A story has gone viral about an infant in Maine who died 34 hours after receiving childhood vaccines in October 2022. According to the article, a toxicology report revealed that the infant’s blood had a dangerously high level of aluminum, which the article attributes to the vaccines. The infant’...
Numerous social media users have raised concerns regarding what they claim is insufficient testing for the recently updated COVID-19 vaccine. Tweets allege that Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine was tested on just 10 mice before approval. These posts misuse a COVID-19 vaccine study involving 44 rats, not four. The study...
The Huntington Beach City Council in California has voted 4-3 to pursue a ban on universal mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates within the city. The motion’s proponent argued that previous mask mandates imposed in 2020 and 2021 unnecessarily limited people’s freedoms. The resolution now requests that the city...
According to a recently published article, nearly two dozen schools in Dane County have vaccination rates of 85 percent or lower, which health officials deem a risk for disease outbreaks. This trend is partly attributed to more parents seeking philosophical waivers to exempt their children from vaccines; Wisconsin’s nonmedical...
The Florida Surgeon General warned against COVID-19 vaccines at a recent press conference, claiming that there are numerous red flags with the updated vaccine. He argued that there is no need for updated COVID-19 vaccines, claimed there is a lack of clinical trial data, and cited previously debunked concerns about...
Trending conversations falsely claim that federal officials covered up research into the benefits of vitamin D to treat COVID-19, resulting in a higher death toll. The posts misuse a publication by New Zealand's chief science advisor in June 2020, which initially linked vitamin D deficiency to severe COVID-19...
False narratives that mRNA vaccines cause turbo cancers are circulating across platforms and in English and Spanish language networks. Specifically, they claim that turbo cancers are occurring more rapidly, particularly in young adults, that the CDC is reclassifying cancer deaths as COVID-19 deaths to cover up rising turbo cancers, and...
A well-known organization that frequently advocates against vaccination is embarking on a bus tour across multiple cities in the Northeast, including Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Albany, Long Island, and Rochester. Their goal is to collect personal accounts from local residents who have experienced alleged adverse effects from vaccines, are unvaccinated, or are...
A former news host claims that she developed an autoimmune condition after being vaccinated for COVID-19. She says that her doctor confirmed the connection between the vaccine and autoimmune conditions, and that others have experienced similar issues after vaccination. This news has garnered significant attention on X (formerly Twitter), with...
The state of Hawaii has seen a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the aftermath of the Maui fires. Health officials believe that the current case count could be at least six times higher due to decreased testing compared to a year ago and the presence of the new variant...
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