Myocarditis after Covid vaccines doesn’t kill one in five
A video of a man talking to a pharmacist about myocarditis has resurfaced on social media. Claims in the video about the mortality rate of the condition are incorrect.
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Covid-19 vaccines did not kill 30 people at one clinic in New Zealand
This claim comes from an activist who supplied no supporting evidence. It is contradicted by data on deaths published by the New Zealand government.
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Instagram post lacks vital context about Covid deaths among the vaccinated
Virtually all the most vulnerable people are vaccinated against Covid, so most of the people who die of it are too.
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‘Get Covid and live longer’? Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp at Covid Inquiry fact checked
Most people dying of Covid in 2020 were over 80—but they also generally had years of life left.
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The Covid vaccines are not ‘poison’
The benefits of Covid vaccination outweigh the risks for most people, and although mild side effects are common, serious ones are rare.
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How have rail passenger numbers changed since the pandemic?
We’ve looked into the figures after transport secretary Mark Harper claimed train travel for business and commuting was down by 50% compared to before the pandemic.
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Fake subtitles show Putin and Erdogan ‘warning America’ over Israel support
The videos have been shared widely across social media platforms in recent days.
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Rapid tests for both Covid and flu don’t prove infections are the same thing
Tests with two different wells for samples that can detect three different infections do not prove the infections are the same.
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Covid vaccine project using fragments of HIV was cancelled in 2020
A recently shared clip of a documentary about Covid-19 vaccines describes Australian research into a vaccine using fragments of HIV. This vaccine was never rolled out, and didn’t cause HIV infections.
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Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t raise risk of catching and dying from the disease
An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid.
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