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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:
The claim that COVID vaccines remain in the body forever is false; studies show mRNA degrades within days, and the vaccines are safe and effective with no evidence of long-term presence.
Claims that COVID vaccines cause deadly pneumonia are baseless, as annual deaths from influenza and pneumonia predate COVID, and no evidence links vaccines to immune system damage.
A common anti-vaccine trope is that diseases were on their way out before any vaccines were licensed; therefore, vaccines do not have any effect on disease. This anti-vaxxer’s recent tweet about measles is an example.
Claims that COVID vaccines contain harmful DNA linked to cancer are unfounded; studies show no increased cancer risk, and any detected DNA is due to improper handling and not present in effective doses.
Thimerosal in flu vaccines is safe and does not cause brain damage, ADHD, tics, or autism; claims of a CDC cover-up have been debunked.
Claims that RSV vaccines given during pregnancy cause prematurity are misleading; data shows no increased risk in prematurity for vaccinated groups, but a decrease in the placebo group.
Despite claims, data shows vaccinated individuals, especially those with boosters, have consistently lower COVID mortality rates compared to the unvaccinated.
Flu vaccines, while initially not tested on pregnant women, have since been proven safe for use during pregnancy through numerous studies over the decades.
COVID vaccines have a rare chance of causing shingles reactivation shortly after vaccination, but the risk of developing shingles also exists with COVID infection itself.
The HPV vaccine is safe, does not cause infertility, and significantly reduces cervical cancer rates, unlike diet and exercise alone.