COVID-19 Pandemic

The Infodemic: Are Vaccinated Children More Likely to Have Health Issues?

FILE - In this November 2019, image from video, a child gets vaccinated at a health clinic in Apia, Samoa.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: Vaccinated children are more likely to have adverse health outcomes like developmental delays, asthma, and ear infections compared to unvaccinated children.

Verdict: Unsupported

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Social Media Disinfo

CDC.gov

Circulating on social media: Claim that COVID-19 is caused by a bacteria and can be easily treated.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: FactCheck.org​

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

Antibody injections could fight COVID-19 infections – an infectious disease expert explains the prospects
[H]ow can we isolate and produce neutralizing antibodies in large enough quantities to serve everyone who needs them, including research laboratories and pharmaceutical companies?
-- The Conversation, June 1