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FactCheck.org says: Wuhan Institute of Virology study describes assembling part of a monkeypox viral genome for use in a diagnostic test. The researchers only made a fraction of the genome and it matches a different version of the virus.
FactCheck.org says: Tetanus vaccines can prevent deadly disease in infants, but a video circulating on social media is spreading old, unfounded rumors that discourage immunization.
FactCheck.org says: The North Carolina bill was introduced in 2021, received little support in the state House, and did not advance.
FactCheck.org says: Both shots successfully met the set benchmarks for vaccine effectiveness, which involved comparing antibody responses to those of adults.
FactCheck.org says: A White House spokesperson said Biden was referring to a skin cancer that was removed before he became president.
FactCheck.org says: The Food and Drug Administration and numerous peer-reviewed academic studies have concluded that medication abortions are “safe and effective” and that serious adverse events from medication abortion are relatively rare.
FactCheck.org says: “In some situations, abortion is the only medical intervention that can preserve a patient’s health,” the president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said.
FactCheck.org says: Overturning Roe v. Wade allowed abortion bans in several states to take effect. Online posts falsely claim Kentucky may require women to undergo monthly pregnancy testing, but the claim comes from a satirical amendment.
FactCheck.org says: An executive at Bayer referred to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines as an example of innovation in a 2021 speech. But a website post takes the executive’s words out of context to falsely claim he said the vaccines are gene therapy.
FactCheck.org says: That figure is accurate, but experts say the dip is largely attributable to a number of factors outside the president's control.
FactCheck.org says: There is no established link between vaccination and Ramsey Hunt. The claim that vaccination was behind a mini-stroke suffered by Hailey Bieber is baseless.
FactCheck.org says: Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, or SADS, has been studied for decades and is caused by genetic heart problems. But social media posts suggest, with no evidence, that SADS is related to COVID-19 vaccines.
FactCheck.org says: The story is based on a criticized study that claims to have identified a correlation between emergency calls for cardiac events and the vaccination rate in Israel.
FactCheck.org says: Walgreens said on its dashboard — and in a detailed report — that the positivity rates are unadjusted and can “lead to misinterpretation.” That data "cannot be used to reach vaccine efficacy conclusions,” it said.
FactCheck.org says: Pfizer CEO was referring to an FDA-approved pill with a digital ingestion tracking system that is used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and major depression in adults.
FactCheck.org says: The amendments proposed by the U.S. do not change the WHO’s authority over other nations. They are aimed at making the global response to outbreaks faster and more efficient.
FactCheck.org says: In 2005, Fauci told the Associated Press that he donates royalty payments he receives from the licensees of treatments and other products he helped develop while working for the NIH.
FactCheck.org says: Proposed legislation in Tennessee and Missouri would not regulate Plan B contraception pills, and experts say state “trigger laws” that would take effect if Roe v. Wade were overturned will not ban methods of birth contr
FactCheck.org says: That appears to be a misunderstanding of the Pfizer FDA briefing document released in December 2020. The briefing document showed the vaccine was 95% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19.
FactCheck.org says: When Joe Biden was sworn in as president, two COVID-19 vaccines had already been authorized and millions of people nationwide had been vaccinated against the disease.