“COVID-19 vaccines administered during pregnancy drove an increase in cases of myocarditis in babies.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 May 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Ten newborns in Wales developed myocarditis associated with infection from enteroviruses. A WHO spokesperson said that existing research doesn’t suggest the cases are linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 May 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 May 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/factsoverfeelings__/3107959848243047715
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