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Articles tagged with: Vaccine
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Misleading Wall Street Journal opinion piece makes the unsubstantiated claim that the U.S. will have herd immunity by April 2021
in Wall Street Journal, by Marty Makary
— 26 Feb 2021
"The article’s claim that the U.S. is near herd immunity rests on two numbers: 1) the detection of infections by testing (claimed to be 10 – 25 percent) and 2) the infection fa..
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..
COVID-19 vaccine candidate by Pittsburgh scientists show promising results in animal studies, but clinical trials still needed before efficacy in humans is known
in Pittsburgh Magazine, by Garret Roberts
— 11 Apr 2020
Scientists who reviewed this article’s scientific credibility found that the reporting was generally accurate. However, they also highlighted a missed opportunity to provide read...
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..
CLAIM REVIEWS
VAERS reports may initiate investigations into potential associations between a vaccine and adverse events, but on their own cannot prove causality
CLAIM
Post-vaccination deaths reported to VAERS are caused by the vaccine
SOURCE: Steve Deace, Ron Paul, Charlie Kirk, TrialSite News
Published: 23 Jul 2021
VERDICT
Unvaccinated people are more likely to die of COVID-19 because they are more vulnerable to infection and severe disease
CLAIM
Both vaccinated and unvaccinated people have over 99% chance of surviving COVID-19
SOURCE: Tomi Lahren, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 21 Jul 2021
VERDICT
Vaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized due to the Delta variant compared to unvaccinated people, contrary to chiropractor’s claim
CLAIM
A Harvard study showed that vaccinated people are “twice as likely to get hospitalized as opposed to if they had a natural exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, then got exposed to a Delta variant”
SOURCE: Jen DePice, TLC4Superteams
Published: 21 Jul 2021
VERDICT
The Nuremberg Code specifically addresses experimentation; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t experimental, and therefore, don’t violate the Code
CLAIM
“Nuremberg codes stipulate that consent must be voluntary […] Threatening someone’s livelihood unless they take an experimental vaccine is NOT voluntary consent.”
SOURCE: Candace Owens, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 16 Jul 2021
VERDICT
Vaccinated people are less likely to die from the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 compared to unvaccinated people; viral claim misinterpreted PHE report
CLAIM
“You are more likely to die from the Delta variant if you have been vaccinated”
SOURCE: Anonymous, We Love Trump
Published: 16 Jul 2021
VERDICT
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective but don’t prevent the disease completely; unvaccinated people place themselves and others at risk as a reservoir for virus spread
CLAIM
"Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from the virus they got vaccinated against because you're not vaccinated"
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 15 Jul 2021
VERDICT
Preliminary data indicate that COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of pregnancy-related adverse outcomes
CLAIM
“82% miscarriage rate among women who got the [COVID-19 vaccine] between 30 days and 20 weeks pregnant.”
SOURCE: Ian Smith, Instagram
Published: 12 Jul 2021
VERDICT
There is no evidence that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has a lower fatality rate than the wild-type virus
CLAIM
The fatality rate of the Delta variant of COVID-19 is lower than the original variant
SOURCE: Dan Bongino, Alan Jones, Craig Kelly, The Dan Bongino Show, Sky News Australia
Published: 09 Jul 2021
VERDICT
There is no conclusive evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine contains graphene oxide
CLAIM
“These Spanish researchers have found that over 99 percent of the Pfizer vaccine is graphene oxide.”
SOURCE: Stew Peters, Jane Ruby, Stew Peters Show
Published: 08 Jul 2021
VERDICT
Retracted study misused statistics and adverse event reports to claim that COVID-19 vaccines don’t offer “clear benefit” and caused deaths
CLAIM
“For three deaths prevented by vaccination we have to accept two inflicted by vaccination.”
SOURCE: Harald Walach, Rainer Klement, Wouter Aukema, MDPI
Published: 07 Jul 2021
VERDICT
INSIGHTS
Understanding causality in adverse events after vaccination
— 15 Jul 2021
Introduction Whether you’re watching the news or scrolling through your social media feeds, you’re certain to come across content about COVID-19 vaccines. This is unsurprising...
How were mRNA vaccines developed for COVID-19?
— 02 Jun 2021
The vaccines for COVID-19 produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna were the first mRNA vaccines authorized for use in the general public. mRNA vaccines were a long-standing ambition...
“Plandemic: Indoctornation” video rehashes debunked claims and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines
— 20 Aug 2020
Plandemic is a pseudo-documentary produced by American filmmaker Mikki Willis, whose first instalment was published in May 2020. Featuring an interview with anti-vaccination activi...
Computing Forever interview with Dolores Cahill contains numerous inaccuracies about COVID-19 and vaccines
— 22 May 2020
This video, first published on 11 May 2020, features an interview between Dave Cullen, also known as Computing Forever on YouTube, and Dolores Cahill, a professor at University Col...
“Plandemic” vignette featuring anti-vaccination activist Judy Mikovits contains numerous false and unsupported claims about COVID-19
— 08 May 2020
This video is the first in a series of vignettes preceding a movie titled “Plandemic”. First published on 5 May 2020, it quickly went viral on Facebook, with more than 2.2 mill...
How we know vaccines don’t cause autism – and why this belief persists
— 26 Mar 2019
The claim that “vaccines cause autism” first received its scientific backing by Andrew Wakefield’s now-retracted study in The Lancet, published in 1998. The study...