“Twelve babies died from taking RSV drug in clinical trials.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 27 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Twelve children died in pediatric clinical trials after receiving shots of nirsevimab. None of the deaths in the clinical trials were tied to the drug, the FDA said.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 January 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C2oRuzptvgW
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