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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:
Thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative once used in vaccines, contains ethylmercury—not the harmful kind found in fish. Studies show it’s safe, doesn’t cause autism, and hasn’t been in childhood vaccines since 2001.
Claim vs. Fact: Did more children die from the MMRV vaccine than from measles itself? We explain how VAERS data is misused and what the real numbers show.
Research shows combination vaccines are as safe and effective as separate shots. MMRV and Tdap cover multiple diseases with fewer injections.
A closer look at the science behind aluminum in vaccines shows it’s safe, well-studied, and used in tiny amounts that don’t pose health risks to children.
Despite new claims from RFK Jr. and Trump, vaccines do not cause autism. We unpack the history and the science showing no link, just political noise and old debunked theories.
Randomized controlled trials with saline placebos have been done for many vaccines. Claims that there are “zero clean studies” ignore decades of scientific evidence.
A secret study claiming vaccines cause autism can’t be trusted if no one can review the data. Here’s what real, published science tells us about vaccines and autism.
Hepatitis B can pass from mom to baby at birth—even when moms don’t know they’re infected. That’s why the Hep B vaccine is safely given in the first hours of life.
A massive Danish study finds no link between aluminum in vaccines and autism, reinforcing evidence that autism begins before birth, not from shots.
Joe Rogan claims sanitation, not vaccines, stopped disease—but the data say otherwise. Here’s why polio, smallpox, and other illnesses fell after vaccination.
