June 22, 2023
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of June 22, 2023
This week we look at more false claims made by RFK Jr., whether newborns benefit from the Hep B vaccine, and if there is evidence boosters cause ME/CFS.
June 16, 2023
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of June 15, 2023
This week’s debunks: claims of hidden VAERS fetal deaths, COVID vaccine seizures in children, and smallpox vaccines saving no lives.
June 15, 2023
Did smallpox vaccines save lives?
Smallpox vaccines saved countless lives by preventing the spread of a deadly disease, culminating in the global eradication of smallpox in 1980.
June 15, 2023
Do COVID vaccines raise the risk of seizures in children?
A study found no safety concerns with COVID-19 vaccines in children under 5, and the occurrence of adverse events like seizures was consistent with expected rates in the population.
June 15, 2023
Are VAERS reports about fetal deaths being hidden?
VAERS reports are public, not hidden. Anyone can submit a report, and a report after vaccination does not show the vaccine caused fetal death.
June 8, 2023
HPV vaccination saves lives
A study found that HPV vaccination has significantly reduced cervical cancer rates in England, nearly eliminating it in women born since 1995.
June 8, 2023
Your immune system on vaccines
A paper claiming that COVID vaccines suppress the immune system lacks evidence, cites dubious sources, and fails to account for important variables like patient vulnerability.
June 8, 2023
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of June 8, 2023
This week we look at more claims around the COVID-19 vaccines and fertility, vaccines and your immune system, and we talk about lives saved by HPV vaccines.
June 1, 2023
You put the DNA in, you get the mRNA out
mRNA vaccines do not alter genes, as any DNA used in production is removed and cannot enter the cell nucleus.
June 1, 2023
22,000 for one life saved
The claim that 22,000 vaccines are needed to save one life from COVID and that vaccinated people have a 23% higher death rate is false.
