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We debunk the latest vaccine misinformation each week in our Just the Facts: Correcting this week’s disinformation newsletter. Browse the other Just the Facts Newsletter Topics by clicking the link below:
Dr. Simone Gold posted a video that claims even though pregnant women were once warned to avoid things like sushi and wine, they are now being told to get four vaccines during pregnancy, including one the she says cannot be “turned off.”
A rare illness, not vaccines, explains a viral story of bruising and rash. We look at the facts behind Alexis Lorenze’s claims about vaccination.
A new study didn’t show pneumococcal vaccines are harmful, it showed they weren’t very effective in one older group. Here’s what the data really says.
Did vaccines worsen Alexis Lorenze’s condition, PNH? Viral claims clash with evidence showing existing health issues and a parvovirus infection. Learn more.
Let’s look at a viral claim from Alexis Lorenze, who believes vaccines worsened her Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), and explore why her symptoms are more likely linked to a viral infection and pre-existing blood clotting issues.
Vaccines are sometimes tested against other vaccines or adjuvants instead of saline placebos to protect participants’ health when an effective vaccine is already available.
Nutrition, sanitation, and clean water are vital, but vaccines are also essential. Combined, they prevent millions of deaths and improve health.
Claims that COVID vaccines cause deadly pneumonia are baseless, as annual deaths from influenza and pneumonia predate COVID, and no evidence links vaccines to immune system damage.
The flu vaccine is generally safe and far less risky than the flu itself, which causes thousands of deaths and hospitalizations annually.
