August 8, 2024
Were vaccines tested against placebos?
Vaccines are sometimes tested against other vaccines or adjuvants instead of saline placebos to protect participants’ health when an effective vaccine is already available.
July 25, 2024
How big are childhood vaccines?
Childhood vaccines are tiny, often just 0.5mL per dose, and claims of 38 vaccines in one shot are false; children receive fewer antigens today than 30 years ago.
June 13, 2024
Are vaccines made to cause lifelong health ailments?
Vaccines are proven safe and effective. They provide immunity, reduce disease severity, and do not cause conditions like autism or SIDS.
February 15, 2024
Did they lie about mumps vaccine effectiveness?
Claims about mumps vaccine effectiveness fraud are based on dismissed lawsuits. The court found Merck’s alleged misrepresentations did not affect government contracts.
February 8, 2024
Does herd immunity for measles exist?
Claims that herd immunity for measles doesn’t exist are false. High vaccination rates are crucial to prevent measles outbreaks and protect public health.
December 7, 2023
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of December 7, 2023
This week we take a look at whether vaccines are linked to miscarriage, if hidden DNA in vaccines is causing cancer, and if measles was already on the decline before the vaccine.
December 7, 2023
Did measles mortality drop before there was a vaccine?
A common anti-vaccine trope is that diseases were on their way out before any vaccines were licensed; therefore, vaccines do not have any effect on disease. This anti-vaxxer’s recent tweet about measles is an example.
September 28, 2023
Did a CDC whistleblower admit vaccines cause autism?
A retracted study by Brian Hooker, based on flawed analysis and part of an anti-vaccine campaign, falsely claims that vaccines cause autism, contradicting extensive scientific evidence.
May 18, 2023
The autism and vaccines myth resurfaces
Misinformation falsely linking vaccines to autism persists, despite extensive research showing no connection, particularly with thimerosal, which was removed from childhood vaccines in 2001.
March 18, 2023
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of March 16, 2023
Hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and COVID-19 vaccines, HPV, and autism are all covered this week as we dive into social media misinformation to bring you the facts.
