“Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.”
Social media posts
Article shared on Facebook. Claim dated 6 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Experts say the data about the new COVID-19 vaccinations are too new to make meaningful comparisons with flu shots.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 January 2021, 10 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- ronpaulinstitute.orghttp://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2021/january/06/coronavirus…
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