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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:
Adverse events during vaccine trials include anything negative that happens, often unrelated to the vaccine, and data show COVID vaccines are safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding, while COVID infection poses significant risks during pregnancy.
Claims of a 1 in 800 serious adverse event rate from COVID vaccines are flawed, with studies showing vaccine benefits far outweigh the risks.
There is no credible evidence that mRNA COVID vaccines contain the cancer-causing SV40 virus, despite recent claims.
COVID-19 vaccines were never sold as 100% effective. Officials said from the start they reduce severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause brain aneurysms; claims tying them to Jamie Foxx’s medical complication are unsupported.
mRNA vaccines don’t alter DNA and were accurately redefined in 2018 to reflect their role in stimulating immune responses.
The claim linking a teenager’s stroke to the COVID vaccine is unsupported, as the stroke was caused by a virus, not the vaccine.
The drop in flu cases during 2020–2021 is due to COVID-related protective measures that protect people from respiratory infection like masking and distancing.
A tweet falsely claims a document reveals harmful vaccine ingredients, but it misunderstands the vaccine manufacturing process.
COVID mRNA vaccines do not cause heart problems or strokes; research shows that COVID infection, not the vaccine, increases the risk of serious cardiac events.
