Get the facts: Vaccines
The figure for a dose of a potential Covid-19 vaccine covers the cost of delivering the treatment
GP practices are private companies that receive funding from a range of places.
Ticketmaster won’t demand proof of a Covid-19 vaccine for concert entry
The company said decisions about entry requirements for events will be up to individual organisers
The Covid-19 recovery rate is not 99.9%
Posts on social media have overestimated the Covid recovery rate.
There’s no evidence that mercury-based chemicals in a Covid-19 vaccine would cause harm
Thiomersal is no longer found in most standard vaccines and even if it was used in a Covid-19 vaccine there is no evidence it causes harm.
No evidence aluminium in vaccines causes Alzheimer’s disease
Small amounts of aluminium have been used in vaccines for almost 100 years.
The government is not proposing to make a Covid-19 vaccine mandatory
Evidence submitted to the human rights committee by four academics has been misunderstood.
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A Covid-19 vaccine is not being administered via Covid-19 nasal swab tests
Despite the fact that some other animal vaccines are administered via the nose, the Covid-19 swab test is not a Covid-19 vaccine.
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The WHO has not decided attending school implies consent for vaccines
In the UK you can’t be forced to have a vaccine.
The government is not planning to roll out an untested Covid-19 vaccine
A government consultation about unlicensed vaccines has been misunderstood online.
Unlicensed vaccines are not untested
Social media posts claim the government is trying to quietly change the rules on unlicensed vaccines, but they’ve missed the point.
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Get all the information you need to make an informed choice about vaccines here: https://fullfact.org/health/vaccines/