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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:
Claims about the dangers of vaccine adjuvants and preservatives, like aluminum and thimerosal, are based on debunked conspiracy theories, while extensive studies confirm their safety and efficacy.
A Project Veritas video falsely claims that COVID vaccines are made from aborted fetal cells, but only the viral vector vaccine uses cell lines from the 60s, while mRNA vaccines do not.
A conspiracy theorist claims COVID vaccines were approved after contaminated trials, but manufacturing processes for trials and mass production meet the same safety standards.
An environmental lawyer casts doubt on the HPV vaccine’s cancer prevention, but data show it reduces cervical cancer incidence by about 90% in vaccinated women.
A tech millionaire falsely claims all vaccinated people have heart damage, but a study showed minor heart muscle activity post-vaccination without evidence of severe heart problems.
A video claims supplements can replace the flu vaccine, but while some supplements may help with cold symptoms, only the flu vaccine effectively primes the immune system against influenza.
A retracted study by Brian Hooker, based on flawed analysis and part of an anti-vaccine campaign, falsely claims that vaccines cause autism, contradicting extensive scientific evidence.
Claims that COVID vaccines are particularly dangerous for athletes are unfounded and ignore that sudden cardiac arrest, the leading cause of exercise-related death, isn’t linked to vaccination.
A viral video falsely claims the Gates Foundation’s HPV vaccine program in India caused harm, despite evidence showing the deaths were unrelated to the vaccine.
Despite claims that flu vaccines are ineffective, they have saved over 40,000 lives between 2005-2014, making vaccination safer than risking the disease.