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The Infodemic: Red Cross Isn't Refusing Blood Donations From Vaccinated People


FILE - Bags of donated blood are seen at a blood-donation drive organized by the Rotary club and Uganda Blood Transfusion Services in City Square, Kampala, Uganda, Sept. 19, 2020.
FILE - Bags of donated blood are seen at a blood-donation drive organized by the Rotary club and Uganda Blood Transfusion Services in City Square, Kampala, Uganda, Sept. 19, 2020.

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Daily Debunk

Claim: The American Red Cross is refusing blood donations from people who have received COVID-19 vaccines.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Check Your Fact

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Videos suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines cause catatonia.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

Why India’s Second COVID Surge Is So Much Worse Than the First
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