Health

“The Philippine government's term sheet agreement for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines from China-firm Sinovac is a "binding obligation" that is already a "done deal.”

Vera Files says: Although a term sheet agreement is already a binding obligation, the agreement is "not yet final."

“An Hour After Joe Biden Is Sworn In, WHO Admits Their Testing Grossly Overstates Individuals Testing Positive for COVID.”

“Masks have negative impacts on 68% of children.”

PolitiFact says: Based on ill-defined reporting from self-selected respondents.

“Rahul Gandhi eating food with his mask on”

FACTLY says: This photo was clicked when mask-clad Rahul Gandhi was talking to women next to him after having lunch in Erode, Tamil Nadu during the election campaign. Rahul Gandhi did not wear a mask during the meal. News videos of …

“The fastest-growing job in the United States before covid was solar power technician. The same people can do those jobs, but the choice of doing the solar power one now is a better choice. And similarly, you have the second-fastest-growing job pre-covid was wind turbine technician.”

Washington Post says: The former secretary of state said solar and wind are two of the fastest-growing occupations. But the number of potential jobs is a pittance.

“This is an important announcement that schools are not going to open from September. It is postponed to November as Covid cases in the state are not yet controlled, further details will be announced.”

Vishvas News says: Vishvas News found in its investigation that the viral tweet is fake. Assam chief minister’s office has clarified that this was not tweeted from the official handle of the CM. This post is fake.

“Twenty-five elderly patients in nursing homes in Norway died after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.”

Vera Files says: The Norwegian Medicines Agency(NMA) said the deaths of the elderly patients after receiving Pfizer jabs “do not imply that there is a causal relationship between the deaths and the vaccine.” It noted that an average of …

“Videos of a woman convulsing and having tongue spasms show effects of getting inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines”

“Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill.”

PolitiFact says: The Republican-run state Senate reached a deal with the Democratic governor, but the Assembly set that aside and passed its own bill. The Assembly bill did not involve the governor, and Senate leader did not agree to it.

“Social media users suggest there is a direct link between baseball legend Hank Aaron getting the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and then dying more than two weeks later.”

FactCheck.org says: Hank Aaron died from natural causes, according to the medical examiner’s office in Fulton County, Georgia. There’s no evidence that his death was a result of being vaccinated against COVID-19 in early January.

“Vitamin C, vitamin D, and zinc can cure Covid”

“The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House.”

PolitiFact says: The Trump administration planned to get the vaccines developed and then send them to locations chosen by states. States wrote their own plans, and they were responsible for setting up places to get vaccines into arms.

“We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade.”

“So the vaccine don’t protect you from covid ???”

FactCheck.org says: The vaccine does protect against COVID-19, which is the disease caused by the coronavirus; Fauci was simply cautioning that it may not prevent someone from contracting the virus.

“COVID-19 survival rate is 99.94% without medication”

FactRakers says: There is no such data from the CDC, contrary to the vlogger's claim

“WHO recognised Sri Lanka as one of the best countries in fighting COVID situation”

“Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the poor have no right to be fussy in picking the COVID-19 vaccine brand they will receive from the government”

“The lack of hospitalisations from flu is because cases are mistakenly being diagnosed as Covid-19”

TheJournal.ie says: There is no evidence that the flu is being misdiagnosed as Covid-19.

“Claim: Karnataka health department explained that these doctors not acting”

“Harmful ingredients in vaccines are “thimerosal, aluminum, aborted fetal tissue, chicken and eggs embryo.”

FactCheck.org says: Research shows the ingredients in vaccines are not harmful. Also, the two U.S. authorized COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain any of those ingredients.