Julie Bettinger

Associate Professor, University British Columbia

Expertise: Infectious diseases, Public Health, Vaccine Safety, Clinical trials

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CLAIMS REVIEWED

Contrary to viral Instagram videos, COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against severe disease

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Vaccine effectiveness has fallen from 100% to 20%; the early reported vaccine effectiveness figures were lies

SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram

Published: 08 Dec 2022

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Byram Bridle’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines are toxic fails to account for key differences between the spike protein produced during infection and vaccination, misrepresents studies

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“Terrifying new research finds vaccine spike protein unexpectedly in [the] bloodstream. The protein is linked to blood clots, heart and brain damage”

SOURCE: Byram Bridle, ON Point with Alex Pierson, LifeSiteNews

Published: 08 Jun 2021

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