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The Infodemic: Influenza Vaccine Fluzone Isn't More Deadly Than Covid-19


FILE - A women reacts to getting an influenza vaccine shot at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Jan. 23, 2020.
FILE - A women reacts to getting an influenza vaccine shot at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Jan. 23, 2020.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: The influenza vaccine Fluzone is more deadly than Covid-19.

Vedict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that there is a double standard in the response to H1N1 vs. COVID-19.

Verdict: Partly False

Read the full story at: USA Today

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