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23 December 2021 We’ve seen several reports over the past month claiming “almost all” Covid-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are unvaccinated. While this used to be true, some of these claims were made when up to date figures

16 December 2021 What was claimed In Scotland, the fully vaccinated account for nine in every 10 Covid-19 deaths over the past four months. Our verdict Broadly correct. It’s more like eight in 10. People who have been vaccinated at

8 December 2021 What was claimed 90% of people in hospital with Covid-19 are unvaccinated. Our verdict This is not correct. The true figure is more like 36%. However there are signs that unvaccinated people are the majority in intensive

8 December 2021 What was claimed The Pfizer vaccine has a one in 17 mortality rate. Our verdict False. This figure is the proportion of adverse event cases reported after vaccination with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine which ended in death

Health / Coronavirus 6 December 2021 What was claimed Photos of Boris Johnson receiving his Covid-19 booster vaccine do not show him being vaccinated. Our verdict Mr Johnson was vaccinated, as can be seen in a video tweeted by the

3 December 2021 What was claimed The survival rate of Covid-19 without vaccination is 99.8%. Our verdict While recent data shows the UK death rate from Covid-19 is 0.2%, this was reported after those most vulnerable to Covid-19 had been

3 December 2021 What was claimed The sudden deaths of 10 teenagers may be linked to Covid-19 vaccines. Our verdict There is no available evidence that shows vaccines were responsible for any of these deaths. A Facebook post suggests the