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The Infodemic: Vaccines Didn't Spark COVID-19 Outbreak in Nursing Home


A man is vaccinated against COVID-19 at a nursing home in New York, Dec. 21, 2020.
A man is vaccinated against COVID-19 at a nursing home in New York, Dec. 21, 2020.

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Daily Debunk

Claim: Vaccines caused COVID-19 outbreak in New York nursing home.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Posts claiming that Polysorbate 80, a synthetic compound used to help keep ingredients together in vaccines, suppresses the immune system and can cross the blood-brain barrier.

Verdict: Misleading

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

What we know about the new COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy
As the United States continues to set daily record highs for COVID-19 cases and deaths, the Trump administration is embracing a new vaccine distribution strategy: Give states all available doses instead of holding back supply reserved for second doses.
-- PolitiFact, January 13

How COVID unlocked the power of RNA vaccines
The technology could revolutionize efforts to immunize against HIV, malaria, influenza and more.
-- Nature, January 12

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