVID-19 immunity accurately reported in National Geographic article

in National Geographic, by Carrie Arnold

— 19 Aug 2020

"The article accurately discusses the recent findings about the presence/relevance of T cell response against COVID-19. Indeed, both arms of adaptive immunity, humoral and cellular..

New York Times accurately reports vaccine-derived polio outbreaks caused by low vaccine coverage

in New York Times, by Associated Press

— 02 Dec 2019

"The content of the article is correct: attenuated polio strain type 2 contained in the oral vaccine can – in very rare cases – mutate and cause disease in under-immunized pers..

Article claiming vaccines cause autoimmunity and autism due to fetal DNA contaminants found unsupported and implausible

in Vaccine Impact, by Theresa Deisher

— 09 Jun 2019

"While the letter provides some concerns about the fetal cell-derived DNA contamination in vaccines, it does not provide any actual evidence to support the claims made. The whole h..

CLAIMS REVIEWED

Robert Malone makes several misleading and unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 vaccines in Judicial Watch interview

CLAIM

“Leaky vaccines” are causing SARS-CoV-2 to evolve rapidly; COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent disease and death; childhood vaccine safety is doubtful

SOURCE: Robert Malone, Judicial Watch

Published: 14 Sep 2023

VERDICT

COVID-19 vaccines don’t weaken the immune system; Lancet study misrepresented in Virology Journal comment

CLAIM

Lancet study showed that vaccinated people have lower immune function than unvaccinated people; COVID-19 vaccines suppress the immune system

SOURCE: Kenji Yamamoto, Tucker Carlson, The Hodgetwins, Fox News

Published: 28 Jul 2022

VERDICT

Too 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

CLAIM

“COVID-19 immunity likely lasts for years”

SOURCE: Neel V. Patel, MIT Technology Review

Published: 22 Jan 2021

VERDICT

No 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 users, Facebook

Published: 27 Nov 2020

VERDICT

Contrary to popular claim on social media, RNA vaccines do not alter our DNA

CLAIM

“Bill Gates explains that the COVID vaccine will use experimental technology and permanently alter your DNA”

SOURCE: Alex Pietrowski, Facebook users, Waking Times

Published: 30 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

No, an “FDA study” did not find that vaccines contain cancer-causing viruses

CLAIM

The FDA study looked at vaccines that are made from living cells [...] oftentimes contaminated with hidden viral fragments which have the potential to cause cancer.

SOURCE: Aaron Kesel, Activist Post, Principia Scientific

Published: 31 Jan 2020

VERDICT