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The Infodemic: Claim that Pfizer Vaccine Causes Infertility Is False


Medical staff in booths prepare to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Cardiff, Wales, Dec. 8, 2020.
Medical staff in booths prepare to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Cardiff, Wales, Dec. 8, 2020.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: A Pfizer researcher found that the company’s Covid-19 vaccine will lead to infertility in women.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that the first UK COVID-19 vaccine recipient is a crisis actor.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

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