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The Infodemic: No Evidence 2-Year-Old Died After Getting COVID-19 Vaccination


Syringes with AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are prepared in Fasano, Italy, Apr. 13, 2021.
Syringes with AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are prepared in Fasano, Italy, Apr. 13, 2021.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: A 2-year-old baby girl in the U.S. state of Virginia died after being given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Verdict: Unproven

Read the full story at: Snopes

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: A purported news report stating a new nationwide curfew will be announced in Thailand on April 23, 2021.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

I’m fully vaccinated against COVID-19. How long will the protection last?
The answer is as simple as it is unsatisfying: No one knows.
-- Los Angeles Times, April 21

Disinfecting surfaces to prevent Covid often all for show, CDC advises
The risk of surface transmission of Covid-19 is low, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Far more important is airborne transmission -- and people who obsessively disinfect surfaces may be doing more harm than good.
-- CNN, April 20

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