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Coronavirus
XBB.1.5 COVID-19 subvariant: 4 Fast Facts
Vaccine
No, the COVID-19 vaccines can’t cause or create new variants
COVID-19 vaccines will slow the spread of the virus and do not cause or create the variants.
Vaccines
mRNA does not stay in a person’s body a long time after vaccination
mRNA used in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines is broken down within a few hours to a few days after vaccination, and discarded from the body.
Sports
No evidence athlete cardiac arrests linked to COVID vaccine
VERIFY analyzed the data and found many of the deaths listed were not among athletes or from cardiac arrest. There’s scant evidence that many were even vaccinated.
Vaccines
Viral graph uses flawed data to falsely connect athlete deaths to the COVID-19 vaccine
VERIFY analyzed the data and found many of the deaths listed were not among athletes or from cardiac arrest. There’s scant evidence that many were even vaccinated.
Coronavirus
3 viral claims about COVID-19 we VERIFIED in 2022
ere are 3 viral claims about COVID-19 that we VERIFIED in 2022.
Coronavirus
Yes, you can order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government this winter
The federal government is again offering free COVID-19 tests to all U.S. households through the website COVIDTests.gov.
Vaccines
Unvaccinated people are still more likely to die from COVID than vaccinated people, despite claims
People are misinterpreting an analysis of CDC data to falsely claim vaccines are no longer effective at preventing COVID deaths.
Coronavirus
No, vaccinated people are not more likely to die from COVID-19 than unvaccinated people
People are misinterpreting an analysis of CDC data reported in the Washington Post to falsely claim vaccines are no longer effective at preventing COVID deaths.
Coronavirus
No, Boston University didn’t create a COVID strain with a human mortality rate of 80%
Boston University researchers studied the effects of a lab-made COVID strain on a type of mice that are highly susceptible to the virus.
Coronavirus
Boston University COVID strain kills 80% of mice, not people
Boston University researchers studied the effects of a lab-made COVID strain on a type of mice that are highly susceptible to the virus.
Travel
Yes, TSA can mandate masks on planes and trains after legal challenge
The Supreme Court let a ruling stand that gives the TSA authority to require mask-wearing on planes, trains and other forms of public transportation.
Vaccine
No, the COVID-19 vaccines can’t cause or create new variants
COVID-19 vaccines will slow the spread of the virus and do not cause or create the variants.
Vaccines
mRNA does not stay in a person’s body a long time after vaccination
mRNA used in the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines is broken down within a few hours to a few days after vaccination, and discarded from the body.
Sports
No evidence athlete cardiac arrests linked to COVID vaccine
VERIFY analyzed the data and found many of the deaths listed were not among athletes or from cardiac arrest. There’s scant evidence that many were even vaccinated.
Vaccines
Viral graph uses flawed data to falsely connect athlete deaths to the COVID-19 vaccine
VERIFY analyzed the data and found many of the deaths listed were not among athletes or from cardiac arrest. There’s scant evidence that many were even vaccinated.
Coronavirus
3 viral claims about COVID-19 we VERIFIED in 2022
ere are 3 viral claims about COVID-19 that we VERIFIED in 2022.
Coronavirus
Yes, you can order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government this winter
The federal government is again offering free COVID-19 tests to all U.S. households through the website COVIDTests.gov.
Vaccines
Unvaccinated people are still more likely to die from COVID than vaccinated people, despite claims
People are misinterpreting an analysis of CDC data to falsely claim vaccines are no longer effective at preventing COVID deaths.
Coronavirus
No, vaccinated people are not more likely to die from COVID-19 than unvaccinated people
People are misinterpreting an analysis of CDC data reported in the Washington Post to falsely claim vaccines are no longer effective at preventing COVID deaths.
Coronavirus
No, Boston University didn’t create a COVID strain with a human mortality rate of 80%
Boston University researchers studied the effects of a lab-made COVID strain on a type of mice that are highly susceptible to the virus.
Coronavirus
Boston University COVID strain kills 80% of mice, not people
Boston University researchers studied the effects of a lab-made COVID strain on a type of mice that are highly susceptible to the virus.
Travel
Yes, TSA can mandate masks on planes and trains after legal challenge
The Supreme Court let a ruling stand that gives the TSA authority to require mask-wearing on planes, trains and other forms of public transportation.
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