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Mashup Score: 0South Korean Covid vaccine 'side effects' statistics misrepresented - 1 month(s) ago
Scientists warned that self-reported cases of adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination in South Korea were not evidence of the jabs causing serious side effects or death, contrary to false claims circulating online that the inoculation drive killed thousands in the country. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed a causal link between the vaccine and death in 23 cases, as of December 31, 2023.
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Mashup Score: 1Misleading posts about 'E. coli bacteria in Covid vaccines' spread - 5 month(s) ago
Some strains of E. coli bacteria make people sick but most are harmless and the samples used to develop mRNA vaccines do not cause disease, scientists say, refuting misleading social media posts. Multiple virologists told AFP vaccines also undergo “vigorous” product testing to ensure jabs are free from harmful contaminants.
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Mashup Score: 1Global safety data shows vaccines are safe, not 'more dangerous than - 5 month(s) ago
Safety data gathered from global inoculation programmes show serious side effects from Covid-19 vaccines are rare, but social media posts are falsely claiming the jabs are “more dangerous” than the coronavirus that has actually killed millions. These posts cite a paper about the purported risks and benefits of booster jabs for healthy young adults but its findings have been disputed by other scientists.
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Mashup Score: 6Report falsely claims Covid vaccines killed 17 million worldwide - 7 month(s) ago
Public health authorities say the Covid-19 vaccines have saved lives, but a Canadian report shared across platforms estimates the shots have killed 17 million people globally. This is false; government agencies and independent experts worldwide told AFP the findings are flawed and that only a minuscule percentage of deaths among the vaccinated can be attributed to the jabs.
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The far-right Epoch Times, the Falun Gong-backed, pro-Trump newspaper, has been one of the very worst venues for extreme anti-vaccine conspiracy nonsense https://t.co/Jg6YAYYbHZ
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In this piece I’m quoted about how #COVID19 vaccine databases are misrepresented to infer cause-effect relationships where they do not exist https://t.co/AgA64c0kAF