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19 January 2022 What was claimed Only 3,774 people under 65 have died of Covid in the UK. Our verdict Incorrect. Up to the end of November 2021, 17,095 people under 65 died of Covid in England and Wales alone.
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18 January 2022 What was claimed UKHSA data shows that the Covid-19 vaccines are negatively effective. Our verdict Incorrect. This data cannot be used to estimate vaccine effectiveness. Other estimates from the UKHSA show that the Covid-19 vaccines are effective.
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Health / Coronavirus 18 January 2022 What was claimed A BBC News report showed an actor pretending to be ill with Covid-19. Our verdict This is not true. The man was a genuine Covid-19 patient, who subsequently added the phrase
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Health / Coronavirus 18 January 2022 What was claimed Lateral flow tests show a positive result with drinks including lemonade, Coca Cola and Fanta. Our verdict This is inaccurate. Testing soft drinks can return what appears to be a positive
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13 January 2022 What was claimed Vaccines prevent transmission of the Delta variant of Covid-19 for only eight weeks. Our verdict It’s difficult to measure the effect of vaccines on transmission, but available evidence suggests it’s longer than eight weeks
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13 January 2022 What was claimed Antibodies from a previous Covid-19 infection are probably equivalent to someone who has been vaccinated. Our verdict Although natural immunity acquired through Covid-19 infection does protect against subsequent infection, evidence shows that also being
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Health / Coronavirus 13 January 2022 What was claimed The latest data from the UKHSA appears to show Covid-19 vaccines do not prevent hospitalisation or death from the disease. Our verdict False. No vaccine is 100% effective, but the Covid-19
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Health / Coronavirus 10 January 2022 What was claimed Betty White died three days after she received her Covid booster vaccine. Our verdict There is no evidence of this. Her agent confirmed she died of natural causes and did not
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7 January 2022 The government has announced that asymptomatic people who test positive for Covid-19 on a lateral flow device (LFD) test will no longer need to have a confirmatory PCR test. It said that this is a “temporary measure”
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Health / Coronavirus 5 January 2022 What was claimed People who haven’t had the Covid-19 vaccine are not dying. Our verdict Sadly they are. In the UK, hundreds of unvaccinated people died with Covid-19 in the last few weeks of
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