“Increases in respiratory syncytial virus in children are linked to the COVID-19 vaccine.”
Social media posts
in a social media post. Claim dated 11 Nov 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There is no evidence COVID-19 vaccination causes RSV in children, and a recent increase in cases of respiratory syncytial virus is likely because of relaxed pandemic mitigation measures.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 November 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 November 2022, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/HKy0Z
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