Vaccines

Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines

3 October 2024

Childhood vaccines aren’t ‘poison’

Despite claims on social media, vaccines are generally a safe and effective way to protect children from potentially fatal diseases.

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20 August 2024

Mpox isn’t in the Covid vaccine

Mpox is not an ingredient in AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine.

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16 August 2024

Mpox has nothing to do with the Covid-19 vaccines

Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus. It is not a side effect of vaccination.

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15 August 2024

Vaccines are not ‘poison’

Vaccines are tested and monitored to a much higher standard than most other medicines.

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31 July 2024

Study does not show that the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine causes cancer

An online post claims that a study has shown that the Pfizer vaccine causes cancer. That’s not the case.

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26 July 2024

Doctor makes misleading Covid vaccine claims on Diary of a CEO podcast

On Steven Bartlett’s popular podcast, Dr Aseem Malhotra claimed there would have been fewer deaths without Covid-19 vaccines.

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14 May 2024

New cancer jab is not a ‘gene changer’

There is no good evidence that mRNA vaccines give people cancer.

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14 May 2024

NHS England measles figure causes confusion over encephalitis risk

A charity’s claim that 10,000 children could develop encephalitis as a result of catching measles is based on an incorrect NHS estimate for the number of “unprotected” children.

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2 May 2024

ONS data doesn’t show four Covid vaccine doses raise risk of death

This is based on official data that warns against drawing comparisons in this way.

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10 April 2024

There was no rise in the stillbirth risk in the US in 2021

The rate actually fell slightly, according to official data.

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