“Four weeks ago, all UK PRIMARY aged children get live flu nasal spray. Today, primary aged children dying from strep. Dot to dot.”
Social media posts
social media. Claim dated 5 Dec 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisNo Evidence
What FactCheck.org found
There is no evidence the increase is being caused by nasal spray flu vaccines, as social media posts baselessly suggest. Flu vaccination may even indirectly prevent strep A.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 December 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 December 2022, 18 days later. Its rating was “No Evidence”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.