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Daily Debunk
Claim: New microchip technology could fit inside a vaccine needle.
Verdict: Missing context
Read the full story at: USA Today
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: Claim that all schools in South Africa are closing this week due to rising COVID-19 cases.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
As Covid dissipates in the U.S., cold and flu viruses may return with a vengeance
Some experts fear we’re in for a nasty cold-and-flu season or two, pointing to a combination of factors that could make for a rough re-entry to the mixed microbes world.
-- Stat, May 27
